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VIDEO: Being The Elite – All Out fallout

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Being The Elite began this week with The Young Bucks traveling to Jacksonville for last week’s Dynamite. There was a Jake Roberts joke that went over my head in the cold open. 

The Bucks then went to another Wal Mart in search of their action figures but struck out again. 

After some Cutler Cam footage from Dynamite, Jurassic Express confronted Matt and Nick in their locker room for not doing any of their taunts on Dynamite. 

Matt and Nick then criticized Luchasaurus for not doing a Canadian destroyer and ribbed him for dating Helen Hart. Luchasaurus called Helen “The Original Canadian Destroyer” and said he dated her before Stu did. 

Other highlights from this week’s show included: 

  • Hangman Page approached Brandon Cutler backstage and asked him to apologize to Matt and Nick for him. Page said he knew he messed up and was sorry for costing them their match two weeks ago. 
  • Alex Reynolds and John Silver talked about needing to recruit more Dark Order members. Silver is the star of this show by such a wide margin. They entered MJF’s locker room. MJF wasn’t”t there but Wardlow was. They proceeded to hit on Wardlow and talk about how pretty he was. Wardlow left and Reynolds and Silver were upset that they were so blinded by his beauty that they had forgotten to make an attempt to recruit him. 
  • The Bucks and Cutler went to Cracker Barrel and accidentally stole some merchandise. Cutler then told Matt and Nick that Page had approached him. Matt cut him off and said that they didn’t want to hear anything from Hangman. 
  • Alex Abrahantes, Vickie Guerrero and Diamante did a commercial for Mi Phone. 
  • The Bucks arrived at the red carpet for All Out. Cutler showed footage from All Out, including Chris Jericho’s bump into the mimosa tank. 
  • Swole gave a Public Swole Announcement: Pretty ladies should sit with their legs crossed. “Pretty” Ricky Starks interrupted her. 
  • Brodie Lee entered Dark Order’s locker room after his team’s loss at All Out. He banned Evil Uno from Twitch and all third-party affiliates. Reynolds and Silver entered and announced that they had recruited Sinbad to Dark Order. Sinbad appeared via Cameo. 
  • Brodie then brought Griff Garrison into the room and introduced him as Jungle Boy. Silver pointed out that it was Garrison. Anna Jay killed Griff with a rear naked choke. Brodie told everyone to have fun with the body. 
  • Cutler again asked Matt and Nick if he could talk to them about Hangman. The Bucks said they wouldn’t discuss it on camera. 
  • The episode closed with shots from the PPV, interspersed with a photo of The Elite in a broken picture frame. 

VIDEO: Being The Elite – Out of The Elite

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Episode 219 of Being The Elite began with Dark Order celebrating on a lawnmower. Mr. Brodie Lee led a “f*ck Hangman” chant. 

Other highlights from the episode included: 

  • The Young Bucks shilled their book, then went to Wal Mart in search of their action figures. They found several Kenny Omega figures and a Cody but no Young Bucks. 
  • John Silver and Stu Grayson argued over who was the best kisser in Dark Order. Anna Jay came to collect a debt from Grayson. Alex Reynolds and Alan Angels argued over who was the real hair guy in the group. Reynolds showed Mr. Brodie Lee what his million dollars worth of tap dancing lessons bought him. 
  • Matt Jackson tried to make up for blowing the Chili’s deal by bringing The Elite some Cracker Barrel for lunch. They all flipped him off. 
  • Colt Cabana got all the gold off his face but said he still needed reconstructive surgery. He approached Britt Baker for help but she said she wouldn’t help Colt because he’s a dumbass. 
  • The Initiative argued about how to win matches. Leva Bates suggested that Brandon Cutler and Peter Avalon follow her lead and compromise instead of being just babyfaces or heels. 
  • Christopher Daniels employed Reynolds, Silver and Angels to do a commercial for vitamins. Silver ate all the vitamins before they could finish the ad. 
  • This week’s 50-plus for 50-plus featured Cutler changing the oil in his car. 
  • Jurassic Express met with The Young Bucks. They are teaming on Dynamite this week. They argued over who would take the heat in their match. Everyone tried to talk Luchasaurus into doing a Canadian destroyer but he was reluctant because his ex was Canadian. 
  • Best Friends and Orange Cassidy devised another plan to kill Cutler, this time with a tripwire. The plan failed. 
  • The closing scene saw each member of The Elite reacting to Hangman’s betrayal on Dynamite last week. The final shot ended on Kenny Omega in is car with his Cleaner sunglasses on. 

