During an interview published Monday on Yahoo! Sports, McMahon was asked, “Is there any truth to the report that the wrestlers on Totals Divas aren’t allowed to win the Divas Championship?”
She responded, “Absolutely not. I honestly don’t even know how that rumor got started.”
She was then told that WWE talent addressed it, to which she responded, “There is no policy. I think it would be awesome to have one of the Total Divas as our champion. I think it would drive interest in the storyline. I would never say never.”
In recent months, professional sports leagues have been cracking down on players accused of domestic abuse. McMahon was asked what is WWE’s policy on this troubling issue.
“We have a zero tolerance policy for domestic abuse. Upon arrest for such misconduct, our Superstars are immediately suspended and should there be a conviction, that Superstar or Diva would be terminated,” McMahon stated.
WWE recently instituted a domestic violence policy under its Talent Wellness Program, which states: “WWE has zero tolerance for matters involving domestic violence, child abuse and sexual assault. Upon arrest for such misconduct, a WWE talent will be immediately suspended. Upon conviction for such misconduct, a WWE talent will be immediately terminated.
“WWE’s ability to fine, suspend or terminate a WWE talent will not be, however, limited or compromised in any manner in the event incontrovertible evidence of such illegal misconduct is presented to WWE. Section 9.13(a) of the WWE booking contract, commonly known as the “morals clause”, provides WWE with broad discretion and authority to act under such circumstances.”
McMahon was also asked what’s the strategy behind the WWE Network rolling out video advertisements and what should subscribers expect in the coming months in terms of new content.
“The strategy is obviously a business decision to have limited advertising on the WWE Network. We want subscribers to know that there won’t be commercial breaks during scheduled programming, so your shows won’t be interrupted. It’s going to be very limited advertising in between the shows themselves. There will also be the occasional advertising before our video on demand content, but not before every video,” McMahon said.
“We are going to be rolling out more video on demand content from our library and we are excited for that. New shows, new programming, we have the announcements rolling out.”
