Star wrestler Enzo Amore has been fired by WWE after a woman alleged on Twitter that he raped her at a hotel in Phoenix.
The company said in a statement that it has ‘come to terms on the release’ of Amore, whose real name is Eric Arndt.
Allegations against Amore were made on Monday night by Philomena Sheahan.
Star wrestler Enzo Amore has been fired by WWE after a woman alleged on Twitter that he raped her at a hotel in Phoenix. The company said in a statement that they have ‘come to terms on the release’ of Amore, whose real name is Eric Arndt
Allegations against Amore (right) were made on Monday night by Philomena Sheahan (left) on her Twitter account
Sheahan claimed on Twitter (pictured) that she was plied with drugs and left alone with the wrestler by his friends in a room at The Clarendon Hotel in Phoenix
‘OKAY..it’s been long enough & I have been so so scared to share this. I was raped in mid October by the WWE Enzo Amore (also known as Eric Arden) & Tyler Grosso & TOOPOOR let it happen as accomplices. I was in a mental hospital for 45 days after it. They ARE NOT good people,’ Sheahan wrote in a tweet.
Sheahan claimed that she was plied with drugs and left alone with the wrestler by his friends in a room at The Clarendon Hotel in Phoenix.
She claimed Amore raped her in a hotel room on October 19.
She told TMZ Sports that Amore was hitting on her hard in the hotel room, but she tried to slow him down. ‘I want to get to know you first,’ Sheahan reportedly told Amore.
Sheahan claimed that Amore then became aggressive and allegedly ripped off her tights and raped her in the room.
‘I said “no” countless times,’ Sheahan told TMZ. ‘I just kept saying “No.”‘
Sheahan alleged that she continued to beg Amore to stop but he threw her on a bed, causing her to hit her head so hard, she passed out. She claimed he then pushed forward with the sexual assault.
TOOPOOR, who Sheahan claims let the alleged attack happen, responded to the news on Twitter.
‘I was horrified to hear about this alleged assault. I have always supported other girls and do not accept this kind of behaviour. I wasn’t present when this alleged sexual assault happened,’ TOOPOOR tweeted.
Sheahan posted these screen grabs on Twitter Monday night detailing the alleged attack
A few days later, Sheahan said she reported the alleged attack to the police. Authorities confirmed that Amore is currently being investigated.
‘On Monday, October 23, 2017, at around 2.30pm, Phoenix Police responded to a local hospital for a call of a sexual assault that had reportedly occurred on October 19, 2017 at 401 West Clarendon Avenue,’ the Phoenix police said in a statement.
‘This case is under investigation,’ said the report. Police did not release any other details in the case.
On Tuesday, WWE said in a statement that it has zero tolerance for matters involving sexual harassment or sexual assault.
Amore started working for WWE in 2012.
He was a member of NXT, WWE’s developmental brand, until 2016.
Amore is currently featured on Raw, WWE’s Monday night show where he competes as part of the popular tag team ‘Enzo and Cass’ alongside William Morrissey, a.k.a. Big Cass, from 2013-17.
The New Jersey native has held the cruiserweight title since September.
Amore was the manager of a Hooters restaurant before he joined WWE in 2012.
Amore (pictured in April 2017) started working for WWE in 2012. He was a member of NXT, WWE’s developmental brand, until 2016
Police did not release any other details in the case, but they did confirm the alleged attack happened at The Clarendon Hotel (pictured)