Tag: Shane McMahon

Shane McMahon will have 2 kids playing college football next season

Kenyon McMahon is set to play college football at North Carolina, joining brother Declan in the Division 1 ranks.

Once upon a time, Shane McMahon led his children down the entrance ramp at WrestleMania 32 in 2017 for a match against The Undertaker, which feels as if it happened yesterday. McMahon’s kids are now grown up, though, with his eldest, Declan, playing football at the University of Indiana.

It seems that the McMahon family’s football legacy will extend further, as another son is on the verge of stepping onto the college football stage, adding a new chapter to the family’s football resume.

Kenyon McMahon announced his commitment on Monday to the University of North Carolina. According to his X profile, he plays wide receiver and defensive back.

This marks a significant milestone for the young McMahon, as he embarks on the opportunity to play college football at the highest level in the ACC, aiming to make an impact.

Wrestling fans might be curious if Kenyon also desires to step into the squared circle. Declan thinks he’ll succeed if he tries, so maybe Kenyon has similar thoughts about competing in a ring one day, even owning a similar sense of confidence in his ability to triumph.

While wrestling will always be synonymous with the McMahon family, it appears a budding legacy in football is growing. Kenyon and Declan have the chance to leave their mark, and who knows, perhaps they will follow their father to the wrestling ring down the road.

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Shane McMahon injury rehab ‘going great,’ could return to WWE ring ‘soon’

Despite an injury setback, we may not have seen the last of Shane McMahon in a WWE ring.

Pro wrestling injuries are always unfortunate, but there’s something extra depressing about someone who is a part-timer suffering a serious injury in the ring. That was definitely the case for Shane McMahon at WrestleMania 39.

When Shane-o-Mac appeared on night 2 last year, he was just supposed to have a short, impromptu match with The Miz. It turned out to be very short indeed, as he tore his quad almost immediately, forcing guest host Snoop Dogg to call one of the more impressive on-the-fly audibles in recent memory.

At age 53, Shane McMahon could be excused for not wanting to step back in a WWE ring again. He’s already going to be remembered as one of the top part-time wrestlers of all time, someone who would go consistently go above and beyond in the name of entertainment.

But maybe we shouldn’t give up on seeing one last match from him, as his son, Declan McMahon, told the Developmentally Speaking podcast that his dad is working hard in rehab with an eye toward getting back to it (h/t Wrestling Observer for the transcription).

His rehab’s going very, very well. He’s gotten back to like jogging. He’s squatting. He’s starting to work out again. … He’s making phenomenal progress. The doctor said all the time that he’s healing quicker than they thought and, you know, when he tore it, he completely tore his quad tendon. So that’s a very long, hard recovery, but he’s been crushing rehab. He’s been doing his thing. He’ll hopefully get back soon.

Obviously you want to see your dad be able to do what they love, right? My dad loves wrestling second to none. He truly cares for the business. But not only for the business, he truly wants to just put on a show for the fans. Because the fans show him so much love and it’s so rewarding for a lot of those guys to just give to those fans who came to see them. So hopefully he comes back better than ever. And I think, you know, his rehab is going great.

Shane McMahon has floated in and out of WWE for years, and has wrestled sparingly in this decade. His most recent singles match was a Steel Cage loss to Braun Strowman at WrestleMania 37, which was itself more than a year after the previous one: a loss to Kevin Owens on the Oct. 4, 2019 episode of SmackDown.

He returned during the 2022 Men’s Royal Rumble match but was gone from the company shortly after amid rumors of behind the scenes disagreements over that appearance. That made his WrestleMania 39 return a true surprise, though it led to the unfortunate injury.

Still, it’s not hard to imagine him trying to close out his in-ring WWE career on a high mark, even if it takes a lot of work to get there. And who knows? Considering his son has also made no secret that he might give WWE a shot, maybe he’ll even get to work a father-son match before he calls it quits.

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Shane McMahon’s son says he’d be the best McMahon grandchild in WWE: ‘The story’s already written’

Shane McMahon’s son, Declan McMahon, thinks he’d be the best McMahon grandchild in WWE.

Shane McMahon’s son, Declan McMahon, attends Indiana University as a student-athlete, playing on the school’s football team. However, he recently shared a photo featuring him holding an Indiana University-themed title belt and a WWE title belt, and he made an appearance on WWE TV earlier this year, so he’s hardly shying from the family business.

Declan McMahon recently said he wouldn’t rule out a career in pro wrestling — confidently saying he’d excel. Taking it one step further, when asked by Developmentally Speaking which of Shane and Stephanie McMahon’s children is most likely to join WWE, Declan chose himself and said he’d be the best of the bunch (h/t Fightful for transcription).

“Oh, probably me. I mean, the story, the story’s already written, right? I mean, the rightful heir, the good-looking — the one who looks like Vince, right? So, I think, just in the sense that you could play off the WrestleMania 20 [intro], right, like I posted on Twitter, right? You could play that off and just show that like, the new generation [of] McMahon has arrived. I think in that sense, I would. We have such a great family, and we’re all so supportive of each other. So I think, I think really, any of us could potentially want to do it. You know, I know Aurora, Paul’s oldest daughter, Triple H’s oldest daughter, she’s always talked about wanting to do it, but in having my dad and my grandpa’s ego, I think I’d be the best.”

He doesn’t elude the comparisons to his well-known grandfather, Vince McMahon, and he knows the built-in family story if he ever becomes a WWE talent. This once upon a time happened in the late 1990s and early 2000s, when Shane and Stephanie McMahon became prominent faces on WWE television, and if Declan McMahon ever wants to, he could probably follow the same path.

