Matt Jackson Recalls The Young Bucks’ WWE Tryout Match With The Usos

Matt Jackson reflects on The Young Bucks facing The Usos in a WWE tryout match in 2011.

The Young Bucks and The Usos have long been considered two of the greatest tag teams, not just of the modern era but of all time. Fans have at times clamoured for a dream match between the two teams and, while the divide between All Elite Wrestling and WWE currently stands in the way, they did share the ring all the way back in 2011.

During the latest episode of Being The Elite, Matt Jackson opened up about The Young Bucks’ WWE tryout match against The Usos in 2011, praising the level of the pairing.

“Years and years ago, this is probably 2011 I believe, we got to go backstage at… I think it was SmackDown when we actually did this. It was prior to the show, so all the boys were out there watching. We got to do sort of Ike a tryout match in front of the boys, and we got to wrestle The Usos. Even way back then, those guys were awesome. They’re really good. Next level. They were calling great stuff on the fly. I remember afterward thinking like, ‘Whoa, those guys are good. I would really like to have a proper match with them one day.’ Now fast forward all these years later, it’s probably not possible, but I recognize that they’ve done some great stuff.”

-Matt Jackson

Jimmy Uso and Jey Uso are nine time Tag Team Champions in WWE as a duo and currently hold the record for the longest reigning Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship reign, lasting 622 days.

The Usos are the current World Tag Team Championship holders on Monday Night RAW and currently find themselves at odds with CM Punk amid the World Heavyweight Championship holder’s ongoing feud with Roman Reigns.

The Young Bucks are three time AEW World Tag Team Championship holders and have additionally captured tag team gold across New Japan Pro-Wrestling, TNA Wrestling, AAA, Ring of Honor, and Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, among various other promotions.

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As always, we’ll aim to provide any further updates on future plans for The Usos and The Young Bucks as soon as we hear more.

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