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VIDEO: Being the Elite – ‘A Dark Order Musical’

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Opening —

  • The Young Bucks and Brandon Cutler are shown in an airport lounge on their way to Dynamite last week. Hangman Page is sitting across the room but they decide not to invite him over. 

The Young Bucks —

  • The Young Bucks are shown talking to Adam Cole backstage at Dynamite before their segment. 
  • Cole apologized for not being in contact recently but told the Bucks they would talk “out there.” 
  • Highlights of Cole and reDRagon turning on the Bucks from Dynamite are then shown. 

Matt Hardy and Private Party —

  • Private Party confronted Matt Hardy in the back and poked fun at him for losing to Christian Cage on Dynamite. 
  • Hardy continued to say that he is being forced to pay his penance for having been a “piece of s**t.”
  • Private Party said that Hardy was still their childhood hero and they respect him for trying to make amends. 
  • Hardy told them to stay away from him because he is “broken” and “toxic.” Private Party still seemed like they wanted to be aligned with him, however. 

Peter Avlon and Leva Bates on their honeymoon —

  • The couple was on their honeymoon in Grand Rapids, Michigan since their Disney vacation didn’t work out last week. 
  • Everything at their hotel seemed to be out of service, however. 
  • Things are not starting out well early in this happy couple’s marriage.

Ryan Nemeth attends the New York City premiere of They/Them —

  • Nemeth and his partner, Anna Lore, attended the premiere of her film They/Them. Lore plays the role of Kim in the film.
  • Nemeth went around asking people questions about wrestling. He asked a Peacock Communications manager if he felt that Bray Wyatt was going to join the Dark Order. 

The Dark Order Musical —

  • The Dark Order noted that they hadn’t seen anything that happened on Dynamite because they were watching Pauly Shore’s Biodome film instead.  
  • Alex Reynolds needed clarification on how he, Uno, Ten, and Silver can win the Trios titles when there are four of them. 
  • Hangman explained that the titles are for groups and the four of them could field a team. 
  • This then led to the Dark Order breaking into a song and dance routine about how a team of four makes the perfect trio. 
  • As the song finishes up, Hangman wonders aloud if he’ll form a trio with the Young Bucks or be in the Dark Order’s corner at ringside. 
  • Hangman is then shown knocking on the Bucks’ locker room in a post-credit scene. 

VIDEO: Being the Elite – ‘Trios’

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Opening —

  • Adam Cole is shown watching the Young Bucks interact with Hangman Page backstage at Dynamite last week. He doesn’t say anything but doesn’t seem pleased. 

Brandon Cutler and the Young Bucks in Boston —

  • The Young Bucks, Christopher Daniels, and Brandon Cutler were shown in the locker room. They all sounded down due to their recent losses. 

“Pretty” Peter Avalon music video —

  • A music video featuring Peter Avalon is shown. 
  • Ryan Nemeth and Cezar Bononi were also featured in the video. 

Matt Hardy tries to make amends again —

  • Matt Hardy is shown looking for the Young Bucks when Jose the Assistant appeared. 
  • Hardy gave him $20 as penance for treating him wrong in the past. 
  • Hardy was confused, however, because he never took Jose’s money and never physically hurt him. 
  • The two shook hands, but then Hardy kicked him in the groin and said Jose has to pay his penance too because he’s “not a good guy.”

Ryan Nemeth highlights —

  • Highlights of Ryan Nemeth from AEW Dark were shown. 
  • Nemeth was later shown at the premiere for They/Them. The slasher film debuts on August 5 on Peacock. 

Hangman Page and the Dark Order —

  • Page and the Dark Order are shown celebrating with a few drinks for Page’s birthday. 
  • Wheeler Yuta then came in and choked out Evil Uno and everyone seemed to enjoy this. 
  • As The Dark Order kept drinking, Page seemed distracted and not really into the celebration. 
  • Talk then led to the “threesome” titles. Page tried to hype up John Silver, Alex Reynolds, Ten, and Evil Uno to go after the new belts. The Dark Order members decided they will form a foursome and attempt to win the AEW Trios Championships but what will Hangman Page do? 

