Impact Wrestling's Gisele Shaw issued the following statement regarding an incident with Rick Steiner yesterday at Wrestlecon in Los Angeles, where she was verbally accosted:
It saddens me to have to write this but I feel it must be shared. #InternationalTransgenderDayofVisibility pic.twitter.com/XMrDMJTgGv
— ????????????????????????? ????????????????? (@GiseleShaw08) April 1, 2023
Impact Wrestling referee Daniel Spencer backed Shaw's account and PWInsider.com has spoken to another source who stated what Shaw recounted was 100% accurate:
My heart breaks for Gisele and our another peer. To witness it happen was shocking and disturbing.
— Daniel Spencer (@DanielSpencer) April 1, 2023
Respect and love is something we have at IMPACT because we are FAMILY. I’m so grateful for the support we have for one another. https://t.co/w4UFTEZct3
Needless to say, the incident was completely abhorent and disgusting.
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