AJ Gray goes in on Wrestling Twitter following blowback for pointing out lack of Diversity

[krazykid18]

It already has. Master P and Westside Gunn bought House Of Glory Wrestling - an indie based in Queens - last year. The majority of their roster and the talent they bring in is Black or Latino.

It's the promotion that trained Private Party.

If not for the pandemic, they would probably have been running shows since then. Nothing huge to start, but they would likely have been getting buzzed about

Cool we have to support them and in turn they have to make sure they are top notch and clean with storyline and wrestlers and wrestlers looks has to be different and unique as the minority we have to strive to be different but great and unique...

 

[Playaz Eyez]

I was seeing some of this last night and he’s not wrong at all. I noticed when corona first hit, it’s like every jobber I saw (in the WWE as well) was black, literally every single one, and I don’t feel like that was a coincidence at all. There’s this one dude Denzel Dejournette that’s like 6’2” 260 and getting mopped up like he’s the size of Marko Stunt. That makes no sense.

 

[Prince Akeem]

I wonder if any of this is why they decided to make Scorpio a singles wrestler and push Sonny.

They were hinting as giving Scorpio a singles run since last year but never pulled the trigger. Sonny was working on a degree last year and training with QT.

 

[Riley Escobar]

Who is he referring to? I assume Keith Lee, Sasha and Ricochet for 1, 3, and 4, but what about best technical wrestler and best manager? I ain't watched in a long while

 

[Starboy52]

Who is he referring to? I assume Keith Lee, Sasha and Ricochet for 1, 3, and 4, but what about best technical wrestler and best manager? I ain't watched in a long while

Probably Fred Yehi & MVP

 

[SpacelySprockets]

Every time I brought this topic up on the coli I got hounded by other "black" posters about how wrong I am

 

[SpacelySprockets]

@Bryan Danielson
@The Amerikkkan Idol
@S0ur²
@FaygoMI
@GOAT

come cape brehs

 

[Huda2daf]

I mean white ppl had to come up with predetermined wrestling it's the only thing they can dominate in sports wise.

 

[Huda2daf]

Who is he referring to? I assume Keith Lee, Sasha and Ricochet for 1, 3, and 4, but what about best technical wrestler and best manager? I ain't watched in a long while

I was thinking Jonathan Gresham and mvp

 

[PlayerNinety_Nine]

Probably Fred Yehi & MVP

I assumed it was Gresham and MVP,

It just goes to show how many Black wrestlers there are out there right now.

Also - the fact that Fred Yehi hasn't been picked up by a major company is fukkING CRIMINAL

 

[TrueEpic08]

I was with him until he started trying to say that S.D. Jones and Koko B. Ware weren't jobbers and were being unfairly compared to fukking Jerry Flynn of all people (I think people should check out Koko's Memphis work, including one of the best and most brutal squashes of all time, but he WAS a jobber and I guarantee more people care about him than fukking Jerry Flynn)

Should AEW be pushing more minority talent? Sure. Is the industry racist as fukk? Absolutely. But dude decided to water down the 5 good tweets he had on this topic by making some ridiculous claims.

Like, changing your style so you're not working like an unsafe botcher who was always hurt is somehow racist? Come on, don't fukk up the legitimate points you have by overstating the case.

 

[Bryan Danielson]

@Bryan Danielson
@The Amerikkkan Idol
@S0ur²
@FaygoMI
@GOAT

come cape brehs

What you want to hear from me?

Also, if you trynna call folks out.... your list a little light

 

[SpacelySprockets]

What you want to hear from me?

Also, if you trynna call folks out.... your list a little light

add more

 

[Bryan Danielson]

add more

Na. YOU have to do that cuz it don’t hit right coming from me and people gonna make it a distraction and dilute the purpose of this thread and your intentions.

My only minor clue is look as some of the folks that love to attempt to come for me

 

[RammerJammer]

I was seeing some of this last night and he’s not wrong at all. I noticed when corona first hit, it’s like every jobber I saw (in the WWE as well) was black, literally every single one, and I don’t feel like that was a coincidence at all. There’s this one dude Denzel Dejournette that’s like 6’2” 260 and getting mopped up like he’s the size of Marko Stunt. That makes no sense.

Idk if that’s the same guy you’re referring to but one of those brehs towered over Johnny Gargano yet got jobbed out, fukking ridiculous