Just days after main-eventing with Jake Paul in Anaheim, California, boxer Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. has been detained by ICE officials and will be deported to Mexico. The boxer was arrested in Studio City, California. JCC, Jr., the son of famous boxer, Julio Cesar Chavez has had a less-than-sterling boxing career. His latest bout was […]
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Judge Boulware punts on plaintiffs’ motion to compel discovery from Endeavor in Johnson case
Judge Boulware held a hearing in his courtroom last week to discuss the plaintiffs in the Kajan Johnson case Motion to Compel Documents from defendant Endeavor. While Judge Boulware held off on making major rulings he required Endeavor to respond to certain discovery which they had rebuffed. After the initial refusal, the court rules require […]
AEW, Moxley sued by crew member for injuries
A lawsuit has been filed by a crew member during an All Elite Wrestling event when Jonathan David Good aka Jon Moxley allegedly went “off script” and injured Christopher Francis Dispensa. The lawsuit (h/t Cageside Seats) states that Dispensa was injured at the May 10, 2023 AEW Dynamite at the Little Caesars Arena in Detroit […]
Another heel turn, John Laurinaitis agrees to turn on Vince McMahon
John Laurinaitis has been dismissed from the Janel Grant lawsuit in exchange for a settlement and providing evidence against Vince McMahon. This is the second time that Laurinaitis has flipped on McMahon although this one will stick since he’s been dismissed with prejudice (i.e., permanently) from the lawsuit. Laurinaitis was implicated in the Grant lawsuit […]
Phil Davis files potential class action antitrust lawsuit against TKO/Zuffa for non-UFC fighters
Former UFC light heavyweight Phil Davis has filed a lawsuit in the Federal Court of Nevada which seeks to turn the business of MMA on its head. Davis’ lawsuit is an offshoot of the now-settled Cung Le, et al. v. Zuffa, the current Kajan Johnson, et al. v. Zuffa and the recently filed Mikhail Cirkunov, […]