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Kevin Knight did the unthinkable on Sunday at All Elite Wrestling’s (AEW) Double or Nothing pay-per-view when he added insult to injury following Darby Allin’s world championship loss.
Knight came out of his back and rushed to the ring as Maxwell Jacob Friedman (MJF) celebrated an AEW World Championship victory over Allin in a hair-against title match. Knight went to the top and hit a UFO Splash on Allin as he was tied down on a stretcher. Then he overturned the stretcher.
It was one of the more shocking things that happened during the show.
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Kevin Knight celebrates his victory during New Japan Pro-Wrestling at the National Yoyogi Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan on May 17, 2025. (Etsuo Hara/Getty Images)
Knight spoke about his actions during Wednesday’s AEW “Dynamite” episode. The Philadelphia crowd was already filled with animosity, chanting “F— you Kevin.”
“You know I shouldn’t expect anything less from your meatheads,” Knight began. “Ever since last Sunday, ‘The Jet’ has only heard one word and one word and that is ‘why?’ You asked me why I did what I did on Sunday? Look, I told Darby Allin not to let ‘The Jet’ down. I told him not to let you down. And guess what he did? He blew it.
“You know what? Darby Allin, he blew it. Like the Sixers did against the Knicks – he let us all down. Philly, I’m with you. I’m on your side. He let us all down. I decided I wasn’t going to trust the process anymore. I decided I was going to take matters into my own hands and I did what I had to do, let’s keep it, let’s keep it, let’s keep it. really, who was the last person, MJF so up. Who was the last person to humiliate MJF? That said, it was supposed to be me in the main event. But instead I sat in the back, then from the bench?”
Knight said he didn’t want to sit on the sidelines anymore and he wanted to “take over this whole damn company.” He remembered what Allin told him when he first entered AEW: “Don’t waste any time.” He revealed a similar sentiment to Pakinomist Digital in a recent interview.
He suggested that he just did what Allin asked him to do, leaving him in a “pool of his own blood.” He smiled as he remembered that moment.
Knight’s tag team partner, “Speedball” Mike Bailey, came out to talk to him. He said he heard what he heard Knight said and knew how ambitious he was. He warned Knight to get ahead of himself and make mistakes.
Bailey said Knight made a “mistake” with his attack on Allin. He said it can be resolved if Knight apologized. He reached out to embrace Knight.
Instead, Knight gave him a shoulder bump and hit Bailey with a clothesline. Knight hit another move on Bailey before exiting the ring. It seemed that the tag team duo of Jet Speed was no more either.
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MJF’s World Championship Party
MJF will hold the AEW World Championship at AEW Double or Nothing in Queens, NY on May 25, 2026. (Lee South/AEW)
MJF joined an exclusive club on Sunday when he captured his third world championship at the age of 30 when he defeated Allin for the AEW World Championship. On Wednesday, he entered Philadelphia on a throne for his celebration.
MJF basked in the glory of beating Allin after only dropping the belt a month before. He reminded the audience that only eight men have been world champions three times by the age of 30.
“They’re going to write about me in the history books,” he declared. “They’re going to talk about me until the sun explodes. I really hope that you stupid, ignorant, worthless bastards are even remotely aware of how lucky you are, how really, really lucky you are to witness the greatness that is me in real time.
“You’re living in the greatest era imaginable, and it’s the greatest era because it’s about me. I’m a three-time, three-time, three-time world champion. The best wrestler in the world. The most complete professional wrestler in the world. No. 1, nobody close, a generational talent.”
Before fans could “bow down” to MJF’s greatness, Mark Briscoe came out to confront the champion. He said MJF didn’t “fit in” in Philadelphia because he’s not tough enough. He reminded MJF that it wasn’t too long ago that he pinned him and wanted a title shot.
MJF declined Briscoe’s challenge because AEW was not only a sport, but also a business. And that it was “bad enough” Allin was a master. He laughed at Briscoe thinking he was good enough to hold the AEW title.
“You’re nowhere near the devil’s level,” MJF said.
