Stephanie McMahon makes massive career announcement

Inside: Seth Rollins addresses retirement

January 31, 2025

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Stephanie McMahon makes massive career announcement; takes her first step back into wrestling business

Stephanie McMahon officially left WWE in January 2023 after her father, Vince McMahon, returned as executive chairman. Following Vince's departure last year, The Billion Dollar Princess has made several appearances in the Stamford-based company. However, her husband, Chief Content Officer Triple H, has explained that McMahon has not officially returned to the promotion.

While the former Women's Champion recently confirmed on The Pat McAfee Show that she is not currently an executive in the company, she announced that she would host a new show, Stephanie's Places, in partnership with Omaha Productions, ESPN, and WWE. Stephanie McMahon would travel around the world to shed light on superstars' journeys and lives behind the characters

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Former champion hints at WWE return after 4 years ahead of Royal Rumble

In 2023, Chelsea Green made a surprise return to the company during the 30-women Rumble match. She was instantly eliminated by Rhea Ripley, who went on to win the bout. The Hot Mess was released by WWE exactly one year after her husband was let go, and she's had a successful run after returning to the company.

Matt Cardona recently took to X to share an old photo of himself as United States Champion, which he photoshopped next to a current picture of Chelsea Green with her Women's United States Championship. He included WWE's slogan in the caption. This could be a tease for Saturday night.

Seth Rollins addresses retirement; possible post-WWE plans

Over the past few years, Seth Rollins has been the cornerstone of the company, as he's been featured in several high-profile storylines and matches. However, Father Time comes for every wrestler, and The Visionary would be no different when he decides to hang up his wrestling boots for good.

In an interview with Jimmy Traina on Sports Illustrated, the host asked Seth Rollins if he had any solid plans following his in-ring retirement and what it would look like. He also asked Rollins if he would be interested in contributing to the NFL by any chance when he is done as a performer. Rollins talked about his family life and how much he liked and wanted to spend time at home and see his daughter grow up. He also joked about kicking NFL broadcaster and legend Tom Brady off his spot and taking it for himself. The 38-year-old further spoke about his dream to call a Chicago Bears game someday and also noted his desire to try his hand at color commentary in the future.

FROM THE RUMOR MILL

Unfortunate AJ Lee update

Since CM Punk returned to WWE, there have been rumors about AJ Lee finally returning to the company as well. However, they have been just that - rumors. At no point has something concrete come out of it. Unfortunately, per a report by Fightful Select, while there have been several jokes made by stars in WWE and AEW about an AJ Lee return, there had never been any situation where anyone could confirm it. The report stated that those they spoke to claimed that they had not heard anything about a return by her, and if such a thing were to happen, it would have been kept secret..

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