All Elite Wrestling Presents Double or Nothing Results New AEW Championship Number One Contender
All Elite Wrestling present their first pay-per-view event of the year with Double or Nothing tonight at 8pm EST!
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The Buy In Preshow
21-man Casino Battle Royale Match
Isiah Cassidy stops Brian Pillman from getting into the ring before Jimmy Havoc and Joey Janela suplex Orange onto the ramp before the former Tye Dillinger comes in and pokes MJF on the eyes before hitting an ushigaroshi. Sunny eliminates Michael and Glacier eliminates Sunny after misting him, Jimmy bringing in a staple gun before Billy tosses MJF over the top rope and out onto the apron. Brian hits a springboard clothesline and takes out Joey. MJF attacks Marko from behind and Ace hits a suicide dive and takes out several people before he exchanges strikes with Luchasaurus. Tommy puts a trash can in the ring and hits everyone with the lid until he hits Jimmy with the can and a cutter.
Lucha hits a double chokeslam before Adam Page comes out last and drops anyone who gets in his path before Ace launches Marko out of the ring. Jungle Boy eliminates Ace and MJF eliminates several people until Lucha nearly knocks Joey out and chokeslams him through a table at ringside. Tommy eliminates Sonny kiss and Orange before Jimmy staples and eliminates him, Jimmy eliminating Jungle Boy before Jimmy, Lucha and Adam attack MJF who rolls out of the ring underneath the bottom rope. Jimmy then hits Lucha with the Acid Rainmaker and hits Adam with a PK before Lucha eliminates Jimmy, Adam winning the match by eliminating MJF last.
Winner: Adam Page is the last person in the ring to win the battle royale and gain a title shot.
Kip Sabian vs Sammy Guevara
They lock up for a clean break before exchanging side head locks and head scissors before Sammy hits a tope to the outside and hits a jumping stomp to the back of Kip. Kip starts focusing on the knee of Sammy and Sammy hits a powerslam into a back flop into a standing shooting star press for a two count. Kip hits a PK for a two count and the two spill out of the ring and down onto the floor before Sammy hits a shooting star press off of the apron and onto Kip draped across the barricade. Back in the ring Kip gets his knees up when Sammy goes for a 630 before Kip hits the Deathly Hollows for the pin and the win.
Winner: Kip Sabian defeats Sammy Guevara via pinfall with the Deathly Hollows.
-We cut to Jim Ross backstage before we get everyone from Being the Elite in a video package. Cody, Brandi, Kenny Omega and the Young Bucks come out onto the ramp and welcome everyone to the show as the pre-show comes to a close.
Main Show
SoCal Uncensored vs Strong Hearts
Christopher and CIMA start the match off by exchanging head locks before Kaz and T-Hawk come in and exchange chops before Sky gets the blind tag and dropkicks T. T hits a sit-out powerbomb for a two count before CIMA knocks Chris and Kaz off of the apron, El coming in and getting slammed before SCU triple team him. Kaz hits a rolling neckbreaker for a two count. SH clear the ring and CIMA hits a slingshot senton before he and T hit a double dropkick before El knocks SCU off of the apron and SH triple team Daniels. Daniels tags in Sky who hits a jumping stomp and gets hit with a flurry of moves by SH before El hits a bridging German suplex for a near fall.
Kaz gets the tag and takes out all three members of Strong Hearts before hitting a northern lights suplex for a near fall. CIMA hits a Michinoku driver and T and Daniels clothesline each other before they exchange right hands and Daniels hits the Angels Wings before El hits a bridging German suplex and CIMA a meteora for a series of near falls. Sky takes out T and CIMA with a tope and SCU pin El with the Best Meltzer Ever for the pin and the win.
Winner: SoCal Uncensored defeat Strong Hearts via pinfall when they pin El Lindaman with the Best Meltzer Ever.
Kylie Rae vs Nyla Rose vs Britt Baker vs Awesome Kong
Kong drops Kylie with a back fist and boots Nyla out of the ring before suplexing Britt onto Kylie. Kong misses a splash and gets sent out onto the floor before Kylie rolls Britt up for an early near fall. Kong catches Britt when she goes for a cross body off of the apron and Kylie hits a suicide dive before Nyla hits a jumping leg drop for a quick two count. Nyla hits a spine buster for a quick two count and Britt hits a sling blade for a two count before Nyla hits a Samoan drop. Britt catches Nyla up top and they hit a tower of doom before Nyla spears Kong into the ring steps.
