The firm representing the plaintiffs state, “Wrestlers are claiming to have been subjected to … repeated trauma and injury to the head and brain leading to serious long-term debilitating injuries, lost profits, premature retirement, medical expenses, depression, cognitive deterioration, and, in some cases, death and suicide.”
Here are four points surrounding the damages sought according to Audet & Partners, who are investigating the lawsuit on behalf the wrestlers:
- Wrestlers were subject to injuries when their matches should have been stopped.
- WWE negligently failed to diagnose concussions, leading to more serious brain injury and deterioration.
- WWE induced wrestlers to use steroids and other drugs to heighten pain tolerance.
- In 2007, a WWE executive publicly said, “WWE wrestlers are at risk for concussions because of the nature of their work.”
WWE’s outside legal counsel told TMZ the claims are fraudulent and they will fight them.
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