3. Goldy Locks
Goldy Locks is probably the least notable performer on this list, but the way in which she was accused of using sexual favors to succeed is unique enough to give her a place on this list. Goldy Locks was one of the primary interviewers during the early days of NWA: Total Nonstop Action (back before they even had to drop the NWA). In the first year of that company’s existence, Goldy Locks was interviewing Percy Pringle when Tony Schiavone of all people interrupted to perform a worked shoot. In the shoot, he directly accused Goldy Locks of getting her job exclusively due to sexual favors, asking her whose bed she slept in.
The interview and therefore the comment took place on a recorded wrestling program, so there’s no real way to know if Schiavone was seriously accusing her or if it was part of the show. However, the point of a worked shoot interview is to make the fans believe what the performer saying ISN’T just part of the show. It’s confusing, but it’s one of those weird accepted rules within the wrestling industry, and most fans take it at its face value. Goldy Locks didn’t respond to the comment, and the segment was so poorly received in general, Schiavone only made one further TNA appearance.
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