Top 5 MMA And Pro Wrestling Moments That Are Dark Given What We Now know.

Warning.

The following article contains references to Sexual Assault. Domestic Violence, and. Child Murder. Reader discretion is advised.

Intro.

A wiseman once said. You Know the world can be an evil place. And these men examplify that phrase. 

5. The Ultimate Fighter Season 7.

In truth, this is one of my favourite seasons of The UFC's flagship Reality TV show, and it had some great fights, but it's the inclusion of Matt Riddle that makes me feel a bit unsettled. After his appearance on the show, he would go on to have a fairly decent run in the company, until he was let go for multiple drug test fails, and making a lifelong enemy of it's president Dana White, but it's his move into Pro Wrestling when things started to look up for Riddle. He gained respect on the indy scene, and even signed with the WWE developmental brand NXT. In July of 2020 Riddle was accused of serious sexual assault, as Pro Wrestlings version of the #Metoo movement had started to take shape. This would be something that would go to court, and settled out of court. He was let go by WWE in September of 2023, after he made allegations about an airline steward assaulting him. And given his recent controversy about no showing a charity indy event here in the UK. I think it's easy to say that he's not learnt his lesson.

4. Jason Mayhem Miller On The Ariel Helwani Podcast.

Given what we now know about this man. This segment is beyond awkward, and worrying. He flipped out having a go at the host. In the past years Miller has been accused of Domestic Violence.

3. The Ultimate Fighter Season 6 John Koppenhaver.

John Koppenhaver back in 2007, when season six of The Ultimate Fighter was being filmed, Jon Koppenhaver had a promising future, he may not have won the show, but he did manage to gain a UFC contract, but that came to an end in 2008, when he went out of his way and critisised the Las Vegas outlet, over the coming years, he would face Legal issues of the worst kind. In 2015 he was sentenced to a whole life sentence for Kidnapp. Domestic Violence, and. Sexual Assault. I did some digging into this case, and it's one of the worst that i've ever read. I do believe that men can be the product of there enviroments that they grew up in, and given what I know about how he grew up, and the comments that he's made about Evan Tanners death. I feel that he's a toxic human being, with  very little in human abilities.

2. P Diddy At Wrestlemania 29.

Why is this on this list. Eleven years after this Diddy would be accused of multiple accounts of Sexual Assault, and. Domestic Violence. This has aged badly.

1. ECW One Night Only And The Monday Night Raw Aftermath.

These days have gone on to become some the darkest days in WWE history. The 24th, and. 25th of June 2007 would have sinister overlooks to it. Concern grew when Chris Benoit didn't turn up to the PPV in Texas, and a welfare call was made by the WWE, what came next was horrorfying. Chris had murdered his wife, and child by stranglasition, and then took his own life. An investigation was launched, and as Monday Night Raw went live just 24 hours later. The unfolding of the case became more evident. WWE aired a tribute show for Chris, without knowing the whole story. The investigation had shifted from suicide to murder. This makes this footage harder to watch nowadays Given what we now know.

If  you or someone you know has been affected by the issues raised in this article, and you live in the UK you can call The National Domestic Abuse Helpline on 0808 2000 247, and if you're worried about the safety of a Child you can call The NSPCC on 0808 800 5000. And if you're Stateside you can call National Domestic Violence Hotline on 1-800-799 SAFE ( 7233 )