AEW confirms Anarchy in the Arena match for Double or Nothing

  • Ian Carey
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AEW has confirmed a major match for this year’s Double or Nothing.

After Swerve Strickland issued a challenge to Jon Moxley on Dynamite and Moxley accepted via video on Collision, AEW officially announced Anarchy in the Arena for the May 25 pay-per-view in Glendale, Arizona.

While the participants haven’t been officially confirmed, recent developments on AEW programming suggest that Moxley’s team could include Gabe Kidd (who interfered on his behalf last week on Dynamite), the Young Bucks, and Marina Shafir. Wheeler Yuta and Claudio Castagnoli of the Death Riders, or The Elite’s Kazuchika Okada, could also be involved. Strickland’s team could feature Kenny Omega, Samoa Joe, Powerhouse Hobbs, Willow Nightingale, or others as well.

This will be the sixth major team-based match to take place at a Double or Nothing event. The first two were Stadium Stampede matches held in 2020 and 2021. In the first, The Elite and Matt Hardy defeated The Inner Circle at TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville. The following year, The Inner Circle defeated The Pinnacle at the same venue.

Three Anarchy in the Arena matches have followed. In 2022, the Jericho Appreciation Society defeated the Blackpool Combat Club. In 2023, the BCC defeated The Elite. And in 2024, The Elite defeated a team consisting of Bryan Danielson, Darby Allin, and FTR.

Current AEW Double or Nothing card | Sunday, May 25, 2025 | Glendale, Arizona

  • AEW Women’s World Champion Toni Storm defends against Mina Shirakawa
  • Anarchy in the Arena: Jon Moxley’s team vs. Swerve Strickland’s team
  • AEW Tag Team Champions The Hurt Syndicate defend against Sammy Guevara & Dustin Rhodes
  • Owen Hart Foundation men’s tournament final: Will Ospreay vs. Hangman Page
  • Owen Hart Foundation women’s tournament final: Mercedes Mone vs. Jamie Hayter
  • Stretcher match: Ricochet vs. Mark Briscoe
  • FTR vs. Nigel McGuiness & Daniel Garcia