AEW Double Or Nothing Results: News And Notes After Jericho Beats Omega, Dean Ambrose Debuts

AEW Double or Nothing was a well-paced, high-flying, bloody and ultimately satisfying first pay-per-view offering from All Elite Wrestling.

After trolling Triple H with a throne-smashing entrance where Cody smashed a Triple-H-like throne with a sledgehammer, Cody defeated brother Dustin Rhodes in an emotionally charged match that featured a disturbing amount of blood.

After the AEW Championship was shockingly presented by Bret Hart, Chris Jericho prevailed over Kenny Omega in the night's main event. Jericho will now face surprise Casino Battle Royale Adam "Hangman" Page to crown the inaugural champion.

Jericho's demand for a "thank you" from AEW's audience was met with a surprise debut from Jon Moxley, formerly known in WWE as Dean Ambrose.

AEW Double or Nothing Key Competition: 

• NBA Eastern Conference Finals, Game 6: Milwaukee Bucks at Toronto Raptors

Total YouTube Viewership for Being the Elite, Episode 153: 131,085

Sellout Attendance for AEW Double or Nothing: 12,000 

Average AEW Double or Nothing Ticket Price at the MGM Grand Garden Arena: $88

Estimated Live Gate for AEW Double or Nothing: $1,056,000

AEW Double or Nothing: Saturday, May 25, 2019 

Adam "Hangman" Page wins Buy In Casino Battle Royale 

BUCKSHOT LARIAT! @theAdamPage blasts MJF! #AEWDoN #TheBuyIn

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— TDE Wrestling (@tde_wrestling) May 25, 2019

I watched MJF  "what-a-jerk" his way through the 40-man Battle Riot in MLW, and the kid's still got it. Though it's a small pool of competitors, he might be the best young battle royal heel in the business.

Marko Stunt vs. Ace Romero feels more like Little Davey vs. Goliath.

Adam "Hangman" Page's surprise appearance appeared to be enough to make this crowd happy despite the fact that they weren't going to get the previously advertised PAC vs. Page matchup. Thank goodness.

Kip Sabian def. Sammy Guevara 

The word of the day is TIMELY for @TheKipSabian! #AEWDoN #TheBuyIn

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— TDE Wrestling (@tde_wrestling) May 25, 2019

Sammy Guevara has basically been doing the same shtick as MJF on Being the Elite, but he's twice the wrestler at this point in their careers. Having said that, there might be twice the money in MJF.

Somewhere in a WWE city, if there's a secret Double or Nothing watch party, the main event WWE Superstars and WWE officials are likely watching this match—with all its dazzling and somewhat dangerous stunts—in disgust.

SoCal Uncensored def. Strong Hearts 

#SCU 60 years combined experience and they want tag team gold #AEWDoNpic.twitter.com/VW9j4E8Rpl

— All Elite Wrestling (@AEWrestling) May 26, 2019

SCU has enough stroke and talent in AEW to launch a six-man tag team division if they wanted.

I couldn't take my eyes off this match. I simply refused to. This pay-per-view is supposed to get better than this? Wow.

Britt Baker def. Nyla Rose, Kylie Rae and Awesome Kong 

I don't know the details behind Awesome Kong's deal with AEW but I hope she's signed long-term and becomes an even bigger mainstream star.

This was a match that seemed slightly hurt by the fact that everybody in the building knew who was going over.

If Brandi Rhodes opted to skip competing at a pay-per-view of this magnitude, I'm convinced her first match has to be against Stephanie McMahon.

Best Friends def. Angelico and Jack Evans 

The Best Friends might be the best tag team nobody mentions when asked who the best tag team is.

The AEW tag team division is going to be so lit when The REvival gets here.

Given the eternal CM Punk rumors, AEW hitting the lights and turning them on to feature masked wrestlers nobody knew or cared about was cruel.

