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He ain't dancing no mo
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While the circumstances behind this are not yet clear, WWE 205 Live star Rich Swann was arrested early this morning at 12:09 AM in Gainesville, Florida and charged with Kidnapping/False imprisonment. In the State of Florida, that is a third-degree felony, punishable by up to five years in prison and a $5,000 fine if convicted. Swann has also been charged with Battery - touching or striking, a first degree misdemeanor in Florida, with penalties of up to one year in jail or 12 months probation and a $1,000 fine upon conviction.
Swann, 26, is currently scheduled to face Drew Gulak to determine the top contender for the WWE Cruiserweight championship on this Monday's Raw in Cleveland, Ohio, a match that will likely be canceled as part of the fallout of this arrest.
Swann was signed to a WWE NXT deal in 2015 after several years of working in Japan for Dragon Gate and a number of top independent promotions, including EVOLVE and CZW. He was part of the Cruiserweight Classic tournament in 2016, which featured him speaking about how pro wrestling saved his life after the deaths of his parents. Swann's work in the tournament lead to him being added to the roster for WWE's Cruiserweight series, 205 Live, where he had been one of the more popular fixtures on that series. Swann has regularly appeared on Raw as part of the Cruiser division and at one point, held the WWE Cruiserweight championship.
Swann is currently incarcerated in Alachua County Jail
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In an update on the arrest of Rich Swann, the Gainesville PD released a police report. The alleged victim in this case was Swann's wife and fellow wrestler Su Yung. You can check out the full report below and here is the prosecutive summary:
On the above date and time at the above location the Vic and Def were engaged in an argument. Both the Vic and Def are professional wrestlers and the Vic had just put on a show at 8 seconds in downtown Gainesville. The Def was critiquing the Vic's performance and began getting angry with her. The Vic got scared that the argument was going to escalate and got out of the car in the area of 2400 SE Hawthorne Rd. The Def stopped his vehicle in the middle of traffic and the Vic jumped out. The Def gave chase and yelled for the Vic to get back in the car. The Vic told the Def she did not want to get back in the car as she continued to walk away. The Def then grabbed the Vic by her arm and then around her neck with his arm. He placed her in a headlock and dragged her back to their vehicle. The Vic screamed for help as the Def pushed her in the car.
Wit 1 observed this happen and called LEA. Wit 1 said that she saw the Def chase after the Vic and put her in a headlock and shove her back in the car while she screamed for help. Wit 1 said that the Vic was beating on the window screaming for help as they drove away again. Wit 1 said that the Vic seemed very afraid of the Def and was trying to get away from him.
Wit.2 observed the vehicle driven by the Def driving erratically in the area of 1500 E University Ave. Wit 2 saw the Vic jump out of the vehicle while it was moving and run away. Wit 2 saw the Def get out of the car while it was still moving and chase after the Vic. The car was not in park and continued to roll until it hit a telephone pole on the corner of NE 15th St and E University Ave.
The Vic stated that she was afraid of the Def because he has a temper sometimes. She said she was trying to get away from him because she was scared that their argument would escalate into physical violence. The Vic said that the Def grabbed her by the are and pulled her back into the car even though she did not want to go with him. The Vic said she told the Def to pull over so she could get out but he refused to do so and she ended up jumping out while the vehicle was still (slowly) moving.
Post Miranda the Def stated that he did not grab the Vic and put her in the car. The Def stated that she got in the car on her own and he never physically touched her. The Def said he was just trying to get home and she had the phone with the GPS on it so he needed her to come with him.
The Vic and Def have been in a relationship for approx 5 years and have been married for 9 months. -
Come on swann that ? ? everything up smh
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They are definitely gonna give that ? the pink slip. Smmfh.
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Damn that ? deff gone but maybe they should keep him then again that cutt Adam rose
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sucks but he is no big loss so at the end of the day both need counseling.
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Any ? without a job due to some non black woman is always a big loss because ? don’t get NO kind of benefit of the doubt
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WWE has suspended Rich Swann following his arrest on Sunday morning following his arrest in Gainesville, Florida on battery and kidnapping/false imprisonment charges.
WWE issued the following statement to Prowrestling.net regarding Swann: “WWE has zero tolerance for matters involving domestic violence, and per our policy, Rich Swann has been suspended indefinitely following his arrest.” -
Even the picture they used for Swan let’s you know his ass is gone and what time it is. ? is smiling coooning 99.8 percent of the time but they use probably the 1 picture of that ? looking like a ? ... ? racist ass wwe
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Swann had such an uplifting story, shame it's going to end so sourly for him.
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Drew McInytre got fired for DV too, and he was the one that got hit, IIRC
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What's Tha point of a suspension when they know that they will release him?
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Hhh should have put ova jinder mahal in india
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OGDirtyDee wrote: »sucks but he is no big loss so at the end of the day both need counseling.
He and Alexander are Tha only two black cw on Tha roster so it is a big loss -
playboy buddy rose wrote: »OGDirtyDee wrote: »sucks but he is no big loss so at the end of the day both need counseling.
He and Alexander are Tha only two black cw on Tha roster so it is a big loss
ehhh still no ? given. -
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playboy buddy rose wrote: »What's Tha point of a suspension when they know that they will release him?
they wanna act like they are going through due process by investigating the matter
? forbid they find out the story is exaggerated and all charges dropped after the fact
but we all know he is good as gone -
No comment on the Swann DV situation other than, he's probably gone...
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Lmao At suspending ? is fired they just tryna wait till the heat ain't all the way up
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“We have a zero tolerance policy for domestic abuse. Upon arrest for such misconduct, our superstars are immediately suspended and should there be a conviction, that superstar or diva would be terminated.”playboy buddy rose wrote: »What's Tha point of a suspension when they know that they will release him? -
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itami should get the spot now..
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TheBossman wrote: »itami should get the spot now..
He was my #1 pick next to the brian Kendrick and Cedric -
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