in November 2022 but Palumbo wasn't even used, although he retired from professional wrestling in 2012. Reception The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, which had consulted with WWE on the storyline and helped the angle secure mainstream media coverage, denounced WWE for securing GLAAD's assistance under false pretenses. "The WWE lied to us two months ago when they promised that Billy and Chuck would come out and wed on the air." The gimmick would be in sharp contrast to then-current WWE performer Darren Young legitimately coming out over a decade later to TMZ, which was received with open arms and also led to other openly LGBT wrestlers in mainstream wrestling including Sonya DeVille, Anthony Bowens, Nyla Rose, Sonny Kiss, Kiera Hogan, and Mercedes Martinez. In a shoot interview in 2013, Billy Gunn stated that he had no regrets over the Billy and Chuck storyline, feeling that it was his job to perform the gimmick as presented to him, and would do it again if asked to do it. Echoing Gunn's comments, in 2021 Chuck Palumbo revealed to Chris Van Vliet that he had no problem with the gimmick, unlike some of his cohorts. Palumbo told those cohorts that all wrestlers are actors in some capacity and had no issue with the gimmick whatsoever. He did admit, however, that his then-six year old daughter was confused with what was going on, and also revealed that Gunn's sons Colten and Austin (both of whom were aware of kayfabe at that point) did have an issue with the gimmick. Championships and accomplishments Pro Wrestling Illustrated PWI Tag Team of the Year (2002) – Billy and Chuck World Wrestling Federation / World Wrestling Entertainment WWF/E Tag Team Championship (3 times) – Billy and Chuck (2), Rico with Rikishi (1) References External links Online World Of Wrestling profile Fictional LGBT couples LGBT characters in professional wrestling Professional wrestling controversies WWE teams and stables WWE World Tag Team Champions