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AEW Double or Nothing advance PPV buys ‘way above normal’

Posted on by Ian Carey

An update is available on how AEW Double or Nothing is performing on pay-per-view ahead of tonight’s show.

Dave Meltzer addressed the show’s advance buys on Wrestling Observer Radio, noting that they are “way above normal” for an AEW pay-per-view.

Meltzer said:

“I’ve heard when it comes to advances on pay-per-view, it’s kind of weird because almost everybody buys day of, so I don’t know what it means, but I do know that the pay-per-view buys ahead of time, as of yesterday afternoon, were way above normal. I expect a pretty big one.”

Meltzer also noted that the title vs. hair stipulation for the AEW World Championship match between Darby Allin and MJF has had a major impact on secondary-market demand for tickets.

Meltzer said:

“I checked yesterday and the scalper price to get in was $153, which means the secondary market tripled from the announcement of the hair match. They were gonna sell out without the hair stipulation. They were tracking to sell out before that. They would not have sold out so quickly without it, but the stipulation absolutely worked, especially on the secondary market.”

Double or Nothing is sold out with 14,028 tickets distributed and the gate closing in on $1.5 million as of Friday. Meltzer noted that would make it the second-biggest non-WWE gate in the history of United States pro wrestling.

The full episode of Wrestling Observer Radio is available here for subscribers.

AEW Double or Nothing lineup

  • 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)

Absent AEW wrestler reportedly in town for Double or Nothing

Posted on by Shounak Chakrabarti

AEW Double or Nothing is just a few hours away, and Wardlow is reportedly set to be present in town for that.

Double or Nothing PPV is scheduled to take place on May 24, 2026, at Louis Armstrong Stadium in Queens, New York. And according to Fightful Select, former three-time AEW TNT Champion Wardlow is in town. However, it is not known if he’s scheduled to make an appearance at the PPV or not.

He last returned at the 2025 AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door PPV in London, UK. However, a few weeks after his return, it was reported that the 38-year-old was injured again and had sustained a torn pectoral muscle injury.

Despite his absence from wrestling, Wardlow has been active on television. Amid his injury, he filmed the American Gladiators reboot, which airs on Amazon Prime. Wardlow had also fully torn his left bicep ahead of filming for American Gladiators, but chose not to undergo surgery and instead wore a sleeve during filming.

Also, according to sources close to Fightful Select, it was noted that Wardlow has been present at a lot of shows while he works on his return. With several recent frequent injuries, Wardlow’s last match dates back to March 2024.

WOL: Distraction after distraction after distraction

Posted on by Jim Valley

It’s the Saturday Wrestling Observer Live with Jim Valley.

Five out of six matches on WWE SmackDown had distraction finishes. Do all of these people need to stay strong for the future? In three hours, only one person can lose clean? We discuss.

Plus, you don’t need to make excuses and fantasy book a real life battery charge, especially when there are details listed in the police affidavit. Let it play out. No need to cape for strangers you see on TV.

Plus, the Hana Kimura Memorial Show, Marigold, AEW Double or Nothing and more.

Check it out.

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AEW announces Double or Nothing ‘hydration partner’ sponsorship

Posted on by Joseph Currier

AEW has announced a new partnership ahead of this weekend’s Double or Nothing pay-per-view in New York City.

The promotion sent out a press release today announcing that Vita Coco, a popular brand of coconut water, has been named the “official hydration partner” of Double or Nothing 2026. The PPV is taking place at Louis Armstrong Stadium in Queens on Sunday (May 24). During the Buy In pre-show, there will be a match sponsored by Vita Coco.

“As part of the partnership, Vita Coco will celebrate the passion of AEW fans by sponsoring a specific match during the AEW Double Or Nothing: Buy In preshow that streams live on YouTube and HBO Max,” the press release said. “In addition, Vita Coco samples will be available for attendees to try, with products also available for purchase at the Louis Armstrong Stadium concessions throughout the evening. AEW stars will also make a special appearance at the Vita Coco booth on the concourse.

“With 3.5x the electrolytes vs. the leading sports drink, Vita Coco is bringing hydration to match the energy, intensity and endurance that define AEW.”

AEW Double or Nothing Buy In —

The Buy In portion of Sunday’s broadcast begins at 7 p.m. Eastern time. Mick Foley, making his AEW debut, and Renee Paquette are the co-hosts of the pre-show, which will include the following matches:

  • Orange Cassidy, Mark Briscoe, Roderick Strong, Big Boom AJ & QT Marshall vs. Anthony Ogogo, Lee Moriarty, Carlie Bravo, Shawn Dean & Shane Taylor
  • 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
  • Death Riders (Claudio Castagnoli, Daniel Garcia & Wheeler Yuta) vs. The Opps (Hook, Katsuyori Shibata & Anthony Bowens)

The 10-man tag match is the bout Vita Coco is sponsoring.

