The Elite (professional wrestling)
The Elite | |
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Stable | |
Members | See below |
Name(s) | The Elite The New Elite |
Debut | January 5, 2016[1] |
Years active | 2016–present |
The Elite is a
The Elite was originally formed in January 2016 by
In October 2018, after a lengthy internal feud within Bullet Club, Omega and The Young Bucks' 'Elite' faction left the group. Cody Rhodes, Adam Page, and Marty Scurll, all of whom had sided with Omega during the feud, also left to formally join The Elite on October 30, 2018, alongside Omega's tag partner in Golden☆Lovers, Kota Ibushi, making it a full-scale stable. During the following three months, the members of The Elite would leave most of their other promotions to work almost exclusively with AEW, minus Scurll and Ibushi, who chose to remain in Ring of Honor and New Japan Pro-Wrestling, respectively, leaving the stable. The five, who were instrumental in the creation of the company and hold positions as executive vice presidents (except for Page), would play a pivotal role in AEW, both on-screen and off-screen.
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Background
Prior to the 2016 formation of The Elite,
Omega, who has called The Young Bucks his best friends and closest allies in professional wrestling, has stated that the three have "an open line of communication sending messages all day". The Elite was created as a result of one of these "think-tank sessions", during which the three came up with the idea of filming their moments away from the ring and sharing them with their fans.[5] These moments, some only loosely tied to professional wrestling, were used to create Being The Elite, a show produced by The Young Bucks and released on both Twitter and YouTube.[3][4][6]
In 2016, the three were affiliated with each other in NJPW as members of Bullet Club, but in Omega's words they felt that the stable had been watered down and wanted to create something new.[5] Omega claimed that whenever people were saying that Bullet Club had been doing "some really cool stuff", they were in fact always talking about the three of them and not the other members of the stable.[5] Wanting to be together both in the ring and outside of it, the three decided to go full-bore as The Elite.[3] They had come up with the name The Elite as a joke years earlier, when trying to come up with a list of the most elite wrestlers in the world.[1] Omega stated that he and The Young Bucks wanted to push themselves as The Elite, but accepted if NJPW continued calling them Bullet Club "in parentheses" as the stable was their "cash cow" and a "pop-culture phenomenon". Omega has described The Elite as "a place you can go to watch the most ridiculous and entertaining stuff in pro wrestling".[3]
History
Various promotions (2016–2019)
Formation (2016–2017)
On January 5, 2016, Omega took over the Bullet Club as its new leader, turning its members, including The Young Bucks, on previous figurehead
During the first months of The Elite's existence, The Young Bucks, who were the reigning
On August 14, Omega made history by becoming the first non-Japanese wrestler to win NJPW's premier tournament, the
Tension in The Elite and The Golden Elite (2017–2018)
After months of inactivity as a trio, The Elite reunited in April 2017 by embarking on a tour of the United Kingdom, during which they wrestled for Discovery Wrestling, Fight Club: Pro,
Upon Omega's return to ROH in October 2017, The Elite started defending the
In January 2018 at
On March 28 at Strong Style Evolved, The Young Bucks faced off against the Golden Lovers in a losing effort. After the match, Nick Jackson shook hands and embraced with Omega, but Matt Jackson refused and rolled out of the ring.
During Omega and Cody's bout at Ring of Honor's Supercard of Honor XII on April 7, The Young Bucks interfered and attempted to turn on Cody, but instead accidentally superkicked Omega, causing Cody to get the pinfall victory. After the match, The Young Bucks attempted to explain what had happened to Omega, but he shoved Matt Jackson and left.
On the 100th episode of Being The Elite, "Finale", Omega declared their friendship over and that "There is no Elite" in anger over the Young Bucks' involvement in his match, apparently ending the stable for the time being while Scurll left to pursue a music career and The Young Bucks, Page and Burnard the Business Bear walked out on Cody's invitation to celebrate his win over Omega, leaving him alone in the locker room to ponder what he's done and what it cost.
On June 9 at NJPW's
On July 7, 2018, at G1 Special in San Francisco, Cody ended his rivalry with Omega after being attacked by the BC Firing Squad after he unsuccessfully challenged him for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.