VIDEO: Being the Elite – ‘316’

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Video —

Opening —

  • It’s a special edition of Being the Elite this week. The 316th edition of the show opened with several members of the AEW roster saying “What?” into the camera. 

Matt Hardy approaches Private Party —

  • Hardy once again attempted to make amends with Private Party on this week’s show. They don’t seem to be taking to his apologies, however, and instead locked him in a room with The Butcher and the Blade. When they opened the door to the room again, Hardy was battered and bleeding. 

Leva Bates and Peter Avalon go on a Disney honeymoon —

  • Bates and Avalon attempted to go on their honeymoon at Disney but a miscommunication prevented them from meeting up with each other. Avalon was late and the two played phone tag for a while. They eventually figured out that one of them was at Disneyland and the other was at Disney World. 

Highlights from AEW Dynamite —

  • Some of Brandon Cutler’s footage from last week’s Dynamite was shown. 

Ryan Nemeth talks to animals about wrestling —

  • Nemeth continued to ask wrestling-related questions to animals on this week’s show. He didn’t get much of a response from them. 

The Dark Order —

  • The Dark Order was shown sitting around. It was revealed that Anna Jay has not been returning their calls. They then had a birthday celebration for Evil Uno and Anna even though she wasn’t there. Silver was upset because Anna had lowered a shark cage and evidently “not lowering shark cages” is the first rule of being in the Dark Order. 

VIDEO: Being the Elite – ‘We’ve Got Nothing Left’

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Opening —

  • The video opens with the Young Bucks welcoming Brandon Cutler back to work. Cutler brought them new ring gear as well. 

Young Bucks travel montage —

  • A travel montage was shown featuring clips of the Bucks making their way to Savannah, Georgia for last week’s Dynamite. 

The Best Friends —

  • Chuck Taylor and Trent Beretta were shown searching for weapons to use against Wardlow on Dynamite. 
  • Taylor became very excited when he found a chainsaw to use. 

Matt Hardy apologizes to Private Party —

  • Private Party were shown in the back reacting to their loss on Rampage. Matt Hardy wandered in and apologized to both of them for how he treated them.
  • He gave them each a cheque for the money he took from them while he was their manager. 
  • Hardy just wants to atone for all the bad things he did in the past. 
  • He then asked them to hurt him. Private Party obliged and beat him up for a little bit and then dumped a couch on top of him. 

Ryan Nemeth talks to animals about wrestling —

  • Ryan Nemeth was shown talking to some deer and asking them questions about wrestling. The deer had little to add to the conversation. 

#1 contenders match for the BTE Championship: Evil Uno vs. Hangman Page —

  • Page and Uno faced off in a game of old school Pac-Man to determine who will face Silver next for the BTE Championship. 
  • Evil Uno picked up the victory and will now move on to challenge for the title next week. 

AEW Dynamite highlights —

  • Highlights of the Young Bucks from the main event of Dynamite this week were shown. 
  • Somber music then played over top of clips of the brothers looking dejected after having lost the tag titles. 

VIDEO: Being The Elite – ‘You Gotta Keep Going’

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BTE Championship —

  • John Silver opened things up this week from Rochester. He announced he’ll be defending his BTE Championship against Chuck Taylor in a paper plate throwing game. 
  • The objective of the game was to throw a plate like a frisbee and land it on a table. 
  • Silver won 5-2 and declared that everyone can now call him “Plate Boy.” 

Young Bucks travel montage —

  • Video of the Young Bucks traveling, working out at a gym, and Nick Jackson comparing his shoe size with Satnam Singh’s was shown. 
  • Nick Jackson cut a promo about fans not appreciating what they go through on travel days.

