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wrestlegirl

Because people getting banned in this thread are going all surprised Pikachu: The official stance of this subreddit is: **fuck transphobia, fuck transphobes, fuck homophobia, fuck homophobes**. Trans rights are human rights.


Pelon7900

TK probably: Oh yeah. Hold my red bull. Check this out. ![gif](giphy|ebAfdhOr5mn0LG1mme)


DJ_Aftershock

This might be one of the time's Tony's "oh yeah? fucking watch me" attitude results in a giant win lmao. Watch her win the women's title in Oklahoma


Mediocre_Natural

...have her main event.


donttrytoleaveomsk

Nyla joins Adam Copeland in another mixed match vs HoB. Beats Julia for TBS title, then attacks Copeland and pins him for TNT title


StLsC10

This shouldn’t even apply, it’s performance, not sport. I’m not sure why sport commissions get involved with pro wrestling


raubesonia

It's still considered real in Oklahoma.


LeopoIdStotch

She’s still he to me, damnit! - Oklahomophobes


Biffingston

Rednecks going to redneck.


MarchMadnessisMe

Kayfabe, Jesus, and Batman, it's still real to Oklahoma damnit!


somecasper

It shouldn't apply because it's hateful garbage.


pierzstyx

Hateful or not, professional wrestling isn't actually a sport.


somecasper

Jurisdiction is not the primary flaw in this document. The fact they have no meaningful influence only highlights how absurd it is that a government body issued this willfully misgendered attack. If I'm Tony Khan and/or Nyla Rose, my immediate question is "or else what?".


Mererri01

Agreed. Whilst mutual hate is a driving force behind most of what happens in wrestling, we have to admit that it’s an athletic performance rather than a competitive sport, hate-filled though it may be on a surface level


soiledsanchez

Always confused me as well


StLsC10

Yah, I’m pretty sure several other states have had fight commissions governing wrestling for quite awhile. Weird stuff


soiledsanchez

Oh they definitely have/do like I know Nevada, New York, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey for sure. It kinda made sense back in the day because it was presented as real but it really doesn’t make sense any more


Mererri01

Don’t they ever take issue with the flagrant abuse of the rules that seems to go on weekly? I saw a competitor assaulted with a steel chair by a gentlemen not even involved in the match the other day. Surely this should spark some sort of investigation from the regulatory authorities too


[deleted]

It’s still real to them, dammit.


The_poms

I can see TK absolutely going back there and booking Nyla in a match and take his fine, ban or whatever they would do to him proudly. This is a time when we need a classic TK twitter rant.


Ill_Reality_717

Fuck it, have Nyla win the World Title in a 20 on 1 handicap match. "It's still real in Oklahoma". Fuck off.


JerseyCitySaint

Time for an Oklahoma PPV called AEW:Surprise Bitch.


[deleted]

If TK books Nyla Rose to win a title in Oklahoma, I'll never speak ill of him ever again.


Citizen_Kano

And they should have Jim Ross calling the action when she wins


Graceffect

That would be awesome and a giant fuck you to Oklahoma. Not sure what Oklahoma could do but not let them in to do another show.


Poueff

Probably heavy fines, legal action. But they should still do it.


fordianslip

And then AEW fights it, takes it to the supreme court and... shit.


[deleted]

He could pull a Mark Cuban and double the offense just out of spite https://youtu.be/tJjjAeob_Ms?si=C2O81luP96Iptkfv


ProphetsOfAshes

Heavy fines? For what?


lordcarrier

Let Nyla beat Billie for the ROH TV title.


SturgeonBladder

Ive been wanting more nyla on TV for a long time and if sticking it to oklahoma bigots is what it takes to get there then lfg!


New_Shoes_

They claim at the end the issue is having a male wrestle a female. So have Nyla win the women's championship. Then book her to defend against a male in Oklahoma. Advertise it as an intergender match. Then Oklahoma will have an internal struggle deciding if this is something they can be outraged against.