Rush, after winning his four-way match, also moved up to MJF. He called MJF a “chicken s—“, reminding MJF that he almost hit him too. MJF said that if anyone has won a title, it was Rush. He asked Rush if he wanted to fight him for the title in Philadelphia and then took it away. But said there was a match next week.
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The dogs attack Cope and Cage
Adam Copeland and Christian Cage win at AEW Double or Nothing in Queens, NY on May 24, 2026. (Lee South/AEW)
While MJF had its own celebration, it was supposed to be a night of celebration for Adam Copeland and Christian Cage as they became the AEW Tag Team Champions. It was their first pro wrestling tag titles in 25 years after beating FTR at Double or Nothing.
Cage gave FTR their praise, saying they are “top guys” and one of the best tag teams they’ve ever faced. But they are not at the tippy top. Copeland said it was time to “live in the moment.”
Copeland and Cage hit the right notes that fans have come to expect. They had to strike a five-second pose for the benefit of those with flash photography. Copeland even brought out disposable cameras for the moment.
However, the moment was gone in a flash.
David Finlay and Clark Connors came out and attacked the tag champions before the special moment could take place. They seemed to declare themselves the next to step up and take aim at the belts.
Owen Hart Tournament Update
Claudio Castagnoli and Brody King met in their quarter-final match. The two big men went chop-for-chop and slam-for-slam. It was king to advance over Castagnoli in a hard-hitting affair. King advanced in the tournament and takes on Swerve Strickland, who beat Bandido at Double or Nothing.
It was a rematch between AEW National Champion Mark Davis and former AEW National Champion Jack Perry in the Owen Hart Tournament. Both men came out of a Stadium Stampede match at Double or Nothing to continue their dreams of earning a shot at the AEW World Championship.
Perry and Davis battled through the last 15 minutes of the show. He went for a running knee, but Davis caught him and connected with a vicious clothesline. Perry kicked out of a pin, but Davis continued his offense and eventually picked up the win. Davis takes on Will Ospreay in the semi-finals.
Meanwhile, Alex Windsor was scheduled to face Willow Nightingale in the tournament before the TBS champion had to withdraw and relinquish her belt due to injury.
Windsor was asked about preparing for his wildcard opponent. She said she had been preparing for her big moment her whole career and all she wanted to be was “the best” in women’s wrestling.
“I’m on my way to prove that when it comes to being the best in the world, Alex Windsor is part of that conversation. A road that ends exactly where it started – my home. It’s a road I’m not walking alone because my baby, my Billy (Will Ospreay), he’s chasing his Wembley dream and so am I,” she said. “So wildcard, whoever you are, you better have some skin in the game because all my heart is in mine.”
Windsor will take on its wildcard opponent next week at “Dynamite.”
Samoa Joe takes the day off
After his loss to Will Ospreay at Double or Nothing, Samoa Joe told his Opps brothers that he wanted to step away for a bit.
“Again, opportunity is calling and Hollywood is calling,” he told his team. “Gentlemen, I’m going away for a few months. But you all know how this works. I expect you to keep it down.”
Hook and Anthony Bowens appeared to be stepping up at the same time to take Joe’s place, suggesting potential friction for the group.
“Dynamite” match results:
Hikaru Shida competes at the AEW Double or Nothing event in Queens, NY on May 25, 2026. (Lee South/AEW)
Chris Jericho def. Ricochet.
Rush def. Lio Rush, Orange Cassidy and Mark Davis.
Brody King def. Claudio Castagnoli in the Owen Hart Men’s Tournament quarter-finals.
Anna Jay and Tay Melo def. Ava Everett and Allie Katch.
Mark Davis def. Jack Perry in the Owen Hart Men’s Tournament quarter-finals.
“Collision” match results:
Will Ospreay, Jon Moxley and Pac def. Dezmond Xavier, Zachary Wentz and Myron Reed.
Andrade El Idolo def. Ace Austin.
Kris Statlander def. Hikaru Shida.
