WWE Executive Chairman Vince McMahon reportedly recently underwent major spinal surgery, according to Fightful and TMZ Sports.
Fightful’s Sean Ross Sapp reported that his sources stated that McMahon underwent surgery on July 17th and is currently recovering. Sapp reported that those spoken to stated that McMahon’s surgery lasted for around five hours in length and was “pretty intensive.”
TMZ Sports reported that their sources stated that McMahon’s surgery was successful and also confirmed that he is currently recovering from his surgery.
A timetable for McMahon’s recovery nor the specific nature or cause for his surgery is currently not known.

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