WWE fans could soon have a new McMahon to watch on screens if social media posts from a family prodigy are to be believed.
Former chairman Vince McMahon has long departed the wrestling juggernaut he shaped into a billion-dollar entity, resigning from the board of parent company TKO in early 2023.
His departure came in the wake of horrific sexual assault and trafficking allegations levied against him LINK – which he continues to deny – and brought to a halt his occasional appearances on WWE programming.
His two children, Stephanie and Shane, had featured extensively on TV during the Attitude Era and beyond as well as holding executive roles but, despite cameos from the former including one at Royal Rumble earlier this month, neither now hold official positions with WWE.
As such, viewers are consuming a McMahon-free product on screen in 2025 as the product is overseen by Paul ‘Triple H’ Levesque, husband to Stephanie and son-in-law to Vince.
It appears however, the McMahons could be back – in a fashion at least – thanks to an unlikely source. Shane’s eldest son and Vince’s first grandson, Declan, has hinted at an appearance in the company, and not for the first time.
A running back for the NCAA Indiana Hoosiers, McMahon’s athletic ability is evident, and he’s been known to dabble in the family wrestling business from time to time. As a baby, he was thrust in front of the camera with his father and grandfather for the intro to WrestleMania 20 in 2004, and has stayed within touching distance ever since.
As recently as this past weekend, he posted on X about being at the Rumble in Indianapolis, saying he ‘couldn’t wait’ to attend the show. Perhaps inevitably, fans were quick to ask the obvious – when is he going to start wrestling?
He replied to one specific post on when he’d enter the Royal Rumble himself, hitting back with: ‘Soon,’ with a treble eyeball emoji. That simple post garnered over 250k views on X, and was seen by dad, Shane, who himself replied with a ‘thinking’ emoji of his own.
A career in wrestling is certainly something the 20-year-old has considered. In 2023, he said he ‘would probably’ venture into the business – and even had a storyline idea in mind.
Speaking prior to his grandfather’s WWE departure, he commented: “If I could only do one match, I tell my grandpa and my dad, I would want to do a match with my two brothers in a triple threat match. Probably Hell in a Cell, maybe jump off some cool s***.”
He added: “Obviously I’m committed to football right now. I’m gonna get my college degree in a couple years. So I’m kind of just letting that pass, and then we’ll see.”
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As for his pitch? He outlined he’d have to be at the centre of it, explaining: “…[The] story’s already written, right? The rightful heir, the good-looking, the one who looks like Vince, right? “So. I think in the sense that you could play off the WrestleMania 20… You could play that off and just show that the new generation McMahon. has arrived.”
A wrestling return for his grandfather now looks unlikely LINK , and a comeback for his dad looks more feasible in All Elite Wrestling than it does WWE – though Declan seems to know what side his bread is buttered.
In a further 2023 interview, he hit back hard when asked to choose between rival wrestling organisation AEW or TNA, slamming: “I don’t watch that crap.”
He might need to now, of course – WWE announced a link-up with TNA earlier this year that has already seen a crossover of talent, while former TNA Knockouts Champion Jordynne Grace recently signed a contract to join WWE.