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#4, 3 & 2 Almost hired: The Elite (Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson and Kenny Omega)
The Elite originally consisted of three wrestlers: Matt & Nick Jackson and Kenny Omega. Since then, the group has recruited three new members in the form of Cody Rhodes, Marty Scurll, and Adam Page before moving back to the original setup. If you follow Sportskeeda Wrestling, you probably know that Vince McMahon tried multiple strategies to sign the Jackson brothers and Omega to WWE, but he failed as they rejected his offers.
Matt Jackson recently spoke to Chris Van Vliet and revealed how close The Elite was to joining WWE.
"At one point, I remember me, Nick and Kenny were in a room because all of our deals were up at the same time. We got off the phone one day and we looked at each other and we said ‘I think we’re all going to WWE.’ It was that close," he added. (Credits)
The Elite is now a core part of AEW's setup and the original members (as well as Cody Rhodes) also serve as Executive Vice Presidents of Tony Khan’s promotion.
The group is known to have full creative freedom and are one of AEW's top talents. They boast two AEW World Tag team championship reigns and an AEW world championship reign amongst their ranks.
