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ASSOCIATED PRESS COVERS WWE CONCUSSION LAWSUIT -BLACKJACK MULLIGAN COMMENTS ON HIS & BARRY WINDHAM'S HEALTH ISSUES

The Associated Press has picked up the story of WWE filing the lawsuit on Monday in the United States District Court of Connecticut seeking to strike down the slew of lawsuits being brought against them alleging they were responsible for medical issues of former performers and hid information from those performers.

WWE attorney Jerry McDevitt told the AP that attorney Konstantine Kyros was responsible for the situation, noting, ""Before this guy started trolling around looking for people to sue, we didn't have one person, none, claiming they had any kind of traumatic brain injuries, or dementia or ALS or any of the kind of stuff you seek associated with the NFL."

WWE is claiming that under State law in Connecticut, the lawsuits filed would be time-barred. Kyros told the AP he intends to argue before the court that the statute of limitations doesn't apply when medical conditions manifest themselves years down the line after the root causes.

Blackjack Mulligan was interviewed by the AP, noting that he is now so ill with dementia from repeated head trauma during his career, he needs to use stickers to remind himself when he last went to the bathroom and that his son, Barry Windham, is also suffering from head trauma. "And my son, you look at him and the lights are on, but nobody is home anymore," said Windham.

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