{"id":140324,"date":"2022-05-28T22:59:37","date_gmt":"2022-05-29T03:59:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=140324"},"modified":"2022-05-28T22:59:37","modified_gmt":"2022-05-29T03:59:37","slug":"aew-double-or-nothing-preview-and-predictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/05\/28\/aew-double-or-nothing-preview-and-predictions\/","title":{"rendered":"PPV PRIMER \u2013 AEW Double or Nothing 2022: Preview and predictions for Page vs. Punk, Hardys vs. Young Bucks, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3658843690\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>AEW\u2019s Double or Nothing (2022) will be taking place in the T-Mobile Arena on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nev. on May 29, 2022. \u201cHangman\u201d Adam Page will defend not only the AEW World championship from challenger CM Punk, but the very company itself, at least so Hangman says. Thunder Rosa defends the AEW Women\u2019s World Championship from the suddenly hot Serena Deeb. Wardlow seeks to resolve his contract problem, which is to say his MJF problem once and for all. The winners of the Men\u2019s and Women\u2019s Owen Hart Foundation Tournaments would be decided as Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D. faces Ruby Soho, and Samoa Joe faces Adam Cole. Those are just highlight of a dense card that may, or may not, have some New Japan Pro Wrestling involvement when all is said and done as the cosponsored AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door PPV looms on the horizon.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cHangman\u201d Adam Page (c) vs. C.M. Punk &#8211; AEW World Championship<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Story in a nutshell: CM. Punk worked to get to the top of the AEW rankings and challenged the champion Adam Page who dislikes Punk for\u2026 reasons???<\/p>\n<p>After returning from retirement, C.M. Punk worked his way up the AEW ranks until he was finally in position to challenge for the AEW World Championship held by Adam Page. The match was set for Double or Nothing. Page seems to have an animus with Punk that goes beyond that of this match just being business. There is something personal Page has against Punk that Page hasn\u2019t disclosed outside of loosely claiming that Punk, backstage, isn\u2019t what he presents himself as. Punk has been playing on these feelings from Page, trying to unbalance Page, by using his Page\u2019s finisher in warm up matches leading to their encounter.<\/p>\n<p><em>Prediction: Based on the build, I think one of the two become heel during or after the match. Either Page\u2019s feelings toward Punk are based in jealousy and he gives in to this rage by winning in a way unbecoming of a babyface, or Punk proves Page right, when Punk wins in an underhanded way. While I don\u2019t think this is the most likely of outcomes, given Tony Khan\u2019s penchant for revisiting classic stories I can see Punk being put into the \u201cHollywood\u201d Hogan spot leading his own version team of \u201coutsiders\u201d. They do now own the Ring of Honor brand after all.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>MJF vs. Wardlow<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Story in a nutshell: Thanks to being mistreated by MJF during MJF\u2019s feud with CM Punk, Wardlow had enough, turned on MJF leading to MJF\u2019s loss, and now seeks to get out of his contract with MJF.<\/p>\n<p>Wardlow is contracted to MJF as his bodyguard\/ personal retainer and has been doing MJF\u2019s dirty work. MJF had been mistreating and demeaning Wardlow until Wardlow had enough and turned on MJF by facilitating a CM Punk victory over MJF during that feud. Wardlow demanded to be let out of his contract, but MJF refused, instead opting to let him sit out the remainder of his term at home, away from the public eye. Wardlow pressed the issue, coming after MJF so MJF shifted tactics. MJF set up a series of matches designed to break down Wardlow, but Wardlow overcame all of them. MJF finally agreed to let Wardlow out of the contract if Wardlow beats him at Double or Nothing but not before undergoing some more trials which Wardlow also survived.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2775972002\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><em>Prediction: I gotta think Wardlow wins here. I also expect the Dynamite Diamond Ring will be used Wardlow him and he\u2019ll either no-sell it or kick out of it.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Thunder Rosa (c) vs. Serena Deeb &#8211; AEW Women\u2019s World Championship<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Story in a nutshell: With her victory over Hikaru Shida during their personal feud, Serena Deeb cemented herself as the number one ranked wrestler and now gets her shot at Thunder Rosa\u2019s AEW Women\u2019s Championship.