Cook County Sheriff’s Officer Sues WWE and Montez Ford Over Alleged July 6 RAW Incident in Chicago

Noel Lucas, a Cook County Sheriff’s officer, has filed a lawsuit against WWE and Montez Ford over an alleged unwanted lap dance that occurred during the July 6 episode of Monday Night RAW in Chicago, Illinois, the complaint lodged in the Circuit Court of Cook County states. The suit names WWE, Ford and WWE subsidiary Event Services, LLC as defendants.

WWE is simultaneously linked in the report to other business planning but the immediate legal action centers on Ford, who is one-half of The Street Profits tag team alongside Angelo Dawkins. The article notes Ford last appeared on WWE programming in July 2026 alongside Dawkins and is on paternity leave at the moment. The incident unfolded while The Street Profits were making their entrance through the crowd.

According to POST Wrestling and the legal filing cited in the report, Lucas alleges that Ford performed a sexualized "lap dance" on him during the entrance and that WWE promoted the footage on social media. The clip circulated online and drew public attention after the broadcast. The report states the interaction was widely shared on platforms outside WWE’s official channels.

Lucas has set out 14 counts in the Circuit Court of Cook County, the lawsuit alleges, listing charges that include battery, emotional distress, assault and violations of the Illinois Gender Violence Act. The complaint identifies WWE, Montez Ford and Event Services, LLC as the defendants in those counts.

The current Netflix edition of the July 6 RAW episode reportedly cuts away early during The Street Profits' entrance and does not include the altercation, the article reports, but it adds that footage of the interaction remains widely available online. The discrepancy between WWE’s Netflix edit and material circulating on social platforms is noted in the filing and coverage.

Lucas described the wrestler's conduct as occurring without his consent and said the viral clip led to direct public recognition and ridicule when he returned to work the next day. He alleges that people imitated Ford’s dance and made sexual motions and thrusting gestures in his direction at a courthouse, and that his children were subjected to mockery after the video circulated. Lucas said he has "suffered humiliation, embarrassment, and emotional distress," and continues to endure the same as the clip is still online.

The lawsuit has been filed in the Circuit Court of Cook County; it remains to be seen whether WWE or Ford will issue a public statement addressing the legal action.