WWE: Matt Riddle accused of ‘RAPE’ by WWN wrestler
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Matt Riddle has been accused of sexual assault by WWN wrestler Candy Cartwright.
The #SpeakingOut movement going across wrestling social media and one of the latest accused of sexual misconduct is none other than ‘The Original Bro’ Matt Riddle who was set to debut on tonight’s Smackdown.
Candy Cartwright, wrestler and talent of WWN, took to Twitter this morning to share her story of Riddle allegedly assaulting here over two years ago during a ride in a van.
“I’m posting this because I have been so sad for so long. I didn’t realize that what he did to me was not ok. I realize now, reading these other brave women’s stories, that I can’t be afraid anymore and I have to #Speakout. Back in May of 2018 I was riding with Matt Riddle and a few other wrestlers. During the van ride, when the 3 other wrestlers had fallen asleep, Matt asked me to “hop on his dick”. When I refused (although we had previously been together I was incredibly uncomfortable in that setting ) When I said no, he grabbed me by my throat, choked me and said ‘what if I just made you?’ I ended up giving him oral sex (praying someone wouldn’t wake up) to get out of having intercourse with him. It was incredibly humiliating. It is never ok to put your hands on a woman, it’s also not ok to not listen when she says no.”
Wrestling interviewer Joe Atherton then shared the screenshots of the conversation with Matt Riddle in which Riddle claims his innocence and Cartwright has been harassing him for years. The screenshots also have Riddle stating that WWE and his lawyer are pressing charges.
WWE has now released a statement on the accusations about Riddle, which happens to be the same statement for another accused talent, NXT UK’s Jordan Devlin.
“We take any allegation of this nature very seriously and are looking into the matter.”
Cartwright also released several screenshots of both Matt and his wife, Lisa, corresponding with her. Cartwright denied Matt’s claims of harassment and says he’s still been contacting her and also claims he forced her to have sex without consent during an event.
Wrestlebuddy will keep you posted for any further development about this story.
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