Niece of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. rumored to be a “politically forced” hiring by WWE

It was officially confirmed by WWE this week that Zoe Hines, the niece of United States Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has been signed to a developmental deal. Kennedy confirmed the news on Twitter/X by writing, “My niece Zoe Hines just joined the pantheon of WWE wrestlers!”

While speaking on Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer of F4WOnline.com discussed Hines joining WWE…

“I certainly heard a lot about Zoe Hines I would say six months ago, and it was very much this is one that was politically forced on them. She’s a real athlete, she’s a softball player. When she had her tryout, it’s not like she knocked them dead or even knocked them even. It was very much said it was a forced hiring because of who she was and because of Robert F. Kennedy and Linda McMahon both being in the cabinet.”

“I had heard people very much dreading knowing this. As far as like the hiring of her, I would say it was probably known easily a year ago that it was inevitable this would happen… Everyone can improve, you never know, but it was one of those where the people who knew and seen and everything like that had told me it was a hire they were dreading because it was a forced one. Anyway, it’s now official but it’s been official for a long, long time.” (quotes courtesy of Cultaholic.com)