Here’s more on the recent batch of internal WWE promotions, taken from the latest Wrestling Observer:
– Stephanie McMahon is now Executive Vice President of both Talent Relations and Creative Writing.
– John Laurinaitis is now Senior Vice President of Talent Relations, reporting directly to Stephanie.
– Kevin Dunn is the third most powerful person with regards to the TV product, behind Vince and Stephanie.
– Geof Rochester is now Executive Vice President of Marketing, replacing Kurt Schneider, his old boss, in the role. It makes him a very powerful person in the company with regards to global marketing, scheduling live events, advertising, public relations, branding of the company and various other duties.
Vince McMahon made sure that these recent changes were well-known among the business community. Schneider had made a lot of good contacts and he wanted to reassure them that Rochester was equal to the task, whilst reassuring WWE stockholders that plans were being put in place for how the company would progress after he eventually retires. Stephanie is being hand-groomed as his successor.
Also, Stephanie has been getting more involved backstage at Raw since WrestleMania. With Vince spending more time as an on-screen character and time catching up with him he is not able to do as many other tasks as in the past, so it has fallen to her and Triple H to direct the show from the Gorilla position. That’s not a sexual position by the way, or if it is then I don’t know about it and don’t particularly want to either.
Credit: Wrestling Observer Newsletter, 21st May 2007 (click here for subscription information)
