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TNA, DEAN BROADHEAD RESPOND TO AUDIENCE OF ONE LAWSUIT ALLEGATIONS

By Mike Johnson on 2016-11-08 11:59:00

TNA Impact and its CFO Dean Broadhead filed responses on 11/3 to the lawsuit brought against them by Audience of One Productions [Elite subscribers, click here.] in the United States District Court of Virginia back in  September. 

In that lawsuit, AO1 alleged that they are owed $223,000 plus interest and post-judgment costs for breach of contract, fraudulent inducement on the behalf of Harris and Broadhead, torturous interference on behalf of Aroluxe and for the defendants violating Virginia code.

AO1 has alleged that they were brought in by TNA to produce their Impact Wrestling tapings in Orlando, Florida due to the company being unhappy with the quality of production the Harris Brothers had brought to the company.  They alleged that the company then hired them to produce the 2015 Bound for Glory PPV and never paid, stringing them along with promises of future work and that things were about to work out once the company finalized a new TV deal.  In the end, TNA made a payment plan for the money owed, and according to AO1, made the first payment before cutting off communications.  AO1 also alleges that Aroluxe that made a cash investment in TNA, allowing them access to controlling TNA's accounts payable and that has hampered AO1's attempts to get paid as Aroluxe took over production for the company.

TNA and Dean Broadhead both replied to the lawsuit on 11/3 and as you might imagine, denied many of the allegations that were brought forth by Audience of One.  TNA specifically called for dismissal stating that the lawsuit did not specify how relief could be granted to AO1 and that it should be dismissed because AO1 has failed to show that they have suffered damages in their lawsuit filing.

The responses specifically note that TNA does not believe they owe A01 any of the money alleged.  They admit they owed money after Bound for Glory 2015 and later entered into a payment plan (and that they sent payment via Fedex) but not that they still owe AO1 money.  The response also stated that they were denying Dean Broadhead made any "false statements to mislead" A01 and that they were denying The Harris Brothers "misrepresented any facts or information" to A01.

Broadhead's response also noted that he is not a resident of Virginia, therefore the lawsuit should be dismissed because the court lacks jurisdiction over him.

They have requested that the lawsuit be dismissed with prejudice and that court costs should be paid for by AO1.

TNA minority owner Aroluxe LLC and Ronald Dean Harris requested and were each given until 11/30 to respond by Judge Henry E. Hudson.

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