10 Things WWE Wants You To Forget About Bill Demott
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On March 2nd, 2015 fresh allegations were levelled at Bill DeMott, the head trainer at the WWE Performance Centre where NXT superstars and other prospective developmental talents train and hone their craft. Former trainee Austin Matelson (who wrestled as Judas Devlin) revealed details of DeMott's dangerous training technique and bullying demeanour to Vendetta Pro Radio. A letter that Matelson sent to WWE HR where he detailed the abuse he and others allegedly suffered at the hands of DeMott has been posted on Reddit. Aside from physical abuse and unsafe training methods, the letter also contained allegations of homophobia and racism. The revelations sparked an outcry on social media and on Tuesday #FireBillDeMott was trending worldwide. This is not good news for WWE, obviously, although they have released a statement saying that they investigated claims of abuse at the time and that they found no evidence to support them. DeMott discloses in his autobiography (written and released between WWE stints) that things got so bad that he had to record all of his training sessions. Is this a case of wrestlers overreacting or is DeMott really as bad as they say he is? There have been other incidents in DeMott's past that, given the current climate, WWE would rather you forgot.