5 Wrestlers who might change promotions in 2019, and 5 who are staying put

NJPW Superstar Kenny Omega faces off against Lucha Underground and Impact's Pentagon Jr. at All In.
NJPW Superstar Kenny Omega faces off against Lucha Underground and Impact's Pentagon Jr. at All In.

Might Change: The Young Bucks

The Young Bucks, Matt and Nick Jackson.
The Young Bucks, Matt and Nick Jackson.

Where they are currently employed: Ring of Honor and New Japan Pro Wrestling.

Where they might be going: WWE or possibly start their own promotion.

Why they might be changing companies in 2019: The Young Bucks are treated well by NJPW and ROH, who have draped gold all over them, but Matt and Nick Jackson are nothing if not ambitious.

Chances of them changing companies: 90-10

Matt and Nick Jackson have grown up on television. The two former backyard wrestlers wound up on TNA/Impact's radar, and were immediately signed and put into a feud with the Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelly and Chris Sabin). After their Impact run was over, they tried out for the WWE but were prevented from signing because Booker T and Rob Van Dam felt the Bucks disrespected them backstage.

Undaunted, they set out to become the most successful act on the independent scene. Both financially successful and creatively fulfilled, the Bucks have stated that while they are not opposed to working for WWE they no longer feel it's necessary. Rumors abound that they might start up their own promotion with Cody Rhodes. They are, no matter what, likely done with Ring of Honor after next year, however.

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