Pictured alongside Booker T above, Nick and Matt Jackson have (pardon the pun) bucked every notion of what traditional wrestlers are and do in every way. In an era where do-it-yourself branding and social media virality are king, there's possibly no two better wrestlers at this in the world than The Young Bucks. These two steal the show at Pro Wrestling Guerilla or Ring of Honor in America, in New Japan with the Bullet Club, or literally appearing on multiple independent shows in a weekend near you. The consistency of their effort is so impressive that it's easy to say that The Young Bucks could be the world's top drawing and best performing independent contractors in pro wrestling. If you get the irony of naming a finishing maneuver after the Wrestling Observer's Dave Meltzer, and as well understand your ideal fans enough to do a moonsault during a match while holding a camera or treating an 8-year old to a "superkick party" for his birthday, then these are your favorite two wrestlers. Thus, let it be said that the Young Bucks are many people's favorite two wrestlers.
Besides having been an independent professional wrestling manager for a decade, Marcus Dowling is a Washington, DC-based writer who has contributed to a plethora of online and print magazines and newspapers writing about music and popular culture over the past 15 years.
