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Dispensa lawsuit against AEW and Jon Moxley will stay in Michigan where incident occurred

October 22, 2026 Brandon Thurston

Injury case brought by production worker shoved at 2023 AEW Dynamite in Detroit will not be moved to Florida

Judge denies WWE and McMahons’ effort to throw out ring boy lawsuit on U.S. constitutional challenge to Maryland Child Victims Act

October 19, 2026 Brandon Thurston

Federal judge rules law removing statutes of limitations in Maryland on civil claims of child sex abuse doesn’t violate the Fourteenth Amendment’s guarantee of due process.

Security guard sues WWE, Montez Ford over “lap dance” on Monday Night Raw

October 15, 2026 Brandon Thurston

Plaintiff alleges emotional distress, humiliation, and other counts, due to moment broadcast live on Netflix and shared on social media

WWE and Bleacher Report announce highlights deal, WBD emphasizes agreement doesn’t displace AEW

September 28, 2026 Brandon Thurston

Bleacher Report and WWE announced a new multi-year agreement on Monday that gives the Warner Bros. Discovery-owned sports media platform global highlight rights to WWE programming.

Christy Hemme releases white paper on occupational risk to pro wrestlers and questions worker classification

September 25, 2026 Brandon Thurston

Christy Hemme spent more than two decades in professional wrestling as a performer in WWE and TNA and also as a producer and department head with TNA.

In Her Own Words: An Exclusive interview with Janel Grant

September 22, 2026 Brandon Thurston

How the former WWE employee who filed a sex trafficking suit against Vince McMahon reacted to the scandal that unfolded in 2022

AEW All In 2026 records 41,102 turnstile count attendance, according to local government in London

September 1, 2026 Brandon Thurston

Of an estimated 46,987 tickets distributed, Brent Council says 41,102 were used for admission

WWE merger lawsuit settlement finally submitted to court, Plaintiffs’ attorneys seek up to 33% of $147.5 million deal

August 27, 2026 Brandon Thurston

The settlement still needs approval from the presiding judge, but the filing itself, which appeared on the docket Wednesday, discloses new details of the deal

Bar chart titled "WWE WrestleMania attendance in Las Vegas: 2025 vs. 2026, from 3 different sources." Six stacked bars grouped in three pairs, each pair comparing 2025 to 2026 attendance from a different source, with Saturday attendance in dark blue (2025) or black (2026) at the bottom and Sunday attendance in light blue (2025) or gray (2026) stacked on top. Y-axis runs from 0 to 150,000 in increments of 25,000. Las Vegas Stadium Authority: 2025 total 118,641 (Saturday 58,538, Sunday 60,103); 2026 total 97,126 (Saturday 47,093, Sunday 50,033). WrestleTix, estimated tickets distributed: 2025 total 121,540 (Saturday 60,151, Sunday 61,389); 2026 total 102,092 (Saturday 50,081, Sunday 52,011). WWE, announced attendance: 2025 total 124,693 (Saturday 61,467, Sunday 63,226); 2026 total 106,071 (Saturday 50,816, Sunday 55,255). Logos for the Las Vegas Stadium Authority, WrestleTix, and WWE appear below their respective bar pairs. Chart credit: Brandon Thurston.

WrestleMania 42 attendance: Stadium authority numbers confirm decline from prior year

August 19, 2026 Brandon Thurston

The Stadium Authority reported WrestleMania 42 on Saturday, April 18, drew 47,093 fans and on Sunday, April 19 drew 50,033, for a total of 97,126 attendees.

“Narrow disagreement” between WWE and Vince McMahon sides delay merger lawsuit settlement that plaintiffs say totals $147.5 million

August 7, 2026 Brandon Thurston

The settlement agreement ending the WWE merger lawsuit still isn’t finalized, more than two months after the trial was cancelled on the last business day

AEW sues Queen of the Ring production company over unpaid sponsorship fees

July 14, 2026 Brandon Thurston

Film company owes more than $100,000, AEW alleges

Audio released of Ari Emanuel’s 2022 offer of legal help to Vince McMahon amid federal investigations: “There’s ways around this”

July 1, 2026 Brandon Thurston

Ari Emanuel made the offer as Endeavor and WWE were negotiating the deal that would create TKO.

Janel Grant publicly revisits 2022 reporting that broke NDA and alleged sexual misconduct scandal around Vince McMahon and WWE

June 18, 2026 Brandon Thurston

Two Instagram posts pair the original Wall Street Journal reporting with her own comments, deposition excerpts from Nick Khan and Frank Riddick, and a 2023 subpoena spanning securities fraud and sex trafficking statutes

Janel Grant, Vince McMahon, and WWE jointly move to take sex trafficking lawsuit out of public and into arbitration

June 11, 2026 Brandon Thurston

The motion also asks to cancel a June 16 hearing; it awaits approval from the judge

Janel Grant disputes anonymous emails that triggered 2022 WWE board investigation, denies involvement in sending them

June 10, 2026 Brandon Thurston

Grant responds to the emails that set off investigations into NDAs and alleged misconduct that culminated in Vince McMahon’s resignation

WWE merger shareholder lawsuit goes to trial next week. Here’s what you need to know.

June 4, 2026 Brandon Thurston

Answers to questions about the case as it heads to trial in the Delaware Court of Chancery

Shareholder plaintiffs in WWE merger lawsuit seeking $466 million – $957 million in damages, based on their expert report

June 2, 2026 Brandon Thurston

Attorneys representing a class of WWE shareholders argue based on their expert report that they are owed hundreds of millions of dollars — close to $1 billion by one formulation of their estimate.

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