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Title vs. hair challenge issued on AEW Dynamite

Posted on by Josh Nason

If MJF wants to get another AEW World title shot, he will have to put his hair on the line to do it.

The former champion will have a week to respond to current champion Darby Allin’s offer made on Wednesday’s Dynamite for a shot, assumed to be at this month’s Double or Nothing.

MJF came out after Allin successfully defended his title against Kevin Knight, offering to put up his scarf, then his Dynamite diamond ring, and then $1 million as a stipulation that Allin demanded he do.

Allin then said he instead wanted something MJF held most dear and something he would fly 17 hours to Turkey to get: his hair. He said MJF would have to put it up in order to get the shot to which visually frazzled MJF then left to think about after the one week ultimatum was thrown out.

Allin defeated MJF to win the title on the post-Dynasty edition of Dynamite, ending his second reign. He’s been looking for a rematch ever since. Allin already has two defenses set: PAC this Saturday and next Wednesday against Kazuchika Okada if he wins.

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*

*Expected

Daddy Magic reveals when Tony Khan came up with Anarchy in the Arena name

Posted on by Jake Skudder

Anarchy in the Arena has become somewhat of a staple of the AEW Double or Nothing PPV event. There may not be one taking place this at this year’s event (we’ll find out in the coming weeks), but it was recently revealed how the Anarchy in the Arena name came together after the success of the Stadium Stampede matches during the pandemic.

Daddy Magic Matt Menard recently appeared on the What Happened When podcast to revisit the Anarchy in the Arena match from DoN 2022. During the podcast he revealed when Tony Khan first mentioned what the branding for the match would be, as it not longer made sense to use Stadium Stampede.

Menard confirmed that Khan came up with the name about a month before DoN 2022 took place, wanting to keep up the ‘tradition’ of having a big multi-man match that echoed the ‘Stampede.

Where did Anarchy in the Arena come from?

“I remember there was a Dynamite in the lead up to this [DoN 2022]. It was maybe a month before, and we had just confirmed that the match was going to happen, that there was going to be a multi-man” Menard would begin.

“We didn’t know what we were going to call it, because it’s not going to be Stadium Stampede…since we’re in an arena, this and that. I remember Tony [Khan] just spurting [it] out. We’re waiting to go out, so we’re in gorilla, and he [Tony] just goes, ‘arena anarchy, arena anarchy.’ That was the first time I’d ever heard the phrase. He switched it to Anarchy in the Arena and that was it.”

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New stipulation added to Tag Team title match at AEW Double or Nothing

Posted on by Bryan Rose

A new stipulation has been added to the upcoming Tag Team title match at Double or Nothing.

FTR came out to open this week’s Collision to respond to Adam Copeland and Christian Cage’s challenge for Double or Nothing, where the two teams would face off in a New York Street Fight. Copeland said in his challenge that if he and Cage lose, they would never team again.

Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler accepted the challenge on Collision. However, Dax also asked to add another stiupation: an I Quit match so there would be no more questions about who the better team is. Dax ended the promo by saying after Double or Nothing, the two could continue their nostalgia act while FTR will remain the greatest team of all time.

After defeating FTR at All Out last year, Cope & Cage took a break, returning earlier this month to challenge them for the Tag Team titles at Dynasty. They were unsuccessful on that night, with FTR scoring the win to even the odds between the two teams.

AEW Double or Nothing (May 24)

  • International title: Kazuchika Okada defends against Konosuke Takeshita
  • New York Street Fight I Quit match for AEW Tag Team titles: FTR defends against Adam Copeland & Christian Cage

Adam Copeland proposes stipulation to FTR for AEW Double or Nothing trilogy match

Posted on by Josh Nason

Adam Copeland is so confident about he and Christian Cage’s chances at defeating AEW World Tag Team Champions FTR that he is willing to put he and Cage’s future as a team at stake.

In a pre-taped promo seen on AEW Dynamite, Copeland said they want another shot after losing in their rematch at Dynasty but he came up with something that will be impossible for the champions to turn down.

At next month’s Double or Nothing, if he and Cage cannot beat FTR for the titles, they will never team again. The match is unofficial as of this writing.

The two teams first wrestled at last September’s All Out in a match that Copeland and Cage won, but the debuting Beth Copeland was then taken out afterward by a spike piledriver. Copeland and Cage then took time off and didn’t return until March’s Revolution to revive the feud. They wrestled again at Dynasty with FTR picking up the victory and successful title defense.

Current AEW Double or Nothing lineup | Queens, NY | Sunday, May 24

  • 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 a title vs. career as a team match*

*Unofficial but expected

First title match official for AEW Double or Nothing

Posted on by Josh Nason

Promised prior to Dynasty, the first official match is confirmed for next month’s AEW Double or Nothing pay-per-view.

