Sonny Kiss Comments On Being Trained By Dustin Rhodes, Developing His Persona, Chris Jericho

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Sonny Kiss was interviewed by Sports Illustrated where he talks about Dustin Rhodes mentoring him, developing his character and how Chris Jericho and Billy Gunn play a big role in his career.

On his Concrete Rose gimmick:

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“‘The Concrete Rose’ sums up me as a person. Ashanti’s version of that was infusing her soulful vocals over a hip-hop beat. With me, it’s very similar. I’m a very unconventional, avant-garde person, so it’s a mantra I came up with as a teenager. It’s when two things that aren’t necessarily similar come together to make one awesome product. It’s not exuding a masculine or feminine quality exclusively. I’m a little rough around the edges, but I’m also bubbly. I’m a fan of a lot of things, and that comes together like different qualities in concrete and a rose. It’s basically two opposites coming together.”

Wrestling on the Indy Scene: “When I first started wrestling, people didn’t know what to make of me. They wanted to make me like Adrian Adonis or even Goldust. But I wouldn’t have thrived doing that. It wouldn’t have been real, and people can see through fakeness. For me, I was either going to the top as myself or I wasn’t. I’m not a gimmick, I’m myself. I don’t want to do anything that isn’t real. LGBTQ+ people are more than what you’ve seen in the past as ‘gimmicks.’ People need authenticity, and I’m that for them. If you’re not authentic, how can people relate to you? I won’t change, I’ll always be me.”

Working with Chris Jericho, Billy Gunn and Dustin Rhodes: “Dustin is a mentor, and Dustin and Billy and Jericho, they’ve really helped me. I have this graceful, ballet, flowy movement, so I’ve worked on intertwining that with physicality. That’s something I’ve had to work on, and I’m now using it to my advantage. I have the tendency to be very graceful and exude sexuality, but I can still be tough. That’s the ‘Concrete Rose.’ ”

On pursuing a college degree while wrestling: “I’m a senior. I study fitness training, fitness science, and kinesiology. Tony Khan is very supportive of our other endeavors, and we have a great schedule. Even after Dark, I’ll go back to the hotel and do my homework for a few hours. Once you start to master time management, things become a little easier.”

On his match tonight with Cody: “I have a lot to prove. I’ve been on AEW Dark and I’ve been on the undercard, so this is a huge leap for me, but here we are, it’s happening, and the LGBTQ+ community is counting on me. Whether I win or lose, I have to show the world who the ‘Concrete Rose’ is. I’ve worked very hard to get here, but this isn’t just about me. I have a lot of people supporting me, and I’m fighting for their respect and to prove myself and who I am.”

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Chris Jericho Christopher Keith Irvine Birthdate: 11/09/1970Height: 6’0″Weight: 227 Ib

He is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). In professional wrestling, Jericho is best known for his time in WWE, where he worked from 1999 …

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