New Delhi: Following the filing of criminal charges against the former chairman and CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) by a former employee, Vince McMahon announced his resignation from both WWE and his parent company TKO on Saturday.
Janel Grant’s allegations that she was subjected to physical and psychological abuse while Vince McMahon was the CEO of WWE put him in serious danger.
Janel also claimed that the former chairman of WWE paid her to keep her from suing him in Connecticut, USA.
Grant went on to say that Linda McMahon, the wife of Vince McMahon, consented to pay her US$ 3 million in exchange for his signing a non-disclosure agreement in order to keep her extramarital affair secret.
Vince McMahon has resigned from all roles at WWE & TKO pic.twitter.com/SKWZuhf6hK
— Daily Loud (@DailyLoud) January 27, 2024
According to reports, Vince McMahon’s wife sacked Janel Grant from WWE in March 2022 after learning about her relationship. Grant had worked for the firm since June 2019.
Grant filed a lawsuit against Vince McMahon in Connecticut on Friday, which eventually resulted in Vince resigning from his roles at TKO and WWE.
McMahon denied allegations
Vince McMahon, the former chairman of WWE, fiercely refuted all of the accusations made against him, calling them “lies” and “obscene made-up instances.”
The 78-year-old continued by saying that he made the decision to leave his positions at TKO and WWE because of respect for those who helped to develop a brand into a major international force.
Netizens react
As soon as news of Vince McMahon’s resignation from WWE’s CEO post made its way to the internet, the netizens filled the social media platform X (Formerly known as Twitter), with their mixed replies. While some people were happy after McMahon’s decision, there were some who also called it the end of an era.
Check out their reactions below:
when that “Vince Mcmahon dead at 78” headline comes out pic.twitter.com/QcpqdLzjNn
— khi (@stymead) January 27, 2024
– Vince McMahon got FIRED
– Karrion Kross finally getting REAL HEAT from the crowd
– The Kabuki warriors are the New Tag Team Champions
– Trick Willy got a HUGE reactions from the crowd
– LA Knight is back in FORM again#SmackDown pic.twitter.com/UhqitVuyk2— EliteRockerz 𝕏 (@EliteClubS0B) January 27, 2024
Vince McMahon has resigned over the sexual abuse allegations from a former employee.
According to the lawsuit, the woman received lavish gifts from McMahon and was aware her job was fake and that she was there to provide sex.
Despite her apparently being abused, she continued… pic.twitter.com/QBkWxeEmLd
— Keith Woods (@KeithWoodsYT) January 27, 2024
BREAKING: WWE founder Vince McMahon resigns after a lawsuit accused him of sexual assault, sex trafficking, and abuse. Trump appointed Vince McMahon as a special advisor to kickstart the economy when he was in office. pic.twitter.com/duqBsVPNwZ
— 𓂀 𝕋𝔼𝔸ℍ 𓂀 (@TeahCartel) January 27, 2024
I just read the Vince McMahon text messages pic.twitter.com/LXiRXomAVu
— 🅱️hemi (@InThemiWeTrust) January 27, 2024
The irony of Vince McMahon being taken down by Slim Jim. Macho Man Randy Savage finally gets his revenge. pic.twitter.com/Kh0uoagfrY
— Blade McG IV (SCM) (@Blade___McG) January 27, 2024
The Rock when he saw Vince McMahon at the emergency board meeting for TKO today: pic.twitter.com/euYhmz89V6
— Public Enemies Podcast (@TheEnemiesPE3) January 27, 2024
My whole reaction to Vince being fired from TKO! BYE BYE VINCE! We won’t miss you! #VinceMcMahon pic.twitter.com/EcLbua7fNa
— Shane_Train23 | #GREENLIGHTVOLUME10 (@shanethetrain23) January 27, 2024
Vince McMahon is the modern Shakespeare
He ran the largest Theatre festival in human history, traveling the world, ONE continuous play, FOR 30+ YEARS! in which he & his family had major supporting roles, producing many of the most famous actors of our era.
The Last Tragedian pic.twitter.com/Ws5p5q8ffT
— CatGirl Kulak 😻😿 (Anarchonomicon) (@FromKulak) January 27, 2024
