TKO Q2 earnings results. The company upgrades its revenue and adjusted EBITDA targets for the full year of 2026...
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Grant v. WWE is effectively closed. Judge Sarah F. Russell ordered the pending motions moot. The Court does not actually need to approve the dismissal itself because all parties signed the notice last Friday. Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(ii): www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frcp/r...
The stipulation to dismiss Grant v. WWE & Vince McMahon has been filed. It now just needs approval from Judge Sarah F. Russell, and the case in public court will formally end. Litigation of Janel Grant's claims will continue in private arbitration. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Brandon Thurston@brandonthurston.bsky.social · 2w agoThe parties in Janel Grant’s lawsuit against WWE and Vince McMahon provide update to the court saying they’ve signed an agreement to go to private arbitration. Within five days they will file to dismiss the case so it cannot be refiled. The judge will need to approve.
Netflix's every-six-months "What We Watched" report provides another installment of (first-party) data to assess whether viewership of WWE programs on the streaming platform is up, down, or about the same. Read the article: wrestlenomics.com/articles/202...
The parties in Janel Grant’s lawsuit against WWE and Vince McMahon provide update to the court saying they’ve signed an agreement to go to private arbitration. Within five days they will file to dismiss the case so it cannot be refiled. The judge will need to approve.
Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin's order granting 14-day temporary restraining order on the Paramount-WBD merger. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
NEW: AEW sues Queen of the Ring production company over unpaid sponsorship fees. AEW alleges more than $105,000 in sponsorship fees for promoting the film are long overdue. www.postwrestling.com/2026/07/14/a...
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Film company owes more than $100,000, AEW alleges
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Court filing: Third notice of challenge to confidential treatment of documents used in WWE merger lawsuit open.substack.com/pub/wrestlen...
Third challenge notice filed in the WWE merger lawsuit
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NEW: Audio released of Ari Emanuel’s 2022 offer of legal help to Vince McMahon amid federal investigations: “There’s ways around this” Full article & audio of the 3 voice memos: www.postwrestling.com/2026/07/01/a...
Janel Grant's new Instagram posts pair the 2022 Wall Street Journal reporting with her own comments, deposition excerpts from Nick Khan and Frank Riddick, and a 2023 subpoena from DOJ to WWE that named securities fraud and sex trafficking statutes. www.postwrestling.com/2026/06/18/j...
Janel Grant publicly revisits 2022 reporting that broke NDA and alleged sexual misconduct scandal around Vince McMahon and WWE - POST Wrestling | Podcasts, News, Reviews | WWE AEW NXT NJPW
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 t...
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Judge Sarah F. Russell today granted the parties' joint motion. The judge is requiring them to file a joint status report by July 10. If they haven't reached an agreement by that date, they'll have a hearing in August. Our story here is updated: www.postwrestling.com/2026/06/11/j...
Brandon Thurston@brandonthurston.bsky.social · 2mo agoThe defendants, McMahon and WWE, had long pushed to move the case into arbitration, citing the arbitration clause in the nondisclosure agreement Grant signed with McMahon in 2022. Story now up at POST Wrestling. READ: www.postwrestling.com/2026/06/11/j...
BREAKING: Janel Grant, Vince McMahon & WWE jointly ask court to move sex trafficking lawsuit into private arbitration. Pending approval from the court, sex trafficking lawsuit against McMahon & WWE will likely soon move out of public. Story for @postwrestling.com soon...
NEW: Janel Grant disputes anonymous emails that triggered 2022 WWE board investigation, denies involvement in sending them. Includes the text of the 3 emails, which were filed as exhibits in the merger lawsuit: www.postwrestling.com/2026/06/10/j...
Janel Grant disputes anonymous emails that triggered 2022 WWE board investigation, denies involvement in sending them - POST Wrestling | Podcasts, News, Reviews | WWE AEW NXT NJPW
Grant responds to the emails that set off investigations into NDAs and alleged misconduct that culminated in Vince McMahon's resignation
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Parties reach settlement agreement in principle in WWE shareholder lawsuit www.postwrestling.com/2026/06/07/p...
Parties reach settlement agreement in principle in WWE shareholder lawsuit - POST Wrestling | Podcasts, News, Reviews | WWE AEW NXT NJPW
The parties in the WWE shareholder lawsuit have reached an agreement in principle for a settlement, according to a court official.
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The WWE merger trial has been cancelled, Court Administrator for the Delaware Court of Chancery Tamara Burton confirmed to me this evening. We haven’t confirmed whether a settlement has been agreed to or is being worked on. The trial was previously scheduled to start on Monday.
Will be joining Wai & Neal off the top to discuss the WWE merger trial not appearing on the court's weekly calendar, suggesting the parties are close to a settlement. www.patreon.com/posts/live-1...
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Tackling questions about the case as it heads to trial Monday in the Delaware Court of Chancery, including: -What’s at stake? -Why are WWE and TKO, the companies themselves, not defendants? -Who pays monetary damages if the plaintiffs win? 2800+ words: www.postwrestling.com/2026/06/04/w...
