AEW Double Or Nothing 2026 GRADED - Results, Review

Following WWE WrestleMania and WWE Backlash, GRADED is back, this time for All Elite Wrestling's Double or Nothing pay-per-view from New York City's Louis Armstrong Stadium. The pay-per-view gets underway at 8 pm ET/1 am BST following a one-hour Buy In.

The main question heading into Double or Nothing is will MJF leave with a full head of hair with the AEW World Title or will he be bald for the rest of eternity? Full card for AEW Double or Nothing 2026:

• Darby Allin (c) vs. MJF - AEW World Championship vs. MJF's Hair
• Chris Jericho, Kenny Omega, The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson), Jack Perry, & The Hurt Syndicate (Bobby Lashley & Shelton Benjamin) vs. The Demand (Ricochet, Toa Liona & Bishop Kaun), The Dogs (David Finlay & Clark Connors), Andrade El Idolo & Mark Davis - Stadium Stampede
• Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Konosuke Takeshita - AEW International Championship
• FTR (Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) (c) vs. Adam Copeland & Christian Cage - I Quit New York Street Fight for the AEW World Tag Team Championships
• Jon Moxley (c) vs. Kyle O'Reilly - No Time-Limit Match for the AEW Continental Championship
• Thekla (c) vs. Kris Statlander vs. Hikaru Shida vs. Jamie Hayter - AEW Women's World Championship
• Will Ospreay vs. Samoa Joe - Owen Hart Foundation Men's Tournament Quarter-Final
• Swerve Strickland vs. Bandido - Owen Hart Foundation Men's Tournament Quarter-Final
• Athena vs. Mina Shirakawa - Owen Hart Foundation Women's Tournament Quarter-Final
• Divine Dominion (Megan Bayne & Lena Kross) vs. Zayda Steel & Viva Van - 5-Minute Title Eliminator - Buy In
• The Opps (HOOK, Katsuyori Shibata & Anthony Bowens) vs. The Death Riders (Claudio Castagnoli, Daniel Garcia & Wheeler Yuta) - Buy In
• Boom and Doom (Big Boom AJ & QT Marshall) & The Conglomeration (Orange Cassidy, Mark Briscoe & Roderick Strong) vs. Shane Taylor Promotions (Shane Taylor, Lee Moriarty, Carlie Bravo, Shawn Dean & Anthony Ogogo) - Buy In

This is AEW Double or Nothing 2026 GRADED!

Divine Dominion (Megan Bayne & Lena Kross) def. Zayda Steel & Viva Van - 5-Minute Title Eliminator - Buy In

After the debut of Mick Foley for a brief interview with Renee Paquette about why he joined All Elite Wrestling, it was quickly time for the first match of the night as Divine Dominion faced Zayda Steel and Viva Van, who had to survive five minutes to earn a future AEW Women's World Tag Team Title shot.

With Christopher Daniels at ringside, Zayda Steel spent one minute retreating to the outside to kill time, which led to Steel running away from Megan Bayne. Steel then tagged in Viva Van and she knocked another minute off the clock before Lena Kross decked Van with a Superkick on the outside.

Megan Bayne and Lena Kross proceeded to work over Viva Van but they weren't particularly quick about it and Van managed to fight back and make the hot tag following an Enziguiri. Steel hit a Hurricanrana and Running Knee to Kross before a Tornado DDT for a near fall.

Kross then whiffed on a Superkick, but she made the tag to Bayne, who followed up with another Superkick. With 15 seconds to go, Bayne and Kross hit a Double Chokeslam for the win.

After the match, Megan Bayne hit a Busaiku Knee to Christopher Daniels and attacked Viva Van before Tay Melo and Anna Jay made the save with a pipe and bat, forcing the AEW World Tag Team Champions to retreat.

Grade: E - Not a strong start to the action at Double or Nothing as the five-minute eliminator featured a number of botches, including Viva Van and Zayda Steel missing the hot tag and Lena Kross getting nowhere close on a Superkick. The only real positive from the match was Megan Bayne decking Christopher Daniels with a Busaiku Knee after the match was over.

