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VIDEO: Being the Elite – ‘All In Wembley’

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This week’s edition of Being the Elite featured behind-the-scenes footage from AEW All In. 

The show did not include any references to the reported physical altercation that took place backstage at the show but footage from London was shown. 

Matt & Nick Jackson spoke about finding out Bray Wyatt died last week and said they would be dedicating All In weekend to him and Terry Funk. 

Highlights of The Bucks traveling around London were shown as well. The brothers also showed off their gear for the show, which was inspired by Freddie Mercury. 

Colt Cabana debuted “The Cabana Cam” this week. Clips he filmed of Brandon Cutler’s match on ROH were shown. 

Clips of Ryan Nemeth’s recent ROH performance were also shown. Nemeth attended a Cleveland Guardians game on this week’s show as well and promoted his appearance at Starrcast. 

Will Washington was back this week. He continued to play the role of the guy who remembers what happened in previous episodes of BTE.

VIDEO: Being the Elite – ‘Matt’s Sowry’

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Matt Jackson apologized to The Elite for the poor financial decisions he has made of late. 

Jackson issued his apology to the group on this week’s edition of Being the Elite. He had previously promised Kenny Omega, Hangman Page, and his brother Nick that a huge sponsorship deal with Chili’s or Wendy’s was all but signed and that they should all spend as much money as they can. Now that they are all in debt, they have begun giving Matt the middle finger as often as they can. 

Ryan Nemeth was also featured on this week’s episode. Nemeth hasn’t wrestled since the Ring of Honor tapings from Universal Studios in May, although reports are he was booked for some recent tapings but didn’t end up performing on the shows. He explained what he has been doing with his “summer vacation” on this week’s BTE. Nemeth appeared later in the episode along with Johnny TV as well. 

Highlights from The Young Bucks vs. The Hardys from Dynamite last week also aired on the show. 

VIDEO: Being the Elite – ‘Renewal’

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This week’s edition of BTE revealed some surprising news regarding The Elite re-signing with AEW. 

In the opening moments of the show, the group is upset about their new contracts as they had wanted to retire from professional wrestling. However, they have all been dealing with financial difficulties of late and needed the money. The group all made extravagant purchases and investments recently after Matt Jackson assured them they’d soon receive a huge sponsorship contract that never materialized. 

The Elite spent several moments voicing their displeasure with Matt before cutting to a travel montage. 

Ryan Nemeth was featured again on this week’s episode as well. He was back at the SAG AFTRA strike. 

Later in the show, Matt was critical of Cutler for the job he did while they were away, saying the only demo they did well in was people aged 98+. Cutler then blamed Colt Cabana for the poor results. 

Also on BTE this week, The Iron Savages cut a promo, highlights from AEW Dynamite 200 last week were shown, and Cutler went to Gen Con to promote AEW’s new card game with Upper Deck. 

VIDEO: Being the Elite – ‘Colt Gets Tagged In’

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On this week’s edition of Being the Elite, Colt Cabana is in charge as The Young Bucks, Kenny Omega, Hangman Page, and Brandon Cutler all had the week off after Blood & Guts. 

Colt Cabana is in charge —

  • Cutler told Cabana that he’s in charge of shooting the episode this week. Cabana then spent some time psyching himself up in front of a mirror before starting. 
  • Several people backstage at AEW were upset that Cutler wasn’t there again this week. 
  • Cabana asked the camera crew for help but found their technical explanations too boring so he left. 
  • Nobody was too impressed with Colt’s filming but he didn’t have his thumb in front of the lens this week, at least. 
  • Cabana asked Christopher Daniels to do some of his old bits but he wasn’t interested. 
  • Nyla Rose, Anna Jay, Matt Hardy, and others also did not want to do a bit with Cabana. 
  • Rose turned him down more than once. 
  • Negative One slapped the camera out of his hands. 

Ryan Nemeth promoting Hunkamania —

  • Nemeth is gearing up for his comedy show with his brother in Detroit this week. He showed off some of the promotional material for the event and clips from previous shows.  

Colt Cabana and The Dark Order —

  • Cabana wandered into The Dark Order’s locker. They struggled to remember who he was. 
  • Once they found out Cabana was filming the show for The Young Bucks, Dark Order told Cabana to get out of their room. 

