All Elite WrestlingstarAnthony Bowensis already plotting his next tag team move and his latest pitch just might prove to be one of the most unexpected yet. The AEW star took to social media afterSaturday Night Live’sJanuary 25 episode, where cast memberBowen Yang(Wicked) was spotted rocking a New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) shirt during the broadcast. The nod to pro wrestling didn’t go unnoticed by fans — or by AEW’s own Bowens, who wasted no time in floating a new tag team idea.
Posting a picture of Yang in the NJPW shirt, Bowens joked that he’d like to officially invite Bowen Yang to AEW to form a new team called‘Bowens Yang.’Yes, really. And given AEW’s penchant for, ahem, “creative” team names (see:Meat Madness), it might not be the most out-there suggestion. Now, while Yang’sSNLmoment got wrestling Twitter buzzing, there’s no indication that he has anyactualplans to step into an AEW ring, not that the wrestling internet fandom has paid any attention to that, especially since Bowens is in desperate need of a new tag team buddy, since it all came crashing down atAEW Collision: Maximum Carnage, where he and longtime partnerMax Casterofficially split up.
Do a Lot of Celebrities Like Wrestling?
You bet they do. The sport seems to be a real guilty pleasure for a lot of them, but it also makes sense, since they spend their lives performing and these athletes are doing it live every week in front of thousands.At the Netflix premiere ofWWE Raw, the stars were out in force.Kieran Culkin, who was at the show celebrating his Golden Globe win forA Real Painfrom the night before, met with WWE superstarCM Punkafter the main event, while his brotherMacaulay Culkinappeared on camera, alongsideSeth Green, Ashton Kutcher,and Yang’sSaturday Night LivecompatriotMichael Che.
And speaking ofSNL, the relationship between them and pro wrestling goes back decades. WWE stars likeThe Rock, John Cena, andRoman Reignshave also guested on talk segments likeWeekend Update,while Cena also hosted, back in 2016, and The Rock has hostedfive timesand was inducted into the Five-Timers Club byTom HanksandAlec Baldwin.
On the flip side, Che andColin Jostappeared on WWE television in a storyline with WWE that led to them competing in theAndré the Giant Memorial Battle RoyalatWrestleMania 35. Jost, in particular, played a classic heel, irritating the enormousBraun Strowmanand paying the price.
