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Young Bucks talk Stadium Stampede production process

Posted on by Vincent Verhei

The seven-on-seven Stadium Stampede match was one of the highlights of AEW’s Double or Nothing. The day after, two of its featured wrestlers have explained how it all came together.

Although the match started in the ring, the action quickly spilled all over the building. War was waged in backstage hallways, at the merch booth, up an escalator, in catering, on a practice tennis court, and in the parking lot. Finally everyone returned to the ring, where Jericho pinned Bishop Kaun for the win. 

Given the scattered locations and the history of prior Stadium Stampedes, one might assume that the backstage segments had been filmed earlier in the day, allowing for the outside-the-ring segments to be edited together and inserted into the live action. But that apparently is not the case. 

Matt and Nick Jackson, the Young Bucks, were part of the winning team in Stadium Stampede. And they insist that nothing in the match was pre-recorded.

“Everything besides the entrances last night was shot live in real time,” they posted on social media. “Kudos to the crew. We did it. Nothing but love.”

The Bucks went on to share numerous posts from fans who had personally shot some of the goings-on. 

In one such post, one fan captured a shot of the ring, then spun to capture Mark Davis patrolling the parking lot, only for Jack Perry to try to run him over with a bus. 

The Bucks, Jericho, and Perry teamed with Shelton Benjamin & Bobby Lashley & Kenny Omega to defeat Andrade el Idolo & Toa Liona & Ricochet & Clark Connors & David Finlay, along with Kaun in the match. 

Team Jericho wins Stadium Stampede at AEW Double or Nothing, list of notable spots & restrictions

Posted on by Josh Nason

In a wild Stadium Stampede match, Team Jericho took home the win at Sunday’s AEW Double or Nothing.

Put in the co-main event spot, the end of the match came when Team Ricochet’s Bishop Kaun shoved Ricochet out of the way before Chris Jericho could finish him off to end a sequence of Team Jericho finishers. Kaun then got hit with a seven-way superkick and a lionsault for the pin and win.

The rest of Team Ricochet were taken out prior to that: Bobby Lashley took out Mark Davis through a table with a spear preceded by him back suplexing Toa Liona through a table, The Dogs taken out by the Young Bucks with stereo top turnbuckle elbow drops through tables and Kenny Omega hitting the One Winged Angel to Andrade through a table on the outside of the ring.

After the win, Jericho jumped through a table in a tribute to Sabu.

Of note from our Bryan Alvarez, the New York State Athletic Commission wouldn’t allow blood or brawling through the crowd.

The match featured Jericho, Omega, Matt and Nick Jackson, Jack Perry, Lashley and Shelton Benjamin against Ricochet, Liona, Kaun, Clark Connors, David Finlay, Davis and Andrade.

Both teams had cinematic intros with Team Jericho all dressed up wearing suits with Metallica’s Devil’s Dance as an overlay while Team Ricochet entered in various vehicles with The Demand sporting baseball uniforms in a nod to the Baseball Furies in the cult classic movie The Warriors.

Among the notable spots:

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

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*

Vinny & Craig Show: AEW All In recap

Posted on by Vincent Verhei

With Bryan away, Vinny & Craig will play. 

On a new Vinny & Craig Show, the honorable Vince Verhei & Craig Proper talk about, what else, Sunday’s AEW All In from London’s Wembley Stadium.

From MJF & Adam Cole’s friendship surviving to FTR winning their trilogy bout with the Young Bucks to STING to everything in between, the guys have you covered as only they can.

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Santana & Ortiz return to AEW, added to All In Stadium Stampede match

Posted on by Ethan Renner

Santana & Ortiz returned to AEW, reuniting as a duo and aligning with the Blackpool Combat Club ahead of Sunday’s All In Stadium Stampede match.

Santana made his return for the first time since suffering a devastating knee injury in last year’s Blood & Guts match on the June 29, 2022 Dynamite. Ortiz has intermittently appeared for AEW since last year’s Blood & Guts, occasionally working as a single or in mixed tags, but Dynamite marked his first appearance for company since an ROH match taped on April 5. 

In their return, Santana & Ortiz aligned with Blackpool Combat Club, turning on Eddie Kingston in the process in an angle that involved Jon Moxley & the BCC attacking Rey Fenix as Kingston & Penta El Zero Miedo ran in for the save. Santana, Ortiz, Moxley, Wheeler Yuta, and Claudio Castagnoli took out Kingston & Penta, then Orange Cassidy & Best Friends entered to even the odds. 

Fenix was taken out of the arena on a stretcher after the angle, creating a scenario where the originally announced six-on-six Stadium Stampede match for All In was changed to a five-on-five, with Moxley, Castagnoli, Yuta, Santana & Ortiz facing Kingston, Penta, Trent Beretta, Chuck Taylor & Cassidy. 

