WWE being sued again

[SchoolboyC]

Three wrestlers have sued the WWE on behalf of all current and former wrestlers who have suffered serious brain and other damage as a result of "egregious mistreatment" by the organization.

Big Russ McCullough, Ryan Sakoda and Luther Reigns (obvious stage names) claim the WWE has known for years ... the brutality in the ring has resulted in dementia, Alzheimer's disease and a lot more.

The lawsuit -- obtained by TMZ -- claims the WWE, "under the guise of providing 'entertainment' .... has for decades subjected its wrestlers to extreme physical brutality."

The suit acknowledges wrestling is scripted but nonetheless unrelentingly brutal, claiming "WWE is in the business of selling violence."

The legal docs chronicle various matches in which wrestlers were destroyed. It mentions the 2014 Royal Rumble, in which one wrestler "demolished another with a series of brutal steel chair attacks," and the docs refer to "the carnage created by the match's victor."

The lawsuit gives an interesting inside look into wrestling, saying the goal of the WWE is to elicit "heat," meaning heightened violence with the use of various props, including chairs, ladders and tables. The suit singles out various moves, including the Brain Buster, Bulldog, Cobra Clutch Slam, Facebreaker, Jawbreaker and Powerslam. It singles out the chair shots to the head, which was banned in 2010.

The suit claims, "The WWE coerces its wrestlers to work while they are injured by, among other methods, threatening to strip them of their position within the organization if they refuse." It says they are "universally encouraged to 'wrestle through the pain.'"

And the lawsuit mentions Chris Benoit, who was "routinely hit in the head with a chair." Benoit, who killed his wife and son along with himself, was autopsied after his death. A doctor concluded Benoit's brain was so damaged from CTE, it "resembled the brain of an 85-year-old Alzheimer's patient."

The suit asks for an injunction, prohibiting the WWE from subjecting its wrestlers to such brutality, along with damages.



Read more: http://www.tmz.com/2015/04/10/wrestlers-sue-wwe-injuries-brutal-brain-damage-lawsuit/#ixzz3WvKcPfJr

I remember Sakoda being one of Tajiri's weedcarriers in like 2003-2004, didn't even know Luther Reigns was still alive

Have no idea who the other guy is

 

[Swiggy]

If it goes to Trial...

 

[The Rainmaker]

p*ssy ass no-name opportunists

 

[Riley Escobar]

Knowing Vince he'll go "tell Roman to have a word with his brother and stop this"

 

[Konnan]

Never even heard of these jaybrones

 

[ManxOfxThexYear]

Were these dudes even in the WWE to begin with?

 

[I-Hate-You]

Luther Reigns Da Gawd

 

[Honga Ciganesta]

We're Badgered, Brutalized and Brain Damaged

Sounds like these c*nts are trying to get a stable going

Who can stand up to the BBBD crew

 

[HYDRO]

laugh at people trying to make better work conditions for people who literally kill themselves for a living, brehs

 

[Rell84shots]

laugh at people trying to make better work conditions for people who literally kill themselves for a living, brehs

We laugh at people who knew the conditions going in and still performed and are trying to make a quick buck. People think wrestling is fake but these people put their bodies on the line and these are the risks going in.

 

[HYDRO]

We laugh at people who knew the conditions going in and still performed and are trying to make a quick buck. People think wrestling is fake but these people put their bodies on the line and these are the risks going in.

yeah ok....theres no reason a guy should have to sell a 20 ft drop off a ladder and then work the next night

yeah i got into the steel mills knowing i might get sick from all the shyt in the air, but damn does that mean we should stop having abaters come in and remove asbestos?...yall trippin

 

[Konnan]

Michael Hayes strikes again

Alraaaght here's what we need y'all tah do

Take the bump off that there ladder get up and no sell that sum bytch y'all..we need ya tah git some heat too so we need y'all tah trade chair shots without coverin yer head bah gawd

 

[Scotch Hall]

Luther Reigns Da Gawd

Gave Roman a name and style to run with

 

[NkrumahWasRight Is Wrong]

Powerslam?

These clowns are the reason why moves are being banned. Just stick to the chair shots, weapons and past lax environment if anything. Neutering wrestling even more is a scary site

 

[jadillac]

Vince probably like, "Who?"