VIDEO: Being the Elite – ‘Blood & Guts’

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This week’s episode featured backstage footage of The Elite in Boston for Blood & Guts from TD Garden. 

Backstage at Blood & Guts —

  • Brandon Cutler spoke with the ring crew about the double cage for Blood & Guts. 
  • They revealed the cage weighs over 13,000 lbs and takes ten hours to set up. 

Ryan Nemeth is back at the SAG-AFTRA strike —

  • Nemeth spoke with many people striking in Hollywood. He spoke with a horror writer who said multiple people on strike have to work multiple jobs and they are just asking for a small percentage of profits.
  • Nemeth also encouraged many of the striking workers to name him as their favorite wrestler. He encouraged people to purchase his merchandise at ShopAEW.com to help at least one person impacted by the ongoing strike. 

Blood & Guts —

  • Brandon and Colt Cabana spoke with Charlie “the prop master” backstage about the bed of nails that would be used later that night in Blood & Guts. He wanted to show off that it was a real bed of nails. 
  • The bed of nails consisted of over 1000 nails and over 200 screws. It weighed over a 100 pounds. 
  • Footage of last week’s Blood & Guts match is shown. 
  • Backstage footage of The Elite picking thumbnails out of their skin was shown. 

VIDEO: Being the Elite – ‘Jingle’

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This week on BTE, The Young Bucks have travel problems in western Canada. Also, Matt Jackson came up with the perfect jingle for The Hung Bucks… sort of.  

Travel problems —

  • Christopher Daniels is shown in the back complaining that the airline lost his luggage. Matt Jackson then said he had a shirt CD could wear. Daniels was later shown wearing the Hung Bucks shirt that debuted in last week’s episode. 
  • Nick Jackson was stuck in Vancouver after one of his flights got canceled. 
  • Will Washington was backstage with them later and reminded Matt that he used to be a barista after Matt complained his Diet Coke didn’t have enough caffeine in it. 

Ryan Nemeth is at the Writer’s Guild Strike —

  • Nemeth was once again at the Writer’s strike this week. Most of the people he talked with indicated that he was their favorite wrestler. 

How come it took so long for The Elite to rescue Kenny Omega on Dynamite? —

  • Before he came out on Dyanmite last week, Omega told The Young Bucks not to rescue him until he introduces the video announcing Kota Ibushi as their teammate.
  • Footage of the closing segment from Dynamite was then shown. 
  • The Bucks and Page are then shown in the back as Omega is getting beaten up saying that they can’t rescue him just yet. 

Matt Jackson brainstorms jingles for The Hung Bucks —

  • Matt decided that they need a great jingle to market The Hung Bucks. Unfortunately, most of the jingles he came up with were similar to ones that already existed. Even the Chia Pet jingle got thrown in there at one point. 
  • Later, Matt tells Omega he has an idea on how to make The Hung Bucks successful and leaves the locker room. I guess we’ll have to wait until next week to find out what his great idea is. 

VIDEO: Being the Elite – ‘Hung Bucks’

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Opening —

  • The Young Bucks are shown relaxing in massage chairs at an airport while they talk about having to miss July 4 so they could travel to Dynamite. 
  • Then their flight got canceled so they ended up flying out the next day. Only three seats were available on the flight so Brandon Cutler didn’t make the trip this week. 
  • Brandon was later shown dabbing in front of a Fourth of July fireworks display. 

The Young Bucks arrive in Edmonton —

  • They arrived in Edmonton just hours before the show started. 
  • Nick Jackson was behind the camera in Edmonton since Brandon didn’t make the trip. 
  • Colt Cabana was shown backstage. He asked The Elite if they had seen The Dark Order. They told Cabana The Dark Order suck now. 
  • Cabana took over the directing role but seemed to have trouble not covering the lens with his hand. 

Peter Avalon on #MemoryMonday —

  • Avalon said he was celebrating the fourth anniversary of his first AEW match at Fight for the Fallen 2019. 
  • Avalon went around putting The Young Bucks children’s book in those little free libraries people put on their lawns. 
  • Somehow this led to Avalon poll dancing for a brief moment. He also showed off his library-themed socks. 

The Hung Bucks backstage —

  • The Bucks and Hangman Page were backstage, once again complaining about how Matt fumbled the sponsorship deal. 
  • Page said the IRS has been investigating him and he also complained about The Dark Order turning on him. 
  • Highlights of The Dark Order vs. The Young Bucks from Rampage was shown, including when Uno gave Page a low blow. 
  • Matt broke out new “Hung Bucks” shirts that he said would be the hottest thing since Bullet Club. The shirt featured genitals. The rest of The Elite was not impressed. 

