All elite wrestling
| All Elite Wrestling, LLC
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| legal form | Limited Liability Company |
| founding | 2019 |
| Seat | Jacksonville , Florida , United States |
| management |
Tony Khan ( Chief Executive Officer ) Matthew Massie ( Executive Vice President ) Nicholas Massie (Executive Vice President) Cody Runnels (Executive Vice President) Tyson Smith (Executive Vice President) Brandi Runnels (Chief Brand Officer) |
| Branch | Wrestling |
| Website | allelitewrestling.com |
All Elite Wrestling ( AEW ) is an American wrestling - Promotion . The Jacksonville , Florida company was founded in 2019 by Tony Khan . The first Double or Nothing event took place on May 25, 2019 in Las Vegas , Nevada .
With the audience interest generated and the financial strength received by the Khan family , AEW is considered the first promotion in the United States since the World Championship Wrestling ( WCW ) was taken over by the World Wrestling Federation ( WWF ; today: WWE ) in 2001, which has the partial monopoly by WWE in question.
history
prehistory
Wrestling journalist Dave Meltzer replied in May 2017 via Twitter to the question of whether the wrestling promotion Ring of Honor was able to sell over 10,000 tickets to an event: “Not anytime soon” (German: “Not in the near future "). Challenged by this statement, the then ring-of-honor wrestlers Cody Runnels and The Young Bucks (Matthew Massie and Nicholas Massie) planned their own wrestling event. This took place on September 1, 2018 in the Sears Center Arena in Hoffman Estates in northeast Chicago , Illinois under the title All In . The event, which featured top stars from various independent promotions , was advertised in advance under the slogan “The Biggest Independent Wrestling Show Ever” (German: “The biggest independent wrestling show of all time”) and was sold out within 30 minutes. All In was the first non- WWE or WCW- hosted wrestling event in the United States since 1993, with 11,263 spectators, and sold over 10,000 tickets. The event included matches for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship between title holder Nick Aldis and Runnels and for the ROH World Championship between Jay Lethal and Flip Gordon.
All Elite Wrestling (since 2019)
After the success of All In, the foundation of a promotion based on this event under the name All Elite Wrestling was announced on January 1, 2019 as part of the YouTube show Being The Elite produced by Matthew Massie and Nicholas Massie . At the same time, their first pay-per-view, Double or Nothing, was announced for spring 2019. AEW is financially supported by the US businessman Tony Khan , who also assumed the position of Chief Executive Officer , and his father, the billionaire Shahid Khan . On January 8, 2019, Cody Runnels, his wife Brandi Runnels and Matthew Massie and Nicholas Massie gave a first press conference in front of the stadium of the National Football League team Jacksonville Jaguars , which is owned by Shahid Khan. In addition to working with Oriental Wrestling Entertainment , it was announced that Double or Nothing would take place on May 25, 2019 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas , Nevada . Cody Runnels as well as Matthew Massie and Nicholas Massie took on positions in the AEW corporate management as Executive Vice Presidents . Brandi Runnels has been confirmed as Chief Brand Officer . On February 7, 2019, Tyson Smith, known as Kenny Omega, was introduced as fourth Executive Vice President. A partnership with the Mexican promotion Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide was announced.
The main event of the first Pay per View under the name Double or Nothing was a singles match that Chris Jericho won against Kenny Omega. The event generated the highest buy rate of any pay-per-view in wrestling that was not hosted by WWE or WCW. At All Out on August 31, 2019, the first AEW World Championship winner was determined in a singles match between Chris Jericho and Adam Page , which Jericho won. In addition, a women's and a tag team division was introduced from the start. The first AEW Women's World Championship title holder was Riho with a victory over Nyla Rose in the first edition of the weekly TV show AEW Dynamite on October 2, 2019. The AEW World Tag Team Championship was introduced with a tournament whose final SoCal Uncensored ( Frankie Kazarian and Scorpio Sky ) won against The Lucha Brothers ( Rey Fenix and Pentagon Jr. ) in the Dynamite edition on October 30, 2019 . The introduction of a secondary title in the men's division followed in spring 2020 with the AEW TNT Championship . Cody became the first title holder on May 23, 2020 at Double or Nothing after the final of an opening tournament against Lance Archer .
broadcasts
Weekly broadcasts
A collaboration with WarnerMedia was made public on May 15, 2019 . The weekly program AEW Dynamite has been broadcast live on Wednesdays on the associated channel TNT since October 2, 2019.
