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26-05-2025
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AEW Double or Nothing takeaways: Hangman Adam Page spoils the Will Ospreay party
AEW Double or Nothing 2025 delivered a packed show on Sunday from the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona. It also set the main event picture for July's All In, the biggest AEW show of the year. Mercedes Moné and Hangman Adam Page showed they're both ready to lead AEW into the next phase of the promotion's journey. Anarchy in the Arena also provided the expected chaos, plus Toni Storm continued her world championship run. With just a few months to go before All In, here are our five biggest takeaways from AEW Double or Nothing 2025. Will Ospreay and Hangman Adam Page gave us everything we expected in this one. Page, a former champion who lost it all, went a bit deranged and now is on a journey back to the top. Ospreay, the fresh star who hasn't had his taste of world championship gold just yet, came in hungry for his first opportunity. All of that background made for a really compelling match and the continuation of stories not quite at their conclusion. The drama and the stakes for both men built perfectly across the span of the match. At the end, it was Page clearing his redemption arc with a chance to win the promotion's biggest prize, while Ospreay is now left searching for answers yet again. Anarchy in the Arena was fun, chaotic and a brutal mess. The match was full of surprises and big moments, and the spotlight continues to follow Swerve Strickland in everything he does. He's a massive star for the AEW promotion, and it feels almost wrong that he didn't walk out of Dynasty a month ago as World Champion. Whether that's something that happens in the next month or next year, it's almost unquestionable that he'll continue to be the face of the company with or without the title. More than two years removed from what could have been a career-ending ankle injury, Mercedes Moné is on an incredible run. With her feet firmly back underneath her, Moné is taking on all challengers in organizations around the world and claiming as much championship gold as she can handle. Her showdown against Jaime Hayter may have been one of her best since joining AEW, with a blend of physicality and ring smarts. After doing essentially everything else she can do in AEW, Moné is next in line for an AEW Women's World Championship title shot at the biggest show of the year, All In. Toni Storm is one of the best gimmicks in all of wrestling right now, but it's hard to connect with what's going on in the world championship picture recently. Since winning the belt back from Mariah May in one of the promotion's best-ever rivalries, everything has felt a bit rushed. From Megan Bayne to now Mina Shirakawa, Storm has moved quickly through challengers that felt like they should have had more runway for a program. Now she'll face off against Moné at All In — and that at least should be a memorable one. When Ricochet joined AEW, there were questions about which version of the high-flyer we'd get. He appeared complacent at times in his run with WWE, and his arrival in AEW immediately looked pretty similar to what we'd seen in recent years. Since leaning into his baldness and a corresponding heel turn, Ricochet has been an unhinged nightmare in the absolute best way possible. His match with Mark Briscoe was violent and brutal. It provided another step forward in his evolution in AEW. It feels like Ricochet is finding unique ways to stand out, and that's significant for what's become an increasingly stacked roster.
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26-05-2025
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AEW won the wrestling weekend and has the momentum. Could this be a vintage year for Tony Khan?
