WWE News: All Concussion Lawsuits Against WWE Officially Dismissed

Some good news today for the WWE on the heels of last night’s Hell In A Cell pay-per-view as PWInsider is reporting that the concussion lawsuits against the company have now once again been dismissed.

Previously, Judge Vanessa L. Bryant of the United States District Court of Connecticut had dismissed a couple of concussion related cases against the WWE back in March (read about that here), however a number of other cases still remained. Today, Judge Bryant dismissed all lawsuits against WWE.

If you remember, numerous former competitors had filed suit claiming the WWE showed a lack of protection for performers for any and all health issues, but more specifically concussions. Of course, CTE (or chronic traumatic encephalopathy) has become a huge hot button topic in contact sports over recent years, most notably the NFL. CTE is an affect of repetitive brain trauma where a protein called Tau will form clumps that slowly spread throughout one’s brain and kill the brain cells. This has obviously been linked to dementia, suicide and other major complications found primarily in athletes and former military personnel.

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