Former WWE manager Dutch Mantell recently weighed in on the allegations made by the late Ashley Massaro against the company.
Ashley spent close to three years with the Stamford-based promotion. In a statement provided to her attorneys prior to her passing, the former wrestler disclosed that she had been raped in 2006 during WWE’s tour of Kuwait.
Additionally, she accused the company’s management of attempting to conceal the sexual assault. Following Janel Grant’s lawsuit against Vince McMahon and John Laurinaitis, a previously undisclosed statement from Ashley came to light.
Speaking on Sportskeeda Wrestling’s Smack Talk, Dutch Mantell expressed his dismay over WWE’s apparent failure to safeguard the late star, which tragically culminated in her taking her own life at the age of 39.
“If it did happen, I am not saying it did… and it may have happened. It’s [Tribute to the Troops] been around since forever. But in this case, Ashley Massaro… she’s dead now. She killed herself, I think… She quit wrestling. She had a sick mother, and one day, she just decided to end it all. That I really, really hate because if it bothered her that bad. And she had nobody to help her. WWE should have been her protector. Apparently, from what we hear now, they didn’t protect her at all. She was on her own,” the veteran shared. [From 18:04 onwards]
Ashley Massaro’s friend Cara Pipia recently alleged that even Stephanie McMahon was present at the board meeting where the late star was purportedly threatened and instructed to keep the rape incident under wraps.
Recently, a close friend of Ashley Massaro came forward with a startling account involving the late WWE star and a high-profile board meeting attended by Stephanie McMahon. The story has gained traction online, prompting reactions from figures like Dutch Mantell, who found the narrative disturbingly plausible.
Mantell also addressed the rumored reaction of Stephanie McMahon to Massaro’s interruption of the board meeting, expressing surprise at the reported lack of sympathy from Vince McMahon’s daughter:
“You would think her [Stephanie McMahon] being a female, she would be more receptive to it and most sympathetic. From what I hear, she was the least sympathetic or one of the least of all in attendance.” [From 7:40 onwards]
