WWE: Ethan Page on NXT Seeing More in Him Than AEW Did, John Cena on Why “LOL Cena Wins” was Necessary at the Time for His Wrestling Career, Vince McMahon Sex Trafficking Lawsuit Update

Ethan Page Comments on WWE NXT Saw More in Him as a Star Than AEW Did

A recent episode of the Busted Open Radio podcast featured Ethan Page as the guest. One of the topics discussed included Page’s thoughts about how WWE’s NXT brand saw more in him as a star than AEW did.

“They didn’t know what they had, and now they do. I’m gone. These guys have me. They have the ability to do whatever it is that they want, and they have chosen to open a door for Ethan Page to absolutely kick wide open.”

Page also gave his thoughts about Penta’s recent official debut in WWE and how he can relate to how Penta and his family felt on this past Monday’s RAW show.

“I can relate to Penta, especially family-wise, getting to see him on Raw with his family in the front row, his daughter specifically in tears. It was almost a flashback to me winning the championship in my home country of Canada in Toronto, my daughter in the front row, finally getting to see her dad fulfill his dream of being a champion, the champion in the company he’s always wanted to be in. So yeah, I can only imagine how Penta felt last night, debuting WWE, Monday Night Raw, Netflix, who knows how many millions of people were watching? It had to feel good.”

Transcript h/t: F4WOnline.com

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John Cena Comments on His Most Memorable Losses in His Wrestling Career & Why “LOL Cena Wins” was Necessary at the Time

Collider held a recent interview with John Cena. One of the topics discussed included Cena’s thoughts about his most memorable losses in his wrestling career and why “LOL Cena Wins” was necessary for his career at the time.

“One of the biggest hang-ups in the middle portion of my career was that, spoiler alert, John wins. What people don’t understand is, I think now, maybe, as we begin to reflect back here on this last run of like, ‘Hey, man, I was in it for the long haul.’ The way you make those losses impactful is sometimes you’ve got to win, and sometimes you’ve got to win a lot. Any time you can pass energy on to somebody, that’s kind of the life cycle of the business. You come in an unknown and, hopefully, you get the flywheel spinning, you create all this energy on your way out, you pay it forward, you pass it off.”

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Vince McMahon Sex Trafficking Lawsuit Update – WWE Files Opposition to Janel Grant’s Request for Additional Time for Amended Lawsuit Filing

As noted before, former WWE employee Janel Grant filed a lawsuit in January of 2024 against former TKO Executive Chairman Vince McMahon accusing McMahon of committing sex trafficking and sexual abuse towards her during her time in the company. Besides McMahon, WWE and former WWE Head of Talent Relations John Laurinaitis were also named defendants in the lawsuit. Grant recently filed a motion requesting for additional time for her amended lawsuit while McMahon filed a motion in opposition.

PWInsider’s Mike Johnson reported that WWE filed a motion in opposition to Grant’s motion request on January 14th before the United States District of Connecticut based on recent court documents.

In their filing, WWE reportedly argued that “Although Grant’s motion is styled as a request for a status conference, it effectively is an improper and belated request” to extend the deadline of the arbitration argument. WWE also argued that Grant’s request for an extension to respond due to the recent SEC charges announcement against McMahon is “untimely” and claimed she has “not shown good cause” for an extension to be granted.

WWE’s filing also claims:

“…the recently announced SEC settlement with McMahon has no bearing whatsoever on Defendants’ motions to compel and does not warrant an extension of Grant’s time to oppose the motions. Grant makes the conclusory assertion that the consent order “necessitate[s] additional time for her counsel to assess these developments and incorporate these new (and still developing) facts into her Amended Complaint.” But it is unclear, and Grant does not explain, how the SEC’s cease-and-desist order against McMahon for violations of accounting- and disclosure-related offenses could have any bearing on the enforceability and scope of the arbitration provision that is the predicate for Defendants’ motions to compel. Grant’s reference to McMahon’s settlement with the SEC is a red herring and does not provide good cause for an extension of time to oppose Defendants’ motions.”

In the filing, WWE also argued that Grant’s attorneys had eight months to prepare their response to the motion regarding whether the case should be used to arbitration or not.

“There is no conceivable hardship or prejudice to Grant in requiring that she adhere to the deadline set forth in the Local Rules, and Grant does not even attempt to explain how she could require even more time to respond to Defendants’ motions.”