Wrestling fans were well fed this past weekend, with three big events across the two major promotions and a TNA pay-per-view to boot. With Sunday's AEW Double or Nothing being cited as an instant classic and WWE's Saturday Night's Main Event (SNME) delivering its best outing since its revival in late 2024, there was plenty to digest from more than two dozen matches. Here are my big takeaways: 1. We called it wrong on Will Ospreay… For all my rhapsodizing on Friday about how the stars were aligned for Ospreay, Tony Khan had other plans. Was Hangman Adam Page winning the wrong call? Perhaps not — in his review, our own Drake Riggs makes a persuasive case that Hangman's pivotal role in AEW makes him the ideal contender to dethrone Moxley and restore glory to the world title. Still, the surprise outcome begs the question of what's next for Ospreay, who has spent two years diligently building himself up as the company's king babyface. Advertisement As for AEW's creative future, we're working from the assumption here that Hangman is actually winning at July's All In showcase. If that's not the case, there will be hell to pay. 2. Are things looking up for AEW? It's been received wisdom for years that AEW knows how to deliver big events, and this weekend's Double or Nothing was the perfect demonstration of that maxim. Sure, we can pick holes if we're being pedantic — putting the last-minute trios match after an absolutely bonkers Anarchy in the Arena match was a bad move, for example — but they don't detract from the fact that this was the best AEW event in many moons. Even Mercedes Moné pulled out all the stops to deliver a stellar performance. Advertisement With "Collision" on a hot streak at the moment, the consensus seems to be that AEW has the momentum right now. Whisper it, but could we be in the middle of a vintage year for Tony Khan? Let's come back to that question in December but, right now, things at least appear to be pointing in the right direction. 3. WWE is sticking to its guns on John Cena Grumbles about John Cena's heel turn have been gathering pace in recent weeks, not helped by the champion's absence from the weekly shows. Just in case you had any doubts (or perhaps even hopes) that WWE might change course, this past Saturday's event confirmed what most of us suspected: That the company remains absolutely resolute in its commitment to dark Cena. Cena's two appearances — defeating R-Truth and then reappearing later to try to screw Jey Uso out of the world title — weren't bad by any means, but they were a reiteration of the same playbook we've seen twice now, right down to the dirty low-blow finish. (Incidentally, it didn't go unnoticed that TNA's Trick Williams vs. Joe Hendry championship match had a much more imaginative heel finish, despite working with exactly the same tools). Advertisement Whether you're sold on him or not, heel Cena is here to stay. Next stop: Money in the Bank on June 7, as the Universal Champion teams with Logan Paul to square off against Cody Rhodes and Jey Uso. 4. TKO's events strategy is taking shape For all the chaos around the switcheroo for next year's WrestleMania 42, this weekend looks like a successful test case for TKO's events strategy. Admittedly, we don't know how much Tampa paid for the privilege of its WWE takeover, but to have three full arena audiences (SNME, Battleground, and Monday's episode of 'WWE Raw') on back-to-back-to-back nights is no mean feat. Advertisement Wrestling obsessives can be as sniffy as they like about SNME being a glorified house show, but the fact remains that WWE still managed to deliver John Cena, Logan Paul and Cody Rhodes and a big TV audience. That's the sort of thing that host cities are going to want to see before they start shelling out these nine-figure sums to bring WWE in for the weekend. We also had the news that WWE intends to run a similar takeover in Atlanta in July, with NXT's Great American Bash running alongside the next installment of SNME. In terms of big names, the latter is rumored to include Goldberg's retirement match. From a wrestling perspective, though, perhaps the real winners are the NXT talents, who will benefit from their PLEs feeling like a much bigger deal with these arena shows. 5. … as is the WWE/TNA partnership (kind of) WWE pulled a big rabbit out of the hat back in January, with the announcement of its TNA partnership. In truth, it's still not clear exactly how the collaboration is intended to work on a business and creative level, but this past Sunday's Battleground event saw the boldest crossover yet, with the aforementioned Trick Williams winning the TNA world championship from TNA golden boy Joe Hendry. Advertisement Does the former NXT champion now take a secondment over to Nashville to defend his prize against the TNA regulars and thus cement himself as the first cross-company heel? That would seem like the most logical step. And does that mean WWE gets a claim on Joe Hendry, who was one of the big winners (in the big picture sense at least) of this year's WrestleMania 41 weekend? Up until now, WWE vs. TNA matches have largely been cameo moments, with title matches in particular being a foregone conclusion. After Sunday night, all bets are off the table.
