This archive report was first published on 24 June 2020.
Published on June 24, 2020, All Elite Wrestling (AEW) has suspended wrestler Sammy Guevara after he made a joke about raping WWE star Sasha Banks.
Guevara, 26, made the comments in a 2016 podcast that has since gone viral.
He said, "When I was at the WWE the other week I wanted to just go f rape that woman."
AEW released a statement condemning Guevara's comments and suspending him without pay until further notice.
The statement read, "We therefore strongly condemn the extremely offensive and hurtful words of Sammy Guevara. As such effective immediately, Sammy is suspended without pay until further notice."
During his suspension, Guevara's salary will be donated to the Women's Center of Jacksonville.
WWE star Sasha Banks released a statement after speaking with Guevara, saying, "Words like the comments he made, jokingly or not, have absolutely no place in our society!"
She added, "We have to hold ourselves accountable for our actions and the words we say, and I hope this situation shows him that."
