In an interview with Sports Illustrated, The Young Bucks spoke about airing footage from All In last week on Dynamite and why they don’t regret their part in it. The team tied the footage into their match with FTR at AEW Dynasty, claiming the team would not have beat them if they weren’t distracted by what happened with Perry. Here are highlights:
Nick Jackson on if they regret their part in the angle: “As EVPs, we were given a task for that week by the boss and we did it to the best of our abilities. Zero regret.”
Nick on how the controversy might help Jack Perry: “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.”
Matt on how Jack Perry has evolved: “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. And 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.”
Matt on their similarities and differences with FTR: “When we watched them, we noticed that they were the polar opposite of us. Their presentation was different. Their style was different. I knew one day it would make for a compelling match. As different as we are, we all have the same mindset. Let’s make the crowd the loudest, for the longest period of time. We just accomplish that task in different ways. Them gaining momentum and buzz all those years ago only made us hungrier, because now there was a new team vying to replace us. Competition breeds excellence.”
