WWE Hall of Famer and current AEW wrestler and coach Billy Gunn recently spoke with Sports Illustrated.
The interview included Gunn discussing the success of The Acclaimed and his thoughts on not being allowed to be part of the DX Reunion that took place on the October 10 episode of WWE Raw. Gunn missing out was reportedly due to a disagreement between AEW CEO and President Tony Khan and WWE management. It has been said Khan wanted WWE to mention Gunn’s employment with AEW during the DX Reunion segment on Raw.
Some the highlights from the interview are below:
The popularity of the “Scissor Me Daddy” catchphrase and The Acclaimed:
“Who knew this would become a phenomenon? This scissoring thing, that’s the wrestling business. You can’t pick and choose what people are going to be into. The ‘Scissor Me Daddy Ass’ shirt, at first people didn’t want them to be made. Now we can’t stop selling them. We jell so well together. We’re not trying to fight each other. DX was so good because everybody knew their spot and none of us were trying to jockey for position. It’s the same here. We fit together in The Acclaimed, and we’re focused on doing the best thing collectively for the group. The goal is to make this the best this can be, and I’m here to help them be the best they can be. I want them to have the same success I had.”
On not being allowed to appear on WWE Raw as part of the DX Reunion.
“Of course, I would have liked to have been there, but I understand that I work for another company. It was a collective decision. I’m not putting it on anyone. I’m not sour about it. We’re two separate companies, and it just didn’t work out.”