Stephanie McMahon Announces ‘Leave of Absence’ From WWE

variety.com:

Joe Otterson TV ReporterStephanie McMahon has announced she will be taking a leave of absence from WWE.“As of tomorrow, I am taking a leave of absence from the majority of my responsibilities at WWE,” McMahon wrote on Twitter. “WWE is a lifelong legacy for me and I look forward to returning to the company that I love after taking this time to focus on my family.”McMahon currently serves as chief brand officer of WWE.

The daughter of WWE CEO Vince McMahon, she has been with the company in various capacity for decades. That includes stints on camera as both a wrestler and authority figure.McMahon did not elaborate further on the reason for leave from the sports entertainment giant, but Variety previously reported that McMahon’s husband, Paul “Triple H” Levesque, had suffered a “cardiac event” and underwent surgery in September 2021.

Levesque has since recovered but revealed in an interview with Stephen A. Smith that he feared he would die before going under the knife.

More to come…As of tomorrow, I am taking a leave of absence from the majority of my responsibilities at WWE. WWE is a lifelong legacy for me and I look forward to returning to the company that I love after taking this time to focus on my family.— Stephanie McMahon (@StephMcMahon) May 19, 2022.