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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.

Vince McMahon and Nick Khan sanctioned by judge in WWE merger lawsuit, heightening their burden to prevail at trial

May 27, 2026 Brandon Thurston

Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster found that Vince McMahon and WWE President Nick Khan destroyed evidence.

Vince McMahon, Ari Emanuel, Nick Khan, Paul Levesque among witnesses set to testify in WWE merger trial

May 26, 2026 Brandon Thurston

Testimony also from Mark Shapiro, Stephanie McMahon and others to be heard at trial that begins June 8 in the Delaware Court of Chancery in case alleging TKO merger process was predetermined to protect Vince McMahon

Judge rules to continue “John Doe” anonymity for ring boys in WWE lawsuit, deciding against McMahons

May 15, 2026 Brandon Thurston

Men who allege they were sexually abused as children while working WWE events in the 1980s and early 1990s will continue under “John Doe” pseudonyms

Behind the scenes dysfunction from TrillerTV’s parent company during financial crisis led to collapse of AEW relationship, lawsuit alleges

May 13, 2026 Brandon Thurston

Refusal to communicate allegedly prevented TrillerTV from paying AEW and engaging in sale talks

London Mayor’s office says “no specific 2028 WrestleMania discussions”

May 12, 2026 Brandon Thurston

Nashville still appears to be a candidate for WrestleMania 44

AEW suing TrillerTV for nearly $5 million in overdue payments

May 11, 2026 Brandon Thurston

AEW suit reveals 75/25 split for domestic and 65/35 split for international PPV with TrillerTV, 60/40 split for AEW Plus

Nick Khan testified that DOJ investigated sex trafficking, undermining Vince McMahon’s “minor accounting errors” statement

May 7, 2026 Brandon Thurston

In deposition, WWE President described search warrants containing sex trafficking language sent by McMahon’s lawyers to WWE’s lawyers

TKO Town Hall: Nick Khan on Saudi Arabia safety, executive comments on WWE’s use of AI, back-to-back WrestleMania in Las Vegas, Ali Act

April 28, 2026 Brandon Thurston

WWE President Nick Khan told staff in a TKO town hall this week that WWE was “monitoring” the situation in the Middle East, with Night of Champions scheduled for June 27 in Riyadh.

Nick Khan says Paul Levesque signed to new deal with WWE, defends product against online criticism in message to all staff

April 27, 2026 Brandon Thurston

Nick Khan told staff on Monday in a town hall that WWE Chief Content Officer Paul Levesque will continue in his role as head of creative.

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