Double or Nothing Articles - Page 2

After watching FTR take a beating at the hands of Lance Archer and The Righteous as part of a hit put out by The Elite on Collision, Bryan Danielson was upset, so much so that he decided to request a camera crew in order to cut a scathing promo on Jack Perry, Kazuchika Okada, and […]

After watching Darby Allin make his triumphant return to Dynamite to provide some much-needed support for Team AEW ahead of their match with The Elite at Double or Nothing, Bryan Danielson decided to address the crowd at the Angel Of The Winds Arena in Everett, Washington, running through how his home state has impacted his […]

After taking a loss to the Young Bucks, Nicholas and Matthew Jackson, in a tag team match with Matt Sydal on AEW Dynamite, Christopher Daniels had his insult turned to “financial” injury when his oldest friends, a pair of performers he’d known since their Ring of Honor days, decided to use their EVP powers to […]

When Swerve Strickland debuted for AEW a few months after his exit from WWE, few expected to eventually see the former cruiserweight Hit Row leader bulk up to become a legit heavyweight contender, officially securing the AEW World Championship in a win over Samoa Joe in the main event of Dynasty. From the ups of […]

As AEW rapidly throws together a card for Forbidden Door 2, which is somehow less than two weeks away, fans of professional wrestling from all over the world – literally – are excited to see who top stars like MJF, Sanada, and Zack Sabre Jr. will throw down with at the cross-promotional event with New […]

When Jeff Hardy took the ring at Double or Nothing for his first non-cinematic AEW match in almost a year, excitement was through the roof at the T-Moble Center in Las Vegas. Suddenly, after a DUI halted a potential tag team championship run alongside his brother Matt Hardy, the Hardy Boyz, or should I say […]

When Pat McAfee signed a new, long-term contract to take his eponymous show to ESPN, it left many fans in the professional wrestling world wondering if WWE had seen the last of the do-it-all pundit/commentator/wrestler. Sure, McAfee’s workload has been rather light since he signed on to become a member of ESPN’s College Gameday in […]

For as much as AEW wanted to keep their plans under wraps, with Warner Bros. Discovery releasing an official statement denying any involvement with “The Best in the World,” Collison was always going to be the house CM Punk built. The Saturday night show, built around a collection of “AEW Misfits” who had long been […]

After securing a statement win in the penultimate match of Double or Nothing, MJF took his talents to the backstage area of the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas to basically shoot on everyone in AEW like he’s become accustomed to in media scrums, all the while Tony Khan watched on in horror wondering where he […]

After watching the first eight matches of Double or Nothing, including the rare World Heavyweight Championship non-main event, fans at the T-Mobile Arena were treated to one of the more inspired ideas Tony Khan has contributed to the professional wrestling world in Anarchy in the Arena, a match that played out exactly as the name […]

Heading into Double or Nothing, MJF had held the AEW World Championship for 191 days, already good for the fourth-longest reign in the promotion’s four-and-a-half-year history. Though he’d only defended the title twice to that point, one less than Jon Moxley during his last 59-day reign, the “Salt of the Earth’s” reign of terror had […]

Sitting pretty with a 59-0 singles record, Jade Cargill entered Double or Nothing with a perfect singles record in AEW and the TBS Championship around her waist. But by the end of the night, Cargil was 60-1, and, for the first time since it was introduced, she had to watch someone else hold the title […]

Though The Acclaimed technically announced that they would challenge for the AEW World Trios Championship at Double or Nothing on the  go-home edition of Rampage, answering the House of Black’s Open House Challenge, AEW still played up the match as a mystery going into the show, with fans still in the dark until Max Caster’s […]

After largely being absent from AEW television for the entire month of May, suffering an injury in her match with Britt Baker in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, fans eagerly anticipated Jamie Hayter’s return to the ring at Double or Nothing for a Full Gear rematch against Toni Storm. … except she didn’t come. Playing through her entire […]

After re-capturing his TNT Championship versus Powerhouse Hobbs to secure his third title reign, Wardlow was afforded another chance to defend his strap at Double or Nothing, this time against Christian Cage in one of his signature contests, the Ladder match. Taking to the ring solo, with Arn Anderson initially deciding to stay in the […]

When AEW announced that FTR were going to wrestle the dynamic duo of Jeff Jarrett and Jay Lethal for the AEW Tag Team Championships at Double or Nothing, it left more than a few fans underwhelmed. Sure, Lethal and company have carved out a strange little niche in AEW, going from an odd inclusion on […]

After weeks of back-and-forth fights, the time for talking was over, with Chris Jericho and Adam Cole finally getting to settle things in the ring in an unsanctioned match at Double or Nothing. Beginning the match with a chair duel Star Wars-style between Sabu and Jericho – a throwback to ECW – the match rapidly […]

