John Pollock on Tuesday “POST Wrestling” spoke with former WWE employee Janelle Grant, who filed a lawsuit accusing Vince McMahon of sex trafficking and abuse; and shared how he feels about the situation now that the court battle is over after last July all parties agreed to refer the case to private arbitration.
Despite the alleged mental, emotional and physical torture that was inflicted on him, Grant shared that he reflects on his relationship with McMahon with compassion.
“Sorry,” Grant said. “I don’t know how to describe it other than something that doesn’t take up space in my brain. I even empathize because in a strange way, and this is extreme polar opposites, what can… the series of events that led to the (Wall Street Journal) story, whatever it was, affected him equally… “My brain is drawn to the series of events and decision-makers that led to the anonymous letters or the Wall Street Journal story, and the events that happened after that, even though they happened.”
The Wall Street Journal first broke the news in the summer of 2022 that Vince McMahon had made payments to four women to cover up allegations of abuse, which initially led McMahon to resign from multiple WWE positions. Two years later, Grant filed a 67-page lawsuit against McMahon, John Laurinaitis and WWE, detailing allegations of sexual harassment and trafficking.
Anonymous emails delivered to WWE executives There were messages sent from a friend of Grant’s that include the allegations against McMahon. However, Grant also claims the emails contain false information about his life and much of the content involved is “narrative”. Earlier this year, The grant was awarded the 2026 Advocacy in Action Award By the CT Alliance to End Sexual Violence, an organization that advocates for victims of sexual violence.
