Israeli promotion IPWA issues statement on Priscilla Kelly pulling out of show
The Israel-based wrestling promotion IPWA has issued a statement on Priscilla Kelly pulling out of one of its shows.
Kelly, formerly NXT’s Gigi Dolin, announced on January 11 that she had accepted a booking with the promotion for its Passover Bash show on April 6. Shortly after, Dolin deleted her post and released a statement that she would not longer be participating in the show, writing, “My intention was never to make a political statement, but to entertain those who were not tied to horrific humanitarian crisis, I do not want to be a part of this any further or give the idea that I condone the actions of the government in any way.”
Dolin’s social media accounts appear to have been deleted the following day.
IPWA released a statement about Dolin pulling out from the show, writing that Dolin was not educated properly as to the situation.
IPWA posted:
“I am not mad at Priscilla. She wanted to do something nice. She’s a bit clueless and her agent did not educate her properly on the situation. She did nothing wrong. And I truly regret that her social accounts were taken down. I hope her social accounts will be restored soon.”
IPWA later sent the following to PWInsider:
“IPWA STATEMENT REGARDING PRISCILLA KELLY ISRAELI BOOKING CANCELLATION
Priscilla had no knowledge of the conflict in the region. She treated it as a regular booking. She did nothing wrong. I kindly request people to leave her alone and not bother her after she activates back her accounts. Priscilla is a good person and a kind soul and she does not deserve this type of emotional stress.
Did you know that I am the only person in the Middle East that brings wrestling superstars to meet not only Israelis but also Palestinians? So by bullying Priscilla out of this booking you screwed Israelis, Palestinians, Arabs, Jews, Muslims, Druze, Russians, Ukranians, Ethiopians, Christians and many more who live here in the region.
Did you know that my IPWA in Israel is the only place in the Middle East that promotes Women’s Wrestling and treats women equal to men?
In 2022 at WrestleMitzvah (which is available on Fite TV) we featured a Womens Championship match which was the first ever Women’s Championship in the Middle East and also the first time ever Women Main Evented a wrestling card in the Middle East.
In Israel – women have the same rights as men, so on our shows female wrestlers can dress however they choose and are NOT forced to be covered from head to toe. In Israel we empower women and Women’s Wrestling, featuring female wrestlers from all over the world of all faiths and religions.
Did you know that in my IPWA in Israel we are the only place in the Middle East that puts the spotlight on openly gay wrestlers? We support and treat them equally. While in other dark Islamic regimes being gay equals the death penalty.
When I bring former WWE superstars I take them to meet everyone in this area, with one message – that the wrestling language is the language of peace!
Chris Masters alone, during his last trip brought Israelis and Palestinians to watch his match with John Cena and for couple minutes we entered a magical world – in that moment we all were just die hard wrestling fans interacting with a real life superstar. Seeing a real WWE superstar who actually wrestled John Cena made Masters look like God. Nobody cared about politics anymore. John Cena brought everyone together.
So instead of hating, bullying and boycotting – I call upon everyone to come here and see things for yourselves. Then and only then form your own opinions.
I also would like to extend an official invitation to WWE and AEW to come here for one show in Tel Aviv for the Israelis and another in Jericho for the Palestinians. Peace through wrestling is not a fantasy, nor a dream. It’s possible to turn the dream into a reality. We can make a real difference this time – for the sake of future generations.
Respectfully,
Gery Roif
IPWA WRESTLING
Owner, Promoter & Trainer since 2001″
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