Janel Grant has submitted a new filing in the ongoing lawsuit against Vince McMahon and WWE to request additional evidence.
The latest update in the case was filed by Grant on June 23rd, with the document being obtained by POST Wrestling. As reported by Brandon Thurston, the court has allowed Grant to file a motion requesting discovery specifically in relation to whether the case should be moved to arbitration, which has been pushed for by the defending parties. Arbitration means that the lawsuit would be handled behind closed doors as opposed to being dealt with publicly in court.
The defendants argue that the case should move to arbitration due to the terms of the NDA signed by Grant and McMahon in January 2022, but Grant has argued that the clause is unenforceable. POST Wrestling stated in the filing that Grant signed the NDA “in an extreme state of duress and coercion at the hands of Vince McMahon.”
Grant has submitted 20 requests as part of the filing, which includes drafts of the NDA, communication with Vince McMahon, Linda McMahon and Dr. Carlon Colker of the Peak Wellness Clinic, along with previous drafts of the NDA and documents in relation to the board’s internal investigation into the allegations.
Grant is requesting the following:
1. Documents sufficient to show the identity of each individual who participated in drafting and/or reviewing the NDA.
2. All communications between You, on the one hand, and any other person(s), on the other, concerning terminating Ms. Grant’s employment and/or the NDA.
3. All communications between any of Your employees or agents, on the one hand, and any other person(s), on the other, regarding concerning [sic] terminating Ms. Grant’s employment and/or the NDA.
4. All communications between any of WWE’s employees, officers, directors, or agents, on the one hand, and any other person(s), on the other, concerning terminating Ms. Grant’s employment and/or the NDA.
5. All drafts of the NDA.
6. All communications between You, on the one hand, and Linda McMahon, on the other, concerning Ms. Grant and/or the NDA.
7. All communications between You, on the one hand, and Dr. Carlon Colker, on the other, concerning Ms. Grant and/or the NDA.
8. Ms. Grant’s complete employment file.
9. All documents and communications generated by WWE’s human resources personnel, including but not limited to communications to and from Meredith Hutt, regarding Ms. Grant’s employment and separation from WWE and/or the NDA.
10. All communications between You and/or Your counsel, on the one hand, and Jonathan Shapiro, Esq., on the other, concerning the NDA.
11. All Board Materials from January 1, 2019 to January 30, 2025.
12. All minutes of the Board’s Audit Committee from January 1, 2019 to January 30, 2025.
13. All documents and communications between You, on the one hand, and Endeavor, on the other, concerning disclosure of WWE’s litigation liabilities from January 1, 2019 to April 3, 2023.
14. All documents and communications produced by You to government investigators, including but not limited to the Department of Justice and/or Securities and Exchange Commission, concerning Ms. Grant and/or the NDA.
15. Documents sufficient to show (a) all subpoenas and/or voluntary requests for production and/or testimony received by You and/or Your counsel concerning the SEC Action and (b) Your responses and objections, if any, to the government’s requests.
16. All documents and communications concerning WWE’s claim that, “[a]lthough WWE was a party to the Settlement Agreements—one signed in 2019 and one signed in 2022—McMahon failed to disclose the agreements to WWE’s Board of Directors (“Board”), legal department, accountants, financial reporting personnel, and auditor[,]” in the SEC Action.
17. All documents and communications collected and reviewed in response to a request and/or subpoena from the government; determined to be responsive; withheld under an assertion of privilege; and later found to be non-privileged and discoverable under the crime fraud exception by the Southern District of New York, as affirmed by the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in In re Grand Jury Subpoenas Dated September 13 (2025), Docket Nos. 24-1588-cv (L), 24-1589-cv (Con) (2d. Cir. Feb 7, 2025).
18. Documents sufficient to show the scope and methodology of the Board’s Internal Investigation.
19. Documents sufficient to identify all person(s) interviewed in the course of the Board’s Internal Investigation.
20. All documents and communications concerning the findings and recommendations of the Board’s Internal Investigation.
Grant’s opposition to the arbitration move is due on July 11, and the defendants are allowed to file their reply to that opposition by August 1.
Following the filing, a representative of Grant gave the following statement to POST Wrestling:
“WWE and McMahon had the opportunity to voluntarily provide discovery and they refused. They claim the NDA and its arbitration clause are enforceable, but resist any attempts to investigate whether Ms. Grant was coerced into signing it—facts that go to the heart of its enforceability. They can’t have it both ways. Today we asked the Court to allow that discovery to proceed, Ms. Grant deserves to have the facts about her case.”
No response was provided by McMahon or WWE’s team when requested.
Janel Grant Lawsuit Against Vince McMahon And WWE Continues
The initial lawsuit was filed back in January 2024, where Grant accused McMahon of sexual assault and trafficking while providing multiple examples in graphic detail. The following day, Vince McMahon resigned as WWE Chairman and from the TKO Board of Directors. Former Head of Talent Relations John Laurinaitis was also named as a defendant in the initial lawsuit, but has since been dropped in exchange for information.
Grant is also seeking additional evidence from Dr. Carlon Colker, who she visited for treatment while with WWE. Grant has alleged that while at Colker’s clinic she was given unmarked pills and IVs with unknown dosages.
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