WWE: 12 Employees Turned Whistleblowers

12. Billy Jack Haynes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liKfgF22ik8 Let€™s kick this list off with a bit of crazy, shall we? For those unfamiliar with Billy Jack Haynes, he was a big star in the Portland territory in the 1980s, with brief stints in various other promotions never quite reaching the levels of stardom he did in his home state. A heavily-muscled brawler with a good look, he was never a great talker or worker but could capture the attention of the fans through his physical charisma. Think of him as a jacked up Roman Reigns type. Haynes worked for the WWE for 2 years beginning in 1986, briefly feuding with Randy Savage before settling into a lengthy program with Hercules Hernandez that led to their WrestleMania III clash. He wasn€™t long for the company and the reason for his departure has been the subject of much speculation, mostly due to Billy Jack himself changing his story several times. He€™s claimed to have quit over refusing to job in Portland, been fired for reworking the finish and fired for refusing to job. He€™s also claimed that the company neglected to allow him to spend time with his father while he was on his deathbed. It€™s hard to say what€™s true because Haynes has leveled so many outrageous claims at Vince McMahon his word is a little shaky. In 2009 the Oregon native did a notorious shoot interview with RF Video in which he blamed McMahon for the deaths of several wrestlers, including going as far as to state that Chris Benoit€™s son Daniel was in reality fathered by Vince, and Benoit discovering the truth is what drove him over the edge. Never mind the fact that Daniel Benoit is a spitting image of his father Chris, the statement smacks of lunacy. He also maintains that he contracted Hepatitis-C while wrestling Hernandez at Mania. The entire shoot consists of the unhinged ramblings of a madman, and any truth and valid points he makes are buried so deep beneath absurdity that no one will ever notice. In October of 2014, Haynes filed a lawsuit in federal court against WWE, alleging "egregious mistreatment of its wrestlers for its own benefit, as well as its concealment and denial of medical research and evidence concerning traumatic brain injuries suffered by WWE wrestlers." Haynes also seeks for the court to grant class action status for hundreds of former wrestlers and to force WWE to establish a medical trust fund to pay for wrestlers who suffer from injuries that took place in a WWE ring. The trust fund idea is a very noble cause, but unfortunately it€™s being spearheaded by a loon.