WWE has inked a gigantic agreement with Netflix to air Monday Night RAW on the digital streaming site starting from January 2025.
Previously, it was agreed upon that Netflix would be the home for a docuseries focused on Vince McMahon. Nevertheless, the venture was shelved later on, but was greenlit again post Janel Grant launching a legal battle against McMahon, John Laurinaitis, and WWE, blaming McMahon for sex trafficking, sexual assaults, and more.
Before the Netflix premiere of the “Mr. McMahon” docuseries on the 25th of September, McMahon voiced a rare statement, stating that the documentary contained inaccuracies.
Ex-Chairman of WWE, McMahon, elucidated that the lawsuit featured in the docuseries by Grant was associated with a terminated affair he had. In a response to McMahon’s declarations, Grant’s legal representative, Kendra Barkoff Lamy, advocate at SKDK, made a public rebuttal.
In a recent discussion on Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer indicated potential dissatisfaction and unease about the collaboration with WWE among Netflix staff prior to the Grant filing.
He quoted, “If you recall, the Netflix agreement was finalised just a few days before the legal proceedings were initiated by Janel Grant. This wasn’t a backstage closed-door agreement that everyone was rejoicing over. Indeed, within Netflix there were individuals who expressed reservations on this deal, but nonetheless, they moved forward with it. There was uncertainty about working alongside WWE. I presume that if these legal matters were raised a month prior…once the contract was sealed and celebrated, I mean nobody decided to back out just because Vince had left. Remember, following the signing of the deal and its grand announcement, soon after, the lawsuit was initiated, and Vince quit. So, had Vince remained, would they have held on to the deal? It’s anybody’s guess.”
The “Mr. McMahon” docuseries will delve deep into the various sexual misbehaviour allegations accused against McMahon by multiple women across several years.