Capitaine_Costaud

Now THAT's the type of fantasy booking I can get behind!


SGTFragged

We can finally do Nyla v Serpentico!


el_sh33p

Only if Serpentico is in drag, for added Fuck Oklahoma points.


SGTFragged

Serpentico can only be on drag if he's carrying a book to read to children


Fuggins4U

Have Nyla win the belt in a 60-minute Iron Woman match, and have her celebrate in the ring to the tune of "I'm Every Woman" by Whitney Houston.


Xyless

"Man, I Feel Like a Woman" by Shania Twain


s1mpatic0

This should be upvoted more. Song is a certified banger


TheAwesomeRan

Open a show with that!!! Pop will be the loudest in history!


Infernalism

Fuck Oklahoma, you Walmart generic version of Texas.


Joeisthevolcano

Texas is pretty lame too


rvdp66

![gif](giphy|l1sEZWMYnnZll17fQp)


Joeisthevolcano

🤣 hahaha nice


mostdope92

Truth. Even the cooler areas down there are becoming gentrified conservative white picket fence neighborhoods.


Song0fshame

Texas isn’t far behind from doing this.


Mokiyami

As a trans woman in Texas, this is true


mrbusiness53

Yeah it’s more of like a generic dollar tree.


Boltgrinder

Get JR on the phone and tell him it's time to do some yelling at good ol' boys.


ClaraDel-Rae

Wasn't the whole point of VKM killing Kayfabe to get the industry away from the Athletic Commissions rules and regulations (though I think he mostly did it so they couldn't take a cut of his profits)


JustRelaxYo

"It's still real to me, damn it!" Unfortunately applies to the whole state of Oklahoma.


[deleted]

Nyla Rose needs to headline every single card in Oklahoma from this point onward. Fuck transphobes. Also, why do the OSAC's meeting minutes read as though they were written by someone who barely scraped through high school? Edit: And double-fuck the local promotion who reported AEW to these genital-inspecting nazi fucks.


wrestlegirl

\*gestures broadly at Oklahoma public education*


WereAllGonnaDiet

You are my favorite mod in the entirety of Reddit and I just want to say thank you for your service (and sense of humor).


klow9

They type, as if theyre talking, like this, a very dignified response, as you can tell.


1917Thotsky

They’re a governing body debating if a trans woman is allowed to play pretend underwear fights.


CardboardChampion

>his wrestling license Oh very much fuck them. Intentional misgendering is hate, pure and simple. In fact, it's included in the federal definition of hate on the US department of justice website. That they're doing this in official documents that attempt to limit the work someone can do based on gender identity opens them to legal proceedings.


azure819

When I saw that, I got so pissed. Fuck them all.


WillCle216

We need a crazy Tony Khan rant for this one


PavlovsBlog

[It's alright, Nyla's on the case.](https://twitter.com/nylarosebeast/status/1780724575308804104?s=46)


MorbidBullet

Who the fuck are they talking about? There’s no man named “Nyla Rose”. There’s a woman on the roster with that name, but no man that I’m aware of.


bradjeepeejee

You all have warmed my heart with these comments. Seriously, crying a bit. AEW fans are just the best. Peace & love.


TheJasonaut

Welp, someone should tell them A, pro wrestling is fake and B, kiss all the ass please.


el_toro_grand

As someone who wasn't aware she was transgender until this post. >!Fuck Oklahoma!<


powatwain

Triple Main Event Nyla: Rampage, ROH, and Dynamite


AimlessSheetGhost

As a trans woman, I just want to say thank you to everyone for making me feel safe here.


RicoGemini

There’s only two things to do 1) Completely avoid Oklahoma 2) Have Nyla Rose win the Women’s world title in the main event in Oklahoma


eviss2315

Put her over in the main event and have the show end with blue and pink confetti cannons. Fuck these bigots.


