The Young Bucks have confirmed that they were in serious negotiations to join WWE prior to the launch of All Elite Wrestling. Speaking with Adam’s Apple ahead of AEW Full Gear, Matt and Nick Jackson were asked just how close they actually came to putting pen to paper with the rival promotion.

Nick Jackson responded simply: “Pretty close.” Matt Jackson elaborated on the timeline, noting that while paper contracts were never physically presented, the discussions were legitimate. He pinpointed 2019—the year AEW was founded—as the moment they were nearest to making the jump to Stamford.

Matt said: “There was never an actual physical contract, but we were negotiating… 2019 was probably the closest… We had a groundswell at the time with the stuff we were doing in Japan and on the indies. I thi

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