Matt Jackson Says The Young Bucks Will Only Get Their Flowers “At Our Graveside”

Matt Jackson is tired of the disrespect—and he’s not sugarcoating it.

During an emotionally charged interview on Close-Up with Renee Paquette, the AEW EVP didn’t hold back when addressing the lack of appreciation he and his brother Nick Jackson feel from fans and even some of their peers. The conversation took a sharp turn when Matt called out the perception that others are now the face of AEW, despite everything The Young Bucks have done to build the company from scratch.

“It’s called All Elite Wrestling. Okay, it’s not All Will Ospreay Wrestling or All Swerve Wrestling. So we don’t get the credit.”

Matt then delivered a gut-punch of a reality check about how he believes they’ll never get the recognition they deserve—at least not while they’re still here.

“And here’s the thing, Renee — we’ll probably never get our flowers. Actually, we will. We’ll eventually get our flowers. We’ll get our flowers when people bring them to our graveside when we’re passed, because that’s the only time people will go, ‘Those guys were great.’”

He painted a vivid picture of how people will only realize their value when it’s too late, accusing fans of praising AEW’s current stars without acknowledging who helped pave the way.

“And everybody on twitter.com — now known as X — will have their pictures of me and the Young Bucks. ‘They’re the greatest,’ right? Where were you this entire time we were around running professional wrestling? Where were you this entire time?”

Matt reminded viewers that he and Nick have been delivering at a high level for over two decades—and yet their contributions often go ignored in real time.

“For 21 years now, we’ve been freakin’ killing it, having the best matches on every show. You’re not gonna admit it until we’re long gone. And that’s okay. We’ve come to accept that we were given a certain role in this lifetime.”

That “role,” according to Jackson, is to be the guys everyone loves to hate—even if they’re the ones doing all the heavy lifting behind the curtain.

“And the role is for you to root against us and to not like us. We’ve accepted that role. Amen.”

This wasn’t just another EVP promo or character work. It was a moment of brutal honesty from one of AEW’s founders who feels erased from the narrative he helped write.

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