----RRO ran two stories in November about possible Mike Hubbard [Anthony] scams. Hubbard is well known by most of the workers in this area, who worked for him and Killer for MSWA at sometime in their career. Below the story are links to the original stories and Anthony does have a respond to this allegations on his message board.
QUESTIONS SURROUND CHARITY EVENT SCHEDULED
Concern and questions tonight about an event promising professional wrestlers hitting the ring to raise money for charity. State officials say the event's promoter hasn't filed the right paperwork. Also, the location being promoted denies the event will happen.
As NewsChannel 6's Todd Faulkner discovered, the common thread is a man who has come under scrutiny before.
"Big Hoss with Clarence Clippenback...A Super Battle Royal."
On its website, The Southern Wrestling Alliance promises a big show at Ken-Bar Lodge in Gilbertsville, Kentucky. But the lodge's owners say there's no match here!
"I would say at this point there's probably no event," said Joe Dooley.
Joe and his wife Janet say they're not hosting the event because the event's sponsor hasn't done what he needs to do to make it a legit event. The sponsor? Michael Hubbard.
Just last month NewsChannel 6 investigated a benefit concert Hubbard promoted. We learned none of the bands agreed to play, the Ken-Bar Lodge wasn't hosting the concert as advertised, and the charity Hubbard claimed the money went to wasn't registered as a not-for-profit.
Now...similar concerns over Hubbard's wrestling match scheduled for January.
The owners here at the Ken-Bar Lodge say they are happy to host events that benefit charities and other groups, but started to see some red flags when they looked into the wrestling match event. For insurance purposes Janet and Joe needed to know the event was sanctioned. Even now they haven't been able to confirm that so they're not planning on hosting the event.
And what Janet doesn't like is her lodge's name on Hubbard's website.
"I wish he would take us off his website because we don't want nothing to do with it," said Dooley.
Even state officials are keeping a close eye on Hubbard.
"That he is not a licensed promoter, he's not working with a licensed promoter. He has not asked for a promoter packet and he had not submitted the required paperwork to conduct a show," said Scott Porter with the Kentucky State Attorney General's Office.
Porter is representing the Kentucky Boxing And Wrestling Authority.
They have plans in place if Hubbard tries to hold a wrestling match.
"The state has the authority in conjunction with any sworn peace officer to come in and shut down the show," said Porter.
And, as far the Dooley's are concerned, there will be no show at their venue to shut down.
"It's not that much of a headache, it's just bothersome, I wish he would just go away" said Janet.
Todd contacted Michael Hubbard for comment on this story. He did not responded to our multiple emails.
We can tell you that according to the Kentucky Attorney General's Office, the Kentucky Charitable Gaming Office and the Internal Revenue Service, the Mercy Foundation is not listed as a not-for-profit charitable group.
Credit: Todd Faulkner @ www.wpsdtv.com
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