The outlet reported that as of Saturday morning, Lesnar had not traveled to Tampa, Florida, for tonight’s event and that one source said he was withdrawn from the Royal Rumble match itself for an unnamed NXT wrestler slotted for the spot instead.
This comes despite Lesnar reportedly being in WWE’s plans for WrestleMania.
The development follows his mention in a lawsuit filed against Vince McMahon on Thursday where former employee Janel Grant alleged McMahon sexually assaulted, abused, degraded and trafficked her during her three years at WWE.
In the lawsuit, Lesnar was mentioned and alleged as being the willing recipient of sexually explicit videos and photos of Grant via McMahon. There was allegedly a McMahon offer to Lesnar for Grant to have sex with him as part of him signing a new contract.
From the lawsuit:
“That December, McMahon gave Grant’s personal cellphone number to the WWE star, the lawsuit said. The wrestler asked her to send a video of herself urinating, the suit said, and after she did, he called her a “b—.” That same month, the suit said, the star expressed a desire to “set a play date,” but a snowstorm disrupted his travel plans.”
McMahon resigned as TKO executive chairman Friday and has denied the allegations in the lawsuit. Lesnar has yet to release any kind of statement publicly.
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