Crime & Safety
WWE Wrestler Accuses JFK Airport Cop Of Sexual Assault: Reports
The "Original Bro" Matt Riddle reportedly was intoxicated between flights before an out-of-the-ring airport smackdown Sunday.
QUEENS, NY — A WWE wrestler nicknamed the "Original Bro" leveled an online smackdown against a JFK Airport cop who he said sexually assaulted him, according to reports.
Matt Riddle has since deleted a Sunday post in which he posted a photo of a Port Authority police officer he dubbed an "a------," TMZ first reported.
"Nothing like being sexually assaulted by an officer and harassed at the jfk airport, no means no and just because I'm nice doesn't mean yes!!!" Riddle's deleted Instagram post stated, according to TMZ.
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The wrassler hassle didn't stop there, as Riddle reportedly didn't act like his easygoing "bro" persona.
Riddle was "heavily intoxicated" and disruptive between flights as he made his way home from a WWE show in India, Ringside News first reported.
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Cops responded to Riddle's antics, which led to things getting "physical," according to Ringside News.
The situation calmed down with Riddle seemingly being apologetic and declining to lodge an official complaint — at least until he sparked out-of-the-ring drama with his since-deleted Instagram post, TMZ reported.
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey officials told Patch the incident is under investigation.
Riddle, who reportedly also faces a WWE investigation, capped the whole brouhaha with another Instagram post.
"Finally leaving JFK and I never wanna come back here again," he wrote.
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