A post shared by Shawn Bennett (@refbennett)WWE referee Shawn Bennett came out publicly as gay to his social media followers yesterday.In a special National Coming Out Day post, Bennett, who currently refs matches on WWE’s flagship show “Raw”, shared his journey from being a closeted teenager to living his truth in pro wrestling.“I started refereeing at age 14.
I did my best to suppress any and all homosexual thoughts before and after that for a long time. I didn’t come to my own full realization about myself until early twenties.