WWE Issue Statement On Abuse Allegations Against Matt Riddle

Over the past 48 hours, brave men and women have shared their stories of surviving abuse in the British professional wrestling scene and beyond through #SpeakingOut. 

WWN Live SHINE wrestler Candy Cartwright shared her story involving Matt Riddle earlier today in which she said the WWE Superstar abused her in May 2018. 

Cartwright wrote: "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."

WWE issued the following statement in response to the allegations earlier today: "We take any allegation of this nature very seriously and are looking into the matter."

Riddle is yet to comment publicly on the allegations.