Comments on: Wrestlers Slam WWE and Claim: We’re Not Independent Contractors

By: March 9 roundup

March 9 roundup — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 04:11:49 +0000

[...] Three pro wrestlers thrown out of court in employment suit against World Wrestling Entertainment [Daniel Schwartz, earlier] [...]

By: Update: wrestlers’ class action against WWE

Update: wrestlers’ class action against WWE — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 05:18:10 +0000

[...] Daniel Schwartz of the Connecticut Employment Law Blog contributed a highly popular post about the class-action lawsuit filed by three professional wrestlers (”Raven”, “Chris Kanyon”, and “‘Above Average’ Mike [...]

By: JD Storm

JD Storm — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 04:32:42 +0000

If memory serves me correctly, it was WCW who saddled Mike Sanders with the moniker “Above Average”. although, WWE did eventually buy out WCW, so that point is probably moot anyway.

By: BP

BP — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 02:32:27 +0000

No comment on the class as a whole, but if “Above Average” Mike Sanders can offer any evidence the WWE saddled him with that awful moniker, I’d have to conclude they exercised a level of control over him that is more indicative of an employee than a contractor.