FTR discuss AEW All Out, tag-team legacies, and their impact on wrestling
FTR members Dax and Cash spoke with SB Nation before AEW All Out, where they challenge for a fourth AEW tag team title in a three-way ladder match against Cope and Cage and The Young Bucks. They explained that their style prioritizes fundamentals, ring psychology, and emotion over high-risk moves. Cash also reflected on learning from their early rivalry with The Young Bucks and being willing to take risks when necessary.
FTR’s Dax Hardwood and Cash Wheeler enter All Out as three-time AEW tag champions seeking a fourth reign. Their three-way ladder match against Cope and Cage and The Young Bucks contrasts eras: Cage and Cope helped shape early-2000s tag wrestling, the Bucks pushed it further, while FTR draw on 1970s and 1980s teamwork, psychology, and subtle rule-bending.
Wheeler has said an early AEW rivalry with the Bucks taught him not to imitate their style; that mistake cost FTR and troubled him. Dax traces his tag-team passion to Saturday Night Slam Masters on Super Nintendo, where two friends shared a team and a third acted as manager.
This story may resonate with wrestling fans who value tag-team tradition, as FTR’s emphasis on fundamentals and psychology offers an alternative to high-risk spectacle. Their All Out match could shape conversations about legacy and style among viewers, aspiring wrestlers, and promoters, potentially reinforcing appreciation for older techniques while reminding audiences that calculated risks still matter. It may also strengthen AEW’s appeal to fans nostalgic for classic tag-team wrestling.