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68-516: Brian Zachary Pillman (born September 9, 1993), better known by the ring name Brian Pillman Jr. , is an American professional wrestler . He is signed to WWE , where he performs on the NXT brand under the ring name Lexis King . He is known for his time in All Elite Wrestling (AEW) from 2019 to 2023 and Major League Wrestling (MLW) from 2018 to 2021. A second-generation wrestler, he

136-496: A heel . He competed in his first match on October 24 on Night 1 of NXT : Halloween Havoc , defeating Dante Chen . King competed in his first WWE premium live event on December 9 at NXT Deadline , where he lost to Carmelo Hayes , thus marking his first loss in WWE. King participated in the 2023 NXT Men's Breakout Tournament after attacking original competitor Trey Bearhill and subsequently taking his place. He defeated Dion Lennox in

204-545: A "thumbs down". The publication later awarded it the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Award for Best Major Wrestling Show of 2019. In November, Troy L. Smith of cleveland.com released a list of the "50 greatest wrestling pay-per-views of all time" from every professional wrestling promotion in the world, with Double or Nothing ranked at number 46, writing that the first AEW pay-per-view event "feels like something that will eventually mark

272-407: A 50/50 split. The biggest split I’ve heard of for a television PPV and streaming was Conor McGregor vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov , which was an 80/20 split in favor of television. Usually it's closer to 85/15". John Powell of Canadian Online Explorer 's Slam! Wrestling noted that Double or Nothing "proved without a doubt that AEW is THE competition [to WWE], THE alternative [to WWE], THE very change

340-474: A Running Knee Strike on Sakura to win the match. In the fifth match, Cody (accompanied by his wife, Brandi Rhodes) faced his brother, Dustin Rhodes. Brandi tackled Dustin on the floor, leading to referee Earl Hebner ejecting her, which Diamond Dallas Page removed her following Hebner's request. Dustin performed a Final Cut on Cody for a near-fall. Cody performed a Disaster Kick and Cross Rhodes on Dustin for

408-692: A cane, causing Sullivan to bleed. On July 9, 2021, it was reported that Pillman was no longer working with MLW as his contract had expired. In May 2019, Pillman was a participant in the Casino Battle Royale at All Elite Wrestling 's (AEW) inaugural pay-per-view event, Double or Nothing . In July 2020, with MLW shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic , Pillman began to appear in AEW, wrestling on both their flagship show Dynamite , and their online show Dark . Pillman remained contracted to MLW, but

476-559: A car accident. Pillman attended Dixie Heights High School in Edgewood, Kentucky , where he played football . He graduated in 2011 and furthered his education by attending college. Pillman earned a degree at Northern Kentucky University in Information Systems . In February 2017, Pillman announced he would be following his father's footsteps and become a professional wrestler. He was trained by Lance Storm at his school,

544-598: A contract with IWC, and that part of his contract was a shot at the IWC Championship at the promotion's February event. On February 15, Pillman defeated Sam Adonis , Aramis, Lance Archer , Black Taurus , Michael Elgin , Andrew Everett , and Alex Zayne in a War of Attrition match to win the vacant Warrior Wrestling Championship . The title was left vacant due to injury of former champion Brian Cage . On September 12, 2020, in Washington, Pennsylvania , he won

612-465: A few others, their real name. One notable exception was made for David Otunga because of his real marriage to singer Jennifer Hudson at the time, which gave WWE some mainstream exposure. Low Ki used the alias "Senshi" during his second TNA stint to reserve his primary ring name for other use. A similar example is the team known as The Dudley Boyz in ECW and WWE and Team 3D elsewhere. WWE trademarked

680-549: A formation of a promotion and the name of the promotion's first event. On January 1, 2019, All Elite Wrestling (AEW) was officially founded. Along with the announcement, the promotion's inaugural event , Double or Nothing, was scheduled to air on pay-per-view (PPV) during Memorial Day weekend on Saturday, May 25, 2019, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in the Las Vegas suburb of Paradise, Nevada , with

