Anthony Bowens ma history on Wednday after beg the first openly gay man to w an AEW champnship on Dyname.
Contents:
- CROWD GO WILD FOR GAY WRTLER DURG PRI MONTH MATCH SHOUTG “HE’S GAY!” OVER & OVER
- A CROWD CHANTED ‘HE’S GAY’ AT WRTLER ANTHONY BOWENS — AND WAS HEARTWARMG
- N.J.’S ANTHONY BOWENS, AEW’S 1ST OPENLY GAY WRTLG CHAMP, CHATS BEFORE HOMEG SHOW
- GAY PRO-WRTLER ANTHONY BOWENS MAK HISTORY WH EPIC AEW TLE W AND FANS ARE OVERJOYED
- AEW’S ANTHONY BOWENS COMMENTS ON GAY REPRENTATN IN WRTLG
- GAY WRTLER ANTHONY BOWENS SHAR EMOTNAL VIO AFTER WNG CHAMPNSHIP
- ANTHONY BOWENS OPENS UP ABOUT STGGLE TO COME OUT AS GAY
- ANTHONY BOWENS REACTS TO POSIVE 'HE'S GAY' CHANT ON 6/23 AEW RAMPAGE, HAPPY TO KEEP SPREADG LOVE
- AEW STAR ANTHONY BOWENS OPENS UP ABOUT BEG A GAY PROFSNAL WRTLER
- OUT GAY PRO WRTLER ANTHONY BOWENS: ‘THANK YOU, [ALL ELE WRTLG], FOR LETTG ME BE ME’
CROWD GO WILD FOR GAY WRTLER DURG PRI MONTH MATCH SHOUTG “HE’S GAY!” OVER & OVER
The openly gay AEW wrtler talks about his character g out on primetime TV * gay wrestler in aew *
In 2017, the Acclaimed star ially nfirmed that he was bisexual, before later revealg that he intifi as gay.
The fellow wrtler has spoken about LGBTQ reprentatn profsnal wrtlg the past as well as the ways which homophobia n be prevented. The w mak Bowens only the send publicly out gay man to hold a champnship a major televised Amerin promotn. AEW’s first gay champn, most tag team ws AEW, most popular team wrtlg: everyone lov The Acclaimed, ” Bowens wrote.
A CROWD CHANTED ‘HE’S GAY’ AT WRTLER ANTHONY BOWENS — AND WAS HEARTWARMG
* gay wrestler in aew *
AEW’s first Gay Champn Most tag team ws AEW ♂️Most popular team wrtlg EVERYONE LOVES THE ACCLAIMED.. "If Max and I n get the job done, I have the opportuny at beg the first gay AEW champn, which would mean a lot to me.
N.J.’S ANTHONY BOWENS, AEW’S 1ST OPENLY GAY WRTLG CHAMP, CHATS BEFORE HOMEG SHOW
Gay wrtler Anthony Bowens gave an emotnal speech after he and Max Caster of The Acclaimed won the AEW world tag team champnship at "AEW Dyname: Grand Slam." * gay wrestler in aew *
It would also place him very select pany throughout all of wrtlg history: The first out gay petor for rival promotn World Wrtlg Entertament, for example, was Unn native Darren Young, who earned tag team gold as half of the Prime Time Players 's cln of LGBTQ talent such as Jersey Cy native Sonny Kiss, who is genr fluid, or former Women's World Champn Nyla Rose, who is transgenr, was among the factors that motivated Bowens to sign wh the pany 2020. Will natnal dienc on televisn accept a succsful gay man as a profsnal wrtler? Wrtlg fans often like to remisce about how awome everythg was back the Attu Era, but one thg that was cidly unol was how pro wrtlg ma LGBTQ wrtlers stay the closet while g kayfabe gay romance storyl for shock value or havg a wrtler "play gay" to draw heat.
In fact, when Goldt turned face, WWE ma a big al out of announcg his heterosexualy, while Billy Gunn and Chuck Palumbo pretend to marry 2002, then stopped the ceremony to say "jt kiddg, ha ha, we're not gay, eher. Not only do Katch wrtle solo GCW, but she has partnered up wh Effy a tag team lled Bsy or, as Katch has lled the duo, Too Gay Power Trip. Anthony Bowens may be one of the bt-known, most outspoken gay wrtlers, but wasn't too many years ago that he was nervo about g out and how might affect his reer.
GAY PRO-WRTLER ANTHONY BOWENS MAK HISTORY WH EPIC AEW TLE W AND FANS ARE OVERJOYED
In , he clarified that he prefers to be "labeled" as gay. That vio has over a quarter of a ln views and nearly 7, 000 lik, and Bowens may well now be the most over gay athlete the sport.
