POST Wrestling has provided a new update on the Ring Boy lawsuit.
The report notes the plaintiffs who are suing WWE, TKO, Vince McMahon, and Linda McMahon filed a motion last week to continue using their ‘John Doe’ pseudonyms.
The plaintiffs allege they were sexually abused when they were minors due to negligence by Vince and Linda McMahon.
The plaintiffs allege in their 110-page complaint that during the 1980s when they were teens, former WWF ring announcer Mel Phillips had sexually abused them. Phillips passed away in 2012. They also note that the McMahons and WWE knew or should have known that Phillips was a danger to the boys he hired to help set up the wrestling rings for WWF events.
One plaintiff alleges he was abused by former WWE executive Pat Patterson (real name, Pierre Clermont), who passed away in 2020.
Also in In their motion, the plaintiffs asked U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar to keep their names out of public filings and maintain a protective order to limit on how any identifying information may be shared during the case. It was further said the plaintiffs Vince and Linda McMahon each expressly oppose their continued anonymity, while WWE and TKO “take no position.”
The full report is available at the POST Wrestling website.