{"id":339668,"date":"2026-05-24T00:36:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T19:06:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=339668"},"modified":"2026-05-24T00:36:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T19:06:07","slug":"wrestling-inc-picks-the-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/24\/wrestling-inc-picks-the-winners\/","title":{"rendered":"Wrestling Inc. Picks The Winners"},"content":{"rendered":"
AEW Double or Nothing 2026 is officially upon us, with a high-stakes nine-match predominant card featuring five title matches, three tournament matches, and one Stadium Stampede. And once more, it is time for the Wrestling Inc. staff to predict the winner of every contest!<\/p>\n
Making these predictions is rarely completely easy, but some cards seem easier than others, and it have to be said that this 12 months’s Double or Nothing appears to be one among those cards. The WINC crew is basically in agreement on a big portion of Sunday’s bouts, with no fewer than 4 matches leading to a unanimous decision from our collective voting body.\u00a0But you never know \u2014 we have been incorrect before, and Tony\u00a0Khan will throw you some curveballs on occasion. Tell us who you’re thinking that will win within the comments, and let’s get to the picks!<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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Stadium Stampede Match: Jericho, Jack Perry, The Elite, and The Hurt Syndicate (100%)<\/h2>\n
100% of the Wrestling Inc. Staff cannot be fooled, but I do admit that I might find it very funny if a team made up of Ricochet, The Gates of Agony, Mark Davis, Andrade, and a spin-off of a Bullet Club spin-off were capable of defeat two former WWE Champions, a former AEW World Champion, two EVPs, an NCAA All-American, and Luke Perry’s kid. It just doesn’t really sound like a good fight, especially whenever you think about that Jericho has yet to get a giant return win over Ricochet.<\/p>\n
Jericho has assembled a team so strong that the potential of them losing to Ricochet, Andrade, and The Rest sounds ridiculous. Omega isn’t any longer one tummy punch away from death. The Young Bucks have money again. The Hurt Syndicate are still…um…hurting people. There is not any weak link on the team. If this were WWE, I’d say Shelton Benjamin might give you the option to take a pinfall, but AEW has seemingly had rather more respect for the previous Intercontinental Champion. Meanwhile, everyone on Ricochet’s team appears lucky that they are on Ricochet’s team, since he’s begging to eat some type of heinous pinfall on this match. I do not know what he’ll be thrown off\/through, but Ricochet seems doomed for some type of big fall.<\/p>\n
Written by Ross Berman<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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Owen Hart Foundation Women’s Tournament Quarter Final: Athena (87%)<\/h2>\n
Sadly, a wrench has already been thrown within the Women’s Owen Hart Memorial Tournament, as now-former TBS Champion Willow Nightingale needed to withdraw from the competition, along with relinquishing her title, after suffering a shoulder injury. As an alternative of her previously scheduled match against Alex Windsor at Double or Nothing, one other match will happen, with ROH Women’s Champion Athena facing Mina Shirakawa. Not a lot of us are betting against the “perpetually champion,” with 87% of us predicting the “Fallen Goddess” will advance to the subsequent round of the tournament.<\/p>\n
Shirakawa and Athena have met in singles competition only once before, and pretty recently, at that. Athena scored the victory over the “Timeless Love Bomb” at ROH Death Before Dishonor 2025. While Shirakawa could also be a crowd favorite, and she or he definitely needs something to do now that her tag partner “Timeless” Toni Storm is on the shelf for no less than the remainder of the 12 months, we do not think she’s pulling out a victory over one of the vital dominant women’s champions in history.<\/p>\n
Athena can have rather a lot on her plate together with her title on ROH, and her goal of beating Bruno Sammartino’s record of seven years as champion, but we predict she deserves more time to shine on AEW programming. Winning at Double or Nothing and advancing within the tournament will definitely help her get more AEW TV time.<\/p>\n
Written by Daisy\u00a0Ruth<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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Owen Hart Foundation Men’s Tournament Quarter Final: Will Ospreay (100%)<\/h2>\n
We have said it for months, but Will Ospreay may be very likely on his method to an AEW World Championship match at All In in London, England. And to be sure that, he can take one among two routes: dethrone the AEW World Champion \u2014 whether that be MJF, Darby Allin, or another person \u2014 ahead of the August 30 pay-per-view or win the Men’s Owen Hart Foundation tournament.<\/p>\n
The more probable path lies within the Men’s Owen Hart Foundation tournament, which Ospreay has already found great success in. Last 12 months, Ospreay advanced to the finals of the lads’s iteration, defeating the likes of Kevin Knight and Konosuke Takeshita within the early rounds before falling to the eventual winner, “Hangman” Adam Page.<\/p>\n