Additional matches will be recorded before and after the Dynamite broadcast and will be posted online on the All Elite Wrestling YouTube channel on the AEW Dark show on Tuesdays .
List of pay-per-view events
All Elite Wrestling produces large events at irregular intervals that are published as pay-per-view.
| date | event | city | Venue |
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| May 25, 2019 | Double or Nothing | Las Vegas , Nevada | MGM Grand Garden Arena |
| June 29, 2019 | Fyter Fest | Daytona Beach , Florida | Ocean Center |
| 13th July 2019 | Fight for the Fallen | Jacksonville , Florida | Daily's Place |
| August 31, 2019 | All out | Hoffman Estates , Illinois | Sears Center Arena |
| 9th November 2019 | Full gear | Baltimore , Maryland | Royal Farms Arena |
| February 29, 2020 | revolution | Chicago , Illinois | Wintrust Arena |
| May 23, 2020 | Double or Nothing | Jacksonville , Florida 1 | Daily's Place TIAA Bank Field 1 |
| 5th September 2020 | All out | Jacksonville, Florida | Daily's Place |
| May 29, 2021 | Double or Nothing | Las Vegas , Nevada | MGM Grand Garden Arena |
Roster
Men
| Ring name | Bourgeois name | nation | annotation |
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| Adam Page | Stephen Woltz |
 United States
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| Alex Reynolds | Alex Zikos |
United States
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| Angélico | Adam Bridle |
 South Africa
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| Austin Gunn | Austin Sopp |
United States
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| The Blade | Jesse Guilmette |
United States
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| Brian Cage | Brian Button |
United States
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| Brandon Cutler | Brandon Bogle |
United States
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| Mr. Brodie Lee | Jon Huber |
United States
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| The Butcher | Andrew Williams |
United States
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| Cash wheeler | Daniel Wheeler |
United States
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| Chris Jericho | Christopher Irvine |
 Canada
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| Christopher Daniels | Daniel Covell |
United States
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| Chuck Taylor | Dustin Howard |
United States
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| Cima | Nobuhiko Oshima |
 Japan
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| Cody | Cody Runnels |
United States
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Executive Vice President |
| Colt Cabana | Scott Colton |
United States
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| Darby Allin | Samuel Ratsch |
United States
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| Dax Harwood | David Harwood |
United States
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| Dustin Rhodes | Dustin Runnels |
United States
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| Eddie Kingston | Edward Moore |
United States
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| Evil Uno | Nicolas Dansereau |
Canada
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| Frankie Kazarian | Frank Gerdelman |
United States
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| Isiah Kassidy | Unknown |
United States
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| Jack Evans | Jack Miller |
United States
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| Jake Hager | Donald Jacob Hager Jr. |
United States
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| Joey Janela | Joseph Janela |
United States
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| John Silver | John Silver |
United States
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| Jon Moxley | Jonathan Good |
United States
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| Jungle boy | Jack Perry |
United States
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| Kenny Omega | Tyson Smith |
Japan Canada
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Executive Vice President |
| Kip Sabian | Simon tilting |
 United Kingdom
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| Lance Archer | Lance Hoyt |
United States
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| Luchasaurus | Austin Matelson |
United States
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| Luther | Len Olson |
Canada
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| Marko stunt | Noah Nelms |
United States
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| Marq Quen | DaQuentin Redden |
United States
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| Matt Hardy | Matthew Hardy |
United States
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| Matt Jackson | Matthew Massie |
