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WWE release Jack Gallagher following rape allegations

Archie Blade
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WWE release Jack Gallagher following rape allegations

WWE release Jack Gallagher following rape allegations. The Cruiserweight is the first wrestler to be released among those named in recent allegations.

The entire wrestling industry has been shaken by the speaking out movement. Several female wrestlers in the industry have opened up about incidents where they had been taken advantage of in the past. This has resulted in a lot of names being exposed.

Also read: Indie Wrestler accuses WWE star of sexual assault

The implications of the movement could be huge on the wrestling community. How much will it change the industry remains to be seen but the effect of sharing incidents regarding sexual abuse has come to light with the release of Jack Gallagher by the WWE.

WWE release Jack Gallagher following rape allegations

David Starr’s caused a storm when she wrote to a victim on twitter that her best friend had been raped by WWE Cruiserweight Jack Gallagher. She wrote: “We don’t know each other but Jack Gallagher raped one of my best friends. I’ve been angrily sitting on that for a long time but she hasn’t been ready to tell her story. I believe you; you are so brave.”


The WWE have since announced the decision to part ways with the wrestler.

They wrote on their website:

“WWE has come to terms on the release of Jack Gallagher (Jack Claffey).”

It is worth nothing that they did not wish him the best in his future endeavors.

He is the first in the line of many who have been exposed recently.

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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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