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Young Bucks, FTR Lose to Bullet Club Gold at AEW All Out 2023

Sep 4, 2023
SAPPORO, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 04: Jay White enters the ring during the New Japan Pro-Wrestling at Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center on February 04, 2023 in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. (Photo by Etsuo Hara/Getty Images)
SAPPORO, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 04: Jay White enters the ring during the New Japan Pro-Wrestling at Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center on February 04, 2023 in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. (Photo by Etsuo Hara/Getty Images)

Bullet Club Gold beat AEW world tag team champions FTR and The Young Bucks in an eight-man tag team match at All Out on Sunday.

The match ended after Jay White hit Cash Wheeler with the Blade Runner. Colten Gunn then pinned Wheeler for the win.

This match featured some tremendous coordination to start, and that teamwork continued later on.

Ultimately, Bullet Club Gold earned the huge victory.

Just one week ago at the All In pay-per-view in London, FTR and The Young Bucks faced off for the third time in AEW, and FTR rose to the occasion by scoring the victory to retain the AEW tag titles.

Following the hard-fought bout, Dax Harwood and Wheeler offered handshakes to The Bucks, but Nick and Matt Jackson refused and left the ring instead.

On Wednesday's episode of Dynamite, a backstage segment from All In involving FTR and The Young Bucks was shown. While they were having a discussion over what transpired after the match, Bullet Club Gold interrupted.

Jay White, Juice Robinson and Austin and Colten Gunn were celebrating after White, Robinson and Konosuke Takeshita beat Kenny Omega, "Hangman" Adam Page and Kota Ibushi in a six-man tag.

Sensing an opportunity, Bullet Club Gold challenged FTR and The Young Bucks to an eight-man tag team match at All Out, and despite being at odds, they agreed.

In the weeks leading up to All In, White and Robinson pushed FTR to the limit in a classic tag team title match, and All Out represented another opportunity for them to get their hands on Harwood and Wheeler.

Additionally, it gave Bullet Club Gold a chance to take out one of the other top teams in the AEW tag division in The Young Bucks, and a potential opportunity to earn another championship match.

FTR and The Young Bucks are considered by many to be the top two tag teams in the world, but given that they are rivals while Bullet Club Gold is a cohesive unit, the heels had a distinct advantage.

With FTR and The Young Bucks in conflict, Bullet Club Gold prevailed, meaning the teams of White and Robinson, and The Gunns could potentially be in line for championship opportunities.


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FTR Beat Young Bucks, Retain AEW Tag Team Titles at All In 2023 at Wembley

Aug 27, 2023
CHICAGO, IL - FEBRUARY 28:  Nick Jackson and Matt Jackson of The Young Bucks with the AEW Wrestling during C2E2 at McCormick Place on February 28, 2020 in Chicago, Illinois.  (Photo by Barry Brecheisen/WireImage)
CHICAGO, IL - FEBRUARY 28: Nick Jackson and Matt Jackson of The Young Bucks with the AEW Wrestling during C2E2 at McCormick Place on February 28, 2020 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Barry Brecheisen/WireImage)

FTR defeated The Young Bucks on Sunday at All In at Wembley Stadium in London to retain the AEW World Tag Team Championships.

In a wild back-and-forth battle between the top two teams in AEW, FTR got the win after escaping the Young Bucks' attempt for the Meltzer Driver and catching Nick Jackson in the Shatter Machine for the pin.

After the match, FTR tried to get a handshake from the Bucks as a sign of respect between the two teams. The Bucks, instead, refused and walked out of the ring to potentially indicate the feud will continue.

Coming off The Elite's feud with the Blackpool Combat Club, Matt and Nick Jackson wanted to re-enter the tag team ranks, and it wasn't long before old rivals stepped up and challenged The Bucks.

On a recent episode of Collision, FTR called out The Young Bucks and offered to put their titles on the line at All In, and The Bucks proceeded to accept the challenge following their victory over The Hardys on the Aug. 9 edition of Dynamite.

Along with fellow Elite members Kenny Omega and "Hangman" Adam Page, The Young Bucks recently announced that they signed new, multiyear contracts with AEW, so it made perfect sense for them to vie for a spot atop the tag team division once again.

It can be argued that FTR have been The Young Bucks' greatest rivals in AEW, so it was fitting that they went to battle against each other at the most highly attended event in AEW history.

Sunday was a rubber match of sorts for The Young Bucks and FTR, as they faced each other twice previously in tag team matches.

Their first meeting was at Full Gear 2020, and it saw The Bucks beat Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler to win their first AEW World Tag Team Championship.

The rematch occurred about a year and a half later when FTR put the ROH and AAA World Tag Team Championships on the line against The Young Bucks on the April 6, 2022, episode of Dynamite.

FTR got their revenge by winning and retaining the titles after dropping the AEW tag team straps to The Young Bucks previously.

At All In, FTR made it two wins in a row over The Young Bucks and maintained their position as the standard bearers of AEW's tag team division.


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