{"id":216972,"date":"2026-05-24T14:28:40","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T19:28:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=216972"},"modified":"2026-05-24T15:27:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T20:27:15","slug":"exclusive-anthony-bowens-talks-winning-aew-world-tag-team-titles-at-arthur-ashe-previews-opps-vs-death-riders-six-man-at-aew-double-or-nothing-ppv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2026\/05\/24\/exclusive-anthony-bowens-talks-winning-aew-world-tag-team-titles-at-arthur-ashe-previews-opps-vs-death-riders-six-man-at-aew-double-or-nothing-ppv\/","title":{"rendered":"EXCLUSIVE: Anthony Bowens talks winning AEW World Tag Team titles at Arthur Ashe, previews Opps vs. Death Riders Six Man at AEW Double or Nothing PPV"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-4005237289\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>Anthony Bowens is no stranger to wrestling at tennis venues having won the AEW World Tag Team Championship with Max Caster at Arthur Ashe Stadium when The Acclaimed beat Swerve In Your Glory at Dynamite Grand Slam in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Bowens returns to a different tennis venue in Louis Armstrong Stadium to join Katsuyori Shibata and Hook as The Opps face The Death Riders (Claudio Castagnoli &amp; Daniel Garcia &amp; Wheeler Yuta) at the Double or Nothing PPV Buy In on May 24. Bowens said he looks back at the match at Grand Slam where he won the AEW World Tag Team Championship as one of the last times he remembers being super nervous about something.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat was probably one of the last times I was super nervous about something because, you know, that\u2019s a big moment in our careers,\u201d said Bowens in a new exclusive interview on <a href=\"https:\/\/vip.pwtorch.com\/2026\/05\/22\/vip-podcast-5-22-radican-worldwide-interview-with-anthony-bowens-overcoming-adversity-early-in-aew-run-developing-new-character-post-acclaim-vignettes-with-castor-the-opps-double-or-n\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Radican Worldwide<\/a> available now for PWTorch VIP members. \u201cAnd there were a lot of people there. There was a lot of pressure and what I remember most is, one, when we won, the whole floor and ring shaking. It was just like, it was that thunderous.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bowens looks back at the moment and says the most important part of that moment for him was that he had his friends and family were there to see him win the tag titles. \u201cAnd then the most important part for me was I had my friends and my family there and I didn\u2019t realize where my parents were sitting, but when we won and I was hanging over the ropes, I looked up and the first person I saw was my dad,\u201d said Bowens.<\/p>\n<p><em>ARTICLE CONTINUED BELOW&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Check out the latest episode of &#8220;PWT Talks NXT&#8221; with Kelly Wells and Nate Lindberg, part of the PWTorch Dailycast line-up: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/episode\/pwt-talks-nxt-wells-lindberg-discuss-saquon-shugars-getting-beaten-out-of-darkstate-lizzy-rain-s-first-big-test-against-tatum-paxley--72079257\">CLICK HERE<\/a> to stream (or search \u201cpwtorch\u201d on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or any other iOS or Android app to subscribe free)<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"PWT Talks NXT - Wells &amp; Lindberg discuss Saquon Shugars getting beaten out of DarkState, Lizzy Rain\u2019s first big test against Tatum Paxley\" src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?episode_id=72079257&amp;theme=light&amp;playlist=false&amp;playlist-continuous=false&amp;chapters-image=true&amp;episode_image_position=right&amp;hide-logo=false&amp;hide-likes=false&amp;hide-comments=false&amp;hide-sharing=false&amp;hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>\u201cAnd that, to this day, just talking about it, I start getting teary-eyed because it\u2019s just so cool. You know, my dad who got me into wrestling and I don\u2019t know. It\u2019s just, I made him proud. I mean I always made him proud, but just in that moment of him and my mother draining their bank accounts to put me through college. And then me going \u2018Eh, I think I\u2019m going to do this wrestler thing,\u2019 (laughs) like this wrestling thing. To show them that it was all very, very worth it and they got to experience, it was two thumbs up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bowens has previous experience wrestling at a tennis venue, but he is wrestling at Louis Armstrong Stadium for the first time this weekend. Turning his attention to his six man tag match against The Death Riders at the Double or Nothing PPV Buy In on May 24, Bowens was blunt when asked what fans can expect from the match.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cViolence,\u201d said Bowens. \u201cSimple as that. I wanna win. I\u2019ve spent a lot of time, like I said, over the last year figuring stuff out and coming up short. I\u2019m tired of that. I\u2019m tired of that. The Death Riders, I would like to say, I\u2019m gonna go in there and beat the hell out of them and take a W, and it\u2019ll be easy, but the Death Riders are not easy.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1093743417\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cClaudio is one of the strongest men pound-for-pound in professional wrestling, so that\u2019s tough in itself. Garcia and Yuta are so technically proficient as performers. You have to be on your game with those guys and they can get violent, too. They\u2019ve been under Mox\u2019s umbrella for such a long time. Like, they have that side of them. So, it\u2019s going to be a tough one.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bowens believes his partners in The Opps have their own set of strengths to counter what The Death Riders bring to the table in the ring. \u201cBut, I\u2019ve got Shibata, who is one of the toughest men in pro wrestling, in Japanese wrestling history,\u201d said Bowens. \u201cI\u2019ve got Hook, who can judo throw you at any position, that can tap you out at any position, that if you even let up for a second.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThen you got myself, who\u2019s a former tag team champion, trios champion, technically proficient. Violent. I do it all. I may not flip and stuff, but I don\u2019t need to. I just need to punch you in the face and right now I don\u2019t have a specific strategy. Hopefully it works out for the best for the three of us. But I\u2019m going to be looking to rip some arms off and I\u2019m hoping New York City gives me the standing ovation that I deserve.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>NOTE: Sign up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorchvipinfo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> and GO VIP to listen to Anthony Bowens&#8217;s exclusive interview on Radican Worldwide talking about ahead of the AEW Double or Nothing PPV on May 24. Double or Nothing will be available on most PPV providers, HBO Max, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ppv.com\/event\/don-26\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PPV.com<\/a>. You can watch the Buy In pre-show for free on HBO Max or YouTube.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"PWT Talks NXT - PWTorch NXT Post Show (5\/19) w\/Wells &amp; Lindberg\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cjFYThap8Bw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-3387257315\"><div id=\"pwtor-1875279900\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Anthony Bowens is no stranger to wrestling at tennis venues having won the AEW World Tag Team Championship with Max Caster at Arthur Ashe Stadium when The Acclaimed beat Swerve In Your Glory at Dynamite <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2026\/05\/24\/exclusive-anthony-bowens-talks-winning-aew-world-tag-team-titles-at-arthur-ashe-previews-opps-vs-death-riders-six-man-at-aew-double-or-nothing-ppv\/\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE: Anthony Bowens talks winning AEW World Tag Team titles at Arthur Ashe, previews Opps vs. Death Riders Six Man at AEW Double or Nothing PPV\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":216905,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6163,2,4247],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-216972","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-aew-news","category-prowrestlingnews","category-interview-highlights"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2026\/05\/IMG_6431.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/216972","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=216972"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/216972\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":216976,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/216972\/revisions\/216976"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/216905"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=216972"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=216972"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=216972"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}