The Transformation of Gabbi Tuft

Talk Is Jericho

Chris Jericho

Tv & Film, Sports, Wrestling

4.8 • 9.4K Ratings

🗓️ 27 September 2023

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Gabbi Tuft details her journey as a transgender woman and former WWE Superstar in this candid conversation about life as Gabbi Tuft versus life as Tyler Reks. She speaks to the life-altering decision that enabled her to embrace and live as her true, authentic self, the support and unconditional love she received from her family including her wife and daughter, and the physical changes she’s made along the way. Gabbi also chronicles her career at WWE from training at FCW to the development of the Tyler Reks surfer gimmick to debuting in ECW against Zack Ryder to being part of Alberto Del Rio’s Smackdown team for the Bragging Rights PPV. Plus, Gabbi discusses her role as a fitness and nutrition expert, and what it’s been like to build a whole new business and brand on TikTok. Thank you for supporting our sponsors! Fan Duel: Visit https://FanDuel.com/JERICHO and start earning Bonus Bets with America’s #1 Sportsbook Hello Fresh: Go to https://HelloFresh.com/50JERICHO and use code 50JERICHO to get 50% off plus 15% off your next two months. Factor Meals: Go to https://FactorMeals.com/TIJ50 and use promo code TIJ50 to get 50% off. Bosch Tools: Learn more at https://www.boschtools.com/us/en/ Progressive: Quote today at https://progressive.com eBay Motors: Get the right parts, the right fit, and the right prices. https://ebaymotors.com SlingTV: Check out https://www.sling.com/ for special offers STAY CONNECTED: TikTok: @ChrisJericho Instagram: @talkisjericho @chrisjerichofozzy Twitter: @TalkIsJericho @IAmJericho YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ChrisJerichoFozzy Website: https://www.webisjericho.com/

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0:00.0	We're here with Gabby Tufton. It's great to see and reconnect with you so much has happened
0:18.8	over the years. And the last time I saw you, you were Tyler Rex, and it seems like a million
0:26.7	years ago for you. How is that when you think back to do watch your old stuff and see you as
0:32.7	Tyler Rex, and how does that make you feel when you see that? It's weird. I don't feel like
0:37.9	that guy exists anymore. It's like that guy died, you know. I know we try not, I don't know,
0:42.4	like the community we try not to say like it's a death, but honestly, I can't even imagine
0:47.7	I was that person at that time. It's so crazy. I have really great memories of it. Like I'll
0:52.8	show my daughter from time to time. We'll see old videos. She's like, oh my god, that was you,
0:57.2	yeah. Yeah. So how long were you working in WWE for? 2008 to 2012. My first day at FCW was
1:06.1	February 1st, 2008, and then I joined 2009 as my debut on ECW. How was it for you in being the
1:12.5	rest of the business? Because once again, you basically just started the business training
1:16.6	at FCW right away. You weren't doing Indies and working with the ranks. No, no, no. I was the
1:22.7	person I really hated. Like I was one of the best men found me. Rick Bassman, I was a friend of his,
1:28.0	and he found me, you know, I didn't even watch wrestling. I watched wrestling growing up. Like,
1:32.5	you know, I was like the, the match man at Hogan area, like those sort of things, and I was like,
1:36.6	I always beg my dad to like do the hotline on Saturday. He's like, no. But like I grew out of it,
1:42.9	and Rick, like it was so weird because we were hanging out with Rick in Southern California. He
1:47.7	was just a friend of ours and these big dudes all around us all the time. I'm like, who are these
1:52.1	big guys? I was like Sylvester, like bearer, like Sylvester Turkey, Tom Howard, and like God,
1:57.9	it was Sean. I couldn't remember his last name. But guys like that. I'm like, who are these dudes?
2:01.8	Just big dudes. And so I was like, white place, right time. So everybody hated me. But why,
2:06.1	why did you say they hated you? Because I didn't put in the work. I didn't do the Indie circuit. I
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