{"id":117341,"date":"2014-11-01T14:11:46","date_gmt":"2014-11-01T21:11:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=117341"},"modified":"2022-02-04T20:12:53","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T04:12:53","slug":"brain-injury-lawsuit-hits-pro-wrestling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/brain-injury-lawsuit-hits-pro-wrestling\/","title":{"rendered":"Brain Injury Lawsuit Hits Pro-Wrestling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/lesnar-wwe.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18280\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/lesnar-wwe.jpg\" alt=\"lesnar wwe\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>William Haynes aka Billy Jack Haynes, a former professional wrestler, filed a lawsuit earlier this week in US Federal Court against the WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment).<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit follows a similar model to the NFL brain injury class action, namely allegations that the WWE fraudulently covered up the true medical toll of the sport from their athletes.<\/p>\n<p>The most troubling allegation, one which if proven is likely to create the greatest chance of success, states that \u201cinstead of stopping wrestling matches when wrestlers have sustained head injuries, WWE, along with its doctors and medical professionals, has allowed such matches to continue\u201d and that \u201cduring and after wrestling matches, medical professionals associated with WWE have negligently or purposefully failed to diagnose concussions\u201d and lastly that \u201cFor years, WWE employed medical staff for the purpose of rubber-stamping a wrestler\u2019s participation long past the outer boundaries of then-known safety guidelines\u201c.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit seeks class action status but has not yet been certified, as the allegations have not yet been proven.<\/p>\n<p>While many don\u2019t consider professional wrestling to be a true combat sport given its predetermined outcomes, there is no doubt that these athletes are exposed to significant trauma over the course of their careers.<\/p>\n<p>Original article here &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/combatsportslaw.com\/2014\/10\/29\/brain-injury-lawsuit-comes-to-combat-sports\/\">http:\/\/combatsportslaw.com\/2014\/10\/29\/brain-injury-lawsuit-comes-to-combat-sports\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>William Haynes aka Billy Jack Haynes, a former professional wrestler, filed a lawsuit earlier this week in US Federal Court against the WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment). 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