On Monday’s WWE RAW, we saw Vince McMahon relieve AJ Lee from her duties as the General Manager of RAW. The idea of AJ Lee being removed as RAW GM was scripted months ago, as far back as late August.
At the time, Ric Flair was to be brought in as the new authority figure. With next Monday’s RAW taking place from Charlotte, North Carolina, there’s more speculation that Flair’s return is imminent. However, just a few days ago, people in WWE were under the impression that WWE won’t touch Flair until they were certain it would not hurt their case on the ongoing TNA vs. WWE lawsuit.
WWE is being so careful about not playing into TNA’s argument that “WWE is tampering with TNA talent” that they won’t even let Jerry Brisco visit his son Wes in Orlando because it could be seen as ‘a WWE executive meeting with a TNA contracted wrestler.’
While Flair will be joining WWE as soon as the coast is clear, some people in WWE have been surprised that Vince McMahon is being so cautious about the situation, when the old Vince would not be intimidated by anybody and would have done whatever he wanted.
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(Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)
