Correspondent Rita Braver talks with young athletes who are finding their power and earning respect on the mat; and with Sally Roberts, a former wrestling champion and founder of the advocacy organization Wrestle Like a Girl. Sable was the first female wrestler to make that move, and wrestling logic means she would always be jealous about anyone replicating her accomplishment. Sexually suggestive poses ensued, including the ladies crawling all over one another, and the crowd responded by naming them the winners by a wide majority.

At that point, Bischoff had 3 Minute Warning attack the poor ladies, making sure absolutely everybody was offended by what went down that night.The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Condé Nast. Green and Deville’s connection ties back to WWE’s 2015 revival of its reality competition show “Tough Enough. Sue Green and Sandy Parker are two unsung lesbian heroes of the 60s and 70s who are living testaments to the lesbian history in wrestling.

I’ve always had the LGBTQ community behind me, but now that I’m actually out there and pushing the agenda more, the fanbase and the workers have really rallied behind me, because now they have a voice and I’m not shy to talk about anything, whereas maybe others are. The best wrestlers are gonna field the game and that’s a very diverse profile, and I’m really proud of it.Wrestling also encourages physical fitness, teaches basic self-defense, and provides a family of wrestlers. What most people probably forget is that something just as horribly offensive was taking place behind the scenes involving the ladies. While none of this is to say that lesbian representation is anywhere near where it needs to be in the industry, but queer women are continuing to break barriers and continue building on the rich lesbian history of wrestling. Hirsch is also signed to All Elite Wrestling (can you say ally) and appears in AEW’s sister promotion Ring of Honor. She said, "Wrestling is a powerful sport for girls, because it teaches how to own their space, their voice and their body.