Lesbian Wrestling League (Total Submission Book 3)

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On the other hand, compared to some of the other items on this list, the joke here was more on Young’s infamously voracious sexual appetite than on lesbians, so at least it could have been worse. Her inclusion on the company’s reality show Total Divas provided the most genuine look into LGBTQ identities ever to grace WWE programming.

Whenever WWE or most other wrestling companies try lesbian angles, it feels cliché and kind of pointless, not to mention completely inaccurate to anyone who actually understands LGBT culture, as this list has repeatedly reminded. Tory and Lia, sexy voluptuous Lesbian Wrestling League divas and girlfriends just defeated Natalie and Tawny in the first ever bra and panties tag team match. If any of you queers survived the 2000s as I did, you might remember WWE’s HLA storyline, otherwise known as “Hot Lesbian Action.

Also, since 2014, Mendes has been openly bisexual, a fact that has come up on the show more than once when cameras were running and she may have had too much to drink. The match ended after the two teams exchanged near falls, leaving an opening for Green to hit her Unpretty-Her finisher followed by Deville hitting a running knee and securing the pinfall victory. Non-personalized content and ads are influenced by things like the content you’re currently viewing and your location (ad serving is based on general location). Were McMahon or any other promoter able to handle LGBT characters with the proper respect and care, maybe a storyline like this could actually entertain an audience in a non-sexual way.

As a former wrestler, now a youth co-ed coach, I want to combine my passion with an institution that empowers girls. While she was ultimate valley girl in ECW, Marie arrived in the WWE Universe as a manipulative she-devil, although she would go about proving it in the strangest way imaginable. Apparently, Marie’s master plan was to embarrass Wilson by tricking her into a sexual encounter, which she would then air at Armageddon 2003, barely.Etsy’s 100% renewable electricity commitment includes the electricity used by the data centers that host Etsy. Some women don’t feel comfortable changing if they think that you’re gonna hit on them or wrestling-wise, if you touch a certain body part. At that point, Bischoff had 3 Minute Warning attack the poor ladies, making sure absolutely everybody was offended by what went down that night.

That said, depending on how one feels about reality television in general, the idea may well be business as usual. I wish it was that way when I came out, or whenever I started because I would have never had to hide who I was. She said that she wants to use her platform to show LGTBQ+ fans that there is always a space for them in wrestling. AEW markets itself as being a wrestling promotion “for everyone,” yet manages the superficial tokensism that can so often come alongside diversity campaigns.There’s been so many changes in women’s wrestling and LGBTQ+ representation in wrestling over your career. Little Soldier's head coach, Tim Haneberg said, "She is someone that has broken the glass ceilings and opened the doors for those other girls. Because it took place in the PG era, this lesbian angle was far less risqué than the others we’ve mentioned, and the most physical Paige and AJ got was a lingering hug that clearly made the Anti-Diva extremely uncomfortable. Mentoring and coaching females brings more ambassadors and supporters into our sport, expanding the pool of officials, directors, and coaches.

Regardless of this demure reaction, WWE and Total Divas other producers used the moment as often as they could in advertising, trying to milk it for whatever it was worth. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement and Your California Privacy Rights. Martinez, who is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), took her legendary status to the next level by publicly coming out as a lesbian in 2019.The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Condé Nast. On the contrary, her character has been extremely flippant about her sexual orientation, having used lesbian tendencies as an attack more than once. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. Correspondent Rita Braver talks with young athletes who are finding their power and earning respect on the mat; and with Sally Roberts, a former wrestling champion and founder of the advocacy organization Wrestle Like a Girl.