Grant Files Memo Alleging McMahon Abuse and Trafficking

Janel Grant, a former WWE employee, has filed a new memorandum in federal court in Connecticut detailing graphic allegations of sexual abuse, coercion, and trafficking against Vince McMahon, the company's former chairman and CEO. The 40-page document, submitted earlier this week in her ongoing lawsuit originally filed in January 2024, accuses McMahon of creating a position for her in 2019 to exert control and subjecting her to escalating violence during her three years with the organization.

Grant, who worked in WWE's legal department from June 2019 until early 2022, alleges that McMahon initiated sexual encounters shortly after her hiring, which intensified during the COVID-19 pandemic when they shared a living and working space. She claims the interactions involved McMahon and other executives, including former head of talent relations John Laurinaitis, and became increasingly violent, resulting in physical injuries such as bruising, bleeding, and incontinence, as well as severe emotional distress that led to a suicide attempt in April 2021.

In the filing, Grant describes specific incidents, including a violent threesome with McMahon and Laurinaitis in March 2021 that caused...