Back in the ring Kylie hits a bridging German suplex for a near fall before Britt pins her for the win.
Winner: Britt Baker defeats Kylie Rae, Awesome Kong and Nyla Rose via pinfall when she pins Kylie.
Best Friends vs Jack Evans & Angelico
Trent and Jack kick things off with Jack trying to knock Trent over until Trent drops him with a shoulder block and Chuckie-T dropkicks him. Jack and Angelico double up on Trent after kicking Chuckie-T out of the ring and Jack and Angelico hit a springboard stomp backbreaker. J & A hit an assisted 450 for a near fall and Angelico gets dropped when he goes for a shotgun dropkick and Trent tags Chuckie-T in. The Best Friends finally hug and hit their finisher for a near fall before Jack hits a variation of a sunset flip and a variation of poetry in motion before Jack hits an assisted moonsault for a near fall. The Best Friends then hit their finisher for the pin and the win.
Winner: Best Friends defeat Jack Evans & Angelico
-After the match the lights go out and everyone is attacked by masked assailants before the lights go back out.
-After the match the leaders of the group stand tall before the lights go out again and we go to commercial.
Aja Kong, Yuka Sakazaki & Emi Sakura vs Hikaru Shida, Riho & Ryo Mizunami
Yuka and Hikaru kick things off, the two going back and forth before Aja and Ryo come in and lock up, Aja backing Ryo into the ropes and Ryo trying to knock her over repeatedly until she does after several attempts. Riho and Emi come in next and Emi hits a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker and tosses Riho across the ring by her hair before Aja comes back in and hits a piledriver for a near fall. Hikaru and Emi come in and exchange strikes before everyone hits a move and Yuka takes out Riho and Ryo at ringside with the Magical Girl Splash. Back in the ring Emi hits a moonsault for a near fall before Hikaru pins Emi with a shining wizard for the pin and the win.
Winner: Hikaru Shida, Riho and Ryo Mizunami defeat Emi Sakura, Yuka Sakazaki and Aja Kong via pinfall when Hikaru pins Emi with a shining wizard.
-We get an extended video package for Cody & Dustin Rhodes.
Cody vs Dustin Rhodes
Cody takes Dustin down and does a cartwheel before mocking his brother and slapping him before tossing him out of the ring. Cody hits a suicide dive before they get back into the ring and Dustin hits Cody with mounted punches in the corner and drops him with right hands before Cody rolls out of the ring and regroups with Brandi. Cody goes into the crowd momentarily before he drinks some water and gets back into the ring, Brandi hitting Dustin from ringside before Cody hits a DVD for a near fall. Cody hits a dragon screw for a two count and a powerslam for another two count before Dustin comes back and goes for Shattered Dreams before Cody sends him face first into the exposed middle turnbuckle. Brandi spears Dustin and gets ejected from ringside for her troubles before DDP carries her to the back and Cody beats on his bloodied brother at ringside. Back in the ring Cody drops his brother with a boot for a two count before dropkicking him for another two count, Cody stomping his brother in the corner before whipping him across the ring.
Dustin fights back before Cody hits a curb stomp for a near fall and Dustin hits a powerslam for a near fall of his own before Cody locks in a figure four. Dustin reverses the pressure before they get to the ropes for the break and Cody takes his belt off before Dustin hits an atomic drop and whips Cody with his own belt. Dustin hits a superplex and Cross Rhodes for a very close near fall before Cody hits a low blow and Cross Rhodes for a near fall of his own. Dustin headbutts Cody and hits another Cross Rhodes for yet another near fall before they exchange until they collapse. Cody then hits a second Cross Rhodes for the pin and the win.
Winner: Cody defeats Dustin Rhodes via pinfall with Cross Rhodes.
-Brett Hart comes out to the ring to present the AEW World Championship. Adam comes out before they’re interrupted by MJF and Jungle Boy.
