Last month, Vince McMahon resigned from his position at TKO Group after a lawsuit from former WWE employee Janel Grant accused him of sex trafficking, sexual assault, and more. WWE and John Laurinaitis are also named as defendants in the lawsuit.
On a recent edition of his “The Snake Pit” podcast, WWE Hall of Famer Jake Roberts shared his opinion on the scandal.
You can check out some highlights from the podcast below:
On the Vince McMahon allegations: “I did read it. And it was very disgusting, but it doesn’t surprise me. And that bothers me. For me to be able to say, ‘That doesn’t surprise me.’ It leaves me thinking, ‘Man, this is pretty disgusting s**t you’re looking at here,’ and it doesn’t even — you know, it doesn’t surprise me. You know, I believe the man is obviously partially insane. He’s drunk with power. He has been for a long time. And remember when you were doing the ‘Kiss Your A*s thing, you know? That was pretty shi*ty. To see and read that, and not be surprised by it makes me shake my head, man. Just so disgusting. And Christ, man. I just don’t get it.”
On the accusations: “It’s very unnerving, man. It just makes you sad, to think that there are people out there like that. You know? Here’s this girl, who was struggling just to make ends meet and just lost her parents in the worst place possible. And she’s played, you know?”
On not enjoying his time in Mid-Atlantic Wrestling: “No, it wasn’t [great]. It wasn’t for me, anyway. I just never got off the ground. And I was there for probably over a year. And just, a hard grind. Never having the door open for me, never having the opportunity to do anything different or exciting. Never having an angle shot on television. They shot a little bit, they started one with Ole and me and Piper. But they never followed it up. It was never a match. There was never bringing us together. So what was that for? So, unfulfilled dreams and promises.”
