Impact Wrestling’s Gisele Shaw Accuses Rick Steiner of Transphobia

Gisele Shaw claims WWE HOF’er Rick Steiner hurled transphobic remarks at her throughout an look … one thing the occasion organizers themselves appear to acknowledge occurred.

The Impact Wrestling star made the accusation towards the famed RS Friday, detailing what she says was an absolute tirade stuffed with hateful language … focusing on her transgender identification. Shaw is a trans girl BTW, and got here out as transgender final 12 months at Pride Toronto.

Here’s what she needed to say in regards to the interplay, which says occurred at WrestleCon Friday … the place Gisele was doing a signing. She writes, “I’ve been bullied all my life and have by no means stood up for myself as a result of I’m scared that I’d get beat up bodily, mentally, or emotionally. The bullies in my life have all the time silenced me, however that ends at the moment!”

Gisele goes on to say that, whereas at her desk, she heard somebody shouting, “you’re a person,” “you’re a dude,” “you’re a piece of trash,” “you’re filth,” and “get the f*** away from right here.” She did not know who it was at first, however later says she heard it once more — and noticed Steiner.

She says she confronted him about it on the spot — saying, “Excuse me?” — however claims he continued to tear her down in entrance of lots of people … together with different wrestling expertise.

She says different outstanding stars have been round, however did not do something about it. Gisele provides, “I’m not scripting this as a result of I need sympathy. I’m scripting this as a result of I’m finished being bullied to silence. Today is International Transgender Day of Visibility and I’m standing up for myself and for different individuals who undergo the very same scenario every day I need everybody to know what sort of a deplorable particular person Rick Steiner is and that this can’t be tolerated. This retains taking place as a result of folks let it slide and don’t take any motion. If you do enterprise with a lot of these folks then I can’t do enterprise with you.”

The official WrestleCon account apologized for what occurred, particularly naming Shaw/the LGBT group — however not saying Rick’s identify. They add, “The difficulty has been addressed and we hope the rest of the conference could be a optimistic expertise for all.”