Billy Gunn: My Enjoyment Now Is Watching The Acclaimed And The Interactions

Billy Gunn was part of D-Generation X when they were getting away with just about everything in the Attitude Era. 

“Scissoring” might be the “Suck It” of 2023, and Gunn is enjoying his new lease on his career alongside Max Caster & Anthony Bowens in The Acclaimed. Gunn joined The Acclaimed in 2022, treating them better than he treated his own sons (Austin Gunn & Colten Gunn). 

Speaking on Busted Open Radio, Gunn was asked what went through his mind when he learned he would be teaming with The Acclaimed. 

“I think the whole buzz was created when we all got together. It wasn’t something that I just jumped into. My enjoyment now, I’ve had an awesome career, I have no complaints, no nothing, is just to watch them. I get to sit on the ring or next to it and just watch how excited they get or how much fun they’re having. I get to pretty much be player-coach on the side. Not that I need to coach them that much, but it’s just fun for me. That’s my enjoyment. From doing stuff with my kids to doing stuff with…my kids. Me and my wife have this thing, her kids are my real kids and my kids are my kids. It’s just having fun. During the show, you see so much wrestling and so many things that you can’t follow. You know when you hear their music, the place goes ballistic, and it’s because they know that they are about to interact, they’re about to have some fun, and they’re going to watch us do our thing, and they all get to participate. That’s the beauty about wrestling. If you catch that niche, and I’ve had a couple of them being as I’m a parent’s worst nightmare, is that it’s so electric, and people emotionally dig what we do. They get to interact, and when you get to interact with stars, how much better is it than that?” said Gunn. 

Gunn is going by “Daddy Ass” alongside the Acclaimed and he regularly scissors with Bowens and Caster. 

The Acclaimed and Gunn are the reigning AEW Trios Champions, winning the titles at AEW All In from House of Black (Malakai Black, Buddy Matthews, & Brody King). They successfully defended the titles against Dark Order (John Silver, Evil Uno, & Alex Reynolds) at AEW Rampage Grand Slam. 

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