Perhaps the biggest news regarding this motion, however, is the allegation of a December 2022 meeting between McMahon, Stephanie, and Endeavor/TKO executives Mark Shapiro and Ari Emanuel. Said to have occurred on December 13, the meeting would’ve taken place just days before reports emerged that McMahon was looking to return to WWE, and a little less than a month before he would force his return to WWE’s board of directors. At the time, many believed McMahon’s return contributed to Stephanie’s resignation from WWE days later, though the plaintiff’s allegations suggest the two continued working together even after McMahon’s retirement.

The alleged December meeting will raise eyebrows thanks to the aforementioned late December motion by the plaintiffs. In their filing, evidence showed a correspondence between McMahon and Emanuel that appeared to set up an August 10 meeting that would’ve featured the two, Stephanie, and Khan only weeks after McMahon retired from WWE. It was unclear if the proposed August meeting between the two sides actually took place, or whether the alleged December 13 meeting is related to it.