It is June and that means for the whole month the LGBTQ community get to celebrate extra hard about being ourselves every day! And because of that, every day here throughout the month, we are going to spotlight one LGBTQ+ wrestler. These names are not going to be in any order. So, this won’t be a countdown but more of just a highlight to celebrate.
- June 1 – Toni Storm
- June 2 – Sonny Kiss
- June 3 – EFFY
- June 4- Mercedes Martinez
- June 5 – Sandy Parker
- June 6 – Anthony Bowens
- June 7 – Cassandro
- June 8 – Gisele Shaw
- June 9 – Piper Niven
- June 10 – Kidd Bandit
On June 11 we are going to celebrate Alex Kane. Here at Diva Dirt we do not highlight men very often, but some men can be Divas too
Alexa Kane is an openly bisexual male who is signed to the Major League Wrestling (MLW) promotion. He made his debut in wrestling in 2018 and was trained by A.R. Fox. Kane worked the indies until 2021 when he was signed to MLW. Just a few months after his MLW debut, Kane won the MLW National Openweight Title by defeating four other men in a ladder match.
By 2023, Kane became the first openly bisexual wrestler to win a world champion in a major promotion. He defeated Hammerstone for the MLW World Heavyweight Title. He went on to hold the gold for 210 days and successfully retained against names such as Willie Mack, Matt Cardona, and former champion Jacob Fatu.
In 2023, Kane spoke on the importance of LGBTQ representation in wrestling while speaking to Fightful’s In The Weeds.
“I think it’s important because you have so many LGTBQ wrestlers in wrestling. Some are just on the come up and some are already on the big stage. For those on the come up, you can look at me and see, ‘If Alex Kane can do it, then I can do it.’ I feel that’s pretty damn inspiring, especially to be a world champion, two years into the company, it’s something to strive for. It’s very important to me,” he said.