United States
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Executive Vice President |
| Michael Nakazawa | Koutane Nakazawa |
Japan
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| MJF | Maxwell T. Friedman |
United States
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| Nick Jackson | Nicholas Massie |
United States
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Executive Vice President |
| Orange Cassidy | James Cipperly |
United States
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| Ortiz | Miguel Molina |
United States
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| PAC | Benjamin Satterley |
United Kingdom
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| Pentagon Jr. | Unknown |
 Mexico
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| Peter Avalon | Peter Hernandez |
United States
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| Pres10 Vance | Cody Vance |
United States
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| QT Marshall | Michael Cuellari |
United States
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| Rey Fenix | Unknown |
Mexico
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| Ricky Starks | Richard Starks |
United States
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| Sammy Guevara | Sammy Guevara |
United States
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| Santana | Mark Sanchez |
United States
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| Scorpio Sky | Schuyler Andrews |
United States
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| Shawn Spears | Ronald Arneill |
Canada
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| Sonny Kiss | Unknown |
United States
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| Stu Grayson | Marc Dionne |
Canada
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| Trent? | Greg Marasciulo |
United States
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| Wardlow | Michael Wardlow |
United States
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Women
| Ring name | Bourgeois name | nation | annotation |
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| Abadon | Unknown | Unknown | |
| Allie | Laura Dennis |
Canada
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| Anna Jay | Anna Jernigan |
United States
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| Awesome Kong | Kia Stevens |
United States
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| Big Swole | Aerial Hull |
United States
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| Brandi Rhodes | Brandi Runnels |
United States
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Chief Brand Officer |
| Dr. Britt Baker DMD | Brittany Baker |
United States
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| Emi Sakura | Emi Motokawa |
Japan
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| Hikaru Shida | Hikaru Shida |
Japan
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| Kris Statlander | Kristen Stadtlander |
United States
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| Leva Bates | Leva Bates |
United States
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| Mel | Melanie Goranson |
United States
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| Nyla Rose | Nyla Rose |
United States
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| Penelope Ford | Olivia Hasler |
United States
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| Riho | Riho Hime |
Japan
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| Shanna | Alexandra Barrulas |
 Portugal
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| Yuka Sakazaki | Yuka Sakazaki |
Japan
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Other staff not active in the ring
| Ring name | Bourgeois name | nation | annotation |
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| Alex Abrahantes | Alex Abrahantes |
United States
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Commentator (for AEW formats in Spanish) |
| Alex Marvez | Alex Marvez |
United States
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commentator |
| Arn Anderson | Martin Lunde |
United States
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Trainer & Manager of Cody |
| Aubrey Edwards | Aubrey Edwards |
United States
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Referee |
| Billy Gunn | Monty Sopp |
United States
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Road agent |
| Bryce Remsburg | Bryce Remsburg |
United States
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Referee |
| Dasha Gonzalez | Dasha Gonzalez |
United States
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Commentator (for AEW formats in Spanish) |
| Dean Malenko | Dean Simon |
United States
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Road agent |
