Anthony bowens hes gay chant

The year-old wrestler came out as bisexual in January , but later said that he identifies as gay. After being passed over by the WWE in , Bowens went on to sign a five-year contract.

A crowd chanted ‘He’s gay’ at wrestler Anthony Bowens — and it was heartwarming — Andscape

Anthony Bowens wants to keep spreading the love. On Friday's AEW Rampage, The Acclaimed (Anthony Bowens, Max Caster, & Billy Gunn) were interrupted by Harley Cameron, who wanted to show off her rap skills. During the segment, Cameron said to Bowens, "It's pretty clear that you're into me." Bowens. The Acclaimed's Anthony Bowens reacts to the positive "He's Gay!" chant he received from the Chicago crowd at last night's "AEW Rampage.".

The moment sparked a crowd chant of “He’s gay,” clips of which quickly went viral, racking up millions of views online. “I think that was the first time in history anybody’s ever said, ‘I’m gay’ in a wrestling ring on television,” Bowens said. June 26 PM EST A recent AEW Rampage segment has gone viral after an arena filled with wrestling fans gleefully chanted “he’s gay” at out wrestler Anthony Bowens.

And it impressed me so much how much they walked around judgment-free, and they were just themselves. The win made Bowens, 32, the first openly gay wrestler to win an AEW championship. I have no idea. I wish I was able to go back and tell , , year old Bowens that everything was going to be okay and that he would have this amazing moment that all of these people would enjoy and also affect so greatly.

I want it to be something fun and something special. It was a great night, and it meant a lot to me, and it meant a lot to a lot of people.

Watch Wrestling Fans Cheer And Chant 'He's Gay' At Anthony Bowens

More Stories on Scoop. I really started to pay attention to all that once [former WWE wrestler] Darren Young came out in , because around that time was when I really started to think about becoming a professional wrestler. I like to go out and just be me, exist as successfully as I can and be as visible as possible and authentic to me as I can. It was about the pageantry and the aura that it had around it.

I was in college, probably about 18, 19 years old, maybe How do you process that? Ever wondered if foster care is for you? Everybody saw it really. And I felt like this was a really, really fun segment to do it in. By Shruti Menon. A lot of fear, a lot of anxiety. And also I hope that I could help people not feel that way. But again, I wish I could go back and tell my younger self that. Queerness in wrestling has often been treated as a trait that makes someone a villain.

Anthony Bowens has some news to break to Harley Cameron. Topics: Entertainment Features. Did I think it was possible? It drove me even more to be successful because I would like to be that example.

So hopefully we continue to grow and get more in, because there are a lot more in other sports and entertainment. I think that was one of the things that impressed me most about All Elite Wrestling before I signed — how inclusive the locker room was. The one thing that stood out after I won was, throughout all the confetti and all the people cheering, I was able to look up and somehow saw my dad cheering me on.