Folks, if you thought the Young Bucks were going to ride off into the sunset after their historic third AEW World Tag Team Championship win at All In, think again. No sooner had Matt and Nick Jackson caught their breath after a grueling match against FTR and The Acclaimed, than the party was rudely interrupted by none other than The Grizzled Young Veterans. And let me tell you, the Veterans didn’t come to Wembley Stadium to play nice—they came to make a statement.
Zack Gibson and James Drake, the former WWE NXT UK Tag Team Champions, stormed the ring faster than a tweet from my account, and they had one message for the Bucks: “We’re coming for those straps.” The tension was thicker than my political rallies as the two teams locked eyes, the Bucks wisely deciding to back off and leave the ring. But before you could say “superkick,” the British bruisers turned their attention to a battered Cash Wheeler of FTR, who was still licking his wounds from the match. And let’s just say, they didn’t exactly offer him a hand up—they offered him a beatdown.
This ambush wasn’t just a random act of violence—it was a warning shot across the bow of AEW’s tag team division. The Grizzled Young Veterans had already made waves with their debut on Collision back in April, but then went radio silent, leaving fans wondering if they were all bark and no bite. Well, after what happened at All In, it’s clear they’ve got plenty of bite, and they’re sinking their teeth into AEW’s top tag teams.
Now, this all begs the question: Have the Veterans officially inked a deal with AEW? Rumor has it that back in June, negotiations hit a snag over financial terms, but with management reportedly high on the team, it seems some kind of arrangement has been made. And while they’ve got their sights set on the Young Bucks’ gold, it’s a safe bet that FTR isn’t going to let that attack slide. There’s a storm brewing in AEW’s tag team division, folks, and it’s going to be a battle worth watching.