Summary

Over the past nine months, Brody King has been one of the most openly vocal wrestlers in AEW when it comes to opposing ICE. That stance has drawn audible crowd responses at live events, with chants that have become a recognizable part of his fan reception. In a new interview with Denise Salcedo, King addressed that support directly and explained why he continues to speak out.

For King, the issue is not something he categorizes as political. It is simpler than that: a matter of what he sees as right and wrong, and a recognition that a platform in wrestling carries some responsibility to use it.

Quote from Brody King

Speaking with Denise Salcedo, King explained what the crowd response means to him and why he feels compelled to keep using his voice:

"I mean, it has been great, and I feel like when I was younger, I always wanted somebody that felt like me on a, you know, on TV or wherever, like, to express the way that they felt so I can have someone to, like, champion for me, and if I can be that for other people that are being marginalized, then… I want to be that for them. Everyone tries to bring up the political thing. In my opinion, it's just what's right and what's wrong, and there's a lot of wrong happening in the world, and if I can speak out against it, then I will, and we've got guys like Mick Foley who also do the same thing."

What Brody King's Platform Means for His AEW Standing

Tony Khan had already commented on the depth of support King receives from fans in connection with this stance, and that backing was clearly visible around the time of King's match with Swerve Strickland at AEW Revolution. The anti-ICE energy has become woven into how crowds respond to him, separate from anything happening in a storyline.

His name-check of Mick Foley is worth noting. Foley spent years using his post-in-ring profile to advocate publicly on causes he cared about, and King seems to consciously see that as a model for what a wrestler with a platform can do. Whether AEW leans further into that aspect of King's character on-screen remains an open question, but the crowd reaction suggests it is already meaningful outside the ring.

Sources

As reported by Fightful.