The Young Bucks

• Young Bucks debut at Korakuen Hall
  Young Bucks debut at Korakuen Hall

The Beginning

Matt Jackson was born on March 13, 1985 in Montebello, CA. Nick Jackson was born on July 28th, 1989 also in Montebello. Their parents are Joyce and Matthew Senior. They have an older sister Donajoi and a younger brother Malachi, who is also a professional wrestler. Matt and Nick were born and raised in a Christian family where they lived in a city called Rancho Cucamonga, CA. They stayed here for nearly 18 years before moving to Hesperia, CA. Matt lived in Hesperia for about 5 years until he moved back to his hometown where he married his long time girlfriend Dana on November 1st 2008. Nick still currently lives in Hesperia.

Before They Went Pro

Matt claims that he and his brothers have been wrestling in some capacity since he was 16 years old in an interview with www.wearewrestling.net. "We'd been fans of professional wrestling since we were kids. I had my first pro-ring in my backyard at the age of 16, so I've been taking bumps for quite a while now." Matt, Nick and Malachi would take part in backyard wrestling for several years before Matt opted to finally begin professional wrestling training when he was around the age of 18 or 19 years old.

Training and Debut

Matt began his professional wrestling training in La Mirada, and City of Industry, CA at the Revolution Pro Wrestling School called Rudos Dojo. He trained primarily under Ron Riveria (The American Wild Child), Disco Machine, Scorpio Sky and Super Dragon among others. Since, Matt and Nick have had training and influence from Marty Jannetty. Matt trained at Rudos Dojo off and on for nearly two years along with his brother Nick (who only attended a few sessions) and good friends Dustin Cutler and Sonny Samson but they all credit themselves as being mostly self taught. Matt, Nick and Dustin would be involved in their very first professional match at an Alternative Wrestling Show/C4/Revolution Pro joint event that was held on August 8th 2004. Matt worked as Fluffy the Dog, Dustin dressed as a Hillbilly and Nick was a high flying referee wearing a Santo Mask. Soon after, Matt and Nick would wrestle various times for Revolution Pro and Revolution X (Rev Pros darker counter-part) in chicken costumes where they were called "Los Gallineros."

High Risk Wrestling

In October 2004, with the help of his family, Matt opened up his very own independent wrestling company called High Risk Wrestling. Matt would originally be the head owner of HRW but would have help from his brothers Nick, Mal and good friend Dustin - these three would eventually take over ownership years later. Brandon Cutler and Sonny Samson would also play a big part in HRWs shows both behind the scenes and in the ring. Matt is quoted saying, "We started our own company called High Risk Wrestling.... Sort of like our version of OMEGA. This is where we really learned our craft, as we ran at least twice a month. The Young Bucks were born soon after." High Risk Wrestling would go on to run several successful shows in Hesperia, Victorville and Upland, CA. The most recent show titled "Sole Survivor" took place on March 3rd 2009 in Victorville. The most notable High Risk Wrestling event "Highway 2 Hell" took place on August 4th 2007 from Hesperia. The main event was Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson and Marty Jannetty vs Diablo, Karl Anderson and Joey Ryan. This was the day Matt and Nick originally met Marty Jannetty in what would become a great friendship.

National Wrestling Alliance

With the help of HRW, Matt and Nick would eventually land spots in several popular companies in southern California. Eventually they also gained experience working in front of a camera doing television tapings for the National Wrestling Alliance starting in 2006. The Young Bucks would film their very first matches for the NWA on Maverick Television on November 7th 2006 where they were defeated by Karl Anderson and Joey Ryan. The NWA would also be responsible for the Young Bucks wrestling debut in such states as Texas, Nevada, Rhode Island and New Jersey. They currently appear regularly on NWA Showcase which can now be seen on Colours TV

