PWInsider - WWE News, Wrestling News, WWE

 
 

TNA VS. SCOTT STEINER LAWSUIT UPDATE

By Mike Johnson on 2014-12-15 09:52:25
The jury trial for the lawsuit TNA has brought against former TNA star Scott Steiner has been pushed back to June 2015, PWInsider.com has confirmed.

The lawsuit was scheduled to go to trial earlier this month but was pushed back during a pre-trial hearing.

TNA sued Steiner in June 2012, claiming he breached his (by then expired) TNA contract by making disparaging remarks about TNA, Hulk Hogan, Eric Bischoff and Bruce Prichard, among others. TNA is seeking damages and an injunction to stop Steiner from speaking out.

In responding to TNA's suit against him, Steiner denied that he ever agreed to not disparage the company, that speaking out against it would breach his deal, that he was involved in a "concerted effort to disparage" the company and its officers, that he ignored requests to stop, that he is in a legal and binding agreement with TNA and that TNA has suffered damages as a result of his actions.

Steiner has stated his TNA deal expired and while he was offered a new contract, he opted to turn it down and never executed the deal.

If you enjoy PWInsider.com you can check out the AD-FREE PWInsider Elite section, which features exclusive audio updates, news, our critically acclaimed podcasts, interviews and more by clicking here!