9 Lawsuits You Didn't Know The WWE Faced

WWE has been in the wrestling business for many decades now. The company has worked with hundreds of wrestlers so far, and many have formed a good working relationship with them as well. However, some have taken WWE to court, including former employees, famed wrestlers, and crazed fans.

Over the years, multiple wrestlers have had issues with WWE. Sometimes they were resolved behind the scenes, while in other cases, matters went to court. But WWE didn't only have to deal with their wrestlers, in some rare instances, even fans had problems with the company and they tried to legally battle with the promotion.

9 Fan Sues WWE In The Americans With Disability Act

Josue Romero is a visually impaired and legally blind WWE fan who sued the company last year for the violation of the Americans with Disability Act. Romero claimed that WWE didn't grant him equal access to the WWEshop.com website, as it wasn't optimized for screen readers.

The suit happened last year in October but a settlement was made around 10 weeks later. Although the details of the settlement were unknown to the public.

8 WWE Admits Being "Fake" To Avoid Taxes

Back in the days, wrestling was one of the commission-regulated sport. But to save taxes, Vince McMahon filed a lawsuit in New Jersey Tax Court and admitted that wrestling wasn't real and that it was merely a set of staged acts to entertain the viewers.

It was a huge revelation at that time and received a ton of attention from the media as well, but the taxes weren't lifted until 1997 under Gov. Christine Todd Whitman.

7 WWE Got To Bid For WCW First

It was a known fact that WWE and WCW both tried to one-up each other during the Monday Night Wars. Both promotions were regularly engaged in lawsuits and their cases ran for years until a settlement was made once and for all in 2000.

One of the terms for the settlement was that if WCW ever ran out of business, and Vince was sure it would one day, WWE would be the first to bid for it. When WCW finally collapsed in 2001, WWE made the first bid and purchased the company.

6 WWE Fan Claims Natalya Was A Dominatrix

A crazy WWE fan once filed a lawsuit against the company and Natalya. Christopher Donnelly claimed that Natalya was a dominatrix and that she beat him between 2005 and 2009. Donnelly also claimed that Natalya forced him to have sexual intercourse with her throughout those times.

He asked for $250,000 to recover from damages done due to mental and psychological trauma. The suit was soon dismissed in 2014 as there was no evidence for the claim.

5 Devon Nicholson Sues WWE For Rescinding His Contract

In 2009, Devon Nicholson was offered a WWE contract for three years. After he revealed his Hepatitis-C illness to WWE, the company promised that it wouldn't cost him his job. But after many months, WWE rescinded the contract and Nicholson felt it was due to his illness.

He filed a $6 million suit against WWE for not hiring him due to the disease. Devon also sued Abdullah the Butcher for giving him the disease in 2007. The jury ruled in his favor and he received $2.3 million.

4 Bruno Sammartino Didn't Get His Dues Paid By Vince McMahon Sr.

Bruno Sammartino was very popular during his prime. He used to work for Vince McMahon Sr. and sold out multiple shows for him. Sammartino later learned that McMahon hadn't paid what he was owed for the sellout of shows. Then, he took matters to the courts.

When Vince McMahon Jr. took over his father's company, he realized that Bruno Sammartino deserved to get paid his dues. He paid whatever his father owed to Bruno and brought him as a color commentator in WWE. Although Sammartino left in bitter terms later, he returned to get inducted in WWE's Hall of Fame Class of 2013.

3 Larry Zbyszko Is The Only "Living Legend"

Larry Zbyszko started using the nickname "Living Legend" after his feud with Bruno Sammartino. But when Chris Jericho started using the same nickname for his gimmick in 2002, the Hall of Famer wasn't happy about it. Larry filed a lawsuit against WWE and Jericho. It was a silly suit and was dismissed by the jury.

Since then, he had a bitter relationship with WWE. But in 2015, Larry surprisingly returned to get inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.

2 Doug Somers Wanted To Get Paid For Royalties

Doug Somers worked for the American Wrestling Association in the 80s. While he never worked for Vince McMahon's WWE, Somers did file a lawsuit once against the company. He claimed that the company had used footage of him in DVDs without paying royalties to him. Although his case was dismissed in 2013 by a judge in Georgia.

Jesse Ventura was another wrestler who tried to do something similar with WWE. But the only difference was, Ventura actually won the case while Doug didn't. Ventura filed the suit claiming that he didn't receive the royalties for his performances and won over $800,000.

1 The $500 Billion Crazy Lawsuit

A WWE fan named Cedric Cunningham recently filed a $500 billion lawsuit against the company. Cunningham sued WWE for using sorcery for torturing and somehow sexually abusing him.

This was probably the most ridiculous lawsuit ever faced by WWE. The lawsuit was filed in January and, only days later, it was dismissed by the court.

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