WWE Says Probe of Vince McMahon Is ‘Substantially Complete’

An investigation by World Wrestling Entertainment board of administrators into allegations of sexual misconduct in opposition to former chairman and chief govt Vince McMahon is “substantially complete,” the corporate stated in a securities submitting on Monday.

The internal investigation, introduced in June, discovered roughly $20 million in bills that ought to have been recorded within the firm’s monetary statements, together with $14.6 million that Mr. McMahon agreed to pay girls to settle allegations of sexual misconduct from 2006 to 2022, in line with folks accustomed to the offers. Earlier this month, the corporate disclosed extra funds in 2007 and 2009 totaling $5 million that it stated have been unrelated to the allegations of misconduct that led to the investigation.