Member changes (2018–2019)
In July 2018 the Nick and Matt Jackson temporarily fractured from the Bullet Club and formed the "Alpha Club" with Chris Jericho (aka. "The Bucks of Jericho or is it Y2Jackson") which culminated in a one night match on the Jericho Cruise against the Bullet Club (represented by Omega, Cody, and Scurll) to reunite the group. On the Talk is Jericho podcast on October 30 following the match, Matt Jackson confirmed that Cody, Page, and Marty Scurll were now officially in The Elite, and that The Elite had fully split from Bullet Club, ending a civil war between the Bullet Club "OGs" and The Elite.[46]
On November 8, 2018, New Japan Pro-Wrestling announced Page and former Bullet Club stablemate Yujiro Takahashi would represent The Elite at the 2018 World Tag League Tournament.[47]
On December 15, 2018, The Elite, minus Scurll who remained under contract, officially left ROH, following the
All Elite Wrestling (2019–present)
AEW beginnings (2019–2020)
On January 1, 2019, The Elite announced the formation of a new wrestling promotion,
In 2019, The Elite began a feud with
At AEW Full Gear, Cody unsuccessfully challenged Jericho for the AEW World Championship with the condition that he will never challenge for title again while The Young Bucks lost to Santana and Ortiz. On the January 22, 2020 episode of AEW Dynamite during Chris Jericho's Rock 'N' Wrestling Rager at Sea, Omega and Page defeated SoCal Uncensored (Frankie Kazarian and Scorpio Sky) for the AEW World Tag Team Championship.
On the November 18 episode of Being the Elite, Hangman Page attempted to part ways with the group,[51] leading to months of tension between himself, the Young Bucks (especially Matt Jackson), and his tag partner Omega. Following the March 4, 2020 episode of Dynamite (and shown on the March 8 episode of Being the Elite), Hangman Page formally parted ways with The Elite,[52] but still remained a peripheral member on the verge of permanently leaving.
In a May 2020 interview, Cody Rhodes discussed the status of the Elite's members, stating that the 'OG' Elite (Bucks, Omega) will always determine who joins the group, and that it's "their world" that he's honored to take part in. He also clarified that Hangman Page and Marty Scurll were part of the "expanded universe" of the group, and that Matt Hardy also was an honorary member.[53] On the August 27 episode of AEW Dynamite, Page was officially kicked out of The Elite for costing The Young Bucks a future opportunity to challenge for Page and Omega's World Tag Team Championship.[54]
Championship dominance and Super Elite (2020–2022)
At
At Impact Wrestling's
In April 2021, The Young Bucks, who had been wary of Omega's relationship with Callis, Gallows, and Anderson, would cement their commitment to Omega by turning on Jon Moxley during a six-man tag team match on Dynamite, when they wrestled against Omega, Anderson, and Gallows.
In September 2021, at All Out, The Young Bucks lost their AEW world tag team championships to Lucha Brothers in a Steel Cage. After Omega retained the AEW World championship against Christian Cage in a title match in the main event, the Elite came out to attack Cage.[66] Jurassic Express ran in to aid Cage, but was outnumbered. The Elite was interrupted by the debuting Adam Cole, who hit the superkick to Jungle Boy, joining the Elite. As the Elite was about to end the show, the debuting Bryan Danielson attacked the Elite, aiding Cage and Jurassic Express. Danielson, Cage and Jurassic Express stood tall at the end of the show.