| Earl Hebner | Earl Hebner |
United States
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Referee |
| Excalibur | Marc Letzmann |
United States
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commentator |
| Goldenboy | Alex Mendez |
United States
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commentator |
| Jake Roberts | Aurelian Smith Jr. |
United States
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Manager of Lance Archer |
| Jennifer Sterger | Jennifer Sterger |
United States
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Interviewer |
| Jerry Lynn | Jeremy Lynn |
United States
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Road agent |
| Jim Ross | James Ross |
United States
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commentator |
| Justin Roberts | Justin Roberts |
United States
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Ring announcer |
| Paul Turner | Paul Turner |
United States
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Referee |
| Rick Knox | Rick Knox |
United States
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Referee |
| Taz | Peter Senerchia |
United States
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Commentator Manager of Brian Cage and Ricky Starks |
| Tony Schiavone | Noah Anthony Schiavone |
United States
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commentator |
| Tully Blanchard | Tully Blanchard |
United States
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Trainer & Manager of Shawn Spears and FTR (Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood) |
| Vickie Guerrero | Vickie Benson |
United States
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Manager of Nyla Rose |
Title holder
| title | Title holder | No. | date | Days | place | event | annotation |
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| AEW World Championship | Jon Moxley | 1 | February 29, 2020 | 185+ | Chicago , Illinois | revolution | Defeated Chris Jericho . |
| AEW TNT Championship | Mr. Brodie Lee | 1 | August 13, 2020 | 19+ | Jacksonville , Florida | Dynamite | Defeated Cody . Aired on August 22, 2020. |
| AEW Women's World Championship | Hikaru Shida | 1 | May 23, 2020 | 101+ | Jacksonville , Florida | Double or Nothing | Defeated Nyla Rose. |
| AEW World Tag Team Championship | Adam Page and Kenny Omega | 1 | January 21, 2020 | 224+ | Nassau , Bahamas | Dynamite | Aired January 22, 2020. Defeated SoCal Uncensored ( Frankie Kazarian and Scorpio Sky) during Chris Jericho's Rock 'N' Wrestling Rager at Sea cruise on Norwegian Pearl . |
Web links
- All Elite Wrestling Official Website
- All Elite Wrestling on YouTube
- All Elite Wrestling in the Cagematch database
- All Elite Wrestling in the Broken Neck database
Individual evidence
- ↑ Next WWE strike against AEW? Sport1 , accessed January 14, 2020.
- ^ Cody & The Young Bucks planning to self-finance 10,000 seat show. F4wonline.com, accessed January 13, 2020.
- ↑ Ex-WWE star Cody Rhodes sets up mega wrestling event. Ran , accessed January 13, 2020.
- ^ All In - "The Biggest Independent Wrestling Show Ever". in the Cagematch database , accessed June 7, 2019.
- ↑ “New Years Elite” - Being The Elite Ep. 132. YouTube , January 1, 2019, accessed February 4, 2020 (English).
- ↑ Official: All Elite Wrestling (AEW) starts in 2019. Cagematch , January 2, 2019, accessed on June 7, 2019.
- ^ First AEW press conference. Cagematch , January 10, 2019, accessed June 7, 2019.
- ↑ AEW Double or Nothing sold out, Kenny Omega signs. Power Wrestling , February 8, 2019, accessed February 4, 2020.
- ↑ AEW “Double or Nothing” results + report from Las Vegas, Nevada, USA from May 25th, 2019 (incl. Videos and the full length “The Buy-In” show). Wrestling-Infos.de, May 26, 2019, accessed June 7, 2019.
- ↑ The PPV buy rate for "AEW Double or Nothing exceeds all expectations - [...] the main event for" All Out "is certain [...]. Wrestling-Infos.de, June 6, 2019, accessed June 7, 2019.
- ↑ AEW Dynamite # 1 Results & Report from Washington, DC, USA from October 2nd, 2019 [...]. Wrestling-Infos.de, October 3, 2019, accessed on February 4, 2020.
- ↑ AEW Dynamite # 5 Results & Report from Charleston, West Virginia, USA from October 30th, 2019 [...]. Wrestling-Infos.de, October 31, 2019, accessed February 4, 2020.
- ↑ AEW Double Or Nothing Report of May 23, 2020 Moonsault.de, May 24, 2020, accessed on June 16, 2020.
- ^ All Elite Wrestling To Air On TNT Network. All Elite Wrestling , May 15, 2019, accessed June 7, 2019.
- ^ John Pollock: AEW to air weekly on Wednesday nights from 8-10 pm ET. In: POST Wrestling | WWE NXT NJPW AEW UFC Podcasts, News & Reviews. July 24, 2019. Retrieved July 25, 2019 (American English).
- ↑ All Elite Wrestling on April 14, 2020: Announcement regarding the hosting of Double or Nothing on May 23, 2020 regarding the COVID-19 pandemic Twitter , accessed on April 15, 2020.