The Death Riders (Claudio Castagnoli, Daniel Garcia & Wheeler Yuta) def. The Opps (HOOK, Katsuyori Shibata & Anthony Bowens) - Buy In

The Opps and Death Riders felt each other out in the early going, but there was a big pop when Katsuyori Shibata entered the match and called for Claudio Castagnoli to be tagged in following the opening exchanges of Anthony Bowens vs. Wheeler Yuta and HOOK vs. Daniel Garcia. The pop only became louder when Castagnoli did enter the match, with Claudio getting the better of the exchange with a series of European Uppercuts, only for Shibata to fire back with a Big Boot and a Dropkick. An Over-Under Suplex followed but Castagnoli kicked out.

Shibata tagged out for HOOK, drawing boos from the New York City crowd, but there were more cheers when Shibata tagged back in and proceeded to work over Daniel Garcia and then Wheeler Yuta before he was cut off by Claudio Castagnoli, who connected with a European Uppercut when he wasn't the legal man. Yuta and Garcia then took out the rest of The Opps and the Death Riders had a lovely time hugging and dancing around in a circle.

Daniel Garcia repeatedly Chopped Shibata but The Wrestler no-sold them and just asked for more and more. Shibata then no-sold Garcia's Lariats and hit a Flatliner. Shibata then tagged in HOOK, who ran straight into a three-on-one beatdown from The Death Riders. HOOK managed to make the hot tag to Anthony Bowens, who ran wild on the Death Riders, including a Twisting DDT to Wheeler Yuta but Castagnoli broke up the pin with a Double Stomp.

The Death Riders remained in control from here and Castagnoli laid out Anthony Bowens with a Running European Uppercut as he was held by Wheeler Yuta and Daniel Garcia for the 1-2-3.

Grade: C - The match was fine, but it was very much a contest that was just there. Katsuyori Shibata was the high point, from receiving a big reaction from the NYC crowd when he asked for Claudio Castagnoli to be tagged in to no-selling Daniel Garcia's offence. Hopefully we get Claudio Castagnoli vs. Katsuyori Shibata in a singles match very soon.

Boom and Doom (Big Boom AJ & QT Marshall) & The Conglomeration (Orange Cassidy, Mark Briscoe & Roderick Strong) def. Shane Taylor Promotions (Shane Taylor, Lee Moriarty, Carlie Bravo, Shawn Dean & Anthony Ogogo) - Buy In

The Rizzler, Big Justice, Harley Cameron and a Vita Coco mascot were at ringside for the next match on the card and the babyface initially dominated the action, taking turns delivering punches to Carlie Bravo in the corner, until Shane Taylor Promotions fought back and they thought they had the match won after Anthony Ogogo decked Orange Cassidy with a right hand, only for Orange to kick out.

Both teams took turns on top and there was a big pop for The Rizzler after Harley Cameron took down Christyan XO and the child pulled the rizz face. Mark Briscoe hit a chair-assisted Top Con Hilo to the outside. Back in the ring, there was a Tower of Doom spot which saw Big Justice and The Rizzler spray Carlie Bravo with Vita Coco water, something which somehow didn't cause a DQ even though the referee was looking straight at the action. Once the spot was complete, a bleeding Big Boom AJ covered Carlie Bravo for the win.

After the match, Shane Taylor Promotions surrounded the ring until Eddie Kingston, Ortiz and Mance Warner made the save and chased off STP for a big hometown pop.

Grade: D - Product placement! The Big Boom AJ matches have been a welcome addition to the AEW pay-per-view pre-shows but there wasn't a whole lot in this match, and even The Rizzler and Big Justice were barely utilised outside of spraying Shane Taylor Promotions with Vita Coco as the Vita Coco Man watched(?) on. Hopefully there's a bit more to sink your teeth into the next time Big Boom AJ is in All Elite Wrestling.

MJF Confronts Mick Foley

Mick Foley and Renee Paquette previewed the main event of MJF vs. Darby Allin, which brought out Maxwell Jacob Friedman for a confrontation with the hardcore legend that led to MJF hitting Foley with a Low Blow, before Darby Allin made the save. Mrs Foley's baby boy then put over Darby, telling him to win tonight for the weird kids, before ending with a trademark BANG BANG!

