Judge Tells AEW to Go Public With Ownership Details or Get Kicked Back to State Court in Jon Moxley Lawsuit

The federal judge overseeing Christopher Dispensa’s lawsuit against Jon Moxley and All Elite Wrestling just gave AEW a major ultimatum—make your ownership public, or this case is going back to state court.

In a five-page order issued on July 29, 2025, Judge Matthew F. Leitman denied AEW’s motion to keep a critical affidavit under seal. That affidavit outlines who owns AEW’s parent company, Beatnik Investments, LLC. AEW tried to keep the information private, claiming public disclosure could lead to identity theft, AI fraud, or affect the company’s “assets and liabilities of ownership.” The judge wasn’t buying it.

“AEW offers nothing more than unsubstantiated privacy concerns,” Judge Leitman wrote, adding those concerns “fall short of justifying the filing of the Graham Affidavit under seal.”

The court gave AEW until August 5, 2025 to refile the affidavit unredacted—meaning all the names and ownership details must be visible to the public. If they don’t, the case will be sent back to Michigan state court, where it originally began.

AEW previously moved the case to federal court in early July, citing diversity of jurisdiction and damages exceeding $215,000. Dispensa’s lawsuit stems from a May 2023 incident at AEW Dynamite in Detroit, where he claims Moxley violently shoved him during an unscripted moment in a match with Kenny Omega. He alleges the shove caused severe neck and shoulder injuries that required cervical fusion surgery. AEW and Moxley are both accused of gross negligence and assault.

As part of AEW’s effort to prove the case belongs in federal court, they submitted an affidavit from the general counsel of Beatnik Investments, redacted to conceal the names of two trusts that allegedly control AEW. Public records suggest those trusts are connected to Tony Khan and his mother, Shanna Khan. The judge found the redactions unacceptable.

“Given the ‘strong presumption’ in favor of the openness of court records, the Court is not persuaded that the balance weighs in favor of sealing the Graham Affidavit,” the ruling stated.

So what’s next? AEW can either put its cards on the table and name its owners—almost certainly the Khan family—or face the risk of litigating this case under state law with potentially less favorable outcomes. AEW has until August 5 to decide.