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26-05-2025
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AEW Double or Nothing 2025 results, awards, analysis: Hangman Adam Page, Mercedes Mone win Owen Hart Tournaments
AEW was in the desert Sunday night for Double or Nothing 2025, with all of the promotion's biggest stars gathered inside the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona. The Owen Hart Foundation Cup tournament winners were crowned — and chaos was had. Lots and lots of chaos. There's almost too much to talk about after that absolute home run of a showcase for the company, but we'll start with the obvious. The men's Owen Hart finals match occupied the main-event spotlight as two-time AEW International Champion Will Ospreay was upset by former AEW World Champion Hangman Adam Page. As expected by anyone with a functioning brain and even the slightest amount of vision, the match was a guaranteed instant classic. These two delivered sequences, spots and near-falls that only worked with their unique move sets and styles. Advertisement Ultimately, it was a relatively big surprise to see the ultra-talented Ospreay not get his big showcase opportunity to become a world champion. Hangman essentially has been the story in AEW, though. He's the DNA of what has made the company so successful, and his overall story and run has legitimately been one of the best in wrestling history. Having him dethrone the super-villain reigning champion Jon Moxley makes a lot more historical sense for AEW lore, despite how phenomenal Ospreay is. As for Moxley, this year's Anarchy in the Arena match was undeniably one of the most fun and entertaining wrestling matches of all time. The overwhelming amount of envy I have for that Arizona crowd is immeasurable, as they witnessed The Death Riders and Young Bucks fall short to Kenny Omega, Swerve Strickland, Willow Nightingale and The Opps. If you want to see the beauty of AEW and how impossibly creative wrestling can be, then look no further. If you missed this match, watch it immediately. Advertisement Returning to the Owen Hart Foundation Cup, the women's finals between TBS Champion Mercedes Moné and former AEW Women's Champion Jamie Hayter was as sensational an opener as could be expected. Unlike Ospreay, Moné followed through on her status as the favorite to win, but not without some great scares from the equally incredible Hayter. Moné's win carries her into a monster champion vs. champion clash with AEW Women's Champion Toni Storm at July's All In event. Storm retained her title later in the night in a very fun defense against Mina Shirakawa, setting up the massive blockbuster match. That was one of three title matches at Double or Nothing, immediately following AEW Continental Champion Kazuchika Okada's defeat of "Speedball" Mike Bailey. AEW Tag-Team Champions The Hurt Syndicate also held off their challengers, The Sons Of Texas. AEW Double or Nothing 2025 was the best pay-per-view/premium live event of the year. AEW's premiere events can sometimes feel like a drag with the timing, but this was one nonstop magnet of attention-grabbing wrestling brilliance. It won't soon be forgotten, and as much I want to pull a Dave Meltzer and break our own scale here at Uncrowned, I'll refrain. (For now.) I give AEW Double or Nothing 2025 a crown score of: 👑 10/10. 👑 AEW Double or Nothing 2025 Uncrowned Nightly Award Winners: MVP: Powerhouse Hobbs If you followed along with the live blog, you'll know exactly why Powerhouse Hobbs gets the potentially surprising MVP nod on this night. There are a handful of options you can go with here, and none of them are wrong, but with Hobbs, the guy was treated about as superhuman as I've seen in who knows how many years. I dare say Bray Wyatt's Fiend at its peak? Hobbs felt like a movie character you see in an action flick that just will not die, no matter what crazy violence is bestowed upon him. That can be a blessing and a curse in wrestling, because by that logic, he should never lose again unless someone drowns him in a lake or something absolutely bewildering. Advertisement Uncrowned Gem of the Night: Willow Nightingale Besides Hobbs, Nightingale was the other piece on the winning Anarchy team who helped achieve victory more than anyone else. Nightingale has always been stunningly talented and athletic, deserving of bigger pushes than she's gotten so far. But the big thing about this match — and this feud in general — was that it helped expand her somewhat stale, smiley, boring character that felt like AEW's Bayley when Bayley first rose through WWE. Plus, she had some great spots against the men in the match. Nightingale is