In 2024, Kevin Kelly and The Tate Twins (Brandon and Brendan Tate) launched a lawsuit against AEW, AEW President Tony Khan, and announcer Ian Riccaboni.
The suit was filed in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, Court of Common Pleas. The suit is “seeking to void the arbitration clause of their talent contracts, as well as requesting the court certify a class-action suit against AEW over claims the company is misclassifying its wrestling talent as independent contractors, rather than employees.” Click here for much more on this suit.
The former AEW announcer stated on social media that AEW fired him after he suffered a “mental breakdown.” You can see his full comment in response to another user:
All I wanted to do was call wrestling. Never in my wildest dreams did I think I’d have to listen to a stuttering son of a billionaire feeding me lines and then correcting himself and telling me I was doing great. They waited until I had a mental breakdown to fire me.”
All I wanted to do was call wrestling. Never in my wildest dreams did I think I'd have to listen to a stuttering son of a billionaire feeding me lines and then correcting himself and telling me I was doing great. They waited until I had a mental breakdown to fire me. https://t.co/zCwoXXNzM4
— Kevin Kelly (@realkevinkelly) January 14, 2025
