PROGRESS Suspends and Cuts Ties With Wrestlers After Abuse Allegations

UK-based and WWE-affiliated PROGRESS Wrestling announced today that they are cutting ties with or suspending four wrestlers and a referee in light of allegations made against them amidst the #SpeakingOut movement, where women have accused several wrestlers of various forms of abuse.

PROGRESS’s statement:

Talent Suspensions And Departures

Further to our statement made earlier today, here is an update regarding specific allegations and current roster members:

David Starr – will no longer be working for PROGRESS

Marc ‘Paz’ Parry – will no longer be working for PROGRESS

Travis Banks – will be suspended indefinitely

Jordan Devlin – will be suspended indefinitely // the tag titles have been vacated

Scotty Davis – will be suspended indefinitely // the tag titles have been vacated

We take these allegations extremely seriously. Those under suspension will have their situation reviewed periodically between now, and events starting again.

We continue to monitor and listen to the Speaking Out movement so that we can take appropriate action where necessary.

You can view more info about the allegations against the people above at the links below:

– David Starr
– Referee Marc Parry
– Travis Banks
– Jordan Devlin
– Scotty Davis

Regarding Devlin, who was accused by a woman of leaving bruises on her, WWE released a statement to media yesterday saying, “We take any allegation of this nature very seriously and are looking into the matter.”