UPDATED: Daffney Says She Has Filed A Workers Comp Claim Against TNA
Posted by Larry Csonka on 03.15.2011
See what she has to say…
UPDATED: According to Pwinsider.com, some TNA workers mentioned that there were issues between Daffney and the company over how her medical expenses. This was after she suffered a bad concussion taking a bump through a barbed wire board. The issue had reportedly been brewing for some time. When reached for comment, TNA's Steven Godfrey stated that the company does not comment publicly on personnel matters.
Yesterday my picture was taken down off of the TNA roster page. My contract expires today and TNA did not renew it. I do not know if it has anything to do with it, but I've filed a Workers Comp claim against them for injuries I've sustained in the ring and my lawyers said to not go into anymore details.
Posted By: ohGreat (Guest) on March 15, 2011 at 01:18 PM
WWE, hire this woman. She's talented, beautiful, and well known by your fans. Also, she would be new to the company and you could get a lot of "first time" matches out of her.
Posted By: rshort2001 (Guest) on March 15, 2011 at 01:19 PM
Daffney's hot stuff! I've missed seeing her. Please come back, Daffney you hot piece of ass.
Posted By: Guest#0862 (Guest) on March 15, 2011 at 01:22 PM
oh tna,when will you start making good decisions.
Posted By: Guest#0012 (Guest) on March 15, 2011 at 01:23 PM
Daffney has been trying to get in the WWE for 10 years. I repeat. 10 years. You guys are dreaming if you think Daffney will ever be in the WWE.
Posted By: yanni (Guest) on March 15, 2011 at 01:25 PM
She won't be in WWE anytime soon. Working there damages her case and I doubt Vince will be eager to hire someone, especially a woman who's name isn't Trish, with a history of filing legal action against their employer.
Posted By: Kinchyle (Guest) on March 15, 2011 at 01:26 PM
It's a shame TNA or WWE hasn't used someone as talented and hardcore as Daffney. While you're at it, bring back Roxxi, too.
Posted By: MHPW (Guest) on March 15, 2011 at 01:26 PM
Why on earth is Daffney suing for damages. She barely wrestled? This will be thrown out the courtroom in a hurry.
Posted By: Tin (Guest) on March 15, 2011 at 01:30 PM
Really STUPID move on her part. They have footage of her wrestling on Impact just a couple of weeks ago!
Posted By: Earl (Guest) on March 15, 2011 at 01:31 PM
Good for you Daffney! If TNA fired a women for being injured all the time maybe TNA shouldn't put her through tables all the damn time or produce her getting slammed on concrete every week. TNA Management is really dumb.
Posted By: Jeremy Stubner (Guest) on March 15, 2011 at 01:32 PM
Laughing at the first 2 nerds wanting the WWE to sign Daffney.
She IS NOT well known.
She is a terrible wrestler.
And now she gets injured.
Posted By: Huh? (Guest) on March 15, 2011 at 01:33 PM
Yeah the WWE is really going to want to sign Daffney after she is now preparing a ludicrous lawsuit agianst her former employer?
Posted By: Be Smart. (Guest) on March 15, 2011 at 01:34 PM
"She won't be in WWE anytime soon. Working there damages her case and I doubt Vince will be eager to hire someone, especially a woman who's name isn't Trish, with a history of filing legal action against their employer.
Posted By: Kinchyle (Guest) on March 15, 2011 at 01:26 PM"
Hmm, well here's a thought: MAYBE, if TNA actually had the decency to cover its own talent for injuries they have sustained, maybe there would be no need for legal action. Just ask Konnan.
Posted By: ElTiburon (Guest) on March 15, 2011 at 01:35 PM
I guess Daffney is bitter about her release.
Her lawyer should have said that it is stupid to sue base on suffering injuries in the ring when...
YOU JUST HAD A MATCH on Impact a couple of weeks ago. It's on file.
Plus, it's wrestling, injuries happen.
Daffney, you are an idiot.