Made official during Thursday’s AEW Collision, Kazuchika Okada will put his International title on the line against Konosuke Takeshita at the Sunday, May 24 event from Louis Armstrong Stadium in Queens, New York.

In a backstage segment, Okada told Don Callis he would put the title on the line in the match as the rivalry between the two stablemates intensified this week. This past Sunday at Dynasty, the two teamed against the Young Bucks and lost due to a seemingly intentional miscue by Takeshita that caused Okada to be pinned.

In a segment shown on Dynamite from Dynasty, Okada and Callis questioned Takeshita to which he mockingly replied, “Oops.” Callis promised Takeshita he could have the match against Okada if they took on the Bucks at Dynasty.

By the time the match comes around, Okada will be at 300+ days as champion and has seven successful title defenses to date. Takeshita held the title for 148 days from late-2024 through early 2025 with eight successful defenses before losing it to Kenny Omega at 2025’s Revolution.

It will be a rematch from this past December’s Continental Classic semifinals that Okada won. While they have been on opposite sides of the ring several times over the past two years, this is only their second-ever singles match.

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

  • AEW International Champion Kazuchika Okada defends against Konosuke Takeshita

Young Bucks vs. Takeshita & Okada set for AEW Dynasty with key Double or Nothing development

Posted on by Josh Nason

A star-laden tag team match is official for this Sunday’s AEW Dynasty with big implications for next month’s Double or Nothing.

Former AEW World Tag Team Champions The Young Bucks will take on the Don Callis-led team of Konosuke Takeshita & Kazuchika Okada, made by Callis himself on Wednesday’s Dynamite.

Takeshita, who has been griping with Okada for months, wasn’t thrilled with the revelation but Callis threw in a big gift: Takeshita will get the one-on-one match against Okada he’s been craving at May’s Double or Nothing and it will be for Okada’s International title.

Callis noted that he was originally going to have Kyle Fletcher team with Okada instead, but due to Fletcher’s injury, that plan had to be changed.

Matt and Nick Jackson will take on Hechicero and El Clon of the Callis clan on this Saturday’s Collision.

Current AEW Dynasty lineup | Vancouver, Canada | Sunday, April 12

  • AEW World Champion MJF defend against Kenny Omega
  • AEW Continental Champion Jon Moxley defends against Will Ospreay
  • AEW World Tag Team Champions FTR (Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) defend against Christian Cage & Adam Copeland
  • Darby Allin vs. Andrade El Idolo with a World title shot for Allin with a win
  • AEW Women’s World Champion Thekla defends against Jamie Hayter
  • Young Bucks vs. Kazuchika Okada & Konosuke Takeshita
  • Gauntlet match for vacant TNT title
  • Chris Jericho vs. Ricochet
  • Zero Hour: Alex Windsor vs. Marina Shafir

AEW Double or Nothing 2026 date and location confirmed

Posted on by Joseph Currier

AEW is officially bringing Double or Nothing 2026 to New York City.

It was announced via the New York Post today that Double or Nothing will be held at Louis Armstrong Stadium in Queens on Sunday, May 24. That is the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend, which is the weekend Double or Nothing has traditionally been held dating back to when the pay-per-view debuted in 2019 as AEW’s inaugural event.

Louis Armstrong Stadium is located on the same tennis complex where AEW has held its past Grand Slam shows in New York City. The stadium has a capacity of roughly 14,000 before production configuration is factored in.

Double or Nothing tickets are going on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. Eastern time on Monday, March 9.

To go along with today’s announcement, the New York Post spoke with AEW World Champion MJF about Double or Nothing coming to NYC.

“When people think of America, when they don’t live in America, they think of New York. Every single famous movie is based in New York,” the Long Island native said. “The most famous professional wrestler who ever lived, Maxwell Jacob Friedman, is from New York. … the nice part is I don’t have to schlep as far as I usually do for the pay-per-view.”

Whether MJF will still be champion when Double or Nothing takes place remains to be seen. AEW still has its Revolution and Dynasty PPVs in the coming months. MJF defending his title against Hangman Page is official for Revolution on March 15.

Andrew Zarian of the Mat Men podcast first reported that Double or Nothing would be held in NYC.

Here is an updated look at AEW’s PPV schedule for 2026:

  • Sunday, March 15: Revolution at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California
  • Sunday, April 12: Dynasty at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  • Sunday, May 24: Double or Nothing at Louis Armstrong Stadium in New York City, New York
  • Sunday, August 30: All In at Wembley Stadium in London, England

Report: AEW Double or Nothing 2026 set for New York City

Posted on by Joseph Currier

This story has been updated.

This spring, AEW is reportedly bringing one of its major pay-per-view events to New York City.

Andrew Zarian of the Mat Men podcast reported Monday that AEW Double or Nothing 2026 is set to be held in Queens, New York. The location for the event will be Louis Armstrong Stadium, which is located on the same tennis complex where AEW has held past Grand Slam events at Arthur Ashe Stadium. The capacity of Louis Armstrong Stadium is roughly 14,000 before production configuration is factored in.

