Alberto El Patron Stripped of GFW Championship
By Josh.0
After being suspended by Global Force Wrestling back in July, the company has announced that Alberto El Patron has been stripped of his world championship.
Alberto El Patron, known to WWE audiences as Alberto Del Rio, has just been stripped of his GFW World Championship following the conclusion of an investigation into an alleged domestic violence incident back in July. The announcement was made on the official GFW webpage:
"“GFW has concluded its internal consideration of the events surrounding the suspension of Alberto El Patron. While it is apparent that initial reports unfairly characterized El Patron’s involvement in the incident in the Orlando airport, we are nonetheless disappointed with the manor in which he dealt with this situation; we expect more decorum from all on the GFW roster, especially the World Champion. We have communicated with El Patron our decision to strip him of his championship title. No decision has been taken as to the date on which he will be reinstated to the roster, the conditions of which are a private matter between the company and El Patron.”"
El Patron made his debut with GFW (formerly known as TNA) back in March and wrestled with the company for several months before the domestic violence incident involving his fiancé and current WWE employee, Paige. In the wake of this news, GFW suspended el Patron while they conducted their own internal investigation. Based on this announcement, GFW has determined that there is enough evidence to at least warrant stripping him of the world championship. This will present a unique challenge for the company since their shows do not air live and several months worth of programming featuring el Patron as champion have already been taped.
TMZ released audio from the incident where Alberto is heard telling someone to, “call the cops.” Paige is heard crying and screaming, “Just stay out of my life. Leave me the f*** alone. I’m trying to get away from you!” A witness claimed El Patron and Paige were arguing and that Patron told Paige he would press charges against her. A witness also told Heavy.com the couple had been arguing on the airport tram system with Paige screaming at El Patron about doing cocaine for “two days straight” and then she called him abusive.
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No charges have been filed against Paige at this time and there is no word on how or if this news will affect her future with the WWE.