Janel Grant forgives Vince McMahon, remains focused on whoever leaked her story to WWE Board, WSJ

Post Wrestling’s Brandon Thurston and John Pollock recently conducted an interview with Janel Grant, the former WWE employee and girlfriend of Vince McMahon whose sex trafficking lawsuit against McMahon and WWE (which has since been moved to private arbitration) led to McMahon’s final(?) ouster from the company in J...

Key Takeaways

• ✓Post Wrestling’s Brandon Thurston and John Pollock recently conducted an interview with Janel Grant, the former WWE employee and girlfriend of Vince McMahon whose sex trafficking lawsuit against McMahon and WWE (which has since been moved to private arbitration) led to McMahon’s final(?) ouster from the company in January 2024.
• ✓A year-and-a-half earlier, the story of Grant’s relationship with and alleged abuse by McMahon was leaked anonymously to the WWE Board, which then conducted an investigation and found more than $14 million in payments for non-disclosure agreements with past McMahon partners, as well as related sexual misconduct allegations against him.
• ✓A few months later, the Wall Street Journal reported on the Board’s investigation, which led to McMahon’s temporary 2022 resignation from WWE.