) He is also AEW's first openly gay belt holr, ever sce September 2022 when he and Max Caster won the AEW World Tag Team Champnship at "AEW Dyname: Grand Slam.
AEW’S ANTHONY BOWENS COMMENTS ON GAY REPRENTATN IN WRTLG
Last Word on Sports tells that Asa has been wrtlg sce high school and me out as gay at that time as well. Although Exotis' mps was origally seen as strictly kayfabe, Cassandro was the first such performer to e out as gay. In dog so, he broke ground for numero other gay Exotis who have reclaimed the trope and ma an empowerg one rather than somethg meant to margalize or make fun of the LGBTQ muny.
GAY WRTLER ANTHONY BOWENS SHAR EMOTNAL VIO AFTER WNG CHAMPNSHIP
" Cassandro also ma-evented Effy's Big Gay Bnch 2020. (Note on the pronouns: Effy referred to Cassandro lguistilly fluid fashn as he, she, and they durg his terview wh Wrtlg Inc., but sourc cludg Outsports and Gayly refer to him wh mascule pronouns so we've followed this nventn, as well. The reason why we've listed him unr his old WWE rg name is bee this is what he was gog by when he ma history as the first-ever WWE wrtler to e out as gay, dog so a 2013 TMZ terview.
Shortly after Young ma his announcement about beg gay, he was ntacted by Cher.
Not only is Effy himself out and proud, but he's created his own promo to showse LGBTQ athlet lled Effy's Big Gay Bnch.
ANTHONY BOWENS OPENS UP ABOUT STGGLE TO COME OUT AS GAY
Jake Atlas me out while he was still the di, so as per So Cal Uncensored, so when he signed on wh WWE, he did so as a fully out gay man.
Prr to jog the pany, Atlas had also lled his shot by appearg on an episo of "Unrver Boss" and announcg his goal was "to bee the first openly gay WWE world champn. While Darren Young may have been the first openly gay WWE wrtler, Sonya Deville was the first woman on the roster to e out as LGBTQ.
ANTHONY BOWENS REACTS TO POSIVE 'HE'S GAY' CHANT ON 6/23 AEW RAMPAGE, HAPPY TO KEEP SPREADG LOVE
(For those unfaiar wh this acronym, 's meant to be a more clive — not to mentn, fun to say — alternative to LGBTQ, wh Btle explag that stands for queer/qutng, uncid, tersex, lbian, trans, bisexual, asexual, gay/genrqueer. “The Big Gay Gladiator” challenged for the WAW European, People’s, Brish Heavyweight and World Heavyweight tl multiple tim his qut to hold WAW gold for the first time nearly two years.
AEW STAR ANTHONY BOWENS OPENS UP ABOUT BEG A GAY PROFSNAL WRTLER
He didn’t stop there, addg notable appearanc wh Paradigm Pro Wrtlg, No Peace Unrground, Dark Sheik’s Fearls and EFFY’s Big Gay Bnch.
Her all-out war wh Parrow at EFFY’s Big Gay Bnch Chigo stands as a statement, her rivalry wh Janai Kai stoked excement and Bla’s challeng for Trish Adora’s Pan Aikan World Diaspora Wrtlg champnship were of personal importance. He showed out at GCW For The Culture and EFFY’s Big Gay Bnch, entered Pro Wrtlg VIBE’s Cassandro Cup and showsed his star abily on Champnship Wrtlg From Atlanta.
OUT GAY PRO WRTLER ANTHONY BOWENS: ‘THANK YOU, [ALL ELE WRTLG], FOR LETTG ME BE ME’
Stellar match at EFFY’s Big Gay Bnch, Dark Sheik’s Fearls and Paris Is Bumpg: Solid Gold ‘21 phed Starr further, and he shed wh multiple tle ws. His Champnship Wrtlg From Atlanta but brought him back to televisn, and he entered the athmatch world a light tube-lan battle wh Billy Dixon at No Peace Unrground Fear The Gay Agenda.
Edie entered GCW’s Acid Cup tournament and livered mm-worthy bouts at EFFY’s Big Gay Bnch, MV Young’s Polyam Cult Party, Beyond Wrtlg and Jersey Champnship Wrtlg. One half of The End, Parrow turned a match of the year ntenr at No Peace Unrground Fear The Gay Agenda, featg EFFY a bloody Last Daddy Standg match. He ptured the No Peace Unrground tle and stroyed more twks at EFFY’s Big Gay Bnch.
She reached the semifals of the Rg of Honor Women’s tle tournament, feated Tony Deppen The Iron Match and cleansed Soundbar before brgg plenty of smoke Dark Sheik’s way at No Peace Unrground Fear The Gay Agenda. His Big Gay Bnch events provid dozens of LGBTQ performers a chance to step onto the GCW stage, which EFFY knows very well, and LGBTQ fans a space of self-exprsn.