Kevin Owens on Vince McMahon allegations: ‘It’s shameful and can’t ever happen again’

Several members of the WWE roster have commented on the allegations against Vince McMahon recently. 

Ahead of Saturday’s Elimination Chamber, Kevin Owens spoke with the Daily Mail about the former executive chairman of WWE. 

“Everything that has come out is awful. Just terrible,” Owens said. “There’s really no words to describe how sad this makes me feel.”

“If the people spoke out went through what they went through, that’s terrible. It’s shameful and it can’t ever happen again. That’s what it comes down to.”

Becky Lynch referred to the allegations as “hard to reconcile” in the same article. 

“I have been fortunate in my career that I have always felt supported by the company,’ she said.

“These allegations are horrible and it’s hard to reconcile as a talent and as a woman. But, my experience in WWE has only ever been amazing.”

“Yes, in the beginning, there was some restrictions on some things; we couldn’t punch, grabbing hair – there was some weird stuff there – but I was able to push us forward, push women forward and I’m very grateful for that. So this company… [right now] some of these things are hard to reconcile.”

Randy Orton also addressed the allegations against McMahon in a recent interview with The New York Post. 

“I’ve seen the horrible things online that I don’t want to believe because this man has done so many things for me,” he said. “If it wasn’t for him, I wouldn’t have been given second and third chances [in WWE]. I wouldn’t be in the position that I’m in now if it wasn’t for that man.”

“So part of me wants to not believe it and then the other part of me understands that he could have done all these wonderful things for me and the business and created this amazing thing that will go on and on well after he’s gone, but on the other hand he’s human and he made some f–king terrible mistakes.”

Orton also said the situation “hurts his heart” during an interview with Sports Illustrated. 

John Cena was asked about the allegations against McMahon during a recent appearance on The Howard Stern Show.

“There’s the saying of ‘you don’t know who your friends are until the s**t hits the fan’ or your back’s against the wall. That doesn’t make any of what’s going on any easier to swallow but just telling somebody like, ‘Hey, I love you. Man, this is going to be a hill to climb. We’re going to see what happens and that’s that,” Cena said.

“It sounds so cliche but it has to be one day at a time. But at the same token, I’ve openly said I love the guy, I have a great relationship with the guy, so that’s that.”