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Nick Khan has been identified as one of the corporate officers in the lawsuit that was filed against Vince McMahon, WWE, and John Laurinaitis.
Tim Marchman, John Pollock, and Brandon Thurston of Front Office Sports report that WWE President Nick Khan and COO Brad Blum have been identified as Corporate Officers No. 1 and 2 in the sex trafficking lawsuit that Janel Grant filed in January. Khan and Blum were previously not identified. Front Office Sports has identified them as the two other anonymous corporate officers. The report notes that they cross-checked the details of the suit against publicly available records and information from sources available with WWE.
Vince McMahon’s daughter, Stephanie McMahon has also been identified as Corporate Officer No. 3. She is only vaguely referenced once in the suit, which alleges that she knew “of other instances of [Vince] McMahon engaging in inappropriate sexual conduct.” Per Front Office Sports, McMahon did not respond to questions in an overnight postal box that she is said to control, or to a direct message to a social media count that she controls.
Brian Nurse, formerly general counsel and head of WWE’s legal department, was identified as Corporate Officier No. 4.
Ann Callis, the attorney for Janel Grant, confirmed that the names are correct.
WWE’s Statement
WWE responded to the news with a statement through a spokesperson for the company. The statement is as follows:
“WWE takes Ms. Grant’s allegations very seriously and has no tolerance for any physical abuse or unwanted physical contact,” a WWE spokesperson said in a statement. “Neither Nick Khan nor Brad Blum, prior to the lawsuit being filed on January 25, 2024, were aware of any allegation by Ms. Grant that she was the victim of abuse or unwanted physical contact; nor does the complaint allege that either had knowledge of such.” McMahon has said the allegations in the lawsuit are “baseless” and that he intends to vigorously defend himself. A lawyer for Laurinaitis has denied the allegations but appeared to corroborate them by saying at the same time that, like Grant, his client was “a victim in this case, not a predator.”
Front Office Sports notes that, in the suit, McMahon “presented” Khan and Blum as his “key fixers”, and that Grant met with Blum. The report also states that Grant told McMahon that Khan responded to her introducing herself by saying he knew exactly who she was. Grant alleged that McMahon told her that he told Blum and Khan about this relationship, and they voiced concerns to him. A WWE spokesperson denied that this conversation happened, according to the report.
It is important to note that the suit does not explicitly claim that Khan, Blum, or the other corporate officers knew about any alleged acts of sexual assault or otherwise abusive treatment.
WrestleZone will provide more information as it becomes available.
