The reference to Bruce Wayne was too quick to give much away, but he’s clearly an important enough figure in Gotham for Oliver to mention him while trying to dodge probing questions from the press.
They would have both come of age among billionaires, and Wayne Enterprises may have even had dealings with Queen Consolidated.
In fact, if the Bruce Wayne of the Arrow-verse has a similar backstory to the Bruce Wayne of just about every Batman story in the history of the character, he and Oliver may have met.
After more than five years of not even referring to one of the most famous cities in DC Comics lore, this sneak peek (as posted on the show’s Twitter) just went right ahead and name-dropped both Gotham and Bruce Wayne while Oliver was trying to deny that he is the Green Arrow.