Posted on 12/12/125 by Colin Vassallo
The Ringboys lawsuit which was filed against WWE, Vince and
Linda McMahon, and other defendants will continue with some
changes according to new court documents unveiled by
Wrestlenomics.
Judge James Bredar of the U.S. District Court in Maryland
ruled that there should be a separation on who the
plaintiffs can proceed to claim against and one of the
victims in the case, identified only as John Doe 7, has been
dropped after his claims were dismissed without prejudice by
the judge.
All the accused argued to throw the case out after more John
Doe’s came forward with more allegations earlier this year.
There are a total of eight plaintiffs in the case, but now
down to seven after John Doe 7 dropped.
The lawsuit was originally filed in October 2024 alleging
that underage boys who were hired by the organization’s
ringside announcer and ring crew chief Melvin Phillips Jr.
to assist with errands and other tasks in preparation for
WWE’s wrestling shows were groomed, exploited, and sexually
abused by Phillips, Pat Patterson, and others.