The Young Bucks Slam TNA

The Young Bucks tag team (formerly Generation Me) recently spoke to Canada's Slam Wrestling about their decision to quit TNA Wrestling several months ago. Matt Jackson expressed a great deal of frustration with the way TNA is run - largely due to the fact that TNA creative did not have a clear vision for them:




"I don't think everyone's on the same page. I know that a lot of guys don't know where to go when they have a question about something, because nobody knows who's exactly in charge of what."



"One week we were running with Tara and the next we're not. One week Nick and I have heat with each other, and the next we're in a stable together. Towards the end, people in the office didn't know if we were heels or faces, so we flip-flopped. We knew then, we had to get out."



"One thing, though, from my time with them that I would have never guessed was, how unorganized the 'big leagues' were."



Nick explains that despite all the turmoil behind the scenes in TNA, their departure from the company came down to money - or lack thereof.



"We asked for our release because we were not being used enough to budget money for our families. We simply weren't making enough money. We asked for help and they didn't really want to do anything for us. So, it obviously wasn't going to work out."



Matt added:



"We knew we were going to quit for a while. The writing was on the wall. Overcrowded locker rooms, we hadn't been seen on TV regularly in months, and no continuity with our characters led us to wanting out."



The Young Bucks have received several complaints from veteran performers in the both the TNA and WWE locker rooms for the way they've handled themselves behind the scenes.



The Bucks have developed a reputation for being aloof and disrespectful to their superiors - and do not put all the blame on TNA for why their run there did not work out:



"I'm sure they could have done more with us, but I'm also not going to stick the blame completely on them. I'm sure there are things that we could have done differently too. All in all, we are proud of our run there and feel like we did have the capability to show what we could do, at least a couple of times.



"We could of 'played the game' a bit more. In professional wrestling, you need to do this to survive. We may have been a little too passive and let things happen to our characters that probably shouldn't have. Maybe we could have been a little more protective? You live and learn."

The Young Bucks Slam TNA Writing

Young Bucks criticize TNA writing: Matt and Nick Jackson have spoken out
about the lack of continuity in TNA storylines. The brothers, who were
granted their release last month, believe that Impact programming is so
difficult to follow that most fans can't make sense of what's going on.
"There is just no continuity so the fans don’t know what to get behind.
There is really nothing to cheer for because they don’t know what’s
going on," Matt told Unplugged radio. "They don’t know who's the
babyface or who's the heel so it’s really hard for people to get into
the product." He added: "As soon as someone starts to get over, they are
taken off TV. It’s so much stop and go. It's like as soon as someone
starts to gain a little steam, you don’t see them on TV again. It
happened with Nick and I, it happened with Jay Lethal a couple of times,
and it’s hard because your like, 'Give us a chance because we can get
over.' We just aren't given the platform or the time to get over. Any
time an angle would get a little bit over, it would be called off. I
remember we were having a little bit of fun with Tara; that was one
(angle) we were hopeful for... (but) all of a sudden, (with) no
explanation that was done... Mine and Nick’s breakup, no time given to
that. It was hard trying to get any storyline over because there was no
time given to you." The Bucks talk more about their time with TNA at
www.snsradionetwork.com.