748-486: A historic card that boldly announced new competition for the long-time industry leader WWE", as they successfully built "anticipation of the launch of their weekly fall show on TNT". They highlighted "AEW's first viral moment" created by the unannounced appearance of Jon Moxley, the "blood and tears exchanged by the Rhodes brothers", and the "theatrics and aerial exploits of Kenny Omega, The Young Bucks and The Lucha Bros". Tim Fiorvanti of ESPN declared: "Double or Nothing

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816-521: A little spotty, but the athleticism was on another level." The main event had "great drama and action" and "everything made sense." Jon Moxley's "amazing introduction" "sets him right at the top of the ladder". However, Tedesco "cringed with some of the comments made toward WWE". Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter wrote that Double or Nothing "will go down as one of the landmark PPVs in history, both because of

884-561: A match between the two teams was announced for Double or Nothing. On March 16 at AAA 's Rey de Reyes , The Young Bucks defeated The Lucha Brothers for the AAA World Tag Team Championship , subsequently turning their Double or Nothing match into a rematch for the championship. On February 20, 2019, on The Road to Double or Nothing , Cody announced the second Over the Budget Battle Royale for

952-660: A match featuring SoCal Uncensored ( Christopher Daniels , Frankie Kazarian , and Scorpio Sky ) against Oriental Wrestling Entertainment 's (OWE) Cima and two partners of his choosing was announced for Double or Nothing after SoCal Uncensored challenged Cima to a match. On March 3, OWE announced a tag team tournament to determine who Cima's partners would be. On May 6, it was announced that Cima would team with T-Hawk and El Lindaman . On January 4, 2018, at New Japan Pro-Wrestling 's Wrestle Kingdom 12 , Kenny Omega defeated Chris Jericho in their first encounter. In September at All In, after Omega defeated Penta El Zero , he

1020-506: A near-fall. Cody performed a second Cross Rhodes on Dustin to win. After the match, Cody announced he would team with Dustin against The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) at Fight for the Fallen . Cody and Dustin embraced in the ring after the announcement. In the penultimate match, The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) defended the AAA World Tag Team Championship against Lucha Brothers (Pentagon Jr and Rey Fenix). Matt and Nick performed

1088-630: A result of a bet with wrestling journalist Dave Meltzer , a group known as The Elite ( Cody , The Young Bucks , and Kenny Omega ), the driving forces behind the event, used the positive response from All In to pursue further events with backing of businessmen Shahid Khan and Tony Khan . In a promo after All In, Cody said "I know when you make a bet, sometime you go double or nothing". On November 5, 2018, several trademarks were filed in Jacksonville , Florida , among them were "All Elite Wrestling" and "Double or Nothing", leading to speculation of

1156-438: A tag team match, teaming with Teddy Hart and facing Anthony Bennet and Jimmy Lloyd at Super Show V on January 26. On January 18, 2020, Pillman was a surprise 16th entrant in a 16-man Battle Royal at International Wrestling Cartel 's (IWC) Reloaded 6.0 event. He did not win the match, but he appeared in the main event, helping IWC Heavyweight Champion Jack Pollock win the match. After the match, Pillman revealed he had signed

1224-523: A tremendous cross section of what the future of women's wrestling will look like". Sean Radican of Pro Wrestling Torch described the event as "fantastic first outing overall for AEW". Omega-Jericho had a "very sudden, but good finish", Cody-Dustin "was a classic throwback bloodbath that had a ton of heat", while Young Bucks-Lucha Bros "was a state-of-the-art tag team classic". However, Radican noted that there "were some warts with production and commentary", and also preferred removing "the pre-show and most of

1292-399: A tribute to Pillman's father. On May 11, 2021 Julia Hart started aligning herself with The Varsity Blonds and made appearances with them for several months. On July 12, 2021, Pillman signed a full-time deal with AEW, making him an official member of the roster. His contract expired on July 11, 2023, ending his time with AEW. On July 16, 2023, it was reported by PWInsider that Pillman had

1360-538: A tryout with WWE at the WWE Performance Center . He was officially assigned to the developmental brand NXT in late August and videos promoting his debut began airing in September, changing his name to Lexis King , a second iteration of his "Alex King" name. His ties to his father were acknowledged, but he denounced him and his name in his vignettes due to his early death, establishing himself as

