In January of this year, Vince McMahon resigned from all his roles within TKO, including executive chairman and member of the TKO Board of Directors.
He stepped away after the lawsuit that included horrific allegations former WWE employee Janel Grant made against WWE, Vince McMahon, and John Laurinaitis. McMahon was alleged to be involved in sex trafficking, sharing nude photos and explicit videos of Grant without consent, and other things from the former WWE employee.
Ann Callis, the attorney representing Grant, previously revealed that her client had agreed to the US Attorney’s Office’s request to pause the lawsuit pending a non-public investigation into the allegations. Due to the suit, she was not interviewed for the upcoming Netflix documentary about McMahon. The case will resume in December.
Last Saturday at the Bash in Berlin post-event presser, Cody Rhodes was asked by the media about the documentary on his former boss. Rhodes said the locker room is not actively trying to stay quiet on the matter. Rather, they are focused on what the company is doing now and their work.
In the latest edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Dave Meltzer reported that he knows some people in the company are repulsed by McMahon following the allegations.
Meltzer wrote in regards to Rhodes’ comments, “I know some are repulsed. I know some are not so you can’t answer for the locker room in general. Some, like C.M. Punk, Becky Lynch and Ronda Rousey have given their own personal answers but most aren’t going to say anything because you just don’t know how management will take it.”
All three defendants are pushing hard for the suit to be thrown out, leaving the case settled through arbitration. A judge would have to rule on whether that happens.
