Cook County Sherriff’s Officer Files Lawsuit Against WWE & Montez Ford Over “Sexually Provocative Dance” During Entrance at July 6th WWE RAW Show

Post Wrestling and Wrestlenomics’ Brandon Thurston reported that a Cook County Sheriff’s officer filed a lawsuit against WWE and Montez Ford, real name Kenneth Crawford, over allegations that Crawford performed an unwanted sexualized “lap dance” during a live broadcast of a WWE RAW show on Netflix. This officer also claims that WWE had promoted the footage on social media.

The incident took place on the during the July 6th episode of WWE RAW and occurred when The Street Profits were making their entrance through the crowd for their WWE World Tag Team Championship match against The Vision.

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— V. ✨♥️♥️🕷️🐝 (@HaangEmHiigh) July 7, 2026

This officer named Noel Lucas was working that night as an off-duty security for WWE’s show at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois.

Thurston reported that Lucas filed the lawsuit this past Wednesday in the Circuit Court of Cook County based on recent court records. Lucas is alleging 14 counts including assault, battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and violations of the Illinois Gender Violence Act. Besides WWE and Crawford, the company’s subsidiary Event Services, LLC was also named as a defendant in the lawsuit.

In the lawsuit, Lucas stated that Crawford danced toward him without warning and without his consent. Lucas also stated that the video of the incident got hundreds of thousands of views including on WWE and Crawford’s own social media accounts. Lucas also claims that as a result of the attention the clip got, he became publicly recognizable and when he reported to work at his full-time job working at a courthouse, he alleges that “members of the public recognized him from the videos of the encounter that had circulated on social media and mocked him, thrusting their hips in his direction, imitating the sexual movements.”

Lucas also claims that his children have also been “mocked and ridiculed” at school because of the video.

In the lawsuit, Lucas stated that he has “suffered humiliation, embarrassment, and emotional distress,” and that he continues to suffer because the video has been widely shared and remains publicly available online. Lucas also claimed that WWE and Crawford used his image for commercial purposes, which violates the Illinois Right of Publicity Act.

In an official statement to Post Wrestling, Lucas’ attorney Whitney Barr stated:

“Like so many law enforcement officers, Mr. Lucas works a second job in order to better provide for his children.”

Lucas is currently asking the court to award him unspecified monetary damages, punitive damages, his legal costs, and to order that WWE and Crawford can’t use his identity.

Thursston reported that a case management hearing is currently scheduled for December 10.