Anthony Bowens Honored as 2024 PRIDE Grand Marshal

Anthony Bowens is one of the most popular stars in AEW right now and is a true representation of the LGBTQ community. In fact, he has been honored of being the 2024 PRIDE Grand Marshall.

As many people are aware by now, Anthony Bowens is a proud member of the LGBTQ community and has been very transparent about that fact since day one. He stands as a symbol of hope and admiration for anyone in the community.

Anthony Bowens, one half of The Acclaimed, has been named the 2024 PRIDE Grand Marshal, and he couldn’t be happier. The announcement was made on Monday via PRIDE.com, and Bowens expressed his gratefulness in representing PRIDE on Twitter.

“I’m extremely honored to be named 2024 Pride.com Grand Marshal! Every week I take pride in representing the LGBTQ community to the best of my ability in hopes that I can continue to open doors for the athletes of the future.”

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One particularly significant moment for Anthony Bowens occurred during an AEW TV segment when Harley Cameron tried to hit on him. Bowens responded simply with, “I’m gay.” He mentioned that this idea was conceived by QT Marshall. The moment took place in Chicago, causing the entire WinTrust Arena to erupt in “He’s gay” chants While speaking to PRIDE, Bowens emphasized that this was a very significant moment for him.

“If you would have told closeted college Anthony Bowens, who was crying his eyes out [over] what his life was going to be like if he ever came out; or would he ever have a career? That he would be having his career living his dream standing in the middle of the ring in Chicago, and they’re chanting that, that’s insane.”

This is certainly a huge honor and fans are glad someone like Anthony Bowens is the flag bearer of the LGBTQ community, so we’ll have to wait and see how he will perform in his role as Grand Marshall.

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