Former WWE CEO Vince McMahon is actively pushing back against demands to turn over more documents in a shareholder lawsuit concerning the TKO merger, arguing that plaintiffs are overreaching into his personal life, as reported by Brandon Thurston of Wrestlenomics.
The lawsuit, brought by plaintiffs including a pension fund that owned WWE stock, alleges McMahon predetermined Endeavor (UFC’s then-parent company) as a merger partner to protect his power and was improperly influenced by their perceived willingness to overlook his sexual misconduct allegations, all at the expense of WWE shareholders.
In a recent filing with the Delaware Court of Chancery, McMahon’s attorneys asked the court to deny the plaintiffs’ motion for further discovery. While labeling the core claims “meritless,” McMahon’s lawyers stated he has already agreed to provide documents that directly connect the sexual misconduct allegations to the merger process itself. However, he is resisting sharing what he described as “deeply personal and intimate communications” with women and related messages with family members, deeming these specific materials irrelevant to the case.
His representation claims plaintiffs are using discovery as a means to harass and pressure him and his family, warning the court that “If this Court grants Plaintiffs’ Motion, this case will devolve into a mini-trial over the Sexual Misconduct Allegations.”
