Heather Lynn, who used to work for WWNLive promotions Shine, Evolve and FIP, took to Twitter to talk about sexual harassment that she had to endure during her time in the wrestling business.

She wrote:

“Oh the sexual harassment stories that could be told about the wrestling business. Some by me, I’m sure some by many others. I’ve been sexually harassed by promoters and wrestlers. Problem is no one ever believes us. Maybe one day I’ll speak up. #wrestling #sexualharassment”

“It’s part of the reason why I don’t even bother being in the business anymore. There are some sick, sick people in it.”

“We used to have a name for hugs at a certain promotion I was at. They were called “_____-hugs” with the name of the promoter in the blank and he would give them to the girls, rubbing our lower backs and holding us real close. We all knew we were getting these hugs. 1/2″

“2/2 When the promoter found out I had a boyfriend, even though I never hid it, I just didn’t advertise it because of personal reasons, I got reprimanded for not telling the promoter even though nothing had ever happened between us, and I wasn’t used as much. #wrestling”

Oh the sexual harassment stories that could be told about the wrestling business. Some by me, I'm sure some by many others. I've been sexually harassed by promoters and wrestlers. Problem is no one ever believes us. Maybe one day I'll speak up. #wrestling #sexualharassment — Heather Lynn (@heatherlynn1024) November 29, 2017

She gave a hint on who she was talking about (note that WWNLive has a working relationship with WWE):

Would it help to know that this promoter is somewhat connected to a major fed? Probably not. https://t.co/NGu718zzD2 — Heather Lynn (@heatherlynn1024) November 29, 2017

Should I go into when the other "partner" would ask me for an "OTPHJ", which stands for an "over the pants hand job"?? That's how he would ask for it, and often. No thanks. https://t.co/si5sDR1Ql6 — Heather Lynn (@heatherlynn1024) November 30, 2017

She clarified to let everyone know that she was not talking about Gabe Sapolski:

I want to clarify this isn't about Gabe. https://t.co/2yawKh8YpH — Heather Lynn (@heatherlynn1024) November 30, 2017

I don't want to name names at the moment due to legalities and such, just to make sure I'm protected. If you look at the companies I've worked for and some of the responses on here I'm pretty sure you can figure things out. I will say Gabe Sapolsky is not in any of these. — Heather Lynn (@heatherlynn1024) November 30, 2017

Here is her response when someone asked if she was talking about Sal Hamaoui (WWNLive President/CEO):

There were 3 partners when I was there, and I can tell you Gabe was innocent. — Heather Lynn (@heatherlynn1024) November 30, 2017

I will speak more on this tomorrow. Also, I am not speaking about Rob Naylor at all, Rob is a good friend and has never done anything like that. Thank you for the support and if there are any more questions I will answer tomorrow! — Heather Lynn (@heatherlynn1024) November 30, 2017

The reason many don't speak up about it is because they are still in the wrestling business and because it's such a sexist business, they are afraid of losing their spots. I know I was. I kept my mouth shut because I was worried about not getting bookings. — Heather Lynn (@heatherlynn1024) November 30, 2017

She later wrote:

“The reason I am speaking out now is because I no longer have anything to do with the business side of wrestling and I don’t need to worry about getting or losing bookings. Yes, I should have said something sooner, but it’s also scary because wrestling is very much a “boys club” ”

“There are many girls who have gone through what I have, and worse I’m sure, but don’t speak out because they are still involved in the biz. I get it. I have the luxury of being able to speak my mind now. It sucks when you stay quiet and go along with it to keep your bookings.”

“The ONLY reason I have not specifically named names yet other than to deny certain names is because I want to make sure that I am legally protected. Some of these people have more money than me and I don’t want to have to face any legal issues.”

“I am not trying to be vague or coy, you can look at the companies I have worked for and more than likely put two and two together. I will be happy to deny anyone not involved though. I wish more women would speak up with me, but I get it and I will never blame them.”

Lynn tweeted this when she was asked to rule out Trevin Adams (president of FIP):

…. — Heather Lynn (@heatherlynn1024) November 30, 2017

Exactly. People don't understand that indy wrestling is actually very close knit and you can easily lose spots if you turn someone down. That's why it makes it hard to speak up. — Heather Lynn (@heatherlynn1024) November 30, 2017

Allow me to clarify that I am not speaking of Dave Prazak. I've only worked with him once in San Jose and he was never anything other than professional to me. — Heather Lynn (@heatherlynn1024) November 30, 2017

Hopefolly, Lynn’s tweets will compel other victims to speak out. I am sure there are other people in the business that have similar stories to tell but have remained quiet out of fear of losing their spot or potential job with another company. Her tweets should serve as a reminder to people that this kind of stuff is not only happening in Hollywood and politics. It happens everywhere, including the wrestling business, and more stories like this getting might prevent more incidents from happening.

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