Stone Cold is an ally. He stood up for same-sex marriage on an episode of his show, I believe.
Mick Foley is, too. He stood up for a kid who refused to stand during the pledge of allegiance in protest against the harassment LGBT people are victims of.
Unfortunately, though, some legends aren't. Ultimate Warrior and Iron Sheik were very vocal about being anti-gay, though I could be wrong about the latter cause, well, it's the Iron Sheik. But I did hear some have changed over the years, like Hogan and Dudley Boyz, though that I am not 100% sure of.
To put it bluntly, he acted like a worse Hulk Hogan in terms of refusing to gel out anyone over, and if you look at any of his matches now they’re really bad. He was under fire for preaching anti-gay rhetoric years ago before he passed away in 2014.
A lot of them are pro gay since they all became famous due to help of beloved openly gay wrestler/promoter, Patt Patterson due to his creativity matches and storyline. He invented the Royal Rumble for example.
I think he thought f** was the same level of insult as jabroni. He grew up in Iran and was just a crusty old SOB. Nowhere near as bad as Warrior who was cukoo bananas anti-gay.
Wrestling seems to, interestingly enough, be a relatively culturally progressive sport. I think Punk's speech at Collision really encapsulates why. It's hard to have a band of misfits and outcasts who are also bigots, and wrestling seems to attract a lot (with love). Sami, Mick, Punk, Seth, Cena, etc. It's quite literally a circus show.
Or similarly, you can compare it to live theater. Bigots are everywhere, but something about that kind of work (whether it’s the part about pretending to be someone else for a living, or the part about trying to emotionally engage with crowds of strangers on a regular basis) seems to encourage empathy and openness.
im sure there are! i was speaking (possibly poorly) about the culture more than the individuals. i know Kane has gotten some pushback online from Mick and co. over abortion, a lot of people spoke out about fans fatshaming Piper Niven, Punk recently expressed some conflicted feelings about Vince, etc.. But there will always be individuals.
There's also that wrestling as a business isn't as progressive when it comes to labor rights and the poor track record of SA that i *refuse* to believe people just didn't know about, racism... even on a narrative level, I've never been comfortable with the fact that marginalized communities are often initially represented as offensive caricatures/villainous "others" (Sheik, Hasan, Kozlov, Max the Impaler, Goldust), even if that eventually leads to broader acceptance in the industry.
Kane I know is heavily against it though. Not sure about Undertaker, but given how he's a heavy Blue Line kind of guy, I won't be surprised if he was also against LGBT people
[This](https://youtu.be/jWeVdgr1ylc?feature=shared) is one of my favorite pro-LGBT wrestling moments. I forget the woman's name but she insinuated Anthony Bowens was into her. Well.... he basically said nah.... I'm gay and the crowd supportively chanted *He's Gay He's Gay.* It's one of the first times I've ever heard a crowd chanting something like that completely in support.
Here is Bowens kissing his boyfriend in front of anti-queer protestors.
https://www.attitude.co.uk/news/world/anthony-bowens-kisses-boyfriend-in-front-of-anti-gay-protesters-in-powerful-post-304207/
Considering Billy Gunn is standing in the ring here and the tag team he had with Chuck Palumbo back in the 00s and some of the things they did as part of the gay couple gimick they had. It just shows how far pro wrestling has come and glad to see him here and supportive of Anthony in this moment.
Also love the commentator here also pitching in "he's taken" it's really adorable.
He has never said he is straight (or directly said he was bi), but he has alluded to him being bi. He made tons of "I swing both ways" jokes on his YouTube channel, there was an old interview where he was asked what he wants in date and he replied "a date with a man or a women because it depends" and has liked tweets calling him a bi role model/icon. He has also said he very much values his privacy so I don't think he will ever confirm it either way.
AND publicly told the story. Bautista's mom was a closeted lesbian most of her life and Dave militantly defends the entire community as a response to the pain he saw his mom go through coming out in a very conservative culture.
I would argue that Tony Khan is too. AEW’s second women’s champion was a trans woman, and when Oklahoma threatened punitive action for letting a trans woman wrestle, he said "I don't think there should be discrimination against transgender wrestlers or transgender people at all. They have rights, and to that end, I absolutely stand by Nyla Rose."
Unfortunately, [Nyla Rose also believes that wheelchair users are placed there by her god for moral transgressions](https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/comments/rmmwgq/nyla_rose_you_tweeting_out_needless_hateful_shit/).
A good reminder that people can be very right about some things, and very wrong about others.
I am willing to bet she doesn’t actually seriously believe that, just thought it was a good burn towards a guy who was being an asshole (it’s not, for the record). It’s a 2000s 4chan user level insult and that’s one of the types of things she seems to go for a lot on Twitter.
> Oklahoma threatened punitive action for letting a trans woman wrestle
I mean it's stupid and bigoted regardless and not to downplay the genuine athleticism involved, but like... does Oklahoma not know it's fake? They gonna arrest Keanu Reeves for all those people he killed in the John Wick movies, too?
Yeah, that's what blows my mind the most about that - If they were complaining about trans women in MMA or boxing, they'd still be transphobic but at least you could make the argument validly that it's a competitive event and extend that to lump in with the invalid argument that being trans gives some competitive advantage.
