Matt and Nick Jackson got some revenge on Pentagon and Fenix last night. In the process, they also made a match between them official for AEW Double or Nothing.

The Lucha Bros attacked the Young Bucks at the recent AEW rally in Las Vegas but the Bucks repaid the favor last night at an AAW show in Chicago. It is the first time the Young Bucks had been back in Chicago since All In on September 1st.

The Lucha Bros were defending the AAW tag-team titles against LAX when the Bucks interfered.

The interference by the Bucks allowed LAX to secure the victory over Pentagon and Fenix and win the AAW tag-team championships.  The Bucks then challenged Pentagon and Fenix to a match at Double or Nothing and the Lucha Bros accepted.

• The Revival, Banks & Bayley Leading WWE’s Tag Team Reboot

AEW Double or Nothing Lineup

With the addition of the Lucha Bros vs the Young Bucks, the lineup for AEW Double or Nothing now looks like this:

• Kenny Omega vs Chris Jericho
• Hangman Page vs PAC
• The Lucha Bros vs the Young Bucks
• Britt Baker vs Nyla Rose vs Kylie Rae
• SCU vs CIMA & 2 Partners from OWE
• Cody vs. Mystery Opponent
• Over Budget Battle Royal
  • Sonny Kiss
  • Brandon Cutler
  • Kip Sabian

AEW Double or Nothing takes place Saturday night, May 25th from Las Vegas NV at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.

Matt and Nick Jackson, The Young Bucks, are set to change the world with All Elite Wrestling (AEW). Even lucrative offers from WWE couldn’t change their minds. WWE’s offer extended to an “Invasion angle,” and included the WWE Network hosting future episodes of ‘Being The Elite.’

For some, this opportunity would have been too good to turn down. Not for The Young Bucks. The reason behind their decision couldn’t have been simpler and lies in creative freedom.

“Nobody Else Can Compete With That”

Speaking with SportingNews.com, The Young Bucks would divulge the power of creative freedom that has been granted to them. They cited this autonomy as a key factor in their decision in getting involved with AEW.

Nick Jackson would state that “Right off the bat, I would say the freedom, the creative freedom. It was an outlet for us to express the way we feel pro wrestling should be done, the way we think it should be done in 2019 and the future. […] We were like ‘OK, we can should the world how we feel wrestling should be represented and this is how we feel like it should be.’”

He continued, “The other options were to stay where we were or go to WWE. For me, personally, I feel like this was the easy choice because we’re going to be with all of our friends and we’re having a good time. It feels like it pretty much what we have been doing for the last four or five years but on a bigger scale.”

His brother, Matt, would add that Tony Khan essentially gave them carte blanche control. He quoted Khan, saying, “‘Listen, hire who you want to hire and you’re in charge.’”

Matt then added, “Nobody else can compete with that. A dollar figure can’t compete with that. We’re artists and we’re creative.”

Members of the Elite have been showing up at independent wrestling events recently. Cody and Hangman Page appeared at an event in Waterbury, MA recently. The Young Bucks, Page, and Cody have also appeared at Bar Wrestling in LA and DEFY Wrestling in Seattle recently.

It appears the Young Bucks could be headed to Atlanta this weekend. Nick Jackson appeared in the replies section for an event featuring SCU versus the Lucha Bros.

Kazarian made a point to capitalize the letters A, E, and W in the following post:

I wonder if we should buy flights for this?

— Being the Elite (@BeingTheElite) January 30, 2019

Colt Cabana didn’t need any more hints:

Hahaha. I wonder if anyone can figure out this “puzzle”?!

— Colt Cabana? (@ColtCabana) January 30, 2019

Later, Nick Jackson confirmed that he bought tickets. “Just bought flights,” Nick Jackson Tweeted. “This weekend is gonna be nuts!”

https://twitter.com/MattJackson13/status/1090437446691483648

Cody and Brandi Rhodes live in Atlanta and could likely appear as well. Brandi doubts Cody knows how to get to the venue, however.

I don’t think you know where we live hun. ?

— Brandi Rhodes (@TheBrandiRhodes) January 30, 2019

Hangman Page looks as though he’ll be staying nearby this weekend as well:

https://twitter.com/theAdamPage/status/1090433678059147264

The Young Bucks On Independent Wrestling Event Appearances

On the most recent episode of Being the Elite, the Young Bucks revealed they are making these appearances to give back to independent wrestling. They are paying their own ways to the shows and not accepting payment from the promotions.

Matt Jackson On OWE Partnership

Matt Jackson recently took the time to speak on AEW’s partnership with Oriental Wrestling Entertainment (OWE).

