All eyes are on the members of The Elite right now as the popular group is currently in the process of taking the next big step in their careers. While the group’s plans for 2019 have not been officially announced as of yet, what is known is that Cody Rhodes, The Young Bucks, and Hangman Page just turned down huge offers to work for WWE, and The Elite also said goodbye to Ring of Honor earlier this month. However, Ring of Honor and New Japan Pro Wrestling will be hosting a huge joint show in the world famous Madison Square Garden arena during the weekend of WrestleMania 35 in New York City. One would think that The Elite would be part of such a historic show, but according to The Young Bucks, they will not be attending the show.
When a fan asked the brothers on Twitter if they will still be able to compete on the show through NJPW, Matt Jackson of The Bucks said that he and his sibling won’t be wrestling on the G1 Supercard event in MSG this April. Given The Elite’s groundbreaking involvement in putting together the All In event earlier this year, it almost seemed like a forgone conclusion that they would be coming to MSG for the G1 Supercard just a few months ago. However, all signs now point to the group launching their own wrestling promotion called All Elite Wrestling. The official announcement of AEW’s launch is expected to arrive in early 2019. Cody Rhodes and The Young Bucks have encouraged fans to keep watching their Being the Elite YouTube series for the latest updates and clues on their next journey.
We will not be there, but I encourage everyone to still go. It’s a historic night for wrestling. https://t.co/kPVEjtTqIa
— The Young Bucks (@MattJackson13) December 20, 2018
Earlier this year, The Elite announced that they had officially left the Bullet Club. New Japan Pro Wrestling’s Tama Tonga is still part of the faction though, and he has managed to get the wrestling world buzzing with a recent tweet that he posted online. Tonga just teased that WWE Superstars Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows could be rejoining the team at some point in 2019. Anderson & Gallows were both in the Bullet Club before they signed with WWE in 2016. Both men are still reportedly under WWE deals for several more months, but could the duo eventually come back to NJPW next year? Of course, “The Good Brothers” could simply re-sign with WWE, or maybe even join the new All Elite Wrestling promotion in 2019 as well.
2019 bout to change the landscape again…you boys ready to do this again @KarlAndersonWWE @LukeGallowsWWE ?
— ‘Bad Boy’ Tama Tonga (@Tama_Tonga) December 20, 2018