Chris Jericho supports transgender female wrestler after bullying allegations: 'Grow the f--- up'

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Chris Jericho, a legendary pro wrestler who currently works for All Elite Wrestling, came to the defense of a transgender female performer who accused Rick Steiner of making "hateful" comments to her.

Jericho has been in the wrestling industry since the early 1990s and made an impact with World Championship Wrestling, WWE, New Japan Pro Wrestling and now AEW. He commented on Gisele Shaw’s Instagram post explaining the alleged situation at WrestleCon on Friday.

"Hey! Don’t even worry about this," Jericho wrote. "#RickSteiner has always been a bully and has gotten away with so much because he is a ‘Steiner’. Makes me laugh cause I fell for the same s--- when he bullied me, Eddie (Guerrero), Chris (Benoit), Oscar (known as Rey Mysterio) and Juvie (Juventud Guerrera) at World War 3 1997!! I got your back @giseleshaw08… and if Rick has an issue with this, I’d love to discuss with him anytime. It’s 2023 dude… grow the f--- up."

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Shaw, who performs for Impact Wrestling, made the allegations in a social media post.

"I have been bullied all my life and have never stood up for myself because I’m scared that I would get beat up physically, mentally or emotionally. The bullies in my life have always silenced me, but that ends today!" Shaw said in a statement.

Gisele Shaw and Rosemary attend Fandom Party at SDCC on July 21, 2022, in San Diego, California. (Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for Fandom)

"I was at an autograph signing event today at WrestleCon and while I was walking to my table, I hear someone yelling, ‘You’re a man,’ ‘You’re a dude,’ ‘You’re a piece of trash,’ ’You are filth,’ ‘Get