By the way, its worth noting Hager didn’t even acknowledge the “We the people!” chants let alone put his arm over his chest. Maybe that’s just because of the situation or maybe that’s because even though he may be a MAGA chud, he’s not that much of an idiot. That one’s on the fans.
WWE had to go out of their way with PSAs to try and ensure people weren’t influenced and didn’t take that gimmick seriously back then. To let that sort of gimmick go unchecked in today’s climate would be down right irresponsible.
Also, while we’re on the topic, while they don’t seem to be MAGA chuds based on old tweets The Young Bucks at least used to be Republicans, Omega once gave an interview whining about “snowflakes” and other right wing buzzwords* and has liked a number of tweets many would consider problematic and Shad Khan donated millions to Trump’s election campaign. While AEW is generally a more “progressive” company than most (it’s a very low bar), i’m sure Hager will fit in fine and we don’t need to pretend AEW is something they’re not or that Republicans are some oppressed, discriminated against demo.
*I read this like a year ago but can’t find reference to it now, so i may be mistaken