Top WWE Star Had a “Strange” Feeling Following Vince McMahon’s WWE Retirement: “Do We Party or Do We Go Sit Around…”

Vince McMahon’s sudden retirement from WWE a few months ago was unforeseen. Nobody thought a day would come when McMahon, who lives and breathes WWE, would step away from the running of his company. But it happened. Still, for many people, this was hard to believe. A popular current WWE star had the same feeling of uncertainty following this shocking news.

Many WWE superstars reacted to McMahon’s retirement, and some were definitely taken aback. Former WWE SmackDown Women’s Champion Bayley was among those who had no idea how to react. Bayley talked about how she felt when the news broke out and how ‘weird’ it feels not having McMahon around.

Bayley shared her thoughts on Vince McMahon’s retirement

After allegations of hush money surfaced against former WWE CEO Vince McMahon, he quietly decided to step down from his position. His daughter Stephanie McMahon and Nick Khan have since taken over as Co-CEOs of the company.

With McMahon in day-to-day charge of things in WWE, it was hard to fathom that such a day could ever come. Many current and former WWE superstars have since reacted to McMahon’s retirement. The current leader of the Damage Control faction, Bayley, opened up on her immediate reaction to the news.

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On The Five Count podcast, she said she contemplated whether to party or feel weird about the whole situation.

The Role Model said, “It’s still so weird to me. When the news broke that he was retiring, I was just kind of in shock. And it felt like we needed to — I’m like, ‘Do we party, or do we go sit around and sit in our feelings and feel weird?’ It was such a strange feeling.”

The former NXT Women’s Champion also added that this shocking news is discussed backstage even today. She commented, “It still is talked about backstage how different things are and not worse or better, it’s just super different.”

Indeed, it must feel strange for WWE wrestlers used to seeing McMahon running around backstage and ever-present. Since then, Triple H has been in charge of the creative department and has begun shaping the product with his vision.

Bayley will face Bianca Belair at Extreme Rules

Bayley made her much-awaited return to WWE at SummerSlam this year. She didn’t come alone and was accompanied by former NXT stars, Dakota Kai and Io Shirai. The group known as Damage Control has been a staple of Monday Night RAW since then.

They got into a feud with WWE RAW Women’s Champion Bianca Belair, Asuka, and Alexa Bliss. The teams met in a 6-women tag team match at Clash at the Castle. In the match, Bayley pinned Belair to pick up the win for his team. Bayley then challenged Belair for a title match at the Extreme Rules premium live event.

Bianca Belair will now defend her title against Bayley in a Ladder match on October 8, at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.

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