AS I SEE IT – Finally Addressing Concussions in Wrestling
Bob Magee
Pro Wrestling: Between the Sheets
http://pwbts.com
First, word on a long-overdue but welcome step by WWE to address the issue of concussions in wrestling.
This past week, World Wrestling Entertainment contributed $1.2 million over three years to further research aimed at developing a treatment for Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy. CTE, which has been seen in athletes and wrestlers suffering repeated concussions, and is linked to depression and dementia. This fact and the liability for it has notably challenged by the class action lawsuit by 4,000 former NFL players against the league. CTE has been linked to depression and dementia.