Brandon Thurston of POST Wrestling has reported that plaintiffs in a shareholder lawsuit against WWE are accusing a number of the company’s former and current executives of destroying relevant evidence regarding the WWE merger that led to the formation of TKO Group.
Delaware Chancery Court has been asked to sanction the defendants in the case, consisting of Vince McMahon, Nick Khan, and Paul “Triple H” Levesque.
Stephanie McMahon and Brad Blum were also accused, but are not defendants in the ongoing lawsuit.
The filing alleges that the five in question “failed to preserve communications despite multiple notices from WWE’s legal team to do so,” further stating that the McMahons and Khan met with Endeavor CEO Ari Emanuel and President Mark Shapiro just weeks before Vince exercised his controlling interest in WWE, returning to the company with an immediate push to explore a sale or merger.
Khan is noted as “spearheading” communications on Signal, which allows users to auto-delete messages on a timer, and alleged to have deleted conventional text messages that, based on context according to the plaintiffs, included merger discussions and the investigation of alleged misconduct by Vince McMahon.
The lawsuit, originally filed in 2023 and alleging that McMahon predetermined the transaction with Endeavor to secure his continued role in WWE in light of a sexual misconduct scandal, is currently scheduled to go to trial in June 2026.
Source: Fightful