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Nyla: "DAMNIT OKLAHOMA!!! You made me a babyface now!!!! πππ I wanna do evil things with my evil friends but now I canβt π€"
Danhausen on Twitter: "Nyla rocks. Transphobia does not. Bunch of loser fucks."
Oklahoma you just made Danhausen swearhausen for fucks sake.
Walker Stewart, lead NJPW English commentator's on Oklahoma State Athletic Commission:
"Here's a fun rant about the Oklahoma State Athletic Commission knowing full and well they can't come after me the way they've come after my friends for various things recently. #NotAWrestler
Always wanted to see Oklahoma wrestling in the spotlight, but its archaic rules such as those mentioned in this statement that won't allow this to be the case.
The Oklahoma Athletic Commission is a cancer of the wrestling scene in Oklahoma. A money grab that does nothing to protect wrestlers or protect the industry.
They require a blood test, a physical, and $30 every year to wrestle, but do nothing regarding people faking their blood tests or even faking licenses when checked at events. Thus, making them inherently useless.
OSAC takes a percentage of the gate, which many promoters use as an excuse for why they can't pay people decently (and whether that's the reason why or not, there is no need to take a percentage of the house if you're set in place to facilitate a healthy scene).
And of course, the fact that the OSAC has no jurisdiction over Native American land... and Oklahoma heavily consists of Native land (pic related in replies). Yet, I consistently see commissioners appearing in Tulsa, McAlester, Ardmore, etc. What's up with that?
Finally, inherently sexist laws have led to wrestlers being suspended for short sequences of intergender action within the last year. Now, transphobic laws leading to this commission meeting about a transgender wrestler who competes all across the country, yet in Oklahoma, it's a subject of litigation?
I'm in full support of a commission done right. I'm not an anarchist. A governing body that protects the industry and sets high standards for the community is welcomed, but one with archaic and prejudiced rules such as those mentioned shouldn't exist. Dismantle it (like they did in Arkansas after a racketeering lawsuit) or reform it (which seems unlikely based one the political climate in this state).
I don't believe reform/dissolution of the OSAC would improve the pro wrestling scene in Oklahoma tenfold. There is a lack of proper training, there is a lack of etiquette, there are people who want to try and rule over talent and areas with an iron thumb like the territory days...
But let's start with not banning transgender athletes in a pre-determined, sports-based, theatrical performance, and see where we go from there.
End rant."
TL:DR is OSAC is a corrupt entity purely in place to leech off of wrestling companies and to marginalize women and transgendered people.
As is tradition!