AEW Double or Nothing 2019 Live Results and Updates
Welcome to the live results and updates blog from AEW Double or Nothing 2019. After months of talk and promises, AEW will host its first show tonight at MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, US. Below are the line-up and previews.
Quick Results
- Adam “Hangman” Page wins the Casino Battle Royal
- Kip Sabian defeated Sammy Guevara
- SoCal Uncensored (Kazarian, Daniels and Sky) defeated Strong Hearts (Cima, T-Hawk and El Lindaman)
- Britt Baker defeated Kylie Rae, Nyla Rose and Awesome Kong in a fatal 4-way Match
- Best Friends defeated Angelico and Jack Evans in a tag team match
- Hikaru Shida, Riho Abe and Ryo Mizunami defeated Aja Kong, Yuka Sakazaki and Emi Sakura in a 6-woman tag team match
- Cody Rhodes beat Dustin Rhodes
- The Young Bucks(Matt and Nick Jackson) defeated the Lucha Bros.(Rey Fenix and Pentagon Jr.) to retain the AAA Tag Team Championship
- Chris Jericho beats Kenny Omega
Buy In Pre-show
The pre-show is live with Casino Battle Royal being the first match.
#1 Casino Battle Royal
The first 5 entrants are- MJF, Dustin Thomas, Sunny Daze, Brandon Cutler, and Michale Nakazawa. MJF starts with chops against Thomas as he gets booed. Cutler attacks MJF after this. Nakazawa bathes in the baby oil which helps him avoid some moves from other wrestlers.
The second group – Diamond Group- come out which has Brian Pillman Jr., Isiah Kassidy, Jimmy Havoc, Joey Janela, and Shawn Spears. Spears gets a big “10” chant. He engages with MJF who pokes at his eyes. MJF also mocks the 10 pose which allows Spears to hit him with a neckbreaker. Spears then does his ten pose to a loud pop before showing a middle finger to MJF.
The third group enters which includes Billy Gunn, Glacier, Jungle Boy, Ace Romero and Marq Quen. Sunny Daze eliminates Nakazawa which is the first elimination of the match. Glacier eliminates Sunny Daze before MJF eliminates Glacier. Brian Pillman Jr. hits a missile dropkick on MJF. He gets eliminated by Private Party(Kassidy & Quen).
Sonny Kiss, Tommy Dreamer, Luchasaurus, Marko Stunt and Orange Cassidy enter as part of the fourth group. Only one wrestler is left to enter. Luchasaurus eliminates both Private Party members. Tommy Dreamer brings in a lid to the ring and starts smashing everyone with it. Havoc invites Dreamer to him him but gets hit with a cutter instead.
Surprise but no Surprise as Adam “Hangman” Page enters at no. 21. Page has some tapes on his knees. He takes out so many one by one. Janela trades strikes with him. Romero knocks down Luchasaurus as he goes after Page. Page tried to lift Romero but his knee injury does not let him. Stunt goes after Romero who eliminates him. Jungle Boy hits a dropkick on Romero from behind to eliminate him.
Spears drops Jungle Boy on the ropes. Dustin Thomas hits Jungle Biy with a 619 and a springboard 450. Thomas then eliminates Spears from the match. MJF pushes Thomas out of the ring to eliminate him as well to a chorus of boos. Brandon Cutler eliminates Billy Gunn. MJF once again capitalizes to toss Cutler out for an elimination. Luchasaurus throws Joey Janela out of the ring and through a table. Tommy Dreamer eliminates Sonny Kiss next. Orange Cassidy gets into the ring and hits lazy kicks on Dreamer’s leg. Dreamer drops him with a punch. Cassidy kips up with hands in his pockets and hits some moves before getting eliminated by Dreamer. Havoc uses a staple gun on Dreamer’s head before pushing him out for an elimination. Havoc eliminates Jungle Boy next.
The final four guys in the match are – Adam Page, MJF, Luchasaurus and Havoc. MJF gets targetted by the others but he rolls out to the floor to avoid getting eliminated. Luchasaurus eliminates Havoc. Page and Luchasaurus fight it out. Page gets dropped to his knee. Luchasaurus charges at him at the ropes. Page drops down and hits a back body drop to send Luchasaurus out of the ring. MJF tries to eliminate Page but he hangs onto the ropes. Page then jumps back with a buckshot lariat to send MJF out of the ring.
Winner- Adam “Hangman” Page
Backstage, Alicia A interviews Kylie Rae. Rae says she is super excited for her match. “The Librarian” Peter Avalon comes in shush her. Leva Bates comes in shushes Avalon. They get in a “shush-off” while Rae smiles at them.
