The “Corporate Officers” in Janel Grant’s lawsuit against WWE, Vince McMahon & John Laurinaitis have been named.
As we’ve been reporting here on eWn, Grant sued McMahon, Laurinaitis and WWE over allegations that McMahon sexually trafficked and assaulted her. She also says WWE covered up the allegations. The lawsuit has listed two individuals as only “Corporate Officer #1” and “Corporate Officer #2” as having been involved in facilitating and covering up the alleged exploitation.
According to a report from Front Office Sports, the two men are WWE President Nick Khan and WWE COO Brad Blum. Khan is Corporate Officer #1 and Blum is Corporate Officer #2.
When asked for comment on the names, Grant’s attorney said, “I can confirm that these names are correct.”
Additionally, two other unnamed individuals in “Corporate Officer #3” and “Corporate Officer #4” were listed in the lawsuit. Stephanie McMahon is Corporate Officer #3, while former general counsel and WWE NXT legal department head Brian Nurse is Corporate Officer #4.
It’s worth noting that the suit does not explicitly make any claims regarding whether Khan, Blum, Stephanie McMahon, or Nurse were aware of the alleged acts of sexual assault or degradation. McMahon reportedly named Blum and Khan as his “key fixers” and had promised Grant in March of 2019 that his office would arrange a meeting with Blum. At the time, Blum was EVP of Operations. Grant allegedly met with Blum the following week and was “hardly asked any questions.” She was soon hired for a job in the legal department for a $75,000 salary.
McMahon reportedly told Grant in February of 2020 that he had been warned by Blum of “a lot of rumors circulating” about the relationship between McMahon and Grant. At that time, she was immediately transferred to another department. After Grant signed the NDA about the matter, McMahon reportedly told her to contact Blum if she needed anything.
As far as Nick Khan is concerned, he allegedly introduced himself to Grant in March of 2021 and said he “knew exactly who she was.”
WWE issued the following statement on today’s report:
“WWE takes Ms. Grant’s allegations very seriously and has no tolerance for any physical abuse or unwanted physical contact. Neither Nick Khan nor Brad Blum, prior to the lawsuit being filed on January 25, 2024, were aware of any allegation by Ms. Grant that she was the victim of abuse or unwanted physical contact; nor does the complaint allege that either had knowledge of such.”
