Vince McMahon is stepping down once more — and this time it truly could be for just right.
Simply days after being named in an explosive intercourse trafficking lawsuit through former worker Janel Grant, the WWE boss has resigned from his wrestling corporate, in addition to its dad or mum corporate TKO Holdings.
“I stand through my prior observation that Ms. Grant’s lawsuit is replete with lies, obscene made-up circumstances that by no means took place, and is a vindictive distortion of the reality,” McMahon stated in a observation. “I intend to vigorously protect myself towards those baseless accusations, and look ahead to clearing my title. Alternatively, out of recognize for the WWE Universe, the bizarre TKO industry and its board participants and shareholders, companions and constituents, and the entire staff and Superstars who helped make WWE into the worldwide chief it’s these days, I’ve determined to surrender from my government chairmanship and the TKO board of administrators, efficient instantly.”
Within the lawsuit, McMahon is accused of forcing Grant into intercourse with colleagues — together with longtime head of Skill Members of the family John Laurinitis — sharing nude footage of her with out her consent, the use of intercourse toys named after wrestlers on her, and defecating on her right through a compelled threesome.
McMahon prior to now stepped down from WWE in July 2022 after an alleged hush cash fee scandal got here to mild.
“Mr. McMahon does now not regulate TKO nor does he oversee the daily operations of WWE,” TKO CEO Ari Emanuel stated. “Whilst this topic pre-dates our TKO government workforce’s tenure on the corporate, we take Ms. Grant’s horrific allegations very critically and are addressing this topic internally.”
McMahon’s profile at the WWE web site has additionally been got rid of.
