In the latest episode of Monday Mailbag for AdFreeShows, Nick Patrick, a former WWE and WCW referee, shared a hypothesis suggesting that Vince McMahon, WWE’s Executive Chairman, is covertly orchestrating and directing AEW. He said,
“I’m one of those old conspiracy theory guys, I always think Vince [McMahon] is sitting behind every damn thing, and I’m usually right. I’m just a conspiracy theory guy. He may not be running the thing, but he knows everything that’s going on and there are other ways to control them. … I think it’s a work rivalry, honestly, but it’s a controlled-inner office work rivalry.”
Patrick also elaborated on why this supposed hypothesis is entirely different from the WCW-ECW Incasion angle in 2001. He added,
“With this deal, at least they got separate companies, and they keep the appearance of separate companies and separate owners. If they’re going to control it, that’s the way to do it.”
