WWE's Ashley Massaro and CTE

Last month former WWE star Ashley Massaro death started back up the conversation about the risk of head trauma in professional wrestling. It seems it's not just for football players any more. An American Journal of Sports Medicine study results show concussions among college athletes were more frequent than for male amateur wrestlers than for football players!

The injuries that pro wrestlers sustain --- even if winners and losers are pre-determined - are painful and real. Massaro's lawyer announced that she wanted her brain donated to CTE research.

Ashley Massaro Signs the April 2007 Issue of "Playboy" at Virgin Megastore in Times Square - March 8, 2007

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