The Young Bucks believe that Jack Perry is ready to explode.
Jack Perry has been absent from AEW since All In 2023, as he was suspended after a backstage incident with CM Punk. Perry has repeatedly referenced Punk and All In during his run in NJPW. He was at the center of plenty of buzz when AEW aired the footage of the incident on the April 10 episode of AEW Dynamite.
Speaking with Justin Barrasso of Sports Illustrated, the Young Bucks discussed the decision to air the All In footage. Matthew noted that the two of them and Jack Perry were wronged the night of the incident, and he had not gotten over it.
“Since we are wrestling FTR at Dynasty, and with it being the first time doing that since All In London, so many feelings and thoughts came rushing back. Old wounds were reopened. We decided it was only fair to be transparent and honest with our fans. We needed to give them context about why we feel we came up short at All In London. Our bodies were there in the ring wrestling FTR at Wembley, but our minds were in the back with the scapegoat in the entire situation, Jack Perry. The three of us specifically were wronged that night, and I haven’t gotten over that," Matthew Jackson said.
Nicholas Jackson then highlighted the reaction that Jack Perry got at NJPW Windy City Riot in Chicago and noted that he just needed something controversial to happen to him to open people's eyes.
“He’s been the next breakout star for a while now and he just needed something controversial to happen to him to open people’s eyes. It happened with us early on in our careers, too," Nicholas Jackson said.
Matthew Jackson went on to recall bringing Jack Perry to AEW years ago. He stated that Perry has a lot of confidence, and Jack reminds him of himself and Nicholas. Matthew also predicted that Perry was ready to take the next step.
"Jack Perry was one of my original AEW hires. I saw a video clip of him on the indies, and then I went and watched everything I could find. Years prior, I’d heard stories about a nine-year-old boy being brought to wrestling training in Southern California by his celebrity dad Luke Perry. I wondered, whatever happened to that kid? Apparently, he’d been working hard and turning into a heck of a talent. I watched the videos and thought, ‘Whoa. Young, handsome SoCal kid with a great head of hair. Seems misunderstood. Has tons of confidence. He reminds me a lot of me and Nicholas at his age.’ Coming back from Japan, Jack Perry now has that edge and swagger. Coming off all of this BS he’s been dealing with, he has a chip on his shoulder. He’s a dangerous cat right now and is about to blow up," Matthew said.
As of this writing, there is no word on when Jack Perry will return to AEW.
Tony Khan recently said that it made sense to air the AEW All In footage. Check out his comments here.
Jack Perry had said that AEW is too afraid to have him. Click here to see what he had to say.
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