Joint filing suggests Vince McMahon may avoid public trial in lawsuit

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STAMFORD, CT - OCTOBER 16: Vince McMahon arrives at Stamford Superior Court on Thursday Morning, October 16, 2025, Stamford, Conn. (H. John Voorhees III/Connecticut Post via Getty Images) | CT Post via Getty Images Just days ago, a settlement agreement prevented Vince McMahon, Nick Khan and other key WWE and TKO figures from having to testify under oath in a shareholder lawsuit where McMahon and Khan had already been censured for destroying evidence. Now, in a move that could conceivably be linked to the evidentiary ruling against McMahon and company in the shareholder suit, it seems Vince will likewise avoid needing to answer any questions on the publicly-accessible record about former employee Janel Grant’s allegations he sexually trafficked and abused her during the course of their relationship as well. That’s the reasonable expectation in light of a joint filing made by Grant, McMahon, and co-defendant WWE today (Thurs., June 11) in the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut. All parties now request to continue their litigation in private arbitration. In his reporting for Post Wrestling, Brandon Thurston writes: Judge Sarah F. Russell has not ruled on the motion, but courts rarely reject motions that all parties jointly request. McMahon and WWE have long pushed for arbitration. Grant’s attorneys meanwhile argued in their original 2024 suit that Vince violated the non-disclosure agreement he had with Grant which mandated all disputes be settled with a private arbitrator. He did so when he refused to pay the remainder of an agreed-upon settlement in 2022 because he claimed she violated the NDA via anonymous emails to the WWE Board of Directors (Grant just this week again denied sending the emails in question to the WWE Board). That was the key issue holding up a public trial. But that hold-up is now likely to be permanent. The joint filing doesn’t say why Grant changed her position and is now willing to settle the matter privately. Thurston notes that he hasn’t heard back from Grant’s legal team regarding his request for comment.