There has been another former wrestler who worked for WWE who has alleged he was propositioned by a company official in the 1980s, this time being Nick Kiniski, the son of Gene Kiniski. Nick worked for the company from 1986 to 1987.
Advances
While appearing on an episode of Pollock and Thurston, he claimed that during his tenure, he was forced to deal with unwanted advances from WWF employee Terry Garvin.
“I won’t say what he said, but you’ll understand the meaning behind it. He says, ‘Hey Nick, let me perform oral sex on you. You can read a Playboy, and you’ll have it made for life.’ And, you know, he is my boss, he controls my boss. This is my livelihood, what I want to do. I kind of joked with him; I said, ‘Hey Terry, you know, I’m not that way. But if I ever change, you’ll be the first. I’ll let you be the first.’ We just kinda laughed it off. But he was always kind of coming up and joking, and one time, he came to my hotel room late at night, and I told him to leave. Knocked at the door.”
Confrontation
Kiniski said it put him in a weird position before recalling telling Vince McMahon about it in Oregon for a show in Portland.
“I called Vince, and I said, ‘Hey, Vince, I don’t think this is right. Terry’s hitting on me. I don’t appreciate that, and I would like it to stop.’ And Vince said, ‘Oh, ok. I’ll deal with it.’ And that was it. Nothing changed. [Garvin would] still say, ‘Hey, have you thought about your proposition?’ as he walks by in the dressing room.”
Garvin walked away from the company in the wake of the Ring Boy Scandal in 1992, along with ring announcer Mel Phillips and Pat Patterson.
The former wrestler recalled being pulled from a show and not being paid, leading to him going to McMahon about it as he complained and felt being punished for it. While he was willing to finish his bookings, he wouldn’t do the honors for anyone.
“Put me in the ring. We’ll see what happens.’ Vince knew I could take care of myself, so he said, ‘No.’ I said, ‘I’m done.’ I said, ‘I’ll finish my matches,’ ‘Nope, you’re done now.’ ‘Thank you very much.’”
Garvin was also accused by Barry Orton, brother of Bob Orton Jr. and Uncle of Randy Orton, of sexually assaulting him in 1978. Barry later said he had been blackballed after discussing it.
