The Elite will remain All Elite.
Kenny Omega, Hangman Page and The Young Bucks have all re-signed with the promotion following interest from WWE to snatch them away from the company they helped build from the ground up.
Justin Barrasso of Sports Illustrated announced the news earlier today, also reporting that the Young Bucks and Kenny will remain EVPs of AEW.
“We’re literally the ‘E’ in AEW,” said Matt Jackson. “The Elite are the main characters of this company. No matter how different AEW is now from its original inception, we are the DNA. And if you lose the foundation of your home, it eventually collapses. It’d be a lie if I said that didn’t weigh on us, when making the decision.”
Nick Jackson commented, “If we’re going to be honest the schedule was a huge part of it. I have a wife and three young children and seeing them as much as possible was a big factor. I’m not going to lie, the money was a huge factor, too. At this point of my life and career, I just couldn’t see myself being on the road half of the year or even more than that. I have so much respect for the guys and girls that are able to do that year after year. We for sure could’ve made memories in WWE, but what’s more important to me is making memories with my family. With the position we’re in, I’ll be able to do that and still make memories in AEW.”
The Young Bucks
Omega and The Young Bucks are scheduled to take on Jay Lethal, Satnam Singh and Jeff Jarrett in trios action on tonight’s edition of AEW Dynamite which will serve as the 200th episode of the program.
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