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Ahead of his SmackDown debut, Matt Riddle is facing allegations of sexual assault by independent wrestler Candy Cartwright.
The following allegations against Riddle were posted on Twitter Thursday evening.
I’m posting this because I have been so sad for so long. I didn’t realize that what he did to me was not ok. I realize now, reading these other brave women’s stories, that I can’t be afraid anymore and I have to #speakout
Back in May of 2018 I was riding with Matt Riddle and a few other wrestlers. During the van ride, when the 3 other wrestlers had fallen asleep, Matt asked me to “hop on his dick”. When I refused (although we had previously been together I was ncredibly uncomfortable in that setting ) When I said no, he grabbed me by my throat, choked me and said “what if I just made you?” I ended up giving him oral sex (praying someone wouldn’t wake up) to get out of having intercourse with him. It was incredibly humiliating.
It is never ok to put your hands on a woman, it’s also not ok to not listen when she says no.
incredibly uncomfortable in that setting ) When I said no, he grabbed me by my throat, choked me and said “what if I just made you?” I ended up giving him oral sex (praying someone wouldn’t wake up) to get out of having intercourse with him. It was incredibly humiliating.
— Candy Cartwright (@CandyCartwright) June 19, 2020
Candy Cartwright also posted the following screenshots, allegedly showing messages between her and Matt Riddle, as well as messages with his wife Lisa.
https://twitter.com/CandyCartwright/status/1274005324077379586?s=20
https://twitter.com/CandyCartwright/status/1274005801221468165?s=20
WWE issued the following statement regarding the allegations to Adam Silverstein of CBS Sports
We take any allegation of this nature very seriously and are looking into the matter.
The statement was identical to the one issued regarding allegations against Jordan Devlin.
The #SpeakingOut hashtag trended on Twitter Thursday with several serious allegations levied against various wrestlers.
Matt Riddle is set to make his SmackDown debut tonight.