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Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA
I'm confused, you do realize that this was very well known at the time, right? Or more accurately I guess, was a focal point of a lot of discussions about it at the time.
The former wrestler referenced in the article is Chris Nowinski, a Harvard graduate who had a short run with the WWE. He has worked quite a bit in recent years with the research group mentioned in the article, which is the same one that did similar examinations on former Eagle Andre Waters after his suicide and former Steeler Justin Strzelczyk after he died in a car crash after a high speed police chase. In both of those cases, they found similar evidence of CTE (chronic traumatic encephalopathy) or Dementia Pugilistica, a condition named for & first noticed in boxers as far back as 1928. |
Yeah, I'm aware of Nowinski. I read the article earlier today and talked about it with some of my old wrestling buddies, and none of them had a clue about the brain damage thing. I know there are a lot of former and current wrestling fans on here...so...