Tons of WWE deal news -- Vince McMahon, Triple H, Mania Main Event (Patreon)

It's official. WWE has reached a deal with Endeavor and will form a new, huge company that includes the UFC.

There's a company-wide meeting at 4 PM EST (per Wrestlenomics), and an e-mail was distributed internally stating that Triple H will remain WWE's chief content executive. Those that we spoke to in WWE were adamant that even if Vince McMahon is involved in the "top levels of creative," Triple H will be the person in Gorilla position leading the charge. We specifically asked about Vince McMahon saying he "wouldn't be in the weeds" anymore with creative, since he said the same thing four years ago when Eric Bischoff and Paul Heyman were put in creative roles to oversee Raw and Smackdown.

There is expected to be a talent meeting soon, and Triple H is rumored to kick off Raw.

WWE creative has been adamant they haven't interacted directly with Vince McMahon creatively, and higher ups say he likes the process of how things are now, though the exact level of his involvement was not revealed to us. They did say that Triple H is still overseeing creative, and Vince McMahon is around as a resource if needed.

We asked if a looming deal had anything to do with Roman Reigns retaining the championship over Cody Rhodes at WrestleMania and were told "absolutely not."

The speculation within WWE is that Vince McMahon found a suitor that would keep him involved or re-integrate him if he chose, despite insisting that he'd be happy to sell to a partner that didn't want him involved. Sources from several rumored suitors told us Vince's involvement would be a hurdle, and WWE has proven they can and have been more successful without him.

WWE sources indicated to Fightful that a big part of the deal was the company's desire to expand internationally. Especially as it pertains to international television rights, site fees and the like that they're looking to increase. There are rights fees negotiations in the UK that WWE is seeking to make more money off of and increase visibility. They're also looking to increase their rate cards domestically as they feel they should be earning even more on their television deals.

WWE sources were also adamant that they're not planning on expanding PLE shows into an a la carte PPV situation again for the time being. They noted that anything is possible, but it would have to be a deal so huge that they couldn't turn it down, and are cognizant of being shortsighted as it relates to the future of PLE/PPV and where it's going.

We were also told it was not an accident that hiring slowed down in recent months, almost to a complete halt. When we asked about potential looming cuts, we weren't given a definitive answer one way or the other.

We will have a completely separate story this week on the talent reaction to the move.