WWE Denies Allegations of “Hostage Situation” Atmosphere During Saudi Plane Incident

As noted before, an amended class action lawsuit was recently filed against WWE over issues regarding the company’s Saudi Arabian deal and Middle Eastern television deal negotiations. This lawsuit included a statement from a confidential witness, who was a former WWE talent, claiming a “hostage situation”-like atmosphere took place during the plane incident in Saudi Arabia following WWE’s Crown Jewel event this past November.

WWE issued an official statement (via Forbes) denying the allegations made by the lawsuit’s confidential witness.

After the Court appointed a third law firm to be lead counsel, WWE provided all three law firms with specific detailed facts from the persons with actual knowledge of the situation, including the phony allegation about the plane. The first two law firms then dropped their lawsuits to avoid sanction motions, but the third firm chose to ignore the specific facts they had been provided, and instead cited an unnamed disgruntled former wrestler with no knowledge of the facts. WWE is preparing its response to the lawsuit and will be moving to have it dismissed.