In October 2021, following Impact's Bound for Glory pay-per-view, it was reported that the partnership between AEW and Impact had ended, and with that, Gallows and Anderson quietly were removed from the Elite.[67] After losing the AEW World Championship to Adam Page at Full Gear, Omega announced on the following Dynamite that he would be taking a leave of absence, leaving The Young Bucks to "hold down the fort". Cole, however, would add former Undisputed Era stablemates Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly to the group.[68]
Return to original line-up and suspensions (2022–2024)
On the July 27, 2022
On the September 7 episode of Dynamite, due to an altercation with CM Punk after the media scrum following All Out, Tony Khan announced that all members of The Elite were stripped of the AEW World Trios Championship. It was reported earlier from multiple sources that all members of The Elite were suspended because of the altercation.[74]
At
In March, The Elite entered a feud with the Blackpool Combat Club (BCC). The feud began on the March 15 edition of Dynamite where, after failing to regain the AEW World Trios Championship in a three-way match, between House of Black and The Jericho Appreciation Society, The Dark Order and "Hangman" Adam Page began brawling with BCC at ringside, leading to The Elite standing alongside Page, causing the BCC to flee. Despite this, Omega refused to further embrace his former tag-team partner.[78] The feud continued between the sides of Page and The Elite and the BCC over the coming weeks, although Page and Omega were unable to get on the same page, due to the antics of Omega's advisor Don Callis. After Omega successfully defended the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship against Jeff Cobb on the March 29 edition of Dynamite, the BCC ambushed and attacked Omega, only for BCC member Bryan Danielson to return, seemingly to aid Omega, only to attack him moments later, thus reuniting all 4 members of the Blackpool Combat Club.[79]
The following week, Danielson insulted The Elite and Page, labeling them "amateurs", leading to Page attacking the BCC, only to be beaten down and further attacked by Danielson who gouged Page's eye with a
The New Elite (2024–present)
On the March 6 episode of
Being The Elite
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Being The Elite, also known as BTE, debuted on YouTube in May 2016 and has since aired on average once or twice a week. The show is shot and edited entirely on an iPhone with the members of The Elite holding complete creative control over the content. Originally intended as a promotional vehicle and a video journal of The Young Bucks & Kenny Omega's life on the road, it has since evolved into a hybrid that also includes skits and storyline developments involving both The Elite and Bullet Club. In early 2017, Being The Elite provided the background for an angle that culminated at War of the Worlds in May with The Elite turning on Adam Cole and kicking him out of Bullet Club. While ROH had previously shown that there was tension between Cole and The Young Bucks, Being The Elite went deeper into the background for the angle with a storyline that involved tension between Cole and Omega and their fight for The Young Bucks' loyalty while also introducing Scurll, who would go on to become Cole's replacement in Bullet Club.[94]
On January 1, 2019, an episode of Being The Elite was used to announce the formation of a new wrestling promotion, All Elite Wrestling (AEW), as well as a follow-up to All In, called Double or Nothing. Since the formation of AEW, the show has also advanced AEW storylines, debuted new signees, and promoted upcoming AEW shows.
Being the Elite went on hiatus in September 12, 2022, after The Elite's suspension due to their altercation with CM Punk.[95] It returned after they came back at Full Gear. Being the Elite went on hiatus once more after Episode 368 was uploaded on October 9, 2023; Being The Dark Order, focused on the Dark Order stable, debuted on the channel on November 27. In between the last episode of BTE before the hiatus and the debut of Being The Dark Order, various clips from the series were reuploaded as YouTube Shorts in addition to new clips.[96]
Members
* | Founding member(s) |
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L | Leader |
Current members
Member | Tenure |