The updated All In lineup: 

AEW All In, Sunday, August 27, 1 p.m. Eastern time on pay-per-view —

  • AEW World Championship: MJF defends against Adam Cole
  • AEW Women’s World Championship: Hikaru Shida defends against Toni Storm, Britt Baker & Saraya
  • AEW World Tag Team Championship: FTR (Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) defend against The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson)
  • Real World Championship: CM Punk defends against Samoa Joe
  • AEW World Trios Championship: The House of Black (Malakai Black, Buddy Matthews & Brody King) vs. The Acclaimed (Max Caster & Anthony Bowens) & Billy Gunn
  • Stadium Stampede match: Eddie Kingston, Penta El Zero Miedo, Orange Cassidy & Best Friends (Trent Beretta & Chuck Taylor) vs. Blackpool Combat Club (Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli & Wheeler Yuta), Santana & Ortiz
  • Coffin match: Sting & Darby Allin vs. Swerve Strickland & Christian Cage
  • Chris Jericho vs. Will Ospreay
  • The Golden Elite (Kenny Omega, Kota Ibushi & Hangman Page) vs. Bullet Club Gold (Jay White & Juice Robinson) & Konosuke Takeshita

Zero Hour pre-show, 12 p.m. Eastern time on AEW’s YouTube & social media channels —

  • ROH World Tag Team Championship: Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher & Mark Davis) defend against Better Than You Bay Bay (MJF & Adam Cole)

Stadium Stampede match announced for AEW All In

Posted on by Bryan Rose

A Stadium Stampede match has been added to All In.

The Blackpool Combat Club will team with three mystery partners to take on Eddie Kingston, The Lucha Bros., Best Friends, and Orange Cassidy in a 6 on 6 Stadium Stampede match at Wembley Stadium following events that took place on Wednesday’s Dynamite.

After Orange Cassidy retained the AEW International title against Wheeler Yuta, the rest of the Blackpool Combat Club came in and attacked Cassidy. This brought out Best Friends, then Lucha Bros.. Kingston, who has spent the last month competing in NJPW’s G1 Climax tournament, then made his return to the promotion and sent the BCC reeling, challenging them to the Stadium Stampede match.

Two Stadium Stampede matches have taken place in AEW. The first in 2020 featured members of The Elite and Matt Hardy against The Inner Circle. The second took place the following year, with members of The Pinnacle squaring off against The Inner Circle.

Here’s the updated card for All In on August 27:

  • AEW World Champion MJF defends against Adam Cole
  • AEW Tag Team Champions FTR (Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) defend against The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson)
  • AEW Women’s Champion Hikaru Shida defends against Toni Storm, Saraya and either Britt Baker or The Bunny
  • Kenny Omega, Kota Ibushi, and Hangman Page vs. Konosuke Takeshita, Jay White, and Juice Robinson
  • Chris Jericho vs. Will Ospreay
  • Stadium Stampede match: Eddie Kingston, Lucha Bros., Best Friends, and Orange Cassidy vs. Claudio Castagnoli, Jon Moxley, Wheeler Yuta, and three other partners
  • Sting & Darby Allin vs. Swerve Strickland & AR Fox in a coffin match
  • Zero Hour pre-show: ROH Tag Team Champions Aussie Open (Mark Davis & Kyle Fletcher) defend against MJF & Adam

AEW Blood & Guts match expected to return this summer

Posted on by Josh Nason

Blood & Guts — AEW’s version of a WarGames match — appears to be returning in just a few months.

AEW head Tony Khan revealed the news in an interview with ESPN Friday, saying to expect it to return this summer.

The original match was set for a March 2020 Dynamite as part of AEW’s Newark, New Jersey, debut, featuring The Elite vs. The Inner Circle. However that plan was scrapped due to the pandemic.

The match was then announced again for a May 2021 edition of Dynamite with The Inner Circle taking on The Pinnacle. MJF’s group picked up the win and Chris Jericho dislocated his elbow taking a fall off the cage he was criticized for.

However, when it comes to another AEW staple in Stadium Stampede, it appears that match will not be in the cards anytime soon.

Khan told ESPN that while he’s thought about it, running shows in the post-Daily’s Place pandemic era has changed his mindset on that specific match.

“It’s a very different wrestling world now than it was during the pandemic. I think it’s a great match, a signature match for us that people really enjoyed. But some of the reasons we presented that match were because of the challenges that existed in the world because of the pandemic, as far as presenting sporting events with live fans. That doesn’t really exist in this live-event pandemic,” he said.

Inner Circle win Stadium Stampede match at AEW Double or Nothing

Posted on by Bryan Rose

The Inner Circle will remain a unit after winning tonight’s Stadium Stampede match at Double or Nothing.

After a match that featured brawling all over the TIAA Bank Field stadium, the finish had the action spill back into the Daily’s Place in front of live fans. Sammy Guevara and Shawn Spears were in the ring. After some tense back and forth action. Guevara scored the win after hitting a 630 splash.

