On September 4, Kevin Kelly and The Boys, also known as The Tate Twins (Brandon Tate and Brent Tate), brought a lawsuit against AEW.
In the suit, the plaintiffs seek to void the arbitration clause of their talent contracts and request the court to certify a class-action suit against AEW over claims the company is misclassifying its wrestling talent as independent contractors, rather than employees.
Speaking on his Grilling JR podcast, Jim Ross was asked by Conrad Thompson if he had any comment on the lawsuit.
"When you sign your contract, you agree to the terms. That would include being an independent contractor. I'll say this. The plaintiffs, Kevin Kelly and those guys, they'll run out of money before Tony Khan does. I don't hold out much hope they're going to get any kind of settlement, whatsoever. Maybe I'm wrong. I'm not a judge or lawyer or anything along those lines. I don't like those kind of lawsuits. I think they're frivolous. You would think guys would get together and work out something before going to spend their money on a lawyer, who is probably doing it, 'If you win, you get this. If you don't win, no harm, no foul.' There is harm and there is foul. You knew what you were doing when you signed your deal. I'm not familiar with the two wrestlers. I know who they are. Kevin Kelly is an old friend of mine for years. I was sad to see him leave the way he did. He just wasn't happy. I think he wanted a bigger role that wasn't available to him. Then, all of a sudden, he's gone. It's unfortunate, it's sad. He has a lot to offer. As far the independent contractor thing being thrown out and overruled, I don't hold any hope for that to happen," said Ross.
Ross is signed to AEW and part of pay-per-view events.
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