Our Bryan Alvarez is reporting that he believes the date is Sunday, May 24 which is Memorial Day weekend in the U.S.

“AEW brings one of its landmark PPV events to New York City this Spring,” Zarian tweeted. “Double or Nothing is scheduled for Louis Armstrong Stadium im Queens, NYC!”

On AEW’s PPV calendar, this event would take place after Revolution and Dynasty. Los Angeles is hosting Revolution on March 15, with AEW then heading to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada for Dynasty on April 12.

Double or Nothing holds a special place in AEW history due to it serving as the promotion’s inaugural show in 2019. The event has been held in Las Vegas, Jacksonville (during the pandemic era), and Glendale, Arizona since its inception. The original intention was for Vegas to host the PPV annually, but that’s changed over the past couple of years.

AEW has not officially announced the location for the 2026 event or revealed any information regarding when tickets will be going on sale.

JNPO: May 2025 wrestling year in review – AEW Double or Nothing, WWE cuts, RIP Sabu

Posted on by Josh Nason

Image: JJ Williams

On a new Josh Nason’s Punch-Out, the best pro wrestling year in review podcast series from here to there continues with a stop in May 2025.

Returning for this second go-round is Mr. Warren Hayes of Voices of Wrestling and his own YouTube channel for an extended play edition of the show.

Josh and Warren talk about AEW Double or Nothing, a show that saw two Owen Hart tournament winners, a big round of WWE cuts and events like Backlash and Saturday Night’s Main Event, all the happenings in NXTNAAA, Japan and the rest of the wrestling world.

Of course, they talk about the passing of Sabu at just 60 years old.

Over 300 headlines are scoured and discussed, so get out of that turkey coma and join them on the fifth entry into the year in review series.

Click here to listen for free or stream for free on either Spotify or Apple Podcasts (search Wrestling Observer).

Past episodes:

Clarification on AEW Double or Nothing & Battle of the Belts inclusion in WBD media release

Posted on by Josh Nason

A media release issued by Warner Bros. Discovery last Thursday caught the attention of the wrestling media as it listed a three-hour Dynamite/Collision during Full Gear week in addition to a Thanksgiving Day Collision which was new information.

It also included entries regarding both AEW Battle of the Belts and AEW Double or Nothing which some took to mean that the May pay-per-view was going to air on TBS or TNT on Friday, November 28.

There is some clarity on those entries from a WBD representative, the most important of which is the release was for HBO Max programming only and not TBS/TNT.

The “November 21: The Battle of the Belts joins the AEW programming roster alongside Dynamite and Rampage (2022)” line refers to the old Battle of the Belts shows becoming available on Max on November 21 as they are currently not in the archives. It will be the debut episode only with future BOTB shows added chronologically alongside Dynamite and Rampage.

As for Double or Nothing, the November 28 date listed is the date that PPV will be available for everyone on the HBO Max service. That is 187 days after the May 25 event which falls in line with the policy that PPV buyers of that show will get six months of exclusivity on the service.

June 2, 2025 Observer Newsletter: AEW Double or Nothing & WWE SNME recaps, John Laurinaitis dropped from Janel Grant lawsuit

Posted on by F4W Staff

Image: AEW

Dave Meltzer is back with another edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

The lead story is this past Sunday’s AEW Double or Nothing which saw the finals of the men’s and women’s Owen Hart Foundation tournaments, a wild Anarchy in the Arena match, and more.

He also looks at WWE’s weekend with both Saturday Night’s Main Event and NXT Battleground which saw Trick Williams win the TNA World Championship.

He looks at John Laurinaitis being dropped from the Janel Grant lawsuit against Vince McMahon and WWE and all the details behind that.

All that and more awaits.

Click here to read.

Hangman Page wins men’s Owen Hart tournament at AEW Double or Nothing

Posted on by Josh Nason

Years after he last held the AEW World title, Hangman Page will have the chance to do it once again after winning this year’s Owen Hart Foundation tournament at Sunday’s Double or Nothing.

In the evening’s main event, Page defeated Will Ospreay in the tournament final in a classic match devoid of interference or referee bumps that happen so frequently in big main events in the current era for all companies.

The end came after a series of counters from both men that led to Page connecting on a buckshot lariat to get the victory.

Leading up to that, Ospreay made the Bullet Club gun symbol ala Kenny Omega, connecting on a V-Trigger and then setting up for a One Winged Angel. Page escaped and hit Swerve Strickland’s Big Pressure for his own close nearfall as Ospreay barely got his foot on the ropes.

This was their first-ever meeting. Afterward, Page returned to the ring and shook Ospreay’s hand in a show of respect.

