Nyla Rose is accomplishing a very rare feat in professional wrestling. On a weekly basis, she is breaking barriers.
The first (and, thus far, only) out trans wrestler in a major American promotion, Rose is establishing herself as one of All Elite Wrestling’s top wrestlers. She is doing it by playing the role of a villain who has the strength to annihilate whoever stands in her way.
Wrestling’s core structure is good versus evil. That story arc was on display when Rose lost to Ruby Soho, a crowd favorite, on the Dec. 22 edition of AEW Dynamite. Rose did her job masterfully well, forcing the underdog Soho to reach new heights in her quest to slay a bigger, more physical opponent.
