| The Elite | |
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| Stable | |
| Leader | Kenny Omega (I) |
| Members | Matt Jackson (II) Nick Jackson (II), Jack Perry, Luchasaurus |
| Name | The Elite |
| Former member | See below |
| Debut | January 5, 2016[1] |
| Years active | 2016–present |
The Elite is aheroicprofessional wrestlingstable that predominantly appears in the Americanprofessional wrestling promotionAll Elite Wrestling (AEW), for which the promotion is partially named after. The stable consists of leaderKenny Omega andThe Young Bucks (Matt Jackson andNick Jackson) andJack Perry andLuchasaurus
The Elite was originally formed in January 2016 by Omega, Nick and Matt as a trio acting as a sub-group withinBullet Club, a larger stable of which Omega was the leader. Together, the trio captured theNEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship twice later that year, but continued their alliance beyond that point, with The Young Bucks notably acting asvalets for Omega in his singles career. Other titles won by members as part of the stable include theIWGP Heavyweight Championship,IWGP Intercontinental Championship, IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship, andAAA Mega Championship for Omega, while The Young Bucks won theIWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship seven times, theIWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championship once, theROH World Tag Team Championship three times, and theAAA World Tag Team Championship one time.
In October 2018, after a lengthy internal feud withinBullet Club, Omega and The Young Bucks' 'Elite' faction left the group.Cody Rhodes,Adam Page, andMarty Scurll, all of whom had sided with Omega during the feud, also left to formally join The Elite on October 30, 2018, alongside Omega's tag partner inGolden☆Lovers,Kota Ibushi, making it a full-scale stable. During the following three months, the members of The Elite would leave most of their other promotions to work almost exclusively with AEW, minus Scurll and Ibushi, who chose to remain inRing of Honor andNew Japan Pro-Wrestling, respectively, leaving the stable. The five, who were instrumental in the creation of the company and hold positions as executive vice presidents (except for Page), would play a pivotal role in AEW, both on-screen and off-screen.
Cody Rhodes would eventually leave the group to focus on his ownNightmare Family stable; Page would also leave following a falling out with Omega and the Bucks. In December 2020, Don Callis, an executive vice president ofImpact Wrestling, came to AEW as a guest of Omega and aided him in winning theAEW World Championship. Omega then began making appearances in Impact Wrestling alongside Callis, eventually winning theImpact World Championship, and reestablished ties with past Bullet Club teammates and Impact wrestlersDoc Gallows andKarl Anderson. Omega would claim to have "reformed the old Bullet Club", and once the group merged with the trio of remaining Elite members, Callis would take credit for "reforming" The Elite, which he called a "new Elite" and later dub "The Super Elite". Following the dissolution of AEW and Impact's partnership, Callis remained with The Elite whileLuke Gallows andKarl Anderson quietly left, and were replaced in the group byAdam Cole,Bobby Fish, andKyle O'Reilly, who all left in August 2022. Throughout this time, The Elite would collectively win theAEW World Tag Team Championship three times, once by Omega with Page and a record-setting two-times by The Young Bucks. The Elite would also become the inaugural AEW World Trios Champions in September 2022. Due to a common feud with theBlackpool Combat Club, Page rejoined the stable in May 2023. In July 2023,Kota Ibushi would re-join the group atBlood and Guts. In March 2024, Omega was fired and Page was suspended by the Bucks from the group, withKazuchika Okada also joining the group at the same time. In April 2024,Jack Perry joined the group. In June 2025, Okada left the group to join theDon Callis Family. In September 2025, Perry left the group.