Adam Copeland & Christian Cage def. FTR (Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) (c) - I Quit New York Street Fight for the AEW World Tag Team Championships

Opening the pay-per-view proper was FTR vs. Cope & Cage with the added stipulation that Adam Copeland and Christian Cage must split if they fail to capture the AEW World Tag Team Titles from Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler.

It didn't take long for barbed wire to be introduced as Christian Cage wrapped barbed wire across the middle rope and hit a Drop Toehold to Dax Harwood, sending Dax into the barbed wire, before he stood on Harwood's back, pressing his chest into the barbed wire as he refused to quit.

Ladders and tables were then introduced, drawing "TLC" chants from the fans inside Louis Armstrong Stadium. FTR then placed a steel chair around Cope's neck and threw him into the steel ring post. This didn't slow down Christian Cage, though, as he used a pair of pliers to pull at Dax Harwood's moustache and then Cash Wheeler's testicles, with both of them refusing to quit. FTR knocked down Cage with the toolbox, though, and the action spilled to the outside, with FTR decking Cope with a Spike Piledriver on the announce table.

Cage next had his broken hand put in a Cinder Block and obliterated with a steel chair, but when asked if he capitulates, Cage said into the microphone “I banged your mothers!”

Cage avoided a Stuff Piledriver and rallied, Killswitching Dax as Stokely Hathaway removed the top turnbuckle! Cage Speared Dax and used the loose top rope to choke out Dax, before Cash made the save and Cage choked him with barbed wire, before FTR hit a Shatter Machine. 

As Cash cracked Cage with pliers, Adam Copeland burst back to life and Speared both members of FTR to turn the tide.  As Cage went to obliterate Dax with a steel chair, Cash distracted so Stokely can could Cope with Cage’s stolen watch, leading to a Shatter Machine. ENTER BETH COPELAND, last seen getting Stuff Piledrivered by FTR, to exact revenge!  She wiped out Hathaway before getting immediately flung into the steel steps courtesy of Dax Harwood. Dax then set the table on fire and Cash went to Spear Beth through the table - but Beth pulled Stokely in the way and he was sent crashing through the towering inferno instead! 

Dax carried on by himself, telling Copeland that if he wants to see his daughters tomorrow he should say I Quit…but he ate low blows from Beth, then Christian, then a a Piledriver from Cope and a Scorpion Deathlock/Crossface Combo, but he didn't say, "I quit.". Beth Copeland then introduced SPIKE the barbed wire bat and after Cope pressed it into Harwood's forehead, Dax had nothing left to do but quit. Cope and Christian are the new AEW World Tag Team Champions.

Grade: A+ - What a start to the pay-per-view proper as Cage & Cope vs. FTR delivered a phenomenal match filled with great moments that called back to their year-long storyline, as well as classic matches from the past like Edge vs. Mick Foley at WrestleMania 22.

Konosuke Takeshita def. Kazuchika Okada (c) - AEW International Championship

As expected with a Kazuchika Okada pay-per-view match, this one began very slowly as the champion dominated the early going and drew boos when he made a cocky one-foot cover on Konosuke Takeshita. Okada did the same thing again with a wry smile on his face, generating further boos. Takeshita fought back with a Jumping Knee and he followed up with a Tope Cone Hilo, wiping out Okada. 

Soon after, Okada went for a Tombstone but Takeshita fought back with a Wheelbarrow German Suplex and an exchange of counters led to a Rolling Lariat from Okada, with everyone rising to their feet in applause. The action spilled to the apron and Okada hit a Rainmaker, sending Takeshita bouncing off the hardest part of the ring before the challenger dropped to the floor. With Takeshita down, Okada pressed his advantage, delivering a DDT on the floor, before Okada went for a Tombstone on the floor, only to be stopped by Don Callis, who begged Okada not to do it to his fellow Don Callis Family member, with Callis justifying it on commentary that he didn’t want Okada to break Takeshita’s neck. 

