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Kevin Knight did nan unthinkable connected Sunday astatine All Elite Wrestling (AEW)’s Double aliases Nothing pay-per-view erstwhile he added reproach to wounded pursuing Darby Allin’s world title loss.
Knight came retired of nan backmost and rushed to nan ringing arsenic Maxwell Jacob Friedman (MJF) was celebrating an AEW World Championship triumph complete Allin successful a hairsbreadth vs. title match. Knight went to nan apical statement and deed a UFO Splash connected Allin arsenic he was tied down connected a stretcher. He past tipped nan stretcher over.
It was 1 of nan much shocking things to hap during nan show.
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Kevin Knight celebrates his triumph during New Japan Pro-Wrestling astatine National Yoyogi Gymnasium successful Tokyo, Japan, connected May 17, 2025. (Etsuo Hara/Getty Images)
Knight addressed his actions during Wednesday’s AEW "Dynamite" episode. The Philadelphia crowd was already filled pinch animosity, yelling "F--- you Kevin."
"You cognize I shouldn’t expect thing little from you nutrient caput sickos," Knight started. "Ever since this past Sunday, ‘The Jet’ has heard 1 connection and 1 connection only and that’s ‘why?’ You guys been asking maine why did I do what I did this past Sunday? Listen, I told Darby Allin not to fto ‘The Jet’ down. I told him not to fto you group down. And conjecture what he did? He blew it.
"You cognize what? Darby Allin, he blew it. Just for illustration nan Sixers did against nan Knicks – he fto america each down. Philly, I’m pinch y’all. I’m connected your side. He fto america each down. I decided I wasn’t going to spot nan process anymore. I decided I was going to return matters into my ain hands and I did what I had to do. Let’s support it tall, let’s support it a buck, let’s support it real, who was nan past personification MJF was looking up at? Who was nan past personification that humbled MJF? Me, ‘The Jet.’ So, pinch that being said, it shoulda been maine successful that main arena this past Sunday. But instead, I was successful nan back, watching from nan sidelines, watching from nan bench. Do I look for illustration a chair subordinate to y’all?"
Knight said he wasn’t going to beryllium connected nan sidelines anymore and he was going to "take complete this full damn company." He recalled what Allin told him erstwhile he first sewage into AEW, "Don’t discarded immoderate time." A akin sentiment he revealed to Fox News Digital in a caller interview.
He suggested he was conscionable doing what Allin told him to do and near him successful a "pool of his ain blood." He smiled arsenic he recalled that moment.
Knight’s tag squad partner, "Speedball" Mike Bailey, came retired to reside him. He said he heard what he heard was Knight was saying and knew really eager he was. He warned Knight astir getting up of himself and making mistake.
Bailey said Knight made a "mistake" pinch his battle connected Allin. He said it tin beryllium fixed if Knight apologized. He put his manus retired to clasp Knight.
Instead, Knight gave him a enarthrosis bump and deed Bailey pinch a clothesline. Knight deed different move connected Bailey earlier leaving nan ring. It appeared nan tag squad duo of Jet Speed was nary more, too.
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MJF’s world title celebration
MJF holds nan AEW World Championship astatine AEW Double aliases Nothing successful Queens, N.Y., connected May 25, 2026. (Lee South/AEW)
MJF joined an exclusive nine connected Sunday erstwhile he achieved his 3rd world title reign by nan property of 30 erstwhile he defeated Allin for nan AEW World Championship. On Wednesday, he entered Philadelphia connected a throne for his celebration.
MJF basked successful nan glory of beating Allin aft only losing nan loop a period prior. He reminded nan crowd that only 8 men person been world champion 3 times by nan property of 30.
"They’re going to beryllium penning astir maine successful nan history books," he declared. "They’re going to beryllium talking astir maine until nan sun explodes. I really dream you dumb, ignorant, worthless shmucks are moreover remotely cognizant of really fortunate you are, of really truly, genuinely fortunate you are to get to witnesser nan greatness that is maine successful existent time.
"You are surviving successful nan top era imaginable and it’s nan top era because it’s each astir me. I americium a three-time, three-time, three-time champion of nan world. The champion wrestler successful nan world. The astir complete master wrestler successful nan world. No. 1, ain’t cipher close, a generational talent."
Before fans had clip to "bow" to MJF’s greatness, Mark Briscoe came retired to face nan champion. He said MJF didn’t "fit in" successful Philadelphia because he’s not reliable enough. He reminded MJF that it wasn’t excessively agelong agone that he pinned him and wanted a title shot.
MJF declined Briscoe’s situation because AEW wasn’t conscionable a sport, but besides a business. And that it was "bad enough" Allin was a champion. He laughed astatine nan truth that Briscoe believed he was bully capable to clasp nan AEW title.
