WWE Responds To Ex-Employee's Saudi Arabia Allegations
WWE lawyer Jerry McDevitt speaks out.
Monday saw new details on WWE's disastrous flight home from Saudi Arabia following Crown Jewel 2019 come to light in the form of statements made by a confidential witness as part of ongoing court proceedings against the promotion in the state of New York.
The witness, an ex-WWE wrestler who competed on the card, seemed to confirm the original reports that this was more than the "mechanical fault" the company had originally attributed the lengthy delay to.
WWE has now issued a rebuttal in the form of a statement from their lawyer, Jerry McDevitt (h/t Figure Four Online):-
"After the Court appointed a third law firm to be lead counsel, WWE provided all three law firms with specific detailed facts from the persons with actual knowledge of the situation, including the phony allegation about the plane. The first two law firms then dropped their lawsuits to avoid sanction motions, but the third firm chose to ignore the specific facts they had been provided, and instead cited an unnamed disgruntled former wrestler with no knowledge of the facts. WWE is preparing its response to the lawsuit and will be moving to have it dismissed."
Cynicism should be applied here, as McDevitt is a public spin doctor par excellence, though it'll be interesting to see how the case progresses.
The confidential witness had referred to a "hostage-like" environment enforced by "men in militia attire."