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I think all wrestlers are accustomed to being tested to their limits and realising value in everyone with whom they grapple. It’s gloriously outlandish, part of a group costume, and based on “GLOW,” the critically acclaimed Netflix show about lady wrestlers.

Even so, when Ohio Valley Wrestling, or OVW, announced its first openly-gay heavyweight champion, I spent a week in my feelings about actually attending a match.

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Turns out gay sports clubs are a popular feature of the athletic landscape. He’s a self-described “chronic addict,” so it took an intervention by his frat brothers to launch him toward the life he has today. Perry told me that “Al is all about characters and that’s why he’s pushed us [to develop them].

Because I’m not following any formula, I’m not following any script, what the kids are getting from me is the honest truth.

“Everyone thinks that everything is staged, but the only thing that’s fake about pro wrestling is the finish. The difference is that where drag carves out meaning with a sharp blade, wrestling uses a hammer. I’ve met the ‘Drag Race’ queens like Eureka and Cameron and the things they say about how they feel when they walk through the curtain and how I feel when I walk through the curtain — it’s a show.

“My background is theater.

Have you seen a change in young gay kids who take up wrestling?

But if homophobia is less of an issue in the wrestling community, why are there clubs like Golden Gate?

I would say homophobia has become less of an issue in wrestling because of the existence of clubs like Golden Gate. The characters have often relied on stereotypes and jingoism, but it’s 2018, and maybe pro wrestling is finally ready for a wider audience.

This milestone for gays probably shouldn’t be surprising — homoeroticism has always been the elephant in the wrestling ring.

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When we first heard about a gay wrestling club in San Francisco we were like, those San Franciscans. When they sat me down to tell me I was going to win the belt — and it’s fixed, but you have to earn it — and when they said, ‘You’ve been a leader in the locker room and you deserve it,’ and it’s incredible to be a part of this start of a new legacy at a time when we’re literally going through a new legacy — OVW is brand new, with Al [Snow] taking over, there are some huge things about to happen.

“My new thing is hashtag kiss my belt, since my parents aren’t supportive, to be able to show ‘I’m doing stuff.

It was half gym locker room and half drag show dressing room.

When I mentioned how familiar this would look to a drag fan, Perry said, “You are not the first person to mention that!” The two art forms are similar, he agreed and scrolled through his phone to find a picture of himself posing with his championship belt along with Mykul Valentine, Leah Halston and Bianca Nicole, of PLAY Louisville fame.

“It’s not only about a fight; it’s about the drama of it and becoming someone else.

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I’m telling them things that have worked in my life and what the reality is. It sounds to me like something all my gay friends would want to watch, not have removed. These are all invaluable characteristics for gay people.