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      • Bill DeMott, head trainer for WWE's developmental system the past four years, has resigned effective immediately. DeMott had been mired in controversy after allegations of racism, physical abuse, sexual harassment and other offenses surfaced.
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  2. Basically, the short version is that Bill DeMott has been accused of three things: firstly, berating and insulting the WWE trainees with politically-incorrect language. Some examples include repeated use of the term "faggot", telling a black wrestler to "go back to Africa", telling a Middle Eastern trainee to "go back to building bombs" and more.

  3. Mar 7, 2015 · DeMott had been mired in controversy after allegations of racism, physical abuse, sexual harassment and other offenses surfaced. The most damning evidence came from a lengthy...

    • Bill Demott – Early Career
    • Time in WCW
    • Wrestling For WWE
    • Bill Demott and The Controversies Surrounding His Training Career
    • Aftermath

    Bill DeMott began training to become a professional wrestler in 1988 under Johnny Rodz in New York City. He’d soon begin plying his trade on the independents under the name Big Sweet Williams. In 1992, DeMott found some success overseas in Puerto Rico as Crash the Terminator, capturing the Americas Wrestling Federation World Heavyweight Title. He w...

    Debuting in WCW as a member of the Dungeon of Doom, he wrestled under the name The Laughing Man on television (while wrestling dark matches billed as The Man of Question). After the dissolution of Dungeon of Doom in 1997, he was rebranded as Hugh Morris, where he’d dub his moonsault finishing move the No Laughing Matter. His most noteworthy accolad...

    When WCW folded in 2001, Bill DeMott migrated over to the WWF in the ill-fated Invasion storyline. Here, he was mostly used as an intruder who often lost to higher-on-the-card stars such as Edge, Chris Jericho, and Billy Gunn. Once Team WWF won at 2001’s Survivor Series, the Invasion storyline ended, and Hugh Morris was fired on-screen by Vince McM...

    After transitioning to a WWE trainer role, accusations started coming in about Bill DeMott’s “unprofessional, unacceptable” training methods. Looking back on his training, season four Tough Enough contestant Daniel Puder deemed DeMott’s actions“unprofessional and unacceptable.” He continued, “If I ever saw someone doing that in my organization, I w...

    In the aftermath of the controversy surrounding Bill DeMott, there were a few wrestlers who came to his defense. Chris Jericho said in a since-deleted tweet, “Hey @BillDeMott is a good friend and a great trainer. If you can’t handle it, then quit. My training at #HartBrothers camp was 10,000 times worse!” Luke Gallows also came out in support, sayi...

  4. Mar 8, 2015 · Speaking on Vendetta Pro Radio about a letter he filed with WWE higher-ups in 2013, Matelson accused DeMott of endangering NXT talent physically and mentally, including one incident where the...

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  5. Apr 24, 2023 · In 2015, Bill DeMott was initially accused of making racial and homophobic remarks and physical and verbal assault. One other incident, referred to as the “naked stinkface incident” on social...

  6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Bill_DeMottBill DeMott - Wikipedia

    DeMott resigned from WWE on March 6, 2015 following multiple online wrestling news reports of accusations of misconduct and abuse by a dozen-plus former WWE trainees (see below) -- allegations DeMott defiantly denied.

  7. Apr 21, 2022 · Bill DeMott, the former head trainer of WWE’s NXT developmental system, says past allegations made against him are inaccurate. In 2015, several former trainees took to social media to tell...

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