Vince McMahon is resisting the preparation of documents relating to allegations of sexual misconduct as part of an ongoing WWE shareholder lawsuit, according to the new claim.
The lawsuit was filed in November 2023 in Delaware Chance Court, headed by the Ohio Workers District Council and the Contractors Pension Fund, claiming that McMahon had pre-determined the process that led to WWE’s merger with the UFC in an effort to become a TKO.
The complaint alleges that McMahon supported the contract with the effort because other potential buyers didn’t want to keep him up for allegations against him. The case is currently in the discovery process, and the plaintiffs are seeking non-major material from January 1, 2022 to March 12, 2024.
However, as reported by Brandon Thurston of Wreslnomics, a motion for a public version starting April 29th has recently been submitted. The plaintiffs asked the court to respond to “sexual misconduct topics” related to “sexual misconduct topics” including sexual misconduct, non-confidential payments and investigation allegations. These materials are allegedly related to McMahon’s motivation to regain control of the board in January 2023 and lead the company to merge.
The new filing says McMahon refuses to prepare documents on these topics unless he explicitly discusses the merger or involves certain executives, improperly excludes key internal communications, such as messages that reflect communications with directors who were filed against him in 2022 or who were excluded from the board.
The plaintiff states that he is not re-litigating the merits of the underlying sexual misconduct allegations or attempting to assess the rigour of the investigation. Rather, the plaintiff focuses on getting discoveries about how the topic of sexual misconduct influenced McMahon’s motivations and decision-making.
McMahon must oppose the motion until May 14th.
