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(#11) Matt Cage
Up-and-coming independent wrestler Matt Cage has a bright future ahead of him. After only a few years in the wrestling business, Cage has competed regularly for respected indies such as Dragon Gate USA and IWA Mid-South, while also winning championships in various independent promotions throughout the United States.
In June of 2015, "Money" Matt got mainstream attention when he publicly came out as gay in a heartfelt post on his Facebook page.
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(#1) Viper
On September 23, 2019, professional wrestler Kimberly Benson AKA Viper came out as bisexual in a tweet commemorating Bi Visiblity Day.
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(#2) Sonya Deville
Sonya Deville is the first openly lesbian WWE wrestler, after coming out during on Tough Enough in 2015.
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(#9) Rosa Mendes
WWE Diva Search contestent Rosa Mendes helped manage Epico and Primo to a tag team championship run back in 2012 before becoming Fandango's new dance partner. While she has had a "now-you-see-it-now-you-don't" run on WWE programming, she makes her mark as a staple on the E! reality show Total Divas. While Mendes currently has a male partner, she came out as bisexual in 2014.
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(#7) Cassandro
While exóticos have been a part of lucha libre since the 1940s, most of the luchadores that were exóticos were typically straight men in drag. They weren't supposed to be taken seriously against rudos or técnicos. Then came Cassandro. Don't let his flamboyance fool you, Cassandro is just as tough as he is fun, competing in top promotions such as AAA and Ring of Honor in his 20+ year career.
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(#6) Ernie Roth
Manager of such dastardly heels as Mr. Fuji, the Iron Sheik, and Don Muraco, the Grand Wizard would distract opponents and the fans with his wraparound sunglasses, flamboyant sequined jackets, and technicolor turbans. Roth would cause havoc at ringside from the 1960s all the way up until he passed away in 1983. He was posthumously inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 1995 by his friend and former protége, Sgt. Slaughter.
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For those who like wrestling in the LGBTQ+ community, it is sometimes frustrating that it seems to be few representatives who have achieved success in the field of professional wrestling, especially when equal rights movements shave achieved certain results and progress. However, as more and more talented young wrestlers appeared, wrestlers who come out of the closet can no longer make headlines. Many professional wrestlers speak out for the LGBTQ+ community and have the courage to recognize their identity.
The generator introduces 13 great gay wrestlers in pro wrestling history, some of them are LGBTQ+ icons and pave the way for more young generation. Welcome to share this interesting tool with friends, you could search other hot topics here.
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