Source: The Post Chronicle
On behalf of Vince McMahon’s family, Ed Kaufman, Executive Vice President and General Counsel for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) made a brief statement today, ending with…”in keeping with the vision Mr. McMahon created, the company and show will go on.”
Vince McMahon is presumed dead after his limo exploded outside the Wachovia Arena in Wilkes-Barre, PA, Monday night after Raw. McMahon was seen on live TV entering the limo moments before the explosion consumed the car. No body has been recovered yet from the burned-out vehicle.
Federal investigators combed Mr. McMahon’s private office at WWE headquarters early today, searching for any clues or information that would aid in the case. They took many boxes of evidence from the building, as well as McMahon’s personal computer. The site of Monday’s explosion is still cordoned off by investigators as a crime scene.
With Mr. McMahon presumed dead, the corporate flag on the roof of Titan Tower, in Stamford, Connecticut, was lowered to half-staff Tuesday morning. The company McMahon built into a sports-entertainment giant began to mourn the passing of its leader and visionary.
As a result of the shocking turn of events involving Mr. McMahon as Raw went off the air, the Supplemental Draft scheduled to take place today has been postponed. The Draft will now take place Sunday at noon ET on WWE.com.
Numerous Superstars who were left unscathed by the Draft on Raw will now have to brace themselves for the possibilities the Supplemental Draft will bring about. World Tag Team Champions Lance Cade & Trevor Murdoch and WWE Tag Team Champions Deuce & Domino were breathing easy because they avoided possible separation in Mondays first-ever tri-branded WWE Draft. But they are not out of the woods yet – the draft isn’t over.
Other tandems such as Paul London & Brian Kendrick and Cryme Tyme, inseparable duos like Finlay and Hornswoggle and factions like the New Breed could still be separated when the WWE Supplemental Draft finally does take place. Our fans were shocked when the Land of the Extreme was seemingly left without a champion as Bobby Lashley was drafted to Raw and forced to relinquish the ECW World Title.
