3-time AEW champion drops huge hint at blockbuster return after more than 8 months

A controversial former AEW champion could be poised to make his return to the Tony Khan-led promotion. The star in question, Jack Perry, has been missing from television since last November.

The Scapegoat was last seen in action inside an All Elite Wrestling ring at Full Gear 2024, where he lost the TNT Championship to Daniel Garcia. He teamed with Konosuke Takeshita to defeat LIJ's Shingo Takagi and Yota Tsuji a month later at NJPW Strong Style Evolved, where he also had a tense reunion with The Young Bucks. Jack claimed that the then-AEW EVPs had abandoned him during his feud with Garcia, prompting the Jacksons to offer to discuss the issue privately.

During Perry's on-screen hiatus, The Bucks have forged an alliance with the Death Riders and also lost their executive powers at All In: Texas. The heel team also lost a Lights Out Steel Cage match at Forbidden Door last month. It was revealed in a Being The Elite clip after the PPV that the former Jungle Boy had called Matt and Nick Jackson on their cell phones, but the duo did not answer.

Amid his TV absence, Perry has occasionally shared clips on social media of himself working on his hobby of designing and crafting knives. A close look at the latest of these videos revealed the words "Call Bucks" on the former AEW World Tag Team Champion's notebook.

Whether this clue indicates that Perry is set to return to All Elite programming remains to be seen.

The Young Bucks were in action this week on AEW Dynamite

Besides their association with the Death Riders, The Young Bucks have also formed an alliance with the Don Callis Family over the past few weeks. This Wednesday on Dynamite, the self-proclaimed "Founding Fathers" of the company teamed up with Josh Alexander and TNT Champion Kyle Fletcher to defeat JetSpeed, Kenny Omega, and AEW World Champion Adam Page in an All-Star 8-Man Tag bout.

The Young Bucks on Wednesday Night Dynamite [Image Credits: All Elite Wrestling's YouTube channel]

After the match, The Protostar laid out both The Hangman and The Cleaner with the help of his stablemates.

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