AEW talent Nyla Rose did an “AMA” session on Reddit yesterday and she answered a great deal of questions ranging from her time acting, being one of the first transgender wrestling stars and much more. Below are a few of the questions asked:
Hi Nyla, as an LGBT wrestling fan, I appreciate the inclusion of great competitors like you and Sonny Kiss in AEW. So my question is, will AEW play a huge step in bringing forward a more inclusive ‘wrestling world’ for the LGBT community? Wrestling is known to be very bad on things like homophobia, transphobia, and racism, what steps might AEW take to avoid being lumped into that category, and try to prevent these toxic attitudes among wrestling fans as a whole?
Well I certainly and personally believe the fact that they simply want to provide the best product possible and were proactive in reassuring the fans by issuing a statement of inclusiveness that AEW has the fans best interest in mind. They want you to have a great time and amazing memories and that’s not possible if you have to worry about certain things. Now it goes without saying that you can’t control how people behave but having a company aware of the social climate and making an effort to nullify and negativity is huge. I think normalization of LGBT lives in ANY entertainment medium is more effective than anything.
As someone who hasn’t seen you wrestle much, is there anyone you can give as an example that you’ve styled yourself after to give us an idea of what to expect from you.
Good question… A pinch of Batista, a dash of tazz and a hint of The hot rod I think… the occasional smidge of RVD’s bold darringness…. is that a word?
Hey Nyla, I have three questions:
- Do you ever think a woman could win a World title, or is the business still seeing intergender matches as a novelty, from your perspective? I know women have held the PWG title before, and obviously Lucha Underground is intergender, but I was thinking a more widely seen promotion’s World title being held by a female competitor.
- Which method of acting did you train under, and how has that helped in pro wrestling?
- On a slightly less serious note, what’s the most fun you’ve had in pro wrestling so far?
Damn… great question!!!
I think if played out right and not rushed it absolutely could and one day WILL happen! I thought (and hoped) that’s where things were headed with Chyna back in the day tbh.
I’ve had a variety of techniques and courses but primarily Stanislavski was what my main teacher instructed… but I definitely urge anyone to seek out multiple outlook/ perspectives
The most fun is probably all of the “in between” as I call it all the people you meet, bonds you create, places you travel… I’m definitely looking forward to the future
What motivated you to become a wrestler and what are the goals you want to achieve in wrestling?
I won’t lie, they were kinda selfish lol.
I honestly just felt a calling to it, I can’t really explain. I had always been a fan. And wanted to do it as a “silly” job when I was little. Then I learned it was an actual possibility to actually become a wrestler!! WHAT?!!!
You bet your ass I signed up!!!
As for goals. I have many… for now, I aim to soak up every single drippity drop of knowledge and Elevate my game.
I aim to absolutely WRECK Britt Baker and Kylie Rae at Double or Nothing.
And I WILL leave my mark on the Wrestling world and hold a title in AEW!
Hey Nyla. Who would be your dream match out of any era?
Madusa/Alundra Blaze
Purely because she was the first woman I saw Wrestle and that opened my world up!
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