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#3 AEW didn't know Nyla Rose was transgender when they signed her
During the interview, the subject moved to the hiring of Nyla Rose. Some in the wrestling community were inferring that Nyla Rose was signed because of her gender and not for her wrestling ability. The Collider crew asked Cody and Brandi Rhodes as to how they came to sign her.
Brandi Rhodes shed light on the matter,
"When we hired Nyla Rose, we did not know she was transgender. We thought she was one of the best wrestlers we ever saw. That was that! It later was revealed to us that she was transgender and that's great."
She went on further to say that she found out about Rose through the internet and that she began receiving "Thank You" tweets from the LGBTQ community. While Brandi was overjoyed, she said that Nyla Rose was hired because she's a fantastic competitor.
Cody Rhodes also commented and said, "There was no attempt to check a box." What that means is that AEW was not pandering to any specific community, but rather picking the wrestler based on ability alone. With these revealed details about the Nyla Rose signing, it's quite clear that AEW believes in what the wrestler can bring to the table, rather than socio-political optics.
