The Young Bucks recently spoke with Justin Barrasso for Sports Illustrated Extra Mustard’s Week In Wrestling Top 10, making their picks for the greatest tag teams of all time.
The Bucks talk about making history of their own, being in the real Bullet Club in Japan and more. You can read a few excerpts from the interview below; click here to read the entire interview along with the Bucks’ picks for greatest teams.
The Young Bucks say they want to make history and break boundaries by combining New Japan’s two classes of tag team championships:
Nick: “We’ve been pushing this without anyone from New Japan telling us that we’re able to push this. We’re just doing it on our own, trying to create something. It’s got to the point where fans understand that we don’t just want to be juniors. We want to be champions, regardless of size difference or weight. We do that all over the world, so why is it different in Japan? New Japan is strict with their rules, and we’re trying to break those rules a little bit.”
Matt: “It’s 2016. The heavyweights are our size. There are a couple big guys, but most of the heavyweights could wrestle with the juniors, so why are we wrestling in this weight class?
“If it was our choice, then yes, we’d unify the belts. I think the juniors are going to be around still, the junior tag team titles will still be around, but we’re still hoping to hold all the belts. Selfishly, I want us to have all of them. We want every tag team title in the world, and we mean that. That’s a shoot.”
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The Bucks talk about the ‘real’ Bullet Club, their tenure with the group:
Nick: “We’ve been the OG since five months in, and a lot of people don’t give us that credit.”
Matt: “Some people think the real Bullet Club is in WWE, but it’s in Japan – that’s where it originated. The WWE is the corporate version, even though we still support those guys because they are our buddies. The Bullet Club is everywhere. Kenny had success with the G1, AJ beat John Cena, Fergal won the title, and we’re all killing it here – Hangman [Page] just got the win of his life over Jay Briscoe, and it shows that the Bullet Club is this super stable. We’re the most successful stable in wrestling history. From day one, we knew we wanted to take over this industry. That hand signal? That’s Bullet Club’s now. People say, ‘That’s NWO,’ but sorry now it belongs to the Bullet Club.”
The Young Bucks comment on Gallows and Anderson’s success, praise current NXT/WWE teams:
Nick: “Gallows and Gun are chasing that now. They’re going to be the tag champs, eventually, and it’s crazy that they’ll have had runs as tag champs in New Japan and WWE. Teams like The Revival, if they stay together, and American Alpha will be up there, too. But for now, these are our top ten.”
