WWE, Triple H and The Rock being sued....

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...for something that happened nearly 11 years ago.



An Indiana man has filed a lawsuit against World Wrestling Entertainment ? specifically naming former wrestler Dwayne Johnson, known as ?The Rock,? and wrestler Paul Levesque, known as ?Triple H? ? claiming he suffered injuries at a wrestling event in Louisville more than a decade ago when he was 7.

An attorney for Ronald Basham III, who is now 18, filed the suit Monday in Jefferson Circuit Court. It alleges that Basham's right leg and knee were injured at the May 21, 2000, professional wrestling match, which was billed as ?Judgment Day.?

Basham, of Clarksville, Ind., claims he was taken to the event at the Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center by his mother and sat near the ring. At one point, according to the lawsuit, Levesque and Johnson left the ring, went over a retaining wall separating them from the audience and continued wrestling near Basham.

As the wrestlers pushed and shoved each other, one collided with an audience member, then shoved that person into the audience toward Basham. The lawsuit alleges that Johnson then pushed the same spectator into a woman, causing her to fall on Basham, causing his injuries.

The suit accuses the WWE of failing to stage the match properly or provide adequate security for its customers. Both Johnson and Levesque are accused of ?reckless, willful and wanton conduct.?

Basham seeks a jury trial and compensatory and punitive damages.

Harris Berman, an attorney for Basham, said that because of Basham's age at the time of the injury, the lawsuit is not prohibited by the statute of limitations. Basham has been to various doctors over the years for his leg and recently had surgery, spurring him to file the lawsuit, Berman said.

Claims made in filing a lawsuit present only one side of the case.

Justine Sacco, a spokeswoman for the WWE, said ?we take all these matters very seriously but as a policy don't comment on
pending litigation.?

She said Levesque, who is still with the WWE, also would have no comment.

Johnson, who is no longer associated with the WWE, could not be reached for comment. An e-mail to his publicist wasn't returned, nor was a call to his foundation.


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