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’d say six months ago, and it was very much like this is one that was politically forced on them.
I mean, 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 that it was a forced hiring because of who she was and because of Robert F. Kennedy and Linda McMahon both being in the cabinet, and it was just, she wanted to try.
It was like Simone Johnson [The Rock’s daughter], the same thing.
I had heard people very much dreading this. As far as the hiring of her, I would say it was probably known easily a year ago that it was inevitable that this would happen.”