#2 Sammy Guevara vs Kip Sabian
Guevara applies a headlock to start. Sabian turns it into a hammerlock before bringing him down into a headscissor. They keep going back and forth with counters and takedowns. They lock down and come to stalemate a couple of times. Sabian runs rope to rope before hitting a dropkick. Guevara returns the favor with a dropkick on his own. He eats a kick to the face at the apron to go to ringside before they trade suicide dives on each other. Sabian locks Guevara in a reverse figure four until he gets to the ropes.
Guevara tries to send Sabian out with a suplex but he lands on the apron and hits a dropkick. A penalty kick gets Sabian two count. Sabian with a punch and shoulder tackle and goes for the suplex. Guevara counters and takes Sabian out of the ring to hit the suplex on the floor. He sets up Sabian on the barricade and hits a shooting star press from the apron. He rolls Sabian back in and goes for a 630 off the top. Sabian gets his knees up to block and hits the Deathly Hallows for the pin and the win.
Winner- Kip Sabian
Jim Ross comes out to join the commentary team for the main show.
A pickup truck pulls up on the outside. Cody Rhodes and Brandi Rhodes come out of it with Pharaoh. Cody sips his coffee and gives Brandi a kiss before heading into the ring. We see Kenny Omega watching the show on a laptop backstage. He gives a thumbs up to the camera. Matt Jackson meets Michael Nakazawa backstage for an angry exchange. Nick Jackson comes in and asks Matt if he is okay. Some guy asks the Young Bucks about their credentials. Nick superkicks the guys to send the papers in his hands flying.
The Young Bucks, Omega, Cody and Brandi come out to the stage. Cody welcomes the fans. Matt takes the mic before Nick does the same to him. Kenny then snatches it away from Nick to welcome the crowd. They joke about the attendance figure and jokingly announce it to be 20k. Cody says “This is a revolution” as the screen fades to black to end the pre-show.
Main Show
#1 SoCal Uncensored (Kazarian, Daniels and Sky) vs Strong Hearts (Cima, T-Hawk and Lindaman
Christopher Daniels starts for his team against Cima with some quick exchanges. They show their technical ability with a smooth sequence of moves before tagging in Kazarian and T-Hawk. Hawk hits a stiff chest chop and a shoulder tackle. Sy comes in for SoCal and gets dropped with a powerbomb for two. Lindaman tags in for the first time to hit a double team with Hawk.
SCU takes control with quick tags and keep Lindaman isolated. Cima finally gets the tag and hits a knee drop to the back of the head of Daniels. Everyone starts getting involved. Strong Hearts come out of the exchange with the upper hand. The crowd chants for both teams as Daniels gets taken down with a double dropkick. Sky breaks a submission on Daniels.
Strong Hearts hit some quick high flying moves on Sky before getting a near fall. Kazarian comes in with a hot tag against Hawk. The match breaks down with all six men getting involved. Daniels and Kazarian hit a piledriver/moonsault combo on Lindaman to get the pinfall.
Winners- SoCal Uncensored
Before the next match, Brandi Rhodes comes out to the stage in her ring gear. She announces that Awesome Kong will also be competing in the match to make it a Fatal 4-Way match. Allie joins the commentary team for this match.
#2 Britt Baker vs Nyla Rose vs Kylie Rae vs Awesome Kong
Rose and Kong square off. Rae and Baker try to help Rose but Kong just tosses all of them aside. She throws Rose out of the ring before taking out Baker and Rae with ease. Rae hits Baker with a shoulder block. Baker mocks Kylie’s smile after hitting a body slam. Kong catches Baker and Rae takes them both out with a suicide dive. Rose rolls Rae back in for two. Rose hits Kylie with a spinebuster to get a two-count.
Rae counters a powerbomb with a frankensteiner on Nyla. Baker breaks the pin. Next, we see a Tower of Doom spot involving all 4 women. Kong is the last woman standing when the dust settles. Kong goes for a powerbomb on Baker on the apron, but Baker counters with a kick. Rose spears Kong into the steel steps. Baker gets a few near falls on Rae. Rae hits Baker with a German suplex for a two-count. Baker drills her with a superkick before hitting an Ushigoroshi for the pin and the win.
Winner- Britt Baker
#3 Best Friends(Trent Beretta & Chuck Taylor) vs Angelico and Jack Evans
Trent and Evans start the match. Trent no-sells Evans’s shoulder tackle before tackling Evans inside out. Taylor tags in and hits a dropkick. They bring in Angelico for some tag team antics but Evans and Angelico turn the tables and dropkick them into each other. Evans and Angelico use their speed to hit some nice double team combos for a two count. Taylor gets the hot tag and goes to work against Evans. Angelico tries to help to no avail. Chuck hits the falcon arrow for two.