<\/p>\n<p>Story in a nutshell pretty much sums it up. Serena Deeb has presented herself as the veteran who has paved the way for modern women\u2019s wrestling and never really got the respect she deserved.<\/p>\n<p><em>Prediction: Ideally, these two women go out and steal the show with Thunder Rosa winning but both women gaining each other\u2019s respect.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Samoa Joe vs. Adam Cole &#8211; Men\u2019s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Final<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Story in a nutshell: Samoa Joe and Adam Cole meet in the Men\u2019s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Final.<\/p>\n<p>Samoa Joe, current ROH TV Champion, defeated free agent Johnny Elite and Undisputed Elite\u2019s Kyle O\u2019Reilly on his way to the finals, while also having to contend with Jay Lethal and his crew. Adam Cole went through NJPW\u2019s Tomohiro Ishii, FTR\u2019s Dax Hardwood, and Jeff Hardy on his way to the finals.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-359407652\" class=\"pwtor-content-1 pwtor-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: pwtorchcom_test_300x600 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __300x600\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><em>Prediction: We finally get the Adam Cole-Samoa Joe match we never got before the Black and Gold NXT was unceremoniously killed off. Makes more sense for Cole to win this one. It will give him an accomplishment to rub in everyone\u2019s faces going forward and a reason to go after Joe\u2019s ROH title.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. vs. Ruby Soho &#8211; Women\u2019s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Final<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Story in a nutshell: Britt Baker and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/05\/28\/aew-star-comments-on-sasha-banks-and-naomi-walking-out-of-raw\/\">Ruby Soho<\/a> meet in the Women\u2019s Owen Hart Foundation <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/05\/27\/aew-adds-matches-to-double-or-nothing-finals-set-for-womens-owen-hart-tournament\/\">Tournament Final.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Britt Baker defeated Danielle Kamela, Maki Itoh, and Toni Storm to earn her spot in the finals of the tournament. Ruby Soho went over Robyn Renegade, Riho, and Kris Statlander (who had replaced an \u201cinjured\u201d Hikaru Shida earlier in the tournament).<\/p>\n<p><em>Prediction: I think Ruby wins this to give her the clout to challenge Jade Cargill for the AEW TBS Championship.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Chris Jericho &amp; Matt Menard &amp; Angelo Parker &amp; Daniel Garcia &amp; Jake Hager vs. Eddie Kingston &amp; Santana &amp; Ortiz &amp; Bryan Danielson &amp; Jon Moxley &#8211; Anarchy in the Arena Match<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Story in a nutshell: After welshing on his deal to shake Eddie Kingston\u2019s hand when Chris Jericho lost to Kingston at AEW Revolution, Jericho and his new faction, the Jericho Appreciation Society, continued attacking Kingston prompting Kingston\u2019s friends to help Kingston out.<\/p>\n<p>Chris Jericho had a low opinion of Eddie Kingston who had instigated himself in Inner Circle business, driving a wedge between Jericho and Santana and Ortiz. Jericho agreed to show Kingston respect if Kingston could beat Jericho at AEW Revolution. Kingston beat Jericho but Jericho did not live up to his word. This led to the ultimate dissolution of the Inner Circle which was barely hanging together at that point followed Jericho recruiting Matt Menard, Angelo Parker, Daniel Garcia, and Jake Hager (who remained loyal) as the new Jericho Appreciation Society. Jericho, styling himself a \u2018wizard\u2019 and using flash paper, burned Kingston\u2019s eyes with a fireball. Santana and Ortiz who had been helping their friend Kingston were outnumbered by the JAS. Kingston\u2019s other friend, Jon Moxley with his Blackpool Combat Club ally Brian Danielson helped even the sides along with former Jericho rival Regal managing. Now they are going to fight in some sort of no-holds-barred match.