Posted By: SeanWrestling (Guest) on March 15, 2011 at 01:38 PM
Laughing at the first 2 nerds wanting the WWE to sign Daffney.
She IS NOT well known.
She is a terrible wrestler.
And now she gets injured.
Posted By: Huh? (Guest)
All 3 of those make her prime WWE material. Injury prone, poor wrestler, virtual unknown.
Of course, 2/3 statements you made are wrong since most fans would remember her and she's a batter worker than all but maybe 2 or 3 Divas.
Posted By: Guest#6423 (Guest) on March 15, 2011 at 01:45 PM
Even Kong didn't go ahead with suing TNA after incident last year. This is stupid. No offense to Daffney, but she became irrelevant when they debuted Winter who's doing her gimmick at the moment and is clean of injury.
TNA should probably be looked into for letting wrestlers with drug and alcohol problems work shows though.
Posted By: Guest#8160 (Guest) on March 15, 2011 at 01:46 PM
She's a terrible wrestler? Really? You're an idiot, Huh?.
Posted By: Guest#8914 (Guest) on March 15, 2011 at 01:47 PM
WWE weren't interested in hiring Velvet Sky a few years ago while she was dating Helms. You really think they'd be interested in Daffney? No!
Posted By: Guest#1816 (Guest) on March 15, 2011 at 01:48 PM
And the hits just keep on comin' for TNA...
Posted By: Guest#1616 (Guest) on March 15, 2011 at 01:48 PM
Why on earth is Daffney suing for damages. She barely wrestled? This will be thrown out the courtroom in a hurry.
Posted By: Tin (Guest) on March 15, 2011 at 01:30 PM
She was told to wrestle that Team-3D rookie (Rosie) and got injured in that match. And now TNA refuses to pay her medical bills for a match she HAD to wrestle. So offcourse she is sueing them.
Posted By: Guest#0830 (Guest) on March 15, 2011 at 01:48 PM
WWE won't hire her. She's over 30.
Posted By: Phil (Guest) on March 15, 2011 at 01:49 PM
Read the damn article, TNA did use her and she got injured. She isn't able to be used now. It is crap that TNA is letting her go since she got hurt working for them, but if she is claiming she can no longer work, she won't be anywhere.
Posted By: OID (Guest) on March 15, 2011 at 01:49 PM
YOU JUST HAD A MATCH on Impact a couple of weeks ago. It's on file.
Plus, it's wrestling, injuries happen.
Daffney, you are an idiot.
Posted By: SeanWrestling (Guest) on March 15, 2011 at 01:38 PM
You sir are an even bigger idiot, and so is "huh?", she isn't hte best wrestler but far from the worst, they should have renewed her contract and given her something to do
Posted By: Guest#6387 (Guest) on March 15, 2011 at 01:49 PM
Good luck with that. TNA is so broke they probably couldn't even afford a band-aid.
Posted By: Guest#2918 (Guest) on March 15, 2011 at 01:50 PM
"YOU JUST HAD A MATCH on Impact a couple of weeks ago. It's on file."
Her last match in TNA was three months ago (the December 9th Impact to be specific), and if I remember correctly, it was her first appearance in months. She rarely appeared after being injured by Rosie Lottalove in April 2010.
Posted By: Guest#8878 (Guest) on March 15, 2011 at 01:50 PM
I guess Daffney is bitter about her release.
Her lawyer should have said that it is stupid to sue base on suffering injuries in the ring when...
YOU JUST HAD A MATCH on Impact a couple of weeks ago. It's on file.
Plus, it's wrestling, injuries happen.
Daffney, you are an idiot.
Posted By: SeanWrestling (Guest) on March 15, 2011 at 01:38 PM
yeah seems a bit whiny on her part. I think she just wants to get out of TNA before everything goes apart.
Posted By: Guest#0627 (Guest) on March 15, 2011 at 01:51 PM
Sounds like her claim has more to do with how TNA responded to her injury, rather than the injury itself. The article doesn't say she's suing because she is too injured to ever wrestle again.
