The Rhaka Khan lawsuit was a $3 billion federal complaint filed in October 2022 by former professional wrestler Trenesha Biggers, alleging that roughly 500 to 1,000 defendants had conspired to kidnap her and her children. A judge in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissed the case in October 2023 after Biggers had three chances to file a viable complaint and failed each time.1PWInsider. Trenesha Rhaka Khan Biggers Sees Amended Lawsuit Dismissed
What Biggers Alleged
The complaint, filed on October 22, 2022, under case number 22-CV-8648, centered on the claim that the defendants “conspired to kidnap plaintiff and her children.”2Justia. Biggers v. State of Texas et al., 22-CV-8648 Reports described “thousands of allegations” throughout the pleadings, in which Biggers said she had been subjected to terroristic tactics that destroyed her career, made her unable to find work, and allowed law enforcement to take her children.3Wrestling Epicenter. Rhaka Khan Lawsuit Details
The conspiracy theory grew out of a separate Texas criminal case in which Biggers had been charged in 2019 with interference with child custody and “aggravated kidnapping facilitate.”4eWrestlingNews. Rhaka Khan’s Lawsuit Against the FBI, The Rock, and Many Others Dismissed She characterized the state’s removal of her children as kidnapping and alleged that a large network of agencies, companies, and public figures had coordinated to bring it about.5ITR Wrestling. Jim Cornette Comments on Viral Lawsuit
Who She Sued
The defendant list was what drew the widest attention. It included government bodies, corporations, wrestling companies, celebrities, and private individuals, most with no evident connection to Biggers’ custody dispute or to one another.
Government defendants included the State of Texas, the FBI, El Paso Child Protective Services, the Las Cruces (New Mexico) Police Department, the NYPD, Suffolk County, New York’s Administration for Children’s Services, and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.6411Mania. Rhaka Khan Lawsuit Against FBI and Wrestling Names to Move Forward
From wrestling, the suit named Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Jim Cornette, The Miz and Maryse, Nikki Bella, Mick Foley, Billy Corgan, Mark Jindrak, Steve Keirn, and Heath Miller, along with the late Chris Benoit, who died in 2007. Wrestling organizations included Florida Championship Wrestling, the NWA, Deep South Wrestling, and Panda Energy, the former corporate parent of TNA. Outside wrestling, the defendants ran from Michael Jordan to Home Depot, Bank of America, Con Edison, and the fraternities Omega Psi Phi and Sigma Phi Epsilon.3Wrestling Epicenter. Rhaka Khan Lawsuit Details
Cornette said he only learned of the lawsuit after seeing the filing, and stated that his interactions with Biggers were limited to small talk during his time as an agent and producer in TNA.5ITR Wrestling. Jim Cornette Comments on Viral Lawsuit None of the defendants were ever served.4eWrestlingNews. Rhaka Khan’s Lawsuit Against the FBI, The Rock, and Many Others Dismissed
How the Court Dismissed the Case
Judge Laura Taylor Swain dismissed the original complaint for failing to comply with Rule 8 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, which requires a “short and plain statement of the claim,” and for improper venue as to the claims that arose outside New York. Biggers was given 30 days to file an amended complaint limited to claims arising within the Southern District of New York.4eWrestlingNews. Rhaka Khan’s Lawsuit Against the FBI, The Rock, and Many Others Dismissed
The first amended complaint was also found deficient. In an August 11, 2023 order, the court gave Biggers one more chance, allowing 30 days for a second amended complaint and instructing her to keep it to 20 pages and to comply with Rule 8.7411Mania. Rhaka Khan’s Lawsuit Against FBI, Rock, Jim Cornette and More Dismissed Again
The second amended complaint ran 171 pages, named around 500 defendants, and the court described it as “substantially similar” to the earlier versions. On October 10, 2023, Judge Swain dismissed the case under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(ii) for failure to state a claim on which relief could be granted and directed the Clerk of Court to enter judgment. The court also denied a motion to recuse that Biggers had embedded in the complaint, finding no merit in her claim of a prior relationship with the judge.1PWInsider. Trenesha Rhaka Khan Biggers Sees Amended Lawsuit Dismissed
To close off further proceedings, the court certified that any appeal would not be taken in good faith and denied Biggers in forma pauperis status for purposes of appeal, meaning she would have to pay standard filing fees to pursue the case further.7411Mania. Rhaka Khan’s Lawsuit Against FBI, Rock, Jim Cornette and More Dismissed Again
The Texas Case Behind the Complaint
The kidnapping framing in the federal suit tracks back to an August 2019 indictment in El Paso, where Biggers was charged with interference with child custody and aggravated kidnapping facilitate. She was placed on El Paso’s most-wanted fugitives list by Crime Stoppers. Biggers was arraigned in December 2019, but the case stalled during pandemic-related court backlogs. Her attorney moved to withdraw in August 2022, and after she failed to appear for trial, a bench warrant was issued on December 14, 2022.8Wrestling Inc. Arrest Warrant Issued for Former TNA Star
Multiple outlets reported that audio later surfaced of Biggers’ ex-husband, also a former wrestler, admitting to making “multiple false police and CPS reports” against her.9Complex. TNA Star Rhaka Khan Arrested in NYC Following a Trespass Charge The available reporting does not say whether those admissions affected the Texas charges.