Ryan Nemeth–

  • Ryan Nemeth is shown with his dog, or at least, a dog. 
  • He tried to speak to the dog about AEW’s acquisition of Ring of Honor and various other wrestling topics but the dog seemed very uninterested. 

The Young Bucks buy their driver a pair of shoes —

  • The Young Bucks went shopping for shoes again this week. This time they decided to surprise their driver with a pair of new shoes. They also got some for themselves, of course. 

Leva Bates & JD Drake —

  • Drake said he told Peter Avalon he would apologize to Leva Bates. Bates recently got married to Avalon while they were in Vegas. When Drake went to apologize, however, he couldn’t do it and said she was still a “carny b**ch.”

Matt Hardy & Matt Jackson —

  • Matt Hardy tried to make amends with Matt Jackson in the back. He said it was time to pay his pennace. Hardy listed off various things he had done over the last few months that were wrong. 
  • At one point, his “Broken” accent started to comeback. 
  • Matt Jackson isn’t sure if he can trust Hardy, however. 

The Dark Order —

  • Evil Uno addressed Alan Angels and Stu Grayson leaving. He said he’s not sure where Colt Cabana is. 
  • Uno said those that left are still “Dark Order forever.”
  • They reminisced about some of the good times the had together but John Silver seemed to confuse their history with the events from a Harry Potter movie. He revealed this was because he fell asleep watching Harry Potter the night before. 
  • Anna misses Stu because now she doesn’t have anyone to beat up. 
  • Hangman Page then walked into the shot. 
  • Hangman told them that they shouldn’t feel bad because those guys are still their friends and will always have their back. Hangman also said he’ll always have their back too. 
  • He told them to “keep going” because that’s what they would want. 
  • Hangman said it’s never too late to fix friendships and some somber and reflective music began to play, perhaps to signify that Hangman is thinking about some of his old friendships…
  • Hangman then left and The Dark Order decided it was a new era for them. 

VIDEO: Being the Elite – ‘Just Hit Send’

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This week’s episode features the Young Bucks as they travel around Chicago and Detroit. With so many of their friends injured at the moment, Matt Jackson considers sending a text to Hangman Page at the end of the episode. In the end, he never does send the message, however. 

The Young Bucks in Chicago —

  • The episode begins with clips of the Young Bucks traveling around Chicago and later Detroit.  

Ryan Nemeth —

  • Ryan Nemeth is shown working out in a gym. He said he is the king of AEW Dark and Dynamite “can’t afford” him.  

The Young Bucks travel montage —

  • More clips of the Bucks and their families traveling around Chicago are shown. 
  • They spoke about having a “hell of a run” as of late. They said they got robbed of having a five-star match recently. The Bucks also mentioned how Sting said it was “an honor” to wrestle them. 
  • A montage of them doing a photo shoot was then shown. 

Mustard toss to determine the #1 contender to the BTE Championship —

  • John Silver, Evil Uno, and Trent Beretta were shown. Silver announced that they were going to play a variation of a game of mustard toss. 
  • Beretta and Uno then played a game with the winner being declared the #1 contender to Silver’s BTE Championship. 
  • There was some confusion over how the scoring works. Things got a little tense. Beretta eventually won. 

The Young Bucks are out of friends, except for…. —

  • A lonely Matt Jackson is seen sitting in a chair. He pulls out his phone and begins to text someone. 
  • The shot switches to Matt’s perspective as he’s looking at his phone. We see that he is texting “Hangman.” 
  • Matt writes, “Hey man, I think it’s time we talk. Can we just forget about the last couple of years? You’re one of our best friends and I feel like we just need to have one conversation. It can fix all of this. I love you dude.”
  • Matt deletes the whole text and doesn’t send it, however. 

Video: Being the Elite – ‘Welcome Home Young Bucks’

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Video —

Opening —

  • The show opened up with footage of the Young Bucks making their entrance from Rampage this week. 
  • After the intro, highlights of their 10-man tag team match from Dynamite was also shown. 