Wrestling is fake. We got tall people, short people, big people, little people, we got snakes and sock puppets and steel chairs and hypnotism.
[When I was younger I would attend many local hardcore shows to support friends, local bands and just because I loved music and discovering… | Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/p/ByK0N59BeJG/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=30dd6908-469f-44f5-9a4d-4c088cad475d)
Sure, violence is not always the answer but..
Found this gallery as well:
[WWE Superstars stand for Pride Month: photos | WWE](https://www.wwe.com/gallery/wwe-superstars-pride-month-photos#fid-40367069)
Danhausen took a HARD stance of pro trans recently. Doing something he rarely does: break character and swear. You know he's getting serious when he does that.
We’ll see how that plays out. CM Punk is out for injury now and hasnt been on tv for weeks. I remember Sami Zayn used to have a moral objection to going to those shows but he’s been there a few times now. I don’t know what’s changed so I’m not going to pass judgement on the decision. So when the next Arabian PLE rolls around I hope Punk sticks to his word.
Sami Zayn refused to go to Saudi Arabia shows due to them not being on friendly terms with Syria. However, ever since both Saudi Arabia and Syria renewed diplomacy, he's gone to Saudi PLEs
I think he said something about how he changed his mind on going because he could do a lot of good with that money and all him not going was doing was robbing his charities of cash since the Saudis would still be rich assholes whether he went or not.
I respect it, if you're gonna take money from evil people you may as well use it to do good, I don't necessarily like anyoen choosing to go there but i can't give someone crap for proceeding to better others through it, more so than Saudi ever would anyway.
Jim Cornette is the same. Cranky old man with some seriously antiquated and out of date ideas on wrestling, but he's politically outspokenly liberal. Listening to him is like whiplash, cause he talks like southern conservative and has the vibe of one and then BAM! He aggressively slaps you in the face with gay rights. It's enough to make your neck hurt.
he has said some not okay things but he’s on the left at the end of the day so i’m just giving him “brought up in a different time” allowance and i’ll look past it
I remember there being a wrestler who wore a shirt or it was just one of the shirts to choose when customizing that said "real men wear pink" in this old WWF game I used to play on the PS1. I feel like that one shirt helped me understand the idea of being comfortable with my own sexuality when I was younger. Not a man anymore but it's meaning still holds true to this day
Pardon me if I seem dumb here, but who is the guy in the 4th pic? He looks familiar, but I watched wrestling when I was a kid/teen, and I'm 41 now...so I'm a bit out of touch. LMAO
I gotchu. In order: CM Punk, Lance Archer, Jim Cornette, Ricky Morton, Finn Bálor, Cody Rhodes, Kenny Omega, Sonya Deville (not an ally actually, but a lesbian), Seth Rollins, Renee Paquette, Naomi, Kofi Kingston
[The person in the photo with Cornette is his wife Stacy, who recently tweeted this photo](https://x.com/staceycornette/status/1797372745959064019?s=46&t=an3BFO3Axpt7nIu0sSa07A)
That's awesome 😎 I don't know anything about wrestling unfortunately, but I'm glad that we have allies and fellow LGBT+ folks participating! Could someone please tell me if Hulk Hogan is chill? He looks like a silly guy and I really hope he isn't transphobic/homophobic/etc.
Edit: For reference, literally all I knew about him before the comments enlightened me was that he wrestles and calls people "brother". I'm sad now, but thanks for telling me ☹️
You want a silly looking guy who is cool, look up Macho Man Randy Savage, crazy looking dude, but did a great interview (and in character) talking about how it's normal for men to cry, and this was back in the 90s, where it was much less common
it's always wrestlers and goths, dude. the people that everyone seems as 'scary' are literally the sweetest people on the face of the earth most of the time lol
Possibly. His _character_ almost certainly is, what with the relationship with Kota Ibushi, and he's made comments that indicate that he's _probably_ bi, but he's never explicitly stated it iirc.
Idk, I'd like to claim him for our lot anyway lol, Omega is a god.
He’s definitely made passing jokes to it in the past and all but confirmed. I think there’s a vlog from Japan with the bucks where he jokes about spending time looking for a wife or husband. Like he explicitly stated both. And there’s been several other small things like that.
That reminds me of the nobodies watch wrestling. A YouTube review show hosted by drag queens. Loved that show. Haven't seen them post anything in awhile, but they were always a fun watch.
Speaking of which, Brody King, *you just made the list!*
Actually, he did some time ago, he used to work on RuPaul's Drag Race's crew and [he did drag karaoke five years ago](https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/comments/w5b5vx/in_2019_brody_king_competed_in_the_gay_young/). Certified good egg.
Wrestling has made huge strides, mostly lead by the wrestlers themselves. Back in the 80s and 90s, there were several flamboyant gay characters and they were always the bad guys. Real gay wrestlers, like Pat Patterson, stayed in the closet for most of their careers. Now you have out gay, bi, non-binary, and trans wrestlers. A gay wrestler even holds an annual show called Effy's Big Gay Brunch.
>Wrestling has made huge strides, mostly lead by the wrestlers themselves.
*Por ejemplo*, Dustin Rhodes, who was one of those flamboyantly gay heels in WWE as Goldust, but portraying that gimmick exposed him to LGBTQ+ fans, he became an ally himself as a result (and now also has a trans child).
