Felix Upton on March 20, 2023
AEW has a lot going on right now, and the tag team division was turned upside down when The Acclaimed dropped their titles to the Gunns. Then Billy Gunn’s sons surprised everyone when they retained those titles at AEW Revolution. That initial win was apparently supposed to be an “F you” to doubting fans.
The Wrestling Perspective Podcast recently spoke to The Gunns. Austin Gunn opened up about what that win against The Acclaimed meant to them as a team.
“I’ll just say this; it’s a very different feeling when people root for you. You have an underdog story, work hard, the fans are behind you, win the championship titles, and everybody cheers. We did not get that experience; we got the total opposite.
“When the fans hate you and want anything besides us to win the AEW Tag-Team Championships, and [we] get the 1-2-3 from the referee. You hold your hand up, and I look at Colten, and he’s the only one in the arena happy for you, and you look around. Everybody’s in shock, flipping you off, screaming profanities at you, and almost coming over the barricade; it’s a different feeling.”
Austin Gunn then continued by saying that their big title defense was meant to be a big middle finger to those who don’t think they deserve their spot. Obviously, their message was heard loud and clear.
“It wasn’t; oh my gosh, we finally did it. I mean, pardon my French. It was an “F you” guys [fans]. We told you from day one this was going to happen. We told you we were going to beat The Acclaimed. We told you we were going to beat our Dad. We told you this would happen, and when we ripped their hearts out from there, like their best tag team, The Acclaimed. It was the best feeling for me but a different experience.”
Colten Gunn then added to the conversation. He explained how their win “sucked all the air” out of the building.” That must have been a great moment to achieve their goal.
“Austin covered Bowens, we got that 1-2-3, and we won. We did it, got them all, we sucked the air right out of this building. I hate every single one of you. My brother and I were the only people who believed each other and were standing on that ramp. It didn’t hit me until a couple of days later that we were the tag champs. We did it, and we proved everyone wrong.”
Becoming the AEW Tag Team Champions was a big moment for the Gunns. Billy Gunn has a lot ot be proud of, even if they don’t get along on television right now.
What’s your take on the Gunns as AEW World Tag Team Champions? Sound off in the comments to let us know what you’re thinking!
March 20, 2023 11:10 am
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