Paige VanZant in-ring debut announced for AEW Double or Nothing

Paige VanZant will make her in-ring pro wrestling debut at Sunday’s AEW Double or Nothing pay-per-view. 

VanZant will tag with American Top Team/Men of the Year duo Scorpio Sky and Ethan Page against Sammy Guevara, Tay Conti, and Frankie Kazarian in a six-person trios match at Double or Nothing, one of two new bouts announced for the show during Friday’s Rampage episode.

VanZant, a former UFC fighter and current Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship fighter, officially signed with AEW earlier this year after making a sporadic series of appearances with the company beginning in September 2021. She has been training for professional wrestling with Gangrel, who made a surprise appearance on Friday’s Rampage episode.

In the other new bout added to Double or Nothing, Darby Allin will face Kyle O’Reilly in singles competition. 

In a promo on Rampage, Allin vowed to get revenge on O’Reilly for taking out Sting in an injury angle on last week’s Dynamite episode. The match was made official later in the program. 

Here is the updated lineup for Double or Nothing:

  • AEW World Champion Hangman Page defends against CM Punk
  • AEW Women’s World Champion Thunder Rosa defends against Serena Deeb
  • Men’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament finals: Samoa Joe vs. Adam Cole
  • Women’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament finals: Britt Baker vs. Ruby Soho
  • MJF vs. Wardlow
  • Anarchy in the Arena match: Jericho Appreciation Society (Chris Jericho, Jake Hager, Daniel Garcia, Matt Menard & Angelo Parker) vs. Eddie Kingston, Santana, Ortiz, Jon Moxley & Bryan Danielson
  • AEW Tag Team Champions Jungle Boy & Luchasaurus defend against Ricky Starks & Powerhouse Hobbs and Keith Lee & Swerve Strickland in a triple threat match
  • The Young Bucks vs. The Hardys
  • Darby Allin vs. Kyle O’Reilly
  • Mixed tag match: Scorpio Sky, Ethan Page & Paige VanZant vs. Sammy Guevara, Frankie Kazarian & Tay Conti
  • The House of Black (Malakai Black, Brody King & Buddy Matthews) vs. Death Triangle (PAC, Penta Oscuro & Rey Fenix)
  • TBS Champion Jade Cargill defends against Anna Jay
  • Pre-show: Hook & Danhausen vs. Tony Nese & “Smart” Mark Sterling