1428-590: A turning point in the wrestling industry." Pro Wrestling Illustrated awarded the Cody vs. Dustin Rhodes match the Pro Wrestling Illustrated Award for Match of the Year . A week after Double or Nothing, the inaugural AEW World Championship match between Chris Jericho and Adam Page was confirmed for AEW's event, All Out , on August 31, 2019. At All Out, Jericho defeated Page to become

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1496-754: A variation of it, sometimes modifying the spelling to better fit their gimmick , such as Dave Bautista becoming Batista (later reverting to his real name for his Hollywood acting career), Patricia Stratigeas becoming Trish Stratus , Jonathan Good becoming Jon Moxley , Bryan Danielson becoming Daniel Bryan (when he wrestled in WWE), Richard Fliehr becoming Ric Flair and Randall Poffo becoming Randy Savage . Others simply use part of their name, such as Bill Goldberg using Goldberg , Nicole Garcia-Colace using Nikki Bella , Mike Mizanin using The Miz , Cody Runnels using Cody Rhodes , and Michael Wardlow using Wardlow . Many female wrestlers go solely by their first name such as. It

1564-646: Is a highly respected tradition in Mexican lucha libre for performers to hide their true identities, usually wrestling under masks, and revealing a luchador's identity without their permission is considered a serious offence with real-life consequences. Professional wrestlers are often referred to by their contemporaries by their ring name. In interviews, Bret Hart regularly referred to Mark Calaway, Curt Hennig, and Kevin Nash by their ring names ( The Undertaker , Mr. Perfect , and Diesel ). Ring names are often trademarked by

1632-448: Is also common for wrestlers of all genders to use a nickname in addition to their real name for marketability and other reasons. Ricky Steamboat is an atypical instance of a wrestler adopting a ring name to sound less intimidating, as his legal name of Richard Blood was considered unfitting for his babyface persona. Some (mostly independent ) wrestlers still go to great lengths to ensure that their real names are not publicly known. It

1700-419: Is the son of the late Brian Pillman . Brian Zachary Pillman is the son of professional wrestler Brian William Pillman (1962–1997) and model Melanie Diane Pillman ( née Lawrence; 1965–2022). He had four sisters: Danielle, Brittany, Alexis Reed, and Skylar King, as well as one brother, Jesse Morgan. His sister Alexis became a professional wrestling valet under the ring name Lexi Pillman, but died in 2009 in

1768-606: The AAA World Tag Team Championship , and Cody defeated his brother Dustin Rhodes . The event was also notable for the surprise appearances of Awesome Kong , Bret Hart (who unveiled the AEW World Championship belt), as well as Jon Moxley (formerly known in WWE as Dean Ambrose). Moxley and Kong were confirmed to have signed with AEW. The event received critical acclaim, with Jericho vs. Omega, The Young Bucks vs. The Lucha Brothers, and Cody vs. Dustin Rhodes earning

1836-638: The IWC Super Indy Championship . In late 2018, Pillman signed a contract with Major League Wrestling (MLW). When he first came in, he was mentored by his father's World Championship Wrestling rival Kevin Sullivan . He then turned on Sullivan and joined forces with Teddy Hart and Davey Boy Smith Jr. , creating the New Era Hart Foundation . This took place in a backstage segment where Pillman attacked Sullivan with

1904-437: The promotion that creates a character or gimmick for a performer. It is common to see one performer use a variety of ring names throughout their career, even if their overall persona remains similar. This is especially true in WWE , which has largely forced most wrestlers that have debuted since 2006 to use a WWE-owned ring name instead of a ring name that they used on the independent circuit or, such as with Daniel Bryan and

1972-737: The "Dudley Boyz" name, leading them to have to change their name when they went to TNA. The members' individual names were also trademarked by WWE, forcing them to have to change their names. WWE partially repealed the policy in 2015, allowing wrestlers who were well known in other promotions such as Samoa Joe , A.J. Styles , Shinsuke Nakamura , Austin Aries , Bobby Roode , and Eric Young to use their long-standing ring names (or, in Nakamura's and Roode's cases, their real names) as well as wrestlers who sign "Tier 2" NXT brand contracts such as Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa , who wrestle both on NXT and

