Sonny Kiss talks Tony Khan as a boss and her lack of TV time in AEW.
Speaking to Matt Cullen of Our Queer Life, Kiss was asked if her being open about her trans femininity has affected her in ring career.
“Kind of. There have definitely been some shifts in the booking. It happens naturally. It’s not even always about that. I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I thought sometimes it was about that,”
Sonny Kiss
Kiss was then asked if she feels her being trans-feminist has lead to her lack of TV time in AEW, which Sonny dismissed.
I understand why they would say that, but Tony Khan is a very fair boss and is all for equality. When I go back to thinking about that, he hired me, not because I was who I am, but because I’m a damn good wrestler. Obviously, things are going to go through your head all the time. Being a normal human being, we all have these mental health crises. In all actually, if he didn’t want me in the company, I wouldn’t be there.”
Sonny Kiss
Finally, Kiss was asked if she felt she maintained her job in AEW because of diversity:
“A small part of keeping our jobs or having jobs is definitely a diversity thing, for sure, but I’m going to that say; AEW in particular is not going to hire you just because you’re that. They’re not going to keep you just because you’re that. It’s great to have, but it’s also great to have them when they have talent and we all do.”
Sonny Kiss
Kiss has not wrestled on AEW Dynamite since October 2020 and hasn’t wrestled on AEW Rampage since August 2022.
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