AEW Official

No, I really didn't. I don't think the cameras caught it, but I get very emotional when I'm out there because I get connected to the audience, I don't think I've cried in a wrestling ring. I got teary eyed because he stood up and his face was beat red, and at this point in our careers where Billy has been such a beacon of light for us, he's been guiding us from the beginning since we joined up with him last year. He guided us to the AEW Tag Team Titles in New York City. He's been teaching us a ton of stuff every single week. To think about not having him out there with us, it hurts," he said. Asked if he would try to get Billy out of retirement, Bowens said, "Billy is Billy, he's going to do what he wants to do, we've been trying to talk to him."