Prior to the 2016 formation of The Elite,Kenny Omega andThe Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) had known each other for years.[1] They originally met in Japan in 2008, when Omega was on his first tour with theDDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT) promotion and The Young Bucks were on their first tour with theDragon Gate promotion.[2] They became close friends after later meetings in other promotions, includingCalifornia promotionPro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG).[2] Omega has stated that the three had always thought that they shared the same brain, having the same thoughts about what a wrestling match should be.[3] Matt Jackson has described the creative chemistry between the three as unlike anything they have experienced before, adding "There's magic there".[4]
Omega, who has called The Young Bucks his best friends and closest allies in professional wrestling, has stated that the three have "an open line of communication sending messages all day". The Elite was created as a result of one of these "think-tank sessions", during which the three came up with the idea of filming their moments away from the ring and sharing them with their fans.[5] These moments, some only loosely tied to professional wrestling, were used to createBeing The Elite, a show produced by The Young Bucks and released on bothTwitter andYouTube.[3][4][6]
In 2016, the three were affiliated with each other in NJPW as members ofBullet Club, but in Omega's words they felt that the stable had been watered down and wanted to create something new.[5] Omega claimed that whenever people were saying that Bullet Club had been doing "some really cool stuff", they were in fact always talking about the three of them and not the other members of the stable.[5] Wanting to be together both in the ring and outside of it, the three decided to go full-bore as The Elite.[3] They had come up with the name The Elite as a joke years earlier, when trying to come up with a list of the most elite wrestlers in the world.[1] Omega stated that he and The Young Bucks wanted to push themselves as The Elite, but accepted if NJPW continued calling them Bullet Club "in parentheses" as the stable was their "cash cow" and a "pop-culture phenomenon". Omega has described The Elite as "a place you can go to watch the most ridiculous and entertaining stuff in pro wrestling".[3]
On January 5, 2016, Omega took over the Bullet Club as its new leader, turning its members, including The Young Bucks, on previous figureheadA.J. Styles, kicking him out of the group.[7][8] According to The Young Bucks, they and Omega created The Elite that night without ever asking permission from NJPW bookers. After the rest of Bullet Club had left the ring after turning on Styles, Omega allegedly asked The Young Bucks if just the three of them should return to the ring to continue the attack on Styles as a "signal to the audience that [they were] the three guys". The three agreed to return to the ring and The Elite was born.[1]
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During the first months of The Elite's existence, The Young Bucks, who were the reigningIWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions when the group was formed,[9] both lost and regained the title[10][11] while Omega did the same with theIWGP Intercontinental Championship.[11][12] The Elite won its first title as a trio during the NJPW andRing of Honor (ROH) co-producedHonor Rising: Japan 2016 show on February 20, when they defeatedThe Briscoes (Jay Briscoe andMark Briscoe) andToru Yano for theNEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship.[13][14] They went on to defend the title in the United States for ROH.[15] The Elite lost the NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship toHiroshi Tanahashi,Michael Elgin andYoshitatsu on April 10 atInvasion Attack 2016,[16][17] only to regain it from them on May 3 atWrestling Dontaku 2016.[18][19] Their second reign ended on July 3, when they were defeated byMatt Sydal,Ricochet andSatoshi Kojima.[20]
On August 14, Omega made history by becoming the first non-Japanese wrestler to win NJPW's premier tournament, theG1 Climax, defeatingHirooki Goto in the finals.[21][22] For the rest of the year, The Elite was largely inactive, with Omega defending his newly won status as the number one contender to theIWGP Heavyweight Championship[23] while The Young Bucks concentrated on tag team matches, winning theROH World Tag Team Championship in September.[24] On January 4, 2017, The Elite was involved in two championship matches at NJPW's biggest event of the year,Wrestle Kingdom 11 in Tokyo Dome. Early in the show, The Young Bucks lost the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship toRoppongi Vice (Beretta andRocky Romero)[25][26] while in the main event of the show Omega unsuccessfully challengedKazuchika Okada for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.[25][27] The main event match earned acclaim from journalists and industry veterans with some ranking it among the greatest professional wrestling matches ever.[28][29][30][31]