awesome. She wasn't booked as strongly as Hobbs, but she needs a major program of her own in pursuit of a title. Match of the Night: The Death Riders & The Young Bucks vs. Kenny Omega, Swerve Strickland, Willow Nightingale & The Opps You should be able to tell by now that I was in love with Anarchy in the Arena. What can I say? As an entire unit or construction of a match, it technically could not have been the best, right? I don't know. It's all about perspective, and in wrestling, that's as subjective as it gets. This match elicited the most reactions and emotions while delivering unbound creative entertainment. It was the ultimate "this is pro wrestling" match. It had a little of everything and then some. Don't get me wrong, all of the singles matches at Double or Nothing were excellent. But if you give me the greatest versions of entertaining things that are very rarely — if ever — seen before, that's what I'm all about. Advertisement Best Spot(s) of the Night: Kazuchika Okada's mid-air dropkick to Rainmaker and the Will Ospreay-Hangman vs. Adam Page Hidden Blade-Buckshot showdown This is usually the hardest award to hand out for any AEW pay-per-view, and I kind of hate that only one can win the best spot, especially for this show. I make the rules, though, so there won't be just one winner. Sorry, not sorry. Glance back at what I just said about the Anarchy match, and we'll apply that to Hangman and Ospreay trying to connect their finishers at the exact same time. It was goofy, dramatic, amazing nonsense in the best way possible. Again, pro wrestling at its pro wrestling-est. As for Okada's finish to Bailey, that was a magnificent utilization of each's style to close the chapter of their in-ring story throughout the match. Each of their unique athleticisms fully on display, colliding at the same time. It was somewhat similar to its counterpart in the Hangman-Ospreay match. Too good, folks. Too good. AEW Double or Nothing 2025 full card results and highlights: Men's Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Finals: Hangman Adam Page def. Will Ospreay The Don Callis Family (Konosuke Takeshita, Kyle Fletcher & Josh Alexander) def. Paragon (Adam Cole, Kyle O'Reilly & Roderick Strong) Anarchy in the Arena Match: Kenny Omega, Swerve Strickland, Willow Nightingale & The Opps (Samoa Joe, Powerhouse Hobbs & Katsuyori Shibata) def. The Death Riders (Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta & Marina Shafir) & The Young Bucks (Matthew Jackson & Nicholas Jackson) AEW Women's World Championship: (C) Toni Storm def. Mina Shirakawa AEW Continental Championship Match: (C) Kazuchika Okada def. "Speedball" Mike Bailey AEW World Tag Team Championship: (C) The Hurt Syndicate (Bobby Lashley & Shelton Benjamin) def. Sons Of Texas (Sammy Guevara & Dustin Rhodes) Stretcher Match: Ricochet def. Mark Briscoe FTR (Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) def. Nigel McGuinness & Daniel Garcia Women's Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Finals: Mercedes Moné def. Jamie Hayter Bandido, AR Fox & Los Titanes Del Aire def. RPG Vice & Cru Harley Cameron & Anna Jay def. Megan Bayne & Penelope Ford Recap of AEW Double or Nothing 2025 with Uncrowned's live blog below:
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26-05-2025
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AEW Double Or Nothing 2025 Results, Winners And Grades On May 25
Will Ospreay faces Hangman Adam Page in the finals of the 2025 Owen Hart Foundation Men's ... More Tournament. AEW Double or Nothing 2025 advertised the annual Anarchy in the Arena, pitting the Death Riders and the Young Bucks against Swerve Strickland, Kenny Omega, Willow Nightingale and The Opps. This will be the first intergender Anarchy Arena in AEW history. AEW also advertised two Owen Hart Foundation Tournament finals, which book-ended the show as Mercedes Mone faced Jamie Hayter and Hangman Adam Page faced Will Ospreay to decide the likely savior of AEW. Mercedes wore Bret Hart/Owen Hart-inspired sunglasses to the ring, except they were much larger and she did not give them to a little kid. There were dueling chants of 'Jamie Hayter' and 'CEO.' Despite the crowd heat, Mercedes and Jamie seemed to be on two entirely different pages early, resulting in some awkward single-leg crab spots. The match picked up after a great-looking Meteora by Mercedes to the outside. Mercedes mocked Hayter by kissing her biceps beforehand Hayter made her comeback after taking a series of Meteoras, mocking Mercedes right back before delivering a Meteora in the corner. Everybody with knees is going to be sore after this match even Aubrey Edwards who has to get down on her