Originally published on ProWrestlingSheet.

Joey Styles has just been fired for the third time in three months, this time by Chikara -- and the company says it has now implemented a zero tolerance policy against misogynistic, racist and or homophobic speech moving forward.

Founder Mike Quackenbush posted a blog today saying, "Effective today, we are terminating our relationship with Joey Styles.

As we previously reported, Styles was fired from EVOLVE this weekend for making an on-air sexual assault joke -- which was intended to be a Donald Trump-related jab -- that failed miserably.

Quackenbush adds, "Effective today, we are instituting a zero tolerance policy for misogynistic, racist, and/or homophobic speech, written or verbal, whether it’s directed toward our cast, our crew, or our patrons. This is the shape of CHIKARA."

"The events of the last few days have been just cause to take a look at the state of professional wrestling." Mike explains, "The art form that I love, and have dedicated my entire adult life to, is embarrassingly behind the times. It is beholden to outdated tenets that threaten to render it ... obsolete at worst, and a punchline at best."

The full post is worded with perfection and explains that people in the industry need to focus more on equality/integration in wrestling, so that the fans who enjoy it can feel more accepted.

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