Two lawsuits filed over Lucha Underground contract issues

[cero2k]

Source: f4wonline.com

Two lawsuits have been filed regarding Lucha Underground's contracts.

Pro Wrestling Sheet reported that El Hijo del Fantasma, who goes by the name King Cuerno on Lucha Underground, filed a lawsuit in California against the El Rey Network and Baba-G Productions, the production company behind LU. In the lawsuit, Fantasma is claiming that both El Rey and Baba-G have illegally restricted him and other wrestlers from “engaging in their lawful profession”.

Documents obtained by Pro Wrestling Sheet said that those under Lucha Underground contracts are making less than $4,000 a year compared to other wrestling promotions who offer a living wage. Fantasma claims to have lost thousands of dollars as a result of the contract, and is seeking both putative and actual damages.

Lucha Central talked to Fantasma’s attorney, Andre Verdun, who said that a class-action lawsuit was being worked on in addition to Fantasma’s suit. The site later reported that Kobra Moon, Joey Ryan, Fantasma and Ivelisse are the names attached to this specific suit.

The situation regarding Lucha Underground contracts has flared up in recent weeks, most notably when Ivelisse wrote a since-deleted statement on social media saying that she was “being legally held hostage” by the company after they wouldn’t release her from her contract following the end of the fourth season.

Lucha Underground hasn’t aired a new episode since November. The fate of the promotion and if it will continue for a fifth season is currently unknown.

[cero2k]

i think this lawsuit will be the death of LU, i have to imagine that more people could join the class-action suit

[Bob-O]

i think this lawsuit will be the death of LU, i have to imagine that more people could join the class-action suit

It's silly that it's got this far, honestly... both sides of it.

LU dug their own grave by not letting these performers out with no plan of action. But, on the other hand, why in hell would these people sign mulit-year contracts with 4k/yr downsides? Legally, LU isn't doing anything wrong! Immoral and unethical, yes - but they're within their legal rights of the contracts. The wrestlers in question are complete idiots for signing them and I don't feel bad at all. Some lessons you learn the hard way...

[KILLdozer]

Verdun? I remember that guy!