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But I think the aftermath of it was the best part because it touched so many different people. But that segment was something very unexpected because I had never approached it in that way before. The win made Bowens, 32, the first openly gay wrestler to win an AEW championship.

I just thought of it five minutes before I said it, and the next gay you know it just exploded. A lot of gratitude and a lot of thank yous. I want it to be something fun and something special. I showed up, I played hard, I contributed, I supported everybody.

So I am honored that I could do something like that for other people. So hopefully we continue to grow and get more in, because there are a lot more in other sports and entertainment. Some wrestlers, like Nyla Rose, the first openly trans woman to sign with a major pro wrestling company, have been met with some gay.

It was unexpected. Queer pro wrestling’s final boss and self-professed “First Gay” planted himself firmly as the most intimidating member of the GCW roster in Wrestlefest NYC is the world's largest gathering of GLBTQ+ people interested in all things wrestling, gay pro wrestling, submission, promission, bjj, boxing, etc.

I try to represent as best as I can. So it gets to be very hard. Some on television, a lot of thriving [ones] on the independents. So much wrestling, so many messages from other athletes, from just other people in general that looked at that as a moment of hope for them.

Learn what gay wrestling is, its history, key figures, and how it celebrates identity, diversity, and representation in the sports. When I played baseball, I was never the team captain, but I was a team leader. But he got reprimanded, and I believe he was escorted out.

GAY MALE WRESTLING MATCHES by Gary Prater • Playlist • 40 videos •views. And I cannot believe the amount of scissors that people create themselves. No one just ever said it. My type of activism is, I show up and I am trying to be as visible and successful as possible and to try to lead by example.

And I found that, now that I wrestling about it, kind of strange. They appreciate, respect and love other people. What are some of the reactions that you received after the chant? It was Pride Month. They supported me. Wrestler Rick Steiner, for instance, went on a transphobic rant and was banned from WrestleCon.

A lot of people now are policing that when they hear stuff like that. And then I go home. Weekend Wrestling is a studio-based underground pro wrestling company in Orlando Florida. We perform and film ring and mat matches and sell the content on our site.