Double or Nothing 2025: Hangman and Ospreay Give the Owen Cup a Main-Event Classic

Anna Jay and Harley Cameron defeated Megan Bayne and Penelope Ford by pinfall. The match is framed as Tag team match and runs 12:40. As a pre-show match, it has to create momentum before the pay-per-view proper while still feeling worthwhile on its own. The match is strong rather than transcendent: its structure is convincing and its flaws never take over. The result does not rely on a championship change for its importance. At 7 out of 10, the rating reflects how the match works inside Double or Nothing 2025 as a complete show rather than treating historical importance and immediate match quality as the same thing.

Bandido, AR Fox, and Los Titanes del Aire (Hologram and Komander) defeated RPG Vice (Rocky Romero and Trent Beretta) and CRU (Action Andretti and Lio Rush) by pinfall. The match is framed as Eight-man tag team match and runs 13:25. As a pre-show match, it has to create momentum before the pay-per-view proper while still feeling worthwhile on its own. The match is solid and useful, but it lacks the urgency or escalation needed to reach the top tier. The result does not rely on a championship change for its importance. At 6.8 out of 10, the rating reflects how the match works inside Double or Nothing 2025 as a complete show rather than treating historical importance and immediate match quality as the same thing.

Mercedes Moné defeated Jamie Hayter by pinfall. The match is framed as Women's Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Final; The winner received an AEW Women's World Championship match at All In. and runs 21:15. On the main card, its value comes from how well the wrestling, stakes and finish support the larger rhythm of the night. Moné and Hayter treat the tournament final like a major singles match rather than a bridge to All In. The work is competitive enough that the future title opportunity feels earned, and Hayter's physical style gives Moné a different test from her more technical defenses. The result does not rely on a championship change for its importance. At 8.8 out of 10, the rating reflects how the match works inside Double or Nothing 2025 as a complete show rather than treating historical importance and immediate match quality as the same thing.

FTR (Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood) (with Stokely) defeated Daniel Garcia and Nigel McGuinness (with Matt Menard) by technical submission. The match is framed as Tag team match and runs 22:30. On the main card, its value comes from how well the wrestling, stakes and finish support the larger rhythm of the night. The score reflects an excellent performance whose central idea lands cleanly and whose finish gives the surrounding story useful weight. The result does not rely on a championship change for its importance. At 8.1 out of 10, the rating reflects how the match works inside Double or Nothing 2025 as a complete show rather than treating historical importance and immediate match quality as the same thing.

Ricochet defeated Mark Briscoe. The match is framed as Stretcher match and runs 16:20. On the main card, its value comes from how well the wrestling, stakes and finish support the larger rhythm of the night. The match is strong rather than transcendent: its structure is convincing and its flaws never take over. The result does not rely on a championship change for its importance. At 7.8 out of 10, the rating reflects how the match works inside Double or Nothing 2025 as a complete show rather than treating historical importance and immediate match quality as the same thing.

The Hurt Syndicate (Bobby Lashley and Shelton Benjamin) (c) (with MVP and MJF) defeated The Sons of Texas (Dustin Rhodes and Sammy Guevara) by pinfall. The match is framed as Tag team match for the AEW World Tag Team Championship and runs 12:35. On the main card, its value comes from how well the wrestling, stakes and finish support the larger rhythm of the night. The match is strong rather than transcendent: its structure is convincing and its flaws never take over. The result does not rely on a championship change for its importance. At 7.3 out of 10, the rating reflects how the match works inside Double or Nothing 2025 as a complete show rather than treating historical importance and immediate match quality as the same thing.

Kazuchika Okada (c) defeated "Speedball" Mike Bailey by pinfall. The match is framed as Singles match for the AEW Continental Championship and runs 16:05. On the main card, its value comes from how well the wrestling, stakes and finish support the larger rhythm of the night. Okada and Bailey work a compact championship match that emphasizes timing and speed. Bailey's offense creates enough danger to make the defense feel meaningful, while Okada's control and finish preserve the Continental title's top-level presentation. The result does not rely on a championship change for its importance. At 8.5 out of 10, the rating reflects how the match works inside Double or Nothing 2025 as a complete show rather than treating historical importance and immediate match quality as the same thing.

"Timeless" Toni Storm (c) (with Luther) defeated Mina Shirakawa by pinfall. The match is framed as Singles match for the AEW Women's World Championship and runs 15:49. On the main card, its value comes from how well the wrestling, stakes and finish support the larger rhythm of the night. The score reflects an excellent performance whose central idea lands cleanly and whose finish gives the surrounding story useful weight. The result does not rely on a championship change for its importance. At 8.4 out of 10, the rating reflects how the match works inside Double or Nothing 2025 as a complete show rather than treating historical importance and immediate match quality as the same thing.

Kenny Omega, Swerve Strickland, Willow Nightingale, and The Opps (Samoa Joe, Powerhouse Hobbs, and Katsuyori Shibata) (with Prince Nana) defeated Death Riders (Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, Marina Shafir, and Wheeler Yuta) and The Young Bucks (Matthew Jackson and Nicholas Jackson) by pinfall. The match is framed as Anarchy in the Arena match and runs 35:10. On the main card, its value comes from how well the wrestling, stakes and finish support the larger rhythm of the night. Anarchy in the Arena works because the chaos is attached to recognizable alliances and grudges. The match sprawls through the environment, but major participants still receive clear moments, making the spectacle feel organized rather than random. The result does not rely on a championship change for its importance. At 9.2 out of 10, the rating reflects how the match works inside Double or Nothing 2025 as a complete show rather than treating historical importance and immediate match quality as the same thing.

The Don Callis Family (Konosuke Takeshita, Kyle Fletcher, and Josh Alexander) (with Don Callis and Lance Archer) defeated Paragon (Adam Cole, Kyle O'Reilly, and Roderick Strong) by pinfall. The match is framed as Trios match and runs 12:50. On the main card, its value comes from how well the wrestling, stakes and finish support the larger rhythm of the night. The match is strong rather than transcendent: its structure is convincing and its flaws never take over. The result does not rely on a championship change for its importance. At 7.4 out of 10, the rating reflects how the match works inside Double or Nothing 2025 as a complete show rather than treating historical importance and immediate match quality as the same thing.

"Hangman" Adam Page defeated Will Ospreay by pinfall. The match is framed as Men's Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Final; The winner received an AEW World Championship match at All In. and runs 36:56. On the main card, its value comes from how well the wrestling, stakes and finish support the larger rhythm of the night. Hangman and Ospreay turn the Owen final into a genuine main event. Their contrasting offense, escalating counters and unusually long runtime all serve the same purpose: making the All In championship opportunity feel like something worth surviving nearly forty minutes to earn. The result does not rely on a championship change for its importance. At 9.7 out of 10, the rating reflects how the match works inside Double or Nothing 2025 as a complete show rather than treating historical importance and immediate match quality as the same thing.