Ryan Nemeth Lawsuit Against AEW, Tony Khan, & CM Punk Over Breach of Contract & Alleged Assault Update – Lawsuit Moving to Private Arbitration

As noted before, former AEW and current TNA talent Ryan Nemeth filed a lawsuit this past February against AEW, AEW CEO Tony Khan, and CM Punk over claims of assault was committed against him by Punk and breach of contract, breach of implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing and intentional interference with prospective advantage by AEW and Khan. AEW and Khan had filed a petition this past March requesting for the lawsuit to be moved into private arbitration. Nemeth recently claimed that he was served with a counter-lawsuit by AEW earlier this week that was later revealed to have been different legal papers related to AEW’s petition.

Post Wrestling and Wrestlenomics’ Brandon Thurston reported that Nemeth had submitted filings this past Friday and on Monday before the Los Angeles Suprior Court to voluntarily dismiss his lawsuit. AEW reportedly also had filed on Monday to dismiss their petition before the U.S. District Court in Florida based on recent court records.

In an official statement to Post Wrestling, Nemeth’s attorney Mike Caspino stated that these new filings are not the result of an out-of-court settlement.

“There has been no settlement. The parties have agreed to submit the matter to arbitration.”

A representative from AEW did not respond to a request for comment for this report.

Thurston reported that both Nemeth’s withdrawal of his lawsuit and AEW’s withdrawal of its petition were made without prejudice meaning that either party could revive their claims in court in the future.