WOR Video: The case for the Young Bucks in the Observer Hall of Fame

Do the Young Bucks have a shot in getting inducted into the Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame?

Dave Meltzer, John Pollock of Post Wrestling, Paul Fontaine, and Garrett Gonzales discussed The Young Bucks candidacy on Wrestling Observer Radio Friday afternoon. Meltzer indicated the panel discussion came about by a discussion in Las Vegas where Fontaine thought they had a really strong case, whereas Meltzer thought they wouldn’t get in when their name comes up on the ballot later this year.

Meltzer pointed out they were a focal point in the foundation of AEW, a company that completely changed the wrestling business.

“There would be no AEW. AEW changed the entire business completely. Everyone’s making more money because of AEW, there’s way more wrestling on television, there’s way more jobs, and they were a key to that,” Meltzer said.

“All the Elite, including Cody [Rhodes] and Tony Khan, to me are like no-brainers,” Fontaine said.

Meltzer thought that it may be too early to determine Hall of Fame success based on AEW’s success at four years, and that at the ten year mark, we’d have a better assessment.

John Pollock said that the Bucks’ road to the Hall of Fame began in 2014 when they joined New Japan, citing NJPW’s success in the US once they joined the Bullet Club which led to the formation of independent wrestling merchandise stores such as Pro Wrestling Tees.

“They popularized that service for a lot of people, and that’s before getting into AEW,” he said.