Empire Of Dirt

The Golden Elite are here

***Empire Of Dirt*** is an episode of Season Two of the Being The Elite YouTube series, produced and edited by wrestler Nick Jackson. The cast meet up again for the Dominion show and the splits are laid to rest. However, Marty manages to lose Flip and Chris Jericho makes his debut.

## Characters

### Featured

* Matt Jackson
* Nick Jackson
* Chris Jericho
* Jay Lethal
* Arthur and Trevor
* Marty Scurll
* Flip Gordon
* Cody
* Adam Page

### Also shown

* Scorpio Sky
* Masa
* Uta Kohaku
* Kenny Omega
* Kota Ibushi

## Locations

* Tokyo, Japan
* Osaka, Japan

## YouTube Description

*"The guys travel to Japan for NJPW’s Dominion. Marty shows Flip a good time. The Golden Elite is born."*

## Story

Matt and Nick Jackson are in a hotel in Japan when they bump into Chris Jericho. They talk about their hotel rooms (The Bucks have larger rooms than Jericho) and the upcoming *All In* show. Jericho says it would be great if they could team up one day and Matt and Nick agree. They trt and come up with a name and suggest "The Bucks of Jericho" and "Y2 Jackson" and Jericho suggests they have both. Nick says it couldn't happen though as they work for different companies. They agree that it could never happen on land and there is no wrestling in space. They try and think of somewhere else it could happen and all have an idea at the same time. Jericho asks if they have heard that actor Stephen Amell killed Joey Ryan as the opening titles run.

"Last week..." Scorpio Sky suggests that Jay Lethal goes to see the medics. Lethal tells the unseen medics that he keeps having blackouts and his shoulders are bothering him and wants to know what is wrong. Arthur and Trevor are his medics and Arthur says that Letha is "Fucked in the head". Trevor suggests that Lethal may have had a concussion in recent months but Arthur just says that he walks around and talks like an asshole. Trevor suggests that Lethal takes it easy for a while and taps him on the shoulder. Lethal switches to Black Machismo and starts talking about *Wrestlemania Three* and his bout with The Dragon. The medics wonder what is wrong and Trevor taps Lethal on the shoulder again and he snaps out of it, asking what happened. The medic argue and Trevor says that they will have to discuss it, but Arthur keeps shouting that Lethal only has six months to live. Lethal calls after them saying that he needs their help.

The Bucks have just arrived at their hotel in Tokyo and admire the views. They talk about their recent hectic travel schedule but admit it is a cool life. They then discuss their upcoming schedule but they get a rest day today.

Elsewhere in Japan Flip Gordon tells Marty Scurll that unless he starts being nice to Flip then Gordon will tell The Bucks. Marty relents and says that he will take Flip to their favourite Japanese restaurant TGI Friday's as the *Marty and Flip take Japan* credits run. Later in the restaurant Marty gets a text message from The Bucks saying that Flip has never tried alcohol so Marty needs to keep an eye on him. Marty begins to scheme. He says that if if Flip wants to get booked for *All In* then he needs to loosen up a bit. Flip agrees but says tha Cody hates his guts, to which Marty says that everyone does. Marty suggests Flip has a drink but Flip is unsure as he has never drunk alcohol before. Marty says that Japan is the perfect place to start and that he has got Flip a pint of whiskey. Flip says he doesn't want to get drunk but Marty tells him that he'll be fine, before turning to the camera and making an evil grin.

A montage of Flip on a drunken rampage follows. He takes off his shirt and begins dancing in the restaurant, and then dances with Masa and Uta Kohaku. Later Marty is carrying Flip back to their hotel room. Flip is drunk and says that this was the best night of his life as Marty puts him into bed, saying that he is only doing this because Matt and Nick asked him to. Flip asks if Marty thinks that Flip will get booked for *All In* but Marty says they can think about that later. As Flip falls asleep Marty moves some remaining cans of beer and realises that all their drinks that night were non-alcoholic. He decides Flip isn't so band and maybe they can become friends one day and goes to sleep himself. The next morning Marty wakes up but Flip is gone, and his bed is covered in the empty remins of the mini-bar. Marty realises that Flip must have drunk an alcoholic energy drink and he has gone forever. Marty screams "Nooooo" as he realises that Matt and Nick are going to kill him before the closing titles of *Marty and Flip take Japan* run.

Backstage, Cody spots Adam Page who is talking to himself. Page looks confused and asks what his cue is to run in on Kenny's match with Okada. Cody says that the plan is off and this is Kenny's night and walks off. Page looks even more conused and hears someone shouting "SCU!"

Matt and Nick have arrived at the venue in Osaka. They see Marty and excitedly ask how he and Flip have got on in Japan. Marty is evasive. He says that Flip isn't there right now because he's resting from the great time they have had. Eventually Marty decides to come clean but chickens out and says that he and Flip are best friends now. Matt agrees and says that Flip kept texting him to say how nice Marty was. The Bucks thank Marty for looking after Flip and leave singing the *Marty and Flip* theme song as Marty looks worried and holds his head in his hands.

"Later that night..." A montage runs of The Bucks walking through the backstage area to the ringside to watch Kenny's match. A voice-over tells of how they made a pact in room 710 and will always have each other. There is a photo of them in the ring celebrating with Omega and Kota Ibushi following Kenny's victory. Backstage the group are gathered around Kenny's package. He opens it and pulls out Golden Elite t-shirts and hands them round.

Elsewhere Cody has gifts for Kenny as he voice overs the lyrics from "*Hurt*". He heads to Kenny's hotel room but pauses outside the door and just leaves the gifts outside.

## Notes

* The title of the episode "***Empire of Dirt***" comes from a line in the song "*Hurt*" by Nine Inch Nails (and later made popular by Johnny Cash) which Cody recites over the end scene.
* The scene with Chris Jericho pre-empts the *Jericruise* event - a multi-day wrestling cruise - at which The Bucks would team with Jericho on one of the multiple shows during the event.

## References

1. ↑ Replaying the cene from *Breaking News* - Episode 105
2. ↑ Randy "Macho Man" Savage wrestled Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat at *Wrestlmania Three* in 1987.

* *Wrestle Kingdom*
* *Exposed*
* *Drug Free*
* *Bullet Club Is Fine*
* *Complicated*
* *Bury The Past*
* *Pull Apart*
* *Heavyweights*
* *All In*
* *The Confrontation*
* *Manipulation*
* *Strong Style Evolved*
* *Ninety-Nine*
* *Finale*
 Season Two Episodes
* *Premiere*
* *Sold Out*
* *Water Under The Bridge*
* *Surveillance*
* *Breaking News*
* ***Empire Of Dirt***
* *It's A New Day*
* *Alibi*
* *Memorial*
* *Family Dinner*
* *All Over The Place*
* *All Out*
* *A Birthday Wish*
* *Broadcasting...*
* *These Boots Are Made For Talking*
* *You Have Failed This City*
* *The Go Home Episode*
* *Backstage At All In*
* *Tick-Tock*
* *Back Pocket*
* *California Love*
* *Brass Rings*
 Extras
* *???*
* *Table Read*
* *Young Bucks #E32018?*
* *Bullet Club is Fine Marathon Coming Soon!*
* *SCU Training For ALL IN*
 Storylines
* Marty's dream
* *Marty and Flip Take Japan*
 Regular characters
* Cody
* Nick Jackson
* Matt Jackson
* Kenny Omega
* Adam Page
* Marty Scurll
* Scorpio Sky
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