AEW’s Nyla Rose wrestled in Oklahoma City on Dec. 23 of last year, defeating Alejandra Lion on that night’s Ring of Honor taping. The Oklahoma State Athletic Commission (OSAC) — which oversees wrestling, boxing, kickboxing & mixed martial arts in the state— says she and the company were in violation of a rule which prohibits transgender athletes from competing against cisgender ones. That apparently includes participating in a scripted exhibition like pro wrestling.
Minutes of the commission’s January meeting were shared online this afternoon. In them, Rose is repeatedly misgendered while the report documents how OSAC administrator Jim Miller was informed by a local independent promotion that Rose was on the AEW card in Oklahoma City. Miller contacted AEW to inform them they’d violated the Committee’s rule, and the OSAC unanimously decided to issue a warning to AEW that “there will be punitive action made against them” if Rose or any other trans wrestlers perform opposite a cis one on an AEW or ROH show in the future. OSAC chairman Mike Bower also moved to update the state’s application for a pro wrestling license so it includes a question about gender reassignment surgery like the boxing, kickboxing, and MMA ones do.
NEWS: I have received the minutes from January’s Oklahoma Athletic Commission mtg about a “transgender” wrestler (h/t @RealRasslinUK)
In regard to Nyla Rose competing, the Commission passed a motion to “warn @AEW to not do this again” or there will be “punitive action” taken. pic.twitter.com/tS0oyTP97O
— Sean (@stholeary2) April 17, 2024
At this point, I could tell you this has more to do with political grandstanding and fear-mongering that any actual concern for Lion or any other wrestler. There are issues regarding trans athletes that are worth discussing, but they represent such a small portion of an already small, persecuted population that there are much bigger issues — in general, and around transgender rights — that should be addressed first. In many cases, it seems those turning trans people’s participation in athletics into a hot button issue would rather try to ban a class of human beings they don’t understand than build relationships with them so they can.
Instead of going any further with that though, I’ll turn it over to Rose for her response:
WHO THE FUCK WAS IT?!!
Don’t worry Oklahoma I’ll find the dastardly Transgender that *checks notes* entertained fans!!! HOW DARE THEY MAKE PEOPLE HAPPY?!!! https://t.co/O4ftfW48UI— NYLA “the rizz” ROSE (THE REAL ONE) (@NylaRoseBeast) April 17, 2024
DAMNIT OKLAHOMA!!! You made me a babyface now!!!! I wanna do evil things with my evil friends but now I can’t pic.twitter.com/0ZyHJ64pEg
— NYLA “the rizz” ROSE (THE REAL ONE) (@NylaRoseBeast) April 17, 2024
Humor is great, but Rose did a few more serious responses:
Oklahoma apparently https://t.co/Ta9lMwc4s4
— NYLA “the rizz” ROSE (THE REAL ONE) (@NylaRoseBeast) April 18, 2024
Hey… ummmm i’m busy at work right now, but I just wanted to let you all know I see the love, and I feel the love and I appreciate all of you… except of course serpentico. #AEWDynamite is on right now. Please watch it.
— NYLA “the rizz” ROSE (THE REAL ONE) (@NylaRoseBeast) April 18, 2024
AEW has yet to comment on the matter.
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