Double or Nothing 2023: Two Excellent Main Events Rescue an Uneven Night

HOOK submitted Ethan Page with Redrum after the Hardys helped isolate him in the six-man Buy In match. The Gunns nearly changed the finish with 3:10 to Yuma on Matt Hardy, but Jeff Hardy broke the cover with a Swanton Bomb. Earlier, Page's side had cut off Matt's tags, giving the comeback a purpose beyond the contract stipulation. Page tapped once HOOK trapped him, so Matt gained control of Page's contract without pinning either Gunn. C (6.0) reflects a serviceable pre-show story with a decisive submission, not an event-defining match or a championship change.

Orange Cassidy retained the AEW International Championship by eliminating Swerve Strickland last in a 21-person Blackjack Battle Royal. The final four were Cassidy, Swerve, Penta El Zero Miedo and Big Bill. Bill eliminated Penta, only for Swerve to shove Bill to the floor when he tried to overpower the champion. After Prince Nana interfered and Swerve landed a stomp, Cassidy rallied with an Orange Punch, then kicked Swerve's grip off the top rope to win. B+ (8.4) recognizes how the crowded match narrowed into a credible singles-style duel; no other entrant won or changed the title.

Adam Cole defeated Chris Jericho by referee stoppage after wrapping the chain attached to their handcuffs around his knee and repeatedly striking Jericho. Sabu served as outside enforcer and splashed Matt Menard through a table, while Britt Baker's intervention against Jericho and Saraya added another feud to the already unsanctioned contest. Jericho had used a chair and the Lion Tamer, but the final sequence belonged to Cole, with Aubrey Edwards stopping the punishment rather than counting a pin. D+ (5.2) reflects an overcomplicated brawl whose referee-stoppage finish could not redeem its interruptions, despite a clear winner.

FTR retained the AEW World Tag Team Championship when Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler hit the Shatter Machine on Jeff Jarrett for the deciding pin. Special referee Mark Briscoe had already ejected Sonjay Dutt and Satnam Singh, but a misdirected guitar blow left him unable to count an earlier FTR finish. Aubrey Edwards arrived to help only for Karen Jarrett to strike her with another guitar. Lethal's Injection and Jarrett's Stroke produced near falls before the champions closed the match. C+ (6.8) credits the real tag wrestling beneath the guest-referee distractions without mistaking those disruptions for a title change.

Wardlow retained the TNT Championship by climbing a ladder to claim the belt after powerbombing Christian Cage, who had fallen toward him when Arn Anderson knocked away the ladder. Luchasaurus repeatedly intervened on Christian's behalf, even chokeslamming Wardlow, before Anderson stopped another attack by biting Luchasaurus's thumb. Wardlow then drove his larger opponent through a ringside table with a diving senton, clearing the way to finish Christian. B- (7.1) rewards a ladder match with memorable physical set pieces and a decisive belt-claiming finish, while its outside interference prevents a more focused assessment.

Toni Storm captured the AEW Women's World Championship by pinning Jamie Hayter with Storm Zero after a pre-match attack by Saraya and Ruby Soho. The Outcasts continued attacking Hayter as the contest began; Soho sprayed her eyes while the referee was distracted, and Britt Baker and Hikaru Shida ran in to fight the attackers. Hayter attempted the Hayterade but clutched her injured arm before Storm landed the finish. F (3.8) evaluates a match lasting barely three minutes that could not develop as a credible competitive defense. The title switch is historically notable, but the injury-driven match quality was not.

The House of Black retained the AEW World Trios Championship when Malakai Black caught Billy Gunn with a roundhouse kick and scored the decisive fall. Earlier, Buddy Matthews and Brody King repeatedly isolated Anthony Bowens, cutting off tags while The Acclaimed tried to bring their offense together. Gunn eventually entered and rallied with Famouser attacks, but his comeback ended abruptly when Black caught him. C+ (6.5) reflects a structured title defense with an identifiable finishing wrestler and champion team; it does not invent a new challenger or turn the bout into a tag-title switch.

Jade Cargill retained the TBS Championship against Taya Valkyrie after surviving Road to Valhalla and finishing the challenger with Jaded. Taya had fought through Leila Grey's interference, landed a spear and nearly ended the reign with her own finisher, but Cargill kicked out. The pin extended Jade's advertised unbeaten streak to 60-0, and Mark Sterling immediately announced that no challengers were left. C (6.3) recognizes a solid defense with a decisive finish; this result must be kept separate from the unannounced Kris Statlander match that followed moments later and actually ended the streak.

Kris Statlander made an unannounced return immediately after Jade Cargill had successfully defended against Taya Valkyrie, accepted the impromptu challenge and pinned Cargill with Sunday Night Fever. Sterling had claimed Jade had no opponents left, turning the surprise entrance into the payoff to that boast. The result ended Cargill's unbeaten streak and moved the AEW TBS Championship to Statlander, but the entire second match lasted under a minute against a champion who had already wrestled. D+ (5.4) grades the actual brevity and one-sided layout while recognizing the surprise return and title change as major historical developments.

MJF retained the AEW World Championship by pinning Darby Allin with a side-headlock takeover after an unusually cunning counter to the Coffin Drop. Sammy Guevara had just struck Jack Perry with the GTH, leaving Perry vulnerable to Allin's leap. MJF slipped the title belt onto Perry's back, so Allin crashed into the metal before the champion covered him. Earlier, all four challengers traded signature moves and simultaneous submissions, while Perry hesitated to strike Allin with the belt when he briefly had the chance. A (9.2) recognizes a true four-man championship drama with a finish rooted in MJF's opportunism rather than suggesting any of the other three wrestlers took the title.

Wheeler Yuta pinned Kenny Omega to win Anarchy in the Arena for the Blackpool Combat Club after Konosuke Takeshita betrayed the Elite. The brawl had spilled through the arena while Jon Moxley bled, Claudio Castagnoli attacked with chairs, and the Young Bucks staged a superkick rally. Omega survived Bryan Danielson's running knee and landed a One-Winged Angel on Danielson, but Yuta interrupted the cover. Don Callis then distracted Omega and brought in the disguised Takeshita, whose knee strike set up Yuta's screwdriver attack and seatbelt pin. A (9.1) credits the scale of the fight and a consequential betrayal without crediting Takeshita as one of the eight scheduled wrestlers.