According to a report on the Gene Ross Associates website, Rob Black, the owner of California independent promotion XPW was subpoenaed to provide a deposition in the ongoing Nicole Bass lawsuit against the World Wrestling Federation.

Bass is suing the WWF over an alleged injury that occurred when she was hit by a Jeff Jarrett guitar shot. In the suit, Bass contends she was hit with an actual, non-gimmicked guitar. Bass also alleges sexual harassment from a WWF official.

According to the report, Black has been called to give a deposition as Bass worked for his independent promotion at the same time she was healing from the alleged injuries, taking bumps in the same time frame she claims to have been injured in her lawsuit.

Black states the WWF also wants to know about Bass' involvement in five adult "bondage" videos produced for his adult video company.

Black is quoted in the report saying that, "...Because [Bass] was incapacitated and because she's supposed to be a very sensitive woman that, while those feelings were playing a factor, she was working for Extreme Associates [Black's company]..."

Black also mentioned unreleased footage of a "caning scene" involving Bass and a XPW performer. He is scheduled to make his deposition in three weeks.