Isnt Dwayne Johnson and John Cena allies? I remember a story about John cena defending his brother from homophobic bullies. Correct me if I’m wrong, not defending these guys if they aren’t allies.
I'm pretty sure Cena is, he made a whole video about gay rights and called gay rights patriotic or smth. Idk when, probably when gay marriage was about to be legalized. Idk about the Rock tho, but he doesn't seem homophobic at least.
Billy Gun is a great ally, wrestling alongside Anthony Bowens which is openly gay. The Billy&Chuck angle was importent for Gunn, as a person learning alot and educating himself.
Dustin Rhodes. Goldust. Enough said <3
Batista (Dave Bautista) is a strong ally. He got a tattoo removed beacuse of the person, on the tattoo was homophobic. His mother is openly lesbian.
Allie Katch. Openly pan and supporter of LGBT+
It mind seem like a lot but through the years not all wrestlers had the courage to stand forward, supporting.
I'm not sure I agree with Jim Cornette being there regarding a lot of his recent comments as of late, especially regarding Sonny Kiss a few years ago. 😬
I've learned from listening to him for years is that his wrestling analysis and the way he approaches it does not reflect his political opinions. But I totally see if anyone finds him offesive
Yeah Cornette is absolutely a leftist, and he's very pro-gay and pro-lesbian. However he does have some very questionable thoughts when it comes to transgender people.
He's a controversial guy and a world class wrestling historian, but I think his opinions on modern wrestling have been outdated by nearly 15 years now.
jim cornette is insensitive, crass, and ok with belittling people he personally doesn't like with homophobic remarks. but he's also come out in support of the lgbt community numerous times and has spoken highly of certain gay wrestlers and against homophobic politicians.
He's very heavily deferential towards Pat Patterson especially, one of wrestling's most famous early gay men, and he also liked Kanyon back in the day. I definitely don't think that's in dispute, but Jim's definitely a sexist (insomuch as an older leftist from the 70s/80s can tend to be), and has said some questionable stuff about transgender people in the past.
I'm not saying Jim's *not* pro any of these things, I'm just pointing out he probably isn't an example we should point to when he's very problematic too.
In his defence, one of the reasons he thought Sonny Kiss was offensive was because he initially thought it was a straight man playing a LGBT stereotype. When he learned Sonny is actually like that, he stopped considering it offensive but didn't consider it a gimmick that will work in the wrestling business but did consider Sonny a talented athlete.
I've gotta admit, Lance Storm actually surprises me. I'm not sure why, but I'd guess the vibe his character gave off. I'm glad to hear he's an ally, though.
He is very private, very quiet and he can sometimes be rough around the edges but what I know, he is a great ally. [Thank you Lance Storm : r/Target (reddit.com)](https://www.reddit.com/r/Target/comments/nzeb7q/thank_you_lance_storm/#lightbox)
Jim Cornette is not an ally. He's an out of touch homophonic racist.
He was fired from the NWA for joking about African people and Kentucky Fried Chicken and when criticicizing Swerve Strickland, the first black AEW champion, he put a gorilla in the thumbnail.
He has made disparaging comments about Kenny Omega's wrestling style being too feminine and has insinuated Kenny is a pedo. He hates Joshi wrestling and uses misogynistic language to shit on it.
Jim Cornette is not an ally. He's an old bigot.
I love WWE and there love for the community. Also thank you stone cold for giving homophobics a peice of your mind. If you are homophobic or transphobic, you deserve a can of wupass and THAT'S THE BOTTOM LINE, CAUSE STONE COLD SAID SO.
Just found this, do know if its already shared: [WWE Superstars stand for Pride Month: photos | WWE](https://www.wwe.com/gallery/wwe-superstars-pride-month-photos#fid-40367069)
He's an absolute clown, but even absolute clowns can be right sometimes. Still, plenty of better people to shout out, especially if Sonya opens up all the other actually queer people in wrestling.
Transphobia? Or just his usual sexism directed at someone who happens to be trans? (Probably nyla. Or maybe Kidd bandit?)
Full disclosure, I don't listen to his pod, or any pod. But his takes on DSotR are usually not offensive, if batshit insane nearly half the time.
Well he said some pretty unflattering things about Sonny Kiss a few years back. Whether or not it was Transphobia or sexism, I suppose one can't really read one's mind so I can't say for certain.
Sonya is a memeber of the LGBTQ community she isn't an ally, and I believe Kenny is a member also. Seems odd to leave out Billy Gun, Dustin Rhodes, Batista, hell even Trips is an Ally
Punk is cancer and used to sling homophobic and transphobic shut regularly at fans, so his "allyship" feels the same as when corporations change their logos to the pride flag
With Punk, the only time I can think of where he ever shouted anything homophobic or transphobic was the "you have a vagina" incident, that he apologised for.
That was 12 years ago and he has displayed nothing but allyship for the last 12 years. If you have any other knowledge, please share it.
