A lot has already been said about the latest allegations against Vince McMahon, but don\'t expect any comments from current WWE Superstars.
This week, Janel Grant, a former WWE employee, filed a lawsuit against McMahon and the promotion. Grant alleges that she was sexually abused by McMahon and John Lauriniatis and was trafficked to several wrestlers, including a former UFC Heavyweight Champion. McMahon\'s camp, which includes former WWE attorney Jerry McDevitt, has denied the claims, calling the suit \"replete with lies, obscene made-up instances that never occurred, and a vindictive distortion of the truth.\"
WWE Superstars Keeping Quiet
The allegations against McMahon have led to a lot of discussions about WWE and their business practices but those within the promotion are keeping quiet. In the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, it is reported that Superstars have been encouraged to \"lay low.\" The gist is that talent should not talk publicly about anything other than the upcoming Royal Rumble Premium Live Event or storyline related matters.
This lawsuit comes at a time of great attention on WWE. In addition to this weekend\'s Royal Rumble event, the promotion recently finalized a ten-year deal to bring Monday Night Raw to Netflix.
A Company-Wide Clean Up
While WWE Superstars won\'t be speaking on the matter, the same rule doesn\'t apply to ex-WWE talent. On Wrestling Observer Live, Lance Storm gave his view on the matter.
I think there needs to be a legitimate cleaning house of anyone who covered anything up, who knew about this. This is absolutely disgustingly horrible and Vince McMahon needs to be gone and done. And I hope there’s criminal charges brought if any of this is even remotely true.
Storm deemed the situation “absolutely disgustingly horrible” and stated that if any of the accusations were remotely true, Vince McMahon should be held accountable, even if that leads to criminal charges.
