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Kazuchika Okada and Konosuke Takeshita finally go head-to-head in a long-awaited rematch from their Continental Classic semi-final bout at Worlds End in December.
The two Don Callis family members had been at odds for months. The highly competitive pro wrestling superstars were finally matched up at All Elite Wrestling (AEW)’s Double or Nothing on Sunday in New York for Okada’s International Championship.
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Konosuke Takeshita wins the title at AEW Double or Nothing in Queens, NY on May 24, 2026. (Lee South/AEW)
The match did not disappoint.
It was hard hitting and fast – almost hard to follow what was going on because neither Okada nor Takeshita would stay down very long. The crowd at Louis Armstrong Stadium chanted, “Fight forever!” as each man rained blows on the other.
Okada would nail a Tombstone Piledriver on Takeshita and then the patented Rainmaker. But Takeshita got back up after the referee spoke to one. Takeshita reached as far into his soul as he could and hit Okada with his own version of the Rainmaker.
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Kazuchika Okada and Konosuke Takeshita compete in a wrestling match at AEW Double or Nothing in Queens, NY on May 24, 2026. (Lee South/AEW)
Takeshita finished Okada with the Raging Fire and picked up the win to become the new AEW International Champion. This is the second time he has won the AEW International Championship, which represents the only singles title he has been able to achieve in the company.
Takeshita’s happy moment didn’t last too long. He needed to keep his head on a swivel. When it looked like the Don Callis family was going to completely ruin his night, Kyle Fletcher’s music hit and sent the crowd into a frenzy.
Fletcher went down to the ring with everyone in Callis’ faction and watched to see what he would do. He embraced Takeshita at first, raising his hand in a congratulatory moment.
But that didn’t last long.
Fletcher clotheslined Takeshita and then hit him with the belt as Rocky Romero and Mark Davis held him up.
Kyle Fletcher during AEW Double or Nothing in Queens, NY on May 24, 2026. (Lee South/AEW)
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Fletcher proved his loyalties lied and it seemed to be with the Don Callis family.
