In Riddick’s deposition, he confirmed that he was a recipient of the emails. He declined being aware of a romantic or sexual relationship between Grant and McMahon, knowing who sent the emails, or ever trying to find out who sent the emails. He claimed he had no guess as to who sent them, and did not know how the sender obtained the addresses of the recipients.

Riddick did admit that he understood the WWE board to have investigated who sent the emails, though he did not know whether they succeeded. He continued to say that he thought the first email was a “fishing expedition try to extort money from the company,” though the second email and its specificity led him to believe it was not a scam but real.

He said that, after the first email, he immediately contacted the general counsel and acting head of human resources, sending them a copy of the email and asking whether they were aware of any allegations that would fit the description against Vince.

Along with the depositions, Grant posted an article from announcing a change of counsel for WWE on April 7, 2022, between the first and second emails. The article notes that Samira Shah exited the company under “murky circumstances” and was being replaced by Elisebeth Collins. Collins left the company that same year and now works as an executive for Walmart.