Professional wrestling gay
Last week, Anthony Bowens — a homosexual Black wrestler with All Elite Wrestling and one of the first openly gay wrestlers to hold a major championship belt — stood in the center of the ring while thousands of fans chanted, “He’s gay.”
While that sounds favor a traumatic encounter, it was actually a heartwarming event that represents a sea change in how gay performers are treated in the traditionally homophobic sport of pro wrestling. AEW has championed the LGBTQ community from its inception and the segment, which aired on AEW Rampage, was part of a storyline between Bowens’ tag team, The Acclaimed, and QTV, a rival group. QTV member Harley Cameron, a woman, approached Bowens about creating a “power couple,” to which Bowens replied, “Lady, I’m gay.”
As soon as he said it, the crowd erupted in cheers. The “He’s gay” chant was celebratory and and Bowens’ tag team partner and manager jumped for bliss. While he’d arrive out years ago, Bowens’ in-ring pronouncement during a scripted segment, as a natural part of a storyline —coupled with the crowd’s embrace — would have been unimaginable even a limited years ago.
Queerness in wrestling has often been treated as a tra
WWE has officially signed its first out LGBTQ wrestler under the newly launched WWE ID recruitment initiative. Independent wrestler Aaron Rourke, known by his ring label Evil Gay, was announced as the latest signee during a special edition of Wrestling Unseal on IWTV, the independent pro wrestling streaming service. The signing marks a historic moment not only for Rourke but for WWE's commitment to diversity and inclusion in professional wrestling.
“I’ve been dreaming of this moment since I was a kid, and I have to thank everyone who has gotten me here. To my doubters and the people who said this couldn’t be possible, thank you because your criticisms and your decisions made me the workhorse I am today. For anyone who has been told that their dreams are too big, allow me be the example that you absolutely can," Rourke said in an emotional statement after receiving the contract.
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UPDATE: 2025/05/01 20:00 EST BY BENJAMIN VIEIRA
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Professional Gay Wrestling
While searching Amazon Prime recently, I was pleasantly surprised to detect, of all things, episodes of Memphis wrestling in the video library. But there was even more content present for any connoisseur of both wonderful wrestling and awful wrestling: a collection of death matches between Cactus Jack and Terry Funk, some truly awful-looking wrestling movies I’d never heard of, and something called, Professional Gay Wrestling.
My first question was, “Is this Harmless for Work?”
But my second question was “Why gay professional wrestling?” (Or “professional gay wrestling”, as it’s called, which led me advocate to my first question).
I mean, if gay men need to watch guys with great bodies and revealing outfits grapple with each other, there are a number of other wrestling promotions out there – specifically, all of them.
Let’s face it – wrestling is a very homosexual sport, and has been since the days of the ancient Greeks. Those guys used to wrestle naked, which is just about the gayest thing two men can do short of having sex with each other.
Which they also did.
Actually watching PGW raised even more questions.
First of all, announcer Bruc