The Young Bucks Return After 6 Months At Dynasty 2025 (AEW News)

The Young Bucks cost Swerve Strickland at AEW Dynasty.

by Andrew Pollard
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Having not been seen in AEW since October, the Young Bucks returned during the main event of Dynasty last night.

Of course, that main event pitted AEW World Champion Jon Moxley against Swerve Strickland, with Swerve looking to bring an end to Mox's fourth reign with that title and kickstart his own second run at the top of the mountain.

Going 31 minutes and featuring involvement from Marina Shafir, Prince Nana, 'Hangman' Adam Page, Claudio Castagnoli, PAC, Wheeler Yuta, Samoa Joe, Katsuyori Shibata, and Hook, Swerve vs. Moxley looked to be coming to an end when Strickland hit the Death Riders man with a chair and then landed the Swerve Stomp. With referee Paul Turner down and out, the arena lights went out, coming back on to reveal Matt and Nick Jackson in the ring.

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Unfortunately for Swerve Strickland, the Young Bucks hit him with their BTE Trigger, which in turn allowed Jon Moxley to pin Swerve and continue his reign of terror and continue to hold the AEW World Championship hostage.

Where the Young Bucks are concerned, they were last seen on the Halloween-themed Fright Night episode of Dynamite back in October. There, they not only lost the AEW Tag Team Titles to Private Party, but they also noted how they were going to "work from home" after being intimidated by the Death Riders. Now, though, whether they're fully aligning with the Death Riders or not, the Bucks at least helped the group keep hold of the AEW World Title. Of course, it could well be that Matt and Nick's Dynasty actions were more about screwing Swerve Strickland than necessarily helping the Death Riders, with the Jacksons having had their own issues with Swerve in recent years.

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