Both Hopkins and Fiondella were Vice Presidents of Communications, and both were allegedly let go because of Mr. McMahon.
Adam Hopkins was a part of WWE for 25 years and was well-liked by everyone around him. Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter recently stated that Hopkins was close to Triple H and had worked with The Game when he led NXT to publicize events like the NXT Takeovers.
Dave Meltzer also claimed that the belief among people backstage is that despite Nick Khan being responsible for the hiring and firing of executives, it was Vince McMahon’s call to let go of Hopkins and Fiondella.
Details on the roles of the two people released by Vince McMahon
Meltzer also stated that it was Hopkins who was primarily responsible for arranging conference calls with Triple H and Shawn Michaels in NXT, and that Hopkins was well-loved backstage and had a good reputation. His release came as a surprise to many Superstars and backstage personnel.
Meltzer further revealed that Stefanie Fiondella’s key job at WWE was to maintain a healthy relationship with various business publications like Business Insiders, Sports Business Journal, Forbes, and the ESPYs. She recently won the Cynopsis Top Woman in Media award.
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