Transgender woman wrestler accuses Hall of Famer of making 'hateful' comments at wrestling convention

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Gisele Shaw, a transgender woman who competes for Impact Wrestling, accused WWE Hall of Famer Rick Steiner of "hateful phrases" at WrestleCon Friday.

Shaw made the allegations in a statement posted to her Twitter account.

"I have been bullied all my life and have never stood up for myself because I’m scared that I would get beat up physically, mentally or emotionally. The bullies in my life have always silenced me, but that ends today!" Shaw said in a statement.

"I was at an autograph signing event today at WrestleCon and while I was walking to my table, I hear someone yelling ‘you’re a man,’ you’re a dude,’ ‘you’re a piece of trash,’ You are filth,’ ‘get the f--- away from here.’ I kept my head down and kept walking as I did not want to acknowledge that hate.

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Gisele Shaw, Rosemary and Executive Vice President of Impact Wrestling Scott D'Amore attend Fandom Party at SDCC 2022 presented by Paramount+ at Hard Rock Hotel San Diego July 21, 2022, in San Diego. (Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for Fandom)

"When I arrived ay my table, I spoke to another IMPACT Wrestling talent who was at the signing with me and mentioned the incident. It didn’t sit well with me and I wanted to know who was saying that because it’s unacceptable, so I decided to take a walk in that area and I hear that some person saying the same derogatory comments. I looked at the person and it was Rick Steiner saying those statements. I was shocked and could not believe that this was happening. To have someone saying those comments who a lot of people look up to and consider their hero was quite shocking and