AEW Double or Nothing
May 28, 2023
T-Mobile Arena
Las Vegas, NV
Welcome to our live coverage of AEW Double or Nothing. As always, we will have the results up immediately after every match. Refresh this page often to see updated results. Our live coverage begins at 7 PM EST.
The Buy In
The Hardys and Hook vs Ethan Page and The Gunns
The babyfaces got the early advantage with everyone getting some offense in. After doing a triple threat clothesline spot, Page got the advantage on Hook and the heels worked him over for a few minutes. Matt got the hot tag and bounced Colten’s head off the turnbuckle several times then the side effect to Austin and Colten. The Gunns shoved down Issiah Kassidy at ringside. Back in the ring, Colten drop kicked Matt. Jeff got the hot tag and cleaned house with some signature moves. After getting the tag, Page laid out Hook with a right hand before Hook got in the armbar on Page before Colten broke it up. Jeff broke up a pin attempt with a Swanton bomb. Hook made Page tap out.
Renee Paquette introduced Martha Hart to kick off the opening ceremonies for the Owen Hart Tournament. Tony Khan came out as Martha said that the tournament will begin and end in Canada in Calgary.
They did the introductions for the Blackjack Battle Royal that will kick off the main show.
Main Card
AEW International Championship 21-Man Blackjack Battle Royal Match
Orange Cassidy (Champion), The Butcher, The Blade, Bandido, Komander, Lee Moriarty, Big Bill, Ari Daivari, Tony Nese, Chuckie T, Trent, Kip Sabian, Ray Fenix, Penta El Zero Miedo, Swerve Strickland, Brian Cage, Ricky Starks, Jay White, Juice Robinson, Keith Lee, and Dustin Rhodes
International Champion Orange Cassidy vs. Keith Lee vs. Swerve Strickland vs. Brian Cage (w/ Prince Nana) vs. Tony Nese vs. Ari Daivari vs. Butcher vs. Blade vs. Kip SabÃan (w/ Penelope Ford) vs Rey Fénix vs. Penta El Zero Miedo (w/ Alex Abrahantes) vs. Lee Moriarty vs. Big Bill vs. Trent Beretta vs. Chuck Taylor vs. Bandido vs. Komander vs. Dustin Rhodes vs. “ROCK HARD” Juice Robinson vs. Jay White vs. Ricky Starks in the 21-man Blackjack Battle Royale that took place at the AEW Double or Nothing event from Las Vegas, Nevada.
A brawl broke out to start things off. Komander walked the ropes to hit an outside dive before getting into the ring. Nese and Woods were eliminated. Fenix eliminated Ari with a drop kick off the apron. Komander was tossed out before Starks skinned the cat to stay in the bout. Sabian was tossed before Best Friends hugged it out. Taylor was eliminated by Bill. There were several wrestlers eliminated in quick fashion including Fenix and Robinson. Starks with a spear to White before eliminating him. Big Bill with a big boot to eliminate Stark. Rhodes with a panama sunrise to Cage for the elimination. Strickland knocked Rhodes off the apron. The final four were Bill, Cassidy, Penta, and Strickland. Bill clotheslined Penta for the elimination. Strickland and Cassidy tossed out Big Bill. Cassidy with a stunner before Strickland caught him with a drop kick. Prince Nana tripped Cassidy and Strickland hit the Swerve Stomp. Orange with two DDTs then the Orange Punch. They battled on the apron. Orange countered a stomp then kicked Strickland off the apron.
Winner: Orange Cassidy
Unsanctioned Match
Chris Jericho vs Adam Cole
Sabu and Jericho traded shots with chairs like swords. The JAS brawled with Cole and Roderick Strong at ringside then Sabu hit a dive off the top rope to the floor through a table. Everyone cleared ringside before Jericho and Cole went at it. Jericho with a suplex off the apron to the floor. Jericho missed a spear and ate a chair in the corner. Cole avoided the code breaker with a superkick. Jericho blocked a panama sunrise and put him in the walls before Cole used a fire extinguisher to get out of it. Jericho used it on Cole before getting a kendo stick only for Britt Baker to hit Jericho with a kendo stick of her own several times. Baker hit Saraya with it a few times. Cole with a back breaker while using the stick for 2. Cole was tossed through a table at ringside. Cole got a chain and put it around the wrist of Jericho then hit a Panama sunrise for 2. Cole mounted him and landed a series of right hands with the chain. The referee called off the match.
Winner: Adam Cole
AEW World Tag Team Championship Match (Mark Briscoe as special referee
FTR (Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) (Champions) vs Jeff Jarrett & Jay Lethal
Dax and Lethal started things off by trading chops. After a few cheap shots by Jarrett, FTR started their attack on Lethal, who was back dropped over the top rope to Jarrett. There was some outside interference from Karen Jarrett. Jeff put Wheeler in the figure four leg lock only for Wheeler to get out after Dax hit Jeff with a headbutt. Dax with some chops to Lethal on the top rope. Dax with a superplex to Lethal then FTR with the doomsday powerbomb. Wheeler took out Jeff at ringside with a dive. Sonjay Dutt broke up a pin attempt. Mark Briscoe tossed Dutt from ringside. Jeff hit Mark with a guitar shot. FTR with shatter machine to Lethal, but no referee at first until a second ref came out. Dutt tried to stop her and she got hit with a guitar shot by Karen. Lethal with his finisher to FTR. Lethal and Jeff hit their finishers to Dax for a near fall. FTR with shatter machine to Jeff for the win.