After months of inactivity as a trio, The Elite reunited in April 2017 by embarking on a tour of the United Kingdom, during which they wrestled for Discovery Wrestling, Fight Club: Pro,Over the Top Wrestling andRevolution Pro Wrestling.[32][4] Meanwhile, a storyline had started involving tension between Omega and Bullet Club stablemateAdam Cole, who had formed his own trio named Superkliq with The Young Bucks, who were now caught in the middle of Omega and Cole.[33] The storyline culminated on May 12, when after teasing dissension with Omega they turned on Cole, who was fired from Bullet Club by Omega.[34][35] On June 11 atDominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall, The Young Bucks regained the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship from Roppongi Vice.[36] Over the weekend of July 1 and 2 atG1 Special in USA, Omega defeated Michael Elgin,Jay Lethal and finallyTomohiro Ishii to win an eight-man tournament and become the inauguralIWGP United States Heavyweight Champion.[37] On August 13, The Young Bucks lost the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship toFunky Future (Ricochet andRyusuke Taguchi).[38] Later that same day, Omega was defeated in the finals of the2017 G1 Climax byTetsuya Naito.[38] On September 2, The Elite returned to the United States, making their debut for The Young Bucks'Southern California home promotionPro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG) and defeatingFlamita,Penta 0M andRey Fenix in a six-man tag team main event.[39]
Upon Omega's return to ROH in October 2017, The Elite started defending theROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship, which The Young Bucks officially held with Bullet Club stablemateAdam Page.[40][41]
In January 2018 atThe New Beginning in Sapporo, Omega was betrayed by Bullet Club stablemateCody after shoving Matt Jackson and subsequently reunited with his formerGolden Lovers partnerKota Ibushi, leaving the future of The Elite in jeopardy.
On March 28 atStrong Style Evolved, The Young Bucks faced off against the Golden Lovers in a losing effort. After the match, Nick Jackson shook hands and embraced with Omega, but Matt Jackson refused and rolled out of the ring.
During Omega and Cody's bout at Ring of Honor'sSupercard of Honor XII on April 7, The Young Bucks interfered and attempted to turn on Cody, but instead accidentally superkicked Omega, causing Cody to get the pinfall victory. After the match, The Young Bucks attempted to explain what had happened to Omega, but he shoved Matt Jackson and left.
On the 100th episode ofBeing The Elite, "Finale", Omega declared their friendship over and that "There is no Elite" in anger over the Young Bucks' involvement in his match, apparently ending the stable for the time being while Scurll left to pursue a music career and The Young Bucks, Page and Burnard the Business Bear walked out on Cody's invitation to celebrate his win over Omega, leaving him alone in the locker room to ponder what he's done and what it cost.
On June 9 at NJPW'sDominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall, The Young Bucks won the IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championship and in the main event Omega won the IWGP Heavyweight Championship. After the match, The Young Bucks came out, congratulated and hugged it out with Omega and Ibushi, thus mergering the Golden Lovers and Elite into a four-man team now namedThe Golden Elite.[42][43][44] At a press conference aired on NJPW World, Omega clarified that going forward "Ibushi is a member of the Elite," but not Bullet Club.[45]
On July 7, 2018, atG1 Special in San Francisco, Cody ended his rivalry with Omega after being attacked by the BC Firing Squad after he unsuccessfully challenged him for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.
In July 2018 the Nick and Matt Jackson temporarily fractured from the Bullet Club and formed the "Alpha Club" with Chris Jericho (aka."The Bucks of Jericho or is it Y2Jackson") which culminated in a one night match on theJericho Cruise against the Bullet Club (represented by Omega, Cody, and Scurll) to reunite the group. On theTalk is Jericho podcast on October 30 following the match, Matt Jackson confirmed that Cody, Page, andMarty Scurll were now officially in The Elite, and that The Elite had fully split from Bullet Club, ending a civil war between the Bullet Club "OGs" and The Elite.[46]
On November 8, 2018, New Japan Pro-Wrestling announced Page and former Bullet Club stablemateYujiro Takahashi would represent The Elite at the 2018 World Tag League Tournament.[47]
On December 15, 2018, The Elite (minus Scurll, who remained under contract) officially left ROH, following theFinal Battle pay-per-view. They gave a post show speech to the crowd along withChristopher Daniels,Frankie Kazarian, andScorpio Sky.[48][49] Scurll went on to form a new faction in Ring of Honor,Villain Enterprises, with the debutingPCO, andBrody King, later addingFlip Gordon.
