Weighing all of 300-pounds, enough to break your bed in the best way, is 35-year-old Mike Parrow who came out publicly just earlier this year. He decided to let his colours show at his most recent NWA wrestling match by draping a rainbow flags over his shoulders. He’s also damn hot.
Despite most of its participants spending most of their time topless in tight sparkly trousers, pinned up against another man’s behind, wrestling does have a real problem with dealing with its homophobia. Parrow has taken it upon himself to wrestle this problem head on. 1. 2. 3. HE’S OUT
He stormed the stage looking every bit the daddy bear, looking exactly like someone you’d see strutting across the floor of a Vauxhall leather bar. Watch him make his grand entrance in this super-hot gif:
.@Parrow_ representing with the 🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈! #NWA70 pic.twitter.com/fY1YCXV5jv
— NWA (@nwa) October 21, 2018
He made his entrance at the beginning of a four-way championship match, so you know he’s into group stuff. Parrow is obviously outspoken about his gay identity, and we’re sure he has a throng of hardcore Bear fans out there. In the past he has publicly discussed his experiences with gay conversion therapy.
This a move in the right direction for a sport that has a past of flamboyant gay stereotypes and queer shame. The most noticeable instance of stereotyping gay men came back in the early 2000’s when WWE developed a relationship between Billy Gunn and Chuck Palumbo who were portrayed as sissies, along with their buff hairdresser Vito. They would limp-writedly prance around the ring, and their sexuality would often be the butt of the joke.
We couldn’t help but notice Parrow’s stimulating Instagram account!