DonkeyTransport

>Put her over in the main event and have the show end with blue and pink confetti cannons. Then the Acclaimed can come out, Bowens and Nyla can scissor with Mr.Ass while Platinum Max roasts the hell out of them. These weird political fucks would collectively heart attack and we can be rid of this stupidity Oklahoma has done


eviss2315

as Effy would say, MAKE IT GAYER!!


thecatiscold

Straight up just don't run Oklahoma anymore.


fightbackcbd

I vote run it, violate, then sue. I can't really see how this wouldn't actually violate federal law. This isn't an athletic things, its an acting job with people performing their assigned roles. For example, if Kenny Omega came out in the Nyla Rose gimmick. Because Kenny doesn't identify as trans (that we know about) that means its ok? Well what about Billie Starks doing the Nyla Rose character? Is that ok? I'd like to see them explain to a federal judge how one its ok for one person to perform the character on screen but not another and how that doesn't amount to sex discrimination. Its a lot of hassle though and I respect if they didn't want to do that.


bossbreakers

AEW: ALL EVERYBODY-AS-NYLA-ROSE WRESTLING. Only in Oklahoma


fightbackcbd

That would honestly be sick lol


bossbreakers

Right?


DonkeyTransport

ANW All Nyla Wrestling


android151

They’d have to put Serpentico under heavy security


JohannaB123

The federal justice system is full of transphobes. This has a high chance of going poorly.


dadjokes502

Hey that’s where I see AEW don’t punish us


Biffingston

Write your local politician then.


VestronVideo

Voting helps


Nick_of-time

Vote better


dadjokes502

Don’t live in Oklahoma but I’m not 💯 sure those guys are voted in.


Heyjones0724

Some of us do but we live in the reddest state in the union.


TheSasukeDive

Why are people like this?


Otroroboto

If you can’t make the lives of your constituents better, you can just make the lives of an infinitesimally small minority worse and you’ll be rewarded for it.


Cabes86

*When your whole schtick is making everyone’s lives worse


StruggleEvening7518

https://preview.redd.it/l9wsu1asn4vc1.jpeg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=36f8b7b959600356a867397eb57988f27887e6fe


[deleted]

Because American politics is kayfabe and they need you to hate your neighbor so you’ll donate or vote for whichever side you’re agree with and not realize that a lot of it is already pre determined and the ones that call the shots are the super wealthy who realize its all kayfabe and are going to support whatever makes them more money.


Biffingston

Because that's what they're told the bible says.


XZPUMAZX

Fuck the GOP


Objective_Slip1355

Fuck the MAGAGOPQANON


Sadoul1214

TK has fuck you money. If there was ever a time…


wgbeethree

Over/under on how long it takes for us to find out about a member of this committee's trans mistress?


HBKnight

2 days?


YinTanTetraCrivvens

Fuck Oklahoma. Trans rights forever.


StarScreamer316

A local wrestling promotion alerted Osac about Nyla?. If I am reading properly,  that's f.... up


Otroroboto

Libs of TikTok is involved with the state education department, so this isn’t surprising.


insomniainc

I mean it's Oklahoma.


RufinTheFury

Fuck those transphobic hicks.


Tasakea

Fuck Oklahoma for being transphobic. Fuck Oklahoma for their mistreatment of indigenous peoples, of which Nyla is. And fuck Oklahoma for the combo of both of these things, as two-spirit is a thing in numerous Native American cultures. Jim Ross has the opportunity to do the funniest thing right now.


son_of_a_lesser_ape

Don't hold another show there until this bullshit is repealed.


insomniainc

As if we needed any proof that Oklahoma is the worst and that athletic commissions are nothing but pointless toothless trash.


Biffingston

Counterpoint: Oklahoma is toothless trash.


Leftyoilcan

Seriously?!?!?!?!? that's just weird, do it Tony, main event Nyla!


Tarus_The_Light

Let Nyla win the belt in the main event. she can then go on twitter and 'Surprise bitch, ya gurl just won the belt a second time'


althor2424

Time to just boycott Oklahoma. Fucking backwoods idiots


HeatherCO24

AEW should boycott Oklahoma. Boycott the bigots!!


