Trans wrestler Kidd Bandit comes out of retirement for dream match with Nyla Rose
Kidd Bandit and Nyla Rose face off for the first time ever at T4T Wrestling's 'Wild Card' event in December.
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Out retired pro wrestler and T4T Wrestling founder Kidd Bandit is coming back to the ring for one night only.
Bandit is set to face off against former AEW Women’s World and Pro Wrestling EVE champion Nyla Rose in an all-trans femme dream match at T4T Wrestling’s “Wild Card” event in Las Vegas on December 5.
The match is the first announced for the card, which T4T Wrestling is holding to raise funds for fellow out pro wrestler and West Coast mainstay Funny Bone as he recovers from a major shoulder injury that occurred at T4T Wrestling’s debut event in July.
Supporting Funny Bone, whom Bandit considers a friend, and getting a match she wanted with someone she looks up to in Rose ultimately drove Bandit to end a retirement that began in April after her latest appearance at “EFFY’s Big Gay Brunch” during WrestleMania week in Las Vegas.
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Rose main evented that event in another all-trans femme dream match against DARK Sheik.
“I wanted to work with Nyla, and unfortunately it just never came about,” Bandit said during an interview with content creator Rami Afif. “[Rose] is someone I look up to. One time, a long time ago, I went up to her backstage in AEW… and I just asked her for advice.
“She said, ‘You got to know your truth, and when you know your truth, nobody can hurt you.’ That has straight up gotten me through so much.”
Bandit also stressed that this will be a one-time return, humorously highlighting that her knees cannot handle a return to full-time activity.
While Bandit vs. Rose is the only match announced thus far, other notable trans and non-binary talents are scheduled to appear at “Wild Card” as well, including DARK Sheik and Full Queer Princex of Pride champion Richie Coy.
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