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Indie Wrestler accuses WWE star of sexual assault

Archie Blade
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Indie Wrestler accuses WWE star of sexual assault

Indie Wrestler accuses WWE star of sexual assault. The incident took place back in 2018. However, she was motivated by the #speakingOut movement.

Indie Wrestler Candy Cartwright has taken to Twitter to share a disturbing incident involving Matt Riddle. Inspired by the stories of other women speaking out, she decided to open up on the story surrounding the WWE performer.

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She explained that she was in a van with Riddle and 3 other wrestlers back in 2018.  When everyone elde had fallen asleep, the former UFC fighter made advances towards her, He did not take kindly to being refused by Cartwright and reportedly grabbed her throat and threatened her.

She eventually relented out of fear, all the while feeling uncomfortable being in the setting. Cartwright did clarify that the two had been together before the incident.
She went on to share her texts with Riddle and more shockingly, his wife Lisa Riddle. Lisa wanted screenshots of Matt Riddle’s chat with Cartwright for reasons rather unclear.

WWE issues statement regarding sexual assault allegations on Matt Riddle

The WWE have released a statement to several media outlets regarding the situation saying, “We take any allegation of this nature very seriously and are looking into the matter.”

Riddle was scheduled to debut on WWE SmackDown. With the show pre-taped, it is likely that his debut has already been shot. However, it is possible that the segment may be taken off TV in light of recent events.

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Archie Blade

Archie Blade

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Archie is a WWE and UFC Editor/Author at the SportsRush. Like most combat sports enthusiasts, his passion for watching people fight began with WWE when he witnessed a young Brock Lesnar massacre Hulk Hogan back in 2002. This very passion soon branched out to boxing and mixed martial arts. Over the years he fell in love with the theatrics that preceded the bell and the poetic carnage that followed after. Each bruise a story to tell, each wound a song of struggle, his greatest desire is to be there to witness it all. His favorite wrestler is Shawn Michaels and he believes that GSP is the greatest to ever step foot inside the octagon. Apart from wrestling, he is also fond of poetry and music.

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