Having started nearly two years ago, it appears as though former Knockout Daffney‘s legal fight with TNA has finally come to an end.
The lawsuit stems from injuries Daffney–real name Shannon Spruill–received while working for TNA, most notably ones sustained when she was chokeslammed through a barbed wire table at 2009’s Bound for Glory.
Court documents claim that Daffney’s medical bills exceeded $26,000, but TNA initially only offered to pay $600. The bill was eventually settled by TNA over a year later, but for less than the original $26,000. It is alleged that TNA’s attorney in Texas urged the company to delay the payment in order to settle for a smaller amount.
Now, PWInsider is reporting that both sides have reached a settlement agreement, though its details are unknown.
The settlement was reached in a mediation session, just before a hearing on the case was to take place. The hearing would have addressed whether to pursue a separate case about Daffney’s TNA employment. That dispute centered on whether she was classified as a TNA employee or an independent contractor.
Daffney, who now handles hosting duties for the all-women promotion SHINE, took to Twitter to deliver the news and thank fans for their support, saying:
“I’d like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank all the love and support over the past two years. I appreciate so much that you recognize the HUGE injustice that is being done to Professional Wrestlers throughout the industry. I hope my case has opened up a few blind eyes and maybe now we, the wrestlers who put our bodies on the line every time we step in the ring, are one step closer to being provided with medical coverage and all the benefits that go along with being a true employee and not an independent contractor.”
Just prior to the message, Daffney tweeted an image that seemed to tell the story all on its own. In it, a piece of artwork reads, “I found some good Karma in Nashville, Tennessee.” Nashville is the site of TNA’s Headquarters and is presumably where the court battle took place.
You know what they say: a picture’s worth a thousand words.
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