AEW Double or Nothing 2026 will feature the return of Stadium Stampede for the first time in five years during Memorial Day weekend.

The match was officially announced during the May 6 episode of AEW Dynamite and will see Chris Jericho team with four partners against Ricochet, The Gates of Agony, and two additional partners.

Stadium Stampede AEW Double or Nothing match set

The challenge came together following a verbal confrontation between Jericho and Ricochet on Dynamite.

Jericho demanded another opportunity to get his hands on Ricochet after recent attacks, but Ricochet agreed only under one condition — that the match take place under Stadium Stampede rules.

Ricochet also mocked Jericho during the segment by questioning whether he could even find enough partners for the match.

That confrontation quickly escalated into a brawl involving Jericho, Ricochet, and Gates of Agony members Bishop Kaun and Toa Liona.

The situation then shifted when all three members of The Hurt Syndicate — Bobby Lashley, MVP, and Shelton Benjamin — ran to the ring to back up Jericho.

Their involvement strongly suggested that Lashley, MVP, and Benjamin may ultimately become part of Jericho’s Stadium Stampede team.

Jericho has extensive history with the stipulation. His Inner Circle faction participated in the first Stadium Stampede match at Double or Nothing 2020 but lost to The Elite. The following year, Inner Circle defeated The Pinnacle in another Stadium Stampede encounter at Double or Nothing 2021.

The stipulation later returned at AEW All In 2023 from Wembley Stadium before disappearing from the schedule until now.

Current Lineup for AEW Double or Nothing on May 24 in Queens, New York:

• Stadium Stampede: Chris Jericho & four partners vs. Ricochet, Bishop Kaun, Toa Liona & two partners
• Kazuchika Okada defends the AEW International Championship against Konosuke Takeshita
• AEW World Tag Team Champions FTR defend against Adam Copeland and Christian Cage in an I Quit Street Fight where Copeland and Cage can never team again if they lose
• Darby Allin defends the AEW World Championship against MJF in a title vs. hair match
• Swerve Strickland vs. Bandido

The return of Stadium Stampede adds another major attraction to a card that continues to grow ahead of one of AEW’s biggest annual events.

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La Catalina has opened up about her experience working alongside The Undertaker following her recent arrival in Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide.

La Catalina officially debuted for AAA on April 11, 2026, confronting Reina de Reinas Champion Lady Flammer during her first appearance with the company.

Now, weeks after joining the promotion, La Catalina reflected on her time working under The Undertaker during an interview with Denise Salcedo.

La Catalina discusses The Undertaker in AAA

During the interview, La Catalina admitted she was intimidated when first interacting with the WWE Hall of Famer.

“Then, we have The Undertaker. He’s scary, seriously. For me, when I was in front of The Undertaker, and he starts to talk, he’s so tall, and I’m like, ‘Okay, what do I need to do? Whatever you want, Undertaker.’ It is a dream too because I never [thought] that The Undertaker [was] going to be my boss in the future, [it doesn’t feel real],” she said.

The Undertaker currently plays a major role behind the scenes in AAA and has been involved in the company’s booking direction following WWE’s growing relationship with the promotion.

La Catalina also praised Jeremy Borash during the same interview, crediting him for helping her feel comfortable and supported in AAA.

“I think Jeremy [Borash] is the best. He believed in me. He is a good person, and I love Jeremy. All the time, [I’ll say], Hey Jeremy, I wanted this. ‘Okay, we’ll do that.’ Hey Jeremy, I need this. ‘Okay.’”

She continued by explaining how Borash has consistently worked with her to develop her character and presentation.

“I love it because I feel so good. I feel more confident; I like it. All the time he asks me about who is La Catalina, what I want for La Catalina, and when I say, hey, I want this, it’s ’Okay, we’re going to work on that.’ I love it. Jeremy is one of the [people] that I really love in AAA.”

Before joining AAA, La Catalina spent time working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre, where she became one of the promotion’s more recognizable women’s wrestlers.

After several weeks appearing on the roster, La Catalina is now scheduled to make her official in-ring AAA debut on the May 9 episode of AAA on Fox.

La Catalina Talks Working With The Undertaker In AAA

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The May 6 episode of AEW Dynamite opened with an emotional tribute to late media icon Ted Turner following news of his passing at the age of 87 earlier in the day.

Turner played a historic role in professional wrestling through his ownership of WTBS, WCW, TNT, and TBS, helping bring wrestling to national cable television for decades.

Ted Turner Tribute Opens AEW Dynamite

Tony Schiavone opened the broadcast by speaking directly to viewers about Turner’s importance to the wrestling industry and his personal passion for the business.

Schiavone described Turner as “someone that changed pro wrestling forever” and praised the former media mogul for believing in wrestling, its audience, and its place on national television.

He also reflected on his own history working on Turner networks and credited Tony Khan for continuing wrestling’s legacy on TNT and TBS through AEW.

“Through Tony Khan’s leadership, wrestling still survives. We are here today because of him,” Schiavone said.

Schiavone then introduced Sting, who made a surprise appearance. It marked Sting’s first AEW appearance since he was present for Darby Allin winning the AEW World Championship last month.

Sting entered the arena in full face paint but without entrance music as the arena remained focused on the tribute.

During his speech, Sting spoke about his long relationship with Turner and how important he was to both wrestling and the careers of many performers.

“Both Tony and I knew Big Ted very well,” Sting said, adding that Turner made it possible for him and Schiavone to share four decades together in wrestling.

Sting also praised Turner’s dedication to the industry.

“Can you imagine an all-in billionaire that loved pro wrestling?” Sting asked the crowd.

He recalled Turner defending wrestling within the Turner organization and joked that Turner would tell executives at CNN Tower that he had “some deep pockets” whenever people attempted to push wrestling off television.

Sting then thanked Turner once more and said there would be no TNT Championship, no Sting, and no Darby Allin without him. He also referenced Tony Khan as “a second all-in billionaire keeping wrestling going.”

Following the speeches, Sting and Schiavone remained in the ring for a ten-bell salute as the screen faded to black before Dynamite officially began.

Turner’s influence on wrestling history remains enormous, particularly through the rise of World Championship Wrestling and the Monday Night Wars era that changed the industry forever.

Sting And Tony Schiavone Pay Tribute To Ted Turner On AEW Dynamite

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I am usually one to always love a good stipulation match, especially one as chaotic