What really went down in Shane McMahon’s firing by his dad, WWE boss Vince?

Cape Town - Shane McMahon’s firing from the WWE by his multi-billionaire dad and owner Vince, has been all the rage since the Royal Rumble. Independent’s Glenn Schouw takes a close look at what went down.

So what pain was worse for Shane McMahon, son of WWE owner and multi-billionaire Vince McMahon?

Was it being fired this week by his enraged dad after getting his way in the recent Royal Rumble?

Or was it in 2016 when he dived from a 6m high cage targeting the Undertaker? Needless to say the 2.1m Undertaker, real name Mark Calaway, evaded Shane who crashed into the commentators’ table.

His injuries included a blown out belly button and an umbilical hernia – it is worth mentioning that the Undertaker was against this stunt, considering it too dangerous.

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This was Shane’s first fight after a seven-year disappearance from WWE – his motivation to return was to perform in front of his three children.

So which hurt the most? In my view, the former as it must have been totally humiliating.

In the latter he went out on his shield earning the respect of the WWE family and more importantly his dad.

But Shane’s shock departure opens the door, in my mind anyway, for WWE to plan a Prodigal Son storyline.

However, with like-minded script writers already banned to the office corners after thinking out loud on this page-turning storyline, it is unlikely to happen any time soon .

Vince was p###ed off with Shane stuffing up the storylines of the recently held Men's Royal Rumble.

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The event consists of 30 wrestlers entering the ring every 90 seconds with the winner being the last one left.

During the contest the rivals are