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After Vince McMahon Exit From WWE Parent TKO Group, Slim Jim Resumes Sponsorship Of Pro Wrestling Outfit – Update


Longtime WWE sponsor Slim Jim is pausing its promotional activities with the wrestling outfit in light of what it called “disturbing allegations” against its longtime leader, Vince McMa…

The jerky maker gained fame during the 1980s and ’90s when pro wrestler Randy “Macho Man” Savage appeared in a series of its commercials. McMahon was accused by the ex-employee, Janel Grant, of a range of explicit acts, including sex trafficking and sexual abuse and assault, in the suit filed in federal court. Sponsorship and brands are the lifeblood of WWE and Slim Jim’s move came on the eve of the Royal Rumble, a high-profile annual event in Saudi Arabia.

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