Anthony Bowens has been a high-profile out gay athlete in the world of wrestling – which is largely dominated by straight males. Having officially come out in 2019, Bowens has been in a long-term relationship with YouTuber and actor Michael Pavano for many years.
Together, Bowens and Pavano run the Michael & Anthony YouTube channel where they share comedy sketches, vlogs, among other videos. The couple’s channel has more than 210,000 subscribers as of this writing. They’re also immensely successful social media influencers – on Instagram, Bowens has 112,000 followers, whereas Pavano has 76,000 followers.
Bowens made his official debut in professional wrestling back in 2013. However, he suffered a concussion on WWE NXT during a 2016 match. Years later, in 2020, he made his grand return to the All Elite Wrestling (AEW) league and joined Max Caster in the team known as The Acclaimed. On September 21, 2022, The Acclaimed teammates became the AEW World Tag Team Champions – with Bowens becoming the first-ever out gay champion in the history of this wrestling league.
This week he secured a second World Championship title. According to AEW (All Elite Wrestling), this weekend’s World Championship event, which took place at Wembley Stadium in London, England, marks the biggest in pro wrestling history. This means there were 81,000 fans in the building watching Bowens and tag-team partner Max Caster (aka The Acclaimed) — who were joined by teammate Billy Gunn to fight in the ‘Trios’ category — compete and win the title. They defeated the House of Black (Malakai Black, Brody King, and Buddy Matthews) to earn the belts.
Yeah, that's definitely a reason to celebrate — and what better way to celebrate than by taking in all the scenery?
Scroll through to see sexy pics of Anthony Bowens – and make sure to follow him at @bowens_official.
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