AEW Double or Nothing is live tonight from Louis Armstrong Stadium in New York.
The eighth annual event is sold out, with over 14,000 tickets having been distributed to the event.
The lineup for the show is below.
AEW World Champion Darby Allin defends against MJF in a title vs. hair match
AEW Women’s World Champion Thekla defends against Hikaru Shida, Kris Statlander and Jamie Hayter in a four-way
AEW International Champion Kazuchika Okada defends against Konosuke Takeshita
AEW World Tag Team Champions FTR (Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) defend against Adam Copeland & Christian Cage in an I Quit street fight where Copeland and Cage must win in order to stay a team
AEW Continental Champion Jon Moxley defends against Kyle O’Reilly
Chris Jericho, Bobby Lashley, Shelton Benjamin, Kenny Omega, Jack Perry, and The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) vs. The Demand (Ricochet, Bishop Kaun, and Toa Liona), Mark Davis, Andrade El Idolo, Clark Connors & David Finlay in a Stadium Stampede match
Will Ospreay vs. Samoa Joe in an Owen Hart men’s tournament quarterfinal
Swerve Strickland vs. Bandido in an Owen Hart men’s tournament quarterfinal
Athena vs. Mina Shirakawa in an Owen Hart women’s tournament quarterfinal
Buy In: Orange Cassidy, Mark Briscoe, Roderick Strong, Big Boom AJ & QT Marshall vs. Anthony Agogo, Lee Moriarty, Carlie Bravo, Shawn Dean & Shane Taylor
Buy In: AEW Women’s World Tag Team Champions Divine Dominion (Megan Bayne & Lena Kross) vs. Viva Van & Zayda Steel in a five-minute title eliminator match
Buy In: Death Riders (Claudio Castagnoli, Daniel Garcia & Wheeler Yuta) vs. The Opps (Hook, Katsuyori Shibata & Anthony Bowens)
Our live coverage kicks off with the Buy-In event beginning at 7 p.m. Eastern.
The Buy In kicks off with Renee Paquette in the ring and introduces for the first time to an AEW ring, Mick Foley, who got a huge pop, as we saw his daughter, Noelle, ringside. Foley said this is one of the biggest nights of his life and has gotten goosebumps being in the back seeing the talent ready to go compete tonight. AEW is the reason he fell in love with pro wrestling again, as 15 years ago, he had lunch with Tony Khan, who he considers a friend and he’s glad he can be part of the family. We’ll hear more from them as the Buy-In continues as they throw it to Excalibur, Tony Schiavone & Nigel McGuinness.
Divine Dominion (Megan Bayne & Lena Kross) vs. Zayda Steel & Viva Van (w/Christopher Daniels) in a 5-Minute AEW Women’s Title Eliminator Challenge
Bell sounds and immediately Steel bails outside to run clock, as back inside Steel tried a school girl on Bayne, who didn’t budge. Steel again went to the floor, Bayne chased after, missed the tag to Van, who connected on a springboard spin kick back inside. Van used her speed to low bridge Bayne outside, as she missed a baseball slide and was waffled by a Kross thrust kick. Van was worked over back inside, as the champs made frequent tags keeping her isolated at the 3-minute mark. Van fought back with an enzugiri on Kross and made the tag to Steel, who ran wild with elbows and head scissors on Kross to the corner. Steel dodged a pump kick and spiked Kross with a tilt-a-whirl DDT for two. Kross used her size to hit a wild hook kick, quickly tagged Bayne, as they hit locomotion corner strikes, release German Suplex and double chokeslam for the win with 15-seconds left.
Post-match, Bayne wiped out Christopher Daniels with a running boot and drove Van to the mat with another double chokeslam for good measure. TayJay’s music hit and out come Anna Jay & Tay Melo with a pipe and board in hand, causing Bayne & Kross to bail.
Match Result: Divine Dominion defeated Zayda Steel & Viva Van when Bayne pinned Steel
The Opps (HOOK, Katsuyori Shibata & Anthony Bowens) vs. Death Riders (Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta & Daniel Garcia w/Marina Shafir)
(If this Queens crowd are going to be this loud the entire night, this is going to be a super fun show. It felt like everyone but HOOK was cheered at some point. What I took from this was I really need to see a singles between Castagnoli & Shibata and also, I’d say this was the best Bowens has looked since joining The Opps.)
During the Death Riders entrance, Garcia asked Shafir to slap him to hype him up, she obliged and he sold it hilariously. Yuta & Bowens kick things off trading quick takedowns and pin attempts, until Bowens ramped up corner chops and forearms. HOOK & Garcia tag in with Garcia relentless on his attack to the delight of the crowd. HOOK pivots into a heel trip and overhead throw before tagging Shibata, who got a big pop. Shibata demanded Castagnoli and both batter each other with forearms and uppercuts. The crowd is super loud for the Shibata corner dropkick and over/under suplex for two. HOOK back in, but he immediately was launched to the wrong corner, as Garcia dished out 10 corner punches, teased his dance, but delayed too long and HOOK hit a flying forearm. Tag back to Shibata, who ran into a corner boot from Garcia, as Yuta is back in and quickly ate an atomic drop and more forearms. Shibata wanted another stalling dropkick, but Castagnoli flew in with a huge uppercut.
