Pro wrestler Trey Miguel is denying accusations of homophobia after he went on a blatantly homophobic social media rant earlier this week.
It all started on Wednesday when Miguel, whose real name is Trey McBrayer, got into a heated exchange with a troll on Facebook.
“Obviously you’re gay,” he raged in a since-deleted exchange. “Most people as unattractive as you become gay out of fear of rejection form the opposite sex. So you find comfort, ability and familiarity in the same sex and end up matching someone who’s the same as you… gay. Because there’s no other fucking options. You ugly bitch … [Yeah], truth’s a bitch.”
It didn’t take long for a screen shot of the comment to circulate on social media.
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Not gonna say I told you all that Trey Miguel is trash but here’s some more evidence pic.twitter.com/acfbOBeZzn
— paul ?? (??????) (@ivanfirejay) March 18, 2020
That was quickly followed by a wave of backlash.
So Trey miguel’s homophobic?
— Ø (@DEATHBYDEFECT) March 19, 2020
Trey Miguel needs to do the learn to keep your fucking mouth shut challenge https://t.co/fpu3V3HGQ5
— Brandon ✌️ (@OBEYMordey) March 18, 2020
it’s time for another episode of Dumb Shit Trey Miguel Says
— Z™ (@DEZk20_) March 19, 2020
Let’s be productive with our quarantine time by cancelling Trey Miguel https://t.co/sRXmwLQ4FG
— the ginger ninja (@agingerninja_) March 19, 2020
Time to throw Trey Miguel in the trash I’m afraid. #WasteOfSpace
— Jas⎊n (@ShikariJase) March 18, 2020
Miguel issued an apology, insisting that he isn’t “anti-LGBTQ+” because two of his “very best friends” are gay and would “take a bullet” for either of them.
“I’m not anti-LGBTQ+. I made some very mean comments to a member of the community in regards to why they were a member and it wasn’t right or tasteful. Regardless of the comments made to get me to such an ugly place, I was wrong and I’m not afraid to admit it. Two of my very best friends are members of said community and I’d take a bullet [for] either of them. I won’t try to justify anything I said but I will apologize like a man. If I offended you then I’m genuinely sorry. Please find it in your hearts to forgive me. If you can’t forgive me, I do not blame you. But this world needs more love than hate and I’m sorry for contributing to the less desired of the two.”
Please read. pic.twitter.com/5P2HHyNrTM
— LL Cool Trey (@TheTreyMiguel) March 18, 2020
This isn’t the first time the 25-year-old has found himself in hot water over remarks made in heated situations either. Last year, he lashed out at fellow pro wrestler David Starr for wearing gear that supported the Black Lives Matter movement.
After an angry Twitter feud that included no shortage of anti-Semitic outrage directed at Starr, who is Jewish, Miguel declared “All Lives Matter” before mocking Starr for having an sex tape leak and threatening to re-distribute it online.
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Cam
Of all the stereotypes of gay people I’ve NEVER heard the one about supposedly being too ugly for the opposite sex to be attracted to.
Yes, because there has NEVER been a woman in love with her gay friends, and men NEVER watch lesbian porn. LOL
shakes_head
Sorry, but gay men have way higher standards as far as looks go than straight women. I feel like anyone with gay friends would know that lol.
TomG
I would prefer to hear from his so-called “gay friends” if this is true. Somehow I doubt that he really has any.
stephen driscoll
As someone who is both gay, and a former professional wrestler still involved in the business, homophobia does not run as rampant in the business as it once did. This is a teachable moment. Trey Miguel seems reasonably intelligent to me. Let’s hope his apology is sincere and he realizes that his ‘diagnosis’ is silly as well as harmful.
On the other hand, I would ask gay fans of professional wrestling to use discretion, common sense, and civility when commenting on, or contacting professional wrestlers. I have seen many instances where comments to wrestling workers were inappropriate, salacious, and prurient. Unless you know for a fact that a professional wrestler is gay – and more and more are coming out – don’t go there!
djmcgamester
I guess Miguel thinks that “two of his very best friends” are ugly and can’t get dates with women? That’s not something you hear from friends even if that delusional idea had any merit.
Rock-N-RollHS
just clicked on his twitter feed and, well, by his standards of what makes a man gay, I guess he about as gay as they come. ButtU–
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He’s a freakin wrestler…..they are outrageous and who cares what they think
Bob LaBlah
After looking at a few youtube videos I think what he should have said was he has only two friends that AREN’T gay. He was clearly hired for the gay sexual fantasies he can help conjure up amongst young boys and men who buy tickets because of him. He conjures up in people fantasies of a hairless butt hole on a baby soft bubble butt bottom who likes’em big and black.