Fans think Cody Rhodes‘ recent AEW statement received an indirect reply from The Young Bucks.
Since Matt and Nick Jackson of The Young Bucks “lost” their Executive Vice President title at AEW All In: Texas after they were defeated by Will Ospreay and Swerve Strickland, the duo has been disrespected on television.
On Dynamite a couple of weeks ago, they had a cheapened version of their entrance. Their flashy graphics were replaced with a simple “MatT and NiCK” with the crossed-out EVP; their loss at Texas was also replayed. Not only that, but ring announcer Justin Roberts also introduced them as “used to be AEW EVPS.”
They received the same treatment on this week’s Dynamite against The Outrunners in an AEW Tag Team Championship tournament, wherein Matt and Nick’s nameplate graphics simply wrote “Talent Name” and instead of their actual social media accounts, they only had “social media” written below.
Following this week’s episode, The Young Bucks took to social media and shared that the lack of respect hurts the most. However, some fans have viewed this as somewhat of a response to Cody Rhodes’ recent comments regarding the reason for his AEW exit.
You know what hurts the most is the… the lack of respect. You know? That's what hurts the most.
— Matthew & Nicholas Jackson (@youngbucks) July 31, 2025
Fans Think The Young Bucks Responded To Cody Rhodes Saying He Was Disrespected In AEW
After Cody Rhodes’ WWE departure in 2016, he gained newfound success by wrestling in various independent promotions and later became instrumental in forming All Elite Wrestling along with Matt and Nick Jackson of The Young Bucks. The American Nightmare then left in 2022 and has since returned to the Stamford-based promotion.
Recently, Cody Rhodes shared that the reason he left the Jacksonville-based promotion was because he felt disrespected, also noting that there was bad blood, but also love and respect for those within the company. Due to the timing of his comments, many think Matt and Nick’s tweet was directed to him:
I think this was a shot at Cody for feeling disrespected
More like Cody should have been treated with respect after he built that company that you are currently working at! So show him some respect!! Ya wonder why he came back to the big leagues! He deserved more and that’s what he’s getting!
Mock all you want, Cody was still correct lol.
Is that a dig at Cody?”
In other news: The Young Bucks were tipped to join WWE for a WrestleMania moment like Cody Rhodes.