WWE News: Janel Grant Representatives Address Vince McMahon Netflix Series

Trigger warning: sexual assault, human trafficking

Netflix is about to premiere a new documentary series about former WWE CEO and chairman Vince McMahon titled Mr. McMahon (2024) delving "into the mogul's controversial reign" over WWE.

This will include the recent sexual assault and human trafficking allegations made against the modern WWE co-founder by former WWE employee Janel Grant.

Grant has since filed a lawsuit against McMahon. The federal government is also investigating the matter, which has led to a delay in Grant's lawsuit.

While she will be an integral part of the final episode of the limited series, Grant was not involved.

Representatives of Grant, including her lawyer Ann Callis and Kendra Barkoff Lamy of PR firm SKDK, held a media briefing today ahead of the docuseries' release date on Sept. 25, 2024.

"Janel's story is an important one, and we hope Netflix 's docuseries does it justice," Callis said in an opening statement. "Her experience is integral to an accurate and full re-telling of the story of the WWE and Mr. McMahon."

"While Janel didn't participate in the Netflix docuseries, we hope it shines a light on the abhorrent actions of McMahon, frequently on the WWE property, and it portrays the realities of his abusive and exploitative behavior. Many of the stories in the last few months have not portrayed her in the way she deserves to portrayed as a survivor of human trafficking and sexual abuse."

"She's a victim and a survivor. She is not a WWE storyline ," Callis said in response to a question from TheWrap .

When asked as to why Grant declined to participate in the documentary, Callis said, "Janel deserves the opportunity to tell her full story, not be part of someone else's." She further stated that Grant "has the right to tell her story in her own way at the right time."

Currently, Grant and her representatives have not seen the docuseries and don't know what's happening with the federal investigation. "We would like the charges, if any, be brought expeditiously so she may resume her civil suit," Callis said.

"The only thing we know for sure is there is an active, ongoing, non-public criminal investigation. ... I was a judge for a long time and a criminal judge for a long time. And I know these things in state court, and I know these things take some time. And what we'd like, we want it to be right, not fast."

If you or someone you know is a victim of sexual assault, contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-4673. You can also find help through RAINN and SAKI .