This one may not make it on the new gay-inclusive New York Times Weddings/Celebrations pages ( two more did make it last weekend ) : The New York Post reports that on the Thursday night "Smackdown" this week, World Wrestling will feature the first-ever televised gay wedding between two male wrestlers. Tag-team partners, Billy and Chuck, will tie the knot. "It's a same-sex wedding or...as the gay and lesbian community would call it...a commitment ceremony on our season premier edition of Smackdown," said Stephanie McMahon, of World Wrestling Entertainmen'.
"Billy and Chuck have been different from a slew of other pro-wrestlers of the past, ranging from 'Gorgeous' George Wagner in the 1940s and 'Adorable' Adrian Adonis in the 1970s who played with gender roles by donning wigs and dresses...and usually lost to more popular wrestlers. Billy and Chuck, on the other hand, were world champions for at least five months this past year and dress in more simple hot pants and white robes. Fans have been left guessing if their relationship is more than merely professional," The Post said.
The New York Times wrote about the duo Aug. 25...noting that both Monty Sopp ( Bill ) and Chuck Palumbo are heterosexual when they are not in the ring. "When you watch Six Feet Under on HBO and one of the gay characters [ played by Michael C. Hall ] says in an interview 'I'm not really gay,' it doesn't affect your enjoyment of the show when you're watching as long as the actors themselves are doing a good enough job," McMahon said.