This all allowed Takeshita to recover and he laid out Okada with a Brainbuster on the floor. A furious Don Callis raged at Takeshita, who gave the former Jackal the middle finger and followed up back in the ring with a Superplex. Okada blocked the Falcon Arrow but Takeshita fired back with a groin-assisted German Suplex for a near fall. Takeshita set up for the Powerdrive Knee but Okada reversed into a Tombstone Piledriver, however he was unable to make the cover. 

An exchange of blows ended with Takeshita hulking up and thwacking Okada with a huge forearm before he missed. Okada went for a Rainmaker but Takeshita reversed into a Blue Thunder Bomb, before Okada hit an Emerald Flowsion. Another Rainmaker was countered into a Roll-Up for the nearest of near falls. A Backslide into a Rainmaker from Okada followed after he blocked the Powerdrive Knee attempt. Okada hit a Dropkick and went for another Rainmaker but Takeshita hit a Rainmaker of his own and then finally connected with the Powerdrive Knee after no selling a Dropkick. Okada then kicked out at one! 

Takeshita followed up moments later with Raging Fire for the clean pinfall victory. Konosuke Takeshita is the new AEW International Champion. 

Post-match, Rocky Romero and Mark Davis headed to the ring and they took issue with Takeshita’s Brianbuster on the outside. Just as it looked like the Don Callis Family were going to come to blows, Kyle Fletcher made his return and went nose to nose with Kazuchika Okada, forcing the Don Callis Family to back off. 

Fletcher then hugged Takeshita to a big pop from the fans in New York City and after he raised Takeshita’s arm, he suddenly laid out the new champion with a big Lariat. Kyle Fletcher proceeded to hit Takeshita with a Brainbuster, but further issues were teased as Okada and Fletcher grabbed the AEW International Championship at the same time. Okada left the belt for the Fletcher, though, and he proceeded to use it by smashing the title into Takeshita’s skull. 

Grade: A - Another fantastic match, this time as Kazuchika Okada and Konosuke Takeshita delivered the match we all thought was possible from two of the best professional wrestlers in the world. A huge back and forth contest that ended with a big win for Konosuke Takeshita. The new champion’s next feud was then set up as Kyle Fletcher made his return and, as expected, laid out his Protoshita tag team partner, seemingly kicking Takeshita out of the Don Callis Family in the process. Great match, great post-match angle.

Athena def. Mina Shirakawa - Owen Hart Foundation Women's Tournament Quarter-Final

The Owen Hart Foundation Women’s Tournament began in the next match as Athena and Mina Shirakawa felt each other out in the opening minutes, with both women spending time dominating the action. The first big move of the match saw Mina Shirakawa hit a Disaster Kick before a Sling Blade and Mina hit a Spike DDT, sending Athena to the outside which allowed Shirakawa to hit a Tornillo to the floor. Back in the ring, Mina just slapped Athena on the bottom and followed up with an Electric Chair Dragon Screw. 

Athena was left hobbling after the move but she still managed to hit a Tijeras and Double Stomp, before she set up for the O-Face but Mina caught her and they had an awkward roll through into a pin before she spiked her again and scored a near fall on a Seatbelt pin. An Uraken flattened the ROH Women’s World Champion and Shirakawa applied the Figure Four Leglock, with Athena screaming in pain before she managed to reach the bottom ropes. 

Athena fought back with a Jumping Tombstone Piledriver and hit the O-Face this time for the win. 

Grade: C+ - Mina Shirakawa vs. Athena was given a really tough spot having to follow two fantastic matches, and it didn’t reach those heights by any means. It told a story that was entertaining enough of Athena surviving an injured knee to finally hit the O-Face for the victory, but she was a heel very much working as a babyface, for some reason. A match that happened and will have been forgotten about by the end of the night and probably should have been saved for Dynamite.

Jon Moxley (c) def. Kyle O'Reilly - No Time-Limit Match for the AEW Continental Championship

Kyle O’Reilly had Jon Moxley rattled in the early going, pressing home the psychological advantage he held over the champion after scoring multiple wins over the Death Riders leader in 2025. O’Reilly lost that advantage when he kicked the ring post, though, and what followed was several minutes of Jon Moxley on top as he worked over O’Reilly’s injured leg. Moxley then bit Kyle O’Reilly’s eye, which really felt like it should have been a DQ but it wasn’t because that’s pro wrestling. 

