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In June, Gabbi Tuff, formerly known as WWE Superstar Tyler Reks, returned to the ring under the new ring name – Mother. She went 19 minutes with Jessica Roden at the West Coast Pro Wrestling Event.
Before this match, Gabbi had a long pause in wrestling that lasted more than ten years. She was active in WWE from 2008 to 2012, performing under the name Tyler Reks. She was a part of a tag team with Curt Hawkins on Smackdown and in NXT. In August 2012, Tuff left wrestling to care for her baby daughter.
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In February 2021, Gabbi came out as a trans woman. Since that moment, she has undergone a significant transformation and managed to lose 190 pounds of her weight, mainly the muscle mass.
In recent years, Tuff has been working as a fitness coach and nutritionist. She is a host of the GLO Podcast and TikToker with over 1.2 million followers.
This week, Gabbi shared a video of her wrestling on social media and mentioned that she trains for 3 hours a night, five days a week, to achieve her goal.
She is accepting bookings for wrestling. Her fans can’t wait to see her on screens again and share their excitement on social media:
“Gabbi, you look incredible! I’m so glad to see you back in the ring. I used to watch you in WWE around 2012.”
“If anything, I think you look in better shape now than you were “before”.”
Also, old fans are obsessed with Gabbi’s hairstyle – the dreads similar to the ones she had as Tyler Reks.
“Omg the DREADS!!! What a tribute to a past life. Everything about this is so awesome. We need more mother-ing.”
However, not all the comments Gabbi receives on social media are positive. The video of her comeback match with Jessica Roden caused controversy. Some people were outraged that she was fighting with a woman, not a man:
“A biological male fighting a biological woman is not a fair fight.”
“It is unfair that you fight with a woman, you have too many advantages, you are not on equal terms.”
Gabbi’s fans try to calm down people who leave negative comments, reminding them that wrestling is a theatre rather than an actual sports competition.
“Everyone saying this isn’t fair, you know wrestling is rehearsed, right?”
“People in the comments need to chill with “this isn’t fair”...bro it’s WWE.. it’s scripted.”
It’s still unclear with whom Gabbi will fight next: male or female wrestlers. She shares some videos from her training but doesn’t reveal information about with whom she will compete.
For many people, Gabbi has become an example to follow. She advocates for gender diversity and promotes the idea of self-acceptance. Tuff shows that you can change your physical body and achieve the look that resonates with your inner self.
She dared to change her life by coming out as a transgender woman at the age of 42. Now she is 45 and demonstrates how physical exercises and a healthy diet can make you look beautiful.
Gabbi receives great support not only from people who love wrestling but also from the LGBTQ community. Thanks to people like Gabbi, transgender people feel seen. They feel more encouraged to take a step forward and discover this LGBTQ app and find their match there.
Tuff’s appearance on TV is much anticipated by many. Whatever gender her competitor will be, the next match will be worth watching.
Until the next match is scheduled, her fans can keep supporting Gabbi on social media, taking a glimpse at her training.
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