A cross-complaint has been filed in litigation started by a man suing XPW Wrestling Inc. and the former owners of the now-closed Airtel Plaza and Conference Center in Van Nuys, contending he was injured by a large steel object allegedly thrown by wrestler Necro Butcher during the “Halloween in Hell 4” event at the hotel in 2023.
Pasha Gonzalez’s Van Nuys Superior Court lawsuit names as defendants XPW, founder Rob Black and OLS Hotels & Resorts LLC. Gonzalez’s suit alleges battery, negligence, premises liability, negligent hiring, supervision and retention and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
On Wednesday, OLS Hotels & Resorts filed a cross-complaint against XPW Wrestling, Black and Necro Butcher, whose real name is Dylan Keith Summers and he sometimes goes by MAGA Butcher. The cross-complaint alleges battery, negligence and compensation for any damages OLS may have to pay to the plaintiff.
Summers “intended to cause harmful or offensive contact with plaintiff and/or intentionally engaged in conduct that resulted in harmful or offensive contact with plaintiff,” the cross-complaint states.
In their previous court papers, OLS attorneys denied Gonzalez’s allegations and said he lacked standing to bring the lawsuit.
Although referred to as OLS in the pleadings, OLS is now known as Springboard Hospitalities. The Airtel Plaza closed in October 2025, the same month Gonzalez filed his lawsuit.
Gonzalez attended the “Halloween in Hell 4” on Oct. 29, 2023, and paid about $255 for two front-row seats, the suit states. The wrestling ring was surrounded by six-foot steel barricades that were not secured, could be disconnected by performers and were five feet from where Gonzalez sat, the suit states.
“Despite the inherently dangerous nature of professional wrestling, defendants XPW Wrestling and Rob Black failed to provide any security personnel at the event,” the suit filed alleges.
During Necro Butcher’s competition in the ring, the wrestler disconnected one of the steel barricades and threw it toward Gonzalez and other spectators, hitting the plaintiff in the face and immediately knocking him unconscious, according to the suit.
When the plaintiff regained consciousness and sought help, the hotel staff refused to provide assistance and stated the hotel “wanted nothing to do with the incident,” the suit alleges. Gonzalez spoke with Black, who instead of offering medical assistance or taking responsibility told the plaintiff he could have two free tickets to the next wrestling event, the suit further states.
Gonzalez ended up getting his own medical care by dialing 911, according to the suit, which further states that Gonzalez has suffered lost income. A case management conference is scheduled Aug. 31.