Ah, battle royals at AEW Double or Nothing; a pairing as sweet as chocolate and peanut butter. Since the very first running of Double or Nothing, which, coincidently, was the first ever show under the All Elite Wrestling moniker, Tony Khan has made battle royals a fixture of his May Pay-Per-Views, with performers like “Hangman” […]

After almost a year away following a suspension from AEW for drunk driving, Jeff Hardy made his triumphant return to the ring at Double or Nothing, working a trios match alongside his brother Matt and Hook for the rights to “All Ego” Ethan Page’s contract. *spoiler alert* this was a Hardy Boyz greatest hits match. […]

Though Double or Nothing maybe isn’t as highly anticipated as in years past, what with the announcements of All In II, Forbidden Door II, and the debut of Collision in Chicago, which may or may not feature the return of CM Punk, AEW’s top traditional Big 4 Pay-Per-View of the year is still loaded to […]

As AEW prepares for Double or Nothing, arguably the WrestleMania of the brand’s Big 4 Pay-Per-Views, Chris Jericho stopped by Spotf for an interview with Joe Baiamonte to discuss everything from his match with Adam Cole, to the show’s Four Pillars main event match, and even the acquisitions that he “buries” talent when he works […]

When news broke that NXT was going to run their Battleground “Premium Live Event” on May 28th, 2023, it turned more than a few heads around the professional wrestling world because it fell on the same day the biggest Pay-Per-View on the AEW calendar, Double or Nothing. The 2023 running of AEW’s first official show […]

After weeks of feuding back and forth, Adam Cole and Chris Jericho officially signed their contracts for an Unsanctioned match at Double or Nothing, with the stage now set for an all-out war under the bright lights of Las Vegas on Memorial Day weekend. Finally, after weeks of back and forths, from Jercho orchestrating a […]

Though they most recently held championship gold in New Japan Pro Wrestling, holding the IWGP Tag Team Championship and the NJPW StrongOpenweight Tag Team Championships until they vacated both due to injury at NJPW Strong Resurgence 2023, Aussie Open didn’t have to wait long to find their new professional wrestling home, as the unsigned tag […]

When Lio Rush was announced as the Joker entrant in the Casino Battle Royal at Double or Nothing 2021, it was a big deal for AEW. An indie stalwart who spent the better part of four years in WWE as a wrestler and manager for Bobby Lashley, Rush was released like so many other wrestlers […]

There was a time when Anthony Ogogo looked like one of the hottest new names in AEW. Initially pitched to play the heavy role in The Inner Circle instead of Jake Hager in the early, pre-Dynamite era of Tony Khan’s company, Ogogo made his in-ring debut in an April edition of Dynamite against future The […]

There was a time in the not-too-distant past when Wardlow wasn’t one of the biggest babyfaces in AEW. I know, I know, for more recent fans who just got into Tony Khan’s company in 2022, that statement sounds crazy, as the “Wardog” receives some of the biggest pops of any performer in AEW, but it’s […]

“Hangman” Adam Page had a fantastic run in AEW over the past year. He had a grand buildup to his eventual championship match with former tag team partner Kenny Omega – a run that saw the former member of “The Elite” overcome a crisis of confidence to win the belts at Full Gear – a […]

11 years ago, AEW World Champion CM Punk defeated John Cena at Money in the Bank to become the WWE Champion. This match, which also featured Vince McMahon threatening to have Cena fired if he didn’t win and Alberto Del Rio almost cashing in his MitB briefcase before eating a roundhouse kick, ushered in the […]

On an unsuspecting Sunday afternoon, a Twitter user who goes by the name Niccolo decided to post a series of pictures of Eddie Kingston during his match with Konosuke Takeshita on AEW Rampage with a not-so-kind caption that you can read here. Commenting on Kingston’s, shall we say, unconventional body type for a sport typically […]

On May 29th, 2022, Matt and Jeff Hardy took the ring for their first major Pay-Per-View match together since 2017, where they took on The Young Bucks at AEW’s Double or Nothing. While the match wasn’t perfect, and Jeff was reportedly knockdown out early in the match, leading to a performance that some considered strange, […]

If you’re mostly just a fan of mainstream American professional wrestling, you probably haven’t heard of AEW‘s newest addition, Rush. When Andrade El Idolo and his assistant Jose sat around a table waiting for another member to join their meeting in a pre-taped segment on Double or Nothing, and a large man in a white […]

MJF is reportedly a no show in the Saturday AEW Double or Nothing Fan Fest Meet & Greet. Here is the real reason why. Maxwell Jacob Friedman is known for his great character work. As a heel, it’s his work to be despicable and hated by fans. He goes so far as to keep his […]