Fan Sues WWE and Columbus Arena Following Alleged Injuries After Fall

PWInsider reports that a fan is suing WWE, the Columbus Sports Arena and others after injuries they allegedly received in a fall. The 19-page lawsuit was filed against the previously mentioned parties, as well as Ohio State University and UMR, Inc., on September 2. William Ricks claims that he slipped in a puddle and fell at the April 22, 2024 RAW taping in Columbus, Ohio.

He said that he “was walking in and around an aisle by sections 207/208 when he slipped and fell due to a hazardous condition that existed in the form of an unmarked puddle of a liquid or liquid-like substance that was not open and obvious.” He claims the fall has caused permanent pain from the injuries he suffered, but did not list the injuries. He is suing for negligence, a failure to warn and a vicarious liability for every defendant except UMR.

Ricks’ lawsuit says that WWE, the Columbus Sports Arena and Ohio State University “owed the ticket-purchasing audience, of which Plaintiff was a member, a duty to maintain the Premises in a way that was free of any hazardous conditions. It notes that Ricks “may have had medical assistance with or received payments from Defendant UMR for care and treatment rendered due to injuries sustained in the aforementioned accident.”

None of the defendants have responded at this time. The lawsuit was filed before The United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, Eastern Division.