Star WWE wrestler comes out

Another sign of how times have changed. I'm assuming this is legit as opposed to a plot development, however, either way, it shows that pro wrestling is willing to embrace a gay character. That in and of itself is pretty amazing.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/15/showbiz/gay-wrestle … ?hpt=hp_t2

By BearinFW | 08/15/2013 09:23 PM | 12 comments

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Fuck or fight!

Del46 08/17/2013 07:32 AM

It will be interesting to see if they incorporate this into the wrestling plot line. (Maybe it is part of the plot line.) And if so will he continue to be a good guy or switch over to bad?

BearinFW 08/17/2013 04:22 AM

of course.......gorgeous george was a development of the pansy figure from the 20's and 30's...but he was also embraced by the wrestling fans and managers. i think the latest incarnation of that whole show could be this new guy coming out-after all, it is suddenly fashionable again to have a gay figure as your very own pet rock.

rae121452 08/16/2013 06:41 PM

Gorgeous George was from back in the day when Americans thought gay looking/sounding characters were great fun. Remember Milton Berle, Jack Benny, Liberace and "Some Like It Hot."

BearinFW 08/16/2013 05:03 PM

he may not have been actually gay (who knows?) BUT he was a big camp and the audiences loved it.

rae121452 08/16/2013 03:28 PM

he may not have been actually gay (who knows) BUT he was a big camp and the audiences loved it.

rae121452 08/16/2013 03:27 PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Wagner

rae121452 08/16/2013 03:26 PM

am i the only one here who's old enough to remember gorgeous george???

rae121452 08/16/2013 03:17 PM

The next villain for the WWE

jacker 08/16/2013 11:41 AM

I thought all wrestlers were gay.

fenwaydav 08/16/2013 09:12 AM

I've always maintained wrestling is very homoerotic (and WWE blatantly so). Still, I'm not sure just how well this would be accepted from the wrestling community, and more importantly, the fan base. The wrestling fans, in general, are like fans of rap and metal music - very homophobic. WWE fans tend to be more blue-collar in general, so I'm not very optimistic about the guy's career.

aliencubby 08/16/2013 12:27 AM

Thanks for finding these great stories about men in sports making a difference for tolerance/acceptance! I have to repeat my earlier comment about the athlete in Russia for this guy in wrestling, "He's a handsome guy both inwardly and outwardly."

P.S. I expect some redneck wrestler to make a fuss about this though. It would be nice if the world was beyond caring about sexual orientation in the workplace, but that's unfortunately, not real!

rjzip 08/15/2013 10:07 PM