Vince McMahon files new ‘Statement of Undisputed Material Facts’ in Janel Grant lawsuit

Vince McMahon’s attorneys have filed a new “Statement of Material Facts” in support of his motion to compel arbitration.

The court filing released on Wednesday argued that the facts McMahon submitted are ‘undisputed’ in nature and he reserves the right to introduce additional evidence.

“Defendant believes the material facts stated below are undisputed and conclusively resolve the forum dispute before the Court,” the new filing reads. “Should the Court find it necessary to conduct a hearing on any issue, Defendant respectfully reserves his right to introduce additional evidence that bears on witness credibility, sophistication, state of mind, and similar issues.”

According to the filing, McMahon and Grant entered a three-year relationship that ended in January 2022. When the relationship ended, a “confidential settlement agreement” was agreed to, and Grant herself “negotiated the monetary compensation” that McMahon offered from one million dollars to three million dollars before involving their attorneys in the case.

On January 27, 2022, Grant’s attorney sent a revised version of the draft agreement which included the following language:

In the event of any dispute arising under or out of this Agreement, its construction, interpretation, application, performance or breach, the parties agree to first attempt to resolve such disputes informally and prior to taking any formal legal action to resolve such disputes. In the event any such dispute cannot be resolved informally, all parties hereto agree that the sole and exclusive legal method to resolve any and all disputes and/or controversies is to commence binding arbitration under the Federal Arbitration Act pursuant to the procedures of the American Arbitration Association and to do so by sealed proceedings which preserve the confidential and private nature of this Agreement. The parties agree to discuss the venue for any such arbitration proceeding if and when such a dispute arises which cannot be informally resolved; but in the event the parties cannot agree on a venue then the exclusive venue for any arbitration proceeding shall be in Stamford, Connecticut. The prevailing party, as determined by the arbitration tribunal, shall be entitled to recover from the non-prevailing party all of its attorney’s fees and costs.

The agreement also included the following severability provision:

In the event that any provision of this Agreement is held to be void or unenforceable by an arbitration panel or court reviewing an arbitration decision, the remaining provisions shall nevertheless be binding provided, however, if any of the confidentiality obligations of this Agreement are ever contended to be unenforceable by Grant, or are found to be unenforceable by any tribunal, Grant agrees that she shall return all monies paid pursuant to this Agreement to McMahon.

McMahon agreed to pay Grant 3 million dollars over four years through February 1, 2026. Both McMahon and Grant signed and dated the agreement on January 28, 2022, and ten days later McMahon issued the first payment of one million dollars.

On Monday, McMahon’s lawyers filed a new memo opposing Grant’s motion to strike McMahon’s preliminary statement.

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