Doesn't TNA have insurance? Or is that ROH? If there was an agreement towards covering injuries, perhaps she needed medical treatment which TNA never paid for.
In short, wait for specifics, folks.
Posted By: Steve (Guest) on March 15, 2011 at 01:53 PM
...did I just hear Matt Fowler screaming?
Posted By: Franke Sisto (Guest) on March 15, 2011 at 01:53 PM
"Workers comp" and "independent contractor" status tend to not go together too well. Look it up. I don't know who is advising her, but she's getting some bad advice. He who writes the contract has the power. Sorry Daf, you're not an "employee" and not legally eligible for "workers compensation".
Posted By: Guest#9607 (Guest) on March 15, 2011 at 01:54 PM
She's always been my fav female wrestler, I hope she signs with WWE.
Posted By: Guest101 (Guest) on March 15, 2011 at 01:56 PM
Daffney's a WCW original isn't she? That doesn't sound like it's a mark in her favor for a WWE contract.
Also, I think I'm giving up trying to like TNA. This was the last straw.
Posted By: Guest#5513 (Guest) on March 15, 2011 at 01:57 PM
I love Daffney as much as the next guy (probably even more), but there's no way in hell WWE will sign her.
Posted By: thepsychedelia (Guest) on March 15, 2011 at 01:57 PM
Juts wondering, do all you Unpaid Volunteers hang out together when you're not knee-jerkingly defending TNA on 411 or chanting, "NO" when real fans want matches to be restarted? You know, not doing anything like drinking and crying or procuring meth ingredients one-at-a-time for Jeff Hardy, but, I don't know, comparing virginities and the depths that you're willing to stoop to?
I'm thinking not. I'll bet you can't stand each other either.
Posted By: Your Opinions Matter (Guest) on March 15, 2011 at 02:02 PM
You're still entitled to Worker's Comp even if you're at-will. It's designed to protect you if you're hurt while in the course of employment. You're still an employee for those purposes. It's not so much that she's suing tna as much as she's making a comp claim.
Posted By: poppasquat (Guest) on March 15, 2011 at 02:15 PM
follow up to my legal post...its all about legal terminology. Like I said, you can't get "workers comp" if you're not an "employee". Its just like how you can't file for "unemployment" if you were not an "employee". Its not about right and wrong, its about legal how terms which appear in contracts are defined in the established legal system. She'll be fighting the same sort of uphill LEGAL battle raven and sanders were fighting of trying to be classified as "employees" AFTER their contract term ended in wwe. You can't "win".
Posted By: Guest#1693 (Guest) on March 15, 2011 at 02:18 PM
She's not covered because that type of work isn't covered under workman's comp. EVERY injured wrestler would have done it if it was.
Posted By: Guest#6399 (Guest) on March 15, 2011 at 02:27 PM
God i hope she sues those jabronis for everything even Hogans thong tan line
Posted By: Jose (Guest) on March 15, 2011 at 02:38 PM
Laughing at the first 2 nerds wanting the WWE to sign Daffney.
She IS NOT well known.
She is a terrible wrestler.
And now she gets injured.
Posted By: Huh? (Guest)
All 3 of those make her prime WWE material. Injury prone, poor wrestler, virtual unknown.
Of course, 2/3 statements you made are wrong since most fans would remember her and she's a batter worker than all but maybe 2 or 3 Divas.
Posted By: Guest#6423 (Guest) on March 15, 2011 at 01:45 PM
Tard say "what?"
I only watch WWE...what's a daffney???
Posted By: Guest#0289 (Guest) on March 15, 2011 at 02:43 PM
Doesn't TNA have insurance?
Posted By: Steve (Guest) on March 15, 2011 at 01:53 PM
LOL! No.
Posted By: Guest#6276 (Guest) on March 15, 2011 at 02:44 PM
Great TNA, further ruin you show... She was the only reason I would tune in
Posted By: Guest#9543 (Guest) on March 15, 2011 at 02:46 PM
You WWE sheep make me sick.When Daffney was in TNA all of you ripped on her for being old ,a freak ect ect. Now that she's free to go elsewhere, all you puds are praising the hell out of her.
