Former WWE superstars Luther Reigns, Ryan Sakoda and Russ McCullough have filed a lawsuit against the WWE alleging that they were seriously injured during their time working for the company.

The 47-page lawsuit, which was filed in the United States District Court for the Central Disrict of California is almost word for word like previous lawsuits filed against the WWE is requesting an injunction preventing the company from requiring wrestlers to perform dangerous maneuvers, including the powerslam.

McCullough, who wrestled for the company’s developmental territory HWA in Ohio at the time of his release in 2001, never made it to the main roster and apparently finished up his professional wrestling career after his release. He alleges that he was knocked unconscious during an event in Cincinnati, Ohio and was beaten with 15 chairshots after being knocked out with WWE’s medical staff intervening. McCullough claims that the WWE stated that it wasn’t their problem when he attempted to report the issues and alleges additional physical effects of the damage he suffered while working for the company which have resulted in him suffering from numerous symptoms including, but not limited to headaches, severe migraines, memory loss, severe depression and panic attacks which have required over 40 emergency room visits since he retired.

Sakoda, who was under contract to the company from September 2003 to August 2004 and had a short run on the main roster with Akio (Jimmy Wang Yang) alleges that WWE is operated by intimidation and abuse and that the company disregarded his health and safety and that of others to a degree that has left him traumatized. Sakoda states that himself and others were forced to wrestle injured or lose their job and that concussions were not discussed or treated and that when he suffered a concussion after being knocked out by a superkick in 2003, WWE’s medical staff simply told him not to go to sleep or he might die. Sakoda claims that today, he suffers numerous symptoms including, but not limited to headaches, severe migraines, memory loss and severe depression.

Luther Reigns, who wrestled in WCW and the independents from 1997 until 2003 when he was signed by the WWE and granted his release in 2004 alleges that there was a code of silence about head injuries in the company and noted that he suffered numerous concussions and injuries that went untreated while working for the WWE. Reigns alleges that he was once knocked out by The Big Show and even though he vomited after, there was no treatment given to him. The lawsuit alos notes that Reigns suffered a stroke in the past and that today, he suffers from post-concussion symptoms including, but not limited to severe fatigue, dizziness and severe short term and long term memory loss.

Meanwhile, in response to the claims, longtime WWE attorney Jerry McDevitt told TMZ the former talents that are suing the WWE are being targeted by attorneys who are telling them that there is hundreds of thousands of dollars that they can make by joining a class action suit like this and said that the WWE knows the claims are fraudulent and they will be fighting the charges in court. McDevitt also stated that other wrestlers have been approached about suing the WWE, but have declined stating that it is sensational and questioned what was done specifically to said wrestlers as there are almost no details as to what they actually suffered as a result of working with WWE.