The Ring Boys lawsuit against WWE which was filed this past
October on behalf of five survivors is moving ahead after
the Maryland Supreme Court voted 4-3 in favor.

The lawsuit was able to go forward after the state’s General
Assembly passed the Maryland Child Victims Act in 2023.

Filed by DiCello Levitt and Murphy, Falcon & Murphy, the
lawsuit says that the underaged Ring Boys were groomed,
exploited, and sexually abused by ring crew chief Melvin
Phillips Jr., who targeted children from broken homes. His
sexual assaults occurred not only at the wrestling venues,
but also in hotel rooms and other locations where Phillips
would shuttle the boys in plain sight.

World Wrestling Entertainment, Vincent K. McMahon, Linda
McMahon, and TKO Group Holdings are listed as plaintiffs.

“The WWE and McMahons had a responsibility to these
underaged boys, and they failed them in the worst way
possible. We will vigorously fight to uncover the truth
about this systemic, insidious, and life-altering abuse,”
said Mark DiCello, founding partner of DiCello Levitt, after
the lawsuit was filed. “We commend our clients for their
bravery in coming forward and promise to relentlessly seek
justice for them.”