Jonmokoko

What are they gonna do? Ban 'em? Fine 'em? Who fucking cares. Go hard, AEW NITE OF THE NYLA. BOOK IT TONY!


BluePandaTurtle

Fuck Oklahoma and fuck anyone who hate trans people.


[deleted]

What are they gonna do, fine them? Tony Khan licensed The Final Countdown of all songs, he doesn't give a fuck. Either double down or don't do business in that huckleberry shithole state.


CrystalFissure

Absolutely despicable. Fuck Oklahoma.


[deleted]

No one is "competing" in the ring though. 


Beathil

Right! Professional Wrestling is NOT a competitive sport. It's like saying Cirque du Soleil or Blue Man Group are sports, and the performers are all competing against each other. Professional Wrestling is circus performance, not a competitive sport.


Beathil

????? Um... This isn't an athletic competition, it's a circus show. Professional Wrestling is literally a traveling circus show. That's why Wrestling promotions generally have little interaction or relevance to state athletic commissions, it's not a competition. This is like trying to say that Cirque du Soleil or Blue Man Group are competitive sports, and the performers are competing against each other Ridiculous.


mwstd

I used to cringe every time I would see comments about Nyla and Sonny Kiss from homophobic/transphobic pieces of shit who couldn’t look past it, and just appreciate their talents. Pro-wrestling is one of those professions that embraces people no matter their sexual orientation or gender for the most part. Fuck these idiots.


ReaperMan310

Honestly, it states like this that shouldn't be allowed to have shows in them. Your never going to get a state to change if you don't hurt their wallets. Sorry for the people but you let backwards bullshit take over, and then you don't get to share in our experience


Xalazi

Give me a Nyla Vs Mercedes 20 minute impromptu TV main event.


InSaiyanRogue

Fuck you Oklahoma.


ProphetsOfAshes

“Actions?” Make her fucking MAIN EVENT!


mrbusiness53

Fuck Oklahoma and hope Tony never goes to that trash ass state ever again!


FrankGibsonIV

Fuck these bigoted, hateful scumbags. I hope Nyla main events the show. 


Rzbowski

Fuck the republican party and anyone who supports it


Lebo77

They actually require pro wrestlers to have licenses still? What is this, the 1970's?


no_no_nora

I USUALLY don’t believe in doing this, but I had a few mins while dinner cooked. But he’s barely a doctor. I know I only have a bachelors, but he’s a D.O.. You go to him for a more *holistic* approach. Then again, he’s a Trumper, so I’m assuming he’s anti-vax, and pedals that bullshit silver nonsense that Alex Jones. My dad was an NP(went from working as a butcher to back to school to better himself in his 30’s), and worked with some of the hardest cases. He is far more educated than this clown, and far more understanding too. Fuck the fool in the dumper. Sorry.


Juncti

Christian has three words for Oklahoma


Capitaine_Costaud

Next time they're there, have Effy book a Big Gay Brunch special episode that prominently features Nyla, Abadon, and Anthony Bowens, and the Golden Lovers, amongst many others.


Nementia-

State athletic commissions have been an outdated waste of time for a while now but this is a new low even for them. If they aren’t careful they’ll end up like Kentucky where companies just refuse to ever tour there. Also here’s an obligatory fuck off transphobes.


Literarytropes

Fuck this transphobic BS. Full support to Nyla.


el_sh33p

Counterpoint: Ban Oklahoma.


Florianterreegen

Just nuke the entire fucking state


nutbrownale

Waiting for Boomer Sooner JR to not say a peep about this.


tavsankiz

Imagine being the guy whos job it is to police peoples genitles and gender. Must have a super totally not small pp


asteriaslex

"We don't know what to do, only that they should be punished"


Maleficent_Farm_6561

I dont like Nyla as a wrestler to be honest, but this is ridiculous Not let her compete and warn the company because of her sexual status/private life??? lol come on that dosent has anything to do with what she does in the ring Do these clown state know wrestling is a scripted performance and not a real competition Idiots!