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Matthew Jackson (L) | January 5, 2016*–present |
Nicholas Jackson (L) | January 5, 2016*–present |
"Hangman" Adam Page | October 30, 2018–August 27, 2020 May 17, 2023–present (suspended from The Elite since March 6, 2024) |
Kazuchika Okada | March 6, 2024–present |
Jack Perry | April 24, 2024–present |
Former members
Member | Joined | Final appearance |
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Kenny Omega (L) | January 5, 2016* | March 6, 2024 |
Marty Scurll | October 30, 2018 | January 4, 2019 |
Cody Rhodes | October 30, 2018 | March 18, 2020 |
Karl Anderson[a] | January 6, 2021 | October 23, 2021 |
Doc Gallows[b] | January 6, 2021 | October 23, 2021 |
Adam Cole[c] | September 5, 2021 | August 3, 2022 |
Bobby Fish | November 10, 2021 | August 3, 2022 |
Kyle O'Reilly | December 22, 2021 | August 3, 2022 |
Associates
Associate | Tenure |
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Brandon Cutler | May 19, 2019–present |
Former associates
Associate | Joined | Final appearance |
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Kota Ibushi | June 9, 2018 July 12, 2023 |
January 4, 2019 November 15, 2023 |
Chase Owens | July 7, 2018 | January 5, 2019 |
Yujiro Takahashi | July 7, 2018 | January 5, 2019 |
Chris Jericho | July 9, 2018 September 30, 2023 |
October 30, 2018 November 18, 2023 |
Brandi Rhodes | October 30, 2018 | March 18, 2020 |
Dustin Rhodes | May 25, 2019 | March 11, 2020 |
Matt Hardy | March 18, 2020 | May 27, 2020 |
Don Callis | December 2, 2020 | May 10, 2023 |
Michael Nakazawa | February 17, 2021 | April 12, 2023 |
Sub-groups
Current
Affiliate | Members | Tenure | Type | Promotion(s) |
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The Young Bucks | Matthew Jackson Nicholas Jackson |
2016–present | Tag team | |
The Hung Bucks[97] | 2018–2020[d] 2023–present |
Trio | NJPW ROH AEW | |
The New Elite | Jack Perry Kazuchika Okada Matthew Jackson Nicholas Jackson |
2024–present | Stable | AEW |
Former
Timeline
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Championships and accomplishments
- 4 Front Wrestling
- 4FW Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time) – Omega[99]
- All Elite Wrestling
- AEW World Championship (1 time) – Omega
- AEW Continental Championship (1 time, current) – Okada
- AEW TNT Championship (1 time, current) - Perry
- AEW World Tag Team Championship (4 times, current) – Omega and Page (1), The Young Bucks (3, current)
- AEW World Trios Championship (2 times, inaugural)[100] – Omega and The Young Bucks[101]
- AEW World Trios Championship Tournament (2022) – Omega and The Young Bucks[102]
- Men's Casino Battle Royale (2 times) – Page (2019), O'Reilly (2022)
- Casino Tag Team Royale(1 time) – The Young Bucks (2022)
- Owen Hart Cup (1 time) – Cole
- Dynamite Award(1 time)
- "Stadium Stampede match (The Elite vs. The Inner Circle) at Double or Nothing
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- DDT Pro-Wrestling
- Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship (2 times) – The Young Bucks, Brandi Rhodes[103]
- Global Force Wrestling
- GFW NEX*GEN Championship (1 time) – Cody[104]
- Impact Wrestling
- 1 time) – Omega
- 2 times) – The Good Brothers[105]
- Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide
- AAA Mega Championship (1 time) – Omega
- AAA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – The Young Bucks
- New Japan Pro-Wrestling
- IWGP Heavyweight Championship (1 time) – Omega[43]
- IWGP Intercontinental Championship (1 time) – Omega[106]
- IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time) – Scurll
- IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship (7 times) – The Young Bucks[9]
- IWGP Tag Team Championship (1 time) – The Young Bucks[44]
- NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship (3 times) – Omega and The Young Bucks (2), Scurll and The Young Bucks (1)[108]
- G1 Climax (2016) – Omega[109]
- IWGP United States Championship Tournament (2017) – Omega[37]
- Tag Team Turbulence Tournament (2021) – Gallows and Anderson
- National Wrestling Alliance
- NWA World Heavyweight Championship(1 time) – Cody
- Pro Wrestling Guerrilla
- PWG World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – The Young Bucks[25]
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Feud of the Year (2017) Omega vs. Kazuchika Okada[110]
- Match of the Year (2017) Omega vs Kazuchika Okada on January 4[110]