"You are obscurity adjacent connected nan level of nan devil," MJF said.
Rush, aft winning his four-way match, besides stepped up to MJF. He called MJF a "chicken s---," reminding MJF that he almost hit him arsenic well. MJF said if anyone’s earned a title shot, it was Rush. He asked Rush if he wanted to wrestle him for nan title successful Philadelphia and past took it away. But said a lucifer was connected adjacent week.
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The Dogs onslaught Cope and Cage
Adam Copeland and Christian Cage triumph astatine AEW Double aliases Nothing successful Queens, N.Y., connected May 24, 2026. (Lee South/AEW)
While MJF had his ain celebration, it was expected to beryllium a celebratory nighttime for Adam Copeland and Christian Cage arsenic they became nan AEW tag squad champions. It was their first pro wrestling tag titles successful 25 years aft beating FTR astatine Double aliases Nothing.
Cage gave FTR their praise, saying they are "top guys" and 1 of nan champion tag teams they ever faced. But they aren’t connected nan "tippy top." Copeland said that it was clip to "live successful nan now."
Copeland and Cage deed nan correct notes that fans person travel to expect. They were going to deed a five-second airs for nan use of those pinch flash photography. Copeland moreover brought retired disposable cameras for nan moment.
The moment, however, was gone successful a flash.
David Finlay and Clark Connors came retired and attacked nan tag champions earlier nan typical infinitesimal could return place. They seemed to state themselves nan adjacent ones to measurement up and return purpose astatine nan belts.
Owen Hart Tournament update
Claudio Castagnoli and Brody King met successful their quarterfinal matchup. The 2 large men went chop-for-chop and slam-for-slam. It was King to beforehand complete Castagnoli successful a hard-hitting affair. King precocious successful nan tourney and will return connected Swerve Strickland, who hit Bandido astatine Double aliases Nothing.
It was a rematch betwixt nan AEW nationalist champion, Mark Davis, and nan erstwhile AEW nationalist champion, Jack Perry, successful nan Owen Hart tournament. Both men were coming disconnected of a Stadium Stampede lucifer astatine Double aliases Nothing, looking to proceed their dreams of earning a changeable astatine nan AEW world title.
Perry and Davis battled passim nan past 15 minutes of nan show. He went for a moving knee onslaught but Davis caught him and connected pinch a a vicious clothesline. Perry kicked retired of a pin, but Davis kept up his onslaught and yet picked up nan win. Davis will return connected Will Ospreay successful nan semifinals.
Meanwhile, Alex Windsor was group to look Willow Nightingale successful nan tourney earlier nan TBS champion had to retreat and relinquish her loop owed to an injury.
Windsor was asked astir preparing for her wildcard opponent. She said she had been preparing for her large infinitesimal for her full profession and each she wanted to beryllium was "the best" successful women’s wrestling.
"I americium connected a way to beryllium that erstwhile it comes to being nan champion successful nan world, Alex Windsor is portion of that conversation. A way that ends precisely wherever it started – my home. It’s a way I’m not stepping unsocial because my darling, my Billy (Will Ospreay), he is chasing his Wembley dream and truthful americium I," she said. "So, wildcard, whoever you are, you amended person immoderate tegument successful nan crippled because my full bosom is successful mine."
Windsor will return connected her wildcard force adjacent week connected "Dynamite."
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Samoa Joe taking clip off
Following his nonaccomplishment to Will Ospreay astatine Double aliases Nothing, Samoa Joe told his Opps brethren he was going to measurement distant for a bit.
"Once again, opportunity calls, and Hollywood’s ringing," he told his team. "Gentlemen, I’ll beryllium stepping distant for a fewer months. But y’all cognize really this works. I expect you to clasp it down."
Hook and Anthony Bowens appeared to measurement up astatine nan aforesaid clip to return Joe’s spot, suggesting immoderate imaginable clash to travel for nan group.
"Dynamite" lucifer results:
Hikaru Shida competes astatine nan AEW Double aliases Nothing arena successful Queens, N.Y., connected May 25, 2026. (Lee South/AEW)
Chris Jericho def. Ricochet.
Rush def. Lio Rush, Orange Cassidy and Mark Davis.
Brody King def. Claudio Castagnoli successful nan Owen Hart Men’s Tournament quarterfinals.
Anna Jay and Tay Melo def. Ava Everett and Allie Katch.
Mark Davis def. Jack Perry successful nan Owen Hart Men’s Tournament quarterfinals.
"Collision" lucifer results:
Will Ospreay, Jon Moxley and Pac def. Dezmond Xavier, Zachary Wentz and Myron Reed.
Andrade El Idolo def. Ace Austin.
Kris Statlander def. Hikaru Shida.
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