On January 1, 2019, The Elite announced the formation of a new wrestling promotion,All Elite Wrestling (AEW), as well as a follow-up toAll In, calledDouble or Nothing. Their promotion was revealed to include Cody, The Young Bucks, Hangman Page,Pac,SoCal Uncensored,Joey Janela,Britt Baker,Penelope Ford,Brandi Rhodes, andChris Jericho, among others.[50] The Young Bucks and Kenny Omega had their first match in AEW as The Elite atAEW Fyter Fest defeatingLucha Brothers andLaredo Kid.
In 2019, The Elite began a feud withChris Jericho and later hisInner Circle stable, with Omega and Page losing to Jericho atAEW Double or Nothing andAEW All Out respectively.
AtAEW Full Gear, Cody unsuccessfully challenged Jericho for the AEW World Championship with the condition that he will never challenge for title again while The Young Bucks lost toSantana and Ortiz. On the January 22, 2020 episode ofAEW Dynamite duringChris Jericho's Rock 'N' Wrestling Rager at Sea, Omega and Page defeated SoCal Uncensored (Frankie Kazarian and Scorpio Sky) for theAEW World Tag Team Championship.
On the November 18 episode of Being the Elite, Hangman Page attempted to part ways with the group,[51] leading to months of tension between himself, the Young Bucks (especially Matt Jackson), and his tag partner Omega. Following the March 4, 2020 episode of Dynamite (and shown on the March 8 episode of Being the Elite), Hangman Page formally parted ways with The Elite,[52] but still remained a peripheral member on the verge of permanently leaving.
In a May 2020 interview, Cody Rhodes discussed the status of the Elite's members, stating that the 'OG' Elite (Bucks, Omega) will always determine who joins the group, and that it's "their world" that he's honored to take part in. He also clarified that Hangman Page and Marty Scurll were part of the "expanded universe" of the group, and thatMatt Hardy also was an honorary member.[53] On the August 27 episode of AEW Dynamite, Page was officially kicked out of The Elite for costingThe Young Bucks a future opportunity to challenge for Page and Omega's World Tag Team Championship.[54]
AtFull Gear, The Young Bucks won theAEW World Tag Team Championships in a match against championsFTR. Omega, with assistance fromDon Callis defeatedJon Moxley for theAEW World Championship on December 2, 2020.[55] On the December 15, 2020, edition ofImpact Wrestling, Omega allied with former Bullet Club teammatesDoc Gallows andKarl Anderson, with Omega stating he had "reformed the old Bullet Club."[56] The re-united Bullet Club would continue its presence into the new year,[57] and on the January 6 episode of AEW Dynamite Gallows and Anderson saved Omega from an attack by Jon Moxley, and reunited with the Young Bucks to merge into a five-man group.[58] On the January 11 episode of Being The Elite ("The Band is Back Together"), Matt Hardy asked Matt Jackson "Is the Bullet Club back together?" to which he replied, "it's complicated." On January 15, a match involving 'The Elite' was billed, but last minute was changed by Callis to be Omega and the Good Brothers.[59][60] NJPW Bullet Club founding member Tama Tonga addressed this faction of former Bullet Club members on Twitter, calling them a "bootleg Bullet Club.".[61]
At Impact Wrestling'sHard to Kill PPV Omega, Anderson, and Gallows defeatedRich Swann,Chris Sabin, andMoose, notably now wearing Bullet Club themed attire.[62] AtBeach Break on February 3, Omega, Anderson, and Gallows defeated the team of Jon Moxley,Rey Fenix, and PAC.[63] After the match,Bullet Club memberKenta appeared and launched a sneak attack on currentIWGP United States ChampionJon Moxley after Moxley attacked Kenny Omega.[64] After the show, Omega said he would team with Kenta in a match against Moxley andLance Archer.[65]
In April 2021, The Young Bucks, who had been wary of Omega's relationship with Callis, Gallows, and Anderson, would cement their commitment to Omega by turning onJon Moxley during a six-man tag team match onDynamite, when they wrestled against Omega, Anderson, and Gallows.
