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

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What happened?

In a recent Post Wrestling interview covered by Cageside Seats, Janel Grant says she forgives Vince McMahon but remains focused on finding who leaked her story to the WWE Board. Her allegations and the anonymous leak prompted a Board investigation that uncovered more than $14 million in payments tied to non-disclosure agreements, and related reporting by the Wall Street Journal contributed to McMahon’s temporary 2022 resignation and his eventual ouster in January 2024. Grant’s sex trafficking lawsuit has since been moved to private arbitration.

Key Takeaways

Janel Grant says she forgives Vince McMahon but is pursuing whoever leaked her story to the WWE Board.
An anonymous leak prompted a WWE Board investigation that reportedly found over $14 million in NDA-related payments and related misconduct allegations.
The Wall Street Journal’s reporting on the Board’s investigation preceded McMahon’s temporary 2022 resignation.
Grant’s sex trafficking lawsuit played a role in the events that led to McMahon’s ouster in January 2024 and has been moved to private arbitration.
The interview was conducted by Post Wrestling’s Brandon Thurston and John Pollock and published Sept. 22, 2026.

AI Timeline

Anonymous leak

An anonymous report about Janel Grant’s relationship with Vince McMahon was sent to the WWE Board, prompting an investigation.

Board investigation

The WWE Board’s investigation reportedly uncovered more than $14 million in payments tied to non-disclosure agreements and related misconduct allegations.

WSJ reporting and 2022 resignation

The Wall Street Journal reported on the Board’s findings, a development that preceded Vince McMahon’s temporary resignation in 2022.

January 2024 outcome

Janel Grant’s lawsuit and the surrounding revelations were part of the events that led to McMahon’s ouster from WWE in January 2024.

Sept. 22, 2026 interview

In a Post Wrestling interview published Sept. 22, 2026, Grant said she forgives McMahon but remains focused on identifying the person who leaked her story; the lawsuit has been moved to private arbitration.

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

Cageside Seats • WWE

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. Post covers the backstory for their interview in much more detail, and I highly encourage you to read the write-up they published about the interview today (Sept. 22) and seek out the ful

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