During his appearance on the Rise Guys podcast, WWE Hall of Famer Bret “The Hitman” Hart commented on the lawsuit against Vince McMahon.
Hart said the following:
“Everything that happened with John Laurinaitis and the things they were doing with that poor girl, shame on all of them. That’s just terrible. I’ve had all my ups and downs with Vince McMahon, and in a lot of ways, I have a lot of respect for him, but at the same time, I find what happened there inexcusable and there’s no place for that…I think Vince McMahon became a predator and used wrestling as his backdrop for all of his evil. This tells me that too much money can turn you into a bad person.”
Former WWE employee Janel Grant filed a lawsuit in January 2024 in United States District Court in Connecticut against Vince McMahon, WWE and former executive John Laurinaitis, alleging sex abuse, sex trafficking and and harassment. However, Laurinaitis was dismissed from the suit after agreeing to hand over evidence to Grant’s legal team.