The Young Bucks reflect on leaving TNA 15 years ago: ‘Call it blind confidence’
Former AEW EVPs The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson) opened up and reflected on parting ways with TNA Wrestling over a decade ago.
After signing with TNA in 2009, The Young Bucks were renamed Generation Me. Following a brief stint at the promotion, Matt & Nick Jackson parted ways with it in 2011 over creative and financial differences. After their match against Eric Young and Shark Boy at TNA Destination X on July 10, 2011, the duo requested their release from the promotion.
“Call it blind confidence, or young arrogance, we just saw something in ourselves that they did not, and we had the courage to make a change,” Matt Jackson told Justin Barrasso of Undisputed while reflecting on their departure from the promotion 15 years ago.
However, it did not mark the end of their relationship with the company. The Young Bucks returned to TNA in 2013 at One Night Only, where they faced off against Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian. They again made an appearance at TNA Against All Odds 2021 during the AEW-TNA partnership years.
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