The Acclaimed remain determined to regain the gold.
The Acclaimed (Anthony Bowens and Max Caster) challenged The Young Bucks (Matthew Jackson and Nicholas Jackson) for the AEW World Tag Team Championship on the August 14th episode of AEW Dynamite. The Young Bucks retained when FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) interfered. The Acclaimed will face FTR in a Number One Contender's Match on the August 17th episode of AEW Collision to determine the challengers for the titles at AEW All In.
In a digital exclusive, The Acclaimed shared their thoughts on the situation. Billy Gunn said that a fire had been lit under Bowens and Caster.
"So Elite, I don’t know how you did it. You see, you got me ejected because you thought that I was going to be the one that got you beat. But unfortunately, it’s not. I don’t know if you’ve been watching my boys for the last two weeks, but you lit a fire under their asses, and they’re not fun-loving scissor guys anymore. They’re straight-up ass-whipping boys," Gunn said.
Caster then said that the Young Bucks and FTR were seemingly trying to gate-keep the tag team division, but they were going to put it to a stop by beating FTR on AEW Collision. Like Gunn, he stated that FTR would not be facing the scissor guys.
"Young Bucks, you got a taste of what it was like today. You couldn’t beat us on your own. You needed your boys, FTR, the two teams at the top of the tag team division, trying to keep their two spots safe, sacred from guys like us. Hey, FTR, you might have accomplished a lot. Young Bucks, you might have started this company. All In was your creation. But because of your creation, because of everything you guys have done, you gave us a platform, and we’ve done things bigger than you guys could ever dream of. So understood, y’all are jealous. You want to keep us out. Gate-keeping, they call it. Gate-keeping the tag team division? No more. Saturday on Collision, FTR, you guys meet the people’s choice. You guys don’t meet the scissor guys. You guys meet The Acclaimed, Max and Anthony, and that’s a mic drop," Caster said.
Bowens commented by saying that they warned TR to stay out of their way, but they could not resist. He told Wheeler and Harwood that it was time to pay the price.
"We told you to stay out of our way. We told you to stay out of our way in our pursuit of getting back what we want most, those AEW Tag Team Titles. But you just couldn’t resist, could you, Dax? You couldn’t resist, could you, Cash? So now, you pay the price. You step in the ring with The Acclaimed, and we are gonna whip your ass for it. We’re gonna whip your ass so bad, and we’re gonna walk into All In, and we’re gonna take those AEW Tag Team Championships. You understand me? You better. Because you better nut up or shut up. We’ll see your bitch-asses on Collision," Bowens said.
The Acclaimed are ready to GATE CRASH the top of the #AEW tag team division!
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) August 15, 2024
Sights locked on #FTR THIS SATURDAY on #AEWCollision and @youngbucks at #AEWAllInLondon!#MicDrop!@PlatinumMax @Bowens_Official @RealBillyGunn pic.twitter.com/tuIt857gtS
Fightful will have coverage of AEW Collision as it airs on August 17th.
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