"In a new report, Joe Palazollo, Joe Flint and Ted Mann reveal that over the past sixteen years, four women received over $12 million in hush...
"The company and the network spent much of Friday afternoon promoting that McMahon would appear during the show's opening segment in character."
A statement from WWE says that Vince McMahon will stay involved with "creative content during this period and remains committed to cooperating with the review underway."
Pinned will be an "adrenalized" drama that follows the behind-the-scenes workings of a fictional wrestling promotion and the "unforgettable" characters featured in the ring.
This wouldn’t be the first time that a scheduled interview on McAfee’s show helped build on a storyline.
"Apparently, Vince has an enemy in Bob Costas."
The project marks the first time McMahon or WWE wrestlers have been featured in a scripted series.
LaGreca hosts "Busted Open" on SiriusXM Radio.
The series is starting its third season this week on VICE TV.
Nason also reports that Virk said he didn't meet McMahon when he auditioned for the job but McMahon watched Virk's audition tape with president Nick Khan...