New court filings in the ongoing lawsuit filed by Janel Grant against Vince McMahon and WWE are shedding additional light on the case.
Grant submitted a memorandum on Wednesday opposing efforts by WWE and McMahon to move the case into private arbitration. Her legal team argues that the NDA she signed is unenforceable, and that the matter should proceed in open court.
According to the April 1 filing, Grant claims McMahon told her in 2021 that he had privately informed WWE President Nick Khan and former COO Brad Blum about the sexual nature of their relationship.
Paragraph 41 states:
“Vince then informed me that he had spoken privately with Nick Khan and Brad Blum during which he formally disclosed the sexual nature of his relationship with me. He said they expressed concern and one questioned whether I could be trusted. Vince told me he provided them with assurances about my loyalty, character, that I would never do something to hurt WWE, and that I ‘would sooner jump off the balcony than hurt anyone.’ He told me that, with these assurances, Nick and Brad were ultimately supportive.”
Grant also alleges that concerns were raised internally by former WWE General Counsel Brian Nurse, which she believes ultimately led to his departure.
Paragraph 43 states:
“Vince revealed that he and WWE leadership determined that I was a corporate liability. He then told me that they needed me to leave the legal department immediately as my presence had affected their ability to hire a new General Counsel.
To explain this, he revealed that the former General Counsel, Brian Nurse, had highly suspected or knew about Vince’s sexual relationship with me, and he brought it to the attention of Vince’s office during a meeting with Brad. As a result, Vince then flicked his wrist and stated it was ‘handled.‘
I understood this to mean that the General Counsel had identified Vince’s conduct with me as a liability to the Executive Office and was subsequently terminated.”
Nurse, who was hired in 2018, was released from WWE in November 2020 and was previously referenced in Grant’s initial lawsuit filing from January 2024.
