Another turban belonging to Gurjit Singh Hans was torn into pieces backstage and placed on the head of a mentally disturbed person for the amusement' of the WWE personnel present," Hans, 31, claims in a legal filing.

The Ontario, Canada, resident says the harassment coincided and escalated with WWE efforts to get out of its contract with him. The conduct included WWE demands that he wear his turban as a "gimmick" during matches, and make pre-match speeches that "referenced persons of Indian descent as likely being perceived as taxi driver and convenience-store operators," his filing says.

He also claims he suffered a career-ending injury last December when he was forced to perform in an outdoor tag-team match in pouring rain.

Hans' lawyer Bruce Ewing said the McMahon-controlled WWE acted in an "appalling" manner toward Hans, who has asked an arbitration panel for a ruling against the company. Hans is seeking $7 million from WWE, which has stopped paying his contract.

His father, Jagjit Singh Hans - who became a wrestling legend in Asia as Tiger Jeet Singh - wants $1 million in a separate arbitration action that claims the WWE stopped paying him in 1999.

WWE lawyer Jerry McDevitt said the company was not aware of any harassment Gurjit Hans may have suffered, and that it legally stopped paying him because he no longer can wrestle.

The lawyer also said the WWE is not responsible for Gurjit Hans' injury, which was incurred during another company's match.

"People make all kind of claims against the WWE, and when you get to the facts, you find that they're seldom found to be true," McDevitt said.