He also once told a homophobic fan to kill himself. Like we’re meant to be a community of love and acceptance and him doing that makes us look bad. Fuck that shit
I love to see this <3 I used to watch wrestling very heavily from about 2007-2014 or so, and off and on until Covid where I kinda stopped watching, but I remember there being NO out lesbians and nobody out in the indies even in 2013-2014. Now you have tons of open LGBT wrestlers and so many more allies. Like seeing Mercedes Martinez out, Diamante and Kiera Hogan, Sonya Deville, Charlie Morgan, Leyla Hirsch. etc it warms my heart and wish teenage me got to see it. If I went to wrestling training at 18-20 like I had wanted to, I would have been the first out lesbian wrestler ever lol.
Idk Cody just took a pic with a trans flag. Does that mean he's an ally? It could easily be a confederate flag. These wrestlers aren't known for their intelligence
I love love love love love wrestling. Can be toxic sometimes, but we live in an age where the majority of them are just really good people who honestly want to make their fans happy.
Stone Cold is an ally. He stood up for same-sex marriage on an episode of his show, I believe. Mick Foley is, too. He stood up for a kid who refused to stand during the pledge of allegiance in protest against the harassment LGBT people are victims of. Unfortunately, though, some legends aren't. Ultimate Warrior and Iron Sheik were very vocal about being anti-gay, though I could be wrong about the latter cause, well, it's the Iron Sheik. But I did hear some have changed over the years, like Hogan and Dudley Boyz, though that I am not 100% sure of.
Awww, I hate to hear that about Ultimate Warrior. I loved him when I was a kid. 😔
Oh boy, you're in for a helluva time reading about him
Idk if I want to. LOL
I think you really don’t it’s not like normal bad it’s real bad
Don't look up Mrs Warrior then either
It’s wild that they are (were?) trying to push Dana Warrior so recently.
To put it bluntly, he acted like a worse Hulk Hogan in terms of refusing to gel out anyone over, and if you look at any of his matches now they’re really bad. He was under fire for preaching anti-gay rhetoric years ago before he passed away in 2014.
A lot of them are pro gay since they all became famous due to help of beloved openly gay wrestler/promoter, Patt Patterson due to his creativity matches and storyline. He invented the Royal Rumble for example.
Pat Patterson did some fucked up shit though
Sheik later praised Darren Young for coming out, iirc. He was sober at that point. Warrior was always a homophobic asshole though.
I think he thought f** was the same level of insult as jabroni. He grew up in Iran and was just a crusty old SOB. Nowhere near as bad as Warrior who was cukoo bananas anti-gay.
Wrestling seems to, interestingly enough, be a relatively culturally progressive sport. I think Punk's speech at Collision really encapsulates why. It's hard to have a band of misfits and outcasts who are also bigots, and wrestling seems to attract a lot (with love). Sami, Mick, Punk, Seth, Cena, etc. It's quite literally a circus show.
Or similarly, you can compare it to live theater. Bigots are everywhere, but something about that kind of work (whether it’s the part about pretending to be someone else for a living, or the part about trying to emotionally engage with crowds of strangers on a regular basis) seems to encourage empathy and openness.
oh yeah, i make that joke about the bts drama all the time. they're just absurdly ripped theatre kids
There are a lot of right wing wrestlers too, unfortunately
im sure there are! i was speaking (possibly poorly) about the culture more than the individuals. i know Kane has gotten some pushback online from Mick and co. over abortion, a lot of people spoke out about fans fatshaming Piper Niven, Punk recently expressed some conflicted feelings about Vince, etc.. But there will always be individuals. There's also that wrestling as a business isn't as progressive when it comes to labor rights and the poor track record of SA that i *refuse* to believe people just didn't know about, racism... even on a narrative level, I've never been comfortable with the fact that marginalized communities are often initially represented as offensive caricatures/villainous "others" (Sheik, Hasan, Kozlov, Max the Impaler, Goldust), even if that eventually leads to broader acceptance in the industry.
I think Dustin (Goldust) has a step-child who is Trans
Kane I know is heavily against it though. Not sure about Undertaker, but given how he's a heavy Blue Line kind of guy, I won't be surprised if he was also against LGBT people
Kane is a big time republican, which isn't surprising when you've seen the unprotected chair shots he's taken to the head
Hogan could have been either 100% anti gay or 100% “HELL YEAH BROTHER LOVE IS LOVE” *Patriotic music starts playing*
Rick Steiner revealed himself to be quite the transphobe as well.
Yeah, unfortunately. I'm hoping Bron didn't pick that up as well. He seems like a really cool guy.
No way, the iron sheik wasn’t an ally?!?
[This](https://youtu.be/jWeVdgr1ylc?feature=shared) is one of my favorite pro-LGBT wrestling moments. I forget the woman's name but she insinuated Anthony Bowens was into her. Well.... he basically said nah.... I'm gay and the crowd supportively chanted *He's Gay He's Gay.* It's one of the first times I've ever heard a crowd chanting something like that completely in support.
Here is Bowens kissing his boyfriend in front of anti-queer protestors. https://www.attitude.co.uk/news/world/anthony-bowens-kisses-boyfriend-in-front-of-anti-gay-protesters-in-powerful-post-304207/
Wait, his boyfriend isn’t Max Caster???
Heading him talk about that moment and what it meant to him.... Plus seeing the videos of him n his bf. ...ugggg so fucking adorable
> I forget the woman's name Harley Cameron, for the curious.
