More problems are mounting on Vince McMahon as Rolling Stone
published a story last night following six former WWE
creative writers coming out to accuse him of creating a
hostile and sexist work environment.

The former writers, who worked for the company at different
times between 2016 and 2022, also accused other writers who
were in a higher position in engaging in the same tactics in
a bid to turn other members against each other, as well as
sexual harassment.

Two of the writers who came forward are female and after
they told HR about the problems in an online meeting, their
superiors told them to stop acting like children and not to
go to HR if they have future problems. One of the writers
was fired afterward.

Another former writer, Michael Leonardi, told Rolling Stone
that he was fired in 2016 after there was a change in script
during the Martin Luther King Jr Day Raw episode where a
former WWE Superstar – Neville – did not want to say a line
which is associated with MLK and instead it was changed so
R-Truth could deliver it.

Vince McMahon allegedly did not like the change and tore
Leonardi a new one, firing him for not being proper for the
role.

Legal representatives for Vince McMahon denied all the
accusations and in a statement said, “Scores of writers
could share tales of what an enjoyable, creative and
freewheeling environment the WWE writers rooms were. This
handful of (obviously disgruntled) individuals aren’t
representative in any way of the consensus — or of the
truth.”

Trying to tie this story to the Janel Grant lawsuit, none of
the six former creative writers admitted that they have
direct knowledge or information related to Grant and
McMahon.