An update is available on how AEW Double or Nothing performed on pay-per-view and how it is trending compared to past events.
Dave Meltzer discussed the show on Wrestling Observer Radio after AEW Dynamite. He said he expects it to land in the top five or six AEW pay-per-views in company history.
He said:
“A huge success. I don’t know if it beat All In, the Globe Life Field show. It’s too early to tell. It was the biggest that they’ve ever done on HBO Max, but HBO Max started after the All In show.”
He added: “So to me, the big thing was would they be able to beat Revolution? To me, that was the goal, and Revolution did a real big number. Revolution was the biggest since All In, and they beat Revolution by a fairly significant margin.”
Meltzer also shared early numbers and expectations for the event’s final position among AEW’s biggest shows.
“The only numbers that I’ve seen were 15 percent up from Revolution. I think that’s a little bit higher than it’s going to end up, but again, I’ve only heard some stuff. But I think it is pretty clear that it will be among your top five, six pay-per-views in the history of AEW.”
He also compared where the event would rank against AEW’s biggest historical shows. “It’s not going to beat the Sting retirement. It’s not going to beat that big one in Chicago when Punk had his first match there and everything, where they set the record. It’s not going to beat the first Wembley. Those three it won’t beat. But as far as spots four, five, six, I think it’s possible that it may beat some of them.”
Meltzer also noted AEW’s history with stipulation-based matches and outcomes. He also discussed stipulations and AEW history regarding stipulation matches.
“As far as I can recall, they haven’t reneged on a stip, and the last two pay-per-views that did real big numbers were both stip involved. Danielson said he was going to retire, and Danielson hasn’t done another match. Sting said he was going to retire. Sting hasn’t done another match. They’ve actually been really good at this.”
AEW Double or Nothing Was Reportedly a ‘Huge Success’
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