Summary

A new motion has been filed in the ring boy lawsuit involving WWE, TKO, Vince McMahon, and Linda McMahon, with the Maryland Attorney General seeking to defend the Maryland Child Victims Act.

The defense side in the case continues to argue that the Act violates both the U.S. Constitution and the Maryland Constitution.

The lawsuit was first filed in Maryland state court in October 2024, then shifted to federal court after a motion from WWE, TKO, and the McMahons.

The Maryland Supreme Court upheld the Maryland Child Victims Act earlier this year. The law removed the statute of limitations in negligence claims tied to lawsuits from child abuse victims.

Plaintiffs in this case allege abuse by former WWF ring announcer Mel Phillips, who died in 2012, during the period when they worked as minors from the 1970s through the early 1990s. The defendants are accused of negligence.

WWE and TKO legal timeline implications

Because the Maryland Child Victims Act is central to this case against WWE and TKO, this latest filing keeps the constitutional fight over the law at the center of what happens next in federal court.

It also means the case remains in a procedural phase where rulings on the law itself could shape how far the plaintiffs’ negligence claims can proceed.

Sources

As reported by Fightful.