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This week on CHARGED, Bruce Wayans defends the CHARGED Championship against RMP newcomer Orin Veidt. Mercury Yaden and Baylum Lynx go one on one in the Main Event. JK Pop head into a tag team match against Legion and Newcomer Owen Easton takes on Curtis Cole in his first match in Rocky Mountain Pro.
After having his attempt to dismiss the lawsuit brought against him by independent wrestler Samantha Tavel (Candy Cartwright) fail when the court denied the request, WWE United States Champion Matt Riddle was ordered to respond to Tavel's lawsuit by 4/14 by the United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois.
The two sides have also been ordered to provide the court with a proposed discovery scheduled by 4/21. Discovery is the process where the two parties are required to exchange information that may help their respective case against the other.
Tavel filed a lawsuit in October 2020 against Riddle, World Wrestling Entertainment, the now-defunct EVOLVE promotion and Gabe Sapolsky, seeking $10 million from each defendant, stemming from Tavel's allegations, which initially became public during the Speaking Out movement online during the summer of 2020, claiming Riddle allegedly choked and forced her to perform oral sex on him in May 2018. Tavel's lawsuit stated the incident took place on a bus that was leaving EVOLVE 104 in Summit, Illinois, hence the lawsuit was being filed before Cook County Court. It also alleges that Riddle effectively prevented her from being able to be booked for WWE dates.
Earlier this week, the court dismissed WWE and Gabe Sapolsky as defendants in the civil lawsuit, stating that their connection to the allegations could not be proven.