Former developmental talent Austin Matelson (f.k.a. Judas Devlin) recently spoke out against the WWE developmental program and trainer Bill DeMott in an interview last week with Joseph Duncan and Billy Blade of Vendetta Pro Radio 2K15. Draven accused DeMott of bullying, physical abuse and using offensive terms against talents. He also took to Reddit to post a transcript of a memo he sent to WWE officials Canyon Ceman, Dorothy Brill and Jane Geddes on March 11, 2013 detailing his issues with DeMott.
WWE’s response was:
“WWE took the accusations made two years ago by Austin Matelson very seriously, conducted a full investigation and was unable to validate the claims. Regardless, WWE continues to reinforce policies and procedures to ensure a positive training environment.”
As a result, #FireBillDeMott was trending on Twitter. Chris Jericho took to his Twitter to defend DeMott yesterday, writing,
“@BillDeMott is a good friend & great trainer. If u can’t handle it then quit. My training at #HartBrothers camp was 10,000 times worse!”
TNA star EC3, who worked in NXT for several years, responded to Jericho, tweeting,
“I love/sacrificed for pro wrestling. A Hart can stretch me any day. A know nothing dips–t slapping me when I’m concussed is different.”
Joey Ryan also responded to Jericho’s tweet, stating,
“I don’t know that Jericho is condoning bullying, racism & homophobia but his tweet does suggest that the DeMott stories are likely all true.”
Ryan also tweeted:
Survivor Series is quickly approaching and both the original and new Bloodline have been searching…
Last week Nick Aldis officially unveiled the WWE Women's United States Championship belt. This week…
We're currently on the road to Survivor Series and in recent weeks WWE has been…
You never know when one of WWE's top stars might decide to step away from…
Over the last few years LA Knight has become one of the most talked about…
This week's episode of WWE Friday Night SmackDown is set to air live from the…