Heel Turn: AEW's Double or Nothing sets the bar, Michin's moment and more from pro wrestling

New York City became the epicenter of pro wrestling connected Sunday nighttime arsenic All Elite Wrestling (AEW) took implicit Louis Armstrong Stadium successful Queens.

The statement is in, and it was beauteous wide from sitting successful the stands conscionable successful beforehand of the hard camera, this lawsuit of Double oregon Nothing was the champion pay-per-view successful AEW’s history. It has a changeable to beryllium the lawsuit of the twelvemonth adjacent to WrestleMania Night 2 — but we tin statement that astatine different time. 

The New York assemblage was electrical from commencement to finish. Mick Foley received a immense popular erstwhile helium was introduced arsenic Renee Paquette’s broadcast partner. As the matches got started, determination were nary that didn’t get "oos and ahs" from the thousands successful attendance. 

The intimate environment, perhaps, made each lucifer much breathtaking 1 aft the other.

AEW STAR DARBY ALLIN REACTS TO MICK FOLEY'S UPCOMING PRE-SHOW APPEARANCE AT DOUBLE OR NOTHING

Chris Jericho's squad stands gangly during the AEW Stadium Stampede lawsuit successful Queens, N.Y., connected May 25, 2026. (Lee South/AEW)

Stadium Stampede besides brought immoderate fun. "Jungle" Jack Perry astir murdered Mark Davis with his bud. Luchasaurus dressed successful a wig and astir smooched Andrade El Idolo. Satnam Singh, Tommy Invincible and Lio Rush made astonishment appearances. But it was yet Chris Jericho’s squad that got the win. 

Meanwhile, Darby Allin tried his hardest to shave MJF’s head. But it was MJF that took backmost the AEW World Championship to go a three-time champion by the property of 30. At the extremity of the event, Kevin Knight turned bottommost and attacked Allin who was placed connected a stretcher.

Kyle Fletcher’s return, Adam Copeland and Christian Cage won the tag titles, Tay Melo and Anna Jay appeared to beryllium caller challengers for the women’s tag squad titles against Megan Bayne and Lena Kross, hell, Eddie Kingston and Mance Warner helped thwart disconnected Shane Taylor promotions.

Adam Copeland and Christian Cage triumph astatine AEW Double oregon Nothing successful Queens, N.Y., connected May 24, 2026. (Lee South/AEW)

The stakes attached to each lucifer successful beforehand of a blistery assemblage made it each worthy portion adjacent if this writer didn’t get backmost location until 3:30 a.m. ET Monday morning. 

AEW volition crook its attraction to Forbidden Door adjacent period wherever the winners of the Owen Hart Tournaments volition beryllium crowned.

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A infinitesimal for Michin

Michin performs a Styles Clash connected Charlotte Flair during Saturday Night's Main Event astatine Allen County War Memorial Coliseum successful Fort Wayne, Ind., connected May 23, 2026. (WWE/Getty Images)

Saturday Night’s Main Event volition get mislaid successful a chaotic play of pro wrestling. But it was a coagulated nighttime of pro wrestling that furthered immoderate rivalries and acceptable the signifier for what’s to travel astatine Clash successful Italy.

Michin has been a portion of an confederation with Jade Cargill and B-Fab and whitethorn get mislaid successful the shuffle connected a crowded SmackDown roster. She wholly showed retired during the six-woman tag squad lucifer connected Saturday. 

Michin, astatine 1 point, broke retired a Styles Clash and astir picked up the triumph for her team.

Her show underscored conscionable however large of a determination acceptable she has and reminded the WWE Universe she’s conscionable arsenic bully arsenic anyone other successful the division. 

Getting Michin backmost into the Women’s United States Championship representation has to beryllium a must-do for the summer. She’s proven she’s much than susceptible of holding her ain successful the ringing and Saturday Night’s Main Event underscored that point. 

Mask vs Mask goes on

El Grande Americano enters the ringing with Rayo Americano and Bravo Americano during Monday Night RAW astatine Greensboro Coliseum Complex successful Greensboro, N.C., connected May 18, 2026. (Georgiana Dallas/WWE)

How successful the satellite is El Grande Americano truthful implicit successful Mexico? It’s a question that galore wrestling fans person wondered implicit the past fewer months arsenic the days crept person to the Mask vs. Mask lucifer against Original El Grande Americano astatine Noches de los Grandes. 

The lucifer astir didn’t spell on

The antheral we judge to beryllium nether the disguise of El Grande Americano, Marcel Barthel, was arrested connected a artillery complaint successful Florida. However, helium wasn’t slapped with immoderate question restraining orders, allowing him to enactment AAA without immoderate menace of perchance breaking the law.

El Grande Americano appeared affectional astatine an lawsuit held specifically for him. The fans successful Mexico clamored for him, cashing him to teardrop up a bit. You tin archer what helium means to the crowd. 

On AAA programming, the restraining bid that was meant to support El Grande Americano and Original El Grande Americano successful a Mexican ringing was thrown retired the model arsenic the 2 wrestlers and their allies got into a monolithic brawl.

It each sets up for what is expected to beryllium a chaotic Saturday night.

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Other pro wrestling quality and notes from the week:

WWE prima Jordynne Grace announced she passed her FAA Airman test.

Rey Mysterio was named the caller wide manager of AAA.

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling announced that each titles volition beryllium defended astatine Slammiversary connected June 28.

QT Marshall’s 1FW promotion was added to MyAEW.

Hayden Backlund signed with the National Wrestling Alliance, according to Fightful.

Liviyah signed with the National Wrestling Alliance, according to Fightful.

Booker T’s Reality of Wrestling promotion signed a societal organisation woody with Creator Sports Network.