AEW star reflects on All In ahead of tag team championship match at this year's pay-per-view
AEW All In Returns to Wembley, Headlined by Long-Awaited Tag Team Title Match
By Maine News Now Staff
Professional wrestling is set to descend on London once again this weekend as All Elite Wrestling brings its signature All In event to Wembley Stadium for the third time in four years. The show, co-founded by Matt and Nick Jackson — better known as The Young Bucks — has grown from an ambitious independent spectacle into one of the biggest annual productions on the professional wrestling calendar.
Nick Jackson took to social media on Friday to reflect on the event's improbable journey, which began with the original All In in 2018. That show is widely credited with helping to spark the formation of AEW itself, reshaping the professional wrestling industry in the process.
"Never in my wildest dreams did I think the original concept of All In would turn into what it's become," Nick wrote on Instagram. "Wembley Stadium hosting the event for the third time in 4 years this Sunday and I can't wait. Matt and I have done more in this career than we've both ever dreamed of and we don't take any of this for granted."
"A match we've talked about for decades is actually happening and I just wanna thank the fans who've stuck with us since day one. We love each and every one of you! So cheer loud this Sunday and let's show the wrestling world what AEW is all about."
The match Nick referenced will see The Young Bucks challenge Adam Copeland and Christian Cage for the AEW World Tag Team Championship. The pairing of Copeland and Cage has already established itself as one of AEW's most compelling acts, having captured the tag titles at the Double or Nothing pay-per-view earlier this year.
For Copeland, the bout carries the weight of a long-held ambition. In an interview leading up to All In, he spoke candidly about how long the match had been on his radar.
"Oh, they've been on the list from the time that any kind of reality of me and AEW started to come to fruition," Copeland said. "FTR, Young Bucks, team-wise, like, those are like got to do that, have to do that. They were definitely on the list, but also too, didn't fully know if Christian and I were going to get back to teaming. So, it's like, OK, want to we got to make sure it's right and the right time and try and fit it into this story."
Copeland traced the reunion with Cage back to a storyline twist involving Jon Moxley, explaining how the narrative unfolded both on and off camera.
"So, really it was the match with Mox that was the vehicle to get him and I going as a team again and for him to lose the Casino Royale opportunity because of his selfishness and then for me to go, 'See your selfishness isn't working, man.' And then taking the turn of, OK, but you're selfish, that's you. And then I just got to accept it and then we could kind of start running and that's just been really fun."
Copeland described the creative process with Cage as one of the most rewarding experiences of his recent career.
"When I think of a word, the only one that comes to mind is we've just been having fun and I get to live vicariously through Jay's character. So, like I'm like what if you said this and he's like, oh, and some of the things, man, like it it's just it's so much. It's just fun."
The clash between the two duos represents a meeting of generations and styles within professional wrestling. The Young Bucks have spent more than two decades as one of the most influential tag teams in the modern era, helping to define the high-flying, hard-hitting style that has come to characterize much of contemporary professional wrestling. Copeland and Cage, meanwhile, are multi-time world champions with a combined career that spans decades and multiple promotions, having helped define an entire era of professional wrestling in North America.
All In takes place Sunday at Wembley Stadium in London.
