Pro wrestler Awesome Kong claims a radio host called her in the middle of the night from a blocked number and threatened to "'sucker punch' her until she stopped breathing," adding, "You'll be dead like all those other niggers in Haiti you fat black bitch!" Kong, whose real name is Kia Stevens, says AT&T refuses to identity the caller, who she believes is Todd Clem, aka Bubba the Love Sponge.
Stevens, who works for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, says she got into a backstage spat with Clem, a Total Nonstop contracted interviewer and radio host known as Bubba the Love Sponge, after Clem disparaged efforts to raise money for victims of the earthquake in Haiti.
Stevens claims Clem called her at her Tampa home from a blocked number at 5 a.m. on Feb. 10. She says the caller said, "'This is Bubba the Love Sponge here at (and at this point the caller named a radio station' and then alluded to the fact that the call was being broadcast on the radio. "The caller then started talking in a stream, threatening to come to the petitioner's house and 'sucker punch' her until she stopped breathing and then said, 'You'll be dead like all those other niggers in Haiti you fat black bitch ... Fuck Haiti!"
Stevens claims that when she did not respond, "the male who had identified himself as 'Bubba the Love Sponge' stated 'What d'ya think about that, Monkey Kong?' ... 'What? Those big fat Jimmy Walker lips ain't talking shit now, huh?'"
Stevens says she recognized Clem's voice, having heard his radio show.
According to media reports, Clem claimed on his show that Stevens had approached him backstage after a Jan. 18 wrestling match and "sucker-punched" him in the face several times while yelling "This is for Haiti!"
Kong reportedly served a two-day suspension for the altercation.
Stevens sued Clem and AT&T, demanding that the phone company release records that would identity the caller.
She is represented in Hillsborough County Court by Chris Mancini of Fort Lauderdale.
Credit: KARINA BROWN @ Courthouse News Service
http://www.courthousenews.com/2010/02/25/25037.htm
UPDATE:
On his radio show today, Bubba the Love Sponge had plenty to say about the Awesome Kong situation. Some highlights:
The call to Kong did not come from his radio show, and he has witnesses to cover his whereabouts. He also mentioned possible recorded footage of him being elsewhere.
He didn't press charges after the incident because he wanted to get it all over with, but he is now exploring his legal options.
He is done with TNA .
He feels they didn't handle the situation the right way.
He is considering suing TNA, despite his friend Hulk Hogan being involved in the company.
He will not take any calls to his show on the subject, and any further comment from him will be through his attorney.
He found out about the suit through "the sheets".
He said the suit is based on hearsay, there is no proof, and AT&T can go ahead and release the number because it isn't his.
He is concerned that the allegations could hurt his radio career.
Credit: WrestlingInc.com
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