Subhojeet Mukherjee on March 3, 2024
Vince McMahon is facing controversy with a sexual trafficking lawsuit filed by former WWE employee Janel Grant. The legal battle has raised concerns and brought additional names into focus. Former WWE Superstar Ashley Massaro is also discussed in connection with McMahon’s scandal, with new details emerging about her assault.
Following Ashley Massaro’s death in 2019, an affidavit, penned by Massaro, revealed her Middle East trip for a WWE mission to support troops. She disclosed being drugged and sexually assaulted by a US Military member during the trip. Massaro later asserted that Vince McMahon instructed her to remain silent about the incident to protect WWE’s relationship with the military.
In 2019, as the story gained attention following Ashley Massaro’s tragic passing, WWE issued a response. While expressing sadness about her death, the company clarified that Vince McMahon and WWE management were never informed of the alleged incident described in Massaro’s affidavit.
According to Post Wrestling, the Air Force Office of Special Investigations initiated an investigation on May 24, 2019, with NCIS taking over on June 28. Despite conducting multiple interviews, they were unable to locate the reported crime scene. Exhausting all leads, the case was officially closed on January 27, 2020.
Revelations from the investigation report, reviewed by POST Wrestling, include a statement from K&L Gates, Jerry McDevitt’s law firm representing WWE. On August 26, 2019, the firm revealed that Ashley Massaro insisted on participating in a photoshoot after the alleged assault. The photos, dated July 3, 2006, surfaced, suggesting the shoot occurred the day after the reported incident.
”[REDACTED] advised that subsequent to the release of MASSARO’s affidavit, he requested researched the allegation and found a blog posted online by WWE wrestler and USO participant [REDACTED] titled [REDACTED] detailing the events of 03Jul06, which is the date of the alleged rape of MASSARO, Enclosure (A) pertains. [REDACTED] noted that [REDACTED] mentions MASSARO insisted on attending a photo shoot with troops after her release from the medical clinic which is inconsistent with the narrative in her affidavit wherein she reports being taken to her hotel room where she went to sleep and remained until it was time for the tour to move to the next destination on the tour schedule. [REDACTED] stated he was able to obtain photographs of the photograph session mentioned in [REDACTED] blog, which included MASSARO. [REDACTED] provided RA with 10 photographs he stated were from the event as well as a photo arroy of the 10 photographs with file names that indicate they were taken on 03Jul06, Enclosure (B) pertains.”
Confusion surrounded the alleged assault’s location, initially thought to be at Ali Al Salem Air Base. However, Ashley Massaro’s medical records revealed she received treatment at Camp Patriot, Aerial Port of Demarcation, Troop Medical Clinic—located 90 minutes away from the base. This discrepancy added complexity to the investigation.
”On 16JUL19, RA contacted who was confident the LSA captioned in this investigation was not located at Ali A1 Salem. AFOSI agents conducted their own research and were able to retrieve medical records. noted the acronym for the location of services on the medical record was “CP APOD TMC.” deduced that to be Camp Patriot, Aerial Port of Demarcation, Troop Medical Clinic. Camp Patriot is a separate location approximately a one and a half hour drive to the south on the east coast of Kuwait. He stated the medical facility also could possibly be located in Kuwait City.”
Several interviews conducted during the investigation yielded little substantive information, with individuals often lacking memory of the WWE tour or Ashley Massaro’s allegations. Notably, a physician assistant interviewed on June 25, 2019, provided a clear recollection of treating Massaro. He recalled being called in on a Sunday to address her complaints of abdominal and pelvic pain at Camp Patriot, accompanied by a male civilian acting strangely.
During the examination, Massaro appeared drowsy but lucid during questioning. The assistant mentioned a questionable practice of conducting a pelvic exam despite concerns about Massaro’s state. There was confirmation of banging on the door during the exam, as mentioned in Massaro’s affidavit, with conflicting details about the response to the interruption. Massaro reportedly seemed nonchalant, stating everything was fine, and the manager stopped knocking without further inquiry.
”[REDACTED] stated that during the exam with the female Corpsman in the room, [REDACTED] banged on the door and was calling MASSARO’s name and asking her if everything was okay. [REDACTED] stated he had to stop the exam briefly so that MASSARO could respond. [REDACTED] stated that MASSARO responded and said that everything was fine and she was having an exam done. [REDACTED] stated that MASSARO seemed nonchalant when she said everything was fine and the manager stopped banging on the door and did not knock again.”
In the interview, the physician assistant clarified that he didn’t administer any drugs or medication to Ashley Massaro and observed no signs of distress during the examination, discounting indications of a sexual assault.
Efforts were made by the NCIS to interview the Officer in Charge of the clinic where Massaro was treated, who initially resisted an interview without a subpoena. Although he was not considered a suspect, a list of questions was eventually submitted. However, the Officer in Charge declined to provide further information five days later, offering no response to the questions. Despite the investigation closing on January 27, 2020, the findings were only made public this past Friday.
John Laurinaitis also denied covering up Ashley Massaro’s sexual assault allegations, evidently revealing that WWE higher-ups were aware of the incident. We will have to wait and see whether justice will prevail in this case.
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March 3, 2024 11:11 am
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