JD Maverick and Pat Buck on Top Shelf and the State of Tag Team Wrestling

Fred: I’m here with JD Maverick and Pat Buck, international wrestling superstars. Gentlemen, what brings you here today to the MMA & Sports Expo in Philly?

JD Maverick: PB and I have been, collectively, for about the last two years, the hottest tag team in professional wrestling today, no matter where we may or may not have appeared. The MMA & Sports Expo is one of the most happening things in the entire country, so they decided to bring in the top shelf talent, because there’s a wrestling event here on Sunday. Don’t you miss it. They wanted us to do what we do best: look better than everybody else, beat up everybody else and do it because we’re top shelf and they’re not.

Fred: Pat, do you want to elaborate on that?

Pat Buck: I know JD doesn’t let me get a word in. He’s a little bit long-winded, but it’s a special occasion. JD and I have been a team for a while, but it’s been a long time since we got to compete in the States. Philly is a second home to me, being a native New Yorker, but I’ve got the Canadian with me, and on Sunday we’re going to rock ‘n’ roll and show everybody what we’re made of, so you better not miss it.

Fred: How did you guys get your start, and what made you join forces, since you’re so great?

JD Maverick: Well, according to you. We were individually blazing a trail in Ohio Valley Wrestling, the former WWE developmental territory, and we had both done as much as we could individually. I wanted to do something different, and Pat was looking to do something different, so we decided to join up and dominate the tag team division. That’s exactly what we did.

Fred: Tag team wrestling has kind of fallen by the wayside in WWE, and in TNA a little bit too. You mainly see a lot of tag team wrestling in Ring of Honor. Do you feel like it needs to be emphasized more?

Pat Buck: It depends where you go. I’d say Ring of Honor has the strongest tag team division, with the Kings of Wrestling, the All Night Express and Shelton Benjamin and Charlie Haas, and we’d love to interact with that. The main promotions, like TNA and WWE, don’t really focus too much on tag team wrestling. It’s a shame, but JD and I fit in anywhere we go. We’re just looking for the best competition. We know we can bring our A game to the table.

Fred: Who had the sunglasses and sideburns first, you or John Morrison?

JD Maverick: Believe it or not, I actually did. Unfortunately, when you’re on national television, sometimes you get credit for doing something first, but I still look better doing it, so it doesn’t matter.

Fred: You’ve got the gun show. Show off the guns a little bit.

JD Maverick: Morrison can’t match me in that department.

Fred: Definitely not. Where can fans find you online?

Pat Buck: All over. On Twitter, I’m BuckMania.

JD Maverick: You can follow me at RealJDMaverick on Twitter and Official JD Maverick on Facebook. You can look us up individually or collectively on YouTube under our names, Pat Buck and JD Maverick, and you’ll find a load of stuff. Make sure you come by this weekend.

Fred: Thank you, guys.