Beretta hits a tornado DDT on Evans. Evans replies with a double stomp. Best Friends put Evans through a lot but can’t seem to keep him down for the full three count no matter what they try. Angelico comes back in and helps turn the tide in their favor with some double team moves which gets them some close two counts. Angelico hits a knee and crucifix bucklebomb on Beretta. Evans hits a 630-splash on Beretta only for Taylor to break up the pin. Taylor takes down Angelico with a dive at ringside while Beretta grabs Evans so they can hit the Tag Team Crunchy for the pin.
Winners- Best Friends
Post-match, The Best Friends went for their signature hug. The lights go off and on to bring out The Super Smash Bros. Lights off and on again and there are a bunch of masked minions around the ring. Both teams end up getting destroyed by them. Crowd didn’t really know how to react to that, got some boos and what sounded like a “Who are you?” chant.
#4 Aja Kong, Yuka Sakazaki and Emi Sakura vs Hikaru Shida, Riho Abe and Ryo Mizunami
Shida and Sakazaki start for their teams. Shida uses her speed to avoid some strikes early before she tags in Aja Kong. Mizunami comes in and locks up with the legend and they come to a stalemate. Kong gets the control. She hits a few shoulder tackles. They tag out to Sakura and Abe so they can trade some offense. Shida comes back in and uses some speed to hit several moves. Sakura comes in and throws Abe by her hair.
Kong hits an elbow drop to get a near fall. She hits a piledriver on Abe for another near fall. Mizunami comes in for her team and starts going on a rampage. She spears King off her feet. Riho tags in but runs into a kick from Kong. Shida uses a kendo stick but Kong uses a metal can to even the odds. Sakura gets the crowd singing Queen as she hits a backbreaker. Everything breaks down as all six women get involved. Emi and Aja dominate the action for a long time. The timekeeper accidentally rings the bell when Emi gets a two count with a moonsault. But the match carries on and Shida nails Ami with a running knee for the pin and the win.
Winners- Hikaru Shida, Riho Abe and Ryo Mizunami
There’s a throne that looks very Triple H-like on stage. Cody and Brandi head to the ring, Brandi grabs a sledgehammer from under the ring and hands it over. Cody goes back to the thrown and smashes it.
#5 Cody Rhodes vs Dustin Rhodes
After sizing each other, they lock up and fight for control. Cody takes him down with a trip and does a cartwheel to mock his brother. Cody steals a move from Dustin by dropping to his back and hitting a shot to the face. He takes Dustin down with a suicide dive as Brandi looks on with a smile. Dustin misses a counter but hits it on the second try. He takes Cody down with a senton from the apron. Cody eats several jabs before he rolls out of the ring to take a breather. Brandi helps Cody take control and score a near fall.
Cody puts Dustin in an abdominal stretch. Dustin breaks free and sets his brother up for Shattered Dreams. Cody removes the middle turnbuckle cover and sends Dustin into it. Brandi spears Dustin on the floor. Earl Hebner boots her from ringside. DDP comes out and carries her away. Dustin is busted open and bleeding as Cody continues to beat on him. Dustin is bleeding profusely as Cody nails him with a few dropkicks for a two count. He is literally pouring blood as he keeps kicking out of Cody’s moves.
Dustin locks in the Figure Four and Cody reverses the momentum. Dustin rolls to the ropes to force a break. He grabs Cody’s belt and whips him in the butt with it. He hits a snap sunset flip for two. The crowd is giving this a standing ovation as Dustin puts Cody on the top turnbuckle. He hits a superplex followed by Cross Rhodes for a close two count. Cody hits a low blow and the Disaster Kick before taking him down with his own Cross Rhodes for another near fall. Dustin hits Cross Rhodes for yet another two count. Cody and Dustin trade strikes for quite some time. Cody drops Dustin on the back of his neck in the middle of the ring. He hits one more Cross Rhodes to get the win.
Winner- Cody Rhodes
Cody comes back to the ring and grabs a mic. He says Dustin doesn’t get to retire because he needs a favor from his brother. He says he wants to team up with Dustin next month to face The Young Bucks. Both men have tears in their eyes as they hug to a standing ovation.
AEW Championship Belt
Jack Whitewall introduces Bret Hart who will introduce the new title belt of AEW. Bret remembers a bit title match he had in Vegas prior to introducing Hangman Page. MJF enters and cuts a promo on the crowd for being jealous of him. Then he turns to Hangman and tells him he is like a horse and when a horse has a bum leg, you blow their brains out. So he may as well relinquish his title shot and give it to a real man.
