Janel Grant’s Legal Team Releases Examples of Vince McMahon and WWE’s “Toxic Culture.”

Following the release of the six-episode docuseries ‘Mr. McMahon” on Netflix, Grant’s legal team issued a press release with examples of Vince McMahon and WWE’s “toxic culture.”

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What they say: A look inside Vince McMahon and WWE’s toxic culture

Netflix’s ‘Mr. McMahon” has pulled back the curtain on how former WWE CEO Vince McMahon created a toxic culture of misogyny, exploitation, abuse and sexual harassment at the company. But the six-part docuseries only just scratches the surface of McMahon’s criminal and heinous behavior and does not tell the full story of his abuse, sexual assault and human trafficking of Janel Grant.

Take a look at what former WWE employees, pro wrestlers and reporters have highlighted over the years about McMahon and WWE’s toxic culture:

A wrestling blog recently revealed a clip of a WWE storyline in which McMahon engaged in lewd conduct with a female employee and made light of the sex trafficking of his own daughter, Stephanie McMahon.
In 1999, former WWE wrestler Sable sued WWE for sexual harassment and unsafe working conditions. When asked by Jay Leno about the complaint, Sable responded, “They (WWE) made me do things I didn’t want to do.”
“Sir. McMahon” has drawn media attention to decades-old allegations made by WWE referee Rita Chatterton, in which she accused McMahon of forcing her to perform sex acts on him in his limousine.
Female wrestler Mercedes Moné said she left WWE because she didn’t like McMahon talking down to her and telling her to “stand up for herself.”
In a USA Today op-ed, reporter Jordan Mendoza wrote that McMahon once wanted to create a storyline where his daughter, Stephanie, was pregnant and McMahon was the father. Stephanie immediately shut it down and McMahon himself laughed thinking about it.
In response to the abuse, sexual assault and human trafficking allegations against McMahon, Bret “the Hitman” Hart, a former WWE wrestler, outlined that the alleged abuse is “too sick and disgusting to really imagine,” detailing noticed the complaint. sounds like Vince. Hart also indicated, “I don’t think this is the only incident of this type of predatory behavior,” and “I think you’ll find it’s all over (WWE).” In a separate interview, Hart also said: “Knowing what a fool he (McMahon) became, I have absolutely no respect for him”
WWE wrestler Kevin Owens also addressed the abuse allegations against McMahon: “There are really no words to describe how sad this makes me feel,” and “It’s embarrassing, and it can never happen again. That’s really the only what it comes down to.”
Former WWE Champion Ronda Rousey described an incident in which a male wrestler grabbed the drawstring of her pants as an example of the toxic corporate culture at WWE. Rousey wrote in her autobiography, “It is sometimes difficult to know where the evil, unethical, slimy character of Vince McMahon that played out in front of the cameras ends and the actual, questionably ethical, oft-sued and multiple-times accused of sexual misconduct Vince McMahon starts. ” In a NewsNation interview, Rousey said, “I wasn’t surprised when I heard there was another lawsuit,” against McMahon.
Former WWE wrestler Ashley Massaro claimed she was injected with a paralyzing drug and raped by someone representing themselves as a U.S. Army doctor while on tour with WWE in Kuwait in 2006. Massaro also accused McMahon of telling her not to talk about the incident to protect her. protect WWE’s relationship with the military. Massaro later died by suicide.
On the “Eyes Up Here Podcast,” former WWE wrestler Francine Meeks outlined her experiences working for McMahon: “When I was working there, I was told somewhere higher up that if you want to be seen, go get a bottle of antiseptic oil. over my breasts and knocking on Vince’s door, and going in there, and leaning on his desk and trying to get noticed. That’s what I was told to do.”
Former WWE wrestler Gail Kim has spoken out about the racism and microaggressions she experienced while working for McMahon and WWE.
Nikki Bella, TV personality and former WWE wrestler, said in an interview, “When Brie and I won Diva of the Year (in 2013), we got in trouble and I got yelled at,” by McMahon. Bella told viewers: “I felt like it (the win) was the first time he lost control of what he could and couldn’t create.”

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