2040-419: The AEW World Championship at All Out, Pac interrupted the interview and said he returned to AEW to seek revenge against Page. The two were then scheduled to face each other during the debut broadcast of AEW's television show, AEW Dynamite on October 2. Double or Nothing has since been called AEW's marquee domestic event, and along with their next three major PPVs, All Out , Full Gear , and Revolution ,

2108-491: The Buy In pre-show, with initial participants being Sonny Kiss, Kip Sabian, and Brandon Cutler. On May 6, the match was renamed Casino Battle Royale . The rules were that there would be 21 entrants. Five entrants would start the match and every three minutes, five more wrestlers entered with the 21st and final entrant entering alone. It was later confirmed that the winner would receive a future AEW World Championship match against

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2176-403: The Buy In pre-show. In the main event, Chris Jericho defeated Kenny Omega , earning a match against Adam Page , the winner of the pre-show's Casino Battle Royale , at AEW's August event All Out to determine the inaugural AEW World Champion . Other prominent matches saw The Young Bucks ( Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson ) defeat The Lucha Brothers ( Pentagón Jr. and Rey Fénix ) to retain

2244-527: The Meltzer Driver on Fenix to retain the titles. In the main event, Chris Jericho faced Kenny Omega; the winner would face Adam Page to determine the inaugural AEW World Champion at All Out. Omega performed a Baseball Slide and Rise of the Terminator on Jericho into a table. Omega performed a Springboard Double Foot Stomp on the table on Jericho. Jericho performed a Back Body Drop on Omega through

2312-699: The Storm Wrestling Academy, in Calgary , Alberta , Canada . Pillman's first match was on December 18, 2017, using the ring name "Alex King", a tribute to his sisters Alexis Reed and Skylar King. Pillman made his professional debut for Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW) on January 28, 2018, at Dojo Wars 162 against Mike Del for the CZW Medal of Valor Championship . Pillman was defeated in the match by submission. Pillman would have one more match in CZW, in

2380-638: The biggest PPV in pro wrestling history that wasn't produced by WWE or WCW." Meltzer additionally described that no one has achieved this level of buys "without regular television exposure since the 2002 Tito Ortiz vs. Ken Shamrock and 2004 Chuck Liddell vs. Ortiz [mixed martial arts] fights ". On the June 10 edition, Meltzer wrote that Double or Nothing "is estimated at somewhere between 98,500 and 113,000 buys worldwide. The best estimate has U.S. PPV buys at around 71,000, with almost an exact 50/50 split between television and B/R Live. That’s notable because nobody does

2448-542: The event sold out within 4 minutes of going on sale. In April, it was announced that Jim Ross would do play-by-play commentary for the event. On May 8, 2019, it was announced that Double or Nothing would air on ITV Box Office in the United Kingdom . Additionally, a one-hour pre-show titled "The Buy In" aired on ITV4 featuring the Casino Battle Royale and other matches. The following week, it

2516-424: The event taking on a Vegas theme. On February 8, at AEW's Las Vegas rally, Chief Brandi Officer Brandi Rhodes announced the signings of Japanese women wrestlers Aja Kong and Yuka Sakazaki , who would make their first appearances for AEW at Double or Nothing. On February 10, it was announced that pre-sale tickets sold out almost immediately after going on sale. On February 13, AEW announced that all tickets for

2584-602: The first round, but lost to Riley Osborne in the semifinals after interference from Bearhill. He also wrestled for the NXT North American Championship twice, first against Dragon Lee and later against Oba Femi , losing both times. Continuing his feud with Dante Chen, they wrestled in a Singapore Cane match , where King won. On the October 15 episode of NXT , King faced Oro Mensah in a Gentleman's Duel match, where he would emerge victorious. After

2652-585: The first-ever AEW World Champion. Following the confrontation between Jon Moxley and Kenny Omega, a match between the two was scheduled for All Out, but it was cancelled due to Moxley suffering an elbow injury. It was then rescheduled for Full Gear in November. At Full Gear, Moxley emerged victorious. After settling creative differences, Pac returned to AEW and replaced Jon Moxley in a match against Kenny Omega at All Out that Pac won. During Adam Page's post-event interview following his loss to Chris Jericho for

