Further Update On The Young Bucks Asking Around About WWE Interest Once AEW Contracts Expire

We have a fresh update on the news of The Young Bucks thinking about joining AEW.

It was reported earlier this week that The Young Bucks had sent feelers out regarding a possible switch to WWE in the future when their contracts expire with AEW. This comes after the post AEW All Out Brawl that left The Bucks, as well as Kenny Omega, CM Punk and all those involved suspended.

Now, Fightful Select have provided a new update on the matter. According to their sources, the rumor has been head by those working with higher ups in the company as well as at a talent level. The report also states that The Young Bucks asked specifically for management according to one rumor.

This has been an ongoing rumor among sources Fightful has spoken to dating back to August. One source indicated that they’ve been sworn that the Bucks asked to speak to someone in management, which we’ve been unable to confirm, but the rumor has persisted within WWE for several weeks. Sources close to the Young Bucks say that they haven’t been given that indication whatsoever. That person would likely be in a good position to relay that information, but says they aren’t sure who the Young Bucks would even reach out to in that regard. It’s worth noting that we’d heard people who worked in talent relations had outright reached out to AEW talent last month. Another source that has long worked with higher ups confirmed they’d heard the rumor, but hadn’t asked people of influence within WWE, because they weren’t sure how that would be received. However, they were there in 2018, and were quick to remind us that the Young Bucks nearly signed with WWE then before helping start All Elite Wrestling. That person believes that they wouldn’t even need to gauge interest about coming into the company, and would likely be taking the temperature on other situations related to possible free agency. We were given no indication prior to AEW All Out that the Young Bucks wanted out of AEW. Since then, talk of that has remained quiet for obvious reasons regardless. We’ll be asking more about this among people backstage in the company today at Raw.

Fightful Select Report

Time will tell where The Young Bucks will end up but for now they remain contracted to AEW through the next few years. Do you expect to see The Young Bucks in WWE one day? Let us know in the comments and on our social media pages.

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