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On Heels

IN OUR SHARED Los Angeles bungalow rental, where we spent a May weekend promoting an upcoming film featuring us both, I looked across a plate of sushi at Sonny Kiss and smiled. “So, tell me, dear,” I began. “Why did you turn on Orange Cassidy? I'd just love to hear your side.”

Many who tune in to AEW programming each week might already have dismissed the crippling low-blow Kiss delivered to the AEW International champion. Perhaps they’ve pushed from their minds Sonny joining Ari Daivari’s Trustbusters faction.

As someone who has known the blond bombshell for years, I consider that an utter shame. Certainly, it’s no fault of Sonny’s.

Kiss has shined so brightly, for

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