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<p>Impact Wrestling’s Gisele Shaw has accused WWE Hall of Famer Rick Steiner of verbally accosting her. In a social media post, Shaw, who is transgender, claims that Steiner repeatedly misgendered and insulted her at WrestleCon on Friday.</p>



<p>Shaw says that Steiner called her &#8220;a dude,&#8221; &#8220;filth,&#8221; &#8220;a piece of trash,&#8221; and told her to &#8220;get the f*ck away from here.” She claims that these took place in front of other wrestling legends who did nothing to intervene. She did, however, thank Impact Wrestling peers for trying to diffuse the situation.</p>



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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">It saddens me to have to write this but I feel it must be shared. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/InternationalTransgenderDayofVisibility?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#InternationalTransgenderDayofVisibility</a> <a href="https://t.co/XMrDMJTgGv">pic.twitter.com/XMrDMJTgGv</a></p>&mdash; ⋆𝕲𝖎𝖘𝖊𝖑𝖊 𝕾𝖍𝖆𝖜⋆ (@GiseleShaw08) <a href="https://twitter.com/GiseleShaw08/status/1642025847870877700?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 1, 2023</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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<p>Shaw says she posted about the incident not to gain sympathy but to stand up for herself and others who face these types of situations as Friday was International Day of Transgender Visibility.</p>



<p>Impact referee Daniel Spencer has corroborated Shaw’s account, calling it shocking and disturbing.</p>



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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">My heart breaks for Gisele and our another peer. To witness it happen was shocking and disturbing. <br><br>Respect and love is something we have at IMPACT because we are FAMILY. I’m so grateful for the support we have for one another. <a href="https://t.co/w4UFTEZct3">https://t.co/w4UFTEZct3</a></p>&mdash; Daniel Spencer (@DanielSpencer) <a href="https://twitter.com/DanielSpencer/status/1642036084715692032?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 1, 2023</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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<p>WrestleCon has since issued its own statement about Shaw’s claims against Steinter. They apologized to Shaw and said the issue had been addressed.</p>



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<p>“WrestleCon regrets the events that took place at yesterday’s convention and apologizes to Gisele Shaw. We aim to promote a safe and inclusive environment for all LGBTQAI+ members of the wrestling community. The issue has been addressed and we hope the remainder of the convention…” reads their statement.</p>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">WrestleCon regrets the events that took place at yesterday’s convention and apologizes to Gisele Shaw. We aim to promote a safe and inclusive environment for all LGBTQAI+ members of the wrestling community. The issue has been addressed and we hope the remainder of the convention…</p>&mdash; WrestleCon &#8211; LA March 30-April 2 2023 (@wrestlecon) <a href="https://twitter.com/wrestlecon/status/1642207257139245056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 1, 2023</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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<p><a href="https://www.pwinsider.com/ViewArticle.php?id=169766" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow">PWInsider</a> reports that Steiner was informed that he would not be allowed to enter or participate in the remainder of WrestleCon’s events.</p>


Gisele Shaw Claims She Was Verbally Harassed By Rick Steiner

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