VIDEO: Being the Elite – ‘Will never financially recover from this’

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Opening —

  • The Elite spoke about the money they spent while they thought Matt had a sponsorship deal locked down. Matt really let them down. Everyone gave him the middle finger. 
  • Christopher Daniels’ eye has healed. 
  • Matt didn’t go home between the Toronto and Hamilton shows and spoke about how he feels he lives in Canada now. 

Ryan Nemeth and Grimace shakes —

  • The guy who walks kind of funny was back again this week. 
  • He did what I believe was a parody of The Blair Witch Project but somehow related to the new McDonald’s berry-flavored milkshakes. 

Clips from AEW Dynamite —

  • Clips from AEW Dynamite are shown, specifically when The Dark Order answered their open challenge. 
  • The Dark Order was shown before their match saying they won’t be disrespected. 
  • Highlights from The Elite vs Dark Order from Dynamite were shown. 
  • Hangman Page was shown bloody and beaten up in the back after. 
  • Page and Nick Jackson then complained to Matt that they will never financially recover from his blunder with the sponsorship deal. 
  • Matt suggested that they use The Hung Bucks name again and give the middle finger to the network which won’t let them use it. Nick and Hangman were not on-board with this. They seem to have lost confidence in Matt’s decision making ability. 

VIDEO: Being the Elite – ‘Forbidden Door’

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Opening —

  • Matt Jackson is shown speaking to someone on the phone and telling them “The money isn’t coming.” It was likely a reference to the failed sponsorship deal he was brokering. Matt closed the segment by saying he’ll never financially recover from this. 

The Elite, Eddie Kingston, and Kazuchika Okada backstage —

  • Okada decided to dress up in The Young Bucks’ wrestling gear before his big match. 
  • The Elite were later shown complaining to Eddie Kingston about all the things he’s done to them in the past and now they have to be teammates. 
  • Matt wanted them to look like a team so he had Kingston shave lines in their eyebrows just like him. 
  • Later, The Elite were shown having some Diet Cokes and celebrating their win. Nick said he was going to purchase a home in Toronto. 
  • Matt then told Page and Nick that the sponsorship money isn’t coming in. He said that for them to recover from this, they’ll be wrestling for the rest of their lives. 

The Best Friends briefly turn heel –

  • Chuck Taylor and Trent Beretta were upset that they lost recently and decided they would turn heel. So Chuck put sunglasses on and they acted mean to Ryan Nemeth. 
  • They felt bad about this shortly after, however, so Chuck went to apologize, solidifying them as babyfaces once again. 

Highlights from Forbidden Door are shown

Kenny Omega backstage —

  • The video ended with Omega looking beat up backstage after his match with Will Ospreay. 

VIDEO: Being the Elite – ‘Anatomically Misleading Name’

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“Matt gets cowboy hats for the trios match. The Elite reveal they aren’t hung.”

Has Matt Jackson ruined a potential sponsorship deal? —

  • This week’s episode opened with Matt Jackson, who was once very confident he would land the Elite a lucrative sponsorship deal, very nervous that he has chased off both Wendy’s and Chili’s.
  • Last week, he was telling the whole group to spend as much money as they can because the sponsorship deal was in the bag. 
  • Matt was overheard telling Wendy’s he will take less money than what they originally offered. 

The rest of The Elite have already been spending their sponsorship money —

  • Nick Jackson, believing that he will be receiving a large amount of sponsorship money shortly, purchased a treadmill for his hotel room. 

Christopher Daniels and Kenny Omega have the same Spider-Man shirt —

  • No further description of this segment is required. 

Ryan Nemeth and Dutch talk about how Ryan walks —

  • Dutch and Nemeth sat down to reminisce about their FCW days. However, Dutch just wanted to talk about how weirdly Nemeth walks. 
  • Nemeth seemed upset with how the conversation went. 

An anatomically misleading name —

  • Hangman Page revealed that the network wouldn’t let them use the name “Hung Bucks.” 
  • He then mentioned that the name is also anatomically misleading. 

