AEW Double or Nothing 2025 Review

All Elite Wrestling’s Double or Nothing 2025 was the seventh annual Double or Nothing, AEW’s inaugural PPV in Arizona and the first Double or Nothing to venture outside of Las Vegas since the pandemic-era shows held in Jacksonville, Florida. The card was headlined by the finals of the Owen Hart Foundation Tournaments, honoring the late Owen Hart, which have become an annual AEW tradition. The men’s final featured a highly anticipated clash between Will Ospreay and Hangman Adam Page. At the same time, the women’s tournament showcased the potential of the women’s division, so here are the good, the bad, and the final take on this event.

The Good

In a stunning upset that sent shockwaves through the wrestling world, Hangman Adam Page defeated the heavily favored Will Ospreay to claim the men’s Owen Hart Foundation Cup. This victory represented a big moment for Page, who will challenge Jon Moxley for the AEW world title at the big All-In event in Texas this summer.

The “Meh”

The women’s Owen Hart tournament final match between Mercedes Mone and Jamie Hayter was surprisingly good, a friendly reminder that Mone can have decent matches and help this division when she doesn’t get in her way. The final moment of the match, with an awkward roll-up from Mone to win, certainly felt deflating, but hopefully leads to the inevitable match against AEW Women’s champion Toni Storm.

The Bad

Besides not having the AEW world title on the line with this show, the event also featured the return of “Anarchy in the Arena,” AEW’s signature chaotic multi-man match that has become synonymous with the company’s narrow mindset, with another crazy mess, stunt match that took away from the show, but I’m sure will be in high regard with their dedicated fanbase.

Final Take

Last weekend’s Double or Nothing wasn’t the worst show, but it was a paint-by-numbers AEW PPV. The Men’s Owen Hart tournament final was the highlight match of this show. The Okada/Speedball Bailey match and the women’s Owen final were fine matches, minus the ending of Mone & Hayter. The ambulance match was entertaining for this show. But the Anarchy in the Arena match, along with the rest of the card, brought things down a bit.

With their big summer event in Texas on the horizon, hopefully, things creatively will spice up a bit if AEW wants that event to be a huge success. Still, Double or Nothing was pretty much what I expected, which is why the potential for being on par with WWE or being taken seriously by the North American audience continues to fall.

RHR Rating: 2.5/5