Alright, let’s talk about something that really got under my skin a while back – that whole “Fappening” mess, especially how it messed with some of the WWE ladies. Man, it was a shitshow.
I remember it like it was yesterday. I was scrolling through my usual news sites, and boom, there it was. Pictures and videos, the kind nobody should be seeing unless they’re meant to, were splashed all over the internet. And it wasn’t just random people; it was celebrities, including some of our favorite WWE stars.
First, it started with Paige. That poor girl, she went through hell. I mean, can you imagine having your most private moments plastered all over the internet for everyone to see? She said she was at rock bottom, not even sure she wanted to live anymore. That’s heavy, man. It really pissed me off that someone could do that to another human being. I spent days trying to see if there was any way to help get that stuff taken down, but the internet is like a hydra, cut off one head and two more pop up.
Then, it wasn’t just Paige. More names started popping up. Charlotte Flair, Toni Storm, it was like a damn virus spreading. Every time I thought it was over, another wrestler’s life was getting turned upside down. I felt helpless. I wanted to do something, but what could I do? All I could do was use my little corner of the internet to talk about how messed up it all was.
- I started digging around. Not for the pictures, mind you, but for info on who was doing this, how they were getting the photos. I wanted to understand the scope of this crap.
- I was hitting up forums, reading articles, anything I could find. Most of it was just garbage and speculation, but I did learn a bit about how these leaks happen. It’s not always some super-hacker, sometimes it’s just someone taking advantage of weak passwords or phishing scams. That made me even angrier. These women were being targeted so easily!
- I even tried reaching out to some folks in the know, people who work in cybersecurity or online privacy. I figured they might have some insights or advice. Most of them didn’t get back to me, which is fair enough. They don’t know me, why should they? But a few did, and they gave me some basic tips on protecting myself and staying safe online. I made sure to share that with my followers, hoping it might help at least one person avoid what happened to these ladies.
The Aftermath
It was rough, I saw how it affected these women, not just professionally, but personally. Paige was never really the same after that. She was signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), Toni Storm went to AEW too. Some of them stepped back from the public eye for a while, and who could blame them? It just goes to show how one moment of violation can change everything.
I kept following the story, hoping there would be some justice, some accountability. But the internet is a wild west, and it’s hard to track down the people behind these kinds of things. It made me realize how vulnerable we all are, especially when we put so much of ourselves online. Anyway I did all I could do, sharing some tips with my followers about online security, but I felt like I could do more but I’m just one guy.
The whole thing left a bad taste in my mouth. It was a stark reminder that the internet can be a pretty messed up place. But it also showed the strength of these women, how they picked themselves up and kept going. That’s what I try to focus on, the resilience, not the violation. It’s a lesson for all of us, I think.