This 12 months, Ospreay will tackle two-time AEW World Champion Samoa Joe within the opening round. Yes, Joe is definitely a force to be recognized with. But in our eyes, there’s nothing more powerful than a person looking forward to redemption and<\/em> a world title shot in his home country. That is why 100% of the Wrestling Inc. staff consider that Ospreay will use that dual-hunger as fuel to firstly push him through Samoa Joe at Double or Nothing, then potentially, to the tournament finals once more. Moreover, we imagine that the chances of Ospreay facing his former United Empire stablemate Mark Davis and 2025 All In tag partner Swerve Strickland along the best way are too good for AEW to pass up.<\/p>\n
Have we mentioned that Ospreay is on the poster for AEW All In as well? Much more evidence to support our theory an AEW world title match awaits him on the event.<\/p>\n
Written by Ella Jay<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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Owen Hart Foundation Men’s Tournament Quarter Final: Swerve Strickland (100%)<\/h2>\n
Sometimes, I actually have to guess what was going through my co-workers’ minds after they needed to vote on an event, after which sometimes I used to be covering the night they announced the Owen Hart Cup brackets, during which case, I can say that everybody within the WINC Slack channel saw the brackets and were immediately convinced that the ultimate might be Swerve Strickland vs. Will Ospreay. You may give you the option to make the argument that Claudio has turn into popular enough to sneak into the finals, but no you’ll be able to’t and no he hasn’t. That is going to be Swerve vs. Ospreay for the fitting to challenge for the world title in Wembley.<\/p>\n
Literally every other opponent would surrender the sport, as Ospreay’s crowning moment appears to be on the table each time AEW is heading to Wembley. With Swerve, there’s no less than a likelihood that Swerve may very well be heading back to the sector where he lost the title to Bryan Danielson. In that likelihood, all the drama of the tournament lives.<\/p>\n
Swerve may very well be facing a reincarnated version of Bruno Sammartino in MSG and I’d still say that he’s the one who has to get to the finals. With all due respect to Bandido, the person has an ROH Championship to defend. It should definitely be an excellent match, however the result is just not doubtful, no less than in line with the Wrestling Inc. staff.<\/p>\n
Written by Ross Berman<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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AEW Continental Championship: Jon Moxley (93%)<\/h2>\n
Jon Moxley might be making the fourth defense of his Continental Championship this weekend against a person that made him submit twice last 12 months, Kyle O’Reilly. Over the past 12 months, O’Reilly has proven to be something of Moxley’s boogeyman opponent, starting with a bout during which he forced Moxley to get himself disqualified fairly than submitting. Moxley was later counted out with O’Reilly as he looked near submission over again, and eventually his hand tapped the canvas inside Blood & Guts after which in a singles match at Full Gear.\u00a0<\/p>\n
O’Reilly got injured shortly thereafter, and Moxley went on to win the Continental Classic and thus the title from Kazuchika Okada. Three defenses later, and O’Reilly had Moxley in yet one more submission because the 20-minute time elapsed on their Continental Eliminator this past week, sealing a rematch for the title with the added stipulation that there might be no deadlines.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In response to the poll put to Wrestling Inc.’s staff ahead of the event this weekend, O’Reilly may have a tough time waiting for lightning to strike a 3rd time, with 93% backing Moxley to get the title retention and the proverbial monkey off his back. After all that does leave 7% backing the challenger to wrest the title from Moxley.<\/p>\n
Written by Max Everett<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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AEW International Championship: Konosuke Takeshita (87%)<\/h2>\n
In a match that is perhaps one among the largest draws of your entire Double or Nothing card, AEW International Champion Kazuchika Okada will defend his gold against his Don Callis Family stablemate, yet bitter rival, Konosuke Takeshita. Irrespective of what, we predict this match results in oriignal Don\u00a0Callis\u00a0Member of the family\u00a0Takeshita leaving the faction, and a whopping 87% of us consider that he’s leaving Callis’ clutches with the title in hand.<\/p>\n
The pair’s feud has been bubbling to a breaking point for some time now, but their only singles match got here in the course of the 2025 Continental Classic semi-finals. Within the match, Okada pulled out a screwdriver and nailed Takeshita in the top while the referee’s back was turned, advancing to the ultimate where he’d eventually be defeated by Jon Moxley. Fans were already clamoring for a Takeshita vs. Okada match and were delighted it happened at Worlds End, however it just wasn’t enough, and we’re getting it again at one among AEW’s biggest shows of the 12 months.<\/p>\n
Okada has held the International Championship for over 313 days now after he defeated Kenny Omega for it, to then turn into the Unified Champion, last July. It appears like he hasn’t defended often, either, which makes his reign feel longer. We predict it is time once more for Takeshita to hold gold in AEW, and though he’s been International Champion before \u2014 if he defeats Okada and walks away from the Don Callis Family, though he may limp away after a post-match beatdown at Double or Nothing, it would mean rather a lot more.<\/p>\n
