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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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22-05-2025
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All Star Trios Match Added To AEW Dynamite, Updated Card
A huge trios match has been added to AEW Dynamite just days before Double or Nothing. Ahead of Anarchy in the Arena this weekend, teams will go to war this Wednesday in an All Star Trios matchup. All Elite Wrestling President Tony Khan took to social media to announce the match this evening, tweeting out: Advertisement 'This Wednesday, 5/21 #AEWDynamite 8pm ET/7pm CT, TBS + Max World Champion @JonMoxley + @youngbucks vs @swerveconfident + World Trios Champions @SamoaJoe + @TrueWillieHobbs After Death Riders injured The Opps' Shibata, Swerve joins Hobbs/Samoa Joe vs Young Bucks + Mox WEDNESDAY,' Tony Khan said in a post. The updated card for the May 21 episode of AEW Dynamite is as follows: All Star Trios Match: Jon Moxley and the Young Bucks vs. Samoa Joe, Powerhouse Hobbs, and Swerve Strickland Mina Shirakawa vs. Julia Hart Will Ospreay and Hangman Page go face-to-face MJF signs his contract to join The Hurt Syndicate Mercedes Moné and Jamie Hayter go face-to-face WrestleZone has live coverage of AEW Dynamite every Wednesday evening. READ MORE: Darby Allin Comments On Reaching Summit Of Mount Everest What do you make of this All Star Trios match? Who do you think will win? Let us know your thoughts by sounding off in the comments section below. The post All Star Trios Match Added To AEW Dynamite, Updated Card appeared first on Wrestlezone.
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14-05-2025
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Matt Hardy Cautions Young Wrestlers Of Burning Bridges With Other Promotions On Social Media
TNA Tag Team Champion Matt Hardy urges Young Wrestlers to be cautious about burning bridges with other promotions. During his The Extreme Life With Matt Hardy podcast, he emphasized that wrestlers should focus on their own work and keep a positive attitude, rather than criticizing other promotions publicly. 'One thing I would say is learn how to not be overly opinionated when you're talking about other promotions. Learn how to shut the hell up and just worry about what you're doing, speak positively, and stop talking negatively about other places.' Advertisement The TNA star warned the young wrestlers that being overly opinionated could hurt future opportunities, especially if a wrestler ends up released. 'Because if you do get to that point where you do get released and you're gone, then you've kind of screwed yourself up from going somewhere else. Pro wrestling is a small world in the big scheme of things… don't burn bridges before you have an opportunity to go somewhere else just in case.' He also encouraged wrestlers to be smart about their use of social media instead of engaging in online negativity. 'If you're a wrestler, if you're a performer, be better than that, be smarter than that, and learn how to just talk about the things that are positive, the things that you like, and let your grievances go. The best thing you can possibly do is if there's something you don't like, just shut the hell up about it.' [H/T: Related: Je'Von Evans: Ricochet Learned From HBK, Now He Wrestles For A Crackhead In Front Of 2,000 People Matt Hardy says he doesn't understand what The Death Riders are trying to accomplish in AEW Jon Moxley, the current AEW World Champion, leads the Death Riders. The group includes Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta, PAC, and Marina Shafir. They came together at AEW All Out after turning on Bryan Danielson. Many fans are still unsure about their purpose and what they want to achieve in AEW, which Matt Hardy also agrees with. Advertisement Speaking on The Extreme Life of Matt Hardy, Hardy spoke about the main event of AEW Dynasty and reiterated his comments from last week's show, where he believes the Death Riders faction has run its course. 'As I'd said last week before we ever got to the pay-per-view event… I feel it's one of those times where, you know, the Death Riders thing, it has pretty much run its course,' Matt Hardy said. 'I love Jon Moxley [and] I think in many ways, Jon Moxley is the heart and soul of AEW; I think he busts his ass for AEW. 'He takes these crazy risks and he puts it on the line for AEW week in and week out, no doubt, but I think it is time to go a different direction and try and start something new that could possibly catch fire. AEW really, really, really needs something to get hot and catch fire to kind of get their momentum back, I think so. I don't necessarily understand their whole mission at AEW, what are they trying to accomplish?' Read More: Matt Hardy To Challenge The Nemeth Brothers with Mystery Partner at TNA Under Siege The post Matt Hardy Cautions Young Wrestlers Of Burning Bridges With Other Promotions On Social Media appeared first on Wrestlezone.
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08-05-2025
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Big Tag Match Set For AEW Dynamite: Beach Break, Updated Card
Another big match has been added to AEW Dynamite: Beach Break, adding to what should be an entertaining show. As confirmed during Wednesday's episode of AEW Dynamite, Will Ospreay and Adam Page will team up to take on the Don Callis Family. The match will see Page and Ospreay continue to look to score big wins and send a message to the AEW world. Advertisement So far, the only other match announced for AEW Dynamite: Beach Break has been the highly anticipated Steel Cage Match for the AEW World Championship. That will see Jon Moxley put his belt on against the line against Samoa Joe. That match came together as the result of months of feuding between the Death Riders and The Opps. AEW Dynamite: Beach Break will take place on May 14, 2025. A Beach Break-themed Collision episode will also be airing that week. Are you excited for the show? Let us know in the comments below. The fully updated card for the show is as follows: Will Ospreay & Adam Page vs. Don Callis Family (Konosuke Takeshita & Josh Alexander) Steel Cage Match for AEW World Championship: Jon Moxley (c) vs. Samoa Joe READ MORE: AEW Dynamite Results: Review, Grades, Card For May 7 The post Big Tag Match Set For AEW Dynamite: Beach Break, Updated Card appeared first on Wrestlezone.
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24-04-2025
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AEW World Title Match Announced For Beach Break On 5/14
The special Beach Break edition of AEW Dynamite is back again, and will feature a huge match for the AEW World Championship. As confirmed during tonight's episode of AEW Dynamite, Beach Break will see Jon Moxley defending his AEW World Championship against Samoa Joe. The match comes after Joe and The Opps scored a big title win over Mox's Death Riders last week. That match ended with Joe locking Moxley in a Coquina Clutch in winning fashion. Now, Moxley will put his belt up on the line against his newfound foe, and Joe will be ready to leave it all on the line. Advertisement AEW Dynamite: Beach Break will take place on May 14, 2025. A Beach Break-themed Collision episode will also be airing that week. Further matches haven't been confirmed as of yet. However, more information is likely to come as we get closer to the event. Check out the fully updated card for AEW Dynamite: Beach Break below: AEW World Championship: Jon Moxley (c) vs. Samoa Joe What do you think? Are you excited for the special Dynamite and Collision episodes? Are you looking forward to Jon Moxley and Samoa Joe going at it? Let us know in the comments below. READ MORE: AEW Dynamite Results: Review, Grades, Card For April 23 The post AEW World Title Match Announced For Beach Break On 5/14 appeared first on Wrestlezone.
