History Wrestling / TheAcclaimed

* ArchEnemy: Tony Khan after Caster's "controversial Dark 100th episode rap." Following Caster's suspension, Tony would often accompany the team to the stage to make sure they don't say anything too offensive, much to the team's annoyance.

The Acclaimed are a {{professional wrestling}} {{tag team}} currently working in Wrestling/AllEliteWrestling consisting of "Platinum" Max Caster and "The 5 Tool Player" Anthony Bowens. The tag team grew to prominence in the promotion due to the duo's zany personalities, often involving Caster performing a freestyle rap about his opponents before a match, as well as Bowen's loud and exaggerated screaming. Caster's raps are usually crass and vulgar, and often seem to be intended to shock the audience rather than actually insult his opponents.

** Would happen again to Caster his match against a debuting Wrestling/SamoaJoe, where Caster ridiculed Joe's multiple [[Wrestling/ImpactWrestling X-Division]] reigns, mocked Joe's history with injuries, made a masturbation joke about Joe's towel, and referenced Joe's short lived NXT title reign in 2021. He would then continue to badmouth Joe after the bell had rang, only to be [[CurbStompBattle bounced and pinned by Joe in under three minutes]]. As a sign in the crowd put it:

* BullyingADragon: Prior to their match against [[Wrestling/DeanAmbrose Jon Moxley]] and Wrestling/EddieKingston, Max said that Mox and Eddie exchanged Valentine's gifts, that Eddie looked like a box of Newports, and that he and Bowens want to talk to Mox's wife Renee for "oral sessions." [[note]]This line is actually in reference to Renee's "Oral Sessions" podcast as Bowens notes afterward.[[/note]] This was one of the few times that Bowens was interrupted during his catchphrase and the match went about how one would expect.

** Would happen again to Caster his match against a debuting Wrestling/SamoaJoe, where Caster ridiculed Joe's multiple [[Wrestling/ImpactWrestling X-Division]] reigns, mocked Joe's history with injuries, made a masturbation joke about Joe's towel, and referenced Joe's short lived NXT title reign in 2021. He would then continue to badmouth Joe after the bell had rang, only to be [[CurbStompBattle bounced and pinned by Joe in under three minutes]]. As a sign in crowd put it:

* CatchPhrase: Courtesy of Bowens after every rap: "[[[CheapHeat City name]]]! The Acclaimed have arrived!"
** During the pandemic era, he would say "AEW" instead of Jacksonville.
** On episodes of Dark recorded in studio, he says "Universal Studios."

* VerbalTic: Yo! Yo! Listen! Max Caster often preceeds his raps with this kind of vocal warm up. Yo!
* WhyDontYouJustShootHim: Very few opponents think to interrupt them during their entrances. Two such examples which each worked both ways: Bowens was belted during his "The Acclaimed have arrived!" catchphrase by Jon Moxley and Eddie Kingston before the bell rang; and a jobber team ''tried'' interrupting Caster during his rap and they got beat down instead.

* BullyingADragon: Prior to their match against [[Wrestling/DeanAmbrose Jon Moxley]] and Wrestling/EddieKingston, Max said that Mox and Eddie exchanged Valentine's gifts, that Eddie looked like a box of Newports, and that he and Bowens want to talk to Mox's wife Renee for "oral sessions." [[note]]This line is actually in reference to Renee's "Oral Sessions" podcast as Bowens notes afterward.[[/note]] This was one of the few times that Bowens was interrupted during his catchphraze and the match went about how one would expect.

* VerbalTic: Yo! Yo! Listen! Max Caster often preceeds his raps with this kind of vocal warm up. Yo!

* BullyingADragon: Prior to their match against [[Wrestling/DeanAmbrose Jon Moxley]] and Wrestling/EddieKingston, Max said that Mox and Eddie exchanged Valentine's gifts, that Eddie looked like a box of Newports, and that he and Bowens want to talk to Mox's wife Renee for "oral sessions." [[note]]This line is actually in reference to Renee's "Oral Sessions" podcast as Bowens notes afterward.[[/note]]It went about how you would expect...

* BullyingADragon: Prior to their match against [[Wrestling/DeanAmbrose Jon Moxley]] and Wrestling/EddieKingston, Max said that Mox and Eddie exchanged Valentine's gifts, that Eddie looks like a box of Newports, and that he and Bowens want to talk to Mox's wife Renee for "oral sessions." [[note]]This line is actually in reference to Renee's "Oral Sessions" podcast as Bowens notes afterward.[[/note]]It went about how you would expect...

* CatchPhrase: After Casters rap Bowens always says this "AEW! The Acclaimed Have arrived!"

* ThinkOfTheCensors: Their first entrance back after Caster's absence had them reading a blatantly clean and corporate script, Bowens lampshading how terrible the script is, and Caster immediately ripping it up before returning to his freestyle diss tracks.

* ShockJock: Caster plays this in spades.

* StraightGay: Although not outright portrayed with his in ring character, Bowens is an openly gay man, and co-owns a YouTube channel alongside his boyfriend Michael.

* StraightGay: Although not outright portrayed with his in ring character, Bowens is an openly gay man, and owns a Youtube channel alongside his boyfriend Michael.

* SitcomArchNemesis: Tony Khan after Caster's "controversial Dark 100th episode rap." Following Caster's suspension, Tony would often accompany the team to the stage to make sure they don't say anything too offensive, much to the team's annoyance.

* CatchPhrase: After Casters rap Bowens always says this "AEW! The Acclaimed Have arrived!"

* AmbiguouslyBi: Caster fancies himself a lady's man, but also tends to flirt with other male wrestlers. His most frequent target is Wrestling/MJF, who he often calls cute and refers to as his boyfriend, although MJF vehemently denies it. He has also claimed he wouldn't kiss Jungle Boy, although he is "his fetish."

The Acclaimed are a {{professional wrestling}} {{tag team}} currently working in Wrestling/AllEliteWrestling consisting of "Platinum" Max Caster and "The 5 Tool Player" Anthony Bowens. The tag team grew to prominence in the promotion due to the duo's zany personalities, often involving Caster performing a freestyle rap about his opponents before a match, as well as Bowen's loud and exaggerated screaming. Caster's raps are often crass and vulgar, and often seem to be intended to shock the audience rather than actually insult his opponents.