Double or Nothing 2024: AEW’s Five-Year Anniversary Delivers Big Peaks on an Overstuffed Night

Deonna Purrazzo defeated Thunder Rosa by pinfall. The match is framed as Singles match and runs 10:15. On the pre-show, The pre-show singles match is technically sound and gives Purrazzo a needed win, but it never feels likely to reshape either woman’s direction. The match is competent and useful in context, though it never develops the urgency or distinction needed to become essential viewing. The 6.5 score reflects the complete bell-to-bell presentation and the match’s role inside Double or Nothing 2024, while keeping historical importance separate from immediate match quality.

The Acclaimed (Max Caster, Anthony Bowens, and Billy Gunn) defeated Cage of Agony (Brian Cage, Toa Liona, and Bishop Kaun) by pinfall. The match is framed as Trios match and runs 11:45. On the pre-show, The Acclaimed’s crowd familiarity keeps the trios match moving, though the bout functions more as warm-up than as a story with lasting stakes. The match does its basic job, but it sits well below the card’s strongest work in consequence, urgency or memorable execution. The 6.4 score reflects the complete bell-to-bell presentation and the match’s role inside Double or Nothing 2024, while keeping historical importance separate from immediate match quality.

Will Ospreay defeated Roderick Strong (c) (with Matt Taven and Mike Bennett) by pinfall. The match is framed as Singles match for the AEW International Championship and runs 17:40. On the main card, Ospreay and Strong immediately raise the work-rate ceiling, with Strong’s precision giving Ospreay something substantial to overcome before the clean title change. It falls just short of the absolute top tier, but the match has enough urgency, clarity and consequence to stand among the show’s essential bouts. The 8.9 score reflects the complete bell-to-bell presentation and the match’s role inside Double or Nothing 2024, while keeping historical importance separate from immediate match quality.

The Bang Bang Gang (Jay White, Austin Gunn, and Colten Gunn) (c) defeated Death Triangle (Pac, Penta El Zero Miedo, and Rey Fénix) (with Alex Abrahantes) by pinfall. The match is framed as Trios match for the Unified World Trios Championship and runs 12:20. On the main card, The trios champions and Death Triangle supply speed and familiarity, creating a lively title defense that is easy to enjoy even without major narrative surprise. The work is consistently good and the match fulfills its role, even if it lacks the extra emotional or athletic peak required for the event’s top tier. The 7.6 score reflects the complete bell-to-bell presentation and the match’s role inside Double or Nothing 2024, while keeping historical importance separate from immediate match quality.

"Timeless" Toni Storm (c) (with Luther and Mariah May) defeated Serena Deeb by pinfall. The match is framed as Singles match for the AEW Women's World Championship and runs 15:00. On the main card, Storm and Deeb lean on contrast—character-heavy champion against a technically grounded challenger—and the retention keeps Storm’s larger Mariah May story intact. The work is consistently good and the match fulfills its role, even if it lacks the extra emotional or athletic peak required for the event’s top tier. The 7.8 score reflects the complete bell-to-bell presentation and the match’s role inside Double or Nothing 2024, while keeping historical importance separate from immediate match quality.

Orange Cassidy defeated Trent Beretta by pinfall. The match is framed as Singles match and runs 13:55. On the main card, Cassidy and Beretta make their broken friendship feel personal, but the match lands more as another chapter in the feud than its definitive statement. The match is solid and purposeful, but its best qualities are more functional than unforgettable. The 7.3 score reflects the complete bell-to-bell presentation and the match’s role inside Double or Nothing 2024, while keeping historical importance separate from immediate match quality.

Chris Jericho (c) defeated Hook and Katsuyori Shibata by pinfall. The match is framed as Three-way FTW Rules match for the FTW Championship and runs 12:40. On the main card, The FTW Rules three-way has personality and chaos, yet the Learning Tree material is broader and less compelling than the serious programs surrounding it. The match does its basic job, but it sits well below the card’s strongest work in consequence, urgency or memorable execution. The 6.2 score reflects the complete bell-to-bell presentation and the match’s role inside Double or Nothing 2024, while keeping historical importance separate from immediate match quality.

Jon Moxley defeated Konosuke Takeshita (with Don Callis) by pinfall. The match is framed as IWGP World Heavyweight Championship Eliminator match; Had Takeshita won, he would have received a future IWGP World Heavyweight Championship match. and runs 17:20. On the main card, Moxley and Takeshita produce a rugged eliminator in which Takeshita looks dangerous even in defeat, though the non-title stipulation slightly caps the payoff. The match is clearly above the card’s baseline, combining strong execution with enough story or championship meaning to matter beyond the bell. The 8.0 score reflects the complete bell-to-bell presentation and the match’s role inside Double or Nothing 2024, while keeping historical importance separate from immediate match quality.

Adam Copeland (c) defeated Malakai Black by technical knockout. The match is framed as Barbed Wire Steel Cage match for the AEW TNT Championship; Had Copeland lost, he would have bent the knee and joined The House of Black. and runs 20:20. On the main card, Copeland and Black commit fully to violent spectacle and memorable imagery, but the danger of the cage stunt—and the injury that followed—hangs over the match in retrospect. The work is consistently good and the match fulfills its role, even if it lacks the extra emotional or athletic peak required for the event’s top tier. The 7.7 score reflects the complete bell-to-bell presentation and the match’s role inside Double or Nothing 2024, while keeping historical importance separate from immediate match quality.

Mercedes Moné defeated Willow Nightingale (c) (with Stokely Hathaway and Kris Statlander) by pinfall. The match is framed as Singles match for the AEW TBS Championship and runs 18:00. On the main card, Moné and Nightingale give the debut genuine pressure because of their shared history, and the title change makes Moné’s first AEW match feel consequential rather than ceremonial. It falls just short of the absolute top tier, but the match has enough urgency, clarity and consequence to stand among the show’s essential bouts. The 8.6 score reflects the complete bell-to-bell presentation and the match’s role inside Double or Nothing 2024, while keeping historical importance separate from immediate match quality.

Swerve Strickland (c) (with Prince Nana) defeated Christian Cage (with Killswitch, Nick Wayne, and Mother Wayne) by pinfall. The match is framed as Singles match for the AEW World Championship and runs 24:50. On the main card, Swerve and Christian build a credible first pay-per-view defense around Christian’s experience and interference ecosystem, allowing Swerve to win without making the challenge feel routine. The match is clearly above the card’s baseline, combining strong execution with enough story or championship meaning to matter beyond the bell. The 8.3 score reflects the complete bell-to-bell presentation and the match’s role inside Double or Nothing 2024, while keeping historical importance separate from immediate match quality.

The Elite (Matthew Jackson, Nicholas Jackson, Kazuchika Okada, and Jack Perry) defeated Team AEW (Bryan Danielson, Darby Allin, Cash Wheeler, and Dax Harwood) by pinfall. The match is framed as Anarchy in the Arena match and runs 29:55. On the main card, Anarchy in the Arena turns the Elite power struggle into organized chaos, using the entire building and a stacked cast to produce the night’s most distinctive spectacle. It falls just short of the absolute top tier, but the match has enough urgency, clarity and consequence to stand among the show’s essential bouts. The 8.7 score reflects the complete bell-to-bell presentation and the match’s role inside Double or Nothing 2024, while keeping historical importance separate from immediate match quality.