Fromer WWE developmental talent Brian Jack (AKA Buck Wild) has filed a lawsuit against WWE, Vince McMahon, Dr. James Andrews, John Laurinaitis, Ty Bailey, Kristin Actman, Santino Marella, Beth Phoenix, Shed Media USA and Kwik Trip Inc. PWInsider obtained the documents and below is a summary:
* Jack alleges he told WWE corporate of hazing, sexual harassment and threats while working in developmental but was told to work it out with Steve Keirn. He says Keirn broke his “neck, pelvis, backbone, thumb” and badly injured his leg.
* He claims Santino tried to get him to commit insurance fraud on his homeowner’s policy and WWE wanted him to get into a “staged care wreck” so their developmental insurance wouldn’t take a hit.
* Jack alleges that WWE sent him to James Andrews to get his leg fixed and that Andrews asked him bizarre questions and checked him for a wire. He says he’s still receiving bills from Andrews even though WWE told him to forward the bills to them.
* He claims WWE used S...
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