“Immediately when I saw a couple of GIFs of the OWE guys on Twitter, I was attracted,” he said. “So, I looked up more clips and did research on them. I quickly learned my old friend CIMA, who I’d made friends with years ago in Japan, was affiliated with them. That made sense right away, because the clips I watched had a real Dragon Gate feel to it.”

He continued, “Yet still, it looked and felt so original. Like a fight scene from an old Kung fu movie.  I knew I’d one day work with these guys right away. I’m attracted to anything out of the ordinary.”

• The Young Bucks talk AEW TV Plans

Matt Jackson recently spoke to NuclearConvoy.com about a wide range of topics including AEW’s relationship with OWE in China. This is where he brought up how this partnership with be vital to All Elite Wrestling.

The announcement of their partnership was made public during the Double or Nothing rally earlier this month at TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville, Florida. This partnership with OWE is to use their talent for their shows.

Jackson brought up how his old friend CIMA was affiliated with them and working with OWE made sense right away as after watching clips on Twitter it as looked and felt so original.

“I’m attracted to anything out of the ordinary.” I think it’s vital to have something completely fresh and unseen by most eyes be one of the major highlights of our shows. We need to be different aesthetically, and OWE is just that.”

Jackson brought up how OWE will grab the audience’s attention and deliver something most fans have never seen as he plans to have OWE talent be one of the first things on their shows as they’ve only got one first time impression.

The first official event under the AEW will be The Double or Nothing event that is set to take place May 25th at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Matt and Nick Jackson won’t be taking part in NJPW’s World Tag League this year. While the Young Bucks did move up to the heavyweight division this year, Matt Jackson says NJPW never offered a spot on the tour to them. He continued to say that even if they had been offered a spot, they likely would not have accepted.

Matt Jackson’s response to a fans’ question regarding the tour stated the team is too busy and NJPW doesn’t pay enough. “We’re too busy and they don’t pay enough.”

Matt Jackson would expand on his thoughts in a later tweet. “Truthfully we were never even offered the tour. But yes, it wouldn’t make sense to leave our families for close to 4 weeks during the holidays for many reasons; finances only being one amongst many.”

The World Tag League runs from November 15th to December 9th. The Bucks’ ROH schedule would allow them to compete on the tour. ROH’s Global Wars tour ends on November 11th and the promotion doesn’t have another show until Final Battle on December 15th.

The Bucks are, however, promoting their recently released children’s book. They announced a special event on November 15th at a Dave & Busters location to promote and sell the book.

https://twitter.com/MattJackson13/status/1059505683068928001

Earlier this week on Monday Night RAW, now-former WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns delivered some devastating news. After years of remission, he has once again been diagnosed with leukemia. Reigns revealed that he would be taking a leave of absence to focus on his health. He was adamant that he wasn’t retiring, and will come back to the WWE ring after he beats leukemia.

This situation has sparked a serious conversation in the professional wrestling world. Currently, most major professional wrestling promotions don’t provide their talents with health insurance. That’s because they’re considered independent contractors and don’t receive benefits from their employers. Many within the industry would like to see this change.

However, it might not unless wrestlers unionize similar to the way NFL players did – before being given insurance, pensions, education, and more. With that being said, The Young Bucks’ Nick Jackson recently commented on the matter. He responded to a fan on Twitter who said he believes companies should provide their wrestlers with health insurance. Jackson agreed with the fan:

I agree. https://t.co/TtPbvES6eD

— Being the Elite (@BeingTheElite) October 23, 2018

What do you think about Jackson wanting health insurance for professional wrestlers?

Last week’s All In pay-per-view (PPV) was a big success. The Sears Centre in Chicago, Illinois played host to the self-funded event by Cody and The Young Bucks.

Several big names in the indy professional wrestling scene were on the card. Kenny Omega, Cody, The Young Bucks, Rey Mysterio, Pentagon Jr., Okada, and so many more competed at the show.

Also, big names like Jeff Jarrett, Diamond Dallas Page, Tommy Dreamer, and Road Warrior Animal made special appearances as well. When it was all said and done, Cody and The Young Bucks did what they set out to do – put on one of the biggest professional wrestling shows of the year.

Recently, a fan on Twitter asked Matt Jackson if there were any plans to bring in Batista for the show. The former WWE Champion is currently a free agent in the professional wrestling world but is focusing more on his acting career.

