Three new plantiffs join ‘ring boy scandal’ lawsuit against WWE & the McMahons

Three new plaintiffs have joined the lawsuit against WWE and The McMahons.

Post Wrestling reported on Monday that the former ring boys filing the suit against WWE, TKO and Vince & Linda McMahon have provided further details regarding the defendant’s alleged failure to report sexual abuse. The filing includes allegations from three additional plaintiffs that allege abuse not only by former ring announcer and road crew member Mel Phillips, but also from longtime WWE official Pat Patterson and former WWE wrestler Koko B. Ware.

John Doe 6, a Missisippi resident, alleges that he met Phillips around 1988 when he was 11 or 12 years old. After a house show on July 14, 1989 in Baltimore he was told that he needed to stay in Patterson’s hotel room while other boys stayed in Phillips’ room. It was there that Doe 6 alleges that he was given alcohol as Patterson played pornography on the television. Patterson then allegedly proceeded to perform sexual acts on Doe 6.

He said he was also sexually abused by Phillips after a July 21, 1992 event in Portland, Maine. This was after Phillips’ reported exit from the WWE in March of 1992.

In a separate incident that took place in Portland, Maine, Doe 6 alleges that Ware pushed his head against a wall and patted him down, grabbing him by the crotch with other witnesses present including Phillips, Patterson, Tony Chimel, and referee Danny Davis, with only Chimel telling Ware to let go. Ware did not immediately respond to Post Wrestling for comment.

John Doe 7 says he was around 14 or 15 years old when he met Phillips in 1974. He says he was abused by Phillips in Baltimore, Maryland during his work as a ring boy, including forced oral sex. Doe 7 also said abuse happened away from WWE events and Phillips sometimes recorded the abuse with a video camera.

John Doe 8 met Phillips when he was around 15 years old in Baltimore back in 1982 while he was working concessions at the Baltimore Civic Center. Before a April 10, 1982 WWE event Doe 8 alleges that Phillips told he and another boy were told to get undressed at a hotel room. Doe 8 says Phillips then proceeded to put the boys’ feet on his crotch to compare sizes while he was aroused. They were also offered cocaine and pills.

Linda McMahon filed a motion earlier this month to dismiss the lawsuit, saying she has no significant connection to the state and never communicated with the then five individuals who originally filed the lawsuit. She also sought to distance herself from Phillips, saying she never personally supervised him while he was employed in WWE. In the amended suit, the ring boys outlined times when they interacted with or were in the presence of Vince & Linda McMahon.