AEW DOUBLE OR NOTHING 2019
AEW Double or Nothing 2019 was the inaugural Double or Nothing event and inaugural pay-per-view event produced by All Elite Wrestling (AEW). The event took place during Memorial Day weekend on Saturday, May 25th, 2019 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in the Las Vegas suburb of Paradise, Nevada. The event aired through traditional pay-per-view outlets, as well as on B/R Live in North America and FITE TV internationally.
The card comprised of 9 matches, with 2 taking place on The Buy In PPV Pre-Show. In the main event, Chris Jericho defeated Kenny Omega, earning himself a match against "Hangman" Adam Page, the winner of the pre-show's Casino Battle Royale, at August's AEW ALL OUT to determine the inaugural AEW World Champion. Other prominent matches saw The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) defeat The Lucha Brothers (Penta El Zero Miedo and Rey Fenix) to retain the AAA World Tag Team Championship and Cody Rhodes defeated his brother Dustin Rhodes. The event was also notable for the surprise appearances of Awesome Kong, Bret Hart (who unveiled the AEW World Championship belt), as well as the debut of Jon Moxley (formerly known in WWE as Dean Ambrose). Moxley and Kong were confirmed to have signed with AEW.
The event received critical acclaim, with Jericho vs. Omega, The Young Bucks vs. The Lucha Bros and Cody Rhodes vs. Dustin Rhodes earning the most praise; most critics hailed the latter as the best match of the night. Double or Nothing 2019 later won the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Award for Best Major Wrestling Show of 2019, while Cody Rhodes vs. Dustin Rhodes won the Pro Wrestling Illustrated Award for Match of the Year.
BACKGROUND:
After the success of the September 2018 event ALL IN, an independent wrestling event that came as a result of a bet with wrestling journalist Dave Meltzer, a group known as The Elite (Cody Rhodes, The Young Bucks and Kenny Omega), the driving forces behind the event, used the positive response from ALL IN to pursue further events with the backing of businessman Shahid Khan and Tony Khan. In a promo after ALL IN, Cody said "I know when you make a bet, sometime you go double or nothing." On November 5th, 2018, several trademarks were filed in Jacksonville, Florida, among them were "All Elite Wrestling" and "Double or Nothing", leading to speculation of a formation of a promotion and the name of the promotion's first event.
On January 1st, 2019, All Elite Wrestling (AEW) was officially founded. Along with the announcement, the promotion's inaugural event, Double or Nothing, was scheduled to air on pay-per-view during the Memorial Day weekend on Saturday, May 25th, 2019 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in the Las Vegas suburb of Paradise, Nevada, with the event taking on a Vegas theme. On February 8th, 2019, at AEW's Las Vegas rally, Chief Brand Officer Brandi Rhodes announced the signings of Japanese women wrestlers Aja Kong and Yuka Sakazaki, who would make their first appearances for AEW at Double or Nothing. On February 10th, 2019, it was announced that pre-sale tickets for the event sold out almost immediately after going on sale. On February 13th, AEW announced that all tickets for the event sold out within 4 minutes of going on sale. In April, it was announced that Jim Ross would provide play-by-play commentary for the event.
On May 8th, 2019, it was announced that Double or Nothing would air on ITV Box Office in the United Kingdom. Additionally, a one-hour PPV pre-show titled "The Buy In" aired on ITV4 featuring the Casino Battle Royale and other matches. The following week, it was announced that it would also stream on WarnerMedia's B/R Live service in the United States and AEW's YouTube channel worldwide.
Results:
| No. | Results: | Stipulations: | Times: | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1P | "Hangman" Adam Page won by last eliminating MJF | 21-man Casino Battle Royale Winner faced the winner of Double or Nothing's main event for the inaugural AEW World Championship at AEW ALL OUT 2019 | 16:00 | ||||
| 2P | Kip Sabian defeated Sammy Guevara | Singles match | 10:00 | ||||
| 3 | SoCal Uncensored (Christopher Daniels, Frankie Kazarian, and Scorpio Sky) defeated Strong Hearts (Cima, T-Hawk, and El Lindaman) | 6-Man Tag Team match | 13:40 | ||||
| 4 | Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. defeated Nyla Rose, Kylie Rae, and Awesome Kong (with Brandi Rhodes) | 4-Way match | 11:10 | ||||
| 5 | Best Friends (Chuck Taylor and Trent Beretta) defeated Angélico and Jack Evans | Tag Team match | 12:35 | ||||
| 6 | Hikaru Shida, Riho, and Ryo Mizunami defeated Aja Kong, Emi Sakura, and Yuka Sakazaki | 6-Woman Tag Team match | 13:10 | ||||
| 7 | Cody Rhodes (with Brandi Rhodes) defeated Dustin Rhodes | Singles match | 22:30 | ||||
| 8 | The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) (c) defeated The Lucha Brothers (Penta El Zero Miedo and Rey Fenix) | Tag Team match for the AAA World Tag Team Championship | 24:55 | ||||
| 9 | Chris Jericho defeated Kenny Omega | Singles match Winner faced "Hangman" Adam Page (Casino Battle Royale winner) for the inaugural AEW World Championship at AEW ALL IN 2019 | 27:00 | ||||
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Casino Battle Royale Entrances and Eliminations:
Five wrestlers started the match. Every three minutes, five more wrestlers entered. The 21st and final entrant entered alone.
| Draw | Entrant | Order | Eliminated by | Eliminations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clubs | Dustin Thomas | 10 | MJF | 1 |
| MJF | 20 | Adam Page | 3 | |
| Sunny Daze | 2 | Glacier | 1 | |
| Brandon Cutler | 12 | MJF | 1 | |
| Michael Nakazawa | 1 | Sunny Daze | 0 | |
| Diamonds | Isiah Kassidy | 5 | Luchasaurus | 1 |
| Jimmy Havoc | 18 | Luchasaurus | 2 | |
| Joey Janela | 13 | Luchasaurus | 0 | |
| Brian Pillman Jr. | 4 | Isiah Kassidy and Marq Quen | 0 | |
| Shawn Spears | 9 | Dustin Thomas | 0 | |
| Hearts | Billy Gunn | 11 | Brandon Cutler | 0 |
| Glacier | 3 | MJF | 1 | |
| Jungle Boy | 17 | Jimmy Havoc | 1 | |
| Marq Quen | 6 | Luchasaurus | 1 | |
| Ace Romero | 8 | Jungle Boy | 1 | |
| Spades | Luchasaurus | 19 | Adam Page | 4 |
| Marko Stunt | 7 | Ace Romero | 0 | |
| Sonny Kiss | 14 | Tommy Dreamer | 0 | |
| Tommy Dreamer | 16 | Jimmy Havoc | 2 | |
| Orange Cassidy | 15 | Tommy Dreamer | 0 | |
| Joker | "Hangman" Adam Page | - | Winner | 2 |
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