So far in 2026, WWE and Vince McMahon have been able to escape lengthy trials regarding the respective lawsuits filed against them by WWE shareholders and Janel Grant, with the former being settled and the latter going to arbitration. When it comes to "Ring Boy" lawsuit against WWE, McMahon, and his wife, US Secretary of Education Linda McMahon, alleging they did nothing to stop sexual abuse of ring boys at the hands of WWE employees in the 1980s, it doesn't appear lightning is going to strike a third time yet. POST Wrestling reports that federal judge James K. Bredar rejected WWE and McMahon's motion to have the lawsuit dismissed earlier on Monday.WWE and the McMahon's had argued that the lawsuit should be dismissed because the Maryland law that the case was brought under, the Child Victims Act, was in violation of the US Constitution. The law was originally passed in 2023 and was upheld by the Maryland Supreme Court in 2025, though they didn't rule whether it was related to the US Constitution. Instead, Bredar made that ruling himself with his decision, believing "the law is constitutional as applied to the case."As a result of Bredar's ruling, the lawsuit will continue and will now move into the discovery phase, with a November 17 teleconference scheduled to determine when evidence will be made available and when depositions could take place. A trial date is still several months away from happening, however, and could be postponed further or even called off should the defendants and plaintiffs reach a settlement or if WWE and the McMahons decide to appeal Bredar's decision to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. Neither WWE nor the McMahons made a statement at the time of the report, and it remains unclear whether they plan to appeal the ruling.
