Former WWE wrestlers sue over brain damage, other injuries

“It is not simply that WWE has failed to protect its wrestlers,” court documents say. “WWE deliberately creates and heightens the violence of its matches in order to ‘heat’ up audiences and increase its profits.”

The WWE is known for its outrageous events and story lines that often pit multiple wrestlers against each other or involve high-flying stunts.

CNN’s Tina Burnside contributed to this report.

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