As we previously reported here on eWn, the Oklahoma State Athletic Commission passed a motion to issue AEW a warning concerning Nyla Rose’s participation in one of their events in the state.
The Commission raised concerns about Rose’s gender identity, as she identifies as transgender but listed herself as female.
Despite this, AEW President Tony Khan extended his support to Rose in the wake of the motion.
On a recent edition of his “Kliq This” podcast, WWE Hall of Famer Kevin Nash shared his views on the matter.
Nash criticized the Commission’s decision, calling it “antiquated” and suggested it was motivated by political reasons.
He said, “I think it’s the antiquated commissions that they have. When wrestling was still considered kayfabe and it was kind of [a] shoot; we used to have, like you’d go in and the commission doctor’s in there and all these guys would walk in, and their blood pressure would be off the f***ing charts. I’ve never seen anybody in my life be told by one of these commission doctors that they couldn’t participate. Because they all knew, as the guy was smoking a cigarette while he did his blood pressure, that it was a work and he wasn’t gonna go out there and do anything. So Oklahoma, because they’ve got the racket still set up, they try to politicize it. They don’t have a box in it for wrestling. But they’re gonna add one … I absolutely do [think it’s political] in Oklahoma.”
