Vince McMahon Allegedly Worried About Perception Of Stars Leaving WWE

We previously reported that Hideo Itami is finished with WWE and that Dean Ambrose is on his way out, as well as that names like The Revival are rumored to be wanting out of the company. In the latest edition of Wrestling Observer Radio (via Ringside News), Dave Meltzer said that Vince McMahon doesn’t want to lose WWE superstars to other companies and is making extra effort to keep them around. He’s allegedly worried about the perception of losing stars, which is why he will likely offer Brock Lesnar and Ronda Rousey more money when it comes time for them to leave.

Meltzer said: “Ronda was always going to lose at this year’s Mania. It can always change if they talk her into staying like with Brock. You know Brock was going to leave how many times? Then they just offer him way more money. You know, Ronda’s not as about the money as Brock. Brock is a total mercenary, you know? I think that Vince respects Brock in that way. I think now that Vince has so much money now that Brock totally gets this and has used it to his advantage. The whole key on why Brock keeps getting [bigger deals from WWE] is because Vince doesn’t want to be perceived as losing his top guy to UFC. That’s the same reason why we saw the Andrade push that’s why The Revival has the tag team titles. [Vince McMahon] doesn’t want that perception you know, he wants the perception that his guys don’t leave.”

Money might not be enough to keep Rousey if she’s wanting to go on hiatus, as she’s rumored to be wanting to start a family.