The previous IWGP World Heavyweight Champions will look to top their four-and-a-half star Revolution match on Sunday. It will be a battle, but just about all of us, at 87%, consider Takeshita is emerging from Double or Nothing victorious.<\/p>\n
Written by Daisy\u00a0Ruth<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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AEW World Tag Team Championship: Adam Copeland & Christian Cage (100%)<\/h2>\n
Last month, we thought that Adam Copeland and Christian Cage would walk out of AEW Dynasty, set of their home country of Canada, because the brand recent AEW World Tag Team Champions. Evidently, we were incorrect, as Cope and Cage as an alternative left the pay-per-view titleless and bloodied while the referee raised FTR’s hands in victory.<\/p>\n
Fast forward to the current day, Copeland and Cage are actually back within the tag team title picture, with the stakes raised even higher. This go-around, Copeland and Cage will challenge FTR (Money Wheeler and Dax Harwood) for the titles in an “I Quit” match, and within the event that they lose, Copeland and Cage must permanently retire as a tag team.<\/p>\n
The thought of Copeland and Cage, two of essentially the most respected and iconic veterans, ending their tag team journey without no less than a taste of AEW tag gold seems far-fetched, a lot in order that 100% of us are banking on them bouncing back with a win at Double or Nothing to avoid it. AEW definitely loves those feel-good moments, and what higher method to create one than by awarding Cope and Cage with not only their first set of AEW tag team gold, but their first overall since 2001?<\/p>\n
It’s no secret that Copeland and Cage are also now not within the prime of their careers, which suggests the window to retirement is closing in. Copeland himself recently acknowledged that he may<\/em> have two full years left as an in-ring competitor. Meanwhile, Cage suggested that he’d re-evaluate his own wrestling future once his existing contract expired around 2027.<\/p>\n
This is probably going Copeland and Cage’s last likelihood to win tag team gold of any kind, so we consider AEW will maximize it to the very best degree with the announcement of “and recent” at Double or Nothing.<\/p>\n
Written by Ella Jay<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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AEW Women’s World Championship: Thekla (87%)<\/h2>\n
Thekla might be defending her Women’s World title against three others this weekend, with former champions Kris Statlander, Jamie Hayter, and Hikaru Shida all difficult her for the mantle at Double or Nothing.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It should be her fifth defense of the title since becoming champion in February, dethroning Statlander and since beating her in Two Out of Three Falls at Revolution in March. And he or she also holds a victory over Hayter after Dynasty. Shida is the just one to haven’t challenged for her title to this point, having gone 1-1 in singles motion since returning in April.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nevertheless, the poll put to the Wrestling Inc. staff reflects an 87% belief that Thekla might be walking out and in of the champion. With everyone within the match possessing their very own justification to be champion,\u00a0Statlander and Hayter command a mere 7% of the vote, while Shida received no votes. And with no disqualifications and the Sisters of Sin, Julia Hart and Skye Blue, lurking on the periphery, there is a likelihood that even in a four-way the numbers will still favor the champion.<\/p>\n
Written by Max Everett<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
MJF looks to reclaim the AEW World Championship from Darby Allin, earning himself his third reign with the gold, but he’s putting his hair on the road to achieve this. There are a number of explanation why 60% of us consider MJF is winning this hair-vs-title match, including the actual fact we do not believe he’s shaving his head after he underwent a hair transplant, but in addition because we predict there may very well be larger plans for him and the “Big, Beautiful Belt” moving into to All In.<\/p>\n
Allin has had one heck of a run with the gold, putting up seven total consecutive defenses across “Dynamite” and “Collision” against the likes of Kevin Knight, Tommaso Ciampa, Konosuke Takeshita, and more, however it was widely reported that Allin would reign for time, not an extended time. We also saw Allin pass out while applying the Scorpion Death Lock to Sammy Guevara during their “Collision” match, so the seed has been planted that his body is near giving out, something that MJF goes to make the most of.<\/p>\n
While Allin has been working hard to defend the title and be a fighting champion, MJF has only had one match on “Dynamite” since his championship loss in a squash on April 15. MJF is fresh, and he’ll be out for blood. A motivated MJF is a dangerous MJF, and he’s got rather a lot on the road on Sunday.<\/p>\n
As for All In, if Will Ospreay emerges the winner of the Owen Hart Tournament, he’ll need a heel to go one-on-one with to capture the gold for the primary time at Wembley Stadium. Lots of us amongst the 60% who consider MJF is winning at Double or Nothing also consider he’ll still be champion for that All In bout.<\/p>\n
Written by Daisy Ruth<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article><\/div>\n
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