There was an alleged incident that took place on April 19th at an Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South (IWA Mid-South) between longtime IWA performer/promoter Ian Rotten and a female talent by the name of Roni "Big Bang" Nicole.

Nicole accused Rotten of getting into an "unprovoked physical altercation" with her, which resulted in the police being called. Nicole posted the following on Twitter:

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, Roni Nicole/BigBang (@Glitterlicious) April 20, 2018

Rotten responded on his Facebook page:

The stuff that is being said about me is proof that you could say I raped your grandmother and people would say, "Did you hear Ian Rotten raped someone grandmother?" Or "Ian Rotten kicked my dog" and it would be on the internet as "I heard Ian Rotten is an animal abuser."

What happend Thursday night took place in front of a locker room full of women. The police investigated. The police came in and talked to the girls in the locker room, some of which had met me for the first time that day. I was NOT arrested. Let me repeat this-- I was NOT arrested.

People can say anything they want about someone and nowadays, that means it's true. Let me say this. I have heard from North Carolina promoters that say she is nothing but trouble and a bad attitude and that is why she isn't used. I have heard from top girl promotions who tell me they have heard nothing but bad things about her. You are paid to do a job, and when you are told to do something and you do not do it, you get fired. If you want to believe the things you hear about me, go right ahead but I surely hope that you are never on the wrong side of false allegations.

Be smart enough to remember there are always 2 sides to every story.

According to a report from ProWrestlingSheet.com, the police will not be investigating the incident any further, as nobody has decided to press charges for right now. The police concluded that a "mutual battery" incident probably did occur, but since nobody elected to press charges, the police are dropping the case for the time being. However, if either one of them decides to pursue legal action in the future, the sheriff's department will open an investigation.