knees to count. Fans got more into this match as the women laid in their strikes. Hayter slipped on the stairsteps while trying to deliver a step-up lariat. The announce team tried to gaslight viewers by saying the move was more devastating due to the slip. It wasn't. Mercedes hit four consecutive Backstabbers before locking in the Statement Maker. Hayter brilliantly countered an O'Connor Roll with a rear-naked choke in the middle of the ring. Mone reversed it into a rollup for a nearfall. Hayter countered a second Statement Maker into an ugly Ushigoroshi followed by a Lariat for a nearfall that everybody fell for. Moments later, Mone kicked out of a Tombstone to the disgust of Glendale. Mercedes countered another Lariat with an ugly schoolboy rollup where Jamie landed right on her head, ultimately winning the tournament. FTR was little-brothering Daniel Garcia as Cash Wheeler gave him a sarcastic hug. Excalibur had to correct Tony Schiavone, who undersold what FTR tried to do to him. To Tony, FTR tried to bully him. Excalibur made it more dramatic by implying they tried to paralyze Schiavone. Garcia received a big pop for his signature dance, and Nigel received an even bigger pop as he tagged in and went toe-to-toe with Dax Harwood. The crowd reacted to this match like it was any other tag team match. There was no 'underdog heat" for Nigel like there was for Pat McAfee against Gunther at Backlash, because Nigel is an actual wrestler who hung with his foes and even towered over them. After FTR accidentally clotheslined each other, Nigel and Garcia locked in dueling submissions. StokelyHathaway tried to interrupt, but was thwarted by Daddy Magic. After FTR escaped the submission, Garcia hit multiple top-rope superplexes from different corners of the ring. It was the super Three Amigos, but Dax countered with a spinning suplex from the top rope of his own. After a Shatter Machine on the outside, FTR confronted Tony Schiavone. They then turned their attention to Daniel Garcia as Dax locked Garcia in a Sharpshooter. Garcia passed out. Two matches into a nine-match show and it's been an hour. This is going to be a long night. Ricochet missed a shooting star onto the stretcher for a big reaction. Briscoe capitalized by paying homage to Mick Foley with an elbow to the outside, then to Sabu by throwing a steel chair. Briscoe continued his domination by shining Ricochet's bald head with Mr. Clean. Briscoe attempted a Sabu-like Triple Jump dive but Ricochet interrupted by throwing a chair at Briscoe. Ricochet took control, busting Briscoe wide open to the tune of 'you sick F' chants. Ricochet stuffed Briscoe in the ambulance and tried closing the door, but Briscoe blocked it with a crutch. A bloody Briscoe came back with a J-Driller inside the ring. Briscoe followed up with a 'Froggy Bow' (Frog Splash/Flying Elbow Combo.) Ricochet came back with his trusty scissors on Briscoe, who was now bleeding worse than viewers when Ricochet is on television. MJF walked out with The Hurt Syndicate to a rousing ovation. The Sons of Texas came out of the breaks firing as Dustin laid in the strikes while Speedy Sammy laid into Shelton with his own high-flying offense. MJF attacked Sammy Guevara on the outside, then appeared to lambaste the fans as they cheered him on. Guevara made the lukewarm tag to Dustin Rhodes, who opened up on Benjamin with Lashley still on the apron, where he spent most of the match. MJF distracted the referee, which opened the door for Rhodes to kick Shelton in the nether region with the Unnatural Kick. MJF tried to give Shelton his Dynamite Diamond Ring right in front of Aubrey Edwards, who did nothing to stop him. Instead, Bobby Lashley did Aubrey's job for her and stopped MJF from using the ring. After MJF gauged Dustin Rhodes' eyes, a proud Bobby Lashley speared Rhodes through the barricade. Benjamin was late to cutting off a Sammy Suicide Dive, leading to a Hurt Syndicate win. Mike Bailey accidentally kicked the stairs, hurting his leg, but he followed up by doing the Crane pose on his good leg. Bailey worked very hard with dives to the outside and running shooting-star presses, but Okada worked more like a big man by cutting him off and slowing down the offense. Tony Schiavone noted the breaths were coming out heavy for Speedball, but not so much from Okada. That's because, true to form in AEW, Okada really wasn't working all that hard. Okada avoided a superkick and countered with a middle finger. A shooting star from the top rope was met with double knees from Okada. Okada hit an impressive dropkick and tried the Rainmaker, but Bailey countered with another kick. Bailey pinned Okada after The Time Adventure, but