2720-522: The following weeks, Cody declared that he would defeat his brother as a way to "kill" the Attitude Era . At AEW's inaugural rally in Jacksonville , Adam Page was interrupted by Pac , setting up a feud between the two wrestlers. At AEW's second rally in Las Vegas, a match between Page and Pac was officially announced for Double or Nothing. However, in late May, it was reported that the match

2788-681: The general public on February 13, 2019, and sold out in 4 minutes. On the June 3 edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter , Dave Meltzer wrote that Double or Nothing received "roughly 98,000 buys between television and digital PPV, with close to a 50/50 split between the two ... About two-thirds came from the U.S., with the U.K., which aired the pre-show on ITV4 , being the strong second followed by Australia, Germany and Canada." Meltzer predicted that further replay buys of Double or Nothing "should easily" result in it overtaking "ECW's biggest-ever show (99,000) and [becoming]

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2856-482: The independent circuit to keep their ring names (or, in Gargano's case, his real name). Gargano and Ciampa have since signed exclusive WWE contracts. "In-house" WWE wrestlers still use WWE-owned ring names. In rare cases, the rights to a wrestler's ring name may be owned by a company with little or no connection to professional wrestling, such as Marvel Comics ' ownership of the name Hulk Hogan until early 2003, which

2924-500: The match quality but more the atmosphere created by the fans." Also, from "a creative standpoint and connecting with fans, [AEW] blew away WWE". The show indicated "the value of social media" and "the dissatisfaction with WWE". Meltzer said the Cody-Dustin match "stole the show", giving it five full stars. In a poll done by the newsletter of over 1700 respondents, 97.5% gave a "thumbs up" to the show, 1.8% were neutral, while 0.7% gave

2992-427: The match, both King and Mensah shook hands, with the former subsequently raising Mensah's hand as a sign of respect. Pillman had a strained relationship with his mother Melanie due to her battles with drug addiction following his father's death when Pillman was four years old. Pillman, who was primarily raised by his aunt Linda Pillman (his dad's sister) growing up, shared in a shoot interview that he felt his mother

3060-407: The most praise; most critics hailed the latter as the best match of the night. Double or Nothing later won the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Award for Best Major Wrestling Show of 2019, while Cody vs. Dustin Rhodes won the Pro Wrestling Illustrated Award for Match of the Year . After the success of the September 2018 event All In , an independent professional wrestling event that came as

3128-585: The prefix "Stone Cold" Steve Austin. Numerous boxers have used ring names or nicknames as their mode of identification during their professional boxing careers, particularly during the late 19th century and the early 20th century. The ring name "Kid" was particularly popular, indicating the boxer's comparative youth. Since the mid 20th century, ring names for boxers have typically been less common, although nicknames have become more popular in recent years. Famous examples of boxers who used ring names include: Double or Nothing (2019) The 2019 Double or Nothing

3196-588: The promotion. Following some remarks from Rae, she was interrupted by Rose and the two had a stare down but were separated before a brawl could occur. One day later, a three-way match between Baker, Rae, and Rose was announced for the event. During AEW's Las Vegas rally, The Lucha Brothers ( Pentagón Jr. and Rey Fénix ) announced they had signed with AEW. Following the announcement, the duo attacked The Young Bucks ( Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson ). On February 23, 2019 at AAW Wrestling 's The Art of War, The Young Bucks attacked The Lucha Brothers. Two days later,

3264-520: The second match, Kip Sabian faced Sammy Guevera. Sabian performed The Deathly Hallows on Guevera to win the match. The actual pay-per-view opened with SoCal Uncensored (Christopher Daniels, Frankie Kazarian, and Scorpio Sky) facing Strong Hearts (Cima, T-Hawk, and El Lindaman). Daniels and Kazarian performed the Best Meltzer Ever on Lindaman to win the match. Next, a Triple Threat match between Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D, Nyla Rose and Kylie Rae

3332-490: The table on the floor. Omega dove off the top rope but Jericho countered into a Codebreaker for a nearfall. Omega attempted a One-Winged Angel but Jericho countered into a DDT and performed a second Codebreaker on Omega. In the end, Jericho then performed the Judas Effect on Omega to win the match. After the match, Jon Moxley (formerly Dean Ambrose in WWE) appeared and attacked both Jericho and Omega. Omega fought back and

