Shane McMahon is taking an indefinite leave of absence as the Commissioner of SmackDown Live. He had served as commissioner since the brand split was announced back in 2016.
The announcement was made during the final segment of Tuesday’s episode. Shane said that over the past several months, he’s taken actions unbecoming of his position while attempting to contain Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn. SmackDown GM Daniel Bryan will be back next week, but for now, he’ll be running the show by himself.
Shane also announced that Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn will be squaring off in singles competition at WrestleMania.
Shortly after revealing that he’s stepping away from his post, Owens and Zayn unleashed a vicious assault on their (now former) boss.
Shane stepping away as the boss of SmackDown Live paves the way for him to physically get revenge against Zayn and Owens at WrestleMania. We’ll see how this one plays out in the coming weeks, but you can be sure we haven’t seen the last of Shane ‘o Mac on Smackdown.
BREAKING: Effective next week, @ShaneMcMahon will be taking an indefinite leave of absence as #SDLive Commissioner. pic.twitter.com/aVOq95a9wu
— WWE (@WWE) March 14, 2018
.@FightOwensFight and @SamiZayn have one, final goodbye for @ShaneMcMahon… #SDLive pic.twitter.com/cD2OUSd3D9
— WWE (@WWE) March 14, 2018
