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The Portland Tribune is reporting that former WWF wrestler Billy Jack Haynes, who worked for the company for a few years in the 1980s and is now 61 years old, filed a 42 page lawsuit against WWE on 10/23 in the Portland, OR United States District Court. He is looking to create a class action lawsuit against the company, hoping to add other wrestlers to it, under the charge of “egregious mistreatment of its wrestlers for its own benefit, as well as its concealment and denial of medical research and evidence concerning traumatic brain injuries suffered by WWE wrestlers.†It certainly seems that Haynes is trying to file a suit similar to the one that former National Football League players are currently negotiating a settlement with the NFL.
Another line of the suit says, “Under the guise of providing ‘entertainment,’ 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.â€
The suit also alleges, “For most of its history, WWE has engaged in a campaign of misinformation and deception to prevent its wrestlers from understanding the true nature and consequences of the injuries they have sustained. WWE’s representations, actions, and inactions have caused its wrestlers to suffer from death, long-term debilitating injuries, lost profits, premature retirement, medical expenses, and other losses as alleged herein.â€
Haynes’ lawyers listed the following moves as dangerous to wrestlers:
Haynes' lawyers listed several dangerous moves used by wrestlers:
The Brain Buster
The Bulldog
The Cobra Clutch Slam
The Facebreaker
The Jawbreaker
The Powerslam
Honestly, I don’t see much merit here. WWE couldn’t have been expected to know about head injuries 20 years before society as a whole knew about them. You can read the story by clicking here.
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