Status of Brock Lesnar's current civil lawsuit against WWE & NJPW note
On Tuesday, September 27, 2005 at 2:31 AM EST Brock Lesnar's current civil lawsuit against World Wrestling Entertainment was referred to Magistrate Judge William I. Garfinkel on September 21st for a settlement conference. So, as of now, it appears both sides are attempting to end the case as soon as possible.
It should be noted that the day before, Judge Christopher Droney approved a move to seal all documents regarding the case. All testimonies given during courtroom appearances are not included in that list of documents being sealed however. So it is possible those could be released to the public very soon.
As heavily documented in the last week or so, Lesnar is set to make his New Japan Pro Wrestling debut at the company's October 8th event at the Tokyo Dome. The former WWE Champion will be facing current IWGP Champion Kazuyuki Fujita and Masahiro Chono in a Three Way Match. In a rather interesting note, Antonio Inoki hinted to the Japanese media that Jesse Ventura may accompany Lesnar to the ring during the match, although nothing has been confirmed at this point. Other former WWE stars on the card include Charlie Haas, Mark Jindrak and Matt Morgan.
Credit: Mike Johnson @ PWInsider.com