Double or Nothing (2024)
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| Promotion | All Elite Wrestling | ||
| Date | May 26, 2024 | ||
| City | Paradise, Nevada | ||
| Venue | MGM Grand Garden Arena | ||
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The 2024 Double or Nothing is the upcoming sixth annual Double or Nothing professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by All Elite Wrestling (AEW). It will take place during Memorial Day weekend on May 26, 2024, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in the Las Vegas suburb of Paradise, Nevada. The event returns Double or Nothing to the MGM Grand after five years, which is where the inaugural 2019 event was held.
Production[edit]
Background[edit]
Double or Nothing is considered All Elite Wrestling's (AEW) marquee event, having first been held in 2019, which was the promotion's first professional wrestling event and first pay-per-view (PPV) produced. It is held annually in May during Memorial Day weekend and is one of AEW's "Big Four" PPVs, which includes All Out, Full Gear, and Revolution, their four biggest domestic shows produced quarterly.[1] The event's name is a reference to its Las Vegas theme and it is traditionally held in the Las Vegas area in Paradise, Nevada. Exceptions from this norm occurred in 2020 and 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions that were in place at the time, but they maintained the Vegas theme.[2][3]
On March 27, 2024, it was announced that the sixth Double or Nothing event would take place on May 26 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, marking a return to the venue after five years, which was when the inaugural 2019 event was held there. It was also announced that during Double or Nothing weekend, Saturday Night Collision the night before on May 25 would also be held at the venue.[4]
Storylines[edit]
Double or Nothing will feature professional wrestling matches that involve different wrestlers from pre-existing feuds and storylines.[5] Storylines are produced on AEW's weekly television programs, Dynamite, Rampage, and Collision.
At Dynamite: Big Business on March 13, Mercedes Moné made her anticipated AEW debut. Following the show's main event match, she helped Willow Nightingale fend off an attack from AEW TBS Champion Julia Hart.[6] On the April 3 episode of Dynamite, Moné declared that she would be challenging whoever was the champion at Double or Nothing, which would also be her AEW debut match.[7] At Dynasty later that month, Nightingale defeated Hart to win the TBS Championship, thus scheduling Nightingale to defend the title against Moné at Double or Nothing. This will also be a rematch between Nightingale and Moné from New Japan Pro-Wrestling's (NJPW) event Resurgence in May 2023, where Nightingale defeated Moné to become the inaugural NJPW Strong Women's Champion, a match in which Moné got injured, thus also marking Moné's return match from injury.[8]
Matches[edit]
| No. | Matches* | Stipulations | ||||
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| 1 | Willow Nightingale (c) (with Stokely Hathaway) vs. Mercedes Moné | Singles match for the AEW TBS Championship[9] | ||||
| 2 | Roderick Strong (c) vs. Will Ospreay | Singles match for the AEW International Championship[10] | ||||
| 3 | Swerve Strickland (c) vs. TBA[a] | Singles match for the AEW World Championship[11] | ||||
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Notes[edit]
- ^ Strickland's opponent will be announced on the May 1 Dynamite.
References[edit]
- ^ Defelice, Robert (November 8, 2020). "Tony Khan Likes AEW's 'Big Four' Pay-Per-View Schedule, Announces 'Beach Break' Special For January". Fightful. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
- ^ Lambert, Jeremy (December 27, 2021). "Tony Khan Explains Why Owen Hart Cup Will Conclude At AEW Double Or Nothing". Fightful. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
- ^ Guzzo, Gisberto (February 23, 2022). "AEW Confirms Date Of Double Or Nothing 2022, Three Live Shows Set For Las Vegas". Fightful. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
- ^ Russell, Skylar (March 27, 2024). "AEW Returning To Las Vegas For Collision On May 25, Double Or Nothing On May 26". Fightful. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
- ^ Grabianowski, Ed (January 13, 2006). "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
- ^ Powell, Jason (March 13, 2024). "AEW Dynamite results (3/13): Powell's live review of "Big Business" with Samoa Joe vs. Wardlow for the AEW World Championship, Darby Allin vs. Jay White, the expected debut of Mercedes Mone". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
- ^ Renner, Ethan (April 3, 2024). "Mercedes Mone challenges TBS Champion for AEW Double or Nothing". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
- ^ Powell, Jason (April 21, 2024). "AEW Dynasty results: Powell's live review of Samoa Joe vs. Swerve Strickland for the AEW World Championship, Will Ospreay vs. Bryan Danielson, FTR vs. Young Bucks in a ladder match for the AEW Tag Titles". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
- ^ Lambert, Jeremy (April 21, 2024). "Willow Nightingale Wins AEW TBS Championship At AEW Dynasty, Confronted By Mercedes Mone". Fightful. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
- ^ Russell, Skylar (April 24, 2024). "Will Ospreay Wins Casino Gauntlet Match, Earns International Title Bout At AEW Double Or Nothing". Fightful. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
- ^ Nash, Anthony (April 24, 2024). "Swerve Strickland's AEW Double Or Nothing Opponent To Be Revealed On AEW Dynamite". Wrestle Zone. Retrieved April 26, 2024.