10 Alleged WWE Sex Scandals That Rocked Wrestling

WWE Superstars, on the whole, have gone through quite a drastic maturation process over the last 20 years. Gone are the days where sex, drugs, and rock and roll were the primary vice of these larger than life people; nowadays, bonafide role models for young and old the world over ply their trade in the company's ring.

The party lifestyle that has claimed the careers of so many of our favourites has been replaced by a far more tame - is that the right word to use considering the Superstars' outrageous schedules? - outlook to life on the road. The bottle of Jack Daniels has been replaced by portable games consoles, while the supply of drugs has been replaced by an active social media presence. There's just more to do for current day superheroes in spandex during their downtime to keep them away from the naughty stuff. That's fantastic news for all of us.

However, while the numbers of misdemeanours involving WWE employees is seemingly dwindling as a result of this shift in mentality, that doesn't mean they're gone from the business for good.

Sex scandals in wrestling are nothing new, so let's take a look at 10 alleged incidents that have rocked the WWE Universe in the past.

We begin with the most recent incident which involves a very unsuspecting member of WWE's payroll.

Squeaky clean announcer Tom Phillips was caught allegedly sending explicit messages to a woman over Instagram. WWE fan "missythetattooedgirl" commented on one of Phillips' Instagram posts before the pair started DM-ing each other. The NXT play-by-play man said a message he received from missythetattooedgirl gave him a "massive erection" and that he planned to do some pretty graphic things to her face. The actual quote is all over the internet if you want to see it.

Speaking to wrestlinginc.com, Missy, we'll call her, said: "About an hour later he DMd me and was like 'Hey.' I said hi back, of course, and I thought he was just being nice. He said, 'I saw your comment, don't think they go unnoticed.'" Missy then claimed she asked wether Tom was in a relationship to which he replied "no I am single and 'living the dream.'"

"I always knew who he was," Missy continued. "I think some people thought that because of my friends I found out he was a WWE commentator - no, because of my friends I found out he was engaged."

The pair then started to text each other every day which led to Tom facetiming, proving she wasn't, as she put it, "catfished."

Since the story came out, Phillips has appeared on this week's SmackDown Live, while Missy revealed that he was reprimanded by WWE last week for communicating with her on a company phone. WWE have shut down that phone and Tom's social media accounts.

You can read the full interview with "missythetattooedgirl" here.