The affidavit alleges that Massaro was hired to be the face of the women’s division, and instead was required to wrestle four to five days per week.
It also states that she had no wrestling training at the time, was never provided with any, and was denied the request to train on her own time within her first two weeks in the company.
It stated she was never permitted an appropriate amount of time off to allow her body to heal between injuries. An example was provided where WWE CEO Vince McMahon allegedly ordered her cast to be sawed off so she could wrestle at a show, even though she was suffering from a shattered knuckle and the physician requested the cast to be on for several more weeks.
It was reported that Massaro suffered from numerous untreated head injuries, and suffered from CTE symptoms, including but not limited to depression, for which she took medication; migraine headaches; and severe short-term memory loss.
The affidavit also mentioned Massaro was instructed by WWE not to report that she was raped in Kuwait while on an overseas tour. She was allegedly drugged and rendered helpless as someone who was suspected to be in the U.S. military raped her, while a female soldier guarded the door. She alleges Vince McMahon told her to keep the incident quiet because it would ruin the relationship between WWE and the U.S. military.
He allegedly advised her not to let one bad experience ruin the good work they were doing. Traumatized, and fearing for her job, she complied in keeping the incident confidential, although she did tell a few people initially, including Jimmy Hart, Ron Simmons, and current WWE Superstar Maria Kanellis-Bennett.
Shepard reached out to Kanellis-Bennett to discuss the situation but has yet to receive a response as of press time.
You can read the full affidavit here: https://wweconcussionlawsuitnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/FILED-LAURINAITIS-SAC-11.3.2017.pdf
