WWE, Vince McMahon sex trafficking lawsuit gets new twist

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Lawyers for Vince McMahon, WWE and Janel Grant filed a joint motion for a short adjournment of their upcoming hearing as they look to move the case into confidential arbitration.

Grant filed a lawsuit against McMahon and WWE, accusing the former pro wrestling magnate of sexual assault and sex trafficking. McMahon stepped down as the CEO of WWE in 2022 and stepped down from TKO in 2024 after the initial lawsuit was filed.

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Then-TKO Executive Chairman Vince McMahon appears during a ceremony at the New York Stock Exchange in New York City on Jan. 23, 2024, announcing Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson has joined TKO's board of directors. (Michelle Farsi/Zuffa LLC)

"The parties are in active discussions regarding a potential agreement to arbitrate the dispute in confidential arbitration that would moot those motions," a document filed in Connecticut District Court read. "They seek this relief in good faith, to avoid unnecessarily consuming the Court’s and the parties’ resources—and so they can focus on progressing the potential arbitration agreement. The Parties respectfully propose that the Court temporarily adjourn the hearing and allow them to file a Joint Status Report within 21 days."

A hearing on the "Defendants’ Motions to Compel Arbitration and Plaintiff’s Renewed Motion for Leave to Serve Motion-Related Discover" was set for June 16.

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Former WWE chairman Vince McMahon appears in the ring during the WWE Monday Night Raw show at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nev., on Aug. 24, 2009. (Ethan Miller/Getty