Reported Backstage Reason Why Stephanie McMahon Stepped Away From WWE

Stephanie McMahon announced in May that she would be stepping away from her role as the Chief Brand Officer of WWE. She also gave the reason that she wanting to spend more time with her family. Triple H, husband of Stephanie McMahon, suffered a major health scare last year that led to his official in-ring retirement.

As of tomorrow, I am taking a leave of absence from the majority of my responsibilities at WWE. WWE is a lifelong legacy for me and I look forward to returning to the company that I love after taking this time to focus on my family.

— Stephanie McMahon (@StephMcMahon) May 19, 2022

Now, we got an update about Stephanie McMahon stepping away from WWE. According to an article by Business Insider, a "company insider" has revealed that WWE wasn't seeing the expected growth under Stephanie McMahon:

"Family or not family, we’ve got to get the right people in place. We weren’t seeing that growth. When someone is moved out of a company, it’s usually the result of something not working. We took stronger control of that a few months ago.” (H/T: Fightful)

Stephanie McMahon has held various roles over the years, both on and off-screen in WWE. Over the last few years, she began appearing less on-screen to focus more on her backstage role. After what was presumably a roller coaster of a year in 2021, she announced that for the foreseeable future, she would be giving up her role.