The Dark Order is still upset about Hangman Page —

  • Evil Uno, John Silver, and Alex Reynolds are shown watched highlights of Page and The Bucks from last week. 
  • Silver told Uno to bury his anger deep down and then take it out on an innocent stranger. 

VIDEO: Being the Elite – ‘Spend It Now, Make More Later’

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On this week’s episode, it’s possible that Matt Jackson and the rest of The Elite are a little overconfident with how much money they could receive in a sponsorship deal soon. 

Matt Jackson claimed he’s received big-money offers from Wendy’s and Chili’s on last week’s episode. On today’s episode, he encouraged his brother and Hangman Page to spend as much money as they can. Hopefully, there will be no negative repercussions to come out of this. 

Also from this week’s episode: 

Hollywood Hunk Secrets —

  • Ryan Nemeth was back with another segment this week where he unveiled numerous secrets about himself. 
  • He admitted that he was not really happy to be back in Cincinnati when he said he was at a comedy show recently. He also doesn’t like kids. 

Nick Jackson plays AEW: Fight Forever —

  • Another segment featured Nick playing the upcoming AEW: Fight Forever game. 

Maki Itoh is back with The Dark Order —

  • The Dark Order were involved in a segment this week. They were shown in the back feeling a little down considering both Hangman Page and Stu Grayson have left them recently.  
  • Silver then said he’s got something that is going to make them all feel better. Then Maki Itoh came into the scene and everyone celebrated. 
  • Then Itoh announced she was leaving and they were sad again. 
  • The camera panned out to reveal The Best Friends were watching this whole scene play out. 

The Elite are going to be rich —

  • On last week’s episode, Matt Jackson told the rest of The Elite that he is negotiating a sponsorship deal for them with Chili’s or Wendy’s. This week, Matt showed up in a fancy suit and appears very confident they are all going to be super rich soon. 
  • Nick Jackson then purchased an $11.5 million home on his phone. Hangman then revealed he also has plans to spend all the money they are set to receive. 
  • Matt told them all that he was on his way to finalize the deal and they should all spend as much money as they can. Hopefully, this all turns out well for them. 

VIDEO: Being the Elite – ‘Second Chance Contract’

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Opening —

  • The video kicks off this week with footage of Matt & Nick Jackson recording voiceovers for the upcoming Fight Forever video game. 
  • After the intro, the Young Bucks and their kids are in the ring ahead of last week’s Dynamite. 

Brandon Cutler and Ryan Nemeth do handstands —

  • For reasons that were never made clear, both Ryan Nemeth and Brandon Cutler demonstrated handstands.
  • Nemeth was particularly good at them but he still walks kind of weird. 

Clips from Dynamite —

  • Highlights of The Elite’s backstage segment with The Dark Order last week is shown. 
  • Later, Hangman Page asked -1 in the back where The Dark Order is. He told them they were in the bathroom but Hangman didn’t believe him. 
  • After Hangman left, Uno, Reynolds, and Silver then came out of the bathroom in a celebratory fashion (Silver was particularly pleased with how things went in there). They asked who -1 was talking to and he told them Adam Cole. 

Hollywood Hunk Secrets —

  • Nemeth revealed that he doesn’t live in Hollywood, he actually lives in Encino.
  • He also said that wrestling wasn’t his first dream. He really wanted to be a Shark Rodeo Champion but unfortunately, that is not something that exists. 
  • Nemeth revealed several other secrets about himself. 

Matt Jackson receives emails Chili’s and Wendy’s —

  • The Elite were sitting around in the back and Nick was wondering if Dave Meltzer had rated their last match yet (Meltzer gave the Anarchy in the Arena match five stars). 
  • Matt then revealed he got an email from Chili’s about giving them a second chance contract after Matt screwed up their original deal. 
  • Matt then got another email from Wendy’s. He said both deals were for life-changing money but they are exclusive so they have to pick one or the other. Hangman and Nick decide to trust Matt with the decision. 

VIDEO: Being the Elite – ‘Anarchy in the Arena’

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The Young Bucks spend a long time under the ring —

  • The video begins this week with Matt & Nick Jackson getting ready to hide under the ring for their interference during the ROH tag title match on Dynamite last week. 
  • They had thought The Lucha Bros vs. BCC match was on first but it was actually on last. They didn’t realize they would have to spend the entire show under the ring. They were not happy about this. 