Nick Jackson backstage at the Kia Forum —

  • Nick Jackson is filmed in the back talking about getting to perform in the Forum with AEW and why that is so important to him. 

John Silver as Robert De Niro playing Stu Grayson —

  • We were treated to John Silver giving his impression of Robert De Niro playing the role of Stu Grayson. 
  • All he did was walk by the camera while making Robert De Niro faces without speaking a word. 

Peter Avalon and Leva Bates get married in Las Vegas —

  • Avalon and Bates celebrated the three year anniversary of them debuting as the librarians with some drinks. 
  • Avalon then said he had an idea which he whispered to Bates. They were then shown entering a wedding chapel. 
  • They checked their photos in the morning and saw that they had indeed gotten married.  

The Young Bucks at Toyota Arena —

  • Matt Jackson mentioned that they originally wanted to book this arena for All In but the dates didn’t work out. 

“Smart” Mark Sterling’s class action lawsuit against Wardlow —

  • Sterling now says he represents hundreds of security guards who are out of work due to Wardlow’s actions. He presented another commercial on this week’s show looking for more injured security guards to be part of his suit. 

John Silver & Alex Reynolds take Chuck Taylor under their wing —

  • Silver and Reynolds were trying to teach Taylor how to be spooky. He then tried to scare Kris Statlander but she attacked him and kneed him in the midsection. 

Highlights from AEW Rampage —

  • More highlights from the Young Bucks vs. Lucha Bros on Rampage were shown. 

Peter Avalon & Ray Rosas —

  • Avalon and Rosas are shown entering the building for Rampage last Friday just as the show was letting out. Evidently, they misunderstood what time to get there. 

VIDEO: Being the Elite – ‘Double or Nothing 2022’

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Video —

Opening —

  • The Young Bucks were shown in the back dressed up as the Hardys from Dynamite last week. Brandon Cutler came in dressed as Lita but the Bucks told him they decided to get Gangrel instead. 

The Young Bucks and Brandon Cutler in Las Vegas —

  • The three walked around a shopping mall that appeared to have no stores open, just a deserted shopping mall for the most part. 
  • The Bucks then did some slow motion shots while dressed as the Hardys. 
  • Footage of the Bucks from Dynamite last Wednesday was then shown. 
  • The scene then cut to the back with the Hardys and Gangrel. Matt Hardy asked him why he came out with the Young Bucks and Gangrel responded that they offered him a lot of money. 

Brian Pillman Jr. gets low blowed by Matt Jackson

  • Matt Jackson was standing with Brian Pillman Jr. who had a special message for a girl he’s been dating named Elena. Before he could get his message out, however, Matt low blowed him and said that they don’t do shout outs on BTE. 

Christopher Daniels wins the BTE Championship from Adam Cole

  • After weeks of build up, Adam Cole would finally put the BTE Championship on the line against Christopher Daniels. It was a best two of three competition with the games being paper, rock scissors, blackjack, and dice. 
  • Cole won the dice game to take the lead one to nothing. 
  • Rock, paper, scissors was next. Daniels won and evened the series at one win a piece. 
  • Next up was blackjack. Daniels would win the round and score the victory, regaining the title. 

John Silver wins the BTE Championship

  • John Silver then came out and challenged Daniels for a game right then and there. He challenged him to a game of bottle flipping.
  • The goal was to flip a water bottle and have it land perfectly. Silver was able to do this but Daniels never got the hang of it. 
  • Silver won easily and was awarded the BTE Championship. 

Ryan Nemeth segment

  • Nemeth was shown trying to promote his Hollywood Hunk shirt in the back with Trent Beretta. 
  • Trent said he looks like Bart Simpson on the shirt. Nemeth called him a locker room bully. 
  • Nemeth then promoted his comedy show coming up on June 2. 

Peter Avalon and Ray Rosas

  • Avalon had a date and wore an earpiece so Rosas could tell him what to say. He kept messing up his words and the woman eventually left. 