3400-454: The two brawled up the entrance ramp where Moxley performed a standing fireman's carry takeover on Omega through the stage. According to Dave Meltzer , there were 11,000 tickets for Double or Nothing. Of these tickets, "almost all" were sold in a pre-sale on February 11, 2019, in around or less than 30 minutes, to people who had earlier provided their email addresses. Travel packages and VIP packages also sold out. Ticket sales were opened to

3468-462: The undercard matches" as the event would have been a "total home run" for him if it were shortened to two hours. Jason Powell of Pro Wrestling Dot Net wrote that AEW "delivered big in its first pay-per-view effort". The "big three matches" that ended the event "made the show" because they "had real storyline support and were very well worked". Cody-Dustin had the "intensity, drama, and the storyline of two brothers doing battle", Young Bucks-Lucha Bros

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3536-416: The winner of the match between Kenny Omega and Chris Jericho. On May 8, it was announced that Kip Sabian would face Sammy Guevara on the Buy In pre-show. On April 20, 2019, after weeks of teasing opponents, it was announced that Cody would face his brother Dustin Rhodes at Double or Nothing. Dustin was most famously known for his gimmick of Goldust in WWE , which granted his release in early 2019. In

3604-409: The wrestler's gimmick changes, either subtly or dramatically. After debuting in WWE as the " Connecticut Blueblood " Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Paul Levesque's character later morphed into Triple H . A more drastic change sometimes occurs when a wrestler turns heroic or villainous , such as when Hulk Hogan joined the villainous nWo (New World Order) and became "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan. His new attitude

3672-438: The wrestling industry and wrestling fans have been waiting for", with Kenny Omega, Cody Rhodes, Adam Page, Nick and Matt Jackson being the "faces of the wrestling revolution some fans have been waiting for since March 26, 2001, when Monday Nitro went off the air and WWE bought WCW ". A CBS Sports article jointly written by Brian Campbell, Jack Crosby, and Adam Silverstein declared that Double or Nothing "felt very much like

3740-474: Was "canceled" and would no longer take place due to "creative differences". As a result of the cancellation, they wrestled a match at Wrestle Gate Pro about a week before Double or Nothing. In a surprise appearance, Page answered an open challenge by Pac that ended in disqualification with Page winning. After the match, Pac attacked Page's knee and said that his goal all along was to injure Page and with that done, he had no reason to show up at Double or Nothing. This

3808-416: Was a "spot crazy match that also had good emotion", while Jericho and Omega "definitely left it all in the ring" despite a match that "was sloppy here and there". Mike Tedesco of WrestleView described Double or Nothing as an "amazing show" that "started slow" but ultimately reminded him "why pro wrestling can be fun and exciting when done right". The AAA World Tag title match was "off the hook fun" and "got

3876-468: Was allowed to work for AEW as well. He made his in ring return on the July 7 episode of Dark in a losing effort against Shawn Spears . After this, Pillman was used as mostly as an enhancement talent, losing to the likes of Brian Cage and Eddie Kingston . In late July, Pillman began teaming with fellow AEW newcomer Griff Garrison , still competing mostly on Dark , adopting the team name The Varsity Blonds,

3944-699: Was announced that it would also stream on WarnerMedia 's B/R Live service in the United States and AEW's YouTube channel worldwide. The event comprised nine professional wrestling matches , including two on the Buy In pre-show, that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines . Storylines were produced on The Young Bucks' YouTube series Being The Elite and Cody's Nightmare Family YouTube series The Road to Double or Nothing , as well as at various independent wrestling shows. At AEW's inaugural rally in Jacksonville,

4012-466: Was attacked by Jericho. The following month, the two were involved in a six-man tag team match at Jericho's Rock 'N' Wrestling Rager at Sea event, where Omega's team defeated Jericho's. In January 2019, Jericho signed with AEW and after Omega announced that he had signed with the promotion the following month, he was confronted by Jericho and the two brawled but were separated by Cody, Christopher Daniels, and security. A rematch from Wrestle Kingdom 12

