That's A Long Time: WWE Name Planning Retirement After 36 Year Partnership With Company

It’s been a very long time. There are certain people who work for WWE but have absolutely nothing to do with what you see in the ring. Those people have all kinds of abilities and talents that can go a long way in WWE. You will probably hear some of these names from time to time, but now one of the most prominent names is not going to be around much longer.

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WWE is currently dealing with a lawsuit from Major League Wrestling. However, longtime WWE lawyer Jerry McDevitt has announced that he will not be representing the firm. In a statement to Wrestlenomics, McDevitt revealed that he has told WWE that he will be wrapping up his career by the end of the year and the case will likely be going in to 2025. New lawyers have been assigned to the case. McDevitt, 73 years old, has been looking to retire since the beginning of last year and has been representing WWE since 1987. Major League Wrestling responded with a tongue in cheek statement.

MLW just won its first retirement match. ???

— MLW (@MLW) July 6, 2023

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Opinion: This is quite the change for WWE as McDevitt has been around since before WrestleMania 3. To go away from him after so many years is a huge switch and while I’m sure WWE will have someone completely acceptable to take his place, there is something remarkable about having someone who has been around that long going away and having someone brand new taking his place.