SUMMARY
- Cody Rhodes came out as the victorious participant from Men's Royal Rumble 2024.
- After his victory, The American Nightmare made an appearance in the press conference.
Despite the clouds of controversy amid the lawsuit against Vince McMahon, the WWE gave its fans an exceptional Royal Rumble 2024. From Bayley winning the women’s match, to Cody Rhodes winning his second consecutive Royal Rumble, it delivered exactly what the fans wanted.
After winning the main event of the show to book his ticket to WrestleMania 40, The American Nightmare appeared for the press conference. During this appearance, the fan-favorite star finally addressed Janel Grant’s s*x trafficking lawsuit against the former WWE CEO.
Cody Rhodes on the VKM lawsuit.
The best answer possible.#RoyalRumble pic.twitter.com/irBUCWle8A
— Wrestle Features (@WrestleFeatures) January 28, 2024
This happened after Cody was asked about the ongoing controversy involving Vince during the press conference. In his answer, The Monday Night RAW performer said, “I don’t know the answer to that and I think somewhere is a really probably a basic tenant of just this crew, more than ever just a roster stand point, is family. Never seen anything like this.”
Even though a lot of expected WWE to stay silent on this matter, it turned out differently. In fact, The American Nightmare has been receiving a lot of praises for speaking up, as he expressed his real thoughts on the s*x trafficking lawsuit against Mr. McMahon.
Vince McMahon has resigned from TKO following Janel Grant’s allegations
While Cody Rhodes actually commenting on the s*x trafficking lawsuit against Mr. McMahon might be surprising to many, what many saw coming after the issue was Vince’s resignation. As a result of Janel Grant’s allegations against him, the 78-year-old has officially resigned from the TKO Group.
It’s surely a major step in terms of leadership in the promotion, as it’s the first time in decades that a McMahon family member isn’t with WWE. But while resigning, Kennedy also claimed that he’s innocent, and denied all the allegations made against him in the lawsuit by Janel.
Vince McMahon’s statement to @DEADLINE:
“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 against these baseless…
— Wrestling News (@WrestlingNewsCo) January 27, 2024
The pro wrestling veteran said, “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.” In addition to this Vincent also shared that he’ll vigorously defend himself against these accusations to clear his name.
The veteran is no longer a part of the Triple H-led promotion, but the fans are curious to know what the future holds for him. Moreover, the WWE universe is keen to find out who’ll be found guilty in this lawsuit once the matter is investigated thoroughly by the authorities.