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Vince McMahon's first major move after leaving his role with WWE has reportedly been revealed.
The former chairman resigned from then-new WWE umbrella company TKO in January 2024 following a lawsuit filed by ex-employee Janel Grant, alleging sexual harassment and trafficking - claims he denies.
Since leaving, McMahon has been selling off his shares in the company, from which he is believed to have made over $1.5billion (£1.1bn).
TKO President Mark Shapiro has previously insisted that McMahon will not return to the WWE and that he has no internal contact with the company.
The 79-year-old has kept a relatively low profile since his departure, but it appears he is now starting to make moves - whether that's in wrestling or not.
According to Cageside Seats, however, McMahon has seemingly taken the first step into launching a new company in a new adventure.
Vince McMahon's first move in his post-WWE career has reportedly been revealed
McMahon, pictured with Donald Trump, has been selling off his shares in the company, from which he is believed to have made over $1.5billion (£1.1bn)
He left WWE after a lawsuit filed by ex-employee Janel Grant, alleging sexual harassment and trafficking - claims he denies
McMahon's new private investment firm filed a trademark on an image relating to '14th & I'
It is reported that McMahon's new private investment firm filed a trademark on an image relating to '14th & I'. The Image is black and white, with a big number 14 and then the letters 't' and 'h' above an '&' and 'I'.
14 is believed to relate to the intersection where McMahon's father previously had a headquarters building in Washington, DC.
The trademark indicates the trademark will be used for: goods and services, specifically private equity fund investment services; financial services, namely, management of private equity funds, private equity fund investment services, and portfolio management, as well as entertainment services, namely, production and development of scripted television and digital programming.
Grant, meanwhile, alleges that both John Laurinaitis and McMahon subjected her to years of sexual abuse and coercion, with WWE superstar Brock Lesnar also named in the lawsuit last year.
Grant previously agreed to a $3million settlement in exchange for signing a nondisclosure agreement in 2022.
But last year she filed a new lawsuit against McMahon, the WWE and Laurinaitis, claiming the former stopped making payments after the initial $1m installment and requesting to void that agreement.
Her allegations include that McMahon and Laurinaitis locked her in a room at the WWE's Stamford, Connecticut headquarters in June of 2021 and took turns sexually assaulting during the work day.
The married McMahon is additionally accused of trafficking Grant to other men, forcing her to perform sex acts 'on demand' and sharing nude photographs of the plaintiff. The accused deny the accusations.
