WWE, The Rock, and Triple H being sued?

[Phenomenal1]

According to an article by The Courier Journal out of Louisville, Kentucky, a man, age 18, is suing World Wrestling Entertainment, Triple H and Dwayne The Rock Johnson for an injury he allegedly suffered in 2000. The man was age 7 at the time, and the incident allegedly happened at the 2000 Judgment Day PPV, headlined by HHH vs. The Rock in an Iron Man match.

The article states that when HHH and Rock brawled into a crowd, the crowd caused a chain reaction that ended with a woman falling atop of the then-seven year old. This allegedly caused knee and leg injuries. The plaintiff, named Basham in the article, recently had to have surgery on the knee. His attorney is claiming that there is no statue of limitations for filing the lawsuit since Basham was a minor when he was allegedly injured. The lawsuit accused WWE of failing to properly stage the match and provide adequate security for its customers. HHH and Johnson are named in the suit and accused of "reckless, willful and wanton conduct."


The suit was filed on Monday, and WWE has so far declined to respond to media requests on the lawsuit.

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I have that match on VHS somewhere. I may pull it out and give it a watch later today to see what exactly happens or to see if it is shown on camera.

 

[Dale]

Can they prove that incident actually caused these problems? Also seems strange this has occured 11 Years later, anything could have happened during that time.

 

[PHX]

Why this is being brought up 11 years later is crazy. His parents should have been on this if this was the case.

 

[Dale]

Earlier this week, wrestling fan Ronald Basham sued World Wrestling Entertainment, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Paul "Triple H" Levque, claiming he was injured while in the audience at WWE's Judgement Day pay-per-view back in 2000.

During the main event of that show, The Rock battled Triple H in a street fight, with the two wrestlers brawling into the crowd. Basham alleges that he was injured during the brawl and says WWE failed properly provide adequate security for its customers. Both Johnson and Levesque have been accused of “reckless, willful and wanton conduct.â€￾ He claims to have suffered lingering injuries over the past decade as a result of the incident and recently had knee surgery, for which he's seeking compensation.

According to TMZ.com, Basham's leg couldn't have been too badly hurt by The Rock and Triple H, because he played high school football and has participated in stock car racing for years. Up until his lawsuit was filed, his Facebook page featured various photos of him raacing cars, including pictures of him crashing into a wall.

Basham's lawyer tells TMZ.com, "He has a long medical history with knee problems and as far as I know his knee was never injured [from racing cars]."

Considering his high school football career and his habit of crashing race cars into walls, it seems he will have a difficult time proving WWE, The Rock and Triple H are the ones responsible for his recent knee surgery.

Pretty much figured nothing would come of this.

 

[SAIYANS]

Posted by PWPIX on 01/08/2011
Ronnie Basham, the Kentucky teenager who filed a lawsuit Thursday against World Wrestling Entertainment, Paul Levesque (a/k/a Triple H) and Dwayne Johnson (a/k/a The Rock) over an incident at WWE's 2000 Judgment Day pay-per-view event, talked to NBC's Louisville, Kentucky affiliate WAVE 3 to discuss the matter.

Basham, now 18 years and a senior at Clarksville High School, claims he was injured when Levesque and Johnson took their match over the crowd barrier on May 21, 2000 at the Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center in Louisville.

"After The Rock got into it with one of the spectators, bodies were just coming towards me," Basham told WAVE.

Ronnie's mother, Lisa Lanham, says someone shoved a woman on top of her son, who was standing on a chair.

Basham's attorney Harris Berman continued with what the family says happened next.

"He (Basham) fell down and his legs were caught between the two chairs and the lady then fell on him and crushed his right knee," the attorney said. "It really resulted as an assault on a 7-year-old kid."

Mother and son claim the injury got worse as he underwent multiple surgeries over the years, racking up $37,000 in medical bills. His attorney said they no had plans to sue until WWE refused to pay for anything, including the boy's ride in the ambulance to the hospital.

When asked if suing WWE was the right thing to do, Berman replied, "Yeah for the pain and taking away a kid's childhood, because that's the best part of anyone's life is their childhood."

While the alleged injury occurred over a decade ago, the Statute of Limitations in Kentucky extends for minors to age 18. The suit seeks compensation and a jury trial.

Should sue his mama for being a dumb ass and letting him stand up in a chair during an event, if he was going to sue anyone.

 

[???]

this is quite possibly one of the stupidest lawsuits i've ever seen.

 

[SAL]

Yep. WWE has no incentive to settle, and these poor idiots can just twist in the wind with a likely baseless claim.

 

[SAIYANS]

I just can't see any parent (even a bad one) not taking action against them ASAP or trying to get hush money if their kid was injured at a show and the wrestlers were at fault.

 

[Kylie]

^^ My thoughts exactly. If this injury truly affected his childhood and had to have surgery soon after, then why didn't the parents file a suit years ago?

 

[Baller]

What people in this country will do to get some money is insane