Joey Ryan Sues Impact Wrestling In $10 Million Breach Of Contract Lawsuit
The disgraced wrestler is seeking huge damages from his former employers.
Disgraced former Impact Wrestling employee Joey Ryan, who was hit with multiple allegations during the #SpeakingOut movement earlier this year, has filed a breach of contract lawsuit against the promotion's parent company, Anthem Sports & Entertainment. He is seeking $10 million in damages.
Impact cut Ryan from its roster following the aforementioned allegations on 22 June 2020, with Ryan now claiming that this breached a deal that was originally set to expire in August 2021. Per the wording, Ryan believes he was entitled to a "5 day cure period" with any warning/reprimand-related issues, as stipulated in his contract. Failure to resolve any issues within that five-day window would have granted the two parties an addition 30 days, with the promotion allowed to cancel the contract 30 days after that if no resolution could be found.
The suit was filed in Nashville, TN and Anthem has until 24 October to respond. Neither Impact nor Anthem has responded to the Wrestling Observer's request for a comment at the time of writing.
Ryan will also seek legal fees and other compensation on top of the $10 million, should the court judge the case in his favour. This comes less than three weeks after the 40-year-old filed multiple suits against his accusers.
Source: PWInsider