Posted By: Anita Notherbeer (Guest) on March 15, 2011 at 02:52 PM
If she filed before the release which is how her statement reads then TNA is screwed and we do not know which injury this is over. I'm assuming the lot a love match where she was hurt bad. She didn't do much in the return tag match so she should nail TNA on this.
Posted By: Guest#4243 (Guest) on March 15, 2011 at 02:55 PM
It's a shame TNA or WWE hasn't used someone as talented and hardcore as Daffney. While you're at it, bring back Roxxi, too.
Posted By: MHPW (Guest) on March 15, 2011 at 01:26 PM
TNA brought back Roxxi last week. They swiftly jobbed her to Madison Rayne.
Posted By: Tron (Guest) on March 15, 2011 at 03:53 PM
Nobody knows what provision for injuries are in TNA contracts. We do know they paid for Steiner, Douglas, Raven and Konan the man who sued them over racism. They have a history of paying so I can assume there is something to her claim.
Posted By: Guest#6622 (Guest) on March 15, 2011 at 03:54 PM
makes me laugh at the morons who think Daffney is a terrible wrestler. They obviously haven't watched very much of her career matches. Is she one of the best? nope, but she does have talent. And if you think for one second that people don't know who she is, you better rethink another one of your statements. Hilarious how fn stupid the casual wrestling fans are. Go back and learn a little something first before making poor remarks that have no valid points to support them.
Posted By: Guest#3631 (Guest) on March 15, 2011 at 03:57 PM
We do know they paid for Steiner, Douglas, Raven and Konan the man who sued them over racism.
Posted By: Guest#6622 (Guest) on March 15, 2011 at 03:54 PM
They never paid Konnan's injuries. They paid him in a settlement because they were afraid to go to court. They knew they would loose that case.
Posted By: Guest#4146 (Guest) on March 15, 2011 at 04:11 PM
too bad on all accounts. Daffney's been a favorite for ten years.
WWE won't hire her cause the "goth" look is something McMahon doesn't find appealing in women. remember Ariel in WWECW? she had great presence, seemed to be over with the crowd, and was let go, one of the reasons being McMahon "not understanding" her i.e. she wasn't blond enough to make his dick wiggle. Daffney is pretty much in the same category; an unconventionally attractive weird girl that in another time would've been given a Sheri Martel sort of role but who doesn't fit into the current pro-wrestling climate's narrow view of what constitutes a marketable female. she's more Bizarre Magazine than Playboy and that's lost on most. our loss i guess.
Posted By: N. (Guest) on March 15, 2011 at 04:13 PM
I'm sorry, but she won't be coming to WWE. I only hire from the J.C. Penney catalog.
Posted By: Johnny Ace (Guest) on March 15, 2011 at 04:38 PM
Well she can always return to Shimmer and wrestle real women wrestlers and not dumbass Models who barely know what there doing.
Posted By: Spike (Guest) on March 15, 2011 at 04:41 PM
You WWE sheep make me sick.When Daffney was in TNA all of you ripped on her for being old ,a freak ect ect. Now that she's free to go elsewhere, all you puds are praising the hell out of her
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I think you will find that most people wanted her to quit the shitty company which has no long term planning or continuity and move to the big leagues. Dickhead.
Posted By: Guest#1485 (Guest) on March 15, 2011 at 05:11 PM
Return to Shimmer! It's best this way.
Posted By: Mutatron101 (Guest) on March 15, 2011 at 06:09 PM
Other sites say this was filed before the contract expired. While her contract was not terminated, not renewing it during a claim, fault or no fault may make this interesting.
Posted By: Guest#0499 (Guest) on March 15, 2011 at 06:17 PM
You do realize that Daffney would kick the ever living shit out of 99% of the posters in this comments section. She is one kick ass hot piece of snatch that would rip off your nutsack and wear it as a necklace. And to those who keep saying "she might not be the best" - fuck you! She has been around long enough and knows what she is doing and doesnt need anyone to defend her talent. thats right fuckfaces - TALENT!