Jackson joked that they considered “The Animal” to be put in the Burnard the Business Bear suit:

@NickJacksonYB @MattJackson13 @CodyRhodes Quick question for you guys, at any point in the process of booking talent for #ALLIN did you guys ever consider booking @DaveBautista in any capacity for the event? Considering he has expressed interest in returning to pro wrestling.

— ??A????A?? (@FlashCraze) September 10, 2018

https://twitter.com/MattJackson13/status/1039212083592589312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

Discussion: How do you think a Batista appearance at All In would’ve played out? Let us know in the comments section below!

IWGP Tag Team Champions The Young Bucks (Nick and Matt Jackson) recently spoke to New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) for an interview.

The Bucks talked about former WWE stars who have worked for NJPW, moving up to the heavyweight tag team division, and every NJPW title (except the NEVER Openweight Title) being held by a foreign wrestler. Check out the highlights from The Bucks’ interview with NJPW here:

Former WWE stars working for NJPW:

Nick Jackson:

“I think it’s great. It shows you how big of company New Japan is. And it shows you that even from up bigger company like WWE, those superstars want to compete here because they know deep down in their head that this is where the best wrestling is.”

Matt Jackson:

“New Japan is the destination now. Everybody wants to come here because NJPW has the best wrestlers.”

Moving up to the Heavyweight Tag Team division:

Matt Jackson:

“Now we don’t have to just wrestle the junior tag teams, who we’ve wrestled many years. So now, we wrestled bigger guys, different guys, different styles.”

Nick Jackson:

“Different matches now. We won the junior titles 7 times, so it was time for us to move on.”

Matt Jackson:

“Let’s us change our styles.”

All NJPW titles currently being held by foreigners (except for the NEVER Openweight belt):

Nick Jackson:

“I think it’s crazy. It shows you how much talent there is worldwide. Every nationality has good wrestlers everywhere. New Japan is all about expanding and I feel like it’s good because it shows how many different wrestlers are around the world.”

Matt Jackson:

“I think pro wrestling is the healthiest stage right now. I think the wrestling economy is booming. Wrestling is cool again because of the vast majority of wrestlers in styles, characters, and talent.”

There has been a ton of speculation regarding IWGP Tag Team Champions The Young Bucks’ (Nick and Matt Jackson) professional wrestling futures.

The pair are one of the most decorated tag teams of all time and have won championships all over the world. Their current contracts with Ring Of Honor (ROH) and New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) are set to expire at the end of the year, causing many to speculate as to whether or not they’re going to be WWE bound soon.

Matt Jackson recently answered 10 questions in a Q&A on his Instagram account. Given that their contracts are set to expire soon, Jackson was asked if he’s considering signing with WWE. He said “I’m considering everything right now.”

Another fan asked if Jackson has plans for retirement and how much longer he and his brother plan on wrestling. Interestingly enough, Jackson answered “much shorter than people imagine.”

He also noted that he doesn’t think The Young Bucks are the greatest tag team of all time, but said when their careers are all said and done the goal is to make that notion come true.

After selling out Chicago’s Sears Center Arena in under 30 minutes, members of the Elite are likely feeling pretty good these days.

We still don’t have any official matches for the show. We know Cody will be challenging for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship currently held by Nick Aldis. We don’t know if Nick Aldis will still be the champion come September 1st, 2018, however.

Matt Jackson has commented on the length of All In. He specifically mentioned he does not want the show to be a five or six-hour marathon as some New Japan Pro Wrestling shows are. Jackson was interviewed by WrestleZone radio recently and answered questions on what fans can expect on September 1st.

https://twitter.com/MattJackson13/status/995791187041816577

Matt Jackson Interview

Jackson was asked specifically about how long All-In will be.

“I like three hours,” Jackson said. “I have a short attention span and I’m a father of two. I think I’m a millennial, I’m 33 now. I think three hours is realistic and I am going to try and keep it around that.”

NJPW often runs shows which pass the 4 and even 5-hour mark. The Greatest Royal Rumble was also a show of similar length.

In terms of other wrestlers which could still be booked for the show, Jackson mentioned the booking team gets a lot of requests.

“I was asked the other day about “Hollywood” Hulk Hogan and I was like, ‘He’d probably cost $150,000 just to make an in-ring appearance.’ I can’t afford that,” Jackson said. “When we first announced this show, I think everyone just assumed we had these endless funds so just go ahead and bring in whoever! Sometimes there are names that are just unrealistic. It really is just three guys running a show. Give me a break.”

Jackson also stated NJPW has been great about the event and said they could ask for whatever wrestler they wanted. Kazuchika Okada seems like a good choice.