VIDEO: Being The Elite – The Dark Order celebrates

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The Dark Order dominated episode 218 of Being The Elite. 

Dark Order celebrated Brodie Lee’s TNT Championship win in their locker room with food from Chili’s. They then discussed how each member spent their Chili’s endorsement deal money:

  • Alex Reynolds spent $1 million on tap dancing lessons. 
  • Evil Uno bought a cardboard Brodie Lee cutout. 
  • 10 bought guns. 
  • 5 bought hair implants. 
  • John Silver bought beer. 
  • Lee bought six riding lawnmowers even though he doesn’t have a lawn to taunt Hangman Page. 

A “F*ck Hangman” chant broke out in the Dark Order locker room. Lee gave Silver a hip toss onto a table. 

Other highlights included: 

  • The Young Bucks were shown hanging out at Dynamite, then signing inserts for their upcoming book. 
  • Peter Avalon, Brandon Cutler and Leva Bates are tired of losing matches and can’t agree on whether or not to cheat to win their matches. 
  • Matt Hardy asked The Bucks to fire Sammy Guevara after he gives Sammy a receipt for busting him open with a chair. 
  • Christopher Daniels did a parody of a Life Alert commercial. This was great. 
  • Guevara, Silver, Reynolds, Alex Abrahantes, Jake Hager, Willie Urbina, Marko Stunt, Santana and Ortiz had a Zoom call. This was a prolonged masturbation joke. 
  • Kenny Omega and Hangman Page met Madusa backstage. Page looked Madusa in the eye and turned to stone. 
  • Best Friends and Orange Cassidy set a trap to try to kill Cutler. 
  • Colt Cabana met with Doc Sampson. Cabana’s face is completely covered in gold foil. He asked for Sampson to perform an experimental surgery to make him normal again. Sampson reluctantly agreed and the show ended with the surgery not going well.

VIDEO: Being The Elite – Best Friends plot another crime

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Being The Elite Episode 217 began with another Best Friends, Orange Cassidy and Brandon Cutler confrontation. Taylor held a blunt object behind his back while Trent hid a box cutter. They wanted to do another crime. 

Cutler apologized to Trent, Taylor and Cassidy for accusing them of masturbating Colt Cabana with cake before murdering him. They all parted as friends but after Cutler left, Trent said that he could not wait to kill him. 

Other highlights from the episode included: 

  • The Young Bucks went to a Wal Mart looking for their AEW action figures. They were sold out. 
  • The Bucks spoke about their rivalry with Dark Order and how it goes back to PWG a decade ago. 
  • Santana and Ortiz were on trial, charged with making Marko Stunt’s Tinder analytics plummet. Alex Marvez represented Stunt. Santana and Ortiz represented themselves. Dasha Gonzalez was the judge. She found Santana and Ortiz innocent. 
  • The Bucks were in their dressing room when Christopher Daniels entered, looking for Colt Cabana. They all realized Cabana had not been seen in two weeks. After Daniels left, Matt and Nick remembered hearing Kenny Omega say that he wanted to murder Cabana. They looked at Omega’s gear and saw the sunglasses from his Cleaner character. 
  • They showed Cutler Cam footage from Dynamite. 
  • Daniels did a commercial for poison mortgages but realized while taping it that he didn’t understand the concept. 
  • Matt Hardy continued to attack people backstage when he confused them with Sammy Guevara. 
  • Matt Jackson asked Cutler to come up with something for this week’s 50-plus seconds for 50-plus. Matt said he needed something slow and plodding. Cutler suggested a Randy Orton match.. Instead, Cutler built a PC. 
  • Alex Reynolds and John Silver met to discuss potential Dark Order recruits. They considered Jon Moxley, Tom Arnold and Pauly Shore. The Librarians entered. Peter Avalon pitched himself as a Dark Order member. Reynolds and Silver rejected him. 
  • Mr. Brodie Lee met with Evil Uno, Stu Grayson and Ten. Lee wanted to coach Uno on how to do a better job of hitting people with stacks of paper. Uno threw paper at Tony Schiavone. Lee was not happy and left with Schiavone. 
  • A figure was walking backstage. We saw things from his point of view. He entered the medical room. The doctor called him “Scotty” and said “That’s a lot of gold, man,” a play on Cabana’s name. 