Okada grabbed the bottom rope right despite referee Rick Knox making the three count. The ref immediately reversed the call. There was more half-and-half chants for Toni Storm and Mina Shirakawa. They spent the opening moments trying to outshine one another. Luther tried to stand in front of a charging Mina, but she attacked him and hit a spinning cross body splash on Storm. Luther then took a flying cross body from Shirakawa. Mina worked her ass off, and threatened to beat Toni a couple times, though fans didn't take most of the nearfalls seriously. Storm was in 'imminent danger' while locked in a second Figure Four by Shirakawa, even teasing tapping out. Instead, Storm reached the bottom rope to a polite pop from Glendale. After a Big Package attempt and a headbutt, Storm secured the win with a Storm Zero. Justin Roberts announced this match by saying 'Aww shit, it's time for Anarchy in the Arena!' Swerve Strickland walked out in Predator cosplay. The Deathriders walked out in different areas of the arenas and made a Shield-like entrance. Conspicuous by his absence were Samoa Joe. The Young Bucks walked out to a hilarious Civil War-inspired entrance about how they 'blazed a trail' of a 'land of prosperity for all professional wrestlers.' Roberts read this from a scroll. The Founding Fathers walked out dressed like Founding Fathers to a chorus of boos. Samoa Joe appeared in the concourse to attack Claudio Castagnoli. There was a four-way split screen and Civil War music played on the PA during the match. Omega asked for a music change, and the next track was 'I'm So Excited.' Kenny Omega continued the one-man game of Pass the Aux as he requested 'Bodies' by Drowning Pool. I was hoping Powerhouse Hobbs would get the aux next so I could hear 'Knuck if you Buck.' Wheeler Yuta was tossed off the balcony into a crowd of catchers while Kenny Omega hit a moonsault off the same balcony onto the heels. Hobbs hit a spear through a table on Castagnoli to another big reaction. As the women brawled outside, Marina Shafir loudly said 'hit me' as Willow Nightingale hit he with a bottle. Shafir was busted open. Katsuyori Shibata hit Yuta with a barbed-wire kick. Castagnoli hit the giant swing on Swerve and released it into a speaker as the music stopped. A bloody Shafir continued to scream spots at Willow as the reentered the arena. The camera missed another big Young Bucks spot as Matthew double-stomped Omega on the top rope, causing him to flip into a Nicholas Jackson powerbomb. The heels dominated as Nightingale's ear was literally chained to the post. Fans chanted 'Please help Willow!' Matthew Jackson hit a Swanton Bomb from the top of the screen through a table. Swerve returned on a forklift, where he hit a double-stomp on the Young Bucks. Awesome. Schiavone mocked the Founding Fathers as the 'Floundering Fathers.' Prince Nana protected Black women by unlocking Willow Nightingale just in time to deliver a spinebuster to Shafir and reveal a matching 'Big, Black and Jacked" tee. Matthew Jackson stapled Hobbs, but Hobbs liked it. In fact, he stapled himself. Swerve absconded the staple gun and stapled everything that moved. Marina stapled Swerve's tongue shut, then the woman-on-man violence continued as Willow gave a double-spear to the Young Bucks. Moxley took out Nightingale to massive heat, and Omega hit a snap-dragon suplex on a defiant Marina Shafir. Back came Willow, who reversed a Meltzer Driver as Swerve came flying in to spike Matthew. Hook returned and mauled Castagnoli with a golf club before storming off. Gabe Kidd hit the ring and wiped out the babyfaces with a briefcase. The Young Bucks hit the EVP Trigger with thumbtacks in Omega's mouth, followed by a Bulldog Choke. Samoa Joe broke it up. Mark Briscoe came flying off the stage onto the heels as the action spilled toward the ambulance. I guess this was Eddie Kingston's replacement? With the Death Riders locked in the ambulance, The Young Bucks were left alone. Omega and Swerve hit a stereo V-Trigger and House Call. Prince Nana pulled out a pair of spiked Swerve Answer 3's. After a One-Winged Angel through an exploding table on Matthew Jackson, Swerve hit a spiked stomp on Nicholas Jackson for the win. Swerve showed off the staple on his tongue in celebration. This was an incredible Anarchy in the Arena Match. Every person in the match got to shine and it delivered on its ominous match title. Worth the price of admission for this match alone. Lance Archer randomly appeared on commentary alongside Don Callis. The crowd was quiet throughout, but not nearly as dead as I expected them to be after such a wild Anarchy in the Arena Match. This was just move, after move from