United States senator calls for Tony Khan to bring Bad Bunny to AEW
A sitting United States senator is publicly calling for AEW to bring in Bad Bunny for some appearances.
In a tweet posted on Friday, Ruben Gallego — a Democratic senator from Arizona — called on Tony Khan to bring Bad Bunny to AEW. The music superstar is a huge wrestling fan and has developed a close relationship with WWE over the years, competing in three matches since 2021.
.@TonyKhan it’s time for @AEW to solidify a huge fan base. @sanbenito love wrestling, need him to make some appearances. Just no stretcher match please.
— Ruben Gallego (@RubenGallego) February 6, 2026
“@TonyKhan it’s time for @AEW to solidify a huge fan base,” Gallego wrote. “[Bad Bunny] love wrestling, need him to make some appearances. Just no stretcher match please.”
The tweet coincides with AEW making headlines this week for the “f*** ICE” chant that could be heard from fans on AEW Dynamite. Gallego’s post was also made in advance of Bad Bunny headlining the Super Bowl halftime show this weekend. Bad Bunny, like AEW wrestler Brody King, is a vocal critic of ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement), a federal law enforcement agency that has received significant scrutiny following the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis last month.
MJF, who was in the ring with King on Dynamite when the chants broke out, gave his thoughts on the moment during an interview with former NFL player Ross Tucker at Super Bowl Radio Row.
“Another thing that’s great at AEW is our fans have a voice. Literally last night, we were in Vegas and they started an ‘f*** ICE’ chant. Now, I don’t care what side of the political line that you land on, there’s no other wrestling promotion that wouldn’t censor the fans,” MJF said. “But we don’t do that, we’re the listening company. So if all the fans want to chant that, we’re going to let them chant that. And I think that that’s inherently really cool and awesome. And I think that’s what makes my company special. We don’t censor the fans. It’s nice. It’s really nice.”
Bad Bunny’s “Debi Tirar Mas Fotos” won Album of the Year last weekend at the Grammy Awards. His most recent wrestling match was a victory over Damian Priest at WWE Backlash 2023 in his native Puerto Rico. There were rumors that San Juan could again host the PLE this year, but that won’t be the case. Backlash 2026 will instead be held in Tampa, Florida on May 9.
At Arena Mexico in December 2025, Bad Bunny was spotted in the crowd attending a CMLL show.
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