The ongoing antitrust lawsuit between WWE and MLW is set to be officially settled within the next 30 days, pending some paperwork.
The suit
Major League Wrestling originally filed the lawsuit last year before it was amended in March. The suit had several allegations against WWE, starting with WWE violating the Sherman Antitrust Act in the US market for pro wrestling content, WWE attempting to undermine the competition regarding MLW’s pursuit of media distribution deals, and WWE trying to hire contracted talent away from the company.
It was alleged WWE’s deal with Peacock contributed to its antitrust case because it kept non-WWE wrestling content off the service, including REELZ, a platform that aired MLW Underground at the time.
Reaction
Pwinsider reports there is a lot of happiness among talents in MLW when hearing the news with the hope that MLW can move forward with finding a new TV deal as well as focusing on the future instead of the legal battle.
MLW owner Court Bauer had mentioned to talent at a show last week in New york City that announcements would be coming. He also told them he wants to run more shows next year in newer and older markets.
