AEW Wrestling Tonight: Shocking Debut & Title Match Reveal Fans Can’t Miss

AEW lit up Glendale, Arizona, on Sunday night with a milestone sixth-annual Double or Nothing that reset the championship landscape, delivered surprise returns and put the Owen Hart Cup tournaments in the history books. High-octane openers set the pace The Buy-In pre-show delivered fast-moving action as Kris Statlander & Willow Nightingale toppled The Outcasts, building momentum for the stacked main card. Once the pay-per-view lights came up, Swerve Strickland retained the AEW World Championship in a frantic three-way against Bryan Danielson and Samoa Joe, countering Danielson’s Busaiku Knee with the House Call for the deciding pin. Hangman Adam Page & Mercedes Moné make Owen Hart Cup history Both Owen Hart Cup finals stole the spotlight. “Hangman” Adam Page edged Jay White after a chainsaw-paced 23-minute clinic to earn a guaranteed world-title shot later this year, while Mercedes Moné capped her first AEW pay-per-view with a Bank Statement tap-out over Toni Storm to seize the women’s tournament and catapult herself into title contention. Bodies — and expectations — shattered in Anarchy in the Arena The night’s most talked-about spectacle was the annual Anarchy in the Arena war. The Elite (Kenny Omega, Kota Ibushi, & The Young Bucks) battled the makeshift squad of Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, Darby Allin and a returning PAC, who emerged through the crowd in a shock comeback. Blood, thumbtacks and a flaming table framed a finish that saw Omega drill Moxley with a One-Winged Angel off the entrance scaffolding for the pin, escalating their summer feud. Title scene shake-ups • TNT Championship: Powerhouse Hobbs bulldozed Orange Cassidy in under nine minutes, absorbing Freshly Squeezed’s Orange Punch and responding with a spine-rattling Town Business to reclaim the belt he lost last year, earning unofficial MVP honors on social media. • Women’s World Title: “Timeless” Toni Storm survived Mariah May and Thunder Rosa in a triple threat, stealing the fall on May seconds after Rosa’s Fire Thunder Driver to keep her reign alive. • Tag Team Gold: The Lucha Bros dethroned FTR in a lucha-rules classic that mixed Canadian Destroyers with old-school limb work, finishing Wheeler with the assisted Fear Factor at 18:44. Surprises and future storylines Tony Khan teased on the post-show media scrum that a “forbidden door” announcement is imminent, fueling speculation of another AEW vs. NJPW supershow. PAC’s return positions him opposite the Blackpool Combat Club, while Hangman Page’s earned title shot guarantees a marquee main-event program as AEW eyes its summer stadium schedule. Key takeaways fans are searching for today • Mercedes Moné’s first AEW trophy validates her headline-signing hype. • Powerhouse Hobbs’ dominant TNT win signals a renewed mid-card push. • Omega vs. Moxley is set for another violent chapter after a show-stealing Anarchy finish. • The Elite’s momentum, coupled with Page’s Cup victory, creates a volatile main-event picture heading into Forbidden Door and All Out. With box-office star power, returning shockers and championship upheavals, Double or Nothing 2025 delivered precisely the viral moments AEW thrives on — and set the promotion on a collision course with a summer of must-watch wrestling.