5 wrestlers who have sued WWE

#4 King Kong Bundy

King Kong Bundy

King Kong Bundy passed away recently, and we would like to pay heartfelt condolences to his family.

This legend main-evented the second instalment of WrestleMania, but WWE is yet to induct him in the Hall of Fame. The only explanation we can come up with is that maybe it is because Bundy sued the company a few years back.

In July 2016, Bundy joined a lawsuit which claimed that wrestlers who work in WWE incur 'long term neurological injuries' and the company doesn't care for them adequately. Also, that the company conceals the nature and extent of these injuries.

The suit was litigated by attorney Konstantine Kyros, who has been involved in a number of other lawsuits against WWE. The case was dismissed by US District Judge Vanessa Lynne Bryant in September 2018.

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#3 Bruno Sammartino

The Strongest Man alive

Bruno Sammartino was a legend. He reigned for more than 11 years across two periods, of which the first one was the longest reign in the history of the promotion as it lasted for 2,803 days.

He was famously known as the 'Strongest Man in the World', and he also earned the title of a 'Living Legend'. But, despite all these achievements, he still had a couple of issues with the company that employed him.

Sammartino was the favourite of Vince Kennedy McMahon Sr. for several years. Despite being very successful, he decided to take some time off. But when his business was running low, he made his return to produce some sell-out matches. He later realised that he has not been paid what he owed. The issue was aggravated because the company was in the hands of Vince McMahon Jr. and the issue ended up in the court of law. McMahon Jr. settled the lawsuit by in part adding him to the colour commentary team. This meant that he earned a lot of money and lots of days off.

But, the bitterness remained. Maybe, because of the lawsuit or because his son, David was not pushed enough. Sammartino's virulent assault on the company continued with McMahon Jr. in particular. He bashed the company in front of the press, and he even appeared against McMahon as an expert witness in the Charles Austin case.

They finally buried the hatchet when Sammartino agreed to join the 2013 Hall of Fame class for his wrestling career.