AEW Double or Nothing 2026 Part II Notes: Will Ospreay & Swerve Strickland Advances in 2026 Men’s Owen Hart Cup, Chris Jericho, The Hurt Syndicate, & The Elite Wins Stadium Stampede Match

Will Ospreay & Swerve Strickland Advances in 2026 Men’s Owen Hart Cup

Sunday’s AEW Double or Nothing 2026 event at the Louis Armstrong Stadium in Queens, New York featured two First Round matches for this year’s Men’s Owen Hart Foundation Cup tournament.

The first match was Will Ospreay defeating Samoa Joe.

.@WillOspreay gets it done and moves on in the Owen Hart Foundation Tournament!

Watch #AEWDoN LIVE on HBO Max PPV pic.twitter.com/e4tGAi1V3J

— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) May 25, 2026

The second match was Swerve Strickland defeating Bandido.

Swerve reversed the 21-Plex with a Vertebreaker!

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— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) May 25, 2026

SWERVE STRICKLAND DEFEATS BANDIDO AND IS ON HIS WAY TO THE SEMIFINALS IN THE OWEN!!!#AEWDoN pic.twitter.com/3anW3hHwfq

— WrestlePurists (@WrestlePurists) May 25, 2026

As a result of their victories, Ospreay will be facing off against the winner of Mark Davis/Jungle Jack Perry and Sytickland will be facing off against the winner of Claudio Castagnoli/Brody King in the Semifinal Round of this year’s Men’s Owen Hart Foundation Cup tournament.

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Chris Jericho, The Hurt Syndicate, & The Elite Wins Stadium Stampede Match

Sunday’s AEW Double or Nothing 2026 event also featured Chris Jericho, The Hurt Syndicate (Shelton Benjamin & Bobby Lashley), & The Elite (Jungle Jack Perry, Kenny Omega, & The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson)) defeating The Demand (Ricochet, Toa Liona, & Bishop Kaun), Don Callis Family (Mark Davis & Andrade El Idolo), & The Dogs (Clark Connors & David Finlay) in a 14-Man Stadium Stampede match.

Jericho, The Young Bucks, Kenny Omega, Jack Perry & The Hurt Syndicate win Stadium Stampede!

That was so much fun. #AEWDoN pic.twitter.com/iHArK5bH6l

— WrestlePurists (@WrestlePurists) May 25, 2026

THAT was a Stadium Stampede!@IAmJericho, @youngbucks, @Sheltyb803, @fightbobby, @boy_myth_legend and @KennyOmegaManX are victorious!#AEWDoN pic.twitter.com/mcH3M5e1xW

— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) May 25, 2026

Following the match, Jericho paid tribute to the late ECW legend Sabu.

.@IAmJericho celebrates the win with a tribute to the hardcore legend Sabu!

Watch #AEWDoN LIVE on HBO Max PPV pic.twitter.com/rNdmYWUnEc

— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) May 25, 2026

This match was notable for featuring the most competitors in a Stadium Stampede match in AEW history.