Kit Wilson shares real-life views on masculinity, discusses ‘Inside the Manosphere’
Kit Wilson says a new documentary on Netflix ties into his wrestling persona.
In an interview with The Independent, Wilson discussed Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere, which premiered earlier this month. The film explores online influencers promoting content about masculinity to young men. Wilson feels it addresses many of the same issues his character does.
Wilson said:
“I really enjoyed the documentary. And it kind of rings true to something I’m diving into, when it comes to my character in the WWE. I talk a lot about toxic masculinity, and I have a lot of problems with my fellow roster members because they are toxic!”
“Now, I don’t have a problem with masculinity and men in general. I think we should all rise up, but I do think there’s a certain problem that Louis highlighted massively. It could be due to a lack of education on the subject matter, naivety, maybe past trauma, but these men often enhance masculine personality traits.”
“I don’t know if it was in this documentary or an article I read, but Louis said their projected strengths are just compensations for their weaknesses. I think he expertly showed that in the documentary.”
He added how he views masculinity threw his WWE persona, emphasizing the importance of emotional openness.
“I view myself and the character I portray as very open to all aspects of personality – masculinity, femininity, vulnerability – and I think that openness makes us stronger as men. I think that’s true masculinity. The classic thing of ‘boys don’t cry’… You should cry; we should let these emotions out. These are healthy things. It’s like anger: I support anger, that’s a natural emotion; it’s aggression that I have a problem with.”
Wilson also spoke about the pearl necklace he wears. He discussed its significance in comparison to ‘hyper-masculine’ wrestlers wearing gold chains.
“Even with pearl necklaces,” he says, “you see a lot of hyper-masculine wrestlers wearing gold chains, and I think that can be attributed to bravado. A pearl necklace leans slightly more feminine, but I’m gonna do it in my own, powerful, masculine way.”
“I hope it can send a message. If there’s a boy or girl in the audience who wants to wear a pearl necklace and express themself… If I have a small part in someone feeling okay with expressing themselves, that’s what I’m here for.”
Wilson debuted his new entrance theme titled ‘Man Up’ on the January 2 edition of SmackDown this year which went viral. His Pretty Deadly tag team partner, Elton Prince suffered a neck injury in May 2025 and has been out of in-ring action since. Wilson’s new persona is based on calling out the “toxic masculinity” in WWE.
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