Dozens of former WWE wrestlers have filed a lawsuit via federal court in New Haven, CT, alleging that WWE failed to care for their repetitive head injuries and misrepresented & concealed the nature of long-term neurological injuries they suffered due to their careers, according to Bloomberg.
The suit contains a few more allegations against the company related to CTE, including that WWE “placed corporate gain over its wrestlers’ health, safety and financial security, choosing to leave the plaintiffs severely injured and with no recourse to treat their damaged minds and bodies.”
WWE remains confident about the suit and issued this statement to the media:
51 wrestlers are named in this tweet from Chris Harrington. Add Mantaur and Boris Zhukhov to the list to make 53 plaintiffs.
A full list of all 51 Plaintiffs in the latest WWE lawsuit over CTE injuries.https://t.co/g74SmOcikk #wwecte pic.twitter.com/XkVSDlzNGG
— Chris Harrington (@mookieghana) July 19, 2016
