SUMMARY
- The significant influence of the McMahon family in the wrestling world, particularly within WWE.
- Despite sharing the same last name, Vince McMahon and Ed McMahon are not related.
The McMahon family has been the nexus of all the major events in the wrestling world. No number of promotions can overtake the heights of popularity that WWE has. At the helm of it resides the McMahon family. Ed McMahon was one of the most accomplished announcers and a game show host. The ‘Who Do You Trust?’ game show host was at the heights of his popularity during his career.
Ed McMahon also hosted the series Star Search which later became a huge success. He stayed with the show until 2003, later making various cameo appearances in various shows such CBS revival of the series. Vince McMahon is not keen to pursue himself as a sidekick. However, apart from the surname the chairman of WWE and the show host have nothing else in common.
Vince is the third in the lineage of ownership which was initiated by his grandfather Roderick Jess. The 78-year-old has made his presence available on-screen since 1969. He soon adapted to the Mr. McMahon gimmick he accomplished to be a time WWE Champion, one-time ECW Champion, and a Royal Rumble winner.
McMahon had also been associated with many controversies in his career. He stepped down from the post of CEO and is currently the chairman of the merged venture of WWE and UFC.
WWE’s chairman Vince McMahon is accused of sexual assault by former employee
The former employee under the WWE organization, Janel Grant accused Vince McMahon of sexual trafficking and sexual harassment, and assault. She reported that she had been harassed and her dignity was compromised as the vicious owner asked her for sexual intercourse in barter for a job at the organization. Grant had a soft corner for the organization as its fame precedes all its impressions.
Vince McMahon was accused of sexual assault and sex trafficking in a lawsuit filed Thursday.
Former WWE staffer Janel Grant alleges that McMahon made her create “personalized sexual content” for a WWE superstar he wanted to re-sign, reported to be Brock Lesnar by the Wall Street… pic.twitter.com/dbQw3MyATH
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) January 25, 2024
Yet what appeared to be an opportunity turned out to be an incubus. She alleged McMahon to reveal her explicit photos to other wrestlers and WWE employees. She had no other scope but to tolerate it as she had to meet ends for her family. Her father passed away a few days before she joined the organization. Later Ms. Grant was also coerced to sign a non-disclosure agreement.
She was an employee of the institution from 2019 to 2022. Potential lawsuits are now filed against the ‘sham‘ headquarters. She did sign the NDA falling into the ensnaring whirlpool owing to her financial insecurities.
Grant was sadly used like an object to allure other wrestlers. The lawsuit comprises a book of 67 pages that has some highly disturbing cases described.