one Dave Meltzer teacher's pet after another. There was a good reaction for a series of spots with the barricade on the outside, but fans were mostly watching politely. After the Don Callis Family win, Brodie Lee and Tomohiro Ishii came out followed by Hiroshi Tanahashi. The babyfaces evened the odds ahead of Forbidden Door. There was a great video package for both Hangman Adam Page and Will Ospreay. Hangman emphasized that he needs this, and his vignette featured several callbacks to his feuds over the past two years. There was a faint 'Holy shit' chant as the match began, followed by chants of 'Cowboy shit!' Ospreay hit a springboard forearm, but he landed awkwardly on Hangman's knee, appearing to hurt his back. Thankfully, Ospreay waved off the injury and continued the match. The announcers pointed out how Ospreay was appealing to the crowd much more than Hangman was. At the halfway point of the match, the audience reaction wasn't dead, but it didn't feel like a main event reaction either. In hindsight, Anarchy in the Arena should have gone last. Fans finally came to their feet after a running Spanish Fly from Ospreay. Hangman paid homage to Christopher Daniels with the Angel's Wings for a nearfall. Page tried another homage with a BME, but he stumbled a bit and missed. Ospreay followed up with a Styles Clash from the apron to the floor. The match broke down into a fight as Ospreay pummeled Hangman, drawing boos from the crowd. Hangman briefly contemplated a Buckshot Lariat, but Ospreay kicked him off the apron. An increasingly heelish Ospreay bashed Hangman's head into the announce table as the boos continued. Ospreay went for a Stormbreaker on the table, but Ospreay tried to counter with a Deadeye as the table collapsed before he hit the move. Both Ospreay and Page removed their arm pads and charged at each other, but Ospreay took the Buckshot Lariat for a great nearfall. After a second Buckshot Lariat attempt, Ospreay intercepted him with a Hidden Blade for a nearfall. Ospreay invoked Kenny Omega with a V-Trigger, but Hangman countered a One-Winged Angel withSwerve's Made in Japan finisher. Hangman hit another Buckshot Lariat for the win. After the match, Hangman Adam Page returned to the ring to console a desolate Ospreay. The two shook hands.
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26-05-2025
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AEW Double or Nothing 2025 live results: Updates, winners and losers, highlights and analysis
Will Ospreay is on the hunt for the AEW World title, starting with the Owen Hart Foundation Cup. (Frank Jansky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) AEW is in the desert for Double or Nothing 2025. All of the promotion's biggest stars gather Sunday inside the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona, to decide the Owen Hart Foundation Cup tournament winners. Aside from the glory of winning the cup, each winner also receives a world title shot. The men's finals match occupies the main-event spotlight as two-time AEW International Champion Will Ospreay collides with former AEW World Champion Hangman Adam Page. Both are two of the company's biggest stars and best workers between the ropes, setting the stage for one of the potential best matches of the year. With the current champion Jon Moxley still reigning supreme, there are some exciting paths to come in the title scene, regardless of who wins Sunday's tournament finals. Advertisement The same can be said on the women's side, as TBS Champion Mercedes Moné battles former AEW Women's Champion Jamie Hayter. However, it's still up in the air who the eventual winner will face, as AEW Women's Champion Toni Storm also defends her title against Mina Shirakawa. Storm's match is one of three title matches at AEW Double or Nothing 2025, gearing things up for AEW All In this summer. AEW Continental Champion Kazuchika Okada is another champion who defends his crown as sensational newcomer "Speedball" Mike Bailey looks to pick up his first promotional title. Then there's the tag-team title match as well, with champions The Hurt Syndicate facing the Sons Of Texas. Advertisement Although the aforementioned Moxley doesn't have a championshup match on the night, he'll be in the evening's literal biggest match: Anarchy in the Arena. Moxley, alongside his Death Riders and The Young Bucks, looks to vanquish the persistent group of Swerve Strickland, Willow Nightingale, AEW International Champion Kenny Omega, and the AEW Trios Champions The Opps. AEW Double or Nothing 2025 starts at 8 p.m. ET on Amazon Prime Video, and YouTube. Check out the full lineup and follow along with Uncrowned's live blog below:
