Ex-WWE Diva claims she was sexually assaulted at a military base during WWE trip

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Posted by Ryan Satin Via ProWrestlingSheet.com:

Ex-WWE wrestler Ashley Massaro claims she was sexually assaulted in ’06 at a U.S. military base that WWE sent her to visit … and in new docs filed, she says the company convinced her to keep it quiet.


Massaro filed documents this week to join the head-injury lawsuit that now includes over 50 former WWE employees, and in it mentioned a horrible incident in Kuwait as proof of their negligence.

Ashley claims the assault happened while she was in the Middle East on a WWE sanctioned trip with Maria Kanellis, Jimmy Hart and Ron Simmons. This was not for Tribute to the Troops.

According to the docs, “Upon her return to the United States, she was seen by Dr. Rios who interviewed her about the incident. Dr. Rios reported the incident to WWE executives who soon thereafter met with Massaro to apologize for their negligence but persuaded her that it would be best not to report it to appropriate authorities.”

The lawyer adds, “This incredible situation derives from the WWE’s employment misclassification scheme wherein the WWE (deems itself) neither responsible for Massaro’s safety (despite being on a WWE tour in the Middle East) nor does the WWE deem itself responsible to report or collect data about incidents such as this. The WWE in order to protect its public image and insulate itself from paying for its injured workers prefers to remain silent.”

Before leaving for Kuwait, Massaro gave a now heartbreaking statement to WWE’s website. “Anything can happen going over to the Middle East, but my company takes care of me, and I trust them. I have full faith that I will come back exactly the way I left, if not a little bit better in the heart.”

Smh...WWE and their shady shit.

 

[Prince Bálor]

Man, that is awful. She shouldn't have kept it quiet.

 

[Majour]

Man, that is awful. She shouldn't have kept it quiet.

It's not as simple as to just report something like that. Especially when WWE were advising her to keep quiet.

 

[Prince Bálor]

It's not as simple as to just report something like that. Especially when WWE were advising her to keep quiet.

Yes, I know that, because WWE cares deeply about its public image. But, stuff like that shouldn't be treated like it's nothing.

 

[Majour]

Yes, I know that, because WWE cares deeply about its public image. But, stuff like that shouldn't be treated like it's nothing.

There could have been repercussions for her and just mentally. She would have had to have tried to process it mentally- it has a huge impact on somebody and it could take months or even years to come to terms with it and be able to talk about it.
Keep in mind that sexual assault isn't taken very seriously in the courts of America either.

 

[Grievous 3D]

No one should ever have to go through this...

 

[WholeFN'Moe]

It's not as simple as to just report something like that. Especially when WWE were advising her to keep quiet.

Apparently she decided to do it now when all of the unemployed wrestlers happen to be ganging up on Vince..... If I could pick any one of the Divas to make a move on at that time, the last one on the list would be Ashley Massaro, she looks like an emo meth-head & she is an escort now so I highly doubt her credibility

 

[WholeFN'Moe]

There could have been repercussions for her and just mentally. She would have had to have tried to process it mentally- it has a huge impact on somebody and it could take months or even years to come to terms with it and be able to talk about it.
Keep in mind that sexual assault isn't taken very seriously in the courts of America either.

Yeah that is entirely possible..... Another possibility is she's lying and that anybody can accuse anybody of doing anything at anytime. I've see alot of women falsely accuse men like this but once it's out there the public has to be "careful" about that person and exile them even though they've done nothing wrong.

Not saying it didn't happen........ just saying that I'm not saying it DID happen.

Wouldn't surprise me if she's lying but then again, it wouldn't surprise me that it happened in that very poorly run company that gets away with murder on a daily basis.

Also, even if it didn't happen, it would be a great thing for WWE to have the magnifying glass on it

 

[Majour]

Apparently she decided to do it now when all of the unemployed wrestlers happen to be ganging up on Vince..... If I could pick any one of the Divas to make a move on at that time, the last one on the list would be Ashley Massaro, she looks like an emo meth-head & she is an escort now so I highly doubt her credibility

Didn't take long for the 'she's an escort' so she can't possibly have been assaulted. Anyone can be assaulted.
It's hard enough to get convictions for proven assaults, why would 'loads' of women falsely accuse, knowing this?
WWE have a track record of being absolute garbage and to be honest, I'm not one for assuming that a possible victory in of sexual assault is a liar.

 

[WholeFN'Moe]

"I'm not one for assuming that a possible victory in of sexual assault is a liar"

LOL! ...She's a woman, and she said it so she must be right.

