Darby Allin to replace Eddie Kingston at AEW Double or Nothing

Eddie Kingston is out, and Darby Allin is in.

It was announced on Wednesday that Eddie Kingston is out of Double or Nothing after suffering a leg injury at NJPW’s Resurgence event on Friday. After the main event between Kazuchika Okada and Dax Harwood, The Elite, Bryan Danielson, and Cash Wheeler all started to brawl. Allin then came out and made the save for FTR & Danielson, officially positioning himself as the new fourth man for FTR’s team.

After the show ended, Allin said he wasn’t 100 percent and thought a superplex spot by Harwood may have injured him even further. Bryan Alvarez, who was at the show, wrote on X:

Darby notes he's not 100%, he's still got a limp and his nose was broken by a fucking bus, and he thinks a beam hit him in the head when Dax did that superplex, so he needs to go to the hospital or something. He vows to see us next time.

— Bryan Alvarez (@bryanalvarez) May 16, 2024

Following the announcement that Kingston was out of the match on May 26 in Las Vegas, he posted a picture on Instagram wearing a huge leg brace, confirming his injury.

Footage from Resurgence was shown on Dynamite where Kingston smacked his leg on the barricade after taking a suplex off the apron and through a table from Gabe Kidd, who defeated Kingston to win the Strong Openweight title. After the match, The Young Bucks and Jack Perry attacked Kingston. After the footage was shown, The Elite was shown reacting to what had happened and figured that FTR and Danielson would fight 3 on 4, or forfeit the match for Double or Nothing.

Allin has been out of action since AEW Big Business in March when he injured his leg in a match against Jay White. During his recovery, he wrote on Instagram that he was also recovering after being hit by a bus.