VIDEO: Being The Elite – Chili’s joins Dark Order

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Being The Elite’s cold open this week saw Nick Jackson trying to fire up Matt Jackson to find a new way to engage with the 50-plus demo. Nick had the local jobbers beat Matt up. They got in several digs at NXT here, spoofing Dexter Lumis and the use of crash pads. 

Ultimately, Matt decided to do a picture framing segment for this week’s 50-plus seconds for 50-plus. 

Other highlights from the episode included: 

  • Brandon Cutler confessed to Matt and Nick that he saw Best Friends and Orange Cassidy murder Colt Cabana last week. Matt and Nick explained that he must have hallucinated the whole thing. 
  • They replayed Sammy Guevara hitting Matt Hardy with a chair on Dynamite. They said that Hardy needed nine stitches to close the cut. Hardy spoke to Matt and Nick in their office. All of his personas came out during the conversation as though he no longer has control over them after the chair shot. 
  • Alex Reynolds and John Silver used candy to lure Marko Stunt into the Dark Order dressing room. Stunt was about to drink the Dark Order Kool-Aid when Luchasaurus made the save. 
  • A TH2 promo aired. Angelico and Jack Evans said that their comeback tour has begun and they’re the greatest. 
  • Alex Abrahantes, Santana and Ortiz hosted the Speaking Spanglish segment. “Chisme” was the Spanglish word this week. 
  • Dark Order had a meeting. Brodie Lee gave Evil Uno the honors of hitting Silver with a stack of papers. 
  • Christopher Daniels did a  commercial for copper coins. 
  • Matt, Nick, Cutler, Kenny Omega and Hangman Page had a meeting after their loss to Dark Order on Dynamite. Omega was upset that they lost the match. Nick said he thought they were getting the NJPW Cleaner Omega but they actually got the DDT Omega. 
  • The Elite’s meeting was interrupted by a commercial for Chili’s featuring The Dark Order. The Elite freaked out at Matt for blowing their chance at the Chili’s deal on a previous episode. 

VIDEO: Being The Elite – Best Friends commit murder

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The show opened with 50+ seconds for 50+. Matt Jackson worked some holds, sold his leg and did a series of simple spots to appeal to an older audience. 

Other highlights included:

  • Matt, Nick Jackson, Rick Knox, Brandon Cutler and Brian Cage were stranded in the Dallas airport after missing a flight to Jacksonville on Nick’s birthday. 
  • Alex Reynolds and John Silver tried to recruit Matt and Nick to Dark Order by pretending to be Christian AF. They got the story of Cain and Abel confused with the story of Kane and his brother Mark. 
  • Matt enlisted Christopher Daniels to come up with ways to appeal to the 50+ demo. Daniels decided that his first idea was to try an infomercial. 
  • Hangman Page, Kenny Omega, Matt and Nick were hanging out backstage at Dynamite after Page and Omega’s title defense last week. FTR approached and told Page that he looked like a young Barry Windham. Omega said he doesn’t watch wrestling so he doesn’t know who that is. Page didn’t know either. FTR offered Omega and The Bucks chocolate milk to toast with while they drank beer with Page. They were all getting along. 
  • Dark Order thought that Jungle Boy was Griff Garrison and kicked him out of their dressing room. Mr. Brodie Lee entered and slapped Silver with a stack of papers for being stupid. 
  • Matt Hardy talked to Matt and Nick. He said that he needs to be Matthew Hardy right now, grounded in reality. Hardy left. Matt and Nick then saw visions of Hardy’s different personas but chalked it up to being tired after missing their flight. 
  • Colt Cabana decided to wait in the EVP locker room for Omega. He took a bite of Nick’s birthday cake, got tired, then took a nap in the locker room. Best Friends and Orange Cassidy approached looking for Cutler who they have been trying to murder. 
  • Best Friends and Cassidy entered the EVP locker room and killed Cabana behind a closed door. They left the room and ran into Cutler as they realized they had killed the wrong guy. 

VIDEO: Being The Elite – 50-plus seconds for 50-plus

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The highlight of this week’s Being The Elite saw Matt Jackson continue his effort to attract more viewers in the 50+ demographic. He used oil pastels to create a beautiful work of art. 

