5 accusations made against the WWE

In the past couple of days, former developmental wrestlers have expressed their opinions about the former NXT trainer, Bill DeMott. Although few current WWE superstars have defended Bill, the accusations have once again raised concerns over the existence of bullying in the world of professional wrestling, and particularly in the WWE.Many ex – WWE superstars had previously voiced their displeasure regarding the status quo at NXT and Tough Enough, and the recent accusations have strengthened their claims, stating that Bill had not only racially abused the developmental stars, but has acted against the code of conduct which is followed by the WWE. With Bill stepping down as the trainer of NXT, it once again sounds off the alarm about how more often than not, people in power tend to misuse their authority.In this article, we take a look at five major accusations that were made against the WWE in the past.

#5 Sexual advances of Pat Patterson

One of the most shocking things to come out of the wrestling world during the 90s wasn’t just the involvement of steroids in the industry, but also what happens behind the scenes. With the wrestling fans getting smarter and more engrossed in the backstage topics, a lot of things came to light, and one of the things that raised quite a few eyebrows was regarding Pat Patterson.

Not so long ago, Pat came out as being gay, which wasn’t quite a shocker, as a lot of people already knew that fact. What it did lead to however, was people looking back at some accusations made by numerous talents, including Murray Hodgson who accused him of making sexual advances, and getting fired because he rejected Pat’s offer. Ahmed Johnson, an ex – WWE superstar himself also accused Pat of sexually bullying the talent backstage.