Ryan Nemeth and John Silver

  • Nemeth and Silver worked out a bet regarding Silver getting onstage with Limp Bizkit. We then cut to a clip of Silver suplexing Chuck Taylor on stage during a Limp Bizkit concert. 

Leva Bates and Peter Avalon

  • Bates and Avalon went to a “Gentleman’s Club” named “The Library.”

The Young Bucks show off their gear for Double or Nothing

  • Footage is shown of the Bucks checking out the Elvis-inspired gear they would wear at Double or Nothing. 
  • The video then cut to highlights from their match against the Hardys from the pay-per-view. 

VIDEO: Being the Elite – ‘A Message For The Young Bucks’

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Video —

Opening —

  • Bobby Fish was seen being very upset with ride sharing programs when he was joined by the Young Bucks, Kyle O’Reilly and Brandon Cutler, who were all acting very zen like. 
  • They told Fish to adopt the “live, love, superkick” philosophy. 
  • After being super kicked, Fish “saw the light” as well. 

Chuck Taylor needs some friends —

  • Chuck Taylor was shown watching a video of Roppongi Vice challenge FTR for an ROH Tag Team Championship match. He was cutting out an image of Trent from a Best Friends t-shirt as he did so. So, something is going on there. 
  • Alex Reynolds and John Silver approached him, asking him if he needs some friends. Taylor asked if they were still spooky perverts and then asked if they could teach him. 

Danhausen interrupts slow motion sequence —

  • Danhausen photo bombed the Young Bucks as they were doing a slow motion sequence. Matt was very upset but Nick asked him to remember, “live, love, superkick.” 

Peter Avalon and Ray Rosas —

  • Rosas was helping to build up Avalon’s confidence as they played pool. They shared some gum but not much else happened here. 

The Hardys and the Young Bucks —

  • Highlights were shown from the closing moments of Dynamite last week. 

The Dark Order —

  • The Dark Order seemed confused that they were supposed to do a segment for the show. They tried their best to improvise some comedy when Maki Itoh showed up and joined in. 

Adam Cole press conference —

  • Adam Cole gave a press conference but was confronted by Christopher Daniels, who asked him if he was ready to defend the title against him. 
  • They agreed to face each other in a best two of three falls game at Fan Fest. 

Brandon Cutler goes to Comic Con Revolution —

  • Clips of Cutler at Comic Con Revolution were shown. 

The Hardys go looking for the Young Bucks —

  • The Hardys bust in on Brandon and demand to know where the Young Bucks are. 
  • The Hardys then said they had a message for the Bucks. They then kicked Brandon in the groin and looked into the camera and told the Bucks they are dead. 
  • Later, Cutler delivered this message to the Bucks by kicking them both in the groin. 

VIDEO: Being the Elite – ‘Three Simple Words’

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Opening —

  • The video opened with Kyle O’Reilly on the phone yelling at Delta airlines about various travel problems. The Young Bucks and Brandon Cutler entered the room all chipper and said they owe their new attitudes to three simple words, “Live, Love, Superkick” and then super kicked O’Reilly in slow motion.

The Young Bucks get more shoes —

  • The Young Bucks checked out new AEW-branded shoes. 

Christopher Daniels takes a COVID test —

  • Daniels is shown practicing various dice and card games as well as paper, rock, scissors for his rematch with Adam Cole.
  • He said nothing can stop him from winning back the title but then started to sneeze. He was then shown taking a COVID test, so it looks like there will be no contest between him and Cole again this week. 

“Smart” Mark Sterling launching a class action lawsuit against Wardlow —

  • A commercial aired featuring Sterling looking for AEW security team members who have been assaulted by Wardlow for a class action lawsuit. 

Brandon Cutler booked to face Bear Bronson —

  • The Young Bucks revealed to Cutler that he will face Bear Bronson on Dark: Elevation this week. 

