AEW Accuses Ryan Nemeth Of Misrepresenting And Misleading Conduct
An update on the lawsuit between Ryan Nemeth and AEW.
On June 5, AEW filed a petition in the U.S. District Court in the Middle District of Florida to compel Nemeth to arbitrate the dispute at a JAMS administrative office nearest to Duval County, Florida, and be adjudicated under Florida law.
According to John Pollock of POST Wrestling, AEW claims that Nemeth has misrepresented and misled them through his conduct in voluntarily dismissing his lawsuit filed in February 2025 against the company by agreeing to take the matter to private arbitration.
Seeking to compel private arbitration, AEW dismissed its own petition in the U.S. District Court of Florida.
JAMS is a private company designed to help resolve disputes and arbitrate. It is the company that AEW has designated in its contractual language to settle any disputes. It was 29 locations worldwide and is based in Irvine, California.
AEW states that Nemeth filed a demand for arbitration with a JAMS office in Orange County, California, and added “an assortment of unsupported claims under the California Labor Code.” AEW states that the California Labor Code does not apply because Nemeth was not an employee and was classified as an independent contractor.
The two sides were given a list of ten potential arbitrators, with six located in California, three in Florida, and one in New York. AEW argues that California having six arbitrators is in favor of Nemeth as opposed to the three in Florida.
In a separate filing on Tuesday, AEW and Tony Khan are seeking to seal confidential information related to the three independent contractor agreements that Nemeth signed from 2021 to 2023. They argue that the agreements contain “sensitive, confidential and proprietary information belonging to the Petitioners, including but not limited to information related to its business practices, its internal economic structures, compensation agreements, and intellectual property.”
Nemeth filed a lawsuit in February 2025 against Tony Khan, AEW, and CM Punk alleging assault, breach of contract, breach of implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing and intentional interference with prospective advantage. Fans can read parts of the lawsuit here.
