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AEW, Moxley sued by crew member for injuries

June 16, 2025 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: AEW, legal, pro wrestling, Wrestling

Another heel turn, John Laurinaitis agrees to turn on Vince McMahon

June 4, 2025 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: legal, McMahon-Grant, UFC, WWE

Phil Davis files potential class action antitrust lawsuit against TKO/Zuffa for non-UFC fighters

May 30, 2025 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

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, […]

Filed Under: Featured, Le v. Zuffa, legal, Zuffa

Another UFC fighter files an antitrust lawsuit

May 28, 2025 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

Mikhail Cirkunov has filed a new antitrust lawsuit against Zuffa in Nevada Federal Court. The lawsuit will be assigned to Judge Richard Boulware who presided over the Le case and currently the Kajan Johnson case. The Complaint appears to be a mirror image of the Le and Johnson cases. However, this one is updated to […]

Filed Under: Featured, Le v. Zuffa, legal, TKO, Zuffa

BJ Penn arrested twice for alleged domestic violence

May 27, 2025 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

The sad downward spiral of former UFC champion BJ Penn continued this past weekend as he was arrested on Sunday at his home in Hilo, Hawaii for alleged harassment of a family member. One of Penn’s friends videotaped the encounter with police in what appears to be Penn’s home where he was laying in bed […]

Filed Under: legal, UFC

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