Ryan Nemeth is no longer undefeated —

  • Nemeth is not counting his loss to John Silver on his record. He says he’s still undefeated. He also plugged a comedy show he’s doing with his brother, Dolph Ziggler. 

“Peter’s Paw Print” —

  • JD Drake was talking to Bates and Avalon when Bates revealed it was time to play another game of “Peter’s Paw Print.” 
  • Bates then went searching for clues to solve the mystery. 
  • She found pictures of a dog and a carnival. Bates herself was found to be the third clue and Avalon determined the mystery was that Bates is a “carny b**ch.”

The Young Bucks try to be nicer to Brandon Cutler —

  • The Young Bucks tried to do something nice for Brandon by bringing in the guy from Impractical Jokers but Brandon got too excited and “ruined the moment” according to the Bucks, who then told him to shut up. 

Peter Avalon and Ray Rosas —

  • Avalon decided he needs to call his original wingman, Ray Rosas to help him meet women.

The Young Bucks and Hardys —

  • The Hardys confronted the Young Bucks about coming out to the stage for Jeff Hardy vs. Darby Allin last week. 
  • Matt Jackson told the Hardys that the Young Bucks have surpassed them now. They said that the Bucks are in their prime and the Hardys are not. 
  • Matt Hardy said the Bucks are the reason they are in AEW now. He continued to say that the Hardys went through things in their careers that the Bucks never had to. 
  • The Hardys then dared the Bucks to punch them but the Bucks walked away instead. 

VIDEO: Being The Elite – ‘Read ‘Em & Weep’

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Video —

Open —

  • The video opens with the Bucks and Brandon Cutler in Baltimore playing basketball. The ball got lost in the woods and they sent Brandon to go get it because that’s just kind of how they treat Brandon. 

The Young Bucks playing basketball

  • After the intro, we cut back to the Young Bucks playing basketball. Cutler brought up how the Bucks are back to feeling their old selves again. He said that it was the Hardys who helped them overcome their recent funk due to their loss to FTR. 
  • The Bucks said it was the words, “Live, love, super kick” that actually helped them recover. They then super kicked Brandon in slow motion because that’s just how they treat Brandon. 

Adam Cole and Christopher Daniels schedule their BTE Championship rematch

  • Cole and Daniels were arguing in the back about their rematch for the BTE Championship. Cole wanted to play paper, rock, scissors, but Daniels wanted to play blackjack. 
  • Brandon then suggested a best of three series with a dice game being the third fall. They then scheduled their rematch for next week. 

Leva Bates and “Peter’s Paw Print”

  • Peter Avalon stuck a post-it note on Bates with a “paw print” drawn on it. This sent her off on a treasure hunt to determine its meaning. She then traveled around looking for clues. 
  • Bates gathered clues such as a tea bag, a Jacksonville Jaguars logo, and some money. She then concluded that Peter was trying to tell her that she should tea bag a jaguar for its lunch money. Peter then said he really just meant to tell her that Tony Khan needs to talk to her about something to do with wardrobe. 

Class action lawsuit against Danhausen

  • “Smart” Mark Sterling aired a commercial looking for people who have been cursed by Danhausen for a class action lawsuit. 

The Dark Order feels like they are missing someone

  • The Dark Order was shown sitting around wondering who from their group was missing. It was Stu Grayson but they decided it must be Anna Jay they were thinking of. 
  • They talked about Hangman’s promo from last week’s Dynamite. John Silver said he didn’t see it because he was watching Harry Potter. He continued to say he got high, watched Harry Potter, and then went on TV and cut a promo on CM Punk. He has no idea what he said. They then debated what the CM in CM Punk stands for. Silver faces Punk next week on Dynamite. 

The Young Bucks and Hardys

  • The Hardys confronted the Young Bucks about their face to face from last week’s Dynamite. 
  • Matt Hardy told the Bucks the next time they get in their faces like that, it’ll turn into a fight. 
  • After the Hardys left the room, they spoke to each other about how the old Young Bucks are almost back. 
  • The show then ended with the Bucks filming Cutler while he was sleeping at an airport because that’s just kind of how they treat Brandon. 

