AEW Name Fired After Being Arrested For Domestic Violence

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AEW producer and former ROH World Tag Team Champion BJ Whitmer has been fired by AEW after being arrested this month.

Via Fightful, Whitmer was arrested on June 4, 2023 by the Boone County Sheriff’s Department in Kentucky.

He was charged with first degree strangulation and second degree burglary.

Whitmer had a bond of $25,000 and was released from incarceration on June 12.

AEW issued the following statement:

B.J. Whitmer has been terminated following his arrest on domestic violence charges. While talent and staff are ultimately responsible for their own personal actions, this behavior is intolerable within AEW. AEW has reached out to offer support to those impacted by his behavior.

Whitmer had been working in a backstage role in AEW since 2019.

We’ll keep you posted with any further news on the situation as it emerges.

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