It’s been reported that Shane McMahon was “let go” by WWE following a immense backstage heat after Royal Rumble. Now, we go some reports about WWE plans for Shane McMahon before his exit.
According to the PWInsider reports, there were creative plans for Shane McMahon to regularly appear on Monday Night Raw as a heel leading up to WrestleMania 38. It was also noted that he had been pushing to work with Austin Theory, who is currently involved in a story with Vince McMahon but these plans haven’t locked 100%.
“Yesterday, there were creative plans for [Shane] McMahon to be a regular on RAW as a heel leading into WrestleMania. McMahon had been pushing to work Austin Theory at WrestleMania with the idea playing out of Theory’s involvement with Vince McMahon but that wasn’t locked 100% in place.”
PWInsider’s report further added that “other forces” were pushing for Shane McMahon to face Seth Rollins at The Grandest Stage of Them All and even had a planned sequence between them in the Royal Rumble Match, until Seth Rollins was removed from Rumble match.
“There were other forces pushing for Shane McMahon vs. Seth Rollins at Wrestlemania 38. There had been a planned sequence at one point to set up Rollins vs. Shane as a feud in the Men’s Rumble match but as part of all the changes leading into the show, Rollins was pulled from the Rumble match.”
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