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Bodies Hit The Floor In Anarchy In The Arena, Featuring An Exploding Table And Thumbtacked Shoes

Wrestling
Jeremy Lambert May 25, 2025 11:22PM

Anarchy ruled in the arena at AEW Double or Nothing.

Kenny Omega, Swerve Strickland, Willow Nightingale, & The Opps (Samoa Joe, Powerhouse Hobbs, & Katsuyori Shibata) defeated The Death Riders (Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta, & Marina Shafir) & The Young Bucks (Matthew Jackson & Nicholas Jackson) in Anarchy in the Arena at AEW Double or Nothing.

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The bout was a chaos filled brawling spilling all over the arena and featuring Omega hitting a moonsault off the balcony, Swerve jumping off a forklift, Willow getting locked by her ear around the ringpost, a staple gun to the balls and tongue, and much more.

The bout also featured the return of HOOK, who has been out of action since April. He took out Claudio Castagnoli, but then walked away.

The Death Riders and The Bucks looked to be in control when Gabe Kidd came in to help out, but Mark Briscoe evened the odds. Near the finish, the Opps locked the Death Riders into the ambulance, leaving the Bucks alone with Swerve and Omega.

Omega hit one-winged angel through an exploding table onto Matthew while Swerve hit a swerve stomp with thumbtacked shoes onto Nicholas.

As is customary, music played in the arena during the beginning portion of the match with "I'm So Excited" by the Pointer Sisters initially playing. Kenny Omega cut that off to tee up "Bodies" by Drowning Pool. The song played until Claudio swung Swerve into one of the speakers by the ramp.

Fans can find Fightful's coverage of AEW Double or Nothing by clicking here. Check out the post-show podcast for a full review here.

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