- Match of the Year (2018) Omega vs. Kazuchika Okada on June 9
- Match of the Year (2019) Cody vs Dustin Rhodes on May 25[111]
- Match of the Year (2020) Omega and Page vs The Young Bucks on February 29[112]
- Tag Team of the Year (2017, 2018) – The Young Bucks[110]
- Ranked Omega No. 1 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2018 and 2021[113]
- Ring of Honor
- ROH World Heavyweight Championship– Cody (1)
- ROH World Tag Team Championship (3 times) – The Young Bucks[114]
- ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship (3 times) – Page and The Young Bucks (2), Cody and The Young Bucks (1)[115]
- ROH World Television Championship (1 time) – Scurll
- Wrestler of the Year (2017) – Cody[116]
- Tag Team of the Year (2017) – The Young Bucks[117]
- Best Final Battle Entrance (2017) – Scurll[118]
- Breakout Star of the Year (2017) – Page[119]
- Feud of the Year (2018) Cody vs. Omega[120]
- Survival of the Fittest (2018) – Scurll
- SoCal Uncensored
- Match of the Year (2016) The Young Bucks with Adam Cole vs. Matt Sydal, Ricochet and Will Ospreay on September 3[121]
- Match of the Year (2017) Omega vs. Tomohiro Ishii on July 2[122]
- Match of the Year (2018) Golden☆Lovers vs. The Young Bucks on March 25[123]
- Sports Illustrated
- Tokyo Sports
- Technique Award (2016) – Omega[126]
- Best Bout Award (2017) Omega vs. Kazuchika Okada on January 4[127]
- Best Bout Award (2018) Omega vs. Kazuchika Okada on June 9[128]
- Weekly Pro Wrestling
- Best Bout Award (2016) Omega vs. Tetsuya Naito at G1 Climax 26[129]
- Best Bout Award (2017) Omega vs. Kazuchika Okada at Wrestle Kingdom 11[130]
- Best Bout Award (2018) Ibushi vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi at G1 Climax 28[131]
- Best Foreigner Award (2016–2018) – Omega[129][130][132]
- What Culture Pro Wrestling/Defiant Wrestling
- World Series Wrestling
- WSW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – The Young Bucks
- WSW Tag Team Title Tournament (2018) – The Young Bucks[136]
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 2020)[137] – Omega
- Best Pro Wrestling Book (2020) Killing the Business by The Young Bucks[138]
- Best Wrestling Maneuver (2016–2018, 2020) – Omega (for the One-Winged Angel)[139][140][141]
- Feud of the Year (2017) Omega vs. Kazuchika Okada[140]
- Feud of the Year (2021) Omega vs. Hangman Page
- Japan MVP (2018) – Omega[141]
- United States/Canada MVP (2021) – Omega
- Most Improved (2018) – Page[142]
- Most Outstanding Wrestler (2018, 2020) – Omega [141]
- Pro Wrestling Match of the Year (2017) Omega vs. Kazuchika Okada on January 4[140]
- Pro Wrestling Match of the Year (2018) Omega vs. Kazuchika Okada on June 9[141]
- Pro Wrestling Match of the Year (2020) Omega and Page vs The Young Bucks on February 29[138]
- Pro Wrestling Match of the Year (2021) The Young Bucks vs. the Lucha Brothers on September 5[143]
- Tag Team of the Year (2016–2018, 2020-2021) – The Young Bucks[144][145][141]
- Tag Team of the Decade (2010s) – The Young Bucks[146]
- Wrestler of the Year (2018, 2021) – Omega[141]
Notes
- ^ Anderson was an associate of The Elite in 2016 before leaving for WWE and became a full member of the group in AEW in 2021, but quietly left when the AEW-Impact partnership ended.
- ^ Gallows was an associate of The Elite in 2016 before leaving for WWE and became a full member of the group in AEW in 2021, but quietly left when the AEW-Impact partnership ended.
- ^ Cole was an associate of The Elite from 2016 to 2017 before leaving for WWE and became a full member of the group in AEW in 2021, but left the stable in 2022.
- ^ Page and The Young Bucks had been teaming since 2017, but Page joined The Elite in 2018. Page was kicked out of The Elite in 2020.
- ^ Many of these teams have performed together prior to and subsequent to their association with The Elite; this column lists only when those teams performed as part of the stable.
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The trio defended the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Titles, officially held by Adam Page and the Young Bucks, under "Bullet Club Rules", allowing any three members to defend the titles.
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Ibushi is a member of The Elite
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External links
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