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Anthony Bowens has a vision for AEW’s next big content play — a wrestling reality competition show he’s calling ‘Becoming The Elite.’
The AEW star first floated the concept on social media back in May 2026, drawing a comparison to WWE’s beloved Tough Enough series. The idea: aspiring wrestlers competing against one another for a spot on the AEW roster, with the promotion’s world-class locker room serving as mentors and judges. Bowens even tagged Tony Khan and publicly volunteered himself as a trainer and judge.
On a recent appearance on the Battleground podcast, Bowens made clear this wasn’t just an offhand tweet. He explained his philosophy of putting ambitious ideas into the universe and seeing what sticks. ‘I like to manifest things and just throw it out there like
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