AAA World Tag Team Championship Match
The Young Bucks (c) vs The Lucha Bros
Penta and Matt start the match off to the roar of the crowd before Penta teases a Pentagon driver and tags in Fenix. Matt opts to stay in with Fenix and Fenix hits a springboard arm drag that sends The Bucks out of the ring where they take a moment to breathe and regroup. Nick comes in and exchanges flips with Nick before they mirror a dropkick and try to knock each other over until they exchange open hand palm strikes to the chest and forearms. Fenix dropkicks Nick and Penta hits Matt with an enzuigiri before they hit a double superkick and Penta hits a sling blade into a wheel barrow splash for a two count. Nick comes back and takes out both Lucha Bros before he gets the tag to Matt and Matt hits a military press to Penta and a spear to Fenix.
The Bucks double up on Penta and knock Fenix from the apron before Penta flips Nick into Matt in the corner and Fenix a rolling cutter on Nick for a near fall. Fenix chops Matt and Matt hits Penta with a diving blockbuster before Fenix takes Nick off of the apron and Matt hits a series of suplexes into a sharpshooter before suplexing Penta when he goes to break the hold. Nick gets the tag and hits a springboard sit-out facebuster to Fenix and an Asai moonsault to Penta on the outside. Back in the ring Nick hits a bulldog lariat and the Bucks lock in dueling sharpshooters before Nick hits an assisted draping 450 for a near fall. The Bucks hit a buckle bomb into a powerbomb shiranui for a near fall before a superkick party ensues and Penta hits a Canadian destroyer on the apron before Fenix hits one in the ring for a very close near fall.
Penta hits a Pentagon driver before Fenix hits a flipping senton for a near fall and Matt hits a brainbuster onto the top turnbuckle. The Bucks hit a fear factor of their own for a near fall and Penta snaps Matt’s arm before hitting the Pentagon Driver for a near fall. The Bucks then hit the Meltzer Driver for the pin and the win.
Winner: The Young Bucks retain their AAA World Tag Team Championship by defeating The Lucha Bros via pinfall with the Meltzer Driver.
AEW World Championship Number One Contender Match
Chris backs Kenny into the ropes and they slap each other before Chris drops Kenny with a shoulder block and Kenny chops him before Chris dodges a V-Trigger and a huricanrrana. Chris locks in the Walls of Jericho, but Kenny is quick to the ropes before rolling out of the ring, Chris hitting a baseball slide before they brawl at ringside. Kenny slams Chris onto the time keeper’s podium and Chris pushes Kenny into the front row when he goes for a moonsault off of the top of the barricade. Kenny throws water in the face of Chris and hits a dropkick off of the top of the barricade before rolling him back into the ring and Kenny hits a rolling DVD into a moonsault for a two count. Chris sends Kenny face first into the middle turnbuckle and steps on Kenny’s face before chopping him in the corner and hitting a missile dropkick for a two count. Chris turns Kenny inside out before busting his nose open and Kenny hits a huricanrrana and clotheslines Chris over the top rope. Kenny hits a flipping senton into Chris who is holding a table before Kenny hits a springboard diving stomp onto the table on top of Chris. Kenny sets the table up at ringside and hits a high angle bulldog for a two count before Kenny hits a V-Trigger and an avalanche Saito suplex for a near fall. Kenny gets dropped with a back elbow before Kenny counters a lionsault into the V-Trigger and Chris counters the One Winged Angel. Chris hits two lionsaults and Kenny rocks him with a bicycle knee before Chris counters a Tiger driver and dumps Kenny over the top rope and through the table at ringside. Chris hits a springboard dropkick that turns Kenny inside out and Kenny knocks Chris from the top turnbuckle before Chris hits a code breaker in midair for a near fall. Kenny hits a snap dragon suplex and Chris locks in the Walls of Jericho before Kenny counters and drops Chris with a V-Trigger. Chris counters the One Winged Angel into a DDT and drops Kenny with an enzuigiri before Chris counters another One Winged Angel into a spiking DDT. Chris then hits a Code Breaker and the Judas Effect for the pin and the win.
Winner: Chris Jericho defeats Kenny Omega via pinfall with the Judas Effect to become the new number one contender for the AEW World Championship.
-After the match Chris cuts a promo before Jon Moxley comes out to the ring through the crowd and attacks Chris as we go off the air.
