If you thought AEW’s Double or Nothing was already stacked, grab your stress ball and cancel your brunch—we’ve got a trios match announcement hotter than Don Callis’ spray tan budget. This Sunday, The Paragon (Adam Cole, Kyle O’Reilly, Roderick Strong) will lace up against The Don Callis Family (Kyle Fletcher, Konosuke Takeshita, Josh “Walking Weapon” Alexander), in what promises to be a showdown of superkicks, suplexes, and snark.
It all unraveled on AEW Collision this week—also known as the place where grudges go to get monetized. Cole and Callis were both doing commentary, which turned into a verbal slap-fight between a smug professor and a beard-model-turned-TNT-Champion. Things escalated when Fletcher, fresh off a win over Jay Lethal (aka “Adam Cole’s designated buddy”), got ambushed post-match by Takeshita and his tag-team calendar shoot partner.
Cue Cole, storming off headset like a disgruntled Starbucks barista at closing time, just in time to watch his Paragon pals storm the ring for a save, and then beat up the Grizzled Young Veterans because—hey—someone needed their weekly cardio.
After taking care of the GYV, Cole got on the mic and dropped the challenge like it was a contract dispute. And in classic Callis form, the reply came laced in venom and Canadian smugness. He warned Cole that Josh Alexander would stretch him—wrestling lingo for “make you regret your life choices.”
Tony Khan, running AEW like a caffeinated Dungeon Master, made it official on social media—Match No. 10 for Double or Nothing is now a six-man tempest of egos, elbows, and explosive entrances.
Cole, still clinging to his TNT Title like it’s a vintage Funko Pop, hasn’t been too busy defending it—just once since toppling Daniel Garcia at AEW Dynasty. This match won’t be for the belt, but it will be for pride, revenge, and whatever lingering tension still exists from Kyle O’Reilly’s last physical therapy session.
The AEW ring on Sunday is going to be crowded, chaotic, and colder than Don Callis’ Thanksgiving invitations. Don’t blink—or Takeshita might German suplex your screen.