Other highlights from episode 214 included:

  • The cold open saw Brandon Cutler confront Best Friends and Orange Cassidy about their plan to murder him. 
  • John Silver was knocked out on the floor with paper shoved in his mouth after a paper slap from Brodie Lee. 
  • Alex Abrahantes, Santana, Ortiz, Jake Hager and Dasha Gonzalez taught us the Spanglish phrase “tiki tiki.” Dasha then went after Hager and chased him through the building for using the term.
  • Colt Cabana continued his quest to see Kenny Omega. Michael Nakazawa intercepted him and told him not to because Kenny was going to hurt him.
  • Brandon Cutler, Peter Avalon and Leva Bates huddled after Cutler and Avalon had lost another match. Avalon was mad that Cutler refused to cheat. Cutler cut a promo on Avalon and explained how much their first win will mean if they don’t cheat. 
  • Frankie Kazarian was still stuck in his southern wrestling character. Big Money Matt Hardy approached and offered him water from the Lake of Reincarnation for $500 that would snap him out of it. After a prolonged negotiation Kaz drank the water and returned to his normal self. 
  • Matt Jackson told Private Party that he was dead ass. 
  • Mr. Brodie Lee berated Silver, Alex Reynolds and Evil Uno for failing to recruit Jungle Boy or Hangman Page to Dark Order. Uno put on a football helmet to avoid getting hit with a stack of papers. Lee told him to take the helmet off and hit him with papers anyway. 
  • Page approached FTR backstage. He thanked them for saving him on Dynamite last week and asked if they wanted to get a beer at the hotel bar. They agreed. Page left with FTR and told Cutler not to tell the Bucks where he went.

VIDEO: Being The Elite – Gallows & Anderson appear

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BTE 213 featured a cameo from Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson. 

The show open saw Matt and Nick Jackson remembering their Bullet Club days, then “flashing back” to a 2015 meeting with Gallows and Anderson where they discussed starting their own wrestling company. 

All four agreed that they were Bullet Club for life and Gallows and Anderson agreed to come with The Bucks when they started their own group. 

After Matt and Nick left the room, Gallows and Anderson called Matt and Nick marks and said that they wanted to go to WWE and be famous. 

They said they could not wait to team with Triple H and said there were two Pauls in the company that they looked forward to working with, spoofing their recent podcast comments where they made comments about Triple H and Paul Heyman. 

Other highlights included: 

  • Matt and Nick showed footage of their flight to Jacksonville and their trip through the airport after they arrived. 
  • Matt and Kenny Omega discussed religion in their dressing room. Matt tried to get Kenny to join him in being “Christian AF,” but Omega said he was more interested in scientology, because “…what could be more cool than aliens and Tom Cruise?”
  • Alex Reynolds and John Silver were shown backstage at Dynamite. They attempted to recruit Isiah Kassidy to Dark Order but Kassidy blew them off. Then they tried to recruit Nyla Rose. Rose said she had no interest in joining their cult. They offered her Kool-Aid to drink. She accepted the Kool-Aid but drank it from a “f**k you” straw. Silver and Reynolds promised to get her. 
  • Chris Daniels said this was the worst year ever, without a doubt. 
  • Matt Jackson was backstage with Matt Hardy. Hardy transformed into his Big Money Matt gimmick. Matt asked Hardy to transform into another persona. Broken Matt interrupted to explain the term “heat” using broken brilliance. High Voltage Matt then broke in and wanted to go over some high spots. Broken Matt broke in and explained “blown up.”
  • Brandon Cutler approached Best Friends and Orange Cassidy and asked them for a bit. They promised to match the great Dark Order bit from last week. After Cutler left, they decided to murder Cutler. 
  • Cutler showed Cutler Cam footage from Dynamite. 
  • Hangman Page and Omega met backstage. Omega was upset that Page was hanging out with FTR on Dynamite. Page said it was no big deal but that when Omega had beer poured on him by FTR he had it coming. 
  • Omega entered The Bucks dressing room. Luchasaurus and Jungle Boy entered to confront Omega after he attacked Marko Stunt last week. Omega reluctantly agreed to check on Stunt and to apologize. 
  • Stunt was in the trainers room getting checked out. Omega apologized for his actions. Stunt said he looked up to Omega and he hurt his feelings. Omega promised to make it up to Stunt. Omega left the room and called Stunt a derogatory name. 
  • Later, Colt Cabana approached Omega’s dressing room. Griff Garrison stopped him and told him that Omega was in no mood. Omega thought Garrison was Jungle Boy. 
  • Alex Marvez hosted this week’s Speaking Spanglish segment but introduced himself as Alex Abrahantes. Santana and Ortiz defined “fayk.” Abrahantes then made a cameo. 
  • Matt and Nick were in their dressing room discussing ratings and demographics. They tried to devise a way to attract a 50-plus audience. Matt decided that a gardening segment would work and decided to shoot a pilot for a gardening show here on BTE. 
  • Private Party went into the trainers room to get checked out but Matt and Nick were there. They thought Matt was a sexy nurse until he unmasked and said he was “dead ass.”
  • Mr. Brodie Lee had a meeting with Dark Order. Stu Grayson and John Silver were arguing. Lee asked Reynolds what was wrong with Silver. Reynolds said Silver was just a kid. Lee said he has an 8 year-old who isn’t a “f*cking idiot” like Silver. Lee opened his jacket to reveal two stacks of paper to slap people with. Dark Order scattered in fear. 

