Family sues WWE after firework smoke killed mother-of-two in front of her children as they watched The Undertaker's finale

Indianapolis woman, Susan Prim, 36, tragically died when smoke from the fireworks gave her fatal asthma attack causing severe brain damage and cardiac arrest

She was watching the finale show of professional wrestler, The Undertaker, when the fireworks started and killed her



The Prim family is suing a long list of those they claim are responsible, including WWE Inc. and the city of Indianapolis

The Indiana Court of Appeals accepted the list of defendants this week



The family of an Indianapolis woman who died from inhaling excessive smoke from fireworks at a World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) event five years ago are battling for justice and suing those they claim are responsible.

Susan Prim, 36, a nurse, took her sons, Brodie and Tyler, to a WWE Summer Slam match on August 17, 2008, held at the Conseco Fieldhouse arena in Indiana.

During the show's finale, featuring the professional wrestler known as The Undertaker - whose signature move is the 'choke slam' - fireworks shot out around the arena.

Susan Prim, 36, died from severe brain damage after her asthma attack, says husband, David

Smoke inhalation: The fireworks during The Undertaker's show in the finale caused Susan Prim to have a fatal asthma attack The Undertaker: The professional wrestler's signature move is the choke slam The thick smoke from the fireworks engulfed the venue causing Susan to suddenly have a fatal asthma attack, claim the Prims.

'She was telling us she was having trouble breathing, she wasn’t feeling too well and so we walked out. She collapsed, she was passed out,' Brodie tells RTV6 ABC as he recounts the tragic event.

‘She had been down too long without oxygen and she had no brain activity. They had her on life support but they told me she was already gone,’ Brodie says. In Court: Susan Prim's son Brodie (L), son Tyler and husband David in the Indiana Court of Appeals to sue those they say are responsible for her death Fireworks frenzy: The Indianapolis arena of the WWE event filled with smoke in the final act causing Susan's tragic death Susan’s brain damage was 'so severe' that she went from respiratory arrest to cardiac arrest and never recovered, according to David Prim, Susan's husband. The Prims blame the WWE Inc. and the city of Indianapolis, among others, for not making the show safe enough, causing Susan's death.

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The pursuit of happiness in the 1940s: Americans are... Share this article Share The Prims filed a lawsuit against each group they said was responsible for making sure the show was safe, including the Capital Improvement Board, Pacers Basketball, LLC, Conseco Fieldhouse, World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., various other pyrotechnic and entertainment companies and the city of Indianapolis.

Always there: Brodie Prim says his mother, Susan, was his 'best friend'



I love mum: Susan's two sons, Brodie and Tyler, saw their mother die in front of them at the 2008 WWE Summer Slam in Indiana

This week, on July 2, the Indiana Court of Appeals accepted the list of defendants, which means the case can move forward.

None of the defendants would comment on the pending case.

The WWE, which is the largest wrestling federation the world, reaches 13 million viewers in the U.S and is broadcasted in more than 145 countries.

Brodie, who tells RTV6 ABC that he misses his mother, hopes this small, but significant, victory will give Susan the justice she deserves.