Ryan Nemeth-AEW lawsuit moving to private arbitration

Ryan Nemeth’s lawsuit against AEW is moving to arbitration.

According to Post Wrestling, Nemeth submitted filings on Friday and Monday to voluntarily dismiss his lawsuit in Los Angeles’ Superior Court. AEW on Monday also dismissed its petition to take the suit into arbitration in the US District Court of Florida.

Nemeth’s attorney Mike Caspino issued the following statement to Post Wrestling: “There has been no settlement. The parties have agreed to submit the matter to arbitration.”

A move to arbitration means that the dispute between Nemeth and AEW will be resolved privately by a neutral third party instead of a public court. Both withdrawals were made without prejudice, however, meaning that the situation could be revived in the future.

Nemeth filed his lawsuit in February alleging assault and breach of contract following an altercation with CM Punk back in June of 2023. AEW and Tony Khan later countersued to take the matter into arbitration. Nemeth later said that he was served papers right as he was about to go on stage for his off-Broadway debut play in Queens, New York.

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