Shotzi Reveals Four Years of Childhood Abuse by Her Uncle

Former WWE star Shotzi has never been afraid to show her toughness in the ring, but the pain she lived through as a child was unlike anything her fans could imagine. She revealed that she endured four years of abuse starting when she was just eight years old.

She opened up about the traumatic chapter during a conversation on the Rulebreakers podcast with Saraya (formerly known as Paige in WWE). Saraya began by sharing her own story of abuse, which encouraged Shotzi to come forward with her own heartbreaking truth.

“So… I was eight when it started. He moved to America from the Philippines and my mom took him in. And it — it was both me and my sister. And it lasted until I was 12… until I went to the police about it. Which actually made things a lot worse for me.”

Shotzi fought back tears as she explained that the abuse wasn’t an isolated incident but a daily nightmare that stretched across four long years. She stressed how important it is for survivors to speak up rather than suffer in silence.

“Yeah… four years of sexual abuse. And I just want to say like — you coming out about that is just like so powerful because I feel like a lot of people don’t want to talk about sexual trauma. You know, they are really ashamed about it, really embarrassed about it. And I completely understand that… But so many women — and men too — go through it. And it leads to a lot of suicides. But if we talked about it more, we could, you know, prevent a lot of that. So yeah, I just think this is so important to talk about.”

She recalled how the truth finally came out after she confided in a friend who convinced her to go to a school counselor. That led straight to the police.

“Yeah, I told my friend that it was happening. And she was like, ‘We need to tell somebody.’ And we ended up going to a school counselor and telling her. And she immediately reported it.”

“Then I was taken to the police station. And it was so scary. Like, as a 12-year-old — like, I don’t even know how to explain these things that are happening to me. And yeah… that was really hard. Just going through explaining what was going on with me at the police station. I was there for hours. It was a really grueling day.”

Shotzi’s willingness to bare her truth sheds light on the struggles survivors face when their pain is dismissed or ignored. Her story is not just about survival—it’s about refusing to stay silent no matter how heavy the burden.

What are your thoughts on her decision to open up about such a personal and painful chapter? Share your feedback in the comments below.

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