VIDEO: Being The Elite – Everybody hates Matt

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Being The Elite is back this week with a super-sized edition. 

Some highlights include: 

  • Nick Jackson found an email from Chili’s restaurants offering The Elite an endorsement deal. They only had one hour to sign the deal, though. Nick and Kenny Omega wanted to the sign the deal and said they were looking for a ticket out of the wrestling business. Hangman Page said he could by a lawnmower or a cake with the money. 
  • Matt Jackson said that the group had already taken on too much and wanted to talk them out of taking the deal. Matt bladed his forehead and ruined the contract with seconds left before the deadline. 
  • Nick said Matt ruined their lives. Nick said he was going to break up with Matt and go on a singles run like the fans want. Nick and Kenny said that singing together was their passion and Matt took that away from them. Matt started to pass out from blood loss. This was all played for laughs. 
  • Frankie Kazarian approached Broken Matt Hardy backstage as Matt talked to a chair of wheels. Kazarian was stuck in his 1980s southern wrestling character. Hardy said that he was speaking to a beautiful vision of Fractured Frankie but offered to introduce him to the Lake of Reincarnation to break him out of this. 
  • Omega was in the training room. Colt Cabana approached and wanted to do his bit with Omega. Page intercepted him and told him to stay away from Omega because Omega was going to murder him. Page told Cabana to get his affairs in order and prepare for his funeral. 
  • Hardy was working with Private Party in the ring. He told them to get back to basics and do a fundamental spot. Private Party botched the spot and Broken Matt appeared to explain the term “botch” with broken brilliance. 
  • Omega and Brandon Cutler were hanging out in Matt’s dressing room. Omega said he got some of the good stuff straight from Japan. He said it was what all the New Japan boys were on. He produced a bottle of melatonin gummies. 
  • Matt entered and Omega and Cutler tried to peer pressure him into taking melatonin. Matt turned them down because he’s Christian AF. 
  • Alex Reynolds and John Silver found Kris Statlander. Statlander was on the floor stretching. Reynolds wanted to recruit her to Dark Order. Statlander used her crutch as a fake gun. Silver said she was too weird for Dark Order and smelled bad. 
  • Reynolds offered Statlander Kool-Aid. Statlander fed it to her custom Chuck Taylor action figure with a fork. She said the figure told her that those guys were spooky perverts and she was not going to join them. 
  • They showed Cutler Cam highlights from Dynamite.
  • Big Money Matt Hardy ran into MJF and Wardlow backstage. They talked trash to each other. 
  • Alex Abrahantes introduced the Speaking Spanglish segment with Santana and Ortiz. Ortiz sent Dasha Gonzalez a text and told her that she was a “payne” in his ass. Dasha threw a shoe at him. 
  • The Bucks showed footage of Peter Avalon and Brandon Cutler’s match from Dark. 
  • Super Panda wanted to train Luchasaurus for his match with The Elite this week. Luchasaurus said that he was afraid he would stiff Kenny. Panda sang a Rocky song to fire Luchasaurus up. We got a Luchasaurus training montage.  
  • Panda wanted Luchasaurus to practice a Canadian destroyer into a swimming pool. Luchasaurus was afraid to try the move. Panda fired him up. The camera cut away before we saw him hit the move. 
  • Mr. Brodie Lee was on the phone. Reynolds and Silver interrupted and told him that they had recruited Jungle Boy. It turned out not to be Jungle Boy and Lee flipped out.

