Two years ago, pro wrestler Rosie Fingers (Jetta Rae Robertson) was searching for a lifeline. Suffering from housing insecurity, the trans performer began seeing personal trainer Amira Lukens for a half hour each week to cultivate some stability.

Fast-forward to early September, and the two found themselves foes, staring each other down in the wrestling ring at the nightclub Fluid510 in Uptown Oakland. At the end of their heated main event match, with Lukens on the receiving end of a short piledriver, the crowd cheered as Fingers was declared winner by the customary “1-2-3” count.

This was not your average pro wrestling night. Titled Moonlight , after director Barry Jenkins’ landmark Oscar-winning queer film, the event was jointly produced by independent promotion West Coast Pro W

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