By Jason Powell, ProWrestling.net Editor (@prowrestlingnet)
Allie Katch broke her leg in two places while wrestling a match at Sunday’s The People vs. GCW event in New York. Steph De Lander announced that Katch underwent surgery on Monday morning. [Thanks to Dot Net Member Jerry from Illinois]
Powell’s POV: De Lander also noted that “getting injured while being independent is a literal nightmare.” She launched a GoFundMe on behalf of Katch to help with her medical expenses and loss of income. The campaign has already raised over $31,000 as of this update. You can add to that amount via Katch’s GoFundMe page.
I have thought for many years that WWE, as industry leader, could have established some kind of group health care for the indie wrestlers. When I spoke to WWE when I was Bleacher Report, they covered the injury expenses of their wrestlers under contract.
Dawn Marie was organizing a kind of nationwide insurance program/collective for wrestlers, but Obamacare took effect, and the thought was it would be affordable for independent workers.
I couldn’t afford it.