Adam Copeland addresses AEW contract status, wants sendoff on his own terms  

Posted on by Rosanne Raphael

Adam Copeland feels he already had his retirement sendoff in 2011 after his neck injury. He addressed his wrestling future and the wear and tear on his body. 

In an exclusive interview with Clutch Points, Copeland talked about injuries and time away being added to his AEW contract. And signalling the uncertainty of its potential expiration. 

“I broke my leg, so there’s injury time added, and I had to go film Beekeeper (2) and Percy Jackson, so (that’s) added. Anytime I have to take a break, that gets added on the back end. I’m not even sure when it’s up.”

Considering a potential retirement tour like John Cena’s last year, Copeland stated his sendoff was already done in 2011. He was forced to retire due to a cervical spinal stenosis. However, nearly a decade later he returned at the 2020 Royal Rumble. 

“I already had my sendoff. This time, it’ll be my choice, and that makes it a different experience entirely. I don’t care if I get this big, tearful sendoff.” 

“I have no preconceived idea of what it needs to be.”

He also discussed the reduced wrestling schedule and the physical toll it has on his body at the age of 52. 

“That’s the interesting part. We’ve always talked about within the industry the best you feel is when you can wrestle the most, because it’s almost like you stay in this purgatory of pain and never really come out of it. You’re always kind of in that zone, and gosh, (if) you take two weeks off and take a bump, the first time it’s like, ‘Oh, man.’ And if you’re doing that live on national television or on pay-per-view, that can be a disconcerting thing.”

Copeland and Christian Cage will team up against FTR for the AEW Tag Team Titles at Double or Nothing this weekend. The stipulation is an ‘I Quit’ match but if Cope and Cage lose, they will retire as a tag team. 

“My very first pay-per-view appearance ever was in New York (at Madison Square Garden). It was at SummerSlam ’98 – that was the beginning of my pay-per-view career anyway. So New York holds a special place (in my heart).” 

The PPV will emanate from Louis Armstrong Stadium in Queens, New York on May 24. 

Fight Game: AEW Double or Nothing & Saturday Night’s Main Event previews

Posted on by Garrett Gonzales

John LaRocca and I return with a brand-new Fight Game to discuss some of the most topical things going on in pro wrestling this week.

You can also watch full video of the show below.

We gave out our thumbs up and thumbs down before jumping into the major topics of the week which included:

  • The lack of true main event for Saturday Night’s Main Event
  • Ethan Page’s solid work this year
  • Will Ospreay’s great promo from AEW Collision
  • Weekend previews

Then, we finished up with our Observe This segment, talking about stories from Dave Meltzer’s 1985 Observer Book. Specifically, we recapped the very first Saturday Night’s Main Event from May 1985.

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Trios match added to AEW Double or Nothing Buy In

Posted on by Josh Nason

Sunday’s AEW Double or Nothing card continued to grow Thursday with another match added to the Buy In pre-show.

The newly announced bout will see a trio of Death Riders (Claudio Castagnoli, Daniel Garcia & Wheeler Yuta) against The Opps’ team of Hook, Katsuyori Shibata & Anthony Bowens.

The match comes out of Wednesday’s Dynamite/Collision when Bowens came out to aid Shibata in his match with Will Ospreay. The Death Riders came out in support of Ospreay, backing Bowens off. Ospreay picked up the win and then had a verbal confrontation with Samoa Joe of The Opps ahead of their Double or Nothing match.

The pre-show now has three matches, bringing the entire card to

Current AEW Double or Nothing lineup | This Sunday

  • 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)

New match added to AEW Double or Nothing Buy In

Posted on by Ian Carey

A new match has been added to the AEW Double or Nothing Buy In pre-show.

On Thursday, AEW announced that there will be a 10-man tag team match on the show, with Orange Cassidy, Mark Briscoe, Roderick Strong, Big Boom AJ, and QT Marshall facing Shane Taylor Promotions’ Anthony Agogo, Lee Moriarty, Carlie Bravo, Shawn Dean, and Shane Taylor.

Also announced for the Buy In is a five-minute AEW Women’s World Tag Team title eliminator match, with champions Divine Dominion (Megan Bayne and Lena Kross) wrestling Viva Van and Zayda Steel. If Van and Steel can last five minutes, they will earn a future title shot.

AEW Double or Nothing is scheduled for this Sunday, May 24, at Louis Armstrong Stadium in Queens, New York.

Current AEW Double or Nothing lineup | This Sunday

  • 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)

Mick Foley ‘extremely happy’ to be making AEW debut

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Mick Foley is looking forward to reconnecting with Tony Khan for the first time in more than a decade.

