Bill DeMott, head trainer for WWE for the past four years, has stepped down from his position effective immediately. DeMott had been mired in controversy after allegations of everything from racism to physical abuse surfaced against him via former recruits.
The most damning evidence came from a lengthy complaint made to WWE’s HR division by wrestler Austin Matelson in 2013, which included a laundry list of accusations against DeMott. Most of them were confirmed (or at least not denied) by other people who had left the training system around the same time. Among DeMott’s greatest hits of verbal and physical abuse according to the letter sent to HR:
I deny the recent allegations made about me, however, to avoid any embarrassment or damage to the (cont) http://t.co/1UpTIE1aXi
— Bill DeMott (@BillDeMott) March 6, 2015
