SMACKDOWN: Trump Just Picked A Pro Wrestling Executive To Join His Team

Well, the ties run deeper now. Linda McMahon, the wife of WWE chief Vince McMahon and co-founder of the sports entertainment behemoth, has just been appointed to a role in Trump’s incoming administration. She’ll be running the Small Business Administration, who assist in financing and training small business owners.

Honored to be appointed by President-Elect @realDonaldTrump to serve as head of @SBAgov advocating for our small businesses & entrepreneurs!

— Linda McMahon (@Linda_McMahon) December 7, 2016

“Our small businesses are the largest source of job creation in our country,” McMahon said in a statement. “I am honored to join the incredibly impressive economic team that President-elect Trump has assembled to ensure that we promote our country’s small businesses and help them grow and thrive.”

McMahon previously ran for U.S. Senate for the Republicans in 2010 and 2012 – spending a whopping $100 million over the two campaigns.

The response on Twitter, as expected, was a whole stack of WWE gifs.

@NBCNightlyNews pic.twitter.com/FrfVetLC7H

— EStreetBob (@Luckytownbob) December 7, 2016

.@CNBC pic.twitter.com/osOflrY8Ab

— Festive Noah ???? (@themaskeddemon1) December 7, 2016

@CNBC pic.twitter.com/3CO3NPgrKt

— Festive Isaac (@EpicSpaceMoogle) December 7, 2016

There you go. As writer Dan O’Sullivan pointed out in a VICE Sports article earlier in the year, McMahon copped a federal investigation during her Senate run about her possible involvement in a steroid trafficking ring centred around the WWE. So that’s nice.

Linda McMahon is the 1st Trump appointee to have maybe covered up a steroid trafficking ring, as I wrote @VICESports https://t.co/PqN2Y34Z82 pic.twitter.com/3bUT5uKSme

— EXILED PROPHET (@Bro_Pair) December 7, 2016

Great! Great.