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January 10, 2018 By  Featured, International

A London Riot: Strangler Davis Added to Accused in UK Scandal

EDIT: In the original publication of this article, we stated that James Davis was being accused of the same allegations against Daniel Edler. At the time, the full extent of Edler’s actions were not known and the implication of the allegations was intended to be in the sexual misconduct with minors. As it’s come to light of very different allegations against Edler, we have edited the article to reflect that the allegations are not similar. We apologize for insinuating the alleged crimes were identical as that was not our original intention.

Yesterday we broke that former IPW:UK owner and promoter Daniel Edler was accused of sexual misconduct with a minor, which rocked the UK indie scene. Edler, who sold IPW:UK last year, had recently opened a new wrestling promotion/school named Spotlight Wrestling, but once news broke yesterday, the talent on the card was quick to leave the promotion and wash their hands of any alliance. One of the wrestlers who denounced the promotion and withdrew was former London Riot James Davis (aka Strangler Davis), who also competes for PROGRESS Wrestling among other UK promotions.

https://twitter.com/StranglerDavis/status/951034260076613632

But it didn’t take long for Davis’ name to get brought into the public debate on the former IPW:UK owner’s scandal, when a 23-year old woman went public that Davis himself was allegedly guilty of sexual misconduct himself. The victim, who goes by Hanni on Twitter, had the following to say this afternoon.

https://twitter.com/HannSandwichx/status/951138483132944395

https://twitter.com/HannSandwichx/status/951138721608425473

https://twitter.com/HannSandwichx/status/951139019395686402

https://twitter.com/HannSandwichx/status/951139184668012544

https://twitter.com/HannSandwichx/status/951139668309041153

https://twitter.com/HannSandwichx/status/951139938799677441

https://twitter.com/HannSandwichx/status/951140086518898693

https://twitter.com/HannSandwichx/status/951140215523078144

https://twitter.com/HannSandwichx/status/951140414874103809

https://twitter.com/HannSandwichx/status/951140716343853057

https://twitter.com/HannSandwichx/status/951140973819650048

https://twitter.com/HannSandwichx/status/951141131806486529

https://twitter.com/HannSandwichx/status/951141348480045056

https://twitter.com/HannSandwichx/status/951142534553784322

https://twitter.com/HannSandwichx/status/951142753089486848

https://twitter.com/HannSandwichx/status/951143073270071296

As the afternoon went on, Hanni was offered much love and support from the wrestling community. So far, none of Davis’ regular promotions have commented. Hanni returned to post more later in the afternoon.

https://twitter.com/HannSandwichx/status/951206575695384577

https://twitter.com/HannSandwichx/status/951208303970971655

https://twitter.com/HannSandwichx/status/951208749506678784

https://twitter.com/HannSandwichx/status/951209429323730944

About Jamie Greer

Jamie Greer joined LWOPW in 2015 and was the site's Managing Editor from 2016 through 2020. After handing over ME duties to Alex Richards, he remains a frequent contributor to the site. He's also written for Pro Wrestling Illustrated, WrestleZone, The Windsor Star, and other publications. He lives in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, with his wife and son.