Update on the claim that Stephanie McMahon and Triple H “opposed” a WWE sale

As previously noted, Stephanie McMahon announced her resignation from WWE on Tuesday.

Following Stephanie’s departure, it was reported by Axios.com that her and Triple had “opposed” the idea of WWE being sold. Dave Meltzer of F4WOnline.com noted the following regarding that claim…

“Regarding the story out that Paul Levesque [Triple H] and Stephanie McMahon were against the idea of WWE being sold that was reported by Axios, we were told by someone close to both that ‘Levesque and Steph were not against selling. They were open to all possibilities. . . In many ways the company was guaranteed to be sold in some fashion in the fact that Vince McMahon’s shares had to be addressed. In that regard, some level of a sale was guaranteed.'”

During Wrestling Observer Radio, Meltzer went into more details…

“They knew that at some those Vince’s shares [he’s the majority shareholder for B-class stock] were an albatross, and at some point, somebody had to get rid of those shares anyway or Vince would take over. So, they were not like saying we have to sell. It’s Vince who pretty much made that call because of the timing, and maybe, again, he’s farther along the Saudi deal, which is maybe where those rumors came from. And knew the timing and everything like that because he jumped in for the sale. Anyways, it’s not like they are opposed to a sale. It’s not like they champion the sale, either.” (quote courtesy of WrestlingNews.co)