Janel Grant’s legal team has launched a significant new offensive in her lawsuit against Vince McMahon and WWE, filing a motion to compel discovery in an effort to block the case from being moved into private arbitration. The filing, submitted on Monday, seeks to gather evidence directly related to the enforceability of the non-disclosure agreement at the center of the dispute.
A representative for Janel Grant provided a statement to Post Wrestling, outlining the strategy behind the legal move.
“WWE and McMahon had the opportunity to voluntarily provide discovery and they refused,” the statement reads. “They claim the NDA and its arbitration clause are enforceable, but resist any attempts to investigate whether Ms. Grant was coerced into signing it—facts that go to the heart of its enforceability. They can’t have it both ways. Today we asked the Court to allow that discovery to proceed, Ms. Grant deserves to have the facts about her case.”
The filing details that a meeting took place last Friday where McMahon and WWE “declined to offer any documents,” prompting this formal court request.
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The scope of the requested documents is extensive. Grant’s lawyers are demanding internal communications and records, including drafts of the NDA and the identities of those who participated in creating it. The request specifically calls for all communications between Vince McMahon and his wife, Linda McMahon, concerning Grant or the NDA. It also seeks correspondence between McMahon and Dr. Carlon Colker, who is involved in a separate defamation lawsuit with Grant’s attorney.
Furthermore, the legal team is pursuing a broad range of corporate documents. This includes WWE board materials and audit committee minutes from January 2019 to January 2025, communications with Endeavor regarding litigation liabilities, and all documents that were provided to government investigators at the Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission concerning Janel Grant or the NDA.
Grant’s attorneys have requested that the court pause further filings until this discovery process is complete. Under the current schedule, Grant’s opposition to the motion for arbitration is due on July 11, with the defendants’ reply slated for August 1.
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