4080-453: Was done to write the match off the card. Later that week on an episode of Being The Elite , Page was selling the knee injury and said he could not wrestle at Double or Nothing. Two matches occurred during the Buy In. The first was the Casino Battle Royale, in which the winner would face the winner of the main event to determine the inaugural AEW World Champion at All Out. Adam Page, the 21st and final entrant, won by last eliminating MJF. In

4148-596: Was due to Hogan being advertised as " The Incredible Hulk Hogan" early in his career, while Marvel owned the trademark for their comic book character. Sometimes, a wrestler will buy the rights to their own ring name; for example, Steve Borden owns the rights to the name Sting and licenses it to the musician of the same name . The wrestler formerly known as Test took this one step further and legally changed his name to "Andrew Test Martin". Jim Hellwig, known as The Ultimate Warrior , had his name legally changed to simply "Warrior". In many cases, ring names evolve over time as

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4216-604: Was enhanced by changing his costume color scheme from his famous red and yellow to nWo's black and white. Steve Williams adopted the ring name Steve Austin to avoid confusion with the then-more established performer "Dr. Death" Steve Williams . Austin would wrestle under that name for several years before signing with the WWF and being given the name "the Ringmaster". This gimmick failed to catch on, and Austin reverted to his established name, reaching his greatest level of success with

4284-695: Was feigning her grieving during her infamous interview with Vince McMahon on WWE Raw is War one day after his dad's death, as their marriage was already going through the divorce process at the time and simply wanted a pay day for drugs. Unlike most wrestling fans and the media, Pillman did not fault WWE for the somewhat tactless interview with his mother, as he credited the promotion for trying to help out him and his sisters as much as possible financially. Pillman's relationship with his mother started improving after his wrestling career started; this included her making regular appearances during Pillman's live Twitch streams and sharing stories about his father. Melanie

4352-830: Was found dead from an apparent drug overdose on June 1, 2022, at the age of 56, as confirmed by Pillman. During his tenure in NXT, fans of Pillman began referring to themselves as "Registered Lex Offenders" (a reference to " registered sex offenders "). While Pillman appreciated the creativity, he said that it is not appropriate for television. Ring name Ring names are much more common in professional wrestling than any other sport; famous examples include Terry Bollea becoming Hulk Hogan , Michael Shawn Hickenbottom becoming Shawn Michaels , Roderick Toombs becoming Roddy Piper , Dwayne Johnson becoming The Rock , Christopher Irvine becoming Chris Jericho , and Phillip Jack Brooks becoming CM Punk . A number of wrestlers adopted their real name or

4420-418: Was later announced for Double or Nothing. It was later confirmed that the winner would face the winner of the Casino Battle Royale for the inaugural AEW World Championship at a later date. At AEW's inaugural rally in Jacksonville, Britt Baker announced that she had signed with AEW. The following month during AEW's Las Vegas rally, Brandi Rhodes announced that Kylie Rae and Nyla Rose had also signed with

4488-456: Was not a perfect first effort for AEW, but the show hit hard where it counted most -- storytelling, emotion and surprise." The emotion and storytelling was brought by the "vicious, bloody war waged between brothers Cody and Dustin Rhodes". Chris Jericho's win and the appearances of Jon Moxley and Awesome Kong were the surprises. Also, Fiorvanti felt "the entire card reminded people how good tag-team wrestling can be when it's at its best" and "offered

4556-473: Was scheduled. Before the match, Brandi Rhodes announced Awesome Kong as a participant, thus the match was changed to a fatal four-way. Baker performed a Brainbuster onto her Knee on Rae to win the match. After that, Best Friends (Chuck Taylor and Trent Beretta) faced Angélico and Jack Evans. Taylor and Beretta performed Strong Zero on Evans to win the match. Later, Hikaru Shida, Riho, and Ryo Mizunami faced Aja Kong, Emi Sakura, and Yuka Sakazaki. Shida performed

4624-535: Was the inaugural Double or Nothing and inaugural professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by All Elite Wrestling (AEW). It took place during Memorial Day weekend on Saturday, May 25, 2019, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in the Las Vegas suburb of Paradise, Nevada . The event aired through traditional PPV outlets, as well as on B/R Live in North America and FITE TV internationally. The card comprised nine matches, including two on

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