Posted By: Guest#6578 (Guest) on March 15, 2011 at 06:22 PM
oh tna,when will you start making good decisions.
Posted By: Guest#0012 (Guest) on March 15, 2011 at 01:23 PM
NEVER!!!
Posted By: Dixie Carter (Guest) on March 15, 2011 at 06:43 PM
oh tna,when will you start making good decisions.
Posted By: Guest#0012 (Guest) on March 15, 2011 at 01:23 PM
NEVER!!!
Posted By: Dixie Carter (Guest) on March 15, 2011 at 06:48 PM
For those of you questioning insurance for Wrestling promotions, it depends on the state the company is filled in. i.e. New York promotions have to carry insurance for the wrestlers. In New Jersey all you have to do is sign a waiver before entering the ring the waves all responsibilities of the promotion for injuries. So before all the computer chair lawyers go any further do some research on the athletic commission there and then respond.
Posted By: indyworker6 (Guest) on March 15, 2011 at 06:54 PM
Daffney is too old to be a WWE Diva and goth/vamp chicks don't fit the WWE mold; she'd have to get on Lita's type of rocker-chick gimmick and to get over she'd have to be at Lita's level (which, sorry Daffney marks, she is nowhere near). Add that to the fact that McCool would BURY her if she even made it past developmental and it all rings up to a loss. Time for the Scream Queen to retire.
Posted By: Guest#8203 (Guest) on March 15, 2011 at 07:20 PM
Can't blame here, say what you want about WWE but when one of their guy's (or girls) gets injured in the ring they pay all their medical bills.
TNA has a history of not paying for injuries. Killings had to pay for his own knee surgery after getting hurt in a match for TNA, Konnan was told they'd help with his hip surgery and they didn't so he got a lawyer and an out of court settlement.
Now Daffney got injured working for them and they don't wanna pay her medical bills.
Not good business practice.
Posted By: Guest#7951 (Guest) on March 15, 2011 at 07:56 PM
Dont worry I will take care of her.
Posted By: Dave (Guest) on March 15, 2011 at 08:18 PM
I think Daffney will get a tryout. I feel like WWE won't expect to hire her but they'll at least see if they are missing out on anything.
The other issue is whether she would be willing to be involved in bikini shoots and the like, and I'm guessing the answer is no.
Posted By: RDog (Guest) on March 15, 2011 at 09:43 PM
everyone is defending TNA? WTF, this company has a track record of straight up stupidity. Not sure why anyone would give them the benefit of doubt. This company is dumb.
Posted By: Guest#3270 (Guest) on March 15, 2011 at 11:10 PM
I think Daffney will get a tryout. I feel like WWE won't expect to hire her but they'll at least see if they are missing out on anything.
The other issue is whether she would be willing to be involved in bikini shoots and the like, and I'm guessing the answer is no.
Posted By: RDog (Guest) on March 15, 2011 at 09:43 PM
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Yeah, good call. I'm 100% sure there aren't pictorial layouts from her time in TNA of her wearing a hot chainmail top looking extremely hot. She definitely would never do something like that for a wrestling company...
Oh wait.
Posted By: Guess again! (Guest) on March 15, 2011 at 11:30 PM
she's the BEST!!!!
Posted By: Guest#4796 (Guest) on March 16, 2011 at 12:30 AM
"You do realize that Daffney would kick the ever living shit out of 99% of the posters in this comments section. She is one kick ass hot piece of snatch that would rip off your nutsack and wear it as a necklace. And to those who keep saying "she might not be the best" - fuck you! She has been around long enough and knows what she is doing and doesnt need anyone to defend her talent. thats right fuckfaces - TALENT!
Posted By: Guest#6578 (Guest) on March 15, 2011 at 06:22 PM"
You have big mouth on you, #6578. I doubt Daffney would beat me up, or even rip off my nutsack. I have been in a lot of fights, and even though I'm still young, I have youth on my side. If you and Daffney want to beat me up so bad, I would block all your punches and hold both of you jabronis down until the cops arrived. Daffney is not even close to a great wrestler. She is has no skills if you ask me. And I would say that to both of your faces, and you guys wouldn't be so tough.
