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Pro wrestler KJ Orso gears up to showcase Native American ancestry in Produce Wrestling's Skoden event

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Gaydos, R. (2026, October 9). Pro wrestler KJ Orso gears up to showcase Native American ancestry in Produce Wrestling's Skoden event. Fox News. https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/pro-wrestler-kj-orso-gears-showcase-native-american-ancestry-produce-wrestling-skoden-event

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KJ Orso, a pro wrestler with Choctaw heritage, will participate in Produce Wrestling’s Skoden event on Monday, celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day by representing Native American culture through his wrestling attire. He plans to wear subtle symbols of his background without resorting to stereotypes, aiming to highlight the resilience and pride of Native Americans while competing against Rich Swann and Tiny Giant alongside teammate Gringo Loco.
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Pro wrestler KJ Orso is set to highlight his Native American heritage during the Skoden event on Monday, organized by Produce Wrestling. The event coincides with Indigenous Peoples' Day and aims to celebrate Native American culture within the sport of wrestling. Orso will team up with Gringo Loco against Rich Swann and Tiny Giant in the match. In an interview with OutKick Dropkick, Orso expressed his excitement about representing his heritage more prominently, noting that it is often underrepresented and overlooked in professional wrestling.

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Native American NORP · 4× Orso PERSON · 4× Gringo Loco PERSON · 2× Rich Swann PERSON · 2× Skoden ORG · 2× Tatanka PERSON · 2× Tiny Giant PERSON · 2× FOX News ORG · 1× KJ Orso PERSON · 1× Produce Wrestling’s ORG · 1×

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I feel like in a lot of ways, it gets overlooked and you don't get as much care as you probably should," Orso said of celebrating Native American culture in the sport in an interview with OutKick Dropkick.
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🔮 Pro wrestling star KJ Orso is one of a handful of athletes in the sport who have a Native American background and is set to showcase his heritage in Produce Wrestling’s Skoden event on Monday.

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Pro wrestling star KJ Orso is one of a handful of athletes in the sport who have a Native American background and is set to showcase his heritage in Produce Wrestling’s Skoden event on Monday. asserted
who → have → Monday
Orso will team up with Gringo Loco to take on Rich Swann and Tiny Giant. asserted
Orso → team → Swann
Skoden will celebrate Native American culture coinciding with Indigenous Peoples’ Day. asserted
Skoden → celebrate → Day
This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners. uncertain
page → contain → partners
If you sign up or place a wager, FOX News may be compensated. uncertain
News → sign → wager
This content was created by a team that works independently from the FOX newsroom. asserted
that → create → newsroom
"It’s huge. asserted
It → ’ → ?
In wrestling, it's been less represented in a lot of ways. asserted
it → represent → ways
I feel like in a lot of ways, it gets overlooked and you don't get as much care as you probably should," Orso said of celebrating Native American culture in the sport in an interview with OutKick Dropkick. asserted
Orso → feel → Dropkick
"I knew when I unmasked, I wanted to rep my heritage harder and so to get to do this against Tiny Giant and Rich Swann is gonna be a huge deal and I'm very much excited to show out. asserted
I → know → Giant
"I'm wearing right now my Choctaw shirt. asserted
I → wear → shirt
I grew up dancing in powwows and traveling around. asserted
I → grow → powwows
And besides like Tatanka or even farther back in the day, Chief Jay Strongbow, who's not even really native, it's been very few and far between do you get real representation. asserted
you → get → representation
Orso said he’s not a big fan of stereotypes so he will include parts of his heritage into his gear and said he believes wrestlers of a similar background could put subtle nods to it without being a full-blown stereotype. uncertain
wrestlers → say → it
"I hate the stereotypes. asserted
I → hate → stereotypes
I absolutely love and respect the Tatanka and I love what he did for representing Native Americans. asserted
he → love → Americans
However, I think it’s been a played out trope in movies and in TV for so long," Orso said. asserted
Orso → think → TV
"I think we can have nods to our heritage and bring awareness to our people without being so stereotypical in a way that you see in other things. asserted
you → think → things
"So, you'll see a lot on my gear. asserted
you → see → gear
I'll have a dreamcatcher either on the knee pad or on the back of my trunk, something very small, just a little nod, especially because I do think it's easy to look at our fight, our people as underdogs. asserted
it → have → underdogs
And right now, I'm not trying to be an underdog, I'm trying to be a champion. asserted
I → try → ?
So, let's focus on that first and foremost, and when the time is right, I'll show a little bit more representation. asserted
I → let → representation
I'll do a little bit more with my culture to tell the stories that I wanna tell." asserted
I → do → that
He and Gringo Loco call their tag team Dos Gringos Loco in a nod to Eddie Guerrero and Art Barr, who were known as Los Gringos Locos when they were performing in Mexico. asserted
they → call → Mexico
He said they were eventually looking for some kind of tag team gold in the future. asserted
they → say → future
For now, Orso revealed what he would like fans who come to the Roulette Intermedium in New York on Monday to learn about Native American culture. asserted
who → reveal → culture
"I think that we're very proud people. asserted
we → think → ?
I think we are a resilient people. asserted
we → think → ?
I think that we have this innate fight within us that we love to show and whatever we decide to set our minds to. asserted
we → think → minds
You got so many great representatives of tribes and cultures coming together on this great day to really show out and I think you'll see firsthand exactly how much fight native people have." asserted
people → got → fight
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