This afternoon, it was announced that Foley will make his AEW debut at Double or Nothing as one of the co-hosts for the event’s Buy In pre-show. Foley sent out a brief social media post reacting to the announcement and said he’s “extremely happy” to be making this appearance. He praised AEW’s roster and said he’s looking forward to meeting up with them, his co-host Renee Paquette, and Khan on Sunday.

“FOLEY IS ALL ELITE!,” the Hardcore Legend wrote on Facebook and Instagram.

“I am extremely happy to be making my debut with @aew – joining @reneepaquette on the #DoubleOrNothing pre-show. Looking forward to seeing @tonyrkhan for the first time in many years (we had lunch fifteen years ago) and meeting up with AEW’s amazing roster.”

There has been no confirmation as to whether this is a one-off appearance or if Foley is signing a contract with AEW. When revealing the news, Khan referred to Sunday as being Foley’s “first night” in the promotion. The 60-year-old Foley is still under a WWE Legends contract until next month.

AEW Double or Nothing 2026 Buy In —

The Buy In portion of Sunday’s event begins at 7 p.m. Eastern time and will air for free on AEW’s social media channels, in addition to platforms that are carrying the pay-per-view. No matches have been announced for The Buy In yet, but that will likely change on Dynamite/Collision tonight.

Louis Armstrong Stadium in Queens, New York is hosting Double or Nothing. The card is headlined by a hair vs. title match with MJF challenging AEW World Champion Darby Allin. It remains to be seen if Foley will appear during the main card, but MJF hasn’t been shy about playing up issues with him.

Mick Foley’s AEW debut announced for Double or Nothing

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Mick Foley’s AEW debut is officially set for this Sunday night.

After it was reported last week that AEW was interested in working with Foley, Tony Khan sent out a tweet today announcing that Foley will have a role at Double or Nothing. He will co-host The Buy In pre-show for the event alongside Renee Paquette.

Khan did not state whether Foley has signed an AEW contract, though he did refer to Double or Nothing as being Foley’s first night in the promotion.

“Before #AEWDoN, watch the The Buy In FREE before the ppv THIS SUNDAY! Your new co-hosts are
@ReneePaquette & Mick Foley!,” Khan wrote. “Foley’s coming back to TBS, where he ran wild as Cactus Jack! Don’t miss his first night in AEW on Sunday + see you for Wednesday Night #AEWDynamite TONIGHT!”

The Buy In starts at 7 p.m. Eastern and will be carried on AEW’s social platforms, HBO Max, Amazon Prime, and more.

Mick Foley and MJF angle? —

Whether Foley will make any kind of appearance on the pay-per-view itself is unknown. Double or Nothing is being held in his home state of New York, and the main event will pit fellow Long Island native MJF against AEW World Champion Darby Allin in a hair vs. title match. Potentially setting the stage for a future interaction between the two, MJF insulted Foley in a media interview this week. Any angle between them would likely have limited, if any, physicality from Foley given the concussion issues he’s dealt with. The Hardcore Legend suffered a concussion in 2024 that led to him calling off plans to return for one final match.

MJF reacted to today’s announcement:

Foley, 60, announced in December 2025 that he was parting ways with WWE due to the company’s close ties with President Donald Trump. Foley remains under a WWE Legends contract that is set to expire next month.

Title vs. hair match official for AEW Double or Nothing

Posted on by Josh Nason

A title vs. hair match is now official for next weekend’s AEW Double or Nothing as Darby Allin will put up his World title against MJF’s much-discussed head of hair.

The match was confirmed after Allin defended the title against Konosuke Takeshita in the main event of Dynamite after which MJF came out to sign the contract to make it official.

After MJF reluctantly signed, he then ran down Allin’s accomplishments and Allin responded in kind. MJF then took him down and knocked him out with his Dynamite diamond ring. He then got back in the ring and nearly hit Allin with a second rope tombstone before Kevin Knight ran in for the save.

It comes a week after Allin said the only way he would give MJF another shot was if he put something up that meant the most to him: his hair. At the onset of Dynamite, it was said Allin wouldn’t defend against MJF ever again if he didn’t agree to the stipulation for Double or Nothing.

It will be a rematch from last month when Allin shocked MJF to win the title in his hometown of Everett, Washington, in a short match. MJF has been trying to get his rematch ever since while Allin has five title defenses already. MJF will be looking for his third title run.

Current AEW Double or Nothing card | Queens, New York | Next Sunday

  • 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
  • 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
  • Willow Nightingale vs. Alex Windsor in an Owen Hart women’s tournament quarterfinal

Full Stadium Stampede teams revealed for AEW Double or Nothing

Posted on by Josh Nason

The full squads for both sides of the Stadium Stampede match at next weekend’s Double or Nothing are now official after AEW Dynamite.

After members of The Elite joined Team Jericho this past Saturday at Fairway to Hell, Team Ricochet evened the odds Wednesday, adding Andrade El Idolo and both David Finlay and Clark Connors of The Dogs. The two men join Ricochet, Bishop Kaun, Toa Liona and Mark Davis.