This caused KOR to fight back briefly but Moxley just kicked O’Reilly’s knee and applied a Guillotine. Moxley was forced to break the hold by referee Paul Turner and O’Reilly recorded a near fall with a Jumping Busaiku Knee before he applied a Cross Armbreaker. Moxley applied a Half Crab but O’Reilly countered into an Ankle Lock, the move that he has beaten Jon Moxley with before. Moxley tried to roll through but KOR held on until he relinquished the hold for a high kick. 

Moxley hulked up and ran straight into a Curb Stomp, but he fired back with a Cutter to level both men. With the crowd split down the middle, Kyle O’Reilly connected with a Les Kellett Lariat and both men just started punching each other in the dace, before exchanging slaps. A Lariat from Moxley set up for the Death Rider, which he immediately turned into a Rear-Naked Choke. KOR escaped and applied the Ankle Lock once again but Moxley countered into an Ankle Lock of his own. O’Reilly tried to escape, reaching wildly for the ropes, but he couldn’t and tapped out. Post-match, both men shook hands, showing respect for one another. 

Grade: B+ - A little slow to get going but the match picked up after Jon Moxley started biting Kyle O’Reilly eye, and it played in nicely to Blood & Guts 2025 and their singles match at Full Gear 2025, with Moxley scoring the win with the Ankle Lock this time. Two great wrestlers delivering on pay-per-view.

Will Ospreay def. Samoa Joe - Owen Hart Foundation Men's Tournament Quarter-Final

As soon as Samoa Joe entered the ring, Will Ospreay levelled the two-time AEW World Champion with an Oscutter out of nowhere. Referee Bryce Remsburg rang the bell and Joe fired back with a Lariat, but Ospreay tripped Joe up on a Drop Down and followed up with a Plancha to the floor before a 450 Splash in the ring for a near fall.

Joe went to the outside to gather himself and Ospreay went for the Sasuke Special but he dived straight into a Coquina Clutch, with Joe smashing Ospreay’s skull into the barricade. The move firmly put Samoa Joe on top and he worked over the Aerial Assassin for the next several minutes, methodically battering away at Ospreay before he set up for the Muscle Buster and Ospreay fought out with a Double Stomp to Joe’s left arm. 

Ospreay went for an Oscutter but we had Samoa Joe’s vintage walkaway, which he followed up with a Boston Crab and a Crossface. Joe then proceeded to kick Ospreay again and again until Ospreay hulked up and rocked Joe with a Forearm, before Joe fired back with slaps and a big Roaring Elbow. Ospreay then floated over into a Styles Clash for a near fall. 

A Hidden Blade followed, with Joe kicking out at two. Ospreay went for a second Hidden Blade but he ran straight into a Snap Powerslam. Ospreay looked to hit La Mistica but decided not to apply the Armbar, but he applied a Cross Armbreaker that Joe reversed into a Coquina Clutch. Ospreay rolled through into a pin for two and jumped straight into a Uranage. Another Coquina Clutch was applied by Joe and Ospreay faded but reached the rope before his arm dropped for a third time. An annoyed Samoa Joe went for the Muscle Buster but Ospreay escaped and hit a Hidden Blade, but Joe kicked out at one. Another Hidden Blade followed immediately after, this time to the back of Joe’s head, which scored the win for Ospreay. 

Grade: A - Samoa Joe vs. Will Ospreay certainly whet the appetite when it was announced and it lived up to expectations, with Ospreay proving once again why he is one of the greatest wrestlers on Earth, while Joe used all of his charisma and played the greatest hits to great effect, including a fantastic Oscutter walk away. The story of the Death Riders making Ospreay into a killer continues to be a little muddled as it’s not like he won the match quickly, but he did win and the quality of the in-ring action more than made up for that slight storyline inconsistency.