 

[WholeFN'Moe]

Didn't take long for the 'she's an escort' so she can't possibly have been assaulted. Anyone can be assaulted.
It's hard enough to get convictions for proven assaults, why would 'loads' of women falsely accuse, knowing this?
WWE have a track record of being absolute garbage and to be honest

Oh I'm not denying WWE's track record, and I'm not saying it didn't happen, like I said I wouldn't be surprised if it's true but I don't automatically believe something when a woman points her finger anymore without any hard proof because people lie.... ALOT. Anyone can be assaulted but if WWE's track record comes into play, so does her character.

 

[Majour]

Oh I'm not denying WWE's track record, and I'm not saying it didn't happen, like I said I wouldn't be surprised if it's true but I don't automatically believe something when a woman points her finger anymore without any hard proof because people lie.... ALOT. Anyone can be assaulted but if WWE's track record comes into play, so does her character.

But you implied that her being an escort excludes her from being sexually assaulted.
The military aren't exactly spotless in regards to sexual assault, the figures are certainly an interesting read.

 

[WholeFN'Moe]

But you implied that her being an escort excludes her from being sexually assaulted.
The military aren't exactly spotless in regards to sexual assault, the figures are certainly an interesting read.

No.... I implied that I don't trust her honesty or that she's telling the truth because of her character. I still totally think it's possible but I don't automatically condem somebody because they were accused of something. I agree that it probably happens alot in the military, I'm sure some women lie about in the military knowing that people will believe them for that reason. I'm not saying it doesn't happen alot, I'm saying women lie alot as well. Both happen.

 

[Majour]

No.... I implied that I don't trust her honesty or that she's telling the truth because of her character. I still totally think it's possible but I don't automatically condem somebody because they were accused of something. I agree that it probably happens alot in the military, I'm sure some women lie about in the military knowing that people will believe them for that reason. I'm not saying it doesn't happen alot, I'm saying women lie alot as well. Both happen.

I'm not talking about women in the military lying (not shocked you were, tbh). I was talking about the statistics about both men and women's number of reports in comparison to the number that even get get to trial. You seem to be awfully keen to push the 'women are lying' agenda and awfully keen to ignore everything else.

 

[MGS32]

I have some slight issues with the injury details. I don't see in any way WWE sawing someone's cast off backstage and giving no training to someone before throwing them into the ring, maybe 20 years ago, hell even 15 but this is quite a recent thing and this was around the time of the PG rating being introduced as this will have been around 2007-2008. I just don't buy it honestly, this lawsuit is hardly a stellar one to begin with and has been thrown out similarly before. She also lists numerous other injuries but again Wrestling is a dangerous sport and no one literally forces you into that ring. If you get injured and you decide to retire that is your choice, WWE can't make you do it. They can pressure you sure but still, the sawing off the cast is something I don't buy at all but I get she's had injuries but again thats what Wrestling is and I don't buy them throwing her into the ring with literally zero training, if there's proof to these things other than just claims then I'll need to look at it differently but as of now I call bullshit.

My opinion on this lawsuit is the same as it was before, I just don't buy any of it. The people they have listed who are blaming WWE for injuries is just flat out absurd at times. Jimmy fucking Snuka can rot in hell, I hope if this lawsuit wins that he sees nothing of that money, I want him to rot in a jail cell. He is a murdering scumbag using his illness to escape prosecution and if the claims that Vince McMahon and anyone else helped cover it up are true then they can get the same damn treatment. Dave and Earl Hebner seriously suing for injuries? I can be wrong but have either of them ever suffered from concussions or major injuries? SABU? SABU IS SUING WWE FOR INJURIES AND CONCUSSIONS? Its definitely not the years of ECW and Deathmatches that caused it, its definitely his short run in WWE that caused his permanent issues.


Now onto the sexual assault allegations. That is something I can definitely believe, I don't want to say they are true or false because obviously we have literally zero details on it other than where it happened and that WWE advised not to press charges, we don't know if she was assaulted by a Male or Female or multiple people or what, but its not something I could see anyone lying about on a lawsuit such as this. I don't know how to react to it, I hope when the details of WWE actions come out that it had no malicious intent. My heart goes out to her, its a damaging thing to happen to anyone. My only sadness is that she brought it forward into a concussion case that will likely get thrown out, I really wish that she would have taken these actions much further in its own case which would have much higher chances of proper justice.