Janel Grant Wants WWE, Vince McMahon & John Laurinaitis to Turn Over Evidence in Lawsuit

Janel Grant is turning up the heat in her lawsuit against WWE, Vince McMahon, and John Laurinaitis—and now she wants access to their records.

In a bold move, Grant’s legal team filed documents on Friday asking the court to kick off the discovery phase. That’s where both sides must turn over key documents, emails, and evidence. The goal? To pull back the curtain on WWE’s inner workings and dig into years of alleged misconduct tied to the case.

Grant’s team made it clear—they’re not just after files from Vince and Laurinaitis. They want records from anyone connected to WWE, including subsidiaries and executives past and present. “The request for documents may include any subsidiary and/or current or former executive, employee, contractor, agent, and/or similarly situated personnel of WWE, TKO, and/or Endeavor Group Holdings,” the filing states.

They also want travel logs and communications related to McMahon, Laurinaitis, and even Brock Lesnar—who was named in the lawsuit as allegedly being offered sexual access to Grant during contract negotiations as part of her sex trafficking claims.

Grant’s team is asking for documentation on Vince McMahon’s previous payouts to women and WWE’s internal policies on sexual harassment. The idea is to prove this wasn’t an isolated situation—but part of a larger pattern.

But the defense isn’t playing ball just yet. Lawyers for McMahon, Laurinaitis, and WWE argue it’s “premature” to start digging through documents. They say the case should be moved to private arbitration instead of continuing in open court and that jumping into discovery could be a huge waste of time and money. An email from WWE’s legal team even argues that “local rules in Connecticut federal court allow discovery to be delayed until the judge decides whether the case will proceed in court or be sent to arbitration.”

The next move lies with Judge Sarah F. Russell, who’ll decide whether to let the updated complaint—filed in January—stand as the main legal document. Once that’s settled, WWE’s legal team is expected to file another motion to push the case into arbitration.

Grant’s spokesperson Kendra Barkoff-Lamy told POST Wrestling, “Janel Grant’s courage continues to be an inspiration to so many. Her filing today seeks to move forward with her pursuit of justice and accountability against Vince McMahon, John Laurinaitis, and WWE for the horrific sex trafficking and abuse inflicted upon her.”

No comment yet from Vince McMahon’s side—but if they respond, we’ll update.

This legal battle is far from over, and if the court allows discovery to begin, it could open up a firestorm of internal secrets from WWE’s top brass.