WWE News: Former ECW Stars Suffered From CTE Due To Concussions Before Death

Among the wrestlers suing the WWE for the concussion and possible CTE issues in this lawsuit are Chavo Guerrero, Sr., Road Warrior Animal, Superfly Jimmy Snuka, Mr. Wonderful Paul Orndorff, Kamala, King Kong Bundy, Demolition, Butch Reed, Shane Douglas, Marty Jannety, and many more.

The WWE is not willing to budge, calling the lawsuit frivolous. According to the ABA Journal, the WWE actually accused the wrestlers of copying the NFL lawsuit, plagiarizing the allegations. Interestingly, there is a name that was involved in both lawsuit cases: Dr. Bennet Omalu, the man who has brought CTE to mainstream knowledge.

Dr. Omalu also confirmed the CTE diagnosis in Balls Mahoney and Axl Rotten. According to the WWE, they asked the judge in their lawsuit to sanction Dr. Kofler for misconduct because they believe that he leaked the results of Rotten and Mahoney's CTE diagnosis to the Boston Globe.

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Axl Rotten, whose real name was Brian Knighton, died in February of 2016 after an accidental heroin overdose. His estate added him to the WWE lawsuit in July and these CTE results might help in that case. Balls Mahoney, whose real name was Jonathan Rechner, died in April of 2016 at home of a heart attack while watching television with his wife.

As for the WWE lawsuit, they are still trying to get the courts to force the plaintiffs to drop the case. Things might get darker for the company soon because there is a Chris Benoit movie coming out soon that might deal with a lot of the problems in the business, including the rising cases of long-term brain damage and CTE to certain wrestlers.

Crossface will be directed by Lexi Alexander and is based on the book Ring of Hell: The Story of Chris Benoit & the Fall of the Pro Wrestling Industry. Benoit killed his wife and son before taking his own life in 2007 and he was diagnosed with CTE after his death.

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