They will face Chris Jericho, Kenny Omega, the Young Bucks, Jack Perry, Bobby Lashley and Shelton Benjamin in the anything goes match that takes place all over the venue: Louis Armstrong Stadium in Queens, New York.

Current AEW Double or Nothing card | Queens, New York | Next Sunday

  • 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
  • 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
  • Willow Nightingale vs. Alex Windsor in an Owen Hart women’s tournament quarterfinal

Women’s title four-way set for AEW Double or Nothing

Posted on by Shounak Chakrabarti

Thekla is set to defend her Women’s World Championship at AEW Double or Nothing in a four-way match.

It was announced during the May 9 episode of AEW Fairway to Hell that Thekla’s AEW Women’s World title will be on the line at the Double or Nothing PPV.

The Austrian pro-wrestler will defend her championship against Hikaru Shida, Kris Statlander, and Jamie Hayter in a four-way match at AEW Double or Nothing 2026.

Thekla has been the champion since February 2026 and has held the title for almost 88-days now. The upcoming match at Double or Nothing will mark Thekla’s sixth title defense.

AEW Double or Nothing 2026 updated match card

AEW Double or Nothing is scheduled to take place on May 24, 2026, at Louis Armstrong Stadium in Queens, New York.

  • Thekla (c) vs. Hikaru Shida vs. Kris Statlander vs. Jamie Hayter for the AEW Women’s World Championship
  • Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Konosuke Takeshita for the AEW International Championship
  • FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) (c) vs. Cage and Cope (Adam Copeland and Christian Cage) in a tag team “I Quit” match for the AEW World Tag Team Championship
  • Chris Jericho, Kenny Omega, Jack Perry, and The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) vs. The Demand (Ricochet, Bishop Kaun, and Toa Liona), Mark Davis, and TBD – Stadium Stampede match

Chris Jericho’s Stadium Stampede partners revealed for AEW Double or Nothing

Posted on by Shounak Chakrabarti

Chris Jericho’s Stadium Stampede match partners for AEW Double or Nothing have been revealed.

After Ricochet interfered and cost Jack Perry his AEW National title to Mark Davis at AEW Fairway to Hell, Perry announced himself in Jericho’s corner. Ricochet’s Demand is set to team up with members of the Don Callis Family to take on Jericho’s team at Double or Nothing.

However, running a few partners short, Perry announced the rest of Jericho’s team for the Stadium Stampede match. In a backstage segment, Perry announced the Elite’s presence in Jericho’s corner.

The Young Bucks, Kenny Omega, and Perry are set to team up with Jericho to face Ricochet, The Demand, Mark Davis, and one other member of The Don Callis Family.

Updated AEW Double or Nothing match card

AEW Double or Nothing is set to take place on May 24, 2026, at Louis Armstrong Stadium in Queens, New York.

  • Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Konosuke Takeshita for the AEW International Championship
  • FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) (c) vs. Cage and Cope (Adam Copeland and Christian Cage) in a Tag team “I Quit” match for the AEW World Tag Team Championship
  • Chris Jericho, Kenny Omega, Jack Perry, and The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) vs. The Demand (Ricochet, Bishop Kaun, and Toa Liona), Mark Davis, and TBD – Stadium Stampede match

Stadium Stampede match returning for AEW Double or Nothing

Posted on by Josh Nason

For the first time in five years, the Memorial Day tradition of AEW Double or Nothing will be once again paired with a Stadium Stampede match.

The bout will feature Chris Jericho, part of the inaugural match in 2020, and four partners against Ricochet, the Gates of Agony and two other men.

Made on Wednesday’s Dynamite, Jericho had a verbal confrontation with Ricochet after he wanted another shot at Ricochet given his recent attacks. Ricochet eventually agreed, but only if it was a Stampede match, questioning if Jericho could even find other partners.

A brawl broke out between Jericho, Ricochet and the GOA before all three Hurt Syndicate members (Bobby Lashley, MVP and Shelton Benjamin) ran out for the save, indicating three of Jerich’s partners may be set.

Jericho’s Inner Circle took part in the 2020 Stampede, but were on the losing end of things to The Elite. The Inner Circle did pick up the win in the following year’s match, defeating The Pinnacle, also at Double or Nothing. The last Stampede bout took place at 2023’s All In from Wembley Stadium.

Current AEW Double or Nothing card | May 24 | Queens, New York

  • Stadium Stampede: Chris Jericho & four TBA vs. Ricochet, Bishop Kaun, Toa Liona and two TBA
  • 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/last chance for Copeland and Cage/street fight
  • AEW World Champion Darby Allin defends against MJF in a title vs. hair match*
  • Swerve Strickland vs. Bandido*