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Vince McMahon Settles, Halts WWE-UFC Trial, Faces $13 M Allegations

6/9/2026

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McMahon Cancels Trial

Vince McMahon (chairman and CEO) settled to cancel the trial over the 2023 WWE-UFC merger.
The settlement blocks shareholders from obtaining documents on misconduct allegations and hush-money payments.
McMahon resigned from the WWE board in January 2024 after Janel Grant accused him of abuse.
He faces a case over undisclosed $10 million payments to women, a $3 million hush-money agreement with Grant, and still holds 6.4 million Class A shares, under 8 %.

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McMahon Sanctioned

Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster appointed an Ohio pension fund to lead the consolidated shareholder suit.
Vince McMahon and WWE President Nick Khan were sanctioned by the court for deleting Signal messages, creating factual presumptions.
Court administrator Tamara Burton confirmed the settlement and that the June 8 trial was removed from the calendar.
Over 22,000 texts were produced, but Signal data was only retrieved in October 2025 after devices were returned.

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Endeavor Acquires WWE

Endeavor’s $20 billion acquisition of WWE created the publicly traded TKO Group Holdings.
After the Wall Street Journal report on June 15, WWE’s share price held steady despite the legal turmoil.
Plaintiffs’ experts estimated potential shareholder damages in the nine-figure range, approaching $1 billion.
Competing bidders such as Liberty Media, KKR and Tony Khan’s Base 10 group declined to retain McMahon, highlighting valuation disputes.

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McMahon Cancels Trial

Vince McMahon (chairman and CEO) settled to cancel the trial over the 2023 WWE-UFC merger.
The settlement blocks shareholders from obtaining documents on misconduct allegations and hush-money payments.
McMahon resigned from the WWE board in January 2024 after Janel Grant accused him of abuse.
He faces a case over undisclosed $10 million payments to women, a $3 million hush-money agreement with Grant, and still holds 6.4 million Class A shares, under 8 %.

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