The Young Bucks
Matthew Ronjon Massie (born March 13, 1985) and Nicholas Lee Massie (born July 28, 1989) are American professional wrestlers. They wrestle together in a tag team called The Young Bucks under the ring names Matt and Nick Jackson. They wrestle for All Elite Wrestling (AEW). Besides wrestling, they are also executive vice presidents of AEW.
| The Young Bucks | |
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| Ring name(s) | The Cucamonga Kids The Jackson Brothers Los Gallineros Max and Jeremy Buck Matt and Nick Jackson The Young Bucks Generation Me |
| Billed height | Both: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Billed weight | Matt: 172 lb (78 kg) Nick: 178 lb (81 kg) |
| Born | Matt: March 13, 1985 Nick: July 28, 1989 Montebello, California |
| Billed from | Rancho Cucamonga, California |
| Trained by | Ron Riverae Rudos Dojo Marty Jannetty |
| Debut | August 8, 2004 |
The Bucks have wrestled in many different promotions and have won many different championships. They have wrestled in Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG), Chikara, Ring of Honor (ROH), Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), and New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW).
During their time in AEW, The Bucks have been a two-time AEW World Tag Team Champions and two-time AEW World Trios Champions. They were the first World Trios Champions.
Career
All Elite Wrestling
On January 1, 2019 episode of their YouTube show Being the Elite, The Bucks announced the creation of the professional wrestling promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW).[1] The Bucks, along with Cody, announced that they had signed a five-year contract with the company on January 2, 2019.[2]
At Double or Nothing, the Bucks made their AEW in-ring debut. They defeated the Lucha Brothers (Pentagón Jr. and Fénix) to successfully defend their AAA World Tag Team Championships and get their first victory in AEW.[3] They would lose the titles to the Lucha Brothers in a rematch at All Out.[4]
At Full Gear on November 7, 2020, the Bucks defeated FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) to win the AEW Tag Team Championships. This was their first championships in AEW.[5]
On the April 7 episode of Dynamite, after months of being berated by Don Callis and questions about wether they would join Kenny Omega, the Bucks would eventually join Omega and turn heel.[6]
At All Out on September 5, 2021, the Bucks would lose the titles to the Lucha Brothers in a steel cage match.[7] Both Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez said that their match was the best cage match that they had ever seen, and that it was one of the best AEW matches in the companie's history. Meltzer would rate the match 5.75 stars.[8]
At Road Rager on June 15, 2022, the Bucks would win the AEW World Tag Team Championships again when they defeated Jurassic Express (Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus) in a ladder match.[9] On July 13, during Night 1 of Fyter Fest, the Bucks would lose the titles to Swerve in Our Glory (Swerve Strickland and Keith Lee) in a Triple or Nothing match that also featured Team Taz (Ricky Starks and Powerhouse Hobbs).[10]
On the August 17 episode of Dynamite, the Bucks revealed their mystery partner for the tournament to crown the first AEW World Trios Champions. Their partner was revealed to be Kenny Omega, who returned after a long time away while healing from injuries.[11] They would win the Championships against Adam Page and The Dark Order (Alex Reynolds, and John Silver) at All Out. However, they were later suspended and stripped of them because of a real-life backstage fight that took place between Omega, the Young Bucks, CM Punk, and Ace Steel.[12]
The Young Bucks and Omega would return from their suspension on November 19, 2022 and faced Death Triangle at Full Gear but lost.[13]
When they were feuding with the Blackpool Combat Club, the Bucks and Omega said that they would they would have a mystery partner join them for their fight at Blood & Guts. On the July 13 episode of Dynamite, the partner was revealed to be Kota Ibushi.[14] They would defeat the Blackpool Combat Club, Konosuke Takeshita, and Pac.[15]
Personal life
Both Matt and Nick are Christians.[16]
The Young Bucks Media
