Matt Jackson Knows What The Young Bucks Wrestling Legacy Will Be
Matt Jackson of The Young Bucks has looked back on his career as AEW prepares for their biggest show of the year.
The third edition of AEW All In will take place on Saturday, July 12th, in Arlington, Texas, at Globe Life Field, home of the MLB’s Texas Rangers.
It will be AEW’s biggest show of the year with over 20,000 fans in attendance in what will be a record gate for any AEW show held in the United States.
One of the big matches at AEW All In Texas will see The Young Bucks duo of Matthew & Nicholas Jackson face Swerve Strickland and Will Ospreay in a high-stakes tag team match. If Ospreay and Strickland lose, they cannot challenge for the AEW World Championship for one year. If The Young Bucks lose, they will be stripped of their Executive Vice President titles.
While reflecting on their journey in pro wrestling, Matt Jackson of The Young Bucks talked to the Uncrowned about some All In history.
“From running that first event several years ago in Chicago, when getting 10,000 people into an arena sounded impossible, to seeing it grow into an annual stadium show, where this year we’ll have 20,000-plus fans in attendance, it really does blow my mind.”
Matt Jackson Of The Young Bucks Feels All In Will Be His Wrestling Legacy
As he continued, Matt Jackson spoke more about All In’s place in wrestling history and how he thinks that is what he’ll be remembered for.
“I’m humbled to have had the pleasure to take part in this movement from the very beginning. To be able to say not only was I there, but I helped it all happen, that’ll probably be my biggest wrestling legacy. I get to perform on the show I helped create, in the company I am a founding father of, a company that has succeeded so much more than even I could have ever imagined, company that forever will be called Elite, long after I’m gone.”
For most of their AEW run, the Young Bucks have been heels who do things to infuriate the fans. Matt talked about being heels in the company he helped create.
“It really has been incredibly fun leaning in on all the things people accuse us of being. I remember back in the beginning, arguing with someone that going public about having a major job title in the company is probably a bad idea if we want to be cheered ever again as wrestlers.
So using it in this way all these years later has definitely made the most sense. It’s for sure helped us garner more heat, and given us a new tool to work with the last couple of years on screen. I think there’s so much left to explore too, shall we have that opportunity to do so.”
AEW All In Texas is available on PPV, which you can watch in a number of different ways.