In September 2021, atAll Out, The Young Bucks lost their AEW world tag team championships toLucha Brothers in a Steel Cage. After Omega retained the AEW World championship againstChristian Cage in a title match in the main event, the Elite came out to attack Cage.[66]Jurassic Express ran in to aid Cage, but was outnumbered. The Elite was interrupted by the debutingAdam Cole, who hit the superkick toJungle Boy, joining the Elite. As the Elite was about to end the show, the debutingBryan Danielson attacked the Elite, aiding Cage and Jurassic Express. Danielson, Cage and Jurassic Express stood tall at the end of the show.
In October 2021, following Impact'sBound for Glory pay-per-view, it was reported that the partnership between AEW and Impact had ended, and with that, Gallows and Anderson quietly were removed from the Elite.[67] After losing theAEW World Championship to Adam Page atFull Gear, Omega announced on the following Dynamite that he would be taking a leave of absence, leaving The Young Bucks to "hold down the fort". Cole, however, would add formerUndisputed Era stablematesBobby Fish andKyle O'Reilly to the group.[68]
On the July 27, 2022special episode ofDynamite titledFight for the Fallen, AEW announced a tournament for the inauguralAEW World Trios Championship, which would culminate at theAll Outpay-per-view on September 4, 2022.[69][70] On the August 3rd episode ofDynamite, Adam Cole made his return from injury with the rest of The Undisputed Elite, stating his intentions to win the new AEW World Trios Championship withKyle O'Reilly and Bobby Fish. Cole, Fish and O'Reilly then attacked the Young Bucks, turning them face asCole, Fish, and O'Reilly left The Elite. 'Hangman' Adam Page would save the Bucks from a further attack.[71] Later that night The Bucks would try and thank Page for his help, but were interrupted byThe Dark Order. On the August 10th episode ofDynamite, The Young Bucks once again asked Page to join them in the Trios tournament. Page turned down the offer saying he would be in the corner of The Dark Order.[72] On the August 17 episode ofDynamite, the Young Bucks were joined by the returning Omega; his first match in over nine months. Omega and the Bucks advanced to the tournament finals where they defeated the team of the Dark Order (Alex Reynolds andJohn Silver) and Adam Page to become the inaugural AEW Trios Champions.[73]
On the September 7 episode ofDynamite, due to an altercation withCM Punk after the media scrum followingAll Out, Tony Khan announced that all members of The Elite were stripped of the AEW World Trios Championship. It was reported earlier from multiple sources that all members of The Elite were suspended because of the altercation.[74]
AtFull Gear 2022, The Elite returned in a trios match againstDeath Triangle[75] for the AEW World Trios Championship, where they were unsuccessful afterRey Fenix used the ring hammer against Kenny Omega to knock him out and win the match.[76] The match at Full Gear would be the start of abest of seven series between The Elite and Death Triangle, which spanned two months and culminated in a seventh and deciding match on the January 11, 2023 edition ofDynamite, where, in aladder match, The Elite would win the series 4-3, and their second AEW World Trios Championship. The Elite lost the titles toThe House of Black atAEW Revolution, ending their second reign at 53 days.[77]
