Skye Blue Harassed At ROH Tapings
Fan ejected for harassing AEW's Skye Blue at ROH taping.
An attendee of Wednesday's Ring of Honor television tapings was ejected from the event for verbal harassment targeted at Skye Blue.
Rachael Ellering, who was wrestling Skye, recounted the incident on X. Ellering stated that she and referee Aubrey Edwards were able to get the "creep" removed at "remarkable" speeds, adding that she had "never heard such vulgar things" aimed at a talent while wrestling.
The speed in which @RefAubrey and I got out of the ring last night post match to get this creep kicked out was remarkable. Olympic medalist speeds.
I’ve NEVER in my career heard such vulgar things being said to talent during a match.
Sexual harassment is not heckling.Advertisement— Rachael Ellering (@RachaelEllering) May 9, 2024
Ellering then thanked the respectful fans who came to the show and enjoyed it, calling for the attendee in question to be banned for life:
I do want to say this:
Thank you very much to the rowdy, respectful fans that come out to enjoy the show and support. We really appreciate you!
This guy wasn’t a fan. He was a pervert who should be banned from shows for life. https://t.co/Nhfs9d4nCrAdvertisement— Rachael Ellering (@RachaelEllering) May 9, 2024
Edwards, meanwhile, called out the "disgusting, vile, hateful" behaviour in wrestling, saying the incident had made Blue feel uncomfortable:
If you yell disgusting, vile, hateful things at my coworkers, I will make sure your ass gets kicked out.
There is no place for that in wrestling.
Heckling is fine, but when you’ve made the performers (me included) feel uncomfortable in their place of work, you’ve gone too far. https://t.co/gvIbH3dV6IAdvertisement— Aubrey Edwards - AEW Referee (@RefAubrey) May 9, 2024
Accounts of the incident started doing the rounds on Wednesday evening, when Reddit poster Wintertime13, who was at the taping, claimed a fan in the front row had been targeting Skye.
The poster noted that the fan - a male - was making "vulgar comments" on Skye's body, "calling her baby girl, the whole shebang." This went on throughout the whole match. When told to "STFU", the accused grew louder.
After finishing the match, Edwards called for security to kick the harasser out. AEW and arena security team members were involved, with their number growing as the attendee "put up a fight."
The man allegedly had a child with him.
Skye Blue used X to acknowledge the "love and support" she has received following the incident, calling for the eradication of such behaviours:
I’m beyond overwhelmed with all the love and support. Thank you everyone you have no idea how much it’s appreciated ?
Let’s make sure the future generations of women wrestlers don’t have to deal with this shit.— Skye Blue (@Skyebyee) May 10, 2024
Ideally, the attendee's removal from this ROH taping, and other wrestling shows, is permanent until he eliminates his repulsive tendencies. And if a child was with him, pray that they do not inherit these behaviours.