Former NXT & Tough Enough star Ivelisse Velez, who goes by the name Ivelisse on Lucha Underground, is claiming that she is being legally held hostage by the promotion.
She released a statement below, where she expresses being held hostage while wrestling is booming:
“I’ve done everything in my power to avoid having to do this but.. at this point I literally have no other choice.. For a bit over 1 1/2 [years] now l’ve been battling LU to grant me my release. They convinced me to do S4 under the promise that I’d be released after the season concluded and was still unhappy. They currently are still refusing to do so despite having been told numerous times that they would. This has caused me an unbearable amount of grief for so long now, I really have no words to describe and don’t know what else to do…being legally held hostage while Pro Wrestling is booming is a matter not to be taken lightly, especially coming from someone who has dedicated their life to their work, its everything to me. I am at my wits end, so at this point, regardless what happens from here on out, at the very least my story is told.”
— Ivelisse💣👑🇵🇷LaSicaria#Bow2None (@RealIvelisse) January 15, 2019
Since going public with this information, Lucha Underground producer
Eric Van Wagenen has come out in response to those statements:
None of the producers, executives, or lawyers at MGM make those decisions. All contracts are controlled by the LLC – currently run by Dorian Roldan and John Fogelman.”
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