10 Things You Didn't Know About WWE In 2015

by Michael Hamflett

1. Luchasaurus Speaking Out Against Bill DeMott

Bill DeMott NXT
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As if to highlight how near-perfect NXT's year was in 2015, the exit of former Performance Center gaffer Bill DeMott in March was largely forgotten in the post-script.

An slew of abuse allegations brought forth at the time were far from the first levied against him over the years, with one of the most damaging coming as result of a leaked email from Austin "Luchasaurus" Matelson, who'd noted on Twitter after it had been viewed by the public that it was "an internal cry for help when I truly felt I had nowhere to turn". A #FireBillDeMott hashtag trended as stories old and new were told.

The memo can be viewed in full here, and goes into a level of detail many might be uncomfortable with. DeMott refuted all the allegations as part of his resignation, noting how he was leaving to protect the integrity of WWE rather than as an admission of any wrongdoing.

He's not worked in the industry since.

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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation for 10 years. Alongside the production of daily written, audio and video content covering WWE and AEW, he also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 35 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz" Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast and its accompanying YouTube channel, earning it top spot on the UK's wrestling podcast charts with over 10,000 episodes and 70,000,000 total downloads. He also co-hosts Benno & Hamflett, In Your House!, Podcast Horseman: The BoJack Horseman Podcast, and has guested on long-running Sunderland AFC podcast Wise Men Say. With WhatCulture, he has provided in-person coverage of some of the biggest pay-per-views and Premium Live Events in wrestling history, including WrestleMania, Survivor Series, All In & Double Or Nothing in destinations such as New York, New Jersey, Chicago, Dallas, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, London and Cardiff. He has also been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, Fightful, POST Wrestling, GRAPPL, GCP, Poisonrana, 411Mania and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in music and culture magazines The Crack, Pilot as well as Sunderland AFC's premiere fanzine A Love Supreme. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it every other Saturday at the Stadium Of Light, and at Cribs gigs nationwide.