<\/p>\n<p><em>Prediction: I think Kingston\u2019s group should win here but there is still bad blood between Kingston and Brian Danielson so that may be a factor in the match. As an aside, Jericho has been claiming that the JAS represents \u201csports entertainment\u201d (aka the WWE storytelling\/wrestling style). Given that Moxley and the BCC represents fighting and pro-wrestling, Brian Danielson said that he agreed to get involved because of the contrast between the two philosophies and how he \u201cbecame the top sports entertainer by being the best pro-wrestler\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jungle Boy &amp; Luchasaurus (c) vs. Rickey Starks &amp; Powerhouse Hobbs vs. Kieth Lee &amp; Swerve Strickland &#8211; AEW World Tag Team Championship<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Story in a nutshell: The number two (Powerhouse Hobbs and Ricky Starks) and number three (Keith Lee and Swerve Strickland) were both challenged by Jurassic Express (Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus) since the feud between the other two teams was preventing Jurassic Express from cleanly defending their titles.<\/p>\n<p>Rickey Starks and Powerhouse Hobbs had been feuding with Keith Lee and Swerve Strickland as they worked themselves up the rankings to become the number two and three ranked teams respectively. Jungle Boy prepared for Starks and Hobbs challenge by challenging Starks for Stark\u2019s (not officially recognized) FTW championship belt. Swerve attempted to cost Starks the match, but it backfired, and it cost Jungle Boy instead. Upset at being stuck between the two teams, Jungle Express challenged both to get the out of the way at once.<\/p>\n<p><em>Prediction: Usually the champions retain in multi-man matches so I lean towards Jurassic Express retaining. However, Jurassic Express losing the title while not being involved in the decision can be used to precipitate the ultimate breakup of Christian and the group.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jeff Hardy &amp; Matt Hardy vs. Matt Jackson &amp; Nick Jackson<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Story in a nutshell: This is basically the battle of two generations as Jeff and Matt Hardy, the outgoing generation face their current version in Matt and Nick Jackson in a dream match (that has happened before, but we\u2019ll ignore that for now).<\/p>\n<p>This is designed to be thought of as dream match, at least for those who didn\u2019t see their encounters in the independent circles a ROH. The Young Bucks, Matt and Nick Jackson were obviously influenced by the Hardys going so far as mocking the Hardys and bringing in one of my personal favorites, Gangrel. Now, version \u201cx\u201d faces version \u201cx+1\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><em>Prediction: The Young Bucks should go over but this might not be the end of this feud since I notice a distinct lack of stipulation that includes ladders. AEW does own ROH\u2019s Ladder War brand stipulation.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Scorpio Sky &amp; Ethan Page &amp; Paige VanZant vs. Sammy Guevara &amp; Frankie Kazarian &amp; Tay Conti<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Story in a nutshell: It is at this point in these PPV primers with 10+ matches where I start questioning my faith in God.<\/p>\n<p>Old school horrible people meet new school horrible people (plus poor Frankie Kazarian for some reason) as the Sammy Guevara and Scorpio Sky feud metastasizes to envelope more of American Top Team. The AEW TNT Championship has been switched back and forth between Sky and Guevara. Sky gave his former SCU tag team partner Frankie Kazarian a shot at the title but eventually betrayed his old friend forcing an unlikely alliance between Guevara and Kaz. Since the women have been involved at ringside, Tay Conti and Paige VanZant will also square off in the ring. An added stipulation to the match is that if American Top Team wins, neither Guevara nor Kaz can challenge Sky for the championship as long as he holds it.<\/p>\n<p><em>Prediction: American Top Team winning to end this feud will be the only thing that would restore my aforementioned loss of faith in God.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Malakai Black &amp; Buddy Mathews &amp; Brody King vs. Pac &amp; Penta Oscuro &amp; Rey Fenix<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Story in a nutshell: The feud between the House of Black and Triangulo de la Muerte (Death Triangle) continues after being mostly on pause thanks to an unfortunate injury to Fenix.<\/p>\n<p>These two factions, Malakai Black\u2019s House of Black consisting of Buddy Mathews and Brodie King, and Pac\u2019s Death Triangle, consisting of Penta Oscuro and Rey Fenix, have been feuding for a while. The feud was derailed when Rey Fenix dislocated his arm during a table spot. The depleted Death Triangle suffered some losses leading to then Penta El Cero Miedo adopting a new darker form in Penta Oscuro. Meanwhile Alex Abrahantes, Penta\u2019s translator\/valet began to dress like a warlock. Ultimately that was to disguise Rey Fenix eventual return to get one over on the House of Black. Now we get this match.