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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
Supreme Court declines to hear wrestlers' brain damage cases against WWE
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear the appeals of several former pro wrestlers who claimed in lawsuits that World Wrestling Entertainment failed to protect them from repeated head injuries that led to long-term brain damage.
The former wrestlers asked the high court to review lower court rulings that dismissed the lawsuits because they were filed too late. The plaintiffs include William "Billy Jack'' Haynes, Russ "Big Russ'' McCullough, Ryan Sakoda, Matthew "Luther Reigns'' Wiese and the wife of the late Nelson "Viscera'' Frazier, also known as Big Daddy V, who died in 2014.
Monday's decision, which the Supreme Court did not explain under its usual practice, put an end to the last remaining lawsuits in an array of litigation originally filed six years ago in Connecticut against the WWE over concussions and other injuries. The WWE is based in Stamford.
More than 50 former wrestlers, most of them stars in the 1980s and 1990s, sued the WWE, saying they suffered repeated head injuries including concussions that led to long-term brain damage. They accused the WWE of knowing of the risks of head injuries but not warning its wrestlers.
Other wrestlers who filed suit were Jimmy "Superfly'' Snuka, Joseph "Road Warrior Animal'' Laurinaitis, Paul "Mr. Wonderful'' Orndorff, Chris "King Kong Bundy'' Pallies and Harry Masayoshi Fujiwara, known as Mr. Fuji.
Entire article: https://www.espn.com/wwe/story/_/id...eclines-hear-wrestlers-brain-damage-cases-wwe
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear the appeals of several former pro wrestlers who claimed in lawsuits that World Wrestling Entertainment failed to protect them from repeated head injuries that led to long-term brain damage.
The former wrestlers asked the high court to review lower court rulings that dismissed the lawsuits because they were filed too late. The plaintiffs include William "Billy Jack'' Haynes, Russ "Big Russ'' McCullough, Ryan Sakoda, Matthew "Luther Reigns'' Wiese and the wife of the late Nelson "Viscera'' Frazier, also known as Big Daddy V, who died in 2014.
Monday's decision, which the Supreme Court did not explain under its usual practice, put an end to the last remaining lawsuits in an array of litigation originally filed six years ago in Connecticut against the WWE over concussions and other injuries. The WWE is based in Stamford.
More than 50 former wrestlers, most of them stars in the 1980s and 1990s, sued the WWE, saying they suffered repeated head injuries including concussions that led to long-term brain damage. They accused the WWE of knowing of the risks of head injuries but not warning its wrestlers.
Other wrestlers who filed suit were Jimmy "Superfly'' Snuka, Joseph "Road Warrior Animal'' Laurinaitis, Paul "Mr. Wonderful'' Orndorff, Chris "King Kong Bundy'' Pallies and Harry Masayoshi Fujiwara, known as Mr. Fuji.
Entire article: https://www.espn.com/wwe/story/_/id...eclines-hear-wrestlers-brain-damage-cases-wwe
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Well I would say “Rest in Peace” New Jack, but I don’t think peace was even in his vocabulary
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So far I’m a tad underwhelmed by DSOTR...the Pillman episodes were decent enough, but I don’t think they really went deep enough into how much the Loose Cannon affected the direction and fates of both WWF and WCW in 1996-97, or how fast he went off a cliff after his accident. The Gage episode was meh for me.
I’ll say this though, anyone who thinks heroin or meth ain’t bad for you, look at Brian’s former model widow...hoh lee fuk
I’ll say this though, anyone who thinks heroin or meth ain’t bad for you, look at Brian’s former model widow...hoh lee fuk
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I can't believe she agreed to be on camera. I think VICE just shot their load on season one. Season two just can't compare.
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There were a few duds in the other 2 seasons as well, so I’m not giving up yet, but it seemed to me they covered way more in 2 episodes of Benoit than they did with Pillman
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
Just sayin': I've watched 4 so far and have another one tapped. They show you the side of the wrestler that wasn't part of his wrestling persona ( i.e. you probably didn't know about, etc.). I'm guessing that you have to somewhat like wrestling to really appreciate them; however, they're actually pretty good.
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Saw the Austin one, thought it was good. Have heard more mixed reviews on the others, but I have them in the queue.
Just sayin': I've watched 4 so far and have another one tapped. They show you the side of the wrestler that wasn't part of his wrestling persona ( i.e. you probably didn't know about, etc.). I'm guessing that you have to somewhat like wrestling to really appreciate them; however, they're actually pretty good.
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LovelandBuckeye
You never lose to those pricks. Ever. Ever. - UFM
Are you saying they Fd up Pillman's episode? I haven't watched yet.
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
I watched a few of these shows too. It operates under the premise that WWE is collecting some of the old original memorabilia, (ex. Ric Flair's butterfly cape, Iron Sheik's shoes, Kane's original mask, and Junk Yard Dog's dog collar, etc.) so they can put it on display for all the fans to see and appreciate. A WWE guy and a wrestler go to another wrestler and/or a collector of WWE stuff, etc. to negotiate a sale (or gift) of the item to WWE. It's probably scripted in advance and really kind of hokey; but hey, if nothing else is on I watch it anyway.
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I don’t think they Fd it up, no. I just don’t think they really took the opportunity to highlight enough about how that persona really affected wrestling in that attitude era time period, or why he spiraled so far so fast. It was too...”surface”...for me.
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