All Elite Wrestling revealed today that their first official show, Double or Nothing, will be broadcast in the UK on ITV’s Box Office. This is huge for AEW, with ITV being the second largest television station in the UK. The statement released by AEW also confirmed the preshow entitled “BUY-IN” will start one hour before Double or Nothing, and will air for free on ITV 4.
Breaking News for #AEW's U.K. Fans – @AEWrestling's #DoubleOrNothing Pay Per View to be carried LIVE on @ITVBoxOffice@ITV pic.twitter.com/bR4iXtRRi7
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) May 8, 2019
As part of “BUY-IN”, it was revealed this past week that we will have the Casino Battle Royale. Previously, Cody Rhodes said the winner of the match would receive a “great incentive”. Now it has been confirmed, per the above statement, that the person who walks out of the Casino Battle Royale as the victor will be given a future title match with the AEW World Champion.
As of yet, the AEW World Championship has not been revealed nor has it been announced that any match on the Double or Nothing card will be for the promotion’s top championship.
The below names have been confirmed for the battle royale, with Dustin Thomas, Michael Nakzawa and Jungle Boy being confirmed today.
- Sonny Kiss
- Brandon Cutler
- Ace Romero
- Glacier
- Brian Pillman Jr.
- Sunny Daze
- MJF
- Joey Janela
- Chuck Taylor
- Trent Baretta
- Michael Nakzawa
- Jungle Boy
- Dustin Thomas
It was also announced that Kip Sabian, who was previously announced for the battle royale, will instead be facing Sammy Guevara in a singles match at “BUY-IN”.
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