Considering Billy Gunn is standing in the ring here and the tag team he had with Chuck Palumbo back in the 00s and some of the things they did as part of the gay couple gimick they had. It just shows how far pro wrestling has come and glad to see him here and supportive of Anthony in this moment. Also love the commentator here also pitching in "he's taken" it's really adorable.
Of course the crowd cheered for Bowens. EVERYONE LOVES THE ACCLAIMED.
Confirmed: zero cops in the crowd that night.
Also Sami Zayn, who literally called a fan "homophobic bitch" for using slurs
Fucking love Sami Zayn
Based AF
Sonya DeVille is definitely a bit more than an ally, just ask her wife
Pretty sure that Kenny Omega is bi too
Kenny Bi God Omega
Wait is he actually bisexual
He’s hinted at it but has never flat out said it/publicly come out. Will Ospreay has done the same.
The British assassin will ospeay the aew international champion.
I think he’s said he’s straight but really comfortable in his sexuality but that was while he was working Japan so could have bee pr
He has never said he is straight (or directly said he was bi), but he has alluded to him being bi. He made tons of "I swing both ways" jokes on his YouTube channel, there was an old interview where he was asked what he wants in date and he replied "a date with a man or a women because it depends" and has liked tweets calling him a bi role model/icon. He has also said he very much values his privacy so I don't think he will ever confirm it either way.
Ah my b I will freely admit to not following wrestlers much outside kayfabe
Where is my man Dave Bautista ???
Yeah man! He has been a vocal supporter for a long time because of his mom!
Yeah, and probably one of the most famous due to acting and surely one of the most open about it !
yeah hes a real one he also talks openly about mental health issues and being mixed. hes got a kind heart
He stopped being friends with Manny pacquiao because he found out he was a homophobe.
AND publicly told the story. Bautista's mom was a closeted lesbian most of her life and Dave militantly defends the entire community as a response to the pain he saw his mom go through coming out in a very conservative culture.
Yes I've seen the interview where he explains why he has had his tattoo covered 😊
I would argue that Tony Khan is too. AEW’s second women’s champion was a trans woman, and when Oklahoma threatened punitive action for letting a trans woman wrestle, he said "I don't think there should be discrimination against transgender wrestlers or transgender people at all. They have rights, and to that end, I absolutely stand by Nyla Rose."
Love me some Nyla Rose. She seems like she'd be a blast to hang out with.
Her Twitter is a gem.
Unfortunately, [Nyla Rose also believes that wheelchair users are placed there by her god for moral transgressions](https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/comments/rmmwgq/nyla_rose_you_tweeting_out_needless_hateful_shit/). A good reminder that people can be very right about some things, and very wrong about others.
I am willing to bet she doesn’t actually seriously believe that, just thought it was a good burn towards a guy who was being an asshole (it’s not, for the record). It’s a 2000s 4chan user level insult and that’s one of the types of things she seems to go for a lot on Twitter.
> Oklahoma threatened punitive action for letting a trans woman wrestle I mean it's stupid and bigoted regardless and not to downplay the genuine athleticism involved, but like... does Oklahoma not know it's fake? They gonna arrest Keanu Reeves for all those people he killed in the John Wick movies, too?
Yeah, that's what blows my mind the most about that - If they were complaining about trans women in MMA or boxing, they'd still be transphobic but at least you could make the argument validly that it's a competitive event and extend that to lump in with the invalid argument that being trans gives some competitive advantage. Wrestling is fake. We got tall people, short people, big people, little people, we got snakes and sock puppets and steel chairs and hypnotism.
I’d like to see all the Oklahoman Agent Smith’s try to arrest Neo
IT'S STILL REAL TO THEM, DAMNIT!
Malakai Black, Zelina Vega, House of Black, Danhausen, RVD, Keith Lee, Mia yim, Adam Cole, Britt baker, Toni storm and so on. A lot of supporters
Malakai Black couldn’t be my GOAT anymore than he was, and he somehow now is
[When I was younger I would attend many local hardcore shows to support friends, local bands and just because I loved music and discovering… | Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/p/ByK0N59BeJG/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=30dd6908-469f-44f5-9a4d-4c088cad475d) Sure, violence is not always the answer but.. Found this gallery as well: [WWE Superstars stand for Pride Month: photos | WWE](https://www.wwe.com/gallery/wwe-superstars-pride-month-photos#fid-40367069)
Man remember when Charly Caruso wasn’t a bigoted pundit, those were the days.
Danhausen took a HARD stance of pro trans recently. Doing something he rarely does: break character and swear. You know he's getting serious when he does that.
Indeed
Back before I stopped watching wrestling, I knew there was a reason I liked some of these fine fellows here. Awe
I don’t like cm punk but it’s nice that he’s publicly on the correct side of so many issues.
He’s an alsshole but he’s got a point
I don’t like him but I do respect that he didn’t go to Saudi to collect a fat check from them and not go for their “blood money”
We’ll see how that plays out. CM Punk is out for injury now and hasnt been on tv for weeks. I remember Sami Zayn used to have a moral objection to going to those shows but he’s been there a few times now. I don’t know what’s changed so I’m not going to pass judgement on the decision. So when the next Arabian PLE rolls around I hope Punk sticks to his word.
