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Despite the fact that Shane McMahon has not appeared on WWE programming since early 2022, his involvement with the company is not over for good.
According to a report filed Jan. 11 by the Securities and Exchange Commission, Shane received “an aggregate amount of approximately $828,000 in connection with” being retained by the company as an “independent contractor” in 2022. Compared to his salary over the past two years, he earned slightly more than 2020 ($820,369), but significantly less than 2021 ($1,313,823).
It’s worth noting that he didn’t wrestle in 2020 and the increase in his salary in 2021 was likely due to the Steel Cage match he attended against Braun Strowman at this year’s WrestleMania.
Shane attended the 2022 Men’s Royal Rumble match but received a significant amount of uproar that night for allegedly attempting to change the booking of the Rumble for his own personal benefit while serving as the match’s producer. As a result, he was “quietly fired” from the company after upsetting talent backstage.
Vince McMahon was reinstated as Executive Chairman of the WWE Board of Directors Tuesday after it was announced that Stephanie McMahon had resigned from her position as Co-CEO and Co-Chair of the Board (which later resulted in Nick Khan resigning the position of the sole CEO). McMahon previously retired in July 2022 after allegations of sexual misconduct and harassment were made against him.