In March, The Elite entered a feud with theBlackpool Combat Club (BCC). The feud began on the March 15 edition ofDynamite where, after failing to regain the AEW World Trios Championship in a three-way match, between House of Black andThe Jericho Appreciation Society, The Dark Order and "Hangman" Adam Page began brawling with BCC at ringside, leading to The Elite standing alongside Page, causing the BCC to flee. Despite this, Omega refused to further embrace his former tag-team partner.[78] The feud continued between the sides of Page and The Elite and the BCC over the coming weeks, although Page and Omega were unable to get on the same page, due to the antics of Omega's advisor Don Callis. After Omega successfully defended the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship againstJeff Cobb on the March 29 edition ofDynamite, the BCC ambushed and attacked Omega, only for BCC member Bryan Danielson to return, seemingly to aid Omega, only to attack him moments later, thus reuniting all 4 members of the Blackpool Combat Club.[79]
The following week, Danielson insulted The Elite and Page, labeling them "amateurs", leading to Page attacking the BCC, only to be beaten down and further attacked by Danielson who gouged Page's eye with ascrewdriver.[80] The week after this, BCC (Jon Moxley andClaudio Castagnoli), brutally defeated The Elite's close associates, Brandon Cutler and Michael Nakazawa, leading to Omega and The Young Bucks to return fending off the BCC, with Omega almost impaling Moxley with a screwdriver.[81] On the April 19 edition ofDynamite, BCC attacked The Elite during an in-ring promo, leading to Callis bringing out his protegeKonosuke Takeshita to save the group.[82] The following week, Omega and Takeshita defeatedThe Butcher and The Blade. Following the match, The BCC attacked Omega and The Young Bucks and attempted to recruit Takeshita to their group, although after begging the two factions to stop the brawling, BCC'sWheeler Yuta hit Takeshita with a low blow, before Takeshita was attacked by Danielson with a screwdriver once more.[83] A few days later, a Steel Cage match between Omega and Moxley was announced.[84] During the closing moments of the match on the May 10 episode ofDynamite, Omega pinned Moxley following a One-Winged Angel, only for Don Callis to betray Omega, by breaking up the pin, attacking Omega with a screwdriver, leading to Moxley pinning a knocked out Omega to win the match.[85] The following week, on the May 17 edition ofDynamite Callis attempted to explain his betrayal, but was interrupted by Omega. Shortly after, The BCC attacked Omega before entering the ring, warning Omega that they had won the "war" against The Elite. This led to The Young Bucks and a returning "Hangman" Adam Page coming to the aid of Omega, attacking the BCC. In the ring, Page claimed that he, Omega, and The Young Bucks, were The Elite, leading to him re-joining the stable after a near 3-year absence. Page also challenged the BCC to anAnarchy in the Arena match atDouble or Nothing, which was soon after made official for the event.[86] At the event, The Elite lost afterKonosuke Takeshita, who had aligned himself with The Elite in recent weeks, attacked Omega, turning heel and ending his brief association with the stable.[87] Page and the Young Bucks would then compete in a ten-man tag team match alongsideEddie Kingston andTomohiro Ishii against Takeshita, the BCC andShota Umino atForbidden Door, which they won. Meanwhile, on the same card, Omega unsuccessfully defended the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship againstWill Ospreay. AtBlood & Guts, The Elite, now includingKota Ibushi, defeated the BCC, Takeshita, andPac in aBlood and Guts match.