Posted By: Kid Rough (Guest) on March 16, 2011 at 12:57 AM
I feel bad for Daffney - WWE will never hire her because she's "different" yet still very attractive and can work a match. TNA obviously had no plans to ever use her anymore.
Posted By: Black Scorpion (Guest) on March 16, 2011 at 03:31 AM
'YOU JUST HAD A MATCH on Impact a couple of weeks ago. It's on file.
Plus, it's wrestling, injuries happen.'
Just when you think people couldn't get any more STUPID.
Wrestlers are very much on a 'You work or you're fired' kind of basis, you moron mark assholes assuming that they're being pussies for watching out for their own health and well-being is mindblowing. There's trolling, and then there's just plain being a retard. :/
Posted By: Rico (Guest) on March 16, 2011 at 05:40 AM
"You do realize that Daffney would kick the ever living shit out of 99% of the posters in this comments section. She is one kick ass hot piece of snatch that would rip off your nutsack and wear it as a necklace. And to those who keep saying "she might not be the best" - fuck you! She has been around long enough and knows what she is doing and doesnt need anyone to defend her talent. thats right fuckfaces - TALENT!
Posted By: Guest#6578 (Guest) on March 15, 2011 at 06:22 PM"
You have big mouth on you, #6578. I doubt Daffney would beat me up, or even rip off my nutsack. I have been in a lot of fights, and even though I'm still young, I have youth on my side. If you and Daffney want to beat me up so bad, I would block all your punches and hold both of you jabronis down until the cops arrived. Daffney is not even close to a great wrestler. She is has no skills if you ask me. And I would say that to both of your faces, and you guys wouldn't be so tough.
Posted By: Kid Rough (Guest) on March 16, 2011 at 12:57 AM
Dear Kid Ruff,
Name the time and place and me and Daff will be there. Just be warned - NO HOLDS BARRED AND ALL WEAPONS LEGAL!!!! I will also bring my buddy New Jack to Referee. Post your address and the day and time and we will be there. I am anxiously awaiting. PS - you might wanna wear a cup to protect you tiny nadsack from Daffney's teeth!!!
Posted By: Guest#6578 (Guest) on March 16, 2011 at 10:32 AM
Well well well, I'm surprised you're tough enough to want to throw down. So I guess Daffney must be your aunt or something if you know her in real life? Come to Cooperville Ct. in. Tampa, Florida at March 3rd at 8am sharp. I will be waiting on the corner with either a TNA or WWE shirt so you know it's me. But somehow I doubt you would show, little man.
Now let's get back to what we're here for, the wrestling.
Posted By: Kid Rough (Guest) on March 16, 2011 at 06:55 PM
Juts wondering, do all you Unpaid Volunteers hang out together when you're not knee-jerkingly defending TNA on 411 or chanting, "NO" when real fans want matches to be restarted? You know, not doing anything like drinking and crying or procuring meth ingredients one-at-a-time for Jeff Hardy, but, I don't know, comparing virginities and the depths that you're willing to stoop to?
I'm thinking not. I'll bet you can't stand each other either.
Posted By: Your Opinions Matter (Guest) on March 15, 2011 at 02:02 PM
This is the greatest comment ever.
And Guest#6578 is the worst kind of nerd.
Posted By: Guest#4442 (Guest) on March 16, 2011 at 07:53 PM
LOL at you silly wwe kiddies. Go back to watching your pg sesame street wrestling with John Cena. Daffney is well known, just not to the wwe cena worshipers. Apparently you people have lost most of your tiny brain cells. When we keep trying to tell you she was injured and if you work for a company and are injured then by law the company must pay for medical expenses. I know most of you on here are illiterate and can not spell or read. But please try to get with the program and stop acting like 2 year olds. LMFAO
Posted By: LOL (Guest) on October 07, 2011 at 07:11 PM
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