MJF steps on the apron and Page takes a punch at him but MJF jumps off. Jungle Boy walks out. He walks past Jungle Boy saying he doesn’t want to wrestle a teenage boy. But then Jimmy Havoc walks out and MJF is trapped between Paige, Jungle Boy, and Havoc. MJF punches Jungle Boy but the other three then start to beat him up. In the ring, Hitman shows off the new belt.
#6 The Young Bucks(c) vs Lucha Bros – AAA Tag Team Championship Match
Pentagon and Matt start for their teams. Pentagon grabs Matt for the Pentadriver early but isn’t able to hit it. Fenix is tagged while Nick also makes the blind tag and Fenix takes them both down with a double arm drag. Fenix and Nick have a furious exchange and go kick for kick until they come to a stalemate. They start trading chops again until Pentagon gets the tag and they double team Matt and Nick to take control.
Nick takes down both Lucha Bros at the same time. Matt tags in and keeps Pentagon under control by hitting a powerslam. Pentagon is able to gain some momentum by countering some double team moves. Fenix recovers and gets the tag. Matt hits Fenix with a trio of northern lights suplexes before applying a sharpshooter. Pentagon comes in to break things up but gets taken down in the process. Nick takes down Pentagon with a moonsault from the apron. The Young Bucks put both Lucha Bros into Sharpshooters at the same time. Lucha Bros force a break by getting to the ropes. Nick hits a 450-splash to get a two-count on Fenix. The Bucks keep Fenix isolated with quick tags and some of their signature double team moves.
The Bucks and Lucha Bros hit superkicks at each other gets a standing ovation from the crowd. Fenix hits a Canadian Destroyer on Nick. Pentagon hits a Canadian Destoyer on Matt on the apron. The Lucha Bros get a few more near falls. Matt hits a superkick to break up a submission. Fenix springboard into a double superkick. Nick dives on Fenix from the top rope. Pentagon snaps Matt’s arm before Fenix comes in to keep focusing on his shoulder. The Young Bucks turn it around to hit the Meltzer Driver on Fenix to get the pin.
Winner- The Young Bucks
Jericho’s entrance shows off his different gimmicks over the years: lionheart, light-up jacket, and the list. Omega has a new theme for AEW.
#7 Chris Jericho vs Kenny Omega (Winner will face Adam Page for AEW World Championship)
Jericho starts with a running shoulder after they lock up and run the ropes. Omega hits back at Jericho with some chops. Kenny runs into an elbow and misses a V-Trigger. Jericho counters a hurricanrana with the Walls of Jericho. Omega escapes under the ropes and Jericho follows up with a dropkick. Jericho grabs the bell and rings it to mock Omega. Omega slams him onto the timekeeper’s table. Kenny tries a moonsault from the barricade and Jericho pushes him into the crowd.
Omega hits a crucifix slam and a moonsault for two. They trade stiff chops before Jericho hits a missile dropkick for a near fall. Jericho gets distracted by the crowd while Omega is looked at by the ref for a broken nose. Omega is bleeding as Jericho hits a few punches. Kenny takes him down with a hurricanrana. Jericho pulls a table out from under the ring and Kenny hits a dive to take him and the table down. Kenny hits a double stomp before he sets up the table next to the ring. Kenny connects with a V-Trigger on the back of his head.
Omega hits a snap dragon suplex from the second rope. He blocks a Lionsault from Jericho before connecting with another V-Trigger. Y2J counters his finisher and hits a German suplex. Jericho hits a pair of Lionsaults for two. He backdrops Omega over the top rope and through the table. Jericho brings him to the top turnbuckle for a superplex. Omega counters and knocks him down. Jericho counters with a Codebreaker to get a near fall. Omega recovers quickly to hit another snapdragon suplex.
Jericho blocks a running knee and locks in the Walls of Jericho once again. Kenny rolls away from Jericho to earn some time to kick out of the pin. They trade strikes and Omega hits another V-Trigger. Y2J spikes Omega with a DDT and hits a running Codebreaker. Jericho hits his new move ‘the Judas Effect’ to score the pin and the win.
Winner- Chris Jericho
Jericho and Omega are 1-1 now. They might face-off later for the Championship but right now, Jericho is going to face Adam Page for the title. Post-match, he tells the crowd they can boo him all they want, but he knows it’s his time now. Some people try to cheer and he tells them to shut up because Chris Jericho is AEW. He says it’s not a company for the fans, but it’s a company for him.
Suddenly, Jon Moxley comes out through the crowd and gets into the ring. The crowd erupts. Moxley higs Jericho and the referee with Deathrider. He picks up Omega and goes for another Deathrider but Omega tackles him to the floor. They brawl into the crowd and then up to the stage. They end up on the stack of poker chips and Moxley hits another Deathrider before throwing him down to the floor.