VIDEO: Being the Elite – ‘Live-Love-Superkick’

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Video —

Opening —

  • The opening this week featured a series of shots of the Young Bucks hugging and pretending to super kick the camera as a narrator said, “Live, love, Superkick.”

The Young Bucks and Brandon Cutler

  • Matt & Nick Jackson showed off some new shoes they bought while making fun of Cutler. 
  • They eventually told Cutler he was suspended for the next week so he would not get to go to Mexico with them for TripleMania. Cutler would instead go to Legoland. 
  • They bragged about being rich enough to get new gear for every match and showed off what they wore for last week’s 10-man tag match on Dynamite. 

Adam Cole and Christopher Daniels

  • Adam Cole was cutting a promo in the back when Daniels appeared out of nowhere and said he wants a rematch for the BTE Championship. Cole pretended to get a call from Fish & O’Reilly so he wouldn’t have to defend his belt this week. 
  • Daniels appeared to get a call about someone on the roster having said something to Dave Meltzer and he ran off as well. 

The Young Bucks on AEW Dynamite last week

  • Footage was shown of the Young Bucks from last week’s Dynamite in Philadelphia. Along with Cole, Fish, and O’Reilly they wrestled in a 10-man tag. 
  • After the match, Cole and the Young Bucks talked about how united the Undisputed Elite now are. Matt said they were, “All in on the Undisputed Elite.” They then made fun of Cutler some more.

The Young Bucks and the Hardys

  • The Hardys came in to congratulate the Bucks on their win on Dynamite. The Bucks are almost back to being their old selves after going through a depressing period following their loss to FTR. 
  • Matt Hardy said that when they have the dream match with the Bucks, he wants them to be their best and be their old cocky selves.  
  • After the Hardys left, Matt called Edge and Christian the best tag team of the 2000s. Nick said it was actually the Dudleyz. They then said the Hardys were only over because of Lita and her thong. 
  • The camera panned out and the Hardys had been listening all along. Matt Hardy was happy the Bucks were back to being themselves again. 

Ryan Nemeth —

  • Nemeth shared what a day in the life of being a Hollywood hunk is like. He talked about doing an audition over Zoom and how he sometimes just randomly has to pose for pictures. 

The Young Bucks go to Mexico, Cutler goes to Legoland —

  • Footage was shown of the Young Bucks traveling to Mexico. Some footage was also show of Cutler going to Legoland during his paid suspension. 
  • Highlights of the Young Bucks at TripleMania was shown. 

The Hardys

  • The video cut to the Hardys before the end. Matt looked at the camera and said, “Young Bucks, I knew you’d come!”

VIDEO: Being the Elite – ‘Teleportation’

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Video —

The Cold Open —

  • Adam Cole, Danhausen, Evil Uno, the Young Bucks, and Brandon Cutler were shown asking each other questions such as, “What kind of super-power would you like to have?” While multiple people said they would like to be able to fly, Cole mentioned he wants to be able to teleport. 

The Young Bucks —

  • Nick Jackson bragged about paying $4000 for three pairs of shoes. Highlights of their match against Top Flight from Rampage on Friday night then aired before the video cut to the next scene. 

Hangman Page —

  • The AEW World Champion was shown buckling his belt into the passenger’s seat of his car. The camera panned to the backseat where several members of the Dark Order were squished together. Reynolds claimed he called shotgun but Page seemed unmoved by this. They agreed to drive to Chilli’s but as the car drove away there were more Dark Order members hanging out of the trunk. 

