Wrestler who used his penis as a finisher fired after 16 accusations of sexual abuse

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Following multiple allegations of sexual misconduct over the past several days, reports are coming in that Joey Ryan’s career has effectively been halted. Joey Ryan has since deleted his Twitter account as well as that of Bar Wrestling, the California-based promotion that Joey Ryan has run since 2017. According to a report from SoCal Uncensored, “several people that regularly work for Bar Wrestling have confirmed to SoCalUncensored.com that the promotion is done” and that” the Bootleg Theater, the home of Bar Wrestling in Los Angeles, ended their relationship with the promotion on Sunday due to the allegations.” They also went on to note that Highspots Network, the on-line streaming home of Bar Wrestling, has removed Bar Wrestling’s content from their platform.

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Following a slew of allegations dating back years in the current #SpeakingOut movement, IMPACT Wrestling has officially handed down verdicts on three of the names mentioned, stating in a press release to multiple publications that “IMPACT Wrestling confirms that it has terminated its contracts with Dave Crist and Joey Ryan, effective immediately. In addition, it has suspended Michael Elgin pending further review of allegations of misconduct.”

Joey Ryan had just returned to IMPACT last October after making himself one of the top draws in the US indies, but a barrage of allegations stemming back years led to Ryan leaving Twitter and shutting down his indie promotion, Bar Wrestling. Dave Crist also faced multiple accusations from dozens of women’s wrestlers and trainees, leading to Ohio’s Rockstar Pro to revoke the alliance with Crist’s OI4K Wrestling Academy. Michael Elgin had been accused of inappropriate conduct in messaging, with some allegations more recent than his other last controversy, but his case is still under investigation.

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