USA Pro Wrestling has announced that it will no longer employ veteran wrestler Teddy Hart.
Hart was scheduled to work USA Pro Wrestling’s 30th Anniversary Show in Orlando, FL next month to make up for a previous debut, but the promoter announced that the controversial wrestler will not be appearing due to allegations made against him.
USA Pro Wrestling announced it on Facebook, “Attention Everyone! We will not be doing any business with Teddy Hart effective immediately! Teddy was to appear on our next event working off a previous debt from a years ago & once we heard about the allegations against him we decided that we want no part of Teddy Hart.”
Hart has been arrested and involved in various incidents for years. The disappearance of ex-girlfriend Samantha Fiddler has also been a topic of discussion for a few years now, and while Hart has not been formally accused of any wrongdoing in connection with the disappearance, many fans are only now learning of the situation due to the release of Peacock’s documentary “Dangerous Breed: Crime. Cons. Cats.” on Hart this week.
Fiddler has been missing since early in the morning on November 19, 2016. The mother of three relocated from Canada to Florida in 2016 to pursue a career in MMA/wrestling, reportedly at Hart’s suggestion. She mysteriously vanished one night, and police are still searching for her.
There are no suspects in Fiddler’s disappearance, and Hart was ruled out early in the investigation because he was in Texas with an alibi at the time she vanished. Hart told documentary filmmaker Frederick Kroetsch that he has no idea what happened to Fiddler and has no idea where she is. Hart claimed that by the time Fiddler relocated to Florida, their relationship had ended and he had settled in Texas. Hart also stated that he was not in regular contact with Fiddler, but he hopes she is safe and well for the sake of her family and children.
The Fiddler case was taken over by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement in 2020, and they are still looking for a major break in the case. FDLE Tampa Bay Special Agent in Charge Mark Brutnell told News Channel 8 that they want to interview more witnesses in the case, including Hart.
“I would say at this point, no, we’re not,” Brutnell said when asked if his agency is any closer to solving the disappearance. “However, we’ve gotten some more information that’s come in as of late and we’ve identified some more individuals we need to talk to. Our witness list has gotten broader.”
Brutnell addressed investigators’ desire to interview Hart.
“We know she came to Florida with Teddy Hart to pursue her wrestling career and we know they had some sort of split at some point and he left and she stayed in Florida,” Brutnell said. “We know for a fact she was still in Florida while he was back in Canada.”
According to Brutnell, the FDLE refused to provide information for the docuseries.
“I hope people watch this docuseries and they say, ‘she looks familiar’ or ‘maybe I know something, my friend or somebody,’ if it sparks a phone call or two that’s great,” he said. “I hope it does again we just want to find out what happened. Like I said earlier, that’s a docuseries. It’s TV entertainment. This is not. This is real life. This is a mother that has three kids that need to find out what happened to their mom.”
Brutnell stated that Hart is not a suspect or person of interest.
While the new Peacock documentary focused on Fiddler’s disappearance, other contentious allegations against Hart were also addressed. This has sparked discussions on social media among people who are unfamiliar with Hart and his life/career, as well as those who are aware of some of the controversies surrounding the veteran wrestler.