VIDEO: Being The Elite – ‘Have a good summer’

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  • The show began with Evil Uno on the phone with Mr. Brodie Lee. Lee asked him to “do him a solid” and hit himself with a stack of papers. Uno obliged. 
  • The Young Bucks were at an airport Chili’s but it was closed so they could not get baby back ribs. 
  • The Young Bucks talked about their coronavirus tests and how waiting for the results every week is scary. 
  • The Bucks were hanging out in the ring before Fyter Fest. Private Party entered and asked Matt how his ribs were. Matt said he felt fine. Private Party accused him of lying. Nick said he was “dead ass” and Private Party cleared out. 
  • Alex Reynolds and John Silver met with the fortune teller in an attempt to recruit him to Dark Order. They failed in their attempt. 
  • Matt and Nick gave Peter Avalon, Brandon Cutler and Leva Bates a pop quiz to determine their tag team knowledge. 
  • Colt Cabana approached Kenny Omega backstage. The Bucks cut Cabana off and told him to stop messing around with Omega. They said that they saw Omega wearing aviators and that he put hair extensions on his Amazon wish list. They said Omega was going to kill Cabana and told him to steer clear. 
  • Hangman Page asked The Bucks if they knew what the AF in Christian AF stood for. Hilarity ensued. 
  • Frankie Kazarian ran into Matt and Nick backstage. He was still possessed by the spirit of Michael Hayes or Terry Taylor. 
  • Nick and Matt Hardy were hanging out. Nick transformed into his Merch Freak persona while Hardy slipped in and out of his various personalities. 
  • Omega, Page, Matt and Nick were hanging out in their dressing room. They jokingly took some shots at NXT. Omega and Page agreed to meet up for a drink with FTR later so Omega could apologize to FTR for his actions on Dynamite. Matt and Nick asked Page if they were cool. Page said he loved The Bucks but didn’t like them and was sure they felt the same way. Page said he would continue doing BTE bits but that hanging out with them felt like when someone writes ‘have a good summer’ in the back of your high school yearbook. 

VIDEO: Being The Elite – ‘Baby Back Ribs’

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Episode 210 of Being The Elite was released today. Some highlights included: 

  • Brandon Cutler, Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson, Kenny Omega and Hangman Page were hanging out backstage before Dynamite. Omega complained about the bad catering and said he wanted baby back ribs. The group burst into song, belting out an old Chili’s restaurant jungle for ribs. 
  • The Bucks told Cutler that he was teaming with Peter Avalon against them on tomorrow’s Dark. The Bucks thought he might cry. Cutler made fun of how many matches there are on Dark. I hear you, pal. 
  • The bucks were with Luchasaurus at a Denny’s restaurant. Luchasaurus proclaimed himself the king of the claw machine but failed to win a stuffed animal. 
  • We got a behind the scenes look at the filming of another commercial for the AEW action figure line.
  • Matt was shooting a video backstage. Nick approached and said that he used Matt’s blading trick to jump the line at airport security. 
  • Cutler and Omega were about to try a new pre-workout. Matt entered. Cutler and Omega tried to get him to take the pre-workout. Matt said he and his brother are Christian AF. 
  • Nick told Private Party that he was dead ass. 
  • Alex Reynolds and John Silver approached Orange Cassidy backstage and tried to recruit him to Dark Order. Cassidy wasn’t interested until he heard that every Friday, Dark Order watches every Fast and Furious movie. Reynolds and Silver offered Kool-Aid. Cassidy knocked the Kool-Aid over and refused the offer. 
  • We saw highlights from Dynamite. 
  • Page approached Mr. Brodie Lee backstage and complimented his gear. Page said that he had applied to join Dark Order months ago but had never heard back. Lee was upset that he had missed the chance to recruit Page. Lee hit Silver and Reynolds with stacks of paper and chewed them out for missing the chance.  
  • Frankie Kazarian ran into Cutler backstage. Kazarian was doing what may have been a Michael Hayes impression. 
  • Damascus approached Nick and said that Nick was Harry Houdini, the original merch freak and a carny. Damascus used broken brilliance to explain the term. 
  • Alex Abrahantes, Santana and Ortiz explained another Spanglish term, “ordere.” Silver and Reynolds thought they were speaking about them. 
  • Colt Cabana appeared and entered The Elite’s dressing room. He walked in on them singing the Chili’s jingle. 

