Kelly Kevin took to X, to comment on Jim Ross’ statement he said during his Grilling with JR Jim Ross podcast on Wednesday.
Ross said Kelly and the Tate Twins’ lawsuits against AEW are frivolous.
Kelly’s lawsuit alleges defamation from Ian Riccaboni and AEW, resulting from Riccaboni making disparaging comments on a discord channel regarding Kelly being involved with QAnon conspiracies. Kelly is seeking monetary damages, claiming that AEW breached his contract and that the situation has made it difficult for him to find work elsewhere. AEW fired Kelly this past March.
The Tate Twins were fired by Tony Khan back in April. Khan publicly stated Brandon and Brendon were released because they no-showed events. The brothers later said they no-showed due to miscommunication between themselves and management after they were booked to fly out of a different airport than what they would normally use. The twins claim they no-showed events is at the center of their defamation suit against Khan and AEW.
In addition, Kelly and the Tate twins are also requesting the court certify a class-action suit against AEW over the company misclassifying its talent as independent contractors rather than employees.