Facing domestic violence charges, AEW producer and coach BJ Whitmer has been fired by the company.
Whitmer was arrested earlier this month and faces charges of first degree strangulation and second degree burglary.
Whitmer was released on a $25,000 bond today.
“B.J. Whitmer has been terminated following his arrest on domestic violence charges. While talent and staff are ultimately responsible for their own personal actions, this behavior is intolerable within AEW. AEW has reached out to offer support to those impacted by his behavior,” said AEW in a statement.
Whitmer is best known for his time in Ring of Honor where he was a part of The Prophecy led by Christopher Daniels and later in The Decade with Jimmy Jacobs and Roderick Strong. In Ring of Honor he held the ROH Tag Team Championship four times, twice with Dan Maff and twice with Jimmy Jacobs. Whitmer later took a supervisory, management role behind the scenes at RoH before moving on to AEW.
There are no other details about the case at press time.
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