Brandon Thurston of postwrestling.com reported that a federal judge ruled Thursday that seven of the eight former “ring boys” suing WWE, TKO Group Holdings, Vince McMahon, and Linda McMahon may proceed with their lawsuit alleging sexual abuse and negligence.

In a 41-page opinion, Judge James K. Bredar denied the defendants’ motions to dismiss for the majority of the plaintiffs. While the judge emphasized he has not yet made any determination regarding the truth of the allegations, he stated that most of the plaintiffs had “plausibly pled” their cases, allowing the lawsuit to move into the discovery phase.

Key Rulings:

The lawsuit stems from allegations that the plaintiffs were sexually abused by late WWE ring announcer Mel Phillips and other staff while working as minors for the Wor

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