Winners: FTR
AEW TNT Championship Ladder Match
Wardlow (Champion) vs Christian Cage
They brawled around ringside before Cage pulled Wardlow off the apron then kicked him in the nuts. Wardlow went for a powerbomb, but Cage countered and climbed a ladder. Cage tried to jump off only for Wardlow to catch him and hit a powerslam. Wardlow spun him around before tossing him onto a ladder. Luchasaurus came out and tossed Cage into the ring so he could stop Wardlow from climbing. Cage with the kill switch off the ladder. Wardlow sent Cage back first onto the ladder before going to the top rope and went for a senton dive, but Cage moved. Arn Anderson came out to coach up Wardlow, who jumped off the top rope onto the ladder, which broke the ladder. Wardlow was chokeslammed by Luchasaurus a few times before Arn got into the ring and bit his finger, which started to bleed. Wardlow with a few chair shots to Luchasours before hitting a senton bomb to Luchasaurus through tables off a tall ladder. Arn pushed Cage off a ladder only for Wardlow to catch him and hit a powerbomb before Wardlow climbed the ladder for the win.
Winner: Wardlow
AEW World Women’s Championship Match
Jamie Hayter (Champion) vs Toni Storm
Ruby Soho and Saraya jumped Hayter before the bell. It was reported heading into the show that Hayter was banged up and there was a concern she may not wrestle at the event. Hayter tried to fight back before she was sprayed in the eyes with spray paint. Storm with a hip attack in the corner for 2. Hikaru Shida attacked Soho at ringside. Storm with her finisher for the win.
Winner: Toni Storm
AEW Trios Title Open Challenge Match:
House of Black (Malakai Black, Brody King, and Buddy Matthews) (Champions) vs TBA
Max Caster mentioned WWE’s Dominik Mysterio in his promo to the ring by saying Buddy Matthews was getting cucked by a kid named Dominik. Matthews dates Rhea Ripley in real life while Ripley portrays a relationship with Mysterio on WWE television. The challengers got the early advantage on the champions. Black took out the left knee of Bowens before hitting a knee strike to the head. King with a cannonball splash in the corner to Bowens. Bowens got the hot tag to Gunn a few moments later. Gunn with the fameasser to King then Mathews only for Black to hit his finisher to Gunn for the win.
AEW TBS Championship Match
Jade Cargill (Champion) vs Taya Valkyrie + Jade Cargill vs. Kris Statlander
Taya took the fight to her early and even took out Mark Sterling with a dive off the apron. Back in the ring, Cargill hit a spinebuster for 2. Cargill with a series of clotheslines. Taya hit a powerbomb for 2. Taya with a curbstomp for a near fall then hit her finisher for another near fall as Jade kicked out at the last second. Jade went over with her finisher.
Winner: Jade Cargill
Post-match, Sterling cut a promo about how there is no one left to challenge Jade for the title. Kris Statlander made her return, setting up another match. Statlander went for her finisher only for Jade to kick her in the face. Statlander with her finisher for the win.
AEW World Heavyweight Title Fatal 4-Way Match
MJF (Champion) vs Sammy Guevera vs Jungle Boy vs Darby Allin
Sammy and Taya Conti announced before the match with cue cards that they’re expecting a child.
The challengers attacked MJF right out of the gate. Sammy hit several outside dives then a frog splash to MJF for a near fall. MJF got a near fall on Allin after spiking him with a cradle driver. MJF hit cross rhodes at one point. MJF told Sammy to lay down and he would offer him money. Sammy acted like he would and did a small package. Allin and Sammy did duel boston crabs at one point. They traded panama sunrises. Allin clotheslined Perry and MJF over the barricade. Sammy with a spanish fly to Allin off the top rope to MJF and Perry on the floor. MJF poked them all in the eyes before they all superkicked him. Sammy with a cutter to MJF off the top rope. Allin with code red to MJF. MJF planted Allin with a blonde bombshell off the top rope. Allin hit MJF with the skateboard then the coffin drop only for Perry to break up the pin attempt. Perry teased like he was going to hit Allin with the title, but didn’t. Allin hit the coffin drop to Perry, but landed on the title and MJF capitalized.
Winner: MJF
Anarchy in the Arena Match
The Elite (Kenny Omega, Young Bucks, and Hangman Adam Page) vs Bryan Danielson, Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, and Wheeler Yuta
A live version of “Wild Thing” played for several minutes until the frontman took a superkick to the face from The Young Bucks. Everyone started brawling everywhere. Bryan slid down the railing before being hit in the face with a trash can. The referee bladed so he could bleed. They brawled up to the stage then The Bucks superkicked the lead singer of Bloodshed because he was wearing a Black Pool Combat shirt on. Moxley started bleeding. Matt Jackson with a series of suplexes to Yuta down the ramp. Page with a powerbomb to Yuta on the apron. Page accidentally took out Omega with a big boot. Claudio and Matt brawled into the concession stand arena. Moxley got a poker chip with barbed wire and suplexed Omega onto it. Claudio with the giant swing to Matt before bringing him back to ringside. Moxley took a back flap bump onto what appeared to be glass. Claudio and Matt fought in the back of a truck including Claudio hitting a piledriver in the bed of it. A leaf blower was used as a weapon. Page with dead eye to Moxley on the apron. Moxley took an exploding superkick by Matt. Bryan put Matt in a heel hook. Moxley sent Matt barefoot into thumbtacks then hit his finisher for the near fall. Moxley with an RKO to Nick into thumbtacks. Bryan, Omega, and others hit their finishers. Matt had tacks in his mouth and Claudio hit an uppercut to him. Page with dead eye to Bryan then Omega with the one winged angle for 2 as Yuta broke it up. Page and Omega hit a series of moves to Yuta. Don Callis handed Yuta the screwdriver to use as a weapon. Callis got in the ring. Konosuke Takeshita came out to hit Omega with a knee strike, leading to Yuta pinning Omega. Callis strangled Omega with his belt.
Winners: The Blackpool Combat Club
Results/notes from Andy Ravens.