VIDEO: Being The Elite – ‘Christian AF’

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The following message was posted in the video description for Being The Elite Episode 209:

“Hi guys and girls. We hope this video provides an escape, or even maybe makes you laugh during these tough times. We love you all. Out of respect to the victims, we have began the process of taking down BTE videos which featured an accused serial sexual abuser. Our biggest regret is providing a platform unknowingly to such a despicable person. Our hearts go out to the victims and anyone else affected. – From the BTE Team” 

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  • This week’s show opened with Nick Jackson introducing his new baby. He referred to the baby as his babyface. Matt Hardy broke in to explain the term “babyface” using broken brilliance. 
  • Kenny Omega and Hangman Page were hanging out backstage. Colt Cabana entered and tried to get Omega to chase him. Omega said that he’s done with Cabana who has ruined his life and his career. Omega promised to beat Cabana and leave him in a pool of his own bodily fluids if he ever sees him on BTE again. Page no-sold the whole bit. 
  • Brandon Cutler was backstage. Best Friends and Orange Cassidy approached in a golf cart. Cutler asked if they had their BTE bit ready. The cart drove off without an answer. 
  • Ale Abrahantes, Dasha Gonzalez, Santana and Ortiz translated “hamberger”, “hot doc” “chancletaso” from Spanglish. 
  • Cutler approached Peter Avalon and Leva Bates. They argued over which of them was the worst wrestler. 
  • Private Party were looking at the card for last week’s Dynamite and noticed that they weren’t booked. Nick approached and said that creative had nothing for them. Nick said he was “dead ass.”
  • Mr. Brodie Lee was shown berating the Dark Order. He slapped Evil Uno with a stack of emails. Uno passed them to Alex Reynolds and John Silver and put them in charge of recruitment for Dark Order. 
  • A TH2 video promo aired. Angelico and Jack Evans cut promos on The Young Bucks. Evans used a Dave Meltzer reference and a bunch of video game references in his promo. 
  • Best Friends tried to think of a bit. Trent suggested killing Cutler instead of doing a bit. Trent said they should kill him with the plot of Home Alone. Orange suggested a Fast and Furious plot. 
  • Cutler Cam showed footage of The Bucks and FTR from Dynamite last week. 
  • Matt was walking backstage after the match, selling his ribs. Cutler offered Matt two different over the counter pain medicines. Matt said he wouldn’t take them because he’s “Christian AF.'”
  • Page tried to pour beer in Matt’s mouth but he refused, again saying he’s “Christian AF.”
  • Matt entered his dressing room where Private Party and Matt Hardy were hanging out. They offered Matt a drink but he repeated that he’s “Christian AF.

VIDEO: Being The Elite – ‘Take it home’

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  • The show began with some gross-out humor. There was a line for the bathroom. Matt Jackson decided to jump to the front of the line by blading and convincing the others that his cut needed attention. He barged into the bathroom and Michael Nakazawa was on the toilet. Matt told Nakazawa he was bleeding and Nakazawa had to get out. Nakazawa held up a bloody piece of toilet paper and said he was bleeding too. 
  • There was a travel montage. Brian Cage and Luchasaurus were seated in the same row on the plane to Jacksonville. Brandon Cutler was stuck in the middle seat in their row. 
  • Matt and Nick showed off their wristbands showing that they were tested for coronavirus and had their temperatures checked. 
  • Kenny Omega explained to Damascus that Matt and Nick were Christian as f— and didn’t drink. 
  • The FTR segment from last week’s Dynamite was shown from a camera in the audience. 
  • Cutler asked Best Friends and Cassidy if they had their BTE bit ready yet. They did not. 
  • Christopher Daniels explained his colonoscopy to Tony Schiavone, Frankie Kazarian and Scorpio Sky. Kazarian told him to take it home. Damascus explained the insider term “take it home” using broken brilliance. 
  • Colt Cabana approached Omega backstage. Cabana told Omega that Chris Harrington was at home. Omega said that meant that there was no one there to protect Cabana from him. Omega chased Omega to the ring and rolled him up for a three count. 
  • On this week’s Speaking Spanglish segment, Alex Abrahantes, Santana and Ortiz explained “chequear.”
  • Best Friends and Cassidy tried to think of a bit. Trent said that this has been the best year of their lives. Cassidy was not so sure. 
  • Private Party and Matt Hardy approached Hangman Page backstage. Page had been drinking. Quen and Kassidy asked Page for the money from their backyard ladder match. Nick interrupted and said that the fans hated their BTE bit and he was cancelling them. Page left without paying.  

