Former WWE wrestler Val Venis has come under fire from transgender advocates after saying that men shouldn't wrestle women.
Venis, whose real name is Sean Morley, has criticized the popular wrestling organization All Elite Wrestling for its promotion of the transgender movement, including in the case of Nyla Rose, an employee at the organization who believes she is a woman.
Rose was born Brandon DeGroat and, according to multiple sources, changed his name to Brandy after identifying as a woman. DeGroat wrestles other women in AEW as if he were a biological woman.
Among the many comments, Venis said “Transgender 'women' are not women. They are actually men who, for some reason, prefer to dress like women.”
“For liberals, it's more than that. They hate not just the political positions you take, but the person you are.”
His comments infuriated some wrestling fans, who quickly launched a transgender advocacy campaign in the former professional wrestler's name.
According to Ringside NewsMusician Matt Kuhn purchased the domain. Valvenice The URL then led to a transgender activist's website.
Bennis told Blaze News that he didn't think anything of buying the domain initially, but when people started promoting certain ideologies under his name, it caught his attention.
“When he started using that domain and putting it online as if that was something I endorsed, that's when it became an issue,” Ressler said.
Around the same time, a man named Thevy Dianingana, who uses the name HaangEmHiigh on X, Trademark pending It's called Val Venis.
According to the website Full of fighting spiritThe trademark was registered for the purpose of providing information about gay rights, events and commentary on gay activism.
However, Venis explained that he had previously been in a dispute with WWE (formerly WWF) over his image and trademark rights, which WWE generally retains the image and likeness rights of its characters.
“[The activist] “In 2007, I became aware that WWE was looking to trademark the name Val Venis,” said the 53-year-old. “At that point, I had already been using the name commercially for eight years, and common law dictates that they needed my permission to trademark the WWE name.”
“The attorney at the Trademark Office went back and forth with the WWE lawyers,” the wrestler continued. “The attorney said, 'We need to get this guy's signature. He's [the name] For eight years.”
Beunis then said that WWE had exhausted all appeals and ultimately abandoned attempts to gain ownership of the name without his signature.
Activists “will face the same problems,” Bennis said confidently.
The wrestler posted an official warning. XThey asked Kuhn to stop using the domain and transfer it.
“It is one thing to disagree with my political positions, but to deliberately attempt to damage my reputation and dispossess me is a serious matter and will result in the fullest extent of the law being pursued,” Bennis said. Written.
Bennis seemed troubled by activists' inability to debate the issue without resorting to alleged attacks on his likeness, and said their beliefs go far beyond mere political differences.
“For liberals, it's more than that. They hate the person. Not just the political positions that the person takes, but the person themselves. They hated me terribly,” Bennis said.
AEW's Venis called on wrestling organizations to stop promoting gender ideology to young fans, specifically blaming star wrestler Cody Rhodes, who has been a major contributor to the organization's success.
Rose is Promoted The transgender activist posed with young fans. Transgender flag.
“Everything they claim is based on emotion and feeling.”
Venice also said she was prepared to consider any evidence activists could present about the issue of transgender women (and men) participating in girls' sports, but they appeared unwilling to do so.
“If that's the fact, I'll change my position… but these people have no facts whatsoever. Everything they assert is based on emotion and feeling,” he said. [when] If you ask a reasonable question instead of answering it or engaging with it… they don't want that.”
“They're quick to call you a transphobe,” he concluded.
BlazeNews asked Kuhn about Val Venice's territory and what points of Venice he specifically disagrees with. He did not address those topics directly.
“It's not at odds with Val Venis,” Kuhn said, “or with Mickey Mouse or any other fictional character.”
Blaze News has reached out to Dianingana for comment and will update this article with any relevant responses.
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