The transition at Wheel of Fortune was always going to be a massive shift. After more than four decades of Pat Sajak steering the show with his signature calm charm, bringing in a new host meant rewiring the rhythm of a machine that had run almost unchanged for generations. But no one expected the changeover to ignite the kind of rumors that have taken over social media in recent months — whispers of tension, miscommunication, and behind-the-scenes frustration between the new host, Ryan Seacrest, and the woman who has been the face of the puzzle board since the early ’80s: Vanna White.
