A TNT Championship match was made official for AEW’s Double or Nothing pay-per-view on Might 26, and there is a couple of stipulation concerned. After being laid low with The Home of Black for weeks, together with a bloody bout towards Brody King within the principal occasion of final week’s “AEW Dynamite,” champion Adam Copeland will defend his title towards Malakai Black in a Barbed Wire metal Cage match. If Copeland loses, he should “bend the knee” to the Home of Black.
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Copeland headed right down to the ring to deal with Black in the course of the present, however was blindsided by King and Buddy Matthews whereas nonetheless on the ramp. Black appeared within the ring and King and Matthews acquired Copeland right into a chokehold, and Black commanded his stablemates to take off Copeland’s wedding ceremony ring. Black questioned why Copeland is “attempting to maintain up with a facade of what he thinks he’s.” Copeland sunk into the underside turnbuckle in one of many ring corners, seemingly knocked out. The Home of Black arrange chairs round him, however have been interrupted by Kyle O’Reilly, who challenged Copeland for the title on “AEW Collision” over the weekend. O’Reilly acquired in some offense earlier than Black hit him with a superkick and laid him out outdoors the ring. Black and Matthews then ran and kicked the chairs into Copeland within the ring nook, as King hit a cannonball.
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The Barbed Wire Metal Cage match for Double or Nothing was later made official in a backstage phase with Black, who nonetheless had Copeland’s wedding ceremony ring. The final time the 2 confronted off was at Dynasty, when Black sprayed his trademark black mist into the champion’s face to get the victory throughout a trios match.
