A top pro wrestling company in the UK is putting on a show featuring some of the world's best LGBTQ+ talent – and it happens in the host city of Eurovision just 24 before the big event.
Effy's Big Gay Brunch is heading to the UK for the first time and will be hosted by TNT Extreme Wrestling.
Happening on Friday, May 12, the marquee event will being happening at Hanger 34.
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Intended as a celebration of both professional wrestling and LGBTQ+ talent, Big Gay Brunch UK will feature matches pitting several gay, lesbian, bisexual, trans, and queer talents against each other.
Effy – who once challenge Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to a fight – and tag team partner Allie Katch, known worldwide as the top tag duo Bussy, are set to appear, as is British wrestling legend Kendo Nagasaki.
Jay Apter, owner of TNT, said, “We cannot wait to bring this event to the UK.
“Not only has Effy’s Big Gay Brunch been a huge success across the United States, giving a platform to under-represented talent who deserve it is what we are all about.”
And Effy, creator of Big Gay Brunch said: “This event has become a staple of a growing LGBTQ+ wrestling scene in the United States and has brought new fans to our world who may not have been safe or accepted at wrestling shows before.
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“Now, to be able to bring the event to Liverpool with the help of TNT Extreme, we get the chance to showcase a whole new scene of British wrestling that features a diverse cast of hard-working up and comers as well as staples of the scene, including legends like Kendo Nagasaki.
“The wrestling scene in the UK has gone through serious and necessary changes and I hope this event can have the same boost on the wrestling business here as it has in the US for so many of us that may have not had space or opportunity to show off before.”
Tickets for the event are available now on Ringside World and start at £25.
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