It is uncertain when, or if, this will happen, especially if Declan decides to pursue an NFL career after college. But he sounds self-assured in his abilities, so who knows — maybe we see him continue the McMahon-WWE lineage.

Hulk Hogan says Shane McMahon pitched WrestleMania 39 match for them

Shane McMahon probably wishes he did face Hulk Hogan at WrestleMania 39 instead of injuring himself against The Miz.

At almost 70 years old and with a myriad of health issues, Hulk Hogan is the furthest away from the ring he’s ever been. His last WWE match was in 2006, and his last general ring appearance was in 2012 with TNA when he was 58 years old.

Despite this, he apparently wants one more match.

In an interview on the MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani, Hogan said Shane McMahon discussed the idea of a match between the two of them at WrestleMania 39. While it obviously did not happen, WWE’s original WrestleMania headliner said he’ll see how he feels in six months, as he’s always wanted a retirement match (h/t Fightful for transcription).

“You know what’s so funny, Shane McMahon called me. He goes, ‘Hey, you got one more in you, old man?’ I said, ‘Take it easy with the old man stuff, brother.’ I said, ‘What do you want to do?’ He goes, ‘All you gotta do is stand in the middle of the ring, and I’ll come do it.’ I said, ‘Right now, my back needs a little more work, but that’s something we can talk about next year.’ I’ve always wanted to have a retirement match. I’m not moving around the way I should be, so I’m going to keep working and keep training and keep doing rehab and see where I’m at about six months from now. All I found out in the wrestling business, brother, is you never say never,” Hogan said.

McMahon, of course, returned to the ring at WrestleMania 39, only to tear his quad in an impromptu match with The Miz.

Hogan also revealed that he spoke with McMahon “about three months before WrestleMania,” and prior to that, a talked about “one more [run].”

“I talked to Shane probably about three months before WrestleMania, and he happened to be at Madison Square Garden, and I guess there’s a place in Madison Square Garden where they got the Hall of Fame, and they’ve got my boots up there, and they got my tights. He took a picture standing in front of it, and Shane called me at home. He goes, ‘Hey, look at that picture I just sent you.’ I looked at it, he goes, ‘Well, you got one more in you?’ I said, ‘What are you talking about?’ He started running storylines by me to try to ramp us into that mode. I said, ‘Those were all good storylines, whether you’re coming at me like, ‘Hulk, you quit. My father made you and you left, you walked out on my father,’ which I did. Or go the opposite way, that ‘my dad did you wrong,’ because him and his dad go back and forth all the time. ‘My dad did you wrong, I wanna revitalize your career.’ There’s several things we came up with. I told him, ‘I just need to get my feet underneath me more. Now’s not the time, not this WrestleMania, definitely not. Let’s talk about four or five months from now and see where I’m at,” he said.

It seems Hogan is hoping his body will hold up so he can have one more chance. If WWE agrees, fans who want to see him in the ring again may get their wish.

Snoop Dogg hit a hideous, beautiful people’s elbow on The Miz to save a Wrestlemania 39 segment

Snoop stepped up when Shane McMahon left a match early due to an apparent injury.

For the second night in a row, Wrestlemania 39 host Snoop Dogg threw his co-host, former WWE champion The Miz, into an impromptu match at the biggest event in all of pro wrestling. But unlike Saturday night’s throwdown with NFL veteran turned podcaster Pat McAfee, Sunday’s bout with a returning Shane McMahon didn’t appear to go as planned.

McMahon’s knee buckled awkwardly following a leap frog, leaving Miz to circle the ring awkwardly as cameras turned away from the part-time wrestler and former WWE executive. When it became clear McMahon could not continue, Snoop answered the call.

He laid out Miz with a pair of rights while stalling for time. Then he hit the ropes as gingerly as you’d expect from a 51-year-old non wrestler channeling The Rock.

Behold, either the worst — or best — People’s Elbow in Wrestlemania history.

Soon after came the 1-2-3 for the win. The Miz’s 2023 Wrestlemania record fell to 0-2 with losses to two different people whose full time jobs are very much not wrestling.

McMahon’s medical status is unclear. But whether his medical stoppage was planned or a horrible accident, Snoop Dogg filled in admirably to add another spectacle to a weekend filled with them. And if it’s a horrible accident, our hearts go out to him in hopes of a speedy recovery.

WrestleMania 39 results: Shane McMahon returns, Snoop Dogg defeats The Miz

Yes, you read that right: Snoop Dogg beat The Miz at WrestleMania … but only after Shane McMahon injured himself in his return.

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — After revealing the night 2 attendance for WrestleMania 39, The Miz turned to Snoop Dogg to take issue with the way he booked Miz in an impromptu match against Pat McAfee in a $10,000 suit.

“You want to do it again?” Snoop asked. As it turns out, he wasn’t kidding, because even though he initially looked like he was apologizing, he instead brought out Shane McMahon.

Calling for a ref, another match was on. And after it appeared Miz was going to beat McMahon, who went down in the corner and needed medical attention, Snoop took matters into his own hands, taking Shane’s place in the match and dropping Miz with a pair of right hands.

Tossing his sunglasses into the crowd, Snoop hit his own version of The Rock’s People’s Elbow. He covered Miz for the pin, and it’s safe to say the host of WrestleMania 39 will leave Los Angeles as the most miserable person involved in the show.

During the post-WrestleMania press conference Sunday night, Paul “Triple H” Levesque confirmed that McMahon tore his quad during the segment, forcing them to call an audible with Snoop. He also tipped his hat to Snoop for being a consummate professional and noted that not every performer would have been able to pivot so effortlessly under the same circumstances.