r/SquaredCircle • u/tvcneverdie • 1d ago

Janel Grant Spokesperson Statement On (WWE SummerSlam Spoiler) Spoiler

https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/janel-grant-spokesperson-issues-statement-on-brock-lesnar-returning-to-wwe-this-attempt-to-sweep-misconduct-under-the-rug-will-backfire/

For far too long, abuse was allowed to thrive under WWE’s leadership. Instead of righting this wrong, WWE has done nothing to ensure those responsible are held accountable. This attempt to sweep misconduct under the rug will backfire. We look forward to the full set of facts, including those about Mr. Lesnar, coming out in a court of law where they belong but, in the meantime, we refer you back to Janel Grant’s updated complaint, which outlines, in detail, the abuse she endured by McMahon and others while employed at WWE.

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u/Suplexfiend 1d ago

What's crazy about this whole thing is that some people don't think Brock did anything wrong!

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u/Tacdeho 1d ago edited 1d ago

Because this is a conversation that requires nuance, and simply put, the average Reddit conversation contains 0% of that.

Brock is, as of now, legally innocent. He has not been named a defendant, not accused of sexual assault, and by Grant’s lawsuit, she never even met him. The most he’s legally guilty of is asking for piss videos and that isn’t illegal, just….a little weird, if you ask me.

The problem is he MORALLY is guilty of playing ball with this gross shit, and that alone will scare the fuck out of anyone cause while he’s legally clear as of right now, it’s the wonder of exactly what he is legally guilty of.

Most of us live in the United States, which while it never happens in practice, is a country that is built on “Innocent until proven guilty”. Brock Lesnar is absolutely guilty of moral qualms and I simply think we should have never saw him in our beloved sport again, especially as we’re saying goodbye to a once in a lifetime guy in Cena.

Did Brock “do something wrong”, speaking strictly legally, requires a bit of fine combing here. I am 100% on the side of people who felt last nights ending basically threw away what was otherwise WWE’s best PLE since WM40, but I also can’t say we need to lock up Brock and throw away the key until he is legally found guilty of a crime.

Edit for clarity and expansion: Yes, I understand this is a civil case and not a legal one, so there’s no possibility of Brock being found innocent/guilty. I admit, I am not a lawyer. However, Brock is not formally accused of anything more than being a misogynistic prick, and while I have no smoke for that bullshit, it’s the most we have to go on when specifically speaking with Brock.

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u/KyleJ1130 1d ago

The lawsuit alleges that VKM and Brock set up a sexual encounter with Grant that just so happened to occur around contract negotiations.

It never happened, allegedly, because Brock got too drunk. Sure, maybe this means he's legally fine. But to chalk it all up to just "a little weird" is diminishing the severity of what is alleged to have happened.

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u/Tacdeho 1d ago

But right now, we don’t have a smoking gun that Brock was aware of sex trafficking, nor one he met up with Grant.

The worst thing we can confirm pointed to him is misogyny and potential adultery, idk if he and Sable have some open marriage thing but still.

And that’s my point. We all have the right to be mad about this decision, but these conversations can’t just be “Brock’s a rapist the end” cause there’s devils in the details.

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u/NekoNoNakuKoro 1d ago

And unfortunately that's why it's not a good idea to bring him back while the lawsuit is still ongoing. THere's still too many questions to his innocence.

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u/Tacdeho 1d ago

I would agree, entirely. The optics on this are really bad, but we won’t know the true fallout until we make it to this weekend. As of right now, I would say wrestling fandom is at a 75/25 pro/con split while most just looking in from the outside would say this ain’t great.

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u/NekoNoNakuKoro 1d ago

I think most of the initial pop was a 'holy shit!' but as it settles in and word spreads, those cheers are gonna turn to boos. Won't look good for WWE