Hikaru Shida, Riho Abe, and Ryo Mizunami def. Aja Kong, Yuka Sakazaki, and Emi Sakura 

Aja Kong is big, bad and charismatic, but during her featured spots, this match grinded to a halt.

Few people paid for a ticket to Double or Nothing specifically to see this match, but you would never know by how hard these wrestlers worked.

Each of these wrestlers dressed with the pageantry of a Street Fighter character.

Not a single person in this match came off as unlikeable. Not one.

Cody def. Dustin Rhodes 

To this point, Cody Rhodes' Triple H-trolling entrance was the highlight of what has already been a strong pay-per-view. I was worried Cody Rhodes would do a similar entrance by showing up as Stardust and washing away his facepaint but this is so much better.

Cody Rhodes had to start his own wrestling company for this match to happen.

Jim Ross on Dustin Rhodes: "That's a long walk for a 50-year-old man trying to gain respect from his family." A poetic sentence indeed, but one that made Dustin sound so pathetic.

I rolled my eyes when I hear the obligatory "you still got it chants," but smirked when I heard the more accurate "never lost it" chants.

Dustin Rhodes is quickly becoming a horror movie quickly. He's bleeding profusely and the match could be called off. #AEWDoN pic.twitter.com/dTlqWro7Ia

— The Signature Spot (@SignatureSpot) May 26, 2019

Despite being the biggest babyfaces in the building, Cody and Brandi Rhodes were admirably dedicated to working heel.

Dustin Rhodes' blood just made it look like he had completed the rest of his red face paint.

Fans were clearly disturbed by the amount of bloodshed by Dustin Rhodes, but they still changed "this is awesome," almost as if they were trying to convince themselves.

Watching people watch along in horror while Goldust lost half his weight in blood felt exactly like the Attitude Era Cody vowed to kill.

Fans chanting "fight forever" don't seem to understand how blood works.

This wasn't the best wrestling match you'll see, but the story told from pre-match to post-match was impeccable and exactly why Cody is my favorite wrestler on the planet.

Bret "Hitman" Hart Presents the AEW Heavyweight Championship 

Bret Hart will ALWAYS screw Vince when he gets the chance lmao. Legend #AEWDoN pic.twitter.com/nHUuLkvbgc

— ElementGames (@ElementGamesTV) May 26, 2019

Bret Hart seemed so happy to be in AEW, not to mention a crowd that popped for him like they were in Calgary.

There will be a lot of smug tweets showing the 24/7 Championship reveal back-to-back with the AEW Championship reveal. Just know that all those people who send those tweets idiots.

MJF talking to Adam Page like he was an actual horse was hilarious on so many different levels.

The Young Bucks def. The Lucha Brothers—AAA World Tag Team Championships 

The Young Bucks have clearly used their time off to get in the best shape of their careers.

I was worried this match was going to be hurt by the lack of people almost bleeding to death.

The (kayfabe) miscues by The Young Bucks after not wrestling for months was picture-perfect storytelling.

Rey Fenix had the best spot of the night. I won't even do it justice by trying to describe it with words. My point is the lack of instant replay from this company is officially criminal.

At what point does this excellent action become too depressing for The Revival to watch?

If I had one criticism for this match, it would be that it took one too many liberties with false finishes. At one point, even the crowd seemed to be like "G.T.F.O.H." and not in a good way.  

Chris Jericho def. Kenny Omega 

To this point, Executive Vice Presidents are 4-0 at Double or Nothing. Pressure's on, Kenny.

Kenny Omega began bleeding out of his nose the hard way and the commentary immediately switched the narrative to how Omega's greatest strength, his cardio, had been inhibited. Excellent.

This was the most disciplined use of the V-Trigger by Kenny Omega in years.

This climactic moments of this match suffered from a late botch by Jericho and his victory after a brand new finisher was very surprising.

Jon Moxley feels like this era's Scott Hall circa 1996 and with proper booking, he could be world's better.