The Young Bucks are one of the hottest acts in all of professional wrestling right now, and NJPW fans know them well. The Bucks recently faced Roppongi 3K in a tag team match at Wrestle Kingdom 12 at the Tokyo Dome, and NJPW posted a tweet promoting the match on AXS TV.
Roppongi 3k defends the IWGP Jr Tag Team Championship against the Young Bucks at #WK12 tonight on @AXSTV!
Use this link to set your DVR for @njpwglobal: https://t.co/CxibbBeFHk pic.twitter.com/NNeW1HWnFW
— AXS TV Fights (@AXSTVFights) January 12, 2018
Nick Jackson of The Young Bucks responded to the tweet by praising the match, and taking a shot at NJPW commentator Josh Barnett by saying that he hopes Barnett doesn’t bury it.
One helluva match. Can’t wait to hear UFC guy bury it on commentary! https://t.co/5MMytGpLV9
— The Young Bucks (@NickJacksonYB) January 12, 2018
Barnett then responded by saying that he and Jim Ross don’t intend to bury anyone, and they do their best to get everyone over while keeping heel/face dynamics in mind.
Have you even watched it? NOBODY BURIES YOU.
— Josh Barnett (@JoshLBarnett) January 13, 2018
Both me and JR called it straight up (like we always do) and try to put over the workers as much as possible. We always try to express the heel/face dynamics and also make the matches seem as legitimate as we can so that the wrestlers look strong. My bad I guess. 🤷
— Josh Barnett (@JoshLBarnett) January 13, 2018
This isn’t the first time that Josh Barnett has been criticized for his commentary in NJPW, as Eric Bischoff recently voiced his opinion on Barnett’s commentary skills on Twitter.
One way or another, The Young Bucks love to get a reaction out of people, and that’s exactly what they’ve done here with Josh Barnett.
