SUMMARY
- Janel Grant has filed a lawsuit against Vince McMahon.
- Vince announced his decision to quit WWE after linking with it for 43 years.
WWE was founded on February 21, 1980, in South Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Massachusetts. The couple Vince McMahon and Linda McMahon are the founders of this famous sports entertainment in America. Vince is a very familiar figure in the sport, and fans have witnessed some crazy moments from the founder.
WWE gained so much popularity around the country and the world, and so many celebrities also went on to watch it. The Stamford-based promotion has given birth to various superstar wrestlers over the years.
Vince McMahon was alleged to be involved in s*xual harassment of a former employee. After the allegation, Vince is in real trouble, and his time in the organization might be over.
Vince McMahon has no way back in WWE after TKO’s resignation
The future of Vince McMahon is in real danger after the allegation made by the former employee Janel Grant. Soon after the allegation, McMahon decided to step up from his job and resigned from WWE and TKO Group Holdings. TKO is a merger between WWE and UFC, and Vince has been linked with it for several years.
Vince announced his decision to quit WWE after linking with it for 43 years. McMahon announced his resignation: “I stand by my prior statement that Ms. Grant’s lawsuit is replete with lies, obscene made-up instances that never occurred and is a vindictive distortion of the truth.” He stated, “I have decided to resign immediately from my executive chairmanship and the TKO Board of Directors, effectively immediately”.
Vince McMahon in new statement as he officially resigns from TKO:
“I stand by my prior statement that Ms. Grant’s lawsuit is replete with lies, obscene made-up instances that never occurred, and is a vindictive distortion of the truth. I intend to vigorously defend myself… pic.twitter.com/xpEK5qnNpn
— Wrestle Ops (@WrestleOps) January 27, 2024
A famous wrestling journalist in the USA, Dave Meltzer, shared a report on ‘X’ about Vince’s exit from WWE. According to him, McMahon will never return to the Stamford-based promotion. Meltzer said, “Vince isn’t coming back this time. He doesn’t have the voting power. That lawsuit made it impossible. Sponsor pullouts can be a domino and they needed to stop the dominos from falling immediately”.
Before Vince McMahon’s resignation, Slim Jim, one of WWE’s high-profile sponsors, decided to terminate their contract with the Stamford-based promotion. And the reason behind this is the muddled allegation made against McMahon. WWE’s future is up in the air after a major sponsor terminated their contract and the resignation of Vince. With his exit from the company, the 74 years of McMahon’s legacy comes to an end.
What are the allegations against Vince McMahon?
Vince McMahon was accused of forcing the former employee Janel Grant to commit a s*xual relationship with him. McMahon hired Grant in 2019 after her parents died. She was unemployed, and at the time, McMahon offered her a job. Grant saw some light in her dark days, but soon that light was even covered with darkness.
As per the lawsuit, Vince pushed Grant to have s*x with him and another official to keep her job. The former employee also alleged the founder addressed her in undergarments, even touched her without consent, and asked her for hugs several times.
Janel Grant also accused McMahon of sharing some explicit pictures of her with employees and wrestlers and even hiring people to have a private relationship with her. Therefore, because of McMahon’s misbehavior and assaulting Grant, he was asked questions by a lawsuit. And if found guilty, it would lead him to severe punishment.