AEW sues TrillerTV over nearly $5 million in alleged unpaid revenue

AEW has filed a lawsuit against TrillerTV and its parent company.

As first reported by POST Wrestling on Monday, AEW has filed a lawsuit against TrillerTV and its parent company, Triller Group, Inc., alleging that the streaming platform owes the wrestling company nearly $5 million in overdue payments.

The alleged overdue payments stem from AEW pay-per-view events that aired on TrillerTV and from subscriptions to AEW Plus.

According to court documents obtained by POST, AEW attorneys wrote in the lawsuit, “[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.”

AEW lawsuit filed weeks after Flipps Media suit against Triller Group, Inc.

The lawsuit filed by AEW comes weeks after a separate Delaware lawsuit filed on April 13 by Flipps Media, Inc., the company that operates TrillerTV, against Triller Group, Inc. and other related Triller entities. In that filing, Flipps claimed Triller Group had abandoned the company and left it without a functioning board of directors.

A section of that lawsuit reads: “Flipps initiated this action because it is insolvent, cannot protect value for its creditors, and will soon cease being a going concern unless it its board causes it to promptly action. Flipps, however, has been without a board since October 2024 when its directors resigned and, as a result of Defendant Triller Group, Inc.’s (“TGI”) abandonment, it cannot install replacement directors without intervention by this Court. As of the filing of this Complaint, Flipps has been without directors for nearly eighteen (18) months.”

Report: New suitor is seeking ownership of TrillerTV

Combat sports streaming service TrillerTV is potentially on its way toward new ownership as Orange Crush, headed by Adam Abdalla, emerges as a new suitor.

Mike Johnson of PWInsider recently reported that Orange Crush is currently in the process of assembling private funding to purchase TrillerTV.

Abdalla’s plan for TrillerTV is to bring music videos back to the forefront by incorporating them, along with movies, onto the platform to augment the combat sports component,” the report noted.

Triller, formerly known as FITE, faced financial issues and was delisted from NASDAQ in January 2026. It is the home of streaming for several independent promotions such as GCW, HOG, and more. In the past, it also streamed AEW, TNA, and NJPW.

Who is Adam Abdalla, the new suitor for TrillerTV?

Abdalla currently heads the NYC public relations powerhouse Cultural Counsel. He also sits on the board of several artistic and historical institutions and is well-connected in the film, TV, and media industries.

Abdalla, known for his time as booker for Jersey Championship Wrestling, has now exited the promotion. He is now set to launch his own company, PRODUCE, a new wrestling promotion and concept that will debut in June with events in New York City and New Jersey.

This past Thursday in Miami, Abdalla launched GameTime Sessions. It is the first-ever museum-led culture and sports conference at the opening of the largest traveling contemporary art and sports exhibit in the United States. Abdalla is also known for curating and launching Sunset Flip, which features the artwork of AEW Women’s Champion Thekla as well as ROH Pure Champion Lee Moriarty, currently exhibited at the Perez Art Museum in Miami.

New Triller financial reports reveal AEW’s impact to their business

The ongoing financial tribulations of Triller have provided some insights into the importance of AEW to their past business.

Triller was delisted by Nasdaq at the end of 2025 due to not providing two financial reports by a deadline of December 24, the latest issue in a growing list that includes funding problems and investments that didn’t come to fruition.

The company did file quarterly reports and its annual 10-K filing for 2024.

In those reports, Triller reported that AEW accounted for approximately 19% of Triller’s consolidated revenue in 2023 ($10.3 million) and then 24% in 2024 ($6.6 million). Triller’s revenue in 2023 was just over $54.1 million and just over $27.4 million in 2024.

Through TrillerTV, they host AEW Plus — a service for international viewers that gives them live access to Dynamite and Collision and a discounted rate on AEW pay-per-views in addition to the option to buy them. Since 2023, other buying options for AEW PPVs increased which included YouTube, PPV.com and even Triller domestically which began in April 2024. Amazon Prime Video and HBO Max also became options, but in 2025 which isn’t covered in the Triller financials.

Triller is also the home of indie promotions like GCW, House of Glory, helping power their Triller+ subscription add-on, in addition to being a gateway to buy TNA PPVs.

Our Dave Meltzer has some additional insights for subscribers here.