Vince McMahon resigned from WWE after Janel Grant’s lawsuit was brought to the public. When Slim Jim pulled their Royal Rumble sponsorship, it could have been a slippery slope of dominoes falling after that, but they returned after Vince left. Now, it appears that 2k doesn’t want to even feature him. The company is also trying to figure out a way to erase him all together.
Allegations Against Vince McMahon
Vince McMahon faces accusations of sexual trafficking, sexual assault, and misconduct from former WWE employee Janel Grant. She also alleges that McMahon shared explicit content of her without consent, involving WWE personnel, undisclosed executives, and wrestling stars.
In the aftermath of the sexual trafficking lawsuit, Vince McMahon resigned from WWE and TKO Holdings, vowing to challenge the allegations and maintaining their complete baselessness.
WWE 2K24 Reportedly Taking Action With McMahon
WWE 2K24 is set to be released in a matter of months. The game is pretty much ready when it comes to the bigger elements, and Mr. McMahon could be a big part of that. Now, 2k is reportedly trying to do what they can to lighten the McMahon factor in the game.
During Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer approached this subject of McMahon and 2K. He said that the 2K team is trying hard to figure out a way to erase Vince McMahon from their game.
Not only that, but they are also making an attempt to erase Vince from WWE history totally. That may be impossible, but they are going to do everything they can to avoid showing him, or mentioning him in any way.
“They are trying to figure out a situation on how to get him out of the video game, and they’re trying to — which may not be possible, you know, and trying to figure out a way to erase him from history, which is completely impossible, you can’t do it, you know.”
“It’s a very unique and interesting situation that we’re probably going to be hearing about constantly.’
The new WWE 2K24 game will feature a Forty Years of WrestleMania mode. It will be very difficult to tell the forty-year story of the show of shows without mentioning Vince McMahon. He is undoubtably in many cut scenes throughout the storyline of that feature, but now it appears he may hit the cutting room floor.
WWE has totally nixed others in the past, erasing them to the best of their ability. Interestingly enough, Rita Chatterton received that same treatment, as her allegation of sexual assault against Vince McMahon is now seeing a new spotlight.
When WWE 2K24 Will Be Released
WWE 2K24 will drop on March 8, 2024. Fans can already pre-order the game online.
WWE 2K23, reviewed favorably by SEScoops, was launched on March 14th, 2023, available on PlayStation, Xbox, PC, and Nintendo Switch.
SE Scoops will continue monitoring the evolving story of Vince McMahon, and whatever else happens next. It will be interesting to see how much of McMahon they are able to scrub from WWE 2K24.