<\/p>\n<p><em>Prediction: I lean towards Death Triangle who have been feeling really weak to me and in desperate need of some wins. What I really hope for is either a fuller embrace of the \u201cspooky\u201d (whether or not this upsets a certain type of fan) or losing it all together. This half-and-half approach really doesn\u2019t work for me.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jade Cargill (c) vs. Anna Jay, AEW TBS Championship Match<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Story in a nutshell: Having run through most of the AEW Women\u2019s roster as she has built up an impressive win streak, Jade Cargill faces reruns as Anna Jay rises in the rankings to once again challenge for the AEW TBS Championship.<\/p>\n<p>Having already lost to Jade Cargill when she previously challenged her, Anna Jay hopes what she has learned in the intervening period would be enough to bring the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AEW\">AEW<\/a> TBS Championship home with her.<\/p>\n<p><em>Prediction: It won\u2019t be enough, especially now the Jade has her \u201cbaddies\u201d in Kiera Hogan and Red Velvet with her, not that I think they\u2019ll be necessary.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kyle O\u2019Reilly vs. Darby Allin<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Story in a nutshell: A match added at the eleventh hour since fan favorite Darby Allin wasn\u2019t on the card.<\/p>\n<p>As above plus Sting won\u2019t be accompanying Darby Allin as usual since Sting suffered an injury at the hands Kyle O\u2019Reilly so Darby now seeks revenge.<\/p>\n<p><em>Prediction: I\u2019m going with O\u2019Reilly since he\u2019ll likely have Booby Fish with him, and Darby won\u2019t have back up.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Buy-In match: Danhausen &amp; Hook vs. Tony Nese &amp;\u201d Smart\u201d Mark Sterling<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Story in a nutshell: It\u2019s Hook teaming up with Danhausen, what more do I need to say.<\/p>\n<p>Danhausen became perturbed when Hook would no-sell his curse. This led to Danhausen stalking Hook until he finally got Hook\u2019s attention, much to Danhausen\u2019s chagrin. After Hook made short work of him Tony Nese and his scumbag lawyer\/promoter became involved since Nese was not happy with the lack of attention he was getting. Nese went after Danhausen but Hook made the save and the world rejoiced with the birth of Hookhausen.<\/p>\n<p><em>Prediction and analysis: Hookhausen all day, every day.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>CATCH-UP:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/05\/28\/mjf-reportedly-no-shows-double-or-nothing-meet-and-greet-event\/\">MJF reportedly no-shows Double or Nothing meet and greet event<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-3056599361\"><div id=\"pwtor-861875868\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>AEW\u2019s Double or Nothing (2022) will be taking place in the T-Mobile Arena on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nev. on May 29, 2022. \u201cHangman\u201d Adam Page will defend not only the AEW World <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/05\/28\/aew-double-or-nothing-preview-and-predictions\/\" title=\"PPV PRIMER \u2013 AEW Double or Nothing 2022: Preview and predictions for Page vs. Punk, Hardys vs. Young Bucks, more\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":138598,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6163,2,52,27],"tags":[6121,6120,6148],"class_list":["post-140324","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-aew-news","category-prowrestlingnews","category-opnionandanalysis","category-specialists","tag-aew","tag-all-elite-wrestling","tag-double-or-nothing"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2022\/04\/CM-Punk-vs.-Adam-Page-DON.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140324","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=140324"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140324\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":140325,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140324\/revisions\/140325"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/138598"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=140324"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=140324"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=140324"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}