Brock Lesnar revealed as WWE superstar named in ongoing lawsuit against Vince McMahon

Former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar has been identified by name in a federal lawsuit filed by a former WWE employee against the company and ex-CEO Vince McMahon.

An amendment to the blockbuster lawsuit first filed in 2024 was added in January with additional details from Janel Grant, who claimed she was sexually abused, sexually assaulted and trafficked by McMahon and John Lauranaitis, who is the former head of talent relations for WWE.

While Lesnar is not listed as a defendant in the ongoing lawsuit, Grant’s amendment to the original lawsuit finally identifies him by name after he was previously referred to as a WWE superstar.

Grant claims starting in March 2020, McMahon allegedly began sharing sexually explicit photos and videos of her with men both inside and outside of WWE. The lawsuit claims that Lesnar was the WWE superstar who McMahon shared photos and videos with while the company was attempting to re-sign him to a new contract.

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She also claims that McMahon attempted to recruit Lesnar for a sexual encounter with her while she was still a coordinator with the WWE’s legal department. In the lawsuit, Grant claims by July 2021, McMahon allegedly informed her that Lesnar would be their next “playmate.”

Grant claims that McMahon allegedly described explicit sexual fantasies where Lesnar would “rip” her open.

Grant also claims in July 2021 that McMahon flew Lesnar on a jet to a local airport in Connecticut for what he allegedly described to her as a “business dinner” as well as a sexual encounter with the former UFC champion at his condo. The dinner was allegedly set up to discuss Lesnar’s continued employment with WWE and Grant claims he made a brief visit to her building but ultimately didn’t return for the sexual encounter because he was allegedly “too intoxicated and taken back to the plane.”

Grant then claims that McMahon allegedly attempted to “salvage the night” with a role playing sexual encounter where he pretended he was Lesnar. Grant claims McMahon was so physically rough with her during this alleged encounter that she begged him to stop while crying “help” and “I’m scared.”

She claims that McMahon physically abused her during the encounter with slaps and shoves before allegedly telling her “I’m really f*cking up with you right and left tonight, huh?”

It was around that same time that Grant claims McMahon directed her to create “personalized sexual content” for Lesnar and allegedly later told her “he likes what he sees.” McMahon allegedly gave Grant’s personal cell phone number to Lesnar and promised “she’ll do anything” requested of her.

Grant says in the days that followed her connection with Lesnar that he allegedly revealed a fetish to her and “tested McMahon’s promise that Ms. Grant would ‘do anything’ with a request that she send a video of herself urinating.”

She claims that Lesnar expressed his desire to “set a play date” for a sexual encounter, which was coordinated with an appearance he had scheduled at the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Conn. and he allegedly sent her the address where he would be staying.

Grant claims she avoided the encounter after a snowstorm allegedly changed Lesnar’s travel plans, and she used the weather and COVID-19 as an excuse to back out.

Just a day after the initial lawsuit was filed in January 2024, McMahon resigned from his position as executive chairman of TKO Group Holdings — the company that now controls WWE and UFC — and he no longer maintains any association with the company. Since that time, McMahon has sold off huge portions of the stock he owned in TKO as the company further distanced itself from the disgraced mogul.

McMahon has repeatedly denied the allegations against him. Lesnar has not publicly commented on the lawsuit, and he hasn’t appeared on WWE programming since 2023.

Grant is seeking unspecified monetary damages from the lawsuit.