VIDEO: Being The Elite – Not a rib

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  • This week’s episode of BTE opened with the weekly Colt Cabana cameo. Cabana and Chris Harrington reviewed how Cabana’s segment with Chris Jericho on Dynamite last week did in the ratings. Harrington again threatened Kenny Omega who said he wants Cabana off BTE and Dynamite. 
  • Brandon Cutler approached Best Friends and Orange Cassidy. Cutler said they still owed him a bit for last week’s BTE. Trent and Taylor took off running while Orange Cassidy continued avoiding Cutler. 
  • Matt Hardy explained the insider term “rib” using broken brilliance. 
  • A Stadium Stampede video package played. 
  • Christopher Daniels told us that he just turned 50 and just had a colonoscopy. He explained the process of preparing for and receiving a colonoscopy in excruciating detail. Daniels had a couple of polyps burned off but his colon is otherwise healthy. 
  • Highlights of Omega and Hangman Page vs. Kip Sabian and Jimmy Havoc from Dynamite played. 
  • Alex Abrahantes, Santana and Ortiz explained the “Spanglish” term “botella”. 
  • Cutler showed off his new custom die made especially for his entrance. 
  • Best Friends and Cassidy again struggled to come up with a bit. 
  • Matt Jackson tried various ways to bust himself open hard way so he could get out of a video call with Nick and Cutler.

VIDEO: Being The Elite – Damascus meets Hangman Page

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This week’s Being The Elite opened with The Elite hanging out in their dressing room. Brandon Cutler entered and told Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson and Kenny Omega that they were needed to do media. All three complained as if it were the biggest inconvenience. They asked Cutler to return in five minutes. 

When Cutler went back, Omega was “bleeding” from the stomach, while Matt and Nick were bleeding from the forehead. Cutler told them to forget about the media and went to get a doctor. 

With Cutler gone, Omega revealed that he had used ketchup for his fake blood. Nick said that he used stage blood. Matt said he used stage blood also, but in actuality, he used a blade to gig himself. 

Matt Hardy defined “gig” for the audience while Matt Jackson passed out. 

Other highlights from the episode included: 

  • Matt and Nick talked about the arrival of FTR and how surreal it was for them to appear after all these years. They said it was special but would have been more special in front of an audience. 
  • Swole gave a Public Swole Announcement and told us not to put Lysol in our throats. 
  • Best Friends and Orange Cassidy made a cameo. They were tasked with coming up with a bit for BTE.
  • TH2 cut promos. Angelico and Jack Evans talked about the injustices they have been dealing with in AEW. 
  • Kenny Omega was backstage looking for Colt Cabana so he could punch him. He ran into Chris Harrington instead. Harrington threatened Omega. Omega begged off. Cabana appeared and Omega swore that he would get him next week. 
  • Best Friends and Cassidy were hanging out in the showers. They were still trying to come up with a bit. 
  • Dustin Rhodes visited a fortune teller to ask what was up with Allie. If you don’t watch Dark, Allie is no longer The Bunny and started cozying up to QT Marshall last week. The fortune teller told Rhodes that he saw him on the receiving end of a Shattered Dreams in the future. He said Allie only likes carrots, not apples. Rhodes didn’t take this seriously and stormed out. 
  • We saw the continuation of Private Party’s backyard ladder match against Bonez and The Bear. Bonez and The Bear were victorious after The Bear shot Kassidy and hit a destroyer on Quen. 
  • Hangman Page officially met Matt Hardy for the first time in The Elite’s dressing room. Hardy was in his Damascus persona and said that “The Man That Hangs” was serving as a vessel for Benjamin Franklin.