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Tony Khan ‘shocked and appalled’ by Stephen P. New’s comments about Jim Ross

Posted: Sep 8th 2024 By: Ian Carey

Tony Khan has fired back at Stephen P. New, the lawyer representing Kevin Kelly and The Tate Twins (The Boys).

Shortly after news broke that Kelly and the Tates had filed suit against AEW, in part to challenge the classification of wrestlers as independent contractors, Jim Ross noted on his podcast that he finds such lawsuits to be “frivolous.”

New responded to JR’s comments on House of Kayfabe, saying:

“JR, Jim Ross, called this a frivolous lawsuit. Well, let me tell you something, this is not a frivolous lawsuit. You’re part of the problem. You, Jim Ross, are part of the problem because you fed the guys in WWE – as Talent Relations – these crap contracts for a quarter of a century. You told these guys that it was a take it or leave it deal and they needed to sign these crap contracts, that were contracts of adhesion that they should have never signed.”

“I’m not shocked in the least that you go on Conrad Thompson’s podcast and say this is a frivolous lawsuit. I might lose but by god, it’s not frivolous.”

“Tony Khan has paid Jim Ross a lot of money to do nothing for about five years now,” New continued. “So, if I were Jim Ross and I were living at Jacksonville Beach and making a bunch of money to not do much at all, I’d probably come out and call Stephen P. New’s lawsuit frivolous also. Everybody’s got a price.”

Khan responded to New’s comments on Saturday, writing:

“I’ve just read Stephen P. New’s comments about @JRsBBQ. I’m shocked + appalled by these comments on legend Jim Ross, part of AEW’s foundation, someone so important from the beginning of AEW and still right now today. AEW, JR & I reserve all rights. See you tonight at #AEWAllOut.”