WWE merger shareholder lawsuit goes to trial next week. Here’s what you need to know. - POST Wrestling | Podcasts, News, Reviews | WWE AEW NXT NJPW
Answers to questions about the case as it heads to trial in the Delaware Court of Chancery
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How much money is potentially at stake in the WWE lawsuit over the TKO merger? The plaintiffs' expert report formulates between $466 million and $957 million. The high-end of their range seems to go further but is redacted in the public filing. www.postwrestling.com/2026/06/02/s...
Shareholder plaintiffs in WWE merger lawsuit seeking $466 million - $957 million in damages, based on their expert report - POST Wrestling | Podcasts, News, Reviews | WWE AEW NXT NJPW
Defendants' experts push back on plaintiffs' analysis, arguing deal was fair
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POST Wrestling's Open House Week begins today Every show available on the free tier at POSTWrestlingCafe.com through Sunday www.postwrestling.com/2026/06/01/p...
POST Wrestling's Open House Week: Free access to all bonus shows - POST Wrestling | Podcasts, News, Reviews | WWE AEW NXT NJPW
POST Wrestling's Open House Week features all our bonus shows on the free tier of the POST Wrestling Café, plus daily audio news updates.
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Plaintiffs in class action lawsuit over WWE's move of PLEs to ESPN streaming point to the separate merger lawsuit for why discovery should not be stayed. They argue WWE can't be trusted to preserve evidence, pointing to recent ruling against Nick Khan for destroying evidence.
Events DC’s conduct in these cases fits a pattern that’s unfortunately common... While some agencies are cooperative, others gladly take taxpayer dollars but have to be compelled kicking and screaming into showing how they spent that money. districtdig.com/2026/05/28/w...
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Two D.C judges say Events DC is subject to FOIA
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Vince McMahon & Nick Khan face sanctions in shareholder lawsuit | Pollock & Thurston McMahon and top executives at WWE & TKO to testify in the trial
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McMahon and top executives at WWE & TKO to testify in the trial
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Thousands of pages are already released from my 2 challenges which we've already reported on. Recently WWE asked to withhold some material incl. voice memo audio from Ari Emanuel & Vince McMahon. I opposed. The judge denied WWE's motion. That material should be filed soon.
POST Wrestling@postwrestling.com · 2mo agoJudge rules in favor of reporter’s challenges to unseal confidential information in WWE shareholder lawsuit www.postwrestling.com/2026/05/29/j...
NEW: Vince McMahon & Nick Khan sanctioned in WWE merger lawsuit, heightening their burden to prevail at trial. Ari Emanuel's offer to indemnify McMahon and help with federal investigations presumed by judge to have influenced TKO merger. 1700+ words: www.postwrestling.com/2026/05/27/v...
Vince McMahon and Nick Khan sanctioned by judge in WWE merger lawsuit, heightening their burden to prevail at trial - POST Wrestling | Podcasts, News, Reviews | WWE AEW NXT NJPW
Ari Emanuel's offer to indemnify McMahon and help with federal investigations presumed by judge to have influenced TKO merger
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NEW: Vince McMahon, Ari Emanuel, Nick Khan, Paul Levesque and many more set to take the stand in WWE merger trial. Testimony also from Mark Shapiro, Stephanie McMahon and others to be heard. www.postwrestling.com/2026/05/26/v...
Vince McMahon, Ari Emanuel, Nick Khan, Paul Levesque among witnesses set to testify in WWE merger trial - POST Wrestling | Podcasts, News, Reviews | WWE AEW NXT NJPW
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 protec...
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Events DC's effort to evade FOIA isn't going well. They partnered w/ WWE. I req'd records on John Cena's retirement show. The Court ruled in a related case over RFK Stadium records that Events DC is subject to DC FOIA. In my case v. Events DC, Judge Darlene Soltys concurred.
Update in ring boy lawsuit: Judge Bredar rules in favor of allowing ring boys to continue under "John Doe" pseudonyms. The issue may be revisited before trial. Vince McMahon and U.S. Sec. of Education Linda McMahon opposed. WWE took no position. www.postwrestling.com/2026/05/15/j...
Judge rules to continue "John Doe" anonymity for ring boys in WWE lawsuit, deciding against McMahons - POST Wrestling | Podcasts, News, Reviews | WWE AEW NXT NJPW
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
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Judge rules to continue “John Doe” anonymity for ring boys in WWE lawsuit, deciding against McMahons www.postwrestling.com/2026/05/15/j...
Judge rules to continue “John Doe” anonymity for ring boys in WWE lawsuit, deciding against McMahons
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
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NEW: Refusal by parent company to communicate allegedly prevented TrillerTV from paying AEW and engaging in sale talks. Court filing claims buyout offer from Fubo was passed on. 2000+ words: www.postwrestling.com/2026/05/13/b...
Behind the scenes dysfunction from TrillerTV’s parent company during financial crisis led to collapse of AEW relationship, lawsuit alleges - POST Wrestling | Podcasts, News, Reviews | WWE AEW NXT NJPW
Refusal to communicate allegedly prevented TrillerTV from paying AEW and engaging in sale talks
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