Mercedes Moné and Actual Winners and Losers of AEW Double from Nothing 2024 Match Card
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Mercedes Moné made her AEW in-ring debut and gained the TBS Championship in a wonderful match with Willow Nightingale.Credit score: WWE.com.
All Elite Wrestling celebrated the fifth anniversary of its very first pay-per-view, Double or Nothing, with a present that won’t quickly be forgotten.
The present began scorching with Will Ospreay capturing the Worldwide Championship in an unforgettable battle with Roderick Sturdy.
MJF returned with vengeance on his thoughts. Juice Robinson made certain The Bang Bang Gang remained Unified world trios champions within the battle with Demise Triangle.
Toni Storm retained her AEW Girls’s World Championship in an unexpectedly sensible match with Serena Deeb. Trent Beretta fell as soon as once more to the unpredictable Orange Cassidy.
Chris Jericho survived a brutal struggle towards Hook and Katsuyori Shibata. Jon Moxley survived a troublesome struggle with Konosuke Takeshita, because of a metal chair.
Adam Copeland barely made it by a bloody conflict with Malakai Black with a well timed help from Gangrel.
Mercedes Moné and Willow Nightingale had the most effective AEW girls’s match ever, however solely The CEO walked out with championship gold.
Swerve Strickland survived the most effective that Christian Cage may throw at him to stay AEW world champion. The Elite overcame the most effective efforts of Crew AEW to finish Double or Nothing standing tall.
These outcomes on paper might have established winners and losers, however the next are the actual winners and losers of the night time, trying towards the long run.
Winner: AEW Girls’s Division
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On The Purchase In, Deonna Purrazzo and Thunder Rosa began the exhibit scorching with an excited crowd behind an interesting grudge match.
Toni Storm delivered among the finest matches of her profession alongside Serena Deeb, elevating a weak PPV construct.
Mercedes Moné debuted with fashion and had arguably the best girls’s match in AEW’s historical past with Willow Nightingale.
Whereas many hoped this was the chance for the ladies’s first “true” PPV primary occasion in AEW historical past, Willow vs. Moné was one of many three matches AEW declared as a primary occasion for the night time.
The division has by no means felt hotter with two sturdy champions and two private rivalry solely rising extra intense with out gold on the road.
Winner: Will Ospreay
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Will Ospreay continues to ship in AEW, promoting that he could be the most effective wrestler on this planet immediately.
His match with Roderick Sturdy, particularly down the stretch, was higher than simply about every part on this Double or Nothing card.
Extra importantly for The Aerial Murderer’s future, he has captured his first championship, the Worldwide Championship.
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Whereas some have been hoping to see Ospreay instantly soar to the world title, this can be a excellent alternative to maintain him wrestling usually, placing over arguably AEW’s quantity two males’s title and permit Swerve Strickland extra time on the high.
It is a massive second for AEW as the corporate continues to set the muse of its model, centered on the repeated slogan: “the place the most effective wrestle”.
Winner: MJF (and AEW)
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Whereas the writing was on the wall final 12 months, it’s lastly confirmed that MJF has re-signed with AEW long run.
That is a vital signing for the corporate’s future, establishing one other primary occasion participant on the high of the cardboard.
Even when the reserving was at its weakest, The Satan remained an vital a part of the AEW product, elevating the fan curiosity in each present.
Hopefully, AEW can discover a good solution to push the MJF vs. Undisputed Kingdom story ahead at this level as a result of it misplaced critical steam in MJF’s absence.
Loser: Demise Triangle
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Pac, Rey Fenix and Penta El Zero M are three of an important unique AEW signings. As AEW seemed again on its historical past with its fifth anniversary of Double or Nothing, Demise Triangle had an opportunity to win massive.
Regardless of a robust effort although, Demise Triangle fell quick whereas The Bang Bang Gang grew stronger with the return of Juice Robinson.
It appears possible Demise Triangle’s Unified World Trios Championships problem shall be a one-off that leaves your complete group with out path as soon as extra.
Hopefully, there’s a clear plan for Pac, Penta and Rey, however nothing is definite, particularly in a trios division that has struggled in 2024.
Winner: Toni Storm
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A lot has been manufactured from “Timeless” Toni Storm in AEW. Her gimmick had seemingly hampered her in-ring work, leaving her in an odd scenario in a girls’s division that wants stars but additionally nice staff.
Storm proved with Thunder Rosa and AZM in latest months that she may nonetheless be among the finest, however her match with Serena Deeb was the final word cherry on high.
This was by far the most effective in-ring work of The Timeless One’s title reign, helped by Deeb’s peerless technical work.
Even with a construct that made this match really feel just like the least attention-grabbing of the night time, Storm and Deeb pulled the followers in because the motion escalated to a genuinely stunning pair of near-falls and an unforgettable super-finish from The Timeless One.
She stays absolutely the face of the AEW girls’s division, and if she will be able to proceed ship within the ring, The Timeless One’s reign may go down as the most effective within the firm’s historical past.
Loser: Trent Beretta
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Nonetheless, it seems like the previous Finest Buddy has by no means been in a position to purchase a win in AEW. At each stage, he has been the runner up when it mattered most.