It’s Page’s first Owen Hart tournament win. He will now face AEW World Champion Jon Moxley at All In: Texas on Saturday, July 12, assuming Moxley still holds the title. The two have a history that dates back to the third-ever Dynamite.

Page hasn’t held the AEW World title since May 2022.

For Ospreay, he is still in search of another opportunity at the AEW World title in an ever-deepening pool of contenders.

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The match itself was physical and featured high-impact moves early like Ospreay nailing the Sasuke special and Page hitting his patented moonsault to the outside.

Throughout the match, Page looked for his opportunity at the buckshot lariat but got thwarted, once after a kick to the face and a shooting star press to the back while Page was hung up in the ropes.

The Omega and Strickland homages weren’t the only ones as Page used Daniels’ Angels Wings at one point for a near fall, later going for the BME. However, he screwed it up and missed, leading to an Ospreay hidden blade but Page rolled out to avoid a pin attempt.

One scary spot saw an Ospreay Styles Clash to the floor where Page’s hit hit hard on the ringside mat. He eventually was ok and got hit with an Oscutter and hidden blade, still managing to kick out.

The two later got into it again on the floor, ending up on the Spanish announce table. Page countered an Ospreay move, but the table collapsed as he did. After both men recovered, Page hit a Deadeye on the remains of the desk.

Team Strickland wins Anarchy in the Arena, Hook returns at AEW Double or Nothing

Posted on by Josh Nason

The fourth-ever Anarchy in the Arena match at Sunday’s AEW Double or Nothing didn’t disappoint when it came to violence, plunder, some blood, and more violence — one that was won by Team Swerve Strickland.

Strickland, Kenny Omega, Samoa Joe, Katsuyori Shibata, Powerhouse Hobbs & Willow Nightingale defeated The Death Riders (Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, Marina Shafir & Wheeler Yuta) and the Young Bucks in the third-to-last match of the night.

The end came when Strickland hit a Swerve stomp on Nick Jackson while wearing his new Reebok sneakers adorned with thumbtacks while Omega hit a One Winged Angel on Matt Jackson onto an exploding table off the entrance ramp.

After being gone for several weeks, Hook made his surprise return, attacking Castagnoli with a golf club as a measure of revenge for taking him out in storyline on the April 9th Dynamite. Afterward, he glared at Joe and then walked away as tension within The Opps was heavily teased.

Joe then got a muscle buster and kokina clutch on Moxley, but Gabe Kidd ran in and took out Team Strickland with the briefcase holding the AEW title, punctuating things with a piledriver to Omega.

The Bucks lined up for the EVP trigger, but Yuta poured tacks into Omega’s mouth and then they connected on it. This led to a Castagnoli giant swing into a Yuta dropkick and a Moxley bulldog choke that nearly finished him off.

The heels then got Joe in a tough spot and brought him up to the entranceway where an ambulance was parked. Out of nowhere, a bloodied Mark Briscoe came out of nowhere with a flip dive off the stage to even things out. The faces eventually got all the Death Riders into the ambulance, leaving the Bucks alone with Strickland and Omega which led to the aforementioned sequence.

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Per usual, the first portion of the match had music playing which started with the Young Bucks’ 1700s era war tune which didn’t fit the mood. Kenny Omega then requested a change in song which turned into the Pointer Sisters’ I’m So Excited which AEW briefly used as a Dynamite theme song at the beginning of the year.

Omega later then requested a 2000s era alternative song which was Bodies by Drowning Pool which WWE used for a period of time in the mid-2000s. The song played three times through before the music portion ended.

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Here’s some highlights from a wild affair:

  • Strickland was adorned in a Predator tribute outfit while the Bucks were wearing “founding fathers” garb from the late-1700s complete with the aforementioned music.
  • Omega and Yuta were battling above an entrance tunnel and teasing jumping off. Hobbs then showed up and tossed Yuta into a group of 10-15 security members below before Omega followed up and jumped off with a moonsault.
  • At one point, Nightingale was chained by Shafir through her earring hole around the ring post. She eventually got free after Prince Nana secured a key later in the match.
  • Nick Jackson hit a senton on Hobbs from the above the entrance and appeared to hit his head on the stage or a light, but was ok after a few minutes. Matt Jackson and a refereee immediately checked on him.
  • Strickland drove out a forklift, with Nana on the back, and leaped off it to hit both Bucks with a Swerve stomp.
  • A staple gun got involved courtesy of the Jacksons. Matt used it on Hobbs’ back and then to his forehead which Hobbs just shrugged off. Strickland gained control and used it on everyone. Shafir got it and used it on Strickland’s tongue which he showed off after the match.
  • That led to a sequence where various members got their time to shine which includes Omega snapdragons for all (including Shafir) and Young Bucks superkicks for all including the referee and Nana.
  • Strickland and Nightingale combined for an Indytaker on Nick Jackson.