Lawyer Konstantin Kyros, who has represented WWE Superstars in concussion lawsuits in the past, has published an affidavit by Ashley Massaro which includes allegations that she was sexually assaulted during a trip to Kuwait on behalf of WWE in 2007.
In the affidavit Massaro alleged that she was drugged and raped while in Kuwait by a man who claimed to be a doctor for the US Army. She also alleged that WWE officials asked her to keep quiet about the assault. An excerpt from the affidavit reads as follows:
“Dr. Rios then informed Vince, who informed Kevin Dunn, John Laurinaitis,
and several other company executives or lawyers that I had never even met but
were all present at a meeting that I was called into shortly after. Vince led the
meeting with these men and asked me to recount what happened in Kuwait. Then
he said it was not in the best interest of the WWE for me to make the information
about my attack public. I was still completely traumatized at that point and I just
agreed. It was clear that there had already been a conversation and that they had
reached a decision on their own prior to consulting with me as this was not a
debate but rather Vince instructing me to keep this confidential.”
WWE has since responded to the allegations, as the company issued the following statement:
“WWE is saddened by the death of Ashley Massaro, and we reiterate our condolences to her family. However, we regret that her attorney Konstantine Kyros, who filed multiple cases against WWE, lost all of them, and was sanctioned multiple times by the Court for repeated misconduct and false allegations, is using Ashley’s death to further his malicious campaign against WWE by releasing an affidavit that she submitted to the Court and later apologized to WWE for being involved with, so we wish to make certain things crystal clear.
At no time was Vince McMahon or the management of WWE ever informed by Ashley Massaro or anybody else that she had been sexually assaulted, drugged, raped or sodomized by a military doctor with a nurse standing guard while on a goodwill tour in 2007 to U.S. military bases in Kuwait. In fact, if she ever articulated such a claim to WWE, we would have reported it immediately to the Base Commander.
At no time was there ever a meeting with Vince McMahon, Kevin Dunn, John Laurinaitis or other company executives in which she told them of such a claim and was instructed to keep it quiet.”
Ashley Massaro unfortunately passed away last week, at the age of 39. May she rest in peace.
