Not really. The connections with Schubert, for example, are a matter of record. Not only did they share the same counterpoint teacher (not at the same time, obviously) but a number of Bruckner's early works, including piano pieces, were, by his own account, heavily influenced by Schubert (and also Schumann).
You can certainly argue that the influence of Beethoven and Wagner was greater on the later compositions - but the issue is not between the influence of Schubert versus the influence of Beethoven, but the influence of Schubert (a matter of record) versus the connection to Elgar (as perceived by you.) In asserting so confidently the superiority of the latter over the former, you appear to elevate your own judgement over the documentary record.
That is what I meant.