WWE Hall of famers sue the WWE, WWE issues statement

Three WWE Hall of Famers have attempted to sue WWE

WWE Hall Of Famers namely Blackjack Mulligan (Robert Windham) and Koko B. Ware (James Ware), alongwith The Dynamite Kid (Tom Billington) have sued WWE while claiming that they have suffered long-term health problems stemming from concussions they received while wrestling for the promotion. Mulligan while speaking to Associated Press from his home this Wednesday, said that he’s been diagnosed with dementia, and also has blood clots in his brain.

He also pointed out to his son Barry Windham and said he has developed serious problems, including drug addiction, which he owes it the to numerous injuries he sustained during his career in wrestling. He also added that he was beaten black and blue by Sergeant Slaughter with a turnbuckle, that rendered him unconscious and a broken jaw. He alleges that WWE wants to send everyone to the rehab, but that doesn’t help for memory loss and feels abandoned by the company.

WWE on their part has asked a federal judge to block lawsuits by former wrestlers. WWE attorneys filed a lawsuit in US District Court in Connecticut on Monday and argued that the wrestler claims are fraudulent and should be barred from the court due to a three-year statute of limitations on such claims in the state of Connecticut. WWE is also asking that the various concussions lawsuits they’re facing across the country be moved to federal court in Connecticut. WWE has issued the following statement:

WWE Defends Against False Allegations

“WWE filed a lawsuit in Connecticut to protect the company from a series of fraudulent claimsmade by a Massachusetts attorney regarding alleged concussion-related injuries. A few examples of such false allegations from this lawyer include:

· Claims in two different federal courts that five individuals died prematurely due to head injuries when in fact all five individuals are alive today.

· Falsely stating that an individual’s years of performance with WWE spanned 22 years from 1985 through 2007, when in fact the individual performed for only 2 years (1985-1986 and 1992-1993) and made one appearance in 2007.

· Alleging that head injury led to the death of a morbidly obese former performer who died of aheart attack years after last performing for WWE.

· A claim that an individual suffered from deafness allegedly due to head injury when said individual has publicly stated that he was deaf since birth.

· Claiming that head injury led to the accidental drug overdose of a former performer over 20 years after he last performed.

It is unfortunate that some former performers have been improperly recruited under the guise of a big ‘pay day’, and we feel badly that these individuals are being misled and exploited.”