Transgender former WWE star Gabbi Tuft has landed in Las Vegas amid continued speculation of an astonishing return to wrestling.
The 45-year-old Tuft, known for time in the ring under the name Tyler Reks during her first four-year run with WWE, was released from the company in 2012 and retired from competition in 2014.
She came out as transgender in 2020 to her wife, Priscilla Tuft, before going public with the news in February 2021. And now, three years later, she is rumored to be eyeing a sensational comeback.
Her arrival in Vegas late Tuesday comes shortly before The Rock and Roman Reigns are set to square up at the event at the T-Mobile Arena in the city on February 8.
Speaking in December, Tuft hinted that a return could be on the cards when she was asked if she is teasing a comeback by WrestleZone.
Transgender former WWE star Gabbi Tuft has landed in Las Vegas amid WWE return rumorsThe 45-year-old Tuft was seen making her way through the airport late Tuesday night Trans wrestler Tuft said she lost 190 pounds of weight and muscle mass in transition'Teasing is a good word,' she said. 'I didn't have any interest in coming back after I left, I thought I was done with it permanently. I did not expect to miss it as much as I did.
'It has been a kind of, on my higher priority list,
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During her initial run, Tuft weighed around 280 pounds and would eat 10,000 calories a day to build a physique that meant she was 'the alpha male of alpha males'.
Now she's revealed the steps she took to go from 'a guy who had dreadlocks down to my butt' - and somebody who drew comparisons to the Mountain from Game of Thrones - to a woman.
'That's who I was. I was the protector. I was the alpha male of alpha males, and everything I did revolved around that,' Tuft told Fox.
'But when I made the decision to medically transition. It was so powerful that I was truly ready to release all of it.
'God is it hard to get rid of that much muscle. It is a chore.'I was shocked how much muscle I retained. I forced my body to burn muscle with these long extended cardiovascular sessions at high intensity and stayed in keto for a very long time, and I stopped lifting weights. That's the short version.
Tuft spoke out earlier this week on transitioning, saying it felt like a 'second puberty'Tuft's wife Priscilla supported her transition although the two are now in the process of divorceTuft, pictured wrestling as Tyler Reks, during her first four-year run with WWEAn iconic face off is happening this Thursday in Las Vegas at the #WrestleMania XL Kickoff and On Location is your exclusive home for premium experiences you cannot get anywhere else. Secure your WWE Priority Pass today: website pic.twitter.com/cmodo4Sbjn
— WWE WrestleMania (@WrestleMania) February 6, 2024'It's been a sobering year to six months.' She also admitted that taking estrogen was 'like going through a second puberty.'
Tuft also revealed how her wife, Priscilla, was no longer 'sexually attracted' to her during that period. The couple are now separated and amicably working through a divorce.
She added: 'I had this moment where I had stopped presenting theater for a couple of months because [my wife] had mentioned that she wasn't feeling sexually attracted to me at the time because she just would see visions of me dressed up.
'And again, this is me at like, still 265 pounds of man in all my masculine glory. So at that point, it was kind of like cross-dressing is really what was happening.
'We are separated now, and we're kind of like in the middle of a divorce that we're not in a rush to finish. She and I are still best of friends. We co-parent. We see each other every day.
'There's so much love between us. We had our ups and downs as we separated. But we've done my full circle.'
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