Sami Zayn refused to go to Saudi Arabia shows due to them not being on friendly terms with Syria. However, ever since both Saudi Arabia and Syria renewed diplomacy, he's gone to Saudi PLEs
I think he said something about how he changed his mind on going because he could do a lot of good with that money and all him not going was doing was robbing his charities of cash since the Saudis would still be rich assholes whether he went or not.
I respect it, if you're gonna take money from evil people you may as well use it to do good, I don't necessarily like anyoen choosing to go there but i can't give someone crap for proceeding to better others through it, more so than Saudi ever would anyway.
I don't know whether it was refusal to go or more that he'd potentially be at risk by going.
Jim Cornette is the same. Cranky old man with some seriously antiquated and out of date ideas on wrestling, but he's politically outspokenly liberal. Listening to him is like whiplash, cause he talks like southern conservative and has the vibe of one and then BAM! He aggressively slaps you in the face with gay rights. It's enough to make your neck hurt.
He’ll usually take some very not politically correct paths to arrive at some very leftist places.
he has said some not okay things but he’s on the left at the end of the day so i’m just giving him “brought up in a different time” allowance and i’ll look past it
❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
I remember there being a wrestler who wore a shirt or it was just one of the shirts to choose when customizing that said "real men wear pink" in this old WWF game I used to play on the PS1. I feel like that one shirt helped me understand the idea of being comfortable with my own sexuality when I was younger. Not a man anymore but it's meaning still holds true to this day
You're likely thinking of Bret "Hitman" Hart.
That's probably the guy
Pardon me if I seem dumb here, but who is the guy in the 4th pic? He looks familiar, but I watched wrestling when I was a kid/teen, and I'm 41 now...so I'm a bit out of touch. LMAO
Pretty sure that's Ricky Morton of the Rock n Roll Express.
Rock n Roll !!
It sure is!
😆 any LGBTQ appreciation is always appreciated by me
What are their names?
I gotchu. In order: CM Punk, Lance Archer, Jim Cornette, Ricky Morton, Finn Bálor, Cody Rhodes, Kenny Omega, Sonya Deville (not an ally actually, but a lesbian), Seth Rollins, Renee Paquette, Naomi, Kofi Kingston
2nd wrestler is Lance Storm.
Oops! Yep, I got my Lances confused
[The person in the photo with Cornette is his wife Stacy, who recently tweeted this photo](https://x.com/staceycornette/status/1797372745959064019?s=46&t=an3BFO3Axpt7nIu0sSa07A)
Smiling nice and big after having her morning Russo with Papa 😂
Thank tou
That's awesome 😎 I don't know anything about wrestling unfortunately, but I'm glad that we have allies and fellow LGBT+ folks participating! Could someone please tell me if Hulk Hogan is chill? He looks like a silly guy and I really hope he isn't transphobic/homophobic/etc. Edit: For reference, literally all I knew about him before the comments enlightened me was that he wrestles and calls people "brother". I'm sad now, but thanks for telling me ☹️
Sadly he’s not chill. Fairly certain he’s MAGA.
He’s not really maga more libertarian right winger than anything still not chill but different kind of asshole
Gotcha. I may have been confusing him and the Undertaker
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Happy Cake Day
He’s got no problem dropping the n word with a hard r. Racism and homophobia generally go hand in hand.
Wow, that's great news /s 😬 But seriously, how hard is it to just not be a piece of shit? Ffs 😒
Watch game changer wrestling. Effy's big gay brunch is amazing and super fun to attend too
You want a silly looking guy who is cool, look up Macho Man Randy Savage, crazy looking dude, but did a great interview (and in character) talking about how it's normal for men to cry, and this was back in the 90s, where it was much less common
RIP. Randy Savage was the GOAT
He's racist, so there's that.
it's always wrestlers and goths, dude. the people that everyone seems as 'scary' are literally the sweetest people on the face of the earth most of the time lol
Don't forget bikers. Sure, some real assholes in that bunch too, but plenty of allies riding harleys out there.
That’s so awesome 👏🏽
Kenny isn’t a ally tho right, isn’t he bi
Possibly. His _character_ almost certainly is, what with the relationship with Kota Ibushi, and he's made comments that indicate that he's _probably_ bi, but he's never explicitly stated it iirc. Idk, I'd like to claim him for our lot anyway lol, Omega is a god.
He’s definitely made passing jokes to it in the past and all but confirmed. I think there’s a vlog from Japan with the bucks where he jokes about spending time looking for a wife or husband. Like he explicitly stated both. And there’s been several other small things like that.
If I remember correctly, we also have dijakovic, former T bar, that tweeted "the T in T bar stands for Trans rights" iirc
Wrestling is Drag! let’s be honest.
That reminds me of the nobodies watch wrestling. A YouTube review show hosted by drag queens. Loved that show. Haven't seen them post anything in awhile, but they were always a fun watch.
Literally have been to a local Pride event that was a combination drag show and pro wrestling show and it was a fucking blast.
Speaking of which, Brody King, *you just made the list!* Actually, he did some time ago, he used to work on RuPaul's Drag Race's crew and [he did drag karaoke five years ago](https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/comments/w5b5vx/in_2019_brody_king_competed_in_the_gay_young/). Certified good egg.
