Shortly after Waters' death, former Harvard defensive tackle and WWE wrestler Dr. Christopher Nowinski, whose wrestling career was ended by post-concussion syndrome and has since written a book about the dangers of concussions in contact sports, approached Waters' family and asked permission to have his brain tissue examined. After receiving permission, Nowinski had samples of Waters' brain tissue sent to neuropathologist Dr. Bennet Omalu at the University of Pittsburgh.
Following Waters' death, former Harvard defensive tackle and WWE wrestler Dr. Christopher Nowinski, who had his wrestling career ended by post-concussion syndrome and has since written a book on the dangers of concussions in sports, contacted Waters' family to seek permission to study his brain tissue. With consent granted, Nowinski provided samples of Waters' brain tissue to neuropathologist Dr. Bennet Omalu at the University of Pittsburgh.