Dylan jackson
All Elite Wrestling returns to where it all began at AEW Double or Nothing. All In laid the groundwork for the promotion in 2018, but 2019’s Double or Nothing was the company’s first official pay-per-view event. AEW returns to Las Vegas five years later with a card featuring stars from various eras of the promotion’s relatively short history.
Double or Nothing takes over the MGM Grand Garden Arena with one star making her AEW in-ring debut and several from the inaugural 2019 card. Mercedes Mone (formerly Sasha Banks) challenges for the TBS Championship against Willow Nightingale, the last person to defeat Mone. Young Bucks, Chris Jericho, Orange Cassidy and Trent Berretta performed at Double or Nothing in 2019 and competed on Saturday.
Double or Nothing also features numerous global wrestling superstars, including TNT Champion Adam Copeland (formerly Edge), IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Jon Moxley) Bryan Danielson, AEW World Champion Swerve Strickland, world title challenger Christian Cage, Kazuchika Okada and Will Ospreay.
Take a look below at the confirmed matches for Double or Nothing. The event streams live on Bleacher Report and TrillerTV with the pay-per-view card starting at 8 p.m. ET. A “Buy In” pre-show takes place at 7pm ET on the AEW YouTube channel.
2024 AEW Double or Nothing matches
AEW TBS Championship – Willow Nightingale (c) vs. Welcome to AEW, Mone. “The CEO” will wrestle his first match in AEW since making his official debut with the company in March. The bubbling rivalry between Nightingale and Mone escalated after Nightingale powerbombed Mone through a table on a recent episode of AEW Dynamite. Mone competes for the first time since losing a spot for the NJPW Strong women’s title to Nightingale a year ago. Mone broke his ankle during the match and has not competed since.
AEW International Championship – Roderick Strong (c) vs. Ospreay appears poised to capture his first AEW Championship as he continues to build his case as the greatest in-ring wrestler today. A title fight against a technical wrestler with Strong’s pedigree should produce a stellar match. Some people were surprised to see Ospreay on his way to the international title after defeating Bryan Danielson on AEW Dynasty; however, he could elevate the belt even further while also giving Strickland’s world title reign breathing room.
AEW Women’s World Championship – Toni Storm (c) vs. An unexpected title rivalry sees veteran grappler Deeb attempt to win the elusive AEW World Title. There isn’t much energy in their rivalry. However, the match could be an unexpected surprise between Deeb’s technical brilliance and Storm’s versatility.
AEW World Championship – Swerve Strickland (c) vs. The AEW World Title will either return to the House of Swerve or join the Patriarch family dynasty later tonight. Cage was elevated to one of professional wrestling’s most despicable heels during his acclaimed reign as TNT Champion. After losing the TNT title to Copeland, Cage set his sights on the promotion’s biggest prize. Strickland is trying to recapture a bad streak that has slowed since he became world champion. Strickland has the odds stacked against him after the Mogul Embassy abandoned him, leaving him shorthanded against the ranks of the Patriarchate.
The Elite (Kazuchika Okada, Jack Perry, Matthew Jackson and Nicholas Jackson) vs. Team AEW (Bryan Danielson, Cash Wheeler, Dax Harwood and Darby Allin) (Anarchy in the Arena match): Arguably AEW’s biggest ongoing story is Elite’s hostile takeover of the company. The Young Bucks – executive vice presidents of AEW in real life – exposed owner Tony Khan in a shocking moment on television before doing the same to former friend Kenny Omega. A group of AEW faithful have come together to fight the new iteration of The Elite. Eddie Kingston was originally involved, but an injury paved the way for Allin’s surprise return. Expect pain and chaos in AEW’s equivalent of an arena-wide street fight.
AEW TNT Championship – Adam Copeland (c) vs. Malakai Black (steel cage barbed wire match): Copeland is putting his body on the line in a barbed wire match in a steel cage. The TNT Champion looks to defeat the unholy House of Black trinity after successful defenses of the TNT Title against Brody King and Buddy Matthews. Black and his family have had mixed success trying to torment Copeland in recent weeks. Black convinced Copeland to abandon his heroic exterior and free his madman. That’s the plan in this violent TNT title fight.
Jon Moxley x Konosuke Takeshita (IWGP World Heavyweight Championship Eliminator match): New Japan Pro-Wrestling gets a standout moment at Double or Nothing. Moxley will not defend the Japanese promotion’s world title, but if Takeshita emerges victorious this weekend, he will earn a shot at the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship. Moxley defeated Tetsuya Naito in April to become the first professional wrestler to win world titles in AEW, NJPW and WWE. Takeshita is one of the most impressive in-ring performers working today.
Orange Cassidy x Trent Beretta: Double or Nothing’s most personal rivalry might be Cassidy vs. Beretta. The Best Friends broke up after Beretta attacked Cassidy on the April 3 episode of AEW Dynamite. Beretta accelerated his heel persona during a violent parking lot brawl with tag team partner Chuck Taylor. Cassidy tries to avenge Taylor and himself at Double or Nothing.
FTW Championship – Chris Jericho (c) vs. The winner of a three-way eliminator between former FTW Champion Hook, Katsuyori Shibata and Bryan Keith on the May 22 episode of AEW Dynamite will determine Jericho’s challenger. Jericho and Hook have been feuding for a few months now since Jericho’s pompous “mentor” attitude ruined their short-lived tag team.