In November 2023, tension within The Elite began to rise as Omega formed a tag team with Chris Jericho and defeated The Young Bucks atFull Gear to earn a future shot at the AEW World Tag Team Championship.[88]
After a brief hiatus, The Young Bucks returned in January 2024 as heels and embraced their roles as AEW executive vice presidents, individually preferring to be called Matthew and Nicholas Jackson.[89]
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On the March 6 episode ofDynamite,Kazuchika Okada was announced as having signed full-time with AEW. After this, The Young Bucks revealed that Okada was the newest member of The Elite, with Okada attackingEddie Kingston, who was confronting The Young Bucks.[90] On the same episode, The Young Bucks took over leadership of The Elite and fired Omega from the group, while Page was suspended.[91] On the March 20 episode ofDynamite, Okada defeated Kingston to win theAEW Continental Championship.[92] AtDynasty, The Young Bucks defeated FTR to win the vacant AEW World Tag Team Championships for a record setting third time in aladder match, with the help of a returning Jack Perry.[93] On the April 24 episode ofDynamite, The Elite arrived to the arena with Perry, confirming his status in the group. At the end of the episode, The Elite attacked AEW President and CEOTony Khan.[94] AtDouble or Nothing on May 26, The Elite defeated Team AEW (Bryan Danielson,Darby Allin, and FTR) in anAnarchy in the Arena match.[95] On June 30 atForbidden Door, Perry won asix-wayladder match to capture the vacantAEW TNT Championship.[96] Page returned from his suspension on the July 3 episode ofDynamite, defeatingJeff Jarrett in the first round of theOwen Hart Cup.[97] AtBlood & Guts on July 24, The Elite were defeated by Team AEW (Darby Allin,Swerve Strickland, andThe Acclaimed) in a Blood and Guts match. Afterwards, Page quietly left The Elite for a second time. AtFright Night Dynamite on October 30, The Young Bucks lost their titles to Private Party, and the took an hiatus from wrestling, allowing Nicholas to heal a shoulder injury.[98][99][100] On November 23 atFull Gear, Perry lost the TNT Championship toDaniel Garcia.[101]
On April 6, 2025 atDynasty, The Young Bucks returned and assisted Jon Moxley retain hisAEW World Championship againstSwerve Strickland, forming an alliance between The Elite and Moxley's stable theDeath Riders.[102] On June 11 atDynamite: Summer Blockbuster, Okada aligned theDon Callis Family during his feud with Kenny Omega and officially joined the group on the June 21 episode ofCollision, leaving The Elite in the process, though he would maintain his alliance with The Young Bucks.[103][104][105][106] On July 12 atAll In, The Young Bucks were defeated byWill Ospreay and Swerve Strickland. Per the added the stipulations of the match, The Young Bucks were stripped of their executive vice president positions of AEW (inkayfabe).[107] After losing their EVP positions, The Young Bucks went back to being called by their shortened names "Matt and Nick Jackson".[108] Prior toForbidden Door in August 2025, the Young Bucks revivedBeing The Elite on a sporadic schedule; in an episode that aired on the week ofAll Out, Matt Jackson received a package containing a knife and a threatening letter, which was hinted to have been sent by Perry, who himself had posted on social media about hisblacksmithing hobby during his hiatus.[109] This episode was followed at All Out on September 20, 2025 with Perry's return; with the help of his formerJurassic Express tag team partnerLuchasaurus, he attacked The Young Bucks, and left The Elite, which left The Young Bucks as the two remaining members.[110] AtFull Gear on November 22, the Bucks teamed withJosh Alexander to defeat Omega and Jurassic Express; post-match, Alexander,Trent Beretta,Rocky Romero andHechicero attack Omega and Jurassic Express until the Bucks returned to aid Omega and Jurassic Express and thus turned face in the process. Omega then hugged the Bucks, reestablishing The Elite.[111]
On May 11, 2024 atResurgence, the stable made their return to NJPW, where the Young Bucks and Jack Perry attackedEddie Kingston.[112]
On January 5, 2025 atWrestle Dynasty, The Young Bucks defeatedUnited Empire (Great-O-Khan andJeff Cobb) andLos Ingobernables de Japon (Tetsuya Naito andHiromu Takahashi) to win theIWGP Tag Team Championship for the second time, while Perry unsuccessfully challengedYota Tsuji for theIWGP Global Heavyweight Championship.[113][114][115] On February 11 atThe New Beginning in Osaka, The Young Bucks lost their titles to Naito and Takahashi, ending their reign at 37 days.[116]
