AEW will never be the same following The Young Bucks’ tragic fate.
Tonight’s All In 2025 PPV in Arlington, Texas, witnessed a major management change take place in All Elite Wrestling. Midway through the PPV, The Young Bucks faced off against the recently formed team of Swerve Strickland and Will Ospreay.
Arguably, one of the best matches of the night, fans saw several close calls in the match, including multiple extremely close pinfalls. After multiple superkicks, EVP Triggers, finishing moves, and close pin breaks, Ospreay and Strickland were finally able to keep The Young Bucks down and pin them for the three count.
The match came attached with the stipulation of, ‘had Ospreay and Strickland had lost, they would not have been able to challenge for the World Championship for one year, while if Matt and Nick Jackson had lost, they would lose their EVP status.’
Ospreay and Strickland performed multiple new moves, including the Styles Clashes in stereo, and a Swerve Stomp x Tombstone Piledriver combination. However, in the end, Ospreay and Swerve hit a House Call x Hidden Blade combo on Matt Jackson to finish the bout.
Fortunately for the fans, the heel Nick and Matt Jackson lost the tag-team match as well as their status as the promotion’s EVPs.
The Young Bucks Had Once Revealed Why NJPW Was Easier Than AEW
Earlier this year, while speaking to Ryan Droste of Sports Illustrated, The Young Bucks opened up on the major differences between All Elite Wrestling and NJPW.
“Nick Jackson: I’d say the biggest difference for us wrestling for NJPW instead of AEW has to be less obligations. So when we wrestle for them, we only have to focus on being wrestlers. So it’s a lot easier for preparation.
Matt Jackson: NJPW has always been most known for its strong style, hard hitting wrestling matches. If you’re a talent and you’re backstage, expect to wrestle that night. AEW could be different. You might be needed for a week, only to do a quick pre-taped promo to progress a story or show a character beat. And in AEW, it’s an all you can eat buffet of different styles, and it’s all condensed into a quick two hour television show with multiple commercial breaks. I guess it’s non-TV vs. TV, which in turn makes the two products feel completely different.”
In other news: Dustin Rhodes receives a standing ovation at All In.