Harley Cameron recalls her viral segment with The Acclaimed.
On the June 23 episode of AEW Rampage, Harley Cameron tried to woo Anthony Bowens, promising that they'd be a great couple together. Cameron was rejected by Bowens for the simple fact that he's gay, which unexpectedly started a positive 'He Is Gay' chant in the crowd.
While appearing on the latest episode of AEW Unrestricted, Cameron spoke about the segment and stated that she loved the way it turned out.
"It was honestly so fun, and everyone involved in that was so wonderful. I was so thankful for the opportunity to be trusted with the microphone the first time I had ever been out in the ring, and it was a whole compilation of things. The musical side of things, the ability to be able to cut a promo straight away to a live audience after nobody knew me yet, so I was definitely excited and nervous at the same time. It was a pretty big segment for my first thing, but it was just awesome. I really love the way we got to have fun and be comedic with it, but it was also like a really important and cool thing. Having that moment and seeing the entire crowd just get behind him, chanting ‘He is gay’ in such a positive [way].”
Cameron then went on to recall a moment in the segment where Billy Gunn helped her ease the nerves.
“Yeah, you know what though? As a heel, it was a dream come true because I was like, you couldn’t ask for a better reaction. To have no ability to even speak, it was really good to have that challenge for myself to keep my composure. Also, a lot of people don’t know this, but Billy [Gunn] is someone who first trained with with the boys, so I have a lot of respect for Billy and I look up to him so much. He was so helpful and I just remember having that moment in the ring and I was so overwhelmed because I don’t think any of us expected the audience to go that crazy over the segment. I remember him looking at me and in his eyes, he was like breathe, breathe, you’ve got this. It was nice because it was like a full circle moment for me because he saw me when I first started training and god, do I remember back to my first days, he was like, ‘Is this kid ever gonna make it?’ and now I’m in the ring. It was very cool in all aspects, I look back very fondly on it.”
Fans can check out Anthony Bowens' reaction to the chant by clicking here.
As of late, Cameron has been aligned with Saraya and Zak Knight on AEW television. She hasn't wrestled for the promotion since March 2023.
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