James Ellsworth and Chelsea Green (FKA Laurel Van Ness) are calling out “Blackcat Events” for non-payment. The company booked several talents for Meet and Greets over WrestleMania weekend but at least two of them are now claiming the company never paid up.
The promotion Tweeted out the following a couple of weeks ago which only recently caught the eye of one of the performers who is claiming the company never paid them.
The truth will come out soon.
— Blackcat Events (@BlackCat_Events) April 17, 2018
LOL BRO! The truth came out. You’re a fraud and we’ve made sure the wrestling community knows that!
Goodluck surviving in this industry. https://t.co/5YVZP9opEW
— Chelsea Green (@ImChelseaGreen) April 29, 2018
Green’s real-life boyfriend, Zack Ryder, also commented on the situation.
FRAUD. THIEF. LIAR. ETC. https://t.co/bor0GeLgI7
— Zack Ryder (@ZackRyder) April 29, 2018
James Ellsworth also chimed in to mention he has not been paid and his phone calls are not being returned:
Truth is, you still owe me, @ImChelseaGreen and other $$ and you won’t return calls, texts and have us blocked on all your social media, and will have me blocked after this tweet, loser https://t.co/USGGNfgsjn
— James Ellsworth (@realellsworth) April 29, 2018
This then set the operator of the Black Cat Events Twitter account off. They posted several Tweets claiming Zack Ryder committed libel against him.
Hey @StephMcMahon @TripleH @VinceMcMahon @WWE you may want to ask @ZackRyder to stop engaging in libel on twitter- using the trademark name @WWE owns you are legally liable as well for anything he sayshttps://t.co/oClhjF8zcn
— Blackcat Events (@BlackCat_Events) April 29, 2018
The truth will come out when we want it too. Not at the demand of a bunch of marks. Oh and if i was a @WWE employee i wouldnt libel someone or say things you cant prove @ZackRyder of course if youre canadian you dont understand american law pic.twitter.com/mb3REyOQN4
— Blackcat Events (@BlackCat_Events) April 29, 2018
Green retorted that they have proof to back-up the claims made by Ryder, which would negate any possible suit for libel.
And then ole @ZackRyder says im a fraud and a thief. What did i steal? Waiting… whats the fraud? To acquire money via false pretenses. We tried to do the event. It didnt work. Money was refunded.
— Blackcat Events (@BlackCat_Events) April 29, 2018
Black Cat Events Versus Wrestling Community
According to Black Cat Events in the above Tweets, the company attempted to run an event over WrestleMania weekend. Evidently, the event did not go ahead as planned.
In a later Tweet, Green revealed that Rikishi was another talent which did not get paid by the promotion:
Yes, he screwed over @TheREALRIKISHI and some others.
— Chelsea Green (@ImChelseaGreen) April 29, 2018
If Black Cats is claiming the event never went forward, talent is still owed their deposit unless specifically mentioned in the contract. In this case, however, it looks as though Green did not get her deposit ahead of time. She posted an exchange she had with the promoter online:
Here ya go! I believe this goes under the category of “LIAR”… or “FRAUD” if you’d rather that? @BlackCat_Events this was right before you ghosted, and right after your third excuse for not paying us. pic.twitter.com/Y0wCoc4MIr
— Chelsea Green (@ImChelseaGreen) April 29, 2018
The Black Cats page then made some very derogatory comments about Green. One comment, which has since been deleted, was captured via screenshot by a quick-thinking Chelsea Green fan:
Here's how to never get booked for anything again.@ImChelseaGreen I noticed he deleted this tweet but luckily for him I got it. pic.twitter.com/Ec2RH5v2sK
— ? (@KiingDeno) April 29, 2018
Chelsea Green finished up with Impact Wrestling at the promotion’s January tapings in Orlando.Lately, Green has been wrestling for Shimmer and Wrestle Circus.
