Double or Nothing
Promotional poster featuring various AEW wrestlers
Promotion All Elite Wrestling
Date May 24, 2026
City Queens, New York
Venue Louis Armstrong Stadium
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The 2026 Double or Nothing is an upcoming professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by All Elite Wrestling (AEW). It will be the eighth annual Double or Nothing and will take place during Memorial Day weekend on Sunday, May 24, 2026, at Louis Armstrong Stadium in Queens, New York.

Production

Background

The 2026 Double or Nothing will take place at Louis Armstrong Stadium in Queens, New York.

Double or Nothing is considered one of All Elite Wrestling's (AEW) marquee events, having first been held in 2019, which was the promotion's first professional wrestling event and first pay-per-view (PPV) event produced. It is held annually in May during Memorial Day weekend and is one of AEW's "Big Five" PPVs, which includes All In, All Out, Full Gear, and Revolution, the promotions five biggest annual shows.[1]

On February 18, 2026, AEW announced that the eighth annual Double or Nothing event would take place at Louis Armstrong Stadium in Queens, New York on May 24, 2026. This marks the first Double or Nothing to not be held in a town or venue associated with casinos. Tickets for the event went on sale March 9.[2]

Broadcast

Double or Nothing will air via PPV through traditional cable and satellite providers.[3] In the United States, AEW PPV events are available on HBO Max at an exclusive rate for subscribers. The event will also be available in the United States and internationally on Prime Video, Triller TV, PPV.com, and YouTube. Additionally in the United States, the show will be broadcast at Dave & Buster's and Tom's Watch Bar locations. Outside of the United States and Canada, the event will be available to stream on MyAEW.[4]

Storylines

Double or Nothing will feature professional wrestling matches that involve different wrestlers from pre-existing feuds and storylines.[5] Storylines are produced on AEW's weekly television programs, Dynamite and Collision.

Matches

No. Matches* Stipulations
1 Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Konosuke Takeshita Singles match for the AEW International Championship[6]
2 FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) (c) (with Stokely) vs. Cage and Cope (Adam Copeland and Christian Cage) Tag team "I Quit" match for the AEW World Tag Team Championship[7]
If Cage and Cope lose, they must retire as a tag team.
3 Jericho, The Hurt Syndicate (Bobby Lashley and Shelton Benjamin), and The Elite (Kenny Omega, "Jungle" Jack Perry, Matt Jackson, and Nick Jackson) vs. The Demand (Ricochet, Bishop Kaun, and Toa Liona), The Don Callis Family (Mark Davis and Andrade El Ídolo), and The Dogs (Clark Connors and David Finlay) Stadium Stampede match[8][9]
4 Thekla (c) vs. Hikaru Shida vs. Jamie Hayter vs. Kris Statlander Four-way match for the AEW Women's World Championship[10]
5 Samoa Joe vs. Will Ospreay Men's Owen Hart Cup Quarterfinal[11]
6 Bandido vs. Swerve Strickland Men's Owen Hart Cup Quarterfinal[11]
7 Willow Nightingale vs. Alex Windsor Women's Owen Hart Cup Quarterfinal[12]
8 Darby Allin (c) vs. MJF Title vs. Hair match for the AEW World Championship[13]
(c)  – the champion(s) heading into the match
*Card subject to change

Owen Hart Cup brackets

This section is transcluded from Owen Hart Cup. (edit | history)

Women's

Quarterfinals
Double or Nothing
(May 24, 2026)
TBA		 Semifinals
TBA		 Final
Forbidden Door
(June 28, 2026)
                 
Persephone
Hazuki
 
 
Willow Nightingale
Alex Windsor
 
 
Mina Shirakawa
Athena
 
 
Skye Blue
Sareee

Men's

Quarterfinals
Double or Nothing
(May 24, 2026)
TBA		 Semifinals
TBA		 Final
Forbidden Door
(June 28, 2026)
                 
Will Ospreay
Samoa Joe
 
 
Mark Davis
Jack Perry
 
 
Swerve Strickland
Bandido
 
 
Claudio Castagnoli
Brody King

References

  1. ^ Defelice, Robert (November 8, 2020). "Tony Khan Likes AEW's 'Big Four' Pay-Per-View Schedule, Announces 'Beach Break' Special For January". Fightful. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  2. ^ Lambert, Jeremy (February 18, 2026). "AEW Double Or Nothing Announced For Louis Armstrong Stadium On May 24". Fightful.com.
  3. ^ "How To Watch AEW On PPV". All Elite Wrestling. Retrieved February 18, 2026.
  4. ^ Nason, Josh (March 9, 2026). "AEW launches FAST channel as part of new MyAEW digital platform with PPV access". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved March 11, 2026.
  5. ^ Grabianowski, Ed (January 13, 2006). "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
  6. ^ Lambert, Jeremy (April 16, 2026). "Kazuchika Okada vs. Konosuke Takeshita Official For AEW Double Or Nothing". Fightful. Retrieved April 17, 2026.
  7. ^ All Elite Wrestling [@AEW] (May 5, 2026). "#AEWDoubleOrNothing 8e/5p, HBO Max PPV Sunday, 5/24! AEW World Tag Team Championship I Quit Match FTR vs @Christian4Peeps/@RatedRCope Dax + Cash accepted another title match vs Cage + Cope, but only if they put their future as a team on the line! Anything goes, Sunday, 5/24!" (Tweet). Retrieved May 7, 2026 – via X (formerly Twitter).
  8. ^ Russell, Skylar (May 6, 2026). "The Demand To Face Team Chris Jericho In Stadium Stampede Match At AEW Double Or Nothing". Fightful. Retrieved May 7, 2026.
  9. ^ Russell, Skylar (May 13, 2026). "Andrade El Idolo & The Dogs Join Ricochet's Stadium Stampede Team For AEW Double Or Nothing". Fightful. Retrieved May 14, 2026.
  10. ^ Sharma, Ishaan (May 9, 2026). "Thekla To Defend AEW Women's World Title In Four-Way Match At AEW Double Or Nothing 2026". Fightful. Retrieved May 13, 2026.
  11. ^ a b Russell, Skylar (May 13, 2026). "AEW Reveals Bracket For Men's Owen Hart Foundation Tournament". Fightful. Retrieved May 13, 2026.
  12. ^ Russell, Skylar (May 13, 2026). "AEW Reveals Bracket For Women's Owen Hart Foundation Tournament". Fightful. Retrieved May 13, 2026.
  13. ^ Russell, Skylar (May 13, 2026). "MJF vs. Darby Allin Officially Set For Hair Vs. Title Match At AEW Double Or Nothing". Fightful. Retrieved May 13, 2026.