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Mel Phillips played safety for the San Francisco 49ers from 1966 to 1977 and was a ring announcer for the World Wrestling Federation in the 1970s and 80s. He was involved in a scandal of sexual assaulting underage ring boys in 1992.
Feb 20, 2024 · Shawn, who worked as a ring boy for WWF from 1986-87, claims that Mel Phillips, a ring announcer and crew chief, wrestled with him in hotel rooms and touched his feet inappropriately. He joins other former ring boys who have spoken out against Phillips, who was fired and rehired by WWF.
Terry Garvin was a Canadian professional wrestler who worked with Ron Garvin in various tag teams. He also managed Mel Phillips, who resigned from WWF in 1992 after a ring boy harassment case involving Garvin.
Mar 19, 2023 · Mel Phillips was a ring announcer and head of the ring crew for WWF who allegedly abused and groomed young ring boys, including Tom Cole. This excerpt from a new book reveals how Phillips and his bosses tried to silence Tom and cover up their crimes.
Oct 27, 2021 · How the '90s DOJ inquiry into WWE shifted from child sexual abuse to steroid distribution is murky, but newly unredacted FBI memos give us a hint as to where it went wrong. Mel Phillips as a ring announcer at the March 30, 1986 WWF event at the Philadelphia Spectrum.
Feb 12, 2021 · Tom Cole, who accused Mel Phillips of molesting him as a child in WWF, passed away from apparent suicide. Phillips was a ring announcer who was fired and rehired by WWE despite multiple allegations of sexual abuse.
Feb 20, 2024 · Former ring boy Shawn claims he was molested by Mel Phillips, a WWE ring announcer who had a fetish for young men. He says he saw signs of Phillips' behavior being an open secret among wrestlers and officials.