The match started with The Inner Circle scaling down from the top of the stadium to the floor. MJF, who arrived at the stadium in a limo, went to hide inside. The rest of The Pinnacle arrived in a truck, and from there the two groups splintered into brawling all over the arena. Jericho paired with MJF, FTR paired with Ortiz and Santana, Wardlow met with Jake Hager and Guevara with Spears. Cameos included head coach of the Jaguars Urban Meyer during a Jericho-MJF scene and Konnan during a FTR-Ortiz and Santana scene.

The two teams have been feuding ever since MJF turned on Jericho and The Inner Circle, forming his own faction. The Pinnacle defeated The Inner Circle in the first ever Blood and Guts match. Jericho and the rest of the Inner Circle wanted another match. MJF then challenged the group to a Stadium Stampede match with the stipulation that if The Inner Circle were to lose, they would disband. Jericho agreed to the match and the stipulation the following week.

The Pinnacle issue AEW Stadium Stampede challenge to Inner Circle

Posted on by Josh Nason

After their two factions went to battle in the first-ever Blood & Guts match, The Inner Circle and The Pinnacle appear destined for another high-profile clash at this month’s AEW Double or Nothing pay-per-view: a Stadium Stampede match.

As MJF’s crew was celebrating their win Wednesday on Dynamite with a coronation party, a horn started beeping and an Inner Circle-branded cart with Ortiz, Sammy Guevara and Jake Hager pulled up. As MJF verbally ran them down, Chris Jericho then appeared in the cart with his left elbow taped up and in a brace. He demanded an answer for a rematch and MJF said no. Guevara then sprayed down the ring with a giant hose, soaking all of the Pinnacle members.

An incensed MJF got back on the mic and challenged The Inner Circle to a Stadium Stampede match at the Sunday, May 30th pay-per-view, but with a stipulation. If The Inner Circle loses, the team has to break up forever. Jericho didn’t answer, leaving the question up in the air.

The Inner Circle competed in the first-ever Stadium Stampede match at last year’s Double or Nothing, losing to The Elite.

VIDEO: Being The Elite – ‘Stadium Stampede’

Posted on by Ethan Renner

Video —

Report —

  • The show opened with The Young Bucks trying on som new gear that Matt Jackson designed. This was a spoof on the rejected costume designs that WWE presented to The Revival. 
  • SCU were shown hanging out. Frankie Kazarian thanked Chris Daniels for his tweet of support. Scorpio Sky did the same. Kazarian and Sky realized that Daniels was playing both sides of the fence and had sent out the same tweets. Both asked Daniels to declare which of them he was supporting in the Casino Ladder Match. Daniels created a distraction and ran away. 
  • Kenny Omega made a video call to Colt Cabana. Omega was mad that Cabana sent their Zoom call to Nick for last week’s episode. Omega and Cabana comedy ensued. 
  • Sky and Kazarian found Daniels and again asked him to declare which of them he was supporting in the ladder match. Daniels again avoided a response. 

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  • Matt Hardy held a memorial service for Vanguard One. The Bucks gave a eulogy. Kazarian and Cody interrupted and said that this was stupid. Cody said he’s an atheist. Peter Avalon read Shakespeare. Daniels gave a eulogy. 
  • Hardy then spoke. Video messages from Maxel and Senor Benjamin played. A drunk Hangman Page interrupted and gave a toast. Hardy received a premonition that Vanguard’s essence was being placed in a new vessel, NEO. 

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  • Brandon Cutler commemorated the anniversary of being offered his AEW contract. He put the Bucks over for their generosity. Cutler said he didn’t want to be a charity case, he wanted to prove he’s a great wrestler. But now he’s on a losing streak and he’s letting Matt and Nick down. 

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  • Private Party arrived for their backyard match against Bonez and The Bear. The Bear was nowhere to be found. Bonez placed twelve dollars on top of the garage. Kassidy set up a ladder, so this was a backyard ladder match. 
  • Private Party did away with Bonez. They got in an Uber to leave. The Uber driver was The Bear. 

To be continued…

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  • Sky and Kazarian were drinking The Rock’s tequila backstage after Double or Nothing. Daniels said he never chose sides and they were all back on the same page. 
  • Jurassic Express were backstage. Marko Stunt apologized for not being able to find Luchasarus’s tail. Luchasaurus said the tail was a metaphor, he had never lost his tail. Their team is back together. 
  • Justin Roberts was shown in his home studio recording the ring announcements for the Stadium Stampede. 

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  • Behind the scenes footage from the filming of the Stadium Stampede was shown. 
  • Hangman Page was shown arriving at the hotel the night before Double or Nothing. He wanted to discuss a strategy for beating The Inner Circle. The three huddled. 
  • They were interrupted by Marty Scurll. Page and The Bucks blew Scurll off without realizing it was him. Scurll left and Hangman and The Bucks continued to huddle.