The Young Bucks Closer To Cody Rhodes Since His AEW Exit

Despite being on different sides of the pro-wrestling divide, The Young Bucks and Cody Rhodes are reportedly ‘closer’ than ever, despite it being over two years since Rhodes left AEW to return to WWE. 

The Bucks - Matthew and Nicholas Jackson - were in conversation with Sports Illustrated about the upcoming AEW Revolution on March 3, with Matthew saying the following about ‘The American Nightmare’:

“AEW will always be our baby,” said Matt Jackson. “It’s our life’s work. We sought out to change the world, and we did just that. We created a new workplace for so many deserving people. Tons of talented individuals received a spotlight that they may have not gotten otherwise. And several people’s careers were taken to new heights because of the sole existence of AEW. We’re proud of the things we accomplished with Cody and happy to see him rising to the occasion. We’re all rooting for each other,” said Matthew Jackson.

Nicholas added: “Cody is the face of the WWE now, and it’s cool to see because we always knew how much of a star he was,” said Nick Jackson. “The founders of AEW will always have a lifetime bond with each other because we all know what we did for wrestling. We talk every week and in a weird way him leaving made us grow more as friends.”

Rhodes paid tribute to his former fellow AEW EVPs The Bucks and Kenny Omega after winning the WWE Royal Rumble in January 2024, kissing the ‘too sweet’ hand signal, then a finger gun for Omega.