His match with Orange Cassidy was a possibility to really push him to the highest. As an alternative, even with among the finest performances of his profession, he fell quick.
Freshly Squeezed has extra wins than anybody in AEW historical past. He didn’t have to win this match when it mattered a lot for his rival to win.
Given Beretta’s post-match declaration that he’s “completed”, this can be fueling an additional character change and evolution, however in the meanwhile, it seems like his new heel run is useless within the water.
Loser: Hook
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2024 is a vital 12 months for Hook. He opened the 12 months feuding with Samoa Joe for the AEW World Championship however misplaced. He feuded with Chris Jericho and has now misplaced twice.
Furthermore, The Studying Tree continues to hold across the FTW Championship, a title that solely really is sensible within the arms of Taz’s son.
Whereas it was not a clear loss to Jericho as “The Bounty Hunter” Bryan Keith earned his pay test to avoid wasting The Studying Tree, Hook nonetheless fell quick.
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Hopefully, there’s a better plan for Hook coming. That mentioned, Michael Shalik of SEScoops reported earlier within the 12 months that Hook is contemplating exploring free company when his contract expires later within the 12 months.
In that case, this might be practically the tip of Hook’s time in AEW, which might be an actual disgrace.
Loser: Konosuke Takeshita
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Konosuke Takeshita walked into his match with Jon Moxley preventing an injured man. The IWGP world champion was taped up.
It ought to have been an ideal alternative for The Alpha to choose up a definitive victory on PPV and earn himself a future world title alternative.
As an alternative, a miscommunication price Takeshita the match and will ship The Alpha to the again of the road in title competition.
There’s an apparent story to inform with Don Callis getting in the best way of his personal shopper’s success, following up on Will Ospreay profitable regardless of Callis.
This doesn’t imply that Takeshita is left in a great spot. He’ll want some main wins, and there aren’t any ensures that The Alpha will ever go away Callis.
Winner: Gangrel
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It might be foolish to name a late-match cameo a win, however Gangrel’s look to avoid wasting Adam Copeland was a fruits of years of teases.
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The chief of The Brood was left forgotten when “Brood Edge” labored WrestleMania 39. Attainable AEW appearances up to now amounted to a beatdown from The Younger Bucks.
With Copeland bringing again The Brood, this wanted to be Gangrel’s second. Even when he by no means seems once more, it was an vital second remembering his legacy in wrestling.
Gangrel ought to seem once more although. He hit these Impalers properly sufficient to show he can nonetheless ship in a single final match.
Winner: Mercedes Moné
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Mercedes Moné had a monumental activity in entrance of her, making her AEW debut after a 12 months off from wrestling. She wanted to stay as much as hype that was constructed by followers and herself.
Fortunately, with all these expectations set, The CEO delivered. She had among the finest matches of her profession in a rematch with Willow Nightingale and arguably the most effective girls’s match in AEW’s historical past.
It was a particular efficiency to behold. She flew across the ring, promoting massive time for Willow earlier than lastly discovering her opening to choose up an unforgettable win.
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She has an opportunity to raise the TBS Championship to new heights whereas persevering with to set a brand new commonplace for ladies’s wrestling.
Loser: Willow Nightingale
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Whereas Willow Nightingale did ship her best match tonight, she additionally misplaced the TBS Championship only one month after capturing it.
Mercedes Moné walked within the high star of different firms whereas Willow had lastly reached the mountaintop of the game.
This was an opportunity for AEW to point out confidence within the homegrown expertise. As an alternative, she fell quick when it mattered most.
This doesn’t need to be the tip for Willow by any measure. She was a preventing champion throughout her quick run. She minimize her greatest promos throughout that point and have become extra in style than every other lady within the firm.
A stunning betrayal by Kris Statlander will preserve her on fan’s minds for months to come back. These two can preserve one another related and hopefully get again to the championship image.
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Winner: Swerve Strickland
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Swerve Strickland walked into his first AEW World Championship protection realizing he nonetheless had extra to show. It confirmed in an important efficiency towards a recreation Christian Cage.
As The Mogul slowly eradicated all the distractions at ringside, he discovered his solution to a one-on-one battle with The Patriarch that ended with an unbelievable pair of Home Calls.
Whereas Swerve’s title reign is just starting, he’s already delivering nice matches with every title protection.
The one caveat is that Swerve didn’t shut out the present, trumped by the madness of Anarchy within the Area. Hopefully, he’ll get that highlight again for Forbidden Door.
Winner: The “New” Elite
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By the shut of the insane Anarchy within the Area, The “New” Elite had completed each despicable factor conceivable to emerge victorious, particularly to poor Darby Allin.
All of it was price it as The Younger Bucks, Kazuchika Okada and Jack Perry emerged victorious and stood tall to finish the night time.
This was a make-or-break second for AEW with this heel group. In the event that they fell on the first hurdle, all the build-up would have been for nothing.
Fortunately, The Elite didn’t disappoint in certainly one of AEW’s craziest matches thus far. It should take a very long time for AEW’s resistance to recuperate sufficient to fight The Elite once more.