The Young Bucks posing before a Pro Wrestling Guerrilla match in 2009
The Young Bucks posing before their match at Showdown in the Sun
The Young Bucks with Kenny Omega as The Elite in February 2016
The Young Bucks performing the "Meltzer Driver", their tag team finishing move named after wrestling journalist and close friend Dave Meltzer
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References
- ↑ "All Elite Wrestling and Double or Nothing officially announced". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
- ↑ "Report: Cody And Young Bucks Have Five-Year Deals With AEW". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
- ↑ "AEW Double Or Nothing results: Powell's live review of Kenny Omega vs. Chris Jericho, The Young Bucks vs. Pentagon Jr. and Fenix for the AAA Tag Titles, Cody vs. Dustin Rhodes, Britt Baker vs. Nyla Rose vs. Kylie Rae". ProWrestling.net. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
- ↑ "AEW All Out results: Powell's live review of Chris Jericho vs. Hangman Page to become the first AEW Champion, Pentagon Jr. and Fenix vs. The Young Bucks in a ladder match for the AAA Tag Titles, Cody vs. Shawn Spears, Kenny Omega vs. Pac". ProWrestling.net. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
- ↑ "AEW Full Gear results: Powell's live review of Jon Moxley vs. Eddie Kingston in an I Quit match for the AEW Championship, FTR vs. The Young Bucks for the AEW Tag Titles, Cody vs. Darby Allin for the TNT Title, Hikaru Shida vs. Nyla Rose for the AEW Women's Title, Kenny Omega vs. Hangman Page in the eliminator tournament finals". ProWrestling.net. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
- ↑ "4/7 AEW Dynamite results: Barnett's live review of Mike Tyson returns, Jon Moxley and The Young Bucks vs. Kenny Omega, Doc Gallows, and Karl Anderson, Darby Allin vs. JD Drake for the TNT Championship, Hangman Page vs. Max Caster, The Bunny vs. Tay Conti". ProWrestling.net. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
- ↑ "AEW All Out results: Powell's live review of CM Punk vs. Darby Allin, The Young Bucks vs. The Lucha Bros in a cage match for the AEW Tag Titles, Kenny Omega vs. Christian Cage for the AEW Title, Britt Baker vs. Kris Statlander for the AEW Women's Title, Chris Jericho vs. MJF". ProWrestling.net. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
- ↑ "Bryan Danielson, Adam Cole, and more at AEW All Out". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
- ↑ "6/15 AEW Dynamite results: Powell's live review of Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus vs. The Young Bucks in a ladder match for the AEW Tag Titles, Chris Jericho vs. Ortiz in a hair vs. hair match, Toni Storm vs. Britt Baker, Will Ospreay vs. Dak Harwood, Ethan Page vs. Miro in an All Atlantic Title qualifying match". ProWrestling.net. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
- ↑ "New AEW Tag Team Champions Crowned On 7/13 Dynamite". ProWrestling.net. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
- ↑ "Kenny Omega Returns On 8/17 AEW Dynamite, Teams With The Young Bucks In AEW Trios Tournament Match". Fightful. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
- ↑ "Report: AEW Members receive suspensions after 'All Out' altercation". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
- ↑ "AEW Full Gear results: Powell's live review of Jon Moxley vs. MJF for the AEW World Championship, The Acclaimed vs. Swerve Strickland and Keith Lee for the AEW Tag Titles, Toni Storm vs. Jamie Hayter for the Interim AEW Women's Title, Death Triangle vs. The Elite for the AEW Trios Titles, Saraya vs. Britt Baker". ProWrestling.net. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
- ↑ "Kota Ibushi And PAC Revealed As Final Members Of Blood & Guts Match On 7/12 AEW Dynamite". Fightful. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
- ↑ "AEW Dynamite results (7/19): Powell's live review of Golden Elite vs. Blackpool Combat Club in a Blood & Guts match, MJF and Adam Cole vs. Daniel Garcia and Sammy Guevara in the Blind Eliminator tourney finals". ProWrestling.net. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
- ↑ "We're not just Christian. We're Christian AF. Now available @ prowrestlingtees.com/youngbucks". Twitter. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
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