Nicole Bass may look rather freaky to some, but beneath the muscles and thick jaw-line, she is most definitely a woman, and thus probably expects to be treated as such when away from the bright lights of the camera. According to Bass herself, that wasn't the case in the WWF, during her run with the company in 1999. Instead, Bass filed a lawsuit against the promotion for their treatment of her. In her statement for the courts, Bass claimed that male wrestlers would quite often enter the women's dressing room without knocking, which obviously led to them seeing a lot more than they perhaps should have. That wasn't all, the female also remarked that she was physically groped on more than one occasion, and never really felt comfortable reporting this to management out of fear of losing her job. Quite clearly, sexual harassment on any level is unacceptable, but the court case was thrown out in 2003. There was no real word of a personal settlement between Bass and WWE, and obviously she hasn't yet been welcomed back into the fold with the company. Claims of sexual assault can be messy, which perfectly sums up the situation between Nicole Bass and WWE.
Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.
