▁he ▁was ▁fired ▁from ▁the ▁position . ▁ ▁Upon ▁splitting ▁W WE ▁into ▁two ▁separate ▁br ands ▁in ▁the ▁W WE ▁brand ▁extension ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁on - screen ▁co - own ers ▁V ince ▁Mc M ah on ▁and ▁Ric ▁F la ir ▁proceeded ▁to ▁draft ▁W WE ▁wrest lers ▁into ▁two ▁separate ▁ro sters . ▁F la ir ▁took ▁ownership ▁of ▁Raw ▁while ▁Mc M ah on ▁controlled ▁Sm ack Down . ▁After ▁Mc M ah on ▁reg ained ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁entire ▁company , ▁he ▁removed ▁F la ir ▁from ▁control ▁of ▁Raw , ▁rel in qu ished ▁his ▁own ▁position ▁and ▁appointed ▁separate ▁general ▁man agers ▁to ▁control ▁the ▁different ▁br ands . ▁ ▁On ▁July ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Tri ple ▁H ▁came ▁to ▁ ▁Raw ▁and ▁told ▁V ince ▁Mc M ah on ▁that ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁direct ors ▁( k ay f abe ) ▁rev oked ▁his ▁" day - to - day ▁operation ▁power " ▁and ▁named ▁him ▁to ▁manage ▁it ▁instead . ▁After ▁that , ▁Tri ple ▁H ▁became ▁the ▁W WE ' s ▁chief ▁operating ▁officer , ▁who ▁had ▁the ▁book ing ▁power ▁in ▁W WE ▁on ▁both ▁the ▁Raw ▁and ▁Sm ack Down ▁br ands ▁until ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Direct ors ▁stri pped ▁him ▁of ▁his ▁power ▁and ▁named ▁John ▁Laur ina itis ▁the ▁inter im ▁general ▁manager ▁of ▁Raw . ▁ ▁Pres idents ▁and ▁commission ers ▁▁ ▁Will ie ▁Gil zen