First and foremost, major kudos to the DumbedDownLaw Youtube Channel (video included below) for their terrific explanation of what transpired following Elev8tion Fitness and Elev8tion Fitness Holdings LLC Motion for Summary Judgment, dated April 26, 2026. The motion was denied, largely based on serious questions of foreseeability. The gym’s efforts at getting the case thrown failed miserably. Not only do they remain on the hook, but now they must contend with the fact that Watson went ahead and committed another string of violent felonies and finds himself without bond in a Broward County jail.
Did Elev8tion Fitness know who Wes Watson was, and more importantly what he was all about? Did they know he was using their gym as a venue to have fights? We know what Angel Bajana (who describes himself online as the “Sole Owner of Elev8tion Fitness”) said on public comments to Christian Duque of StrengthAddicts and to Marc Lobliner just days after the incident in question broke. I find it incredibly hard to believe for the Defendants to argue the foreseeability issue ESPECIALLY when it’s the JURY who will decide.
With regards to the Defendants’ knowledge of [Wes] Watson’s and Nicholas Dellis violent past. How will they be able to successfully convince a jury that they didn’t about Watson’s past, and what he was up to while a member of their facility? And not only was he a member, but he was actively training clients at their gyms.
Wes Watson has amassed a tremendous following on social media and created that fanbase by glorifying prison life, prison gangs, and criminal activity. Not only did the Elev8tion Fitness know about Wes, but they didn’t immediately remove him from the gym. Moreover, Elev8tion (Sole?) Owner Angel Bajana tried to promote a false narrative throughout social media, which clearly speaks to the gym’s bad faith.
A trial has been set for this case for May 26, 2026.
