Below are a couple of top WWE news stories of the day, featuring John Cena and Vince McMahon.
• During an interview with Conman, WWE Women’s United States Champion Chelsea Green revealed that John Cena praised her backstage at the RAW Netflix premiere. Here’s what Chelsea said:
“When I first started wrestling, I really only cared about the women, and to be honest, I’m still kind of in that mentality. I’m here for the women. I’m a girl’s girl. I want to push the women. I want the women to push me. I want them to succeed. I want them to break all the ceilings.
But at the end of the day, there’s a few men who have been pivotal in moments of my career, and John Cena is definitely one of them. He gave me a really kind message at the Netflix premiere, just about this moment, being the United States Champion, and deserving it.”
When asked what advice she’s give Cena, Green replied:
“If Chelsea had to give John Cena advice? I mean, for me, I’m always like, ‘Que sera, sera. What will be, will be,’ and it is what it is. So just enjoy the moment. But do I even have to tell John Cena that?
I actually just said this to my husband because we’re good friends with John and his wife, Shay, and I’ve just noticed when he gets in the ring now, there’s this calmness and just this — enjoying everything he’s doing. Everything he’s saying, is so real and honest and raw.
I feel like he’s literally going into the ring and saying, ‘What will be, will be, if you’re gonna make fun of me, I’m gonna let it happen. If the crowd is chanting something, I’m gonna react to them.’ I just hope he continues to do that because it’s been really, really interesting to watch.”
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• Janel Grant recently amended her lawsuit against Vince McMahon, John Laurinaitis, and WWE. McMahon’s legal team opposed the amendment, arguing it was untimely, made in bad faith, and primarily for media attention.
They claim many of the new allegations were available when the original lawsuit was filed and that Grant ratified a 2022 NDA by accepting a $1 million settlement payment.
Grant’s team responded, stating the amendment is crucial to exposing her exploitation within WWE. Judge Sarah F. Russell will decide whether the amended lawsuit proceeds or remains in its original form.
Below is the statement that Grant’s attorney issued to BJ Bethal:
“Vince McMahon’s latest filing serves only to cover up the years of round-the-clock abuse and exploitation Janel Grant suffered at the hands of WWE’s top executives. Her amended complaint is key to understanding Ms. Grant’s commodification at the company in all its sordid details.
The amended complaint brings into clearer focus that Ms. Grant’s ‘job’ was never to support the mission of WWE — it was only to satisfy the twisted desires of Vince McMahon and John Laurinaitis. It’s time for the full truth to come to light.”
