Former WWF star B. Brian Blair suing restaurant over an injury, & more

Reported by Adam Martin of WrestleView.com
On Friday, March 10, 2006 at 3:11 PM EST

According to an article in the Tampa Tribune, former WWF star B. Brian Blair of the Killer Bees tag team is suing Carrabba's Italian Grill restaurant in Tampa, Florida. Blair is blaming the restaurant for a career ending injury after he slipped on a tray, injuring his head, shoulder and knee.

The case was set to head to court this week, but was later postponed when Blair's attorney withdrew himself from the case. His attorney cited differences with Blair. According to the lawsuit notes, Blair claims when he was heading to the restroom he "was not expecting to find a tray of dirty dishes sticking out from under the bar, fell striking his chin on the counter top and continued to fall, striking his right knee, right shoulder and his head on the ground."

It should be noted that Blair's alcohol level and whether he was using any prescription medication at the time has been heavily documented in the case and could become a strong catalyst for the entire argument. Another thing that might work against him is that fact that Blair worked several tag team matches in 2001 for New Japan Pro Wrestling shortly after the incident. Blair dismissed them as "tag matches, not single bouts" when the question was posed.

Credit: Mike Johnson @ PWInsider.com