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Canadian independent wrestler Devon Nicholson, who alleged and sued WWE Hall of Famer Abdullah the Butcher over allegations that Abdullah bladed him without his knowledge and caused Nicholson to contract Hepatitis C (which Nicholson has stated caused WWE to pass on offering him a deal) was sued today by referee Pablo Fraga over a December 2021 incident where he legitimately busted open the referee, according to the Dallas Morning News.
According to their report:
"Fraga alleges the wrestler never should have been permitted to perform. Fraga accused the company of negligence and allowing a wrestler with a known propensity for violence to participate. Before the match, the suit says, others saw Nicholson carrying a beer and stumbling. Fraga also named Nicholson and Jerry Bostic, the company’s CEO, in the lawsuit, which seeks at least $250,000 for physical pain, mental anguish and lost wages.
According to the lawsuit, the script called for Fraga to cut himself with a razor as part of a planned stunt. Not pleased with the amount of blood, it says, Nicholson placed him in a chokehold and stabbed him multiple times in the head with a spike.
Fraga lost consciousness. With no medical staff on site, he said he was raced to the hospital, where he received seven scalp staples for lacerations. Fraga said he continues to suffer from headaches, memory problems and depression and has several scars."
World Class Revolution's Bostic publicly disavowed Nicholson after the incident, which was recently showcased on the Abdullah the Butcher episode of Dark Side of the Ring. Nicholson did not work for the promotion again, but later publicly stated online that the incident was not intentional.
Nicholson was arrested in August 2022 in Kingston, Ontario Canada on charges of assaulting a woman. There is no current word where that case stands, but Nicholson did respond to the charges publicly on his YouTube channel, commenting, "This is Hannibal here with Piper, my lovely dog and the mascot of the Hannibal TV and unfortunately, a situation has come up that there's a lot of people that are trying to make me guilty until proven innocent. And unfortunately, uh, a bad situation happened with, uh, a girl that I was dating. But one thing that nobody is reporting on is the girl, Minaski Mona Yates actually also has five charges against her for assaulting me with a weapon, uttering threats to me, uh, destroying my property and causing me bodily harm. So there's two sides to the story. She's already had one court appearance in Ottawa, September 2nd. She has another one October the seventh, and I'm gonna leave it up to the courts. I, it's not a matter of public opinion. Um, it's a matter for the courts to decide, and it's an unfortunate situation. And is Piper the only female I could trust? Actually I could trust my ex-wife. Uh, there are some others out there, but, um, it it's, it's just an unfortunate situation all around. I've never been in a situation like this before, uh, where I've had to deal with, uh, a partner attacking me. And, um, it's just unfortunate. I, uh, I can't say anything more than that. I wish her the best, but it's now a matter before the courts."
As noted, Nicholson is best known for suing WWE Hall of Famer Abdullah the Butcher, claiming Abdullah bladed him without his knowledge or permission during a bout, leading to Nicholson contracting Hepatitis C and according to him, missing a chance to land a WWE developmental deal. Nicholson was awarded a judgment in that lawsuit but is unknown whether he collected them.
Nicholson boasted on the Dark Side of the Ring this season that he was the one to end Abdullah's career with the lawsuit, so there's obviously a great irony in the idea he's now being sued for allegedly cutting someone else open against their will.
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