Rich Swann, WWE Wrestler, Assaulted Wife In Gainesville: Cops

GAINESVILLE, FL — WWE wrestler Richard "Rich" Swann was arrested in Gainesville late Saturday on charges of domestic simple battery and false imprisonment. Swann and his wife, Vannarah Riggs, who is also a professional wrestler, got in an argument in a car after she performed at the nightclub Eight Seconds in Gainesville, police said.

When Swann stopped the car in the middle of traffic near the intersection of SE Hawthorne Road and SE 24th Street, Riggs, who goes by Su Yung, jumped out. That's when police said he yelled at her to get back in the car and, when she refused, put her in a headlock and then physically dragged her back in to the vehicle as she screamed for help.

A witness told police they saw Swann's wife beating on the car window screaming for help when he drove away.

A second witness told police they saw her jump out of the car less than a mile away at 1500 E. University Ave. Swann then chased his wife, police said, and the car — which wasn't parked — rolled into a telephone pole.

Police said Swann, of Orlando, told them he did not drag his wife into the car and she got in on her own.

Swann is scheduled to appear in court on Monday. No attorney for him was listed in county records.

WWE said on Twitter that Swann was suspended indefinitely.

BREAKING NEWS: WWE has zero tolerance for matters involving domestic violence, and per our policy, Rich Swann has been suspended indefinitely following his arrest. https://t.co/7GBJIu3Tyu
— WWE (@WWE) December 10, 2017

The Associated Press contributed to this report

Photo credit: Gainesville Police Department