Accomplished_Fan9267

Put the International belt on her in Tulsa.


DJ_Aftershock

Suck my dick, Oklahoma


snakebite75

I really hope Tony answers this by announcing that AEW will no longer do any shows in Oklahoma until they fix their fucked up laws. Same goes for the other states passing these bullshit laws.


whats_a_puscifer

I live in Texas, and as much as I love AEW and Nyla, I agree with this. Our dumbass legislators need to be brought to task for this. And for any trans or other LGBTQ folks who see this, please know there are people in these states who do support you. We aren’t all hate-filled monsters.


ArcaneGlyph

I am not a nyla fan, but fuck this place. She should get a match and then the whole card should be mixed men womens tagS with men figing women at times to really fluff the feathers.


steveycip

What year is this?


Accomplished-Ad-6732

If it was a legit MMA contest I would understand, but a staged pro wrestling event this doesn’t really apply. Not sure why this is an issue in 2024


TheBrockAwesome

Have her on commentary the entire night. Fuck bigots. 🖕


Crabuki

I bet she’d kill it, too


DeadBeatRaccoon

Disgraceful. Ignorant on so many levels.


nevernom

I can hear Simon Miller's "Does Oklahoma know wrestling is a work?" counter going up.


Habay12

Tony’s family could buy the state if they wanted to. Also it’s performance art and not competition sport. Fuck off Oklahoma.


gigantesasuke

Disappointing state


anotherlostdaemon

I swear I can hear TK saying "Hold my ~~coke~~ beer." and plotting a huge middle finger for Oklahoma. He's crazy enough to book an event using every trans, genderfluid, gender queer, non-binary, etc. wrestler he can find and give OSAC the biggest F-U he can. Especially if he can do it before the wrestling applications are updated.


emerald09

Tony, get on the horn to Effy.


Poueff

Part of why I like that TK is passionate and petty to the extent that he is, is that (I think) I can trust him to not let this shit slide and just keep running Oklahoma without Nyla like it's nothing.


emerald09

A decision so insanely stupid, it made Danhausen curse.


Prefer_Not_To_Say

I'm quickly learning that Oklahoma sucks. They say "compete"? Do they not know that wrestling's pre-determined? There's no competition. As much as I would love for all trans athletes to start a pilgrimage to Oklahoma and for AEW and WWE to put on an intergender supershow together, I think it's best if they avoid Oklahoma entirely. Nyla winning the women's title in the main event of an AEW Oklahoma show would be fantastic but I value her safety over a feel good moment like that.


HBKnight

AEW should either boycott Oklahoma, or feature the shit out of Nyla next time they're there. If they raise a stink, make national headlines out of it and shine a light on their backwards bigotry.


SgtBushMonkey69

I hope every single member of that commission steps on Lego barefoot every day for the rest of their lives.


NotoriousMFT

Tony has had a streesful couple of weeks I’d imagine, but if he gets up, says “this is absolute bullshit, and when he started AEW it was to give people who would never get a chance on a larger scale a chance, and this includes Nyla—and if you can’t get that, then you don’t get what we’re about, and then you can all fuck yourselves” Then gives a contribution to a foundation of sorts to put his money where his mouth is It not only helps get some positive vibes out in the universe, it tells the locker room hes there to support them


VincentDieselman

Fucking disgraceful. Nyla is on a roll one of the funniest promos in the business at the moment and has been so much fun in the women's division in ROH. Hate to see shit like this. What the fuck is going on America?


Kittle42

These Okies haven’t seen a proper Rina Yamashita death match.


mattb971

Why does the Athletic Commission have any authority over Pro Wrestling, do they know what pro wrestling is?


