All Wrestlers involved with WWE CTE Lawsuit(s)

"The Clerk is directed to enter judgment for the Defendants, close this case and to terminate all pending motions in this consolidated case." - Judge Vanessa Bryant, 9/17/18

Today, Judge Bryant issued a Memo of Decision which granted WWE's motions for judgment on the pleadings. After nearly four years, it appears that WWE has successfully defended themselves against the plethora of CTE (Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy) lawsuits. Eventually, WWE had all of the suits consolidated in Connecticut.

Wrestlers that were involved:

Billy Jack Haynes (William Albert Haynes III) - filed in Oregon - 10/23/2014

Adam Mercer (Evan Singleton) - filed in Pennsylvania - 1/16/2015
Big Vito (Vito Lograsso) - filed in Pennsylvania - 1/16/2015

Mabel / Viscera / Big Daddy V (Nelson Lee Frazier, Jr.) - filed in Tennessee - 2/18/2015 (filed by his wife Cassandra Frazier; her husband had died on 2/18/14)

Plaintiffs in 4/9/15 lawsuit - filed in California

Big Russ McCullough (Russ McCullough) - filed in California - 4/9/15 

Sakoda (Ryan Sakoda) - filed in California -  4/915

Luther Reigns (Matthew Robert Wiese) - filed in California - 4/9/15

Matt Borne / Doink the Clown (Matthew Osborne) - filed in Texas - 6/26/2015 (filed by the mother of his children, Michelle James, on behalf of his two minor children Matthew & Teagan Osborne)

Defendants in 6/29/15 lawsuit - filed in Connecticut

Blackjack Mulligan (Robert Windham) - filed in Connecticut - 6/29/2015 (filed by WWE against Mulligan after WWE received a letter on 6/2/15 that Windham had been injured as a result of WWE's negligent and fraudulent conduct) - Mulligan died 4/7/16

Dynamite Kid (Thomas Billington) - filed in Connecticut - 6/29/2015 (filed by WWE against Dynamite after WWE received a letter on 6/2/15 that Dynamite had been injured as a result of WWE's negligent and fraudulent conduct)

Koko B. Ware (James Ware) - filed in Connecticut - 6/29/2015 (filed by WWE against Ware after WWE received a letter on 6/2/15 that Ware had been injured as a result of WWE's negligent and fraudulent conduct)

Ivan Koloff (Oreal Perras) - filed in Connecticut - 6/29/2015 (filed by WWE against Koloff after WWE received a letter on 6/2/15 that Koloff had been injured as a result of WWE's negligent and fraudulent conduct) - Koloff died 2/18/17

Plaintiffs in 7/18/16 lawsuit - filed in Connecticut

Road Warrior Animal (JOSEPH M. LAURINAITIS) 

Jimmy Snuka (JIMMY SNUKA, by and through his guardian, Carole Snuka) - died 1/15/17

Paul Ordndorff (PAUL ORDNDORFF)

Chavo Guerrero Jr (SALAVADOR GUERRERO IV) 

Chavo Guerrero Sr (CHAVO GUERRERO, SR.) - died 2/11/17

Adam Bomb (BRYAN EMMETT CLARK, JR.) 

Ahmed Johnson (ANTHONY NORRIS) 

Kamala (JAMES HARRIS) 

Dave Hebner (DAVE HEBNER)

Earl Hebner (EARL HEBNER)

King Kong Bundy (CHRIS PALLIES) 

Ken Patera (KEN PATERA)

Sabu (TERRY MICHAEL BRUNK) 

Smash (BARRY DARSOW) 

Ax (BILL EADIE) 

The Berzerker (JOHN NORD) 

Johnny the Bull (JONATHAN HUGGER) 

Jumpin' Jim Brunzell (JAMES BRUNZELL) 

Sue Green (SUSAN GREEN) 

King Kong Mosca (ANGELO MOSCA) 

Jim Powers (JAMES MANLEY) 

Mike Enos (MICHAEL ENOS) 

The Natural Butch Reed (BRUCE  REED) 

Jazz (CARLENE B. MOORE-BEGNAUD) 

Sylvain Grenier (SYLVAIN GRENIER)

Omar Atlas (OMAR MIJARES) 

Don Leo Jonathan (DON LEO HEATON) 

Shane Douglas (TROY MARTIN) 

Muhammad Hassan (MARC COPANI) 

Henry Godwin (MARK CANTERBURY) 

Princess Victoria (VICTORIA OTIS) 

Judy Martin (JUDY HARDEE) 

Mark Jindrak (MARK JINDRAK)

Axl Rotten (Estate of BERNARD KNIGHTON)  - died 2/4/16

Marty Jannetty (MARTY JANNETTY)

Jon Heidenreich (JON HEIDENREICH)

The Warlord (TERRY SZOPINSKI) 

The Barbarian (SIONE HAVEA VAILAHI) 

The Crippler Larry Oliver (LARRY OLIVER) 

Bobbi Billiard (BOBBI BILLIARD) - spelling changed to "Bobbi Billard" on 11/9/16)

Timothy Smith (Rex King) - died 1/9/17

Tracy Smothers (TRACY SMOTHERS) 

Mantaur (MICHAEL R HALAC) 

Black Bart (RICK JONES)

Slick (KEN JOHNSON) 

One Man Gang (GEORGE GRAY) 

JJ Funk (FERRIN JESSE BARR) 

Lou Marconi (LOU MARCONI)

Rod Price (ROD PRICE)

Donald Driggers (DONALD DRIGGERS)

Rodney Mack (RODNEY BEGNAUD) 

Outlaw Ron Bass (RONALD SCOTT HEARD) - died 3/7/17

Boris Zhukov (BORIS ZHUKOV)

Added 11/9/16 in the First Amended Complaint

Ashley (ASHLEY MASSARO)  

Perry Saturn (PERRY SATULLO) 

Sylvano Sousa (DAVID SILVA) 

Johnny Jeter (JOHN JETER) 

Flash Funk / 2 Cold Scorpio (CHARLES BERNARD SCAGGS) 

Chad Wicks (CHARLES WICKS) 

Added 11/3/17 in the Second Amended Complaint

Mr. Fuji (estate of HARRY MASAYOSHI FUJIWARA)