WWE's Jake Atlas Don't Want to Be Known as the 'Gay Wrtler'

Contents:

• 10 PROFSNAL WRTLERS WHO CAME OUT AS GAY
• WWE REFEREE SHAWN BENT OUT AS GAY ON NATNAL COMG OUT DAY
• WWE NXT STAR JAKE ATLAS SAYS HE DON'T WANT TO BE KNOWN AS 'THE GAY WRTLER'

10 PROFSNAL WRTLERS WHO CAME OUT AS GAY

Sonya Deville, The First Openly Gay Female Wrtler (Source: Ptert). Jake Atlas is openly gay and proud. In fact, he is the first gay man to have opened up about his sexualy the sport.

He remembers ntemplatg if beg gay and a wrtler was patible. He knew that he was gay and not bisexual. Hence, he directly uttered the word gay.

WWE REFEREE SHAWN BENT OUT AS GAY ON NATNAL COMG OUT DAY

He remembers cryg then and sayg, ‘I know this is wrong, but I’m gay. Most muni do not regard homosexuals as somethg regular. Instead, they tend to impose heterosexualy, and Marquez g om the same upbrgg, regard beg gay as somethg of a s.

She cried WITH disappotment and lked him beg gay wh relign. And are set to wrtle at No Peace Unrground’s Fear The Gay Agenda event on June 11.

There have been tim I’ve intified as gay, bi, pan, ace, and others, ” he said. Wrtlg fans often like to remisce about how awome everythg was back the Attu Era, but one thg that was cidly unol was how pro wrtlg ma LGBTQ wrtlers stay the closet while g kayfabe gay romance storyl for shock value or havg a wrtler "play gay" to draw heat.

WWE NXT STAR JAKE ATLAS SAYS HE DON'T WANT TO BE KNOWN AS 'THE GAY WRTLER'

In fact, when Goldt turned face, WWE ma a big al out of announcg his heterosexualy, while Billy Gunn and Chuck Palumbo pretend to marry 2002, then stopped the ceremony to say "jt kiddg, ha ha, we're not gay, eher.

Not only do Katch wrtle solo GCW, but she has partnered up wh Effy a tag team lled Bsy or, as Katch has lled the duo, Too Gay Power Trip. Anthony Bowens may be one of the bt-known, most outspoken gay wrtlers, but wasn't too many years ago that he was nervo about g out and how might affect his reer.