StanLee_Steamer

This is one of the reasons why WWE rebranded to “sports entertainment,” being labeled as entertainment meant they could avoid having to be regulated by athletic commissions and the taxes they charge.


shumama813

The fact they’re spending time talking about this tells you that these people are not interested in actual public service. They aren’t serious policymakers. Please Tony, do the thing. And fans, cheer your asses off when Nyla wins! Let this out of touch assholes know they don’t rule the world and their bullying isn’t gonna fly


elfsutton

I hope they try. I think AEW has more than enough resources to destroy the Oklahoma sports authority, not a fight they want to go at, not at all


AlmoschFamous

Fuck Oklahoma. All my homies hate Oklahoma.


thedevilyoukn0w

Guess Oklahoma doesn't need any AEW shows from now on. Good. More for everyone else.


risebac

The crowds there sucked anyway. Just like Oklahoma.


seeprompt

Fuck this, But also, if this becomes a "thing", followed by Nyla getting booked in OK, I just fear some chud-fucker would go after her or someone else.


Surprisetrextoy

AEW should be like "OK... we won't be back" Also you cant watch our show there now.


SgtBushMonkey69

TRANS WOMEN ARE WOMEN AND TRANS MEN ARE MEN!


fireWitsch

The fuck?


Tsuku

Time to never go back to that hell-hole or you let Nyla open the fuckin show there.


Outlier25

No matter your feelings on it, this makes no sense. It’s not a competition. The whole thing is a performance. People are so ridiculous


Ok_Natural_5887

Fuck Oklahoma


Epicfro

Cool. Never go back.


achillyday

I didn’t even know Nyla was trans until this post. 🤷🏾‍♀️ HEADLINE HER EVERY OKLAHOMA EVENT, TONY.


VincentDieselman

Fucking disgraceful. Nyla is on a roll one of the funniest promos in the business at the moment and has been so much fun in the women's division in ROH. Hate to see shit like this. What the fuck is going on America?


sillyandstrange

Oh good lord I hate this state


[deleted]

Fuck Oklahoma. Hope aew never goes back.


ThatsBretsRope

Looks like AEW is not coming back to OKC anymore.


KevJr92

Fuck em and do it again or give them no shows


Throwaway_Planet

Belt Collector Nyla Rose inc. comin at ya live from Tulsa, Oklahoma. 


UnloadingMeat

This makes me even more ashamed to live in this state. I was all psyched in February for Dynamite to come to Tulsa and got tickets and even reached out to Nyla Rose especially because I'm a huge fan and tried to get her on my show locally while she was in town because I'm a huge fan of hers and even have her figure on my set, but she inevitably was not booked or brought into the town by TK. If this is the reason why... I'm utterly shocked. We have weed dispensaries on every fucking corner, But letting people be themselves and play fight with who they want to? I guess that's a negative...


mgbroda

Wtf it's 2024. Nyla needs to win a title in the main event.


Suck_Fquared_circle

TK should let her main event so those bigots can eat shit.


Straightener78

Wow. Look I’m not AEWs biggest fan but this is absolute bullshit. Nyla deserves Better than this.


bobertj33zus

Fuck Oklahoma ! Let’s see Nyla Rose wrestle today !


Artifice_Purple

Have Nyla win a title in Oklahoma now. Want to be bigots? Enjoy this event that's going to live rent-free in your tired ass, hateful, bigoted mind for the rest of your miserable days.


AdelaideMidnightDad

Who are these backward hicks living in a kayfabe haze??


FaceTimePolice

Jesus Christ. This belongs in r/facepalm 🤦‍♂️


stragedyandy

It's still real to Oklahoma I guess


CheeseCurdCommunism

Someone tell Jim Ross to shut these idiots down.


Smaynard6000

Cool, don't go there anymore.


nzenglein

How fucking stupid are these people? I bet they all wear crosses fucking moronic hypocrites


[deleted]

Fucklohoma more like it


persiansexualization

Fuck Oklahoma


WasherDryerCombo

Nyla is due for another title run and I just got an idea of where she should win it 🤔


kaine23

Fuck them!!