Our work is actively supporting companies & wrestlers who are creating safe spaces for performers & fans. But unless it’s also a business, it doesn’t exist. The bulk of that work ultimately lies with us - the fans. It will take more than just scandal and outrage. It will require allies within the business to remain vigilant. For it to continue, mainstream reporters & law enforcement will probably have to get involved. The history of the business is replete with stories about what can at best be described as casual sex with fans & trainees, and lurid tales of wrestlers pimped out to powerful people. There have long been whispers about certain wrestlers, shouts about others. While you’re listening, remember this moment doesn’t come out of nowhere. The best thing the wrestling community can do in this moment is to listen. You can find them on social media, where the hashtag #SpeakingOut has been trending since last night (Thurs., June 18). There are legal considerations, too.īut most importantly, these aren’t our stories to tell. We’re a blog, and don’t have the resources (or frankly, the skills) to do the kind of investigative journalism an issue like this requires to fairly and responsibly represent all involved. We won’t be documenting each person’s story. After stories about his time working as an announcer on the Texas indies re-surfaced, Uproxx’s Brandon Stroud tweeted a lengthy statement.
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In response to a series of tweets by a woman which documented the abuse she says was inflicted on her by NXT UK’s Jordan Devlin, WWE issued a statement which reads, “We take any allegation of this nature very seriously and are looking into the matter.”Īnother resulted in the ouster of Mikey Whiplash as the co-owner of Fierce Females, a Scottish women’s wrestling promotion, after a group of wrestlers came forward to describe abuse by Whiplash. A handful of those that did have received responses. In the wake of the stories about David Starr, his response, and the moves made by several promotions to distance themselves from Starr, numerous people have come forward to tell their stories of being subjected to predatory behavior and abuse by wrestlers and others in the industry.