Judge Approves McMahon–Grant Case Moving To Private Arbitration

The judge in the Janel Grant lawsuit against Vince McMahon and the WWE has granted a joint proposal requesting the case move to private arbitration.

Both parties filed a motion with The United States District Court of Connecticut yesterday stating they are willing to discuss a settlement privately, outside of the court and the public eye. They are asking the judge to postpone the upcoming June 16th hearing.

The motion read:

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the parties respectfully submit this joint motion for a short adjournment of the upcoming hearing on Defendants’ Motions to Compel Arbitration and Plaintiff’s Renewed Motion for Leave to Serve Motion-Related Discovery, which is currently scheduled for June 16, 2026.

The parties are in active discussions regarding a potential agreement to arbitrate the dispute in confidential arbitration that would moot those motions.

They seek this relief in good faith, to avoid unnecessarily consuming the Court’s and the parties’ resources—and so they can focus on progressing the potential arbitration agreement. The Parties respectfully propose that the Court temporarily adjourn the hearing and allow them to file a Joint Status Report within 21 days.

Judge Sarah F. Russell is asking the parties to file a joint status report by July 10th. If there is no movement a hearing will be approved for sometime in August.