Kanyon, one of the first out gay wrtlers, is the subject of the latt episo of Vice’s ‘Dark Si of the Rg,’ but the absence of LGBTQ voic tellg his story is unacceptable.
Contents:
- CHRIS JERICHO TALKS CHRIS KANYON HIDG THAT HE WAS GAY IN WCW, NYLA ROSE RPONDS TO CRICS
- OPENLY GAY FORMER WRTLER DI AT 40 APPARENT SUICI
- "HE WASN'T ANY GOOD" - WHEN JOHN CENA ADDRSED CLAIMS EX-WWE STAR WAS FIRED FOR BEG GAY
- CHRIS KANYON'S DOOMED QUT TO BE WRTLG'S FIRST OPENLY GAY STAR
CHRIS JERICHO TALKS CHRIS KANYON HIDG THAT HE WAS GAY IN WCW, NYLA ROSE RPONDS TO CRICS
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The fun-lovg and givg man also stggled to e to terms wh his inty as a gay man, remag firmly closeted except to select close iends throughout most of his reer.
Perhaps the ternalized homophobia that spired such self-hate and paranoia of beg outed wouldn’t have felt so strong. He was one of the first out gay active pro wrtlers the dtry’s history. The program mov between visceral acunts of Kanyon’s stggle wh bipolar disorr, enhanced by ternalized homophobia, and beg st off by the WWE (though not before havg him drs up like Boy Gee while the Unrtaker stroyed him on live TV 2003) and showsg his legacy as an out pro wrtler and the admiratn he engenred om every terview subject.
Acrdg to Jericho, everyone knew the closeted Kanyon was gay and no one thought ls of him.
OPENLY GAY FORMER WRTLER DI AT 40 APPARENT SUICI
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"HE WASN'T ANY GOOD" - WHEN JOHN CENA ADDRSED CLAIMS EX-WWE STAR WAS FIRED FOR BEG GAY
Former WCW and WWE tag team champn Chris Kanyon has popular 40-year-old wrtler, real name Christopher Klucsaris, is believed to have mted body was found Saturday at his apartment New had overdosed on meditn, wh early reports ditg he had taken his own life after leavg a pill bottle and several not close gay star suffered om bipolar disorr and had prevly spoken about killg Powell, of, said: "Kanyon has battled severe prsn issu over the years. "Kanyon was bt known for his time WCW the late 90s, movg to WWE the Invasn angle after Ted Turner's pany admted he was gay after leavg WWE 2004 wh the ia of g his homosexualy a wrtlg angle, although neher Vce McMahon's pany nor rivals TNA would hire him that star began his WCW reer as a jobber, beg given a nstctn worker was then placed unr a mask and renamed Mortis, portrayg a character siar to Reptile and Srpn om the Mortal Kombat seri of puter then had a spell the Flock alongsi Raven before beg affiliated on screen wh Diamond Dallas Page and Bam Bam Bigelow a stable lled The Jersey his stt he ed the nicknam Postively Kanyon and Chris 'Champagne' Kanyon, but was ltle more than a sporadilly ed midrr. NEW YORK (CBS) Chris Kanyon, one of the first openly gay pro wrtlers, was found ad his Queens, N.
CHRIS KANYON'S DOOMED QUT TO BE WRTLG'S FIRST OPENLY GAY STAR
Followg his parture, Kanyon claimed that he was fired for beg gay. Cena add that Vce McMahon did not fire Kanyon bee he was gay but bee he was not a good entertaer.