Swerve Strickland def. Bandido - Owen Hart Foundation Men's Tournament Quarter-Final

Bandido enjoyed some dominance in the opening minutes which included a Senton from the apron to the floor while Swerve Strickland was seated on a chair. When the action went back into the ring, though, Bandido crashed straight into the turnbuckle and Swerve followed up with a Release German Suplex into the top turnbuckle. Bandido managed to fire back, though, and he recorded a near fall with a Frog Splash. Swerve then hit a Flatliner to score a near fall of his own. 

The crowd came alive when Strickland managed to hit a House Call while stood on Bandido’s shoulders and Swerve followed up with the Swerve Stomp. The fans thought that was it but Bandido kicked out at two. The action spilled to the apron and Swerve went for an Electric Chair but Bandid countered into a Poisonrana to the floor, drawing another big pop. 

Back in the ring, Bandido hit a Deadlift 21 Plex and he had the match won but his storyline neck injury prevented the ROH World Champion from holding Strickland down for three. Bandido went for another 21 Plex but Swerve reversed into a Vertebreaker. A House Call later and Swerve Strickland advanced in the Owen Hart Foundation Men’s Tournament. 

Grade: A- - Another great match at AEW Double or Nothing in a pay-per-view that has been littered with them, and it featured a number of memorable spots from Swerve hitting a House Call from Bandido’s shoulders to Bandido connecting with a Poisonrana to the floor to then having the match won with a Deadlift 21 Plex, only for the storyline neck injury to prevent him from holding the pin for three. Great match, fun story. 

Thekla (c) def. Jamie Hayter, Hikaru Shida & Kris Statlander - Four-Way for the AEW Women's World Championship

The match began evenly and fans chanted “MEAT” when Kris Statlander and Jamie Hayter came to blows. The two women then worked together, catching Thekla on a Crossbody before Shida and Stat’s issues caused them to be rolled up for near falls, which led to roll up after roll up after roll up. 

Hikaru Shida then hammer threw Statlander straight into a kick from Thekla in a fun spot. Soon after, Thekla hit a Crossbody to take down all three challengers on the outside. Then Statlander drilled Thekla’s face into the top turnbuckle with a Reverse Alabama Slam. Thekla managed to fire back with a Spider Superplex but she celebrated for too long and received an attack from Hikaru Shida for her trouble. Shida then hit a Superplex to Jamie Hayter which led to a Saito Suplex from Hayter before a Lariat from Statlander and a Spear from Thekla. More Suplexes left all four women down. 

Statlander and Hayter wiped each other out with Crossbodies at the same time and Shida went for a Falcon Arrow which Thekla reversed into a near fall. Thekla went for her spooky crawl but Statlander just picked her up and looked set to go for Saturday Night Fever but it was blocked. Shida then laid out Statlander with a Jumping Knee.

This left the match as Jamie Hayter and Thekla in the ring and she applied the Black Widow but Hayter escaped and followed up with Hayterade, only for the pin to be broken up by a Running Knee. A Falcon Arrow followed but Shida transitioned into an Ankle Lock before Statlander pulled Shida away by the throat and the tag team partners proceeded to batter each other. Statlander then decked Hayter with a Pump Kick and she hit Thekla with multiple Superkicks and Saturday Night Fever. Statlander had the match won but Shida decked Statlander from behind with a kendo stick to the back of the head. Hayter then stopped further kendo stick shots and she and Shida took each other out on the outside with stereo clotheslines.

A groggy Kris Statlander wobbled around before Thekla picked up the pieces with a Double Stomp to record the successful title defence.

Grade: B - The four women quickly won the crowd around and they had a good match that advanced the ongoing storylines with the women’s division. Thekla picking up the pieces continued her enjoyable reign with the gold, while the issues between Hikaru Shida and Kris Statlander exploded as fans were robbed of a Statlander win in her home state. A fun match. 

Chris Jericho, Kenny Omega, The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson), Jack Perry & The Hurt Syndicate (Bobby Lashley & Shelton Benjamin) vs. The Demand (Ricochet, Toa Liona & Bishop Kaun), The Dogs (David Finlay & Clark Connors), Andrade El Idolo & Mark Davis - Stadium Stampede