Alberto Del Rio Claims Lots Of Racism In WWE – Details

UPDATE: In an interview with Fighting Spirit Magazine, Alberto Del Rio spoke about racism in WWE and the incident that led to him getting fired. Here are highlights:

– Del Rio said that racist comments were made constantly in WWE, usually at the Latinos or African-Americans. He never said anything because it was made by the people higher up in the company. He would only say something if someone lower, like Cody Barbierri, made the comment.

– At first Del Rio was told he would be suspended for slapping Barbierri. However, WWE figured out that there was a lawsuit involving an incident with the Big Show years ago. They decided to release Del Rio in case Barbierri sued. He was led to believe that he would be back in a few months. He told WWE if he wasn’t hired back by the time he hung up, he wasn’t coming back. He added he already decided to leave when his contract expired.

– He didn’t reveal who made the call to him but added it was someone who made several racist jokes. He said because he does it, others think it’s okay.

– He said that the former Sin Cara is making $5,000 per match in Mexico with two to three matches per week. He said that the new talents in WWE are making $500 per match. A superstar who wasn’t named (but has a brother in the company) reportedly told Del Rio that he worked a Superstars match, a long RAW match, a promo on RAW and then a dark match at the end of Raw and only got $500 for it. He said other wrestlers got $2,000 for a four show tour of Mexico. Young talent aren’t unhappy but aren’t completely happy. They feel like they have no other choice.

– He said that WWE only wants you to use their style and won’t allow you to “think outside of the box”. He doesn’t blame WWE for that but said he will now mix American, European, Japanese and Mexican styles.

– He said that Dos Caras (his father) will have a retirement event in 2015 with Del Rio, his brother Guillermo Rodriguez, Mil Mascaras and stars from Japan. Rey Mysterio wants to be there.

ORIGINAL: Thea Vidale, the Thea star who portrayed Shelton Benjamin’s mom in a 2006 storyline, recently conducted an interview with Neal Morgan in which she claimed she was sexually harassed in WWE on a daily basis. Vidale called her WWE time as the low point in her career, noting, “I genuinely hated that place. While I was there I was sexually harassed everyday by a perverted middle aged man that didn’t understand what no meant.”

While she didn’t name any names, she did recount one specific incident: “It was disgusting, I’ll never forget the day he came into my changing area with his private parts hanging out of his pants. I made up my mind at that point I was done with that company.”

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