Matthew Jackson and Nicholas Jackson talk about how plans changed during their most recent AEW World Tag Team Championship run.
The Young Bucks defeated FTR (Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) in a Ladder Match at AEW Dynasty to capture the AEW World Tag Team Championship for a third time. They would go on to hold the championship for 192 days before losing it to Private Party (Quen & Zay) at AEW Fright Night Dynamite. The Jacksons have now revealed that the plan was not for them to hold the titles for so long.
During a recent interview on the Tunnel Talk podcast, they revealed that plans changed multiple times and the team they were going to lose the title belts to changed numerous times as well. Nick Jackson solidified that what led to Private Party ultimately getting the opportunity to have a run with the titles was the Tag Team Championship match they all had at AEW WrestleDream 2024.
"For instance, this last run we just had, we were supposed to drop those titles months and months before we actually dropped them," said Nick. "Creative changed, I would say, four to five different times in the last, like six months. At one point we were going to lose the belts to a certain team, and then a month later, it changed to another team. I remember Private Party came up to us, actually, and they were, they mentioned about wanting to do a long-term program with us, and we're like, 'Well, sorry, man, Tony just gave us the layout of what we're doing, and that's not in the cards.' Something changed. We ended up wrestling them in a match in Seattle. We tore the house down, and as soon as we got backstage, we knew, alright, it's in Tony's eyes. He was like 'I think we have something,' and Matt and I thought the same exact thing, and we're like, we gotta pivot, we gotta change our plans again. That was the fourth time changing plans for those titles to be dropped, and we were happy, though, because we wanted to put those guys over, they deserved the spotlight, and it's been five years now, so they were ready for a big bush. I'm just glad Matt and I got to give them that last shove before we left."
Matt Jackson would add that he was happy that the decision was made because the reaction that Zay and Quen received after winning the AEW Tag Team Championships was so strong.
"I feel like the reaction that they got was so strong. Everyone was saying, 'God, that felt like an old-school AEW pop,' like when the Lucha Brothers beat us in the cage. There's something about when we're the bad guys, we're fighting a team, and they come from underneath, and we're the champs, and then they beat us for the belts. We know how to get the people on the babyfaces' side. I think that's one thing I'll pat ourselves on the shoulder about. We're probably one of the best at that."
Fightful Select recently reported some follow-up information about plans changing for Matthew and Nicholas Jackson, including talks of a potential AEW tag Team Championship run for the Outrunners (Turbo Floyd and Truth Magnum). Be sure to subscribe today for early access to breaking news, interviews, and more.
Matthew and Nicholas Jackson will be in action at NJPW x AEW Wrestle Dynasty as they challenge for the IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championship. Check out the full card here.
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