headline should actually be oklahoma continues to be shitty transphobes but i didnt want to editorialize!
anyway aew should do a mega event with wwe and impact for trans lifeline in oklahoma with nyla main eventing for the womens title because fuck bigots and celebrate queer wrestlers all night
sorry but this just made me so mad and it should be bigger news
also a big fuck you to the oklahoma commission for purposely misgendering nyla
There is no way these ENTERTAINMENT matches are officially sanctioned and governed by any state body… right??
From what I remember hearing some state athletic commissions got involved in pro wrestling to stop blading and to make sure fans were safe. This is the best article I could find about it, but it doesn’t really go into the history.
I know they used to be heavily sanctioned, and had the head of the sports commission down their throats a lot. They needed official time keepers, commission trained refs, etc.
I think they’ve eased up a lot. But you have to remember that back in the 40s-70s etc, wrestling was an exhibition, not a competition. So they got away with pre determined winners and such. They were essentially real life tough guys who could beat the snot out of each other if they so chose. Now they’re fancy ballet dancers