NEWS… BUT NOT AS YOU KNOW IT
Wrestling star Anthony Bowens has vowed to not only become AEW’s first-ever openly gay World Champion – but the company’s first Grand Slam Champion, too.
It’s a universal truth that everybody loves The Acclaimed. The All Elite Wrestling tag team made up of Anthony Bowens and Max Caster have captured the pro-wrestling zeitgeist, becoming one of the most popular duos through their signature ‘scissoring’ hand gesture, all while facing off against some of the biggest icons in the industry – such as Sting, Jeff Jarrett and Chris Jericho.
But 32-year-old Bowens has aspirations beyond the tag division and wants to make wrestling history as a proud gay man. He exclusively told Metro.co.uk: ‘I would love to be AEW’s first Grand Slam Champion [a wrestler who has won all available championships]. I hope The Acclaimed lasts forever, because Max and I have so much fun every week, and we’re smart and creative enough to continue to evolve and be a success.
‘If fate, for some reason, breaks us apart and we become singles wrestlers down the line, I would love to be the first Grand Slam Champion where you have the Tag Team titles, you have the TNT title, you have the International title and then the World title. I would love to be the first-ever gay World Champion – that would be absolutely incredible.’