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Every year, June is celebrated as Pride Month, which makes it the perfect time to honor some current WWE stars who are proud to be part of the LGBTQ community.
In recent years, several members of the company's main and NXT rosters have braved the public reaction and announced that they are proud to be LGBTQ.
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Pride Month is also when we raise awareness of the fact that there are still people who need LGBTQ role models in their lives to help them find their own voice.
The following article looks at just five current WWE Superstars who have publicly revealed that they are LGBTQ.
#5. Current WWE RAW Superstar Piper Niven (Doudrop)
Piper Niven has been part of WWE's NXT UK brand for several years, but her big breakthrough came last week on Monday Night RAW when she made her debut alongside Eva Marie. Niven was a surprise addition to the match against Naomi. She was later unveiled as Marie's backup to ensure that the former Total Divas star wouldn't have to step into the ring herself.
This past week, it was revealed that Piper's new name would be Doudrop. And during the latest edition of RAW, she cost Eva Marie a chance to be part of the Women's Money in the Bank ladder match.
Back on Bi-Visibility Day in September 2019, Niven celebrated by finally being able to tell her truth to the world. The former NXT UK star did the same via a tweet, and she received positive feedback from the WWE Universe.
Interestingly, Niven has since deleted the tweet, and despite being proud to be bisexual, the star has never publicly spoken about her sexual orientation.
Just two months after her tweet, Niven revealed that she was engaged after a trip to Portencross, where her partner had proposed.
Following Piper's promotion to the main roster, she joins many other current WWE Superstars who are also proud to be part of the LGBTQ community and will spend the month of June celebrating.
#4. Current WWE Superstar Sonya Deville
Sonya Deville is currently seen as an authority figure on WWE television. The former Tough Enough star has also proudly confirmed that she's a lesbian.
During Deville's audition for Tough Enough back in 2015, The Pride Fighter was asked about her relationship status. While telling the judges about her girlfriend, she inadvertently came out on national television.
At the time, Deville's revelation made her the first-ever openly gay female WWE Superstar. She went on to open up about her Tough Enough audition in an interview with The Sun.
“I felt so out of my comfort zone when they asked me that question. I thought ‘what do I do… well, tell the truth, right?’" stated Deville. "So I said, 'Yeah, I have a girlfriend, but she’s not my wife yet.' I got nervous, and they all started smiling. I said, 'oh my god, I just came out on national television.'"
Deville has since spent her WWE career raising awareness and making it clear that she is proud of her sexual orientation.
Sonya Deville also had a stint on Total Divas, where she was able to introduce the WWE Universe to her then-girlfriend, Ariana Johnson.
#3. Current WWE NXT Superstar Mercedes Martinez
Mercedes Martinez is a veteran of the wrestling business and was recently promoted to WWE's main roster, before opting to return to NXT.
She made her wrestling debut back in 2000. Although Martinez has made several appearances for the company over the years, she wasn't signed to a contract until last year.
During her time on the main roster, Mercedes Martinez was part of RETRIBUTION, a WWE faction that also consisted of Reckoning, Slapjack, T-Bar, Mace, and Mustafa Ali. However, she eventually requested a return to NXT rather than a full promotion as part of the group back in 2020.
Ahead of her move to WWE, Martinez was part of a viral video where it was revealed that she was openly a lesbian. The video also discussed her childhood and how wrestling was her escape from bullying.
The current NXT Superstar has a son, who was born back in 2009. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, Martinez tweeted last year that she had asthma and her son was immunocompromised.
#2. Current WWE NXT Superstar Tegan Nox
Tegan Nox is currently on the sidelines in WWE after suffering a torn ACL back in September.
The NXT Superstar has been part of some high-profile matches during her time in WWE, but her career has been plagued by injuries. Despite spending a large amount of time on the sidelines, Nox has become a popular star with the WWE Universe and was brave enough to come out back in 2020.
As part of an Instagram post, Nox revealed that she was a lesbian, introducing her girlfriend to the world in an image taken of the duo at Universal Studios.
Nox later followed up on this topic during an interview with Newsweek, where the NXT star revealed why she thought it was the right time to come out to the world.
"My life has always been a 'don't ask, don't tell' situation, but I felt like it was the right time, especially when you've found the right one you're in love with. It was the right time to do that."
Tegan Nox has since continued to share updates from her relationship on her Instagram page over the last year.
#1. Current WWE RAW Superstar Shayna Baszler
Shayna Baszler is a former WWE Women's Tag Team Champion as well as a former NXT Women's Champion.
The Submission Magician has dominated the Women's Division since her promotion last year. She's another current WWE Superstar who has openly come out as bisexual.
The former champion spoke on the subject as part of the MMA Roasted podcast back in 2013. But she hasn't been as open about her sexual orientation as many of the superstars included on this list.
"I am currently seeing someone that happens to be a female, but that's not to say that I'm not one of those people that would colour myself black or white this just happens to be where I'm at right now," stated Baszler.
During the interview, Shayna Baszler confirmed that she was attracted to the person in question over their gender.
Baszler has been focused on her in-ring career in recent years and like several other stars on the current roster, The Queen of Spades prefers to keep her personal life as private as possible.
