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Jimmy Smith Gives His Take On The Vince McMahon Investigation

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It was revealed last week that the WWE Board of Directors is investigating Vince McMahon for an alleged affair with a former company employee. While Vince did not comment on the situation during his brief appearance on last week’s SmackDown, his role as head of the biggest wrestling company in the world is undoubtedly being questioned by many people. One person who has a unique take on the situation is WWE commentator Jimmy Smith.

Jimmy Smith usually just does commentary for Monday Night RAW. When asked whether he’s friends with Vince McMahon, Smith suggests a clear divided line exists between top executives in the company and those doing a particular job like himself.

“What will get exposed over the next couple months, in investigations like this typically, is what is the executive culture at the WWE. That’s what we’re going to find out. The good thing about me and my job is I don’t know cause I’m not an executive,” Smith stated, who joined the Raw as the lead play-by-play man back in May of 2021. “One thing you have to know about me, workwise, is I do my job, I take my headset off and I go home.” Smith’s producer attests to that notion: “To an annoying degree.”

Smith later then goes into detail regarding the clear divisions in companies like WWE and UFC:

“Two places you can be in a production meeting: you can sit next to Vince McMahon, you can sit across from Vince McMahon. I am one of the people that sits across from Vince McMahon. All the producers, the commentators, we all sit on one side and they go over the matches. People are sitting next to Vince and people are sitting across from Vince. What is going to get investigated over the next couple of months is the culture and communication between the people who sit next to Vince McMahon. That is what is going to get looked at.” 

In his opinion, those investigating the company would have no reason to talk to Smith. He goes on to say that while he has met with John Laurinitis a couple of times, he never really had an honest, in-depth discussion with the guy.

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