The LGBT Sport Podcast - The One with Gisele Shaw

Gisele Shaw has her family – and especially her grandmother – to thank for her love of professional wrestling.

Together, they’d watch and talk about the likes of Chyna and Lita in the WWF – but it wasn’t until a chance encounter at a professional wrestling show that Gisele even thought about stepping into the ring herself.

Now, she’s one of the best in the business – part of IMPACT Wrestling’s Knockout division alongside some of the stars she grew up idolising, and a challenger for the promotion’s Knockout World Championship.

Last year at Toronto Pride, Gisele chose to open up about the fact she happens to be trans – which is something she admits she’d never, ever thought about doing for a long time – and today, she joins us as a brilliant guest on the podcast.

You know we love wrestling on this podcast, and Gisele is an amazing guest – and we chat about her career; her idols; her training; being a visible member of the LGBTQ+ community and loads more.

We loved chatting with the self-proclaimed ‘Quintessential Diva’, and we think you’ll love this chat as well.

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Published on Wednesday, 15th March 2023.

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