Young Bucks talk Stadium Stampede production process

The seven-on-seven Stadium Stampede match was one of the highlights of AEW’s Double or Nothing. The day after, two of its featured wrestlers have explained how it all came together.

Although the match started in the ring, the action quickly spilled all over the building. War was waged in backstage hallways, at the merch booth, up an escalator, in catering, on a practice tennis court, and in the parking lot. Finally everyone returned to the ring, where Jericho pinned Bishop Kaun for the win. 

Given the scattered locations and the history of prior Stadium Stampedes, one might assume that the backstage segments had been filmed earlier in the day, allowing for the outside-the-ring segments to be edited together and inserted into the live action. But that apparently is not the case. 

Matt and Nick Jackson, the Young Bucks, were part of the winning team in Stadium Stampede. And they insist that nothing in the match was pre-recorded.

“Everything besides the entrances last night was shot live in real time,” they posted on social media. “Kudos to the crew. We did it. Nothing but love.”

The Bucks went on to share numerous posts from fans who had personally shot some of the goings-on. 

In one such post, one fan captured a shot of the ring, then spun to capture Mark Davis patrolling the parking lot, only for Jack Perry to try to run him over with a bus. 

The Bucks, Jericho, and Perry teamed with Shelton Benjamin & Bobby Lashley & Kenny Omega to defeat Andrade el Idolo & Toa Liona & Ricochet & Clark Connors & David Finlay, along with Kaun in the match.