Various: WWE Royalties Lawsuit, WWE Poll, Cody 10K Show Update, NJPW

Royalties Lawsuit Against WWE Ends in Settlement

The lawsuit filed by both Marcus Bagwell (Buff Bagwell) and Scott Levy (Raven) against the WWE in regards to claims of unpaid royalties was recently settled out of court, according to the Wrestling Observer.

The Observer’s Dave Meltzer reported the lawsuit was settled on December 7th after a counter-suit by the WWE against Raven was rejected due to the statue of limitations passing and another counter-suit lead to depositions issued to both Buff Bagwell and Raven. As terms of the settlement, WWE drops all of their counter-suits, WWE retains the right to refile their lawsuit against Raven if he ever sues the company again in regards to contractual issues, and neither Buff Bagwell nor Raven received any monetary compensation.

Source: The Wrestling Observer

Newest WWE Poll Asks Which Match Interests Fans the Most for Clash of Champions

WWE is currently holding a poll on their official website asking fans which match at the upcoming Clash of Champions event they are looking forward to watching the most. The choices available are Randy Orton & Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Sami Zayn & Kevin Owens with Shane McMahon as the special referee, Smackdown Tag Team Championship Fatal 4-Way match of New Day vs. Shelton Benjamin & Chad Gable vs. Aiden English & Rusev vs. champions The Usos, WWE Championship match of Jinder Mahal vs. champion AJ Styles, WWE US Championship match of Dolph Ziggler vs. Bobby Roode vs. champion Baron Corbin, and Smackdown Women’s Championship Lumberjack match of Natalya vs. champion Charlotte Flair.

At the time of this report, the special guest referee tag team match leads with 31% of the fan vote followed by the Smackdown Tag Team Championship match at 26% of the vote.

Update on Cody’s and Young Bucks’ Attempt at Holding a 10K Crowd Show

As previously reported, Cody and The Young Bucks are currently working on plans to hold an indie event with the goal of a crowd of 10,000 people. During a recent interview with ESPN, Cody revealed they expect to give official details regarding this event within the next two weeks.

In an update to this situation, the Wrestling Observer’s Dave Meltzer reported the location for this potential event is down to either Chicago or Southern California. London, San Francisco, and Toronto were also strongly considered as potential locations but were dropped due to travel and costs issues. During this week’s episode of Being the Elite show, Cody and The Young Bucks revealed they recently held a meeting in Dallas in regards to potential sponsorship plans for this event.

NJPW to Hold Wrestle Kingdom 12 Press Conference Next Week

New Japan Pro Wrestling announced they will be holding a press conference on November 11th at 1AM EST on New Japan World to officially announce the card for next month’s Wrestle Kingdom 12 event. Besides subscribers getting access, this press conference will also be available to watch for free for non-subscribers as well.