Kongo Kong Addresses Recent Allegations Against Him, Says It Should Have Been Dealt With Behind The Curtain
Kongo Kong says the recent assault allegations against him happened behind the scenes and that’s where they should have been dealt with.
Kongo recently spoke with Pollo Del Mar on the latest episode of the Arm Drag Takedown podcast and addressed the allegations made against him during the recent #SpeakingOut movement. Independent wrestler Kyle Boone posted a statement in June claiming Kongo had assaulted him backstage after Kongo got mad Boone didn’t sell a chokeslam properly during an event intermission. According to Boone, Kong said he wanted to see Boone’s penis or he’d take his merchandise money from him. Boone says he still showed Kongo, who still took the money but ended up giving it back after Boone begged him to reconsider.
Kongo issued a statement regarding Boone’s allegations on June 21, apologizing for hurting him in that way. Kongo went into more detail with Arm Drag Takedown and said he didn’t want Boone to harm himself, but thinks it’s still something that could have been addressed behind closed doors.
“My, I guess, thought process was, if that kid is hurt, I don’t want to say anything or do anything that would cause him to do any harm to himself. That was the basis for my apology. I didn’t go into the story, because, really, it happened behind the curtain and should have stayed behind the curtain. If there was an issue, it should have stayed between us or he could have involved a coach, the promoter or any of the other people around us that he trusts. It was a blow, because — as I said, a year-and-a-half had passed.”
Kongo worked for IMPACT Wrestling from 2017 to 2019 and left in part because they didn’t have any more plans for him. According to Kong, he always looked for ways to improve his work but never got a straight answer from Jimmy Jacobs or Scott D’Amore, both of whom he had a tenured relationship.
“I’ve known Jimmy Jacobs for years… Scott D’Amore, I’ve known for a long time. Basically the reason I broke into Canada was Scott D’Amore, so we’ve been friends for years, and I never felt like I could get what I consider a straight answer from those guys — and I’d ask. Is it the way I wrestle? Do I need to change that? Is it the way I look? What is it? What do I need to do to get myself back on TV? I even presented them to 8-10 directions of how to present the character.”
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Kongo Kong addresses these subjects and many more on the latest episode of Arm Drag Takedown with Pollo Del Mar. You can listen to the interview in its entirety below: