According to Brandon Thurston from POST Wrestling, AEW has filed a lawsuit against TrillerTV and its parent company, Triller Group, Inc., in Duval County Court, Florida, on April 29th. AEW is seeking $5 million in unpaid revenue from TrillerTV.
The lawsuit claims that Triller Group used revenue from AEW pay-per-view sales and AEW Plus to finance other businesses, including a social media platform that ultimately never materialized.
The lawsuit states, “[Triller Group Inc.’s] strategy of robbing revenues generated by TrillerTV’s distribution of AEW content to cover other of Defendants’ operating expenses (much of which was spent on the social media platform endeavor) negatively impacted its relationship with and payments owed to AEW.”
The report also indicates that AEW's lawsuit claims their business relationship functioned well until 2024, when TrillerTV merged with Triller Group, leading to "slow payments." AEW alleges that from that point onward, Triller was able to use the revenue generated from AEW's content to cover other operational expenses. They are pursuing claims for breach of contract, unjust enrichment, tortious interference, and more.
The lawsuit outlines the revenue splits between AEW and Triller. In 2024, AEW content accounted for 24% of all Triller Group revenue. Under their agreement, AEW was entitled to 75% of the net revenue from domestic pay-per-views (PPVs) and 65% of the net revenue from international sales. This arrangement was established in mid-2019, whereas previously the net revenue split was 50/50. AEW Plus revenue was distributed with a 60/40 split in favor of AEW.
AEW claims in the lawsuit that Triller Group exploited the delay between the point of sale and payment due dates to redirect revenue for other uses. AEW submitted written requests for payment in January and March of 2025 but states that Triller only paid a small portion of the total amount owed as of March 1. AEW later issued a legal demand for $4,988,989.13 in overdue payments in April.
Additionally, this is the second recent lawsuit filed against TrillerTV. The first was initiated by its parent company, Triller Group, Inc. Flipps Media Inc., the company behind TrillerTV, filed a suit in Delaware Chancery Court, claiming the company is insolvent and unable to meet its debts. Flipps stated that they have no board of directors and therefore cannot file for bankruptcy. They are requesting the court to appoint their officers as a board of directors so they can explore the possibility of bankruptcy.
Flipps' lawsuit alleges that Triller Group has abandoned TrillerTV, which is currently being operated by CEO Kostadin Jordanov and President and COO Eric Winter. Former TrillerTV CCO Adam Bigwood reportedly left the company on April 30. Despite these issues, TrillerTV's website remains active and lists several upcoming live events. AEW launched its own streaming platform, MyAEW, in March, while AEW Plus was discontinued in April.
Triller told POST Wrestling in a statement, “We take these reports seriously and are reviewing the legal matter thoroughly. At this time, Triller Group Inc. has no comment.”