Being The Elite | |
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| YouTube information | |
| Channel | |
| Years active | 2016–2022 (original run) 2023–2024 (Being the Dark Order) 2025–present (revival) |
| Genre | Entertainment/Lifestyle |
| Subscribers | 520 thousand |
| Views | 102 million |
| Last updated: 3 January 2024 | |
Being The Elite, also known asBTE, debuted on YouTube in May 2016 and has since aired on average once or twice a week. The show was originally shot and edited entirely on aniPhone with the members of The Elite holding complete creative control over the content. As the show gained popularity, the production process changed to include nicer cameras as well as editing being done on a computer. Originally intended as a promotional vehicle and a video journal of The Young Bucks & Kenny Omega's life on the road, it has since evolved into a hybrid that also includes skits and storyline developments involving both The Elite and Bullet Club. In early 2017,Being The Elite provided the background for an angle that culminated atWar of the Worlds in May with The Elite turning onAdam Cole and kicking him out of Bullet Club. While ROH had previously shown that there was tension between Cole and The Young Bucks,Being The Elite went deeper into the background for the angle with a storyline that involved tension between Cole and Omega and their fight for The Young Bucks' loyalty while also introducing Scurll, who would go on to become Cole's replacement in Bullet Club.[117]
On January 1, 2019, an episode ofBeing The Elite was used to announce the formation of a new wrestling promotion,All Elite Wrestling (AEW), as well as a follow-up to All In, calledDouble or Nothing. Since the formation of AEW, the show has also advanced AEW storylines, debuted new signees, and promoted upcoming AEW shows.
Being the Elite went on hiatus in September 12, 2022, after The Elite's suspension due to theiraltercation with CM Punk.[118] It returned after they came back atFull Gear.Being the Elite went on hiatus once more after Episode 368 was uploaded on October 9, 2023;Being The Dark Order, focused on theDark Order stable, debuted on the channel on November 27. In between the last episode ofBTE before the hiatus and the debut ofBeing The Dark Order, various clips from the series were reuploaded asYouTube Shorts in addition to new clips.[119]
The lastBeing the Dark Order episode was released in August 2024;[120] in that episode, Dark Order memberEvil Uno discussed the lack of enthusiasm that the locker room at the time to continuing the series on a weekly basis.[121] After that episode,Being the Elite went on another hiatus until August 2025, at which point the series changed its focus back to following the Young Bucks after their kayfabe loss of their executive vice president positions atAll In a month prior.[122]
| * | Founding member(s) |
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| I-II | Leader |
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| Member | Joined |
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| Kenny Omega (I) | January 5, 2016*[a] |
| Matt Jackson (II) | January 5, 2016* |
| Nick Jackson (II) | January 5, 2016* |
| Jack Perry | April 24, 2024 |
| Luchasaurus | November 22, 2025 |
| Member | Joined | Left |
|---|---|---|
| Marty Scurll | October 30, 2018 | January 4, 2019[b] |
| Cody Rhodes | October 30, 2018 | March 18, 2020[b] |
| Yujiro Takahashi | October 30, 2018 | January 5, 2019 |
| Chase Owens | October 30, 2018 | January 5, 2019 |
| Doc Gallows | January 6, 2021 | October 23, 2021[b] |
| Karl Anderson | January 6, 2021 | October 23, 2021[b] |
| Adam Cole[c] | September 5, 2021 | August 3, 2022 |
| Bobby Fish | November 10, 2021 | August 3, 2022 |
| Kyle O'Reilly | December 22, 2021 | August 3, 2022 |
| "Hangman" Adam Page | October 30, 2018 May 17, 2023 | August 27, 2020 July 24, 2024[b] |
| Kota Ibushi | June 11, 2018 July 12, 2023 | January 4, 2019 November 15, 2023[b] |
| Kazuchika Okada | March 6, 2024 | June 21, 2025 |
| Affiliate | Members | Tenure[d] | Type | Promotion(s) |
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| The Young Bucks | Matt Jackson Nick Jackson | 2016–present | Tag team | AEW NJPW ROH Independent circuit |
The trio defended the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Titles, officially held by Adam Page and the Young Bucks, under "Bullet Club Rules", allowing any three members to defend the titles.
Ibushi is a member of The Elite
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