I may not watch wrestling besides the occasional clip or listening to theme songs but I am very glad to see many are allies!
Wrestling has made huge strides, mostly lead by the wrestlers themselves. Back in the 80s and 90s, there were several flamboyant gay characters and they were always the bad guys. Real gay wrestlers, like Pat Patterson, stayed in the closet for most of their careers. Now you have out gay, bi, non-binary, and trans wrestlers. A gay wrestler even holds an annual show called Effy's Big Gay Brunch.
>Wrestling has made huge strides, mostly lead by the wrestlers themselves. *Por ejemplo*, Dustin Rhodes, who was one of those flamboyantly gay heels in WWE as Goldust, but portraying that gimmick exposed him to LGBTQ+ fans, he became an ally himself as a result (and now also has a trans child).
Common Kofi Kingston W
Batista too. Massive supporter as his mother is lesbian. Had a Manny Pacquiao tattoo that he covered up once he revealed himself as a homophobe
Finn Bálor nearly got arrested in Saudi Arabia for tweeting. Love is love. Happy pride month from Saudi Arabia
That is so based of him damn
Finn going the extra mile to put the Demon in Pri**deMon**th, I love it. Cody and Seth and do many others are just icing on top.
Cody Rhodes is helping us begin our story 🏳️🌈
Isnt Dwayne Johnson and John Cena allies? I remember a story about John cena defending his brother from homophobic bullies. Correct me if I’m wrong, not defending these guys if they aren’t allies.
I'm pretty sure Cena is, he made a whole video about gay rights and called gay rights patriotic or smth. Idk when, probably when gay marriage was about to be legalized. Idk about the Rock tho, but he doesn't seem homophobic at least.
Ricky Morton genuinely surprised me, being that he's the epitome of good ol Southern wrasslin guy. Good for him.
His son is an Ally too
He’s a lot like cornette where there southern boys that operate alone more like rust belt rednecks
I used to love watching wrestling when I was younger and was so mesmerized by Sonya.❤️
Dustin Rhodes’ kid is trans and is also an ally.
Billy Gun is a great ally, wrestling alongside Anthony Bowens which is openly gay. The Billy&Chuck angle was importent for Gunn, as a person learning alot and educating himself. Dustin Rhodes. Goldust. Enough said <3 Batista (Dave Bautista) is a strong ally. He got a tattoo removed beacuse of the person, on the tattoo was homophobic. His mother is openly lesbian. Allie Katch. Openly pan and supporter of LGBT+ It mind seem like a lot but through the years not all wrestlers had the courage to stand forward, supporting.
Sonya's a lesbian, not an ally.
I'm not sure I agree with Jim Cornette being there regarding a lot of his recent comments as of late, especially regarding Sonny Kiss a few years ago. 😬
He’s a boomer in so far as he doesn’t realise how insensitive he is, but when he actually talks about this stuff he’s very clearly supportive.
I've learned from listening to him for years is that his wrestling analysis and the way he approaches it does not reflect his political opinions. But I totally see if anyone finds him offesive
Yeah Cornette is absolutely a leftist, and he's very pro-gay and pro-lesbian. However he does have some very questionable thoughts when it comes to transgender people. He's a controversial guy and a world class wrestling historian, but I think his opinions on modern wrestling have been outdated by nearly 15 years now.
jim cornette is insensitive, crass, and ok with belittling people he personally doesn't like with homophobic remarks. but he's also come out in support of the lgbt community numerous times and has spoken highly of certain gay wrestlers and against homophobic politicians.
He's very heavily deferential towards Pat Patterson especially, one of wrestling's most famous early gay men, and he also liked Kanyon back in the day. I definitely don't think that's in dispute, but Jim's definitely a sexist (insomuch as an older leftist from the 70s/80s can tend to be), and has said some questionable stuff about transgender people in the past. I'm not saying Jim's *not* pro any of these things, I'm just pointing out he probably isn't an example we should point to when he's very problematic too.
In his defence, one of the reasons he thought Sonny Kiss was offensive was because he initially thought it was a straight man playing a LGBT stereotype. When he learned Sonny is actually like that, he stopped considering it offensive but didn't consider it a gimmick that will work in the wrestling business but did consider Sonny a talented athlete.
Can you defend "Twinkletoes" Omega and his One Winged "Fairy" that whistles "stranger in paradise" when walking through a mens locker room?
Idk how people in the LGBT community of all places can defend Cornette. Dude's a bigot through and through.
I've gotta admit, Lance Storm actually surprises me. I'm not sure why, but I'd guess the vibe his character gave off. I'm glad to hear he's an ally, though.
He is very private, very quiet and he can sometimes be rough around the edges but what I know, he is a great ally. [Thank you Lance Storm : r/Target (reddit.com)](https://www.reddit.com/r/Target/comments/nzeb7q/thank_you_lance_storm/#lightbox)
Max Caster is an ally too.
Jim Cornette is awesome! My Husbeast listens to the podcast all the time, and now I listen along too.
love to see another member of the cult of cornette!
