The 40-page complaint alleges that WWE mistreated its wrestlers and claims it “negligently or purposefully failed to diagnose concussions.” “Under the guise of providing entertainment, the WWE has, for decades, subjected its wrestlers to extreme physical brutality that it knew, or should have known, caused … long-term irreversible bodily damage, including brain damage,” the lawsuit said.
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The WWE is keeping one of its star wrestlers out of action due to a concussion much longer than anyone anticipated. The wrestler, Daniel Bryan, has been held out of action for over two months even after he was cleared to return by a neurologist.
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Billy Jack Haynes, was a superstar at the height of WWE’s popularity in 1986-1988. He was featured in Wrestlemania III on March 29, 1987, considered the seminal event in the history of US wrestling with over one million viewers. In Wrestlemania III he was hit with Chains, received 20 stitches to the head and experienced a concussion.
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WWE Head Injuries Lawsuit
WWE Grapples With Concussion Lawsuit From Former Wrestlers
The 40-page complaint alleges that WWE mistreated its wrestlers and claims it “negligently or purposefully failed to diagnose concussions.” “Under the guise of providing entertainment, the WWE has, for decades, subjected its wrestlers to extreme physical brutality that it knew, or should have known, caused … long-term irreversible bodily damage, including brain damage,” the lawsuit said.
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The WWE is keeping one of its star wrestlers out of action due to a concussion much longer than anyone anticipated. The wrestler, Daniel Bryan, has been held out of action for over two months even after he was cleared to return by a neurologist.
Continue Reading →Billy Jack Haynes wrestles WWE into federal court
Billy Jack Haynes, was a superstar at the height of WWE’s popularity in 1986-1988. He was featured in Wrestlemania III on March 29, 1987, considered the seminal event in the history of US wrestling with over one million viewers. In Wrestlemania III he was hit with Chains, received 20 stitches to the head and experienced a concussion.
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