Triple big boot from the Death Riders led to their group huddle celebration, as Garcia fired off chops, which Shibata no sold. Chops get louder, as Garcia changed levels with elbow, Shibata no sold lariats this time, spiking Garcia with a back heel trip. Yuta & Castagnoli beat down HOOK right as he tagged in and follow with their locomotion corner strikes. HOOK battled back with overhead throws on Yuta & Garcia before Bowens tagged in a house of fire with neckbreakers and Fame-Assers. Draping corner spinning DDT spiked Yuta for two, as Castagnoli made the save with a double stomp. Bowens spun out of a Neutralizer, hooked a Kimura as the match broke down as Shibata & HOOK got double submissions on Yuta & Garcia, until Castagnoli mowed them both down. Triple team from Death Riders, as Yuta & Garcia held him in position, as Castagnoli took Bowens head off with a charging uppercut for the victory.
Match Result: Death Riders defeated The Opps when Castagnoli pinned Bowens
-We return to Paquette & Foley on stage and they talk about the significance of the Owen Hart Tournaments kicking off tonight. They switch to the Tag Team Title match, as Foley goes way back with Cope & Cage, but remembered predicting big things from FTR when he first saw them. Foley can’t pick a winner, but one team will say I Quit.
Boom & Doom (QT Marshall & Big Boom AJ w/Harley Cameron, Big Justice & The Rizzler) & The Conglomeration (Orange Cassidy, Roderick Strong & Mark Briscoe) vs. Shane Taylor Promotions (Shane Taylor, Lee Moriarty, Carlie Bravo, Shawn Dean & Anthony Ogogo w/Christyan XO)
This match is sponsored by Vita Coco, so there’s someone dressed in a mascot outfit on the babyface side. Bell sounded and immediately Marshall hit a handspring enzugiri on Bravo before every babyface hit 10 corner punches, until Cassidy wound up for…1 to stand tall. Match broke down already, as Cassidy was backed into the STP corner and beaten down. BBC in the corner by Dean, as the entire STP posed for the camera while Bravo did the trash talking. Cassidy was popped in the ribs by Ogogo and ate a stiff right from Taylor for two, as Moriarty tagged in and quickly ate a Stundog. Bravo tried a sunset flip, but Cassidy just easily slapped the hands away and walked to AJ for a hot tag. Taylor missed a corner charge and was sent outside, as AJ planted Bravo with a sit-out slam for two. Marshall went up top, as Moriarty took the ref, allowing XO to crotch Marshall. XO got in the face of The Rizzler, causing Cameron to charge in and shoot the double leg and dish out punches before high fiving The Rizzler.
Briscoe fought off Moriarty & Taylor back inside, as Redneck Kung-Fu initially got the best of TAIGASTYLE. Strong used Cassidy as a projectile before spiking Moriarty with a backbreaker, Briscoe with an Exploder (I should point out, all this is going on, Marshall is still selling being crotched in the corner), as Briscoe launched off a chair over the top onto a pile. Back inside, Tower of Doom Spot, with Justice & Rizzler spraying Vita Coco into the face of Bravo, allowing a triple powerbomb (as this happened, Marshall slipped off the top to the floor) with The Conglomeration & AJ to get the win.
Post-match, babyfaces celebrate, AJ is bleeding on the neck, as STP surrounds the apron until Eddie Kingston’s music hits and he sprints out with Ortiz & Mance Warner, as STP bails. The pop Kingston and crew got was incredibly loud, as we’re told how STP had been feuding with Kingston, Ortiz & Warner in ROH.
Match Result: Boom & Doom & The Conglomeration defeated Shane Taylor Promotions when AJ pinned Bravo
-Paquette & Foley back in the ring to put over Eddie Kingston again before talking about the main event for tonight’s show. Foley predicts big things, but talks about MJF playing not to lose. Foley talks about all his injuries and metal hips, while MJF has hair from Turkey. Foley predicts Darby Allin goes home with the World Title.
MJF storms to the ring (no music) screaming “No, No, No” as Paquette leaves and we have MJF & Foley in the ring together. MJF runs down the crowd, saying he’d care about the fan’s opinion more, if they weren’t stupid enough to believe the Knicks are going to win a Championship. Speaking of people who will let you down tonight, Darby Allin, who says is the same as Foley, underdogs, who, when their backs are against the wall, they lose. Foley said for a moment, let him take this in, he never thought he’d have a feeling like this again in his life, so thanks MJF for giving that gift to him. Foley said yes, he lost a lot of matches, mentioning The Rock (who got booed) and said none of those matches did those happen in 2 minutes or less, that’s not a loss, it’s a disgrace. Foley told MJF to put his big boy pants on if he wants to deal with Allin. Foley was content to steal the show, Allin is not, he’s willing to retain the AEW Title and take MJF’s hair. Foley said MJF’s got wavy hair and tonight, he’ll wave it goodbye.
MJF kicked Foley low, as Darby Allin sprinted out and MJF hightailed it out of there. Foley screamed into the mic for MJF not to run away. He didn’t know until a month ago that he inspired Allin’s career and brought up Allin facing Jon Moxley at Six Flags in New Jersey years ago saying that this kid can do anything and Foley stuck around and watched just that. Foley said like himself, Allin was the weird kid never picked for stardom, but showed you can and told Allin to win one tonight for the weird ones and show that you can be a legend. If Foley can quote an old friend of his, Bang Bang Darby Allin Bang Bang!
Excalibur runs down tonight’s full card and we’re told FTR vs. Cope & Cage for the AEW Tag Titles will be kicking off the show.
AEW Double or Nothing
Ryan Howard
Since 2022, Ryan has been the Recapper/Reviewer for both AEW PPVs & Dynamite for F4WOnline & the Wrestling Observer. Previously, he recapped AEW Dark from 2021-2022 for PWTorch.
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