The Young Bucks —

  • Matt & Nick Jackson were in the back talking about their match against Top Flight from Rampage. Matt mentioned it would be great to swing by the ROH Supercard of Honor show but they can’t be in two places at once. The idea being that they are not acknowledging that Rampage was a taped show. 
  • Nick said he knows someone who can help them teleport to the show. He then transformed into his “Merch Freak” character. The brothers then traveled through some type of portal and arrived in Dallas. Clips of them running in after the Briscoes vs. FTR match were then shown. 

Howdy Price —

  • Howdy Price tried out new hats. Finally, someone brought out the exact same model of his previous hat that was stolen by Negative One. 
  • The hat then began to talk and insulted Howdy’s breathe. This then led to him running amok and beating up everyone in the room. 

Ryan Nemeth —

  • Nemeth encouraged fans to cheer for the camera. After a few other questions, he then instructed the fans to act like they were crying. Only a few obliged. Clips of him doing a standup routine were shown as well. 

BTE Championship —

  • Adam Cole said he would accept a challenge from the next person to walk through the door. Cutler then walked in and the match was on. 
  • The winner of the game would be the person who picks a number between one and 20 that is closest to the same number Matt Jackson picks. 
  • Matt revealed the number he picked was seven. 
  • Cutler went first and picked three. Cole went second and hit Matt’s number on the nose when he guessed seven. Cole retains the title. 
  • The Young Bucks then confronted Cole over what happened last week but agreed to let bygones be bygones and the show came to a close. 

VIDEO: Being The Elite – ‘Jeff Hardy’

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This week on Being The Elite —

The cold open —

  • Jeff Hardy’s debut was shown from Cutler Cam backstage.

The Elite —

  • The Bucks and Cutler did a travel vlog.
  • The Bucks did a bit with 2point0 and The Hardy Boyz. After 2point0 left, The Hardyz and Young Bucks jawed at each other. Both teams swore to win the AEW Tag titles again.

BTE Championship —

  • Adam Cole defeated Jose The Assistant in blackjack to retain the title.

Peter Avalon–

  • Howdy Price tried to get his hat back. Avalon gave him kombucha to drink instead of urine. This is the worst stuff in the history of BTE.

Dark Order —

  • Hangman Page was too busy to hang out with his Dark Order friends. Alex Reynolds is fed up with Hangman, while the rest of the group is still willing to put up with his excuses.

Hollywood Hunk —

  • Ryan Nemeth gave blood and rambled incoherently during the process.

Leva Bates —

  • Bates continues to pester JD Drake.

VIDEO: Being The Elite – ‘Revolution 2022’

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Video —

This week on Being The Elite —

The cold open —

  • Footage from Revolution aired.

The Elite —

  • Christopher Daniels was seen preparing to enter for his match on Dynamite last week.
  • Nick Jackson gave Matt Jackson a pair of shoes for his birthday.
  • A lot of Cutler Cam video of last week’s tag team battle royale aired.
  • Another clip of Matt and Dana Jackson on Melissa Joan Hart’s podcast aired. The full episode drops Wednesday.
  • Matt and Nick arrived in Orlando for an AEW Dark taping. They told some stories of their time in TNA on the same soundstage years ago.
  • The group ate at a hibachi restaurant.
  • The Bucks and Matt Hardy had a meeting. Matt wanted an apology. The Bucks offered him a hall of fame week. The Bucks explained that they bought ROH for Matt. This was another lengthy tease for The Hardy Boyz vs. The Young Bucks in AEW.
  • Extended Cutler Cam footage from Revolution aired.
  • Post-Revolution, The Bucks congratulated Cole on his performance at Revolution. Cole said he really wished the Bucks had been ringside to support him.
  • In the closing scene, a Hangman vest was shown, foreshadowing a reunion with Hangman and The Elite.

Dark Order —

  • Colt Cabana has returned to his human form.
  • Hangman was not proud of the lengths he went to in order to keep the AEW title.

Hollywood Hunk —

  • Ryan Nemeth gave a tour of his hotel room. He pulled back the sheets on the bed to reveal a bunch of hamburger and hot dog buns. He recruited Trent to film a second bit with the buns.