Concerns Rise That The Young Bucks’ Presence May Have Harmed AEW

The Young Bucks are the current AEW Tag Team Champions and remain as controversial as ever. In fact, some believe that their presence has hurt AEW and they were also criticised for being a drag on AEW’s ratings.

Recently it was reported that The Young Bucks rarely appear on television and haven’t defended their titles due to having limited dates. It was further added that they actually work under a part-time schedule in AEW.

While speaking on his YouTube channel, Jim Cornette addressed The Young Bucks having limited dates as part of their contracts. Jim Cornette criticized the Young Bucks, stating that their presence on the show has diminished in value and actually hurts the overall product. He believes the wrestling public isn’t accepting of them because their matches are repetitive, and their characters lack authenticity.

“The Young Bucks have never meant less. Their presence on the show is one of the things that hurts it. The wrestling public at large is not accepting of them because their matches are repetitive and their characters don’t feel genuine.”

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Cornete pointed out that the Young Bucks are making a significant amount of money while working limited dates, often doing backstage pre-tapes where they direct others. Cornette questioned whether these activities even count as workdays. He emphasized that despite being Executive Vice Presidents in All Elite Wrestling, they seem to be taking advantage of their position without fully committing to the responsibilities that come with it.

Cornette also mentioned that Tony Khan was afraid they might leave for WWE, but he thinks Khan should have let them go. According to him, their departure would have improved the show’s ratings by removing subpar segments. Cornette concluded by saying that while the Young Bucks are being paid millions, there’s little demand for them to work, and only the person paying them is truly aware of their impact.

”They’re not only making a lot of money and working a job where they often do pre-tapes in the back while wearing headsets and telling people what to do. I wonder if that counts as a workday and if they’re paid for it. They had to go there, so the point is, they got a screwy deal with all that money and limited dates. They started the whole thing, claiming they wanted to change the world as part of The Elite in All Elite Wrestling. They wanted to change the world and are Executive Vice Presidents.

Guess what? If you’re an Executive Vice President or any kind of wrestling booker or promoter in a real company, you don’t get days off. Forget that; when everybody else is off, you’re on. As Ole Anderson used to say, wrestlers show up and wrestle if booked, and if not, they’re off. I think some people might think differently, but with these two who have everything handed to them, Tony Khan was scared they’d go to WWE. He should have let them because it would have removed a drag on his ratings and all those crummy TV segments. They would have been exposed for what they are: a couple of cosplaying kids who didn’t realize how out of their depth they were until they got there. Now they’re getting paid and don’t have to work, but that just means that nobody is calling for them to work less. Only the guy paying them millions of dollars is aware of them.”

The Young Bucks retained their AEW World Tag Team Titles during this week’s episode of AEW Dynamite but will face the winner of FTR vs The Acclaimed match on AEW Collision this week, where the title match will take place at AEW All In at Wembley. Regardless, we’ll have to see if The Young Bucks will continue to make sporadic appearances after All In.

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