Jasmin St. Claire has some serious accusations against Sonny Onoo, claiming the former WCW manager got too physical with her during WrestleCon and went behind her back to make business deals involving The Great Muta. St. Claire says she and her business partner spent the money to bring Muta to the United States, only for things to get messy once Onoo became involved.
During the November 9, 2026, edition of her Off the Rails podcast, St. Claire explained how she first connected with The Great Muta during a trip to Japan in November 2024. She said Madman Pondo helped put her in contact with NOSAWA, who knew Muta, and that she eventually met the Japanese wrestling legend and his wife.
St. Claire described negotiating a deal to bring Muta to WrestleCon in Las Vegas. According to her, the arrangement included first-class airfare from Japan, hotel accommodations, transportation, and a wheelchair because Muta had undergone hip replacement surgery.
“So we made the deal in writing, um, paid for a first class ticket from Hanada to Vegas, stop over in Los Angeles and I had met him and his wife at the airport in Los Angeles to get on that same flight to Vegas with them, okay? At that time he had hip replacement surgery.”
She explained that the arrangement wasn’t supposed to end with one convention appearance. Her team was planning to book Muta for additional events, which is why she claimed the agreement included restrictions on discussing other business with promoters during his appearance.
“Part of the stuff in the contract said you’re not allowed to talk other business with other promoters while you’re there cuz the intent was to bring him in for WrestleCon, then WrestleCade, and then another show the next year, all at the same rate.”
That’s where things allegedly started going wrong. St. Claire said Sonny Onoo was set up next to them during the convention, and she wasn’t happy with how he behaved around her. She accused him of being excessively physical, saying she didn’t appreciate the unwanted attention but chose not to confront him at the time because they were busy working.
“Unfortunately, we had this carny set up next to us, um, Sunny Ohno. I have to say and I’m going to say this now, I’m not about getting people canceled or anything, but I didn’t really appreciate him being overly huggy handsy with me. And you know, we were so busy with the line. I didn’t really make an issue of it, but it was just [ __ ] it was just so trashy, you know?”
St. Claire then made another accusation, claiming Onoo was using the appearance that she and her partner had arranged to conduct separate business involving Muta. She said she learned about the situation after they had already paid for the appearance and were discussing future dates.
“Then I come to find out that Sunny had I guess dinner after we paid him, um, and we were trying to set up a few more dates with him. Sunny was making deals behind our back on our dime when we had brought Muta there.”
The problems apparently didn’t stop there. St. Claire also claimed there was a disagreement over Muta’s airline ticket, with questions raised about whether she had actually purchased the first-class accommodations promised in their agreement. She insisted she had receipts proving the tickets were purchased and questioned whether Onoo had anything to do with the complaints, although she admitted she didn’t know.
“Then come to find out Muta, I don’t know if he was instructed by Sunny to say that I didn’t buy him a first-class ticket and blah blah blah. Yeah, it was a first-class ticket. The receipt was there. Everything was there.”
According to St. Claire, the issue may have happened during the shorter flight from Los Angeles to Las Vegas, where she believed Muta was downgraded. She claimed somebody eventually gave him a first-class seat before she could address the situation herself.
“I believe during the LA to Las Vegas portion, Muta was bumped down to regular because it’s such a smaller fleet of planes going out to Vegas on United. They don’t operate every hour like that like Southwest does. But instead of them giving me a chance to go up to the desk and get it fixed, someone gave him their seat in first.”
St. Claire said the entire experience left her disappointed, especially because her team had plans to continue booking Muta for future appearances. She also made it clear that she believed Onoo had a history of questionable business tactics.
“But you know, I later learned that Sonny Ono is known for doing carny antics like that. And it’s very it’s a shame, you know, because we actually had plans simmering Mahmuda um a few other times.”
This isn’t the first time Onoo has faced public criticism over business arrangements involving The Great Muta. Back in March 2020, Ringside News covered a separate dispute involving GCW, Muta, and Sonny Onoo. At the time, GCW accused Onoo of taking over an existing agreement involving Muta’s WrestleMania weekend appearances and attempting to change the financial arrangements.
St. Claire clearly hasn’t forgotten how things went down with Muta and Onoo. What was supposed to be the beginning of a longer business relationship apparently turned into an experience she still has plenty to say about, and now she’s putting those accusations out in public.
What do you make of Jasmin St. Claire’s allegations against Sonny Onoo and the problems she claims happened during The Great Muta’s appearance? Do you think wrestling promoters need stronger protections when booking major international stars? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
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