Ryan Nemeth cashes in on walking weirdly —

  • Ryan Nemeth was shown wearing a t-shirt that points out he walks in a weird fashion. He then tried to cover it up and said he wore the shirt by accident. 
  • Nemeth would eventually admit that he’s trying to cash in and wants people to buy the shirt. 

The Young Buck stand-ins fill in for the Young Bucks —

  • The Young Buck stand-ins tried to replace the Young Bucks at a Q&A session in Las Vegas. Willie Mack was the only one in attendance and he was not impressed. 

The Dark Order failed to recruit The Best Friends —

  • Alex Reynolds told the rest of the Dark Order it’s time for them to move on from Hangman Page and just focus on the three of them. 
  • Evil Uno keeps calling someone who isn’t answering. 
  • The group decided they had to get back to recruiting. The camera panned out to reveal The Best Friends were in the room as well. The Dark Order tried to recruit them but they mentioned they are in a group with Orange Cassidy, Rocky Romero, Bandido, Kris Statlander, and NJPW’s entire CHAOS faction. 
  • John Silver said he wanted all of them to join and then tried to hug Chuck Taylor. 
  • The Best Friends did not agree to be part of The Dark Order. Taylor expressed this by kicking all three in the groin. 

Highlights from Anarchy in the Arena —

  • Highlights from the Anarchy in the Arena match at Double or Nothing are shown. 
  • Clips of The Elite looking dejected in the locker room aired after and closed this week’s episode. 

VIDEO: Being the Elite – ‘Heart, Soul, Spirit’

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On this week’s episode, we find out that Kenny Omega already knew about the little nod Matt Jackson gave to Hangman Page at Full Gear 2021. Omega wasn’t upset about it at all. Also, everyone sang the Chilli’s theme song. 

Opening —

  • Hangman Page was back with the Elite in their locker room. He asked what they do after shows these days and they said they go to Wendy’s. Page was upset by this and it led to them singing the Chilli’s theme song. 
  • Following this, a travel montage and clips from the Young Bucks at an autograph signing were shown. 

Iron Savages Workout Segment

  • A montage featuring the members of The Iron Savages working out was shown. 

Ryan Nemeth attends Writer’s Guild Strike

  • Ryan Nemeth attended the Writer’s Guild Strike again this week and asked striking writers who their favorite wrestlers are.
  • Almost all writers seemed to say that Nemeth is their favorite wrestler. 

Clips from Dynamite air

  • A montage of clips from last week’s AEW Dynamite is shown.
  • Some clips from after the show went off the air were shown as well. 

Kenny Omega knows about Full Gear 2021 —

  • The Dark Order decided they were going to tell Omega about what happened when he lost the title to Hangman but when they walked into The Elite locker room, everyone was singing the Chilli’s theme song. Sad music played and they left. 
  • In a post-credit scene, Omega wondered aloud if Page will ever be able to fully forgive him for the things he did while he was a bad guy. Page and Omega said that they are willing to work through it. 
  • The Dark Order then came in and revealed to Omega what happened at Full Gear 2021. 
  • Omega seemed angry at first but in the end, he admitted he already knew about it and wasn’t upset at the Bucks or Page. 

VIDEO: Being the Elite – ‘Betrayed’

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Opening —

  • After giving an autograph seeker their “house show signatures” at an airport, the Bucks went shopping to open up this week’s show. 

Ryan Nemeth attends Writer’s Guild strike —

  • The Hollywood Hunk spoke to several writers out on the picket line this week. He asked them why they are striking and also who their favorite pro-wrestler is. 
  • Most writers said they wanted “fair wages,” “protection from AI” and also that Nemeth is their favorite wrestler. 
  • Nemeth also asked several dogs at the protest who their favorite wrestler is. One dog answered MJF.

The Dark Order and Kenny Omega —

  • The Dark Order and Kenny Omega are shown watching videos in the back. Alex Reynolds attempted to show Omega what happened at Full Gear 2021. 
  • Matt Jackson ran in quickly, however, and destroyed the phone so Kenny wouldn’t see. Matt then showed Omega inappropriate pictures of his wife in order to further distract him. 

Highlights from Kenny Omega vs. Jon Moxley —

  • Clips from the main event of Dynamite last week were shown near the end of the episode. 
  • Omega was seen trying to eat cheesecake in the back despite his physical and emotional injuries. He ended up stabbing the cake with his fork out of frustration to end the show.