AEW World Champion Calls Out HBO For Airing ICE Commercials During Dynamite

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During Wednesday night’s sixth anniversary edition of AEW Dynamite, HBO Max received backlash for a series of commercials supporting the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), with a host of recruitment messages being broadcast to U.S audiences.

Following the episode, AEW World Champion Hangman Adam Page took to the social media platform Bluesky to voice his displeasure over the incident, urging fans to take action against two of the company’s largest broadcast providers. Page became the newest star in a long line of AEW stars to express their disdain for the government agency publicly.

‘F*ck ICE’: Page Calls Out HBO Max For ICE Commercial During AEW Dynamite

Following Wednesday night’s edition, AEW World Champion Hangman Adam Page took issue with both HBO Max and TBS for a series of recruitment messages for the U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency broadcast to viewers.

Hangman Page is unhappy about ICE commercials airing on AEW Dynamite pic.twitter.com/yoXbOutsQY

— Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) October 2, 2025

“F**k ice airing commercials during dynamite, let ’em know” the AEW World Champion wrote, urging fans to take action against two of AEW’s TV providers by providing links to complain to both TBS and HBO, as well as its parent company, Warner Bros. Discovery.

The current AEW Men’s World Champion is not the only member of the roster to protest against the U.S Agency, with Brody King going viral after wearing a shirt that stated “Abolish ICE” during an episode of AEW Dynamite earlier in the year.

After garnering attention for his bold attire, from the likes of TMZ and Fox News, King also released a special benefit t-shirt that featured an artistic depiction of his entrance in Mexico, complete with the “Abolish ICE” message prominently displayed on his shirt.

With this shirt, King, who is also currently one-half of AEW’s Men’s World Tag Team Champions, alongside Mexican wrestler Brodus Clay, managed to raise over $ 27,000 in order to support families affected by raids carried out by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency.

Brody King wearing an ‘Abolish ICE’ shirt during AEW ‘GRAND SLAM MEXICO’ tonight. pic.twitter.com/Xk6xAfp7Nw

— Wrestle Ops (@WrestleOps) June 19, 2025

After two of his world champions aired bold political messages during his shows, AEW’s owner, Tony Khan, revealed that he was completely in support of allowing his wrestlers to be their ‘authentic’ selves, citing both Hangman and King as examples.

“It’s really important to note that the wrestlers in AEW are presented very much so as their authentic selves. In the case of Brody King and Hangman Page, that’s who those guys are. That’s them being themselves,” Khan shared during the media scrum for AEW All Out, which saw Hangman retain his title against Kyle Fletcher.

With this, it can be expected that Hangman will face no retaliation for his actions, despite calling out two of AEW’s largest streaming and television providers, as he prepares to take on Samoa Joe at AEW’s Wrestledream, a matchup announced during the sixth anniversary show.