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[QUOTE="Symphony Steve, post: 4308046, member: 911"]
Time to engage in some utterly irresponsible speculation (my specialty!).

This obviously was orchestrated.  A Friday afternoon news dump at the start of a summer weekend.

Regardless of what Vince said, he [B]had [/B]to step down.  He didn't just wake up ten days ago, as he said, and decided that he wanted to, um, spend more time with his family, even though I suppose there's a first time for everything. This, especially the creative, is/was his life.  WWE has been prepping itself for a sale for a long time, which explains all the talent cuts and all the corporate cuts despite record profits.  No way they could get a full price for the company if the serial s-e-x-ual predator was the CEO.  I'm certain that the Board investigation into Vince's conduct revealed a lot more than has been made public.

Some people on here are assuming that this will invariably improve creative.  I'm not so sure.  Not only is that a soul-crushing job (meaning that Triple H can't do it, considering his heart condition), but what if Brock's walking out of Smackdown is not an outlier?  What if guys like Goldberg, Cena, The Rock, Edge, and others, only maintained their involvement with WWE due to their personal relationships with Vince?

Not to mention, with Roman Reigns cutting back on his dates and looking for Hollywood $$'s, is there anyone there who can create new stars?

Time for me to take a deep breath. Don't worry--more irresponsible speculation to follow...
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