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Kevin Knight joined the Don Callis family in recent weeks as he looked to capitalize on the opportunity at the AEW World Championship.
Knight started All Elite Wrestling (AEW) “Dynamite” targeting Darby Allin and “Speedball” Mike Bailey. He said that the fans were upset that Allin failed to retain the AEW title at Double or Nothing against Maxwell Jacob Friedman (MJF) and that Bailey was the one who broke up the Jet Speed tag team.
Knight called out MJF, but he got Allin instead. Allin hit Knight with a skateboard.
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Darby Allin hits a Coffin Drop on MJF at AEW Double or Nothing in Queens, NY on May 25, 2026. (Lee South/AEW)
“I hope New York was worth it. I hope New York was worth it, b—h” Allin said.
Other members of the Don Callis family came out to chase Allin out of the arena, but the message had already been sent. Instead of Knight sending it to the World Champion, it was Allin who sent one to “The Jet”.
Allin had not been seen since losing the title to MJF in a hair vs. title match. Knight was the one who came out at the end of the fight and imposed a penalty on Allin. Knight hit a UFO Splash on Allin as he was strapped to a stretcher.
Meanwhile, Andrade El Idolo is still waiting for Callis to keep his promise of a title shot against MJF. Andrade approached Callis later in the night and the slimy manager said the shot was in the future.
Mark Briscoe makes his way to the AEW World Championship
MJF will hold the AEW World Championship at AEW Double or Nothing in Queens, NY on May 25, 2026. (Lee South/AEW)
For weeks, Mark Briscoe had challenged MJF for the AEW World Championship, and the champion had brushed him off each time. MJF has argued that Briscoe is not main event material or championship material. But that all changed on Wednesday.
Briscoe picked up another big win in his singles match against Pac. He hasn’t been on the losing end of a match since “Dynamite” on March 11, when he and the Young Bucks lost a six-man match to Cash Wheeler, Dax Harwood and Tommaso Ciampa.
But Briscoe came up with a plan. He said he spoke with AEW CEO Tony Khan about a World Championship opportunity and a match at the Forbidden Door was made. Briscoe and five others will take on MJF and five others in a steel cage match.
If Briscoe’s team wins, he will be guaranteed an AEW World Championship shot. MJF went straight to the Don Callis family for help. Knight said he would help MJF if given a shot at the AEW title.
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Owen Hart Men’s Final Set
Referee Aubrey Edwards raises his hand to Swerve Strickland after he defeated Shelton Benjamin during AEW Dynamite at the Wolstein Center in Cleveland, Ohio on October 30, 2024. Prince Nana celebrates nearby. (Frank Jansky/Icon Sportswire)
Will Ospreay fought his way to the Owen Hart Foundation Men’s Tournament Final with wins over Samoa Joe and Mark Davis. On the other side of the bracket, he awaited the winner between Swerve Strickland and Brody King.
All Ospreay had to do was watch Strickland and King put the brakes on each other as he got an extra week of rest. King survived two house calls and Strickland was able to run through a nasty Death Valley driver into the corner and an piledriver. Strickland then hit King with a Vertebreaker to win the match. Prince Nana helped by hitting King in the head with a weapon.
Strickland and Ospreay will meet in the finals at the Forbidden Door on June 28.
Maya World’s Owen Hart shocker
Maya World was inserted into the Owen Hart Foundation Women’s Tournament at the very last second when Saree was not cleared to participate. Saree had to fight against Skye Blue.
World came to the match with a heavy heart as she revealed the death of her younger brother. She fought in honor of her deceased brother and hoped to achieve an astonishing effect.
She had a terrific match against Hazuki on May 30 and had two big wins in Ring of Honor – a singles match against Trish Adora and a tag team win with Hyan. She also competed in Survival of the Fittest for the Ring of Honor Women’s World Championship, which Athena retained.
While Blue had much of the momentum in the match, World fought back. World blocked a running knee and hit Blue with a suplex. The world connected with her own running knee, but only took up the two count. Both women gave it their all to advance in the tournament with the hopes of winning an AEW Women’s World Championship.
World somehow countered Blue’s attack into a pinning combo and got the three. She advances to the semi-finals and meets Athena.
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“Dynamite” match results:
- Jon Moxley def. Shane Taylor to retain the AEW Continental Championship.
- Mark Briscoe def. Pac.
- Andrade def. Orange Cassidy.
- Maya World def. Skye Blue to advance in the Owen Hart Foundation Women’s Tournament.
- Swerve Strickland def. Brody King advances in the Owen Hart Foundation men’s tournament.