Pro Wrestling Guerrilla

The Young Bucks would debut for Pro Wrestling Guerilla on June 10th 2007 in Burbank, CA at a show titled "Roger Dorn Night." On August 31st 2007 in Burbank, CA PWG held night one of Battle of Los Angeles 2007. The Young Bucks defeated Phoenix Star and Zokre, The Los Luchas. Matt and Nick would meet Dragon Gate wrestler CIMA and an impressed Dragon Gate American talent agent named Satoshi Oji for the first time. Matt and Nick would eventually go on to defeat Jimmy Jacobs and Tyler Black at PWG All Star Weekend 7 Night 2 on August 31, 2008 to become to the new PWG Tag Team Champions and have held the titles since. The Young Bucks most recent accomplishment in PWG came when they defended the PWG Tag Team Titles three times in one night at PWG DDT4 held on May 22nd, 2009 in Reseda, CA. They defeated Dustin and Brandon Cutler in round 1, Kenny Omega and Chuck Taylor in round 2 and Bryan Danielson and Roderick Strong in the final round.

Dragon Gate Pro Wrestling

The Young Bucks would make their debut for Dragon Gate in Tokyo, Japan at the Korakuen Hall on August 9th 2008 where they were defeated by Susumu Yokosuka and Ryo Saito. They have competed three tours for Dragon Gate, most recently completing a tour from April 15th to May 5th 2009. On May 3rd 2009, Matt and Nick defended their PWG Tag Team titles successfully against Shingo Takagi and Akira Tozawa. Their biggest match of the last tour took place on May 5th, 2009 from Aichi, Japan at the Aichi Prefectural Gym on the Dragon Gate "Dead or Alive" pay per view. The Young Bucks and Ryoma teamed up but were defeated by Akira Tozawa, Kenshin Chikano and Anthony W. Mori.

Ring of Honor

Matt and Nick made their Ring of Honor debut on May 29th and May 30th 2009 at The Arena in Philadelphia, PA where they were successful both nights in regular tag team matches. On May 29th, they defeated Sal Rinauro and Brandon Day. On May 30th they defeated Silas Young and Bobby Fish.

Story Behind the Name

On February 26th, 2005 at the Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles, CA for Full Contact Wrestling, Matt and Nick were called the "Young Bucks" for the very first time. Originally, Matt was wrestling under the name Mr. Instant Replay while Nick was called "Slick Nick." The booker at the time, Joey Munoz did not know the names of the characters that Matt and Nick were using at the time so wrote down a temporary name on the card. That night Mr. Instant Replay and Slick Nick, the Young Bucks were defeated by the Kaos and Mongol the Santino Brothers. The name "Young Bucks" has been around ever since that day. "Jackson" was simply given to Matt and Nick by the National Wrestling Alliance during the time NWA Showcase appeared on Maverick Television. Matt and Nick have used that last name ever since.

Accomplishments

• February 20th, 2008 from the San Diego Sports Arena in San Diego, CA, Matt Jackson appears on WWE television for the first time where he is defeated by Chuck Palumbo on WWE Smackdown!
• October 14th 2008 from the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, NV Matt Jackson appears on WWE Smackdown! for the second time where he is defeated by the Big Show in a Last Man Standing Match after being choke-slammed through a table.
• October 28th, 2008 from the San Diego Sports Arena in San Diego, CA Matt Jackson dresses up as Triple H while Nick dresses up as Shawn Michaels for a segment called "The Dirt Sheet" on ECW on Sci-fi where they are involved in a promo with John Morrison and The Miz.
Matt once stunt doubled for Shawn Michaels and super kicked celebrity announcer Michael Buffer for a Royal Rumble 2008 commercial.
• Former Alternative Wrestling Show Tag Team Champions
• Former HRW Champion (Both Matt and Nick on separate occasions)
• Former HRW Tag Team Champions (Nick Jackson with Shawn Bateman "Arrogant & Cocky") (Matt Jackson with Sonny Samson "One Big Happy Family")
• Current Empire Wrestling Federation Tag Team Champions
• Currently the longest reigning PWG Tag Team Champions in company history
• Voted 2007 and 2008 www.SoCaluncensored.com Tag Team of The Year
• Involved in Dragon Gates USA debut show in Bell Gardens, CA on September 5th 2008 where they were defeated by Susumu Yokosuka and Ryo Saito
• Involved in Chikara King of Trios three night event in Philadelphia, PA which took place on March 27th-30th 2009
• Involved in Dragon Gate Summer Adventure Tag League 2008 where they finished with 8 points

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