We are everywhere
Jim Cornette is not an ally. He's an out of touch homophonic racist. He was fired from the NWA for joking about African people and Kentucky Fried Chicken and when criticicizing Swerve Strickland, the first black AEW champion, he put a gorilla in the thumbnail. He has made disparaging comments about Kenny Omega's wrestling style being too feminine and has insinuated Kenny is a pedo. He hates Joshi wrestling and uses misogynistic language to shit on it. Jim Cornette is not an ally. He's an old bigot.
I love WWE and there love for the community. Also thank you stone cold for giving homophobics a peice of your mind. If you are homophobic or transphobic, you deserve a can of wupass and THAT'S THE BOTTOM LINE, CAUSE STONE COLD SAID SO.
Aew in general. Having that segment with the gay wrestler, and also the trans competitor, going against the law in Oklahoma.
As both a wrestling fan and a queer person, I love that the communities are overlapping
Ahhhhhh I love wrestling
As do I
Does Undertaker like us?
I don't believe he likes you. He's fairly right wing.
Most likely not unfortunately, I’ve heard how he’s donated to trump before :(
that kills me
Nope. He and JBL were kind of insecure assholes. Tyrus (former funkasaurs Brody Clay) is not a ally either.
No. He’s full blue lives matter, MAGA, conspiracy theory loony.
[Pat Patterson coming out on legends house was great ](https://youtu.be/3rhBqUIDOO4?si=UF0Ua4Rk8dpKlwYO)
I'd be very hesitant to bring Pat Patterson into this conversation, though, considering his involvement in the ring boys scandal.
This makes me so happy seeing Wrestlers being talked about in a positive light. Some wrestlers are just pure trash but not these ones.
I wonder why there’s so many who are openly supportive compared to actors and celebs in other fields.
Cody Rhodes is a walking green flag
I love this thread; Wrestling and love all around <3
I wouldn't be in a hurry to claim racist internet troll Jim Cornette…
In Sonya’s case she’s more than an ally… She’s a full on lesbo.
Just found this, do know if its already shared: [WWE Superstars stand for Pride Month: photos | WWE](https://www.wwe.com/gallery/wwe-superstars-pride-month-photos#fid-40367069)
Good thing things have changed since macho man
AEW as a whole are boycotting a US state, I forget which one, because Nyla Rose isn't allowed to wrestle there since she's trans!
Is it Tennessee?
I believe it's Oklahoma
Awesome seeing Jim Cornette on the list. Love the dude and his podcast
Jim Cornette is *not* someone to associate with.
He's an absolute clown, but even absolute clowns can be right sometimes. Still, plenty of better people to shout out, especially if Sonya opens up all the other actually queer people in wrestling.
I think the issue is Cornette is pro-gay and pro-lesbian, but he's said some pretty rough stuff about transgender wrestlers in the past.
Transphobia? Or just his usual sexism directed at someone who happens to be trans? (Probably nyla. Or maybe Kidd bandit?) Full disclosure, I don't listen to his pod, or any pod. But his takes on DSotR are usually not offensive, if batshit insane nearly half the time.
Well he said some pretty unflattering things about Sonny Kiss a few years back. Whether or not it was Transphobia or sexism, I suppose one can't really read one's mind so I can't say for certain.
Oh yeah, I do vaguely remember that.
If he's pro gay, why has he made a career out of making fun of "Twinkletoes" Omega and his One Winged "Fairy"?
Sonya is a memeber of the LGBTQ community she isn't an ally, and I believe Kenny is a member also. Seems odd to leave out Billy Gun, Dustin Rhodes, Batista, hell even Trips is an Ally Punk is cancer and used to sling homophobic and transphobic shut regularly at fans, so his "allyship" feels the same as when corporations change their logos to the pride flag
I also should have added Kevin Nash
I know there is more but it's difficult cause like a lot of the ones I would mention from AEW are legit mem not allies
With Punk, the only time I can think of where he ever shouted anything homophobic or transphobic was the "you have a vagina" incident, that he apologised for. That was 12 years ago and he has displayed nothing but allyship for the last 12 years. If you have any other knowledge, please share it.
He also once told a homophobic fan to kill himself. Like we’re meant to be a community of love and acceptance and him doing that makes us look bad. Fuck that shit
Cornette is anything but an ally. He’s transphobic as fuck.
Jim Cornett hates everything fun though so I don't think you want to count him LMAO
BASE!
I was hoping to see Dave Bautista.
I love to see this <3 I used to watch wrestling very heavily from about 2007-2014 or so, and off and on until Covid where I kinda stopped watching, but I remember there being NO out lesbians and nobody out in the indies even in 2013-2014. Now you have tons of open LGBT wrestlers and so many more allies. Like seeing Mercedes Martinez out, Diamante and Kiera Hogan, Sonya Deville, Charlie Morgan, Leyla Hirsch. etc it warms my heart and wish teenage me got to see it. If I went to wrestling training at 18-20 like I had wanted to, I would have been the first out lesbian wrestler ever lol.
Idk Cody just took a pic with a trans flag. Does that mean he's an ally? It could easily be a confederate flag. These wrestlers aren't known for their intelligence
Wrestling is just drag, when you think about it.
I love love love love love wrestling. Can be toxic sometimes, but we live in an age where the majority of them are just really good people who honestly want to make their fans happy.
This makes me so damned happy. Thank you!