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FORMER WWE DEVELOPMENTAL TALENT KYLE RASMUSSEN TO BE SENTENCED NEXT MONTH FOLLOWING PLEA DEAL RELATED TO DEATH OF HIS GIRLFRIEND

By Mike Johnson on 2023-07-05 18:19:00

Former WWE developmental talent Kyle Rasmussen, who was with FCW in 2009 and 2010, has come to a plea deal in advance of a scheduled trial, pleading no contest to assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder after being arrested in Michigan in October 2022.

Rasmussen, then 41, was in the backseat of a vehicle being driven by another vehicle and for reasons unknown, tried to take over the wheel and began strangling the driver.  The driver and Rasmussen's girlfriend, Sarah Ratlif, each fled the vehicle and tragically, his girlfriend was struck by another car and later passed away.  Authorities are still seeking the driver of the vehicle that struck Ratlif.

Rasmussen wrestled nearly 30 matches for then-WWE developmental Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW) in 2010 as Conrad Tanner, including bouts against Big E, Wade Barrett and more.  He was released in November 2010 and did not pursue professional wrestling after exiting the WWE developmental system.

Rasmussen will be sentenced on 8/9.

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