Janel Grant, Vince McMahon, WWE in talks to move lawsuit to private arbitration
Janel Grant, WWE, and Vince McMahon are “in active discussions” regarding an agreement to send Grant’s January 2024 lawsuit to private arbitration.
In a new motion filed jointly by Grant, McMahon, and WWE on Thursday, all parties asked the court to cancel a scheduled hearing for June 16 so that they can focus on “progressing the potential arbitration agreement.”
Today’s filing reads:
“PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the parties respectfully submit this joint motion for a short adjournment of the upcoming hearing on Defendants’ Motions to Compel Arbitration and Plaintiff’s Renewed Motion for Leave to Serve Motion-Related Discovery, which is currently scheduled for June 16, 2026.
The parties are in active discussions regarding a potential agreement to arbitrate the dispute in confidential arbitration that would moot those motions. 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.”
The June 16 hearing had been scheduled for the court to hear arguments on whether the case should be sent to arbitration.
If the case is sent to private arbitration, details of the proceedings would likely not become public.
Ian Carey is a writer from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, whose work has been featured in NOW Magazine, The Huffington Post, and more. A lifelong wrestling aficionado born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, he has covered the industry for a decade and a half. He joined the f4wonline.com team in 2019.