"AEW's Backstage Is Just Weird... It Was Just Like Everyone's Cliquey" - Action Bronson
Despite Action Bronson's comments on AEW's backstage, he'd love to work for the promotion again.
Action Bronson has claimed he would "100%" work another AEW match, despite finding the company's backstage environment "weird" and "cliquey."
The rapper's comments came during an interview on The Ariel Helwani Show. When asked about only working a single bout for the promotion (w/ Hook vs. Angelo Parker and Matt Menard, 21 September 2022), Bronson claimed that although he was "ready for whoever," AEW never called him back (h/t Fightful):
“Come on, man. You know what they do. They don’t call you back. I never got called back. There was an angle there. I’m ready right now. I’m ready for whoever."
Bronson then commented on whether or not he enjoyed the backstage environment:
“I did. Actually, no. I enjoy the act. I don’t like the…the backstage is weird over there. It’s just weird. It was just like everyone’s cliquey."
Nonetheless, the ****, That's Delicious star confirmed that he would welcome the call to compete again:
“100%. It was a great time. If I get the call and it’s a big show, I’m coming."
Bronson's Grand Slam 2022 match against Parker and Menard was his first and last. Much of it was built around Action tagging in to hit a few shoulder tackles, clothesline, and a running Powerslam. He and Hook scored the victory with tandem submissions on 2point0, choking Menard and Parker out with Hook's signature Redrum.
Bronson, 41, is a man of many vocations, working as a chef, television presenter, rapper, and producer. His most recent album, Johann Sebastian Bachlava the Doctor, was released on 13 June 2024.
Professional wrestling has been a constant reference point in his raps since entering the industry, including his 2012 track, Barry Horowitz, which drew the ire of the legendary jobber. In 2025, Horowitz told Rolling Stone that he turned down the chance to appear alongside Bronson at a Florida concert, quipping: "If anything, when I came out there, they would know who I am and not him."