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World Wrestling Entertainment co-CEO Nick Khan said a special committee of independent directors looking into alleged misconduct by its former chief Vince McMahon has completed its mission and been disbanded.

UPDATED with reactions. An attorney for Janel Grant, the former WWE employee who filed an explosive lawsuit against the wrestling circuit’s former head, Vince McMahon, said Friday’s news of a settlement between McMahon and the SEC confirms he covered up “horrifying behavior.”

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor A civil lawsuit accusing WWE founder Vince McMahon of sexual assault and sex trafficking has been put on hold pending the ongoing investigation being conducted by the Justice Department, according to the lawyer representing the former WWE employee who sued McMahon. McMahon in January 2024 resigned from the board of TKO Group, the holding company majority owned by Endeavor that merged WWE and UFC, in the wake of the allegations made by the former WWE employee, Janel Grant. Grant sued the executive in U.S.

The horrific rape and sex trafficking allegations against former WWE boss Vince McMahon won’t have their day in court yet, thanks to the Department of Justice.

Michaela Zee Stephanie McMahon opened the second night of WrestleMania 40 during a surprise appearance Sunday in Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field. “Every WrestleMania is special for its own reason,” Stephanie McMahon told the crowd at the WWE event. “But I think Wrestlemania 40 might be the one I am most proud of, because this is the first WrestleMania of the Paul Levesque era.” Her husband Levesque, also known by his ring name Triple H, is the chief content officer and head of creative at WWE.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Vince McMahon, the founder of WWE who resigned from the board of TKO Group earlier this year amid sexual assault allegations against him, filed to sell $411.95 million worth of TKO stock, according to a regulatory filing. McMahon’s sale comprised 5.35 million shares of TKO, per an SEC filing Monday. That came after he sold 8.4 million shares of Class A common stock in TKO — in sale worth $670.3 million — last November.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter Vince McMahon has resigned from his position as the executive chairman of the board of TKO Group Holdings, Inc., the company formed by Endeavor that merged WWE and the UFC. “I wanted to inform you that Vince McMahon has tendered his resignation from his positions as TKO Executive Chairman and on the TKO Board of Directors,” WWE president and TKO board member Nick Khan said in an email to staff seen by Variety. “He will no longer have a role with TKO Group Holdings or WWE.” McMahon’s ouster comes after former WWE employee Janel Grant filed a lawsuit against him, the company, and former WWE executive John Laurinaitis.

Longtime WWE chairman and CEO Vince McMahon is being accused of sexually abusing and sex trafficking a former company staffer as part of a shocking new lawsuit filed on Thursday. According to reporting first by the Wall St

(Editor’s note: this post contain extremely sexually explicit details from the lawsuit against WWE founder Vince McMahon)

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor A former employee of WWE sued founder Vince McMahon, alleging he abused and sexually exploited her when he was CEO of the wrestling-entertainment company — and that McMahon allegedly trafficked her to other men “as a pawn to secure talent deals” with prospective wrestlers the company was recruiting. The former WWE employee, Janel Grant, filed a lawsuit in U.S.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterVince McMahon opened “SmackDown Live” on Friday night with a brief appearance in the ring.McMahon strutted to the ring with a smile on his face as his theme music — “No Chance in Hell” — played over the speakers. He kept his remarks brief, saying, “It is a privilege as always to stand before you here tonight, the WWE universe…I’m here simply to remind you of the four words we just saw in what we call our WWE signature.

Vince McMahon, the polarizing CEO and chairman of WWE, has voluntarily stepped down from his position amid a new investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct against him.

the company announced on Friday.The investigation centers around a $3 million hush money payment from McMahon to a former employee with whom he allegedly had an affair.  broke the story on Wednesday, stating that the separation agreement with the former employee was signed in January. McMahon also allegedly gave the employee a pay raise from $100,000 to $200,000 at the start of the affair before passing the woman off «like a toy» to WWE's head of talent relations John Laurinaitis.The report also stated that that the investigation uncovered other similar nondisclosure agreements with employees dating back several years.A WWE press release issued Friday morning stated that, «McMahon will retain his role and responsibilities related to WWE's creative content during this period and remains committed to cooperating with the review underway.»«I have pledged my complete cooperation to the investigation by the special committee, and I will do everything possible to support the investigation,» McMahon said in the press release.

Vince McMahon has “voluntarily stepped back” from his roles as chairman and CEO of the WWE.

Vince McMahon has “voluntarily stepped back” from his responsibilities as WWE CEO and chairman while the board of directors investigates claims of misconduct against the exec, the company said Friday.The board of WWE has launched an investigation into allegations that McMahon offered a $3 million settlement to a former female employee with whom he had an affair, according to a detailed investigative report Wednesday by the Wall Street Journal.WWE said Stephanie McMahon, Vince’s daughter, will assume the role of interim CEO and interim chairwoman. She comes back to the company after last month announcing a leave of absence as WWE’s chief brand officer to “focus on my family.”Vince McMahon will retain his role and responsibilities related to WWE’s creative content during the investigation and remains “committed to cooperating with the review underway,” the company said Friday.

Vince McMahon, the driving force behind the WWE and the company’s chairman and CEO, is stepping aside pending an investigation into “alleged executive misconduct” by a special committee of the board of directors.

The World Wrestling Entertainment board is investigating longtime Chairman/CEO Vince McMahon for previously undisclosed settlement agreements with former employees. Those include a payoff of $3 million to a female employee he allegedly had an affair with, according to a Wall Street Journal report.

Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday that a settlement was reached in January with the woman, who was hired as a paralegal for WWE in 2019, which prevented her from speaking about the supposed relationship with McMahon or making any critical statements about the 76-year-old wrestling promoter. According to WSJ's report, the board's investigation also revealed several nondisclosure pacts related to other misconduct claims from other women who had also worked at WWE.

The WWE has “suspended indefinitely” and stripped Sasha Banks and Naomi of their titles after the tag team’s balk at participating in a match earlier this week at Monday Night Raw.

Sasha Banks and Naomi were not happy with the direction of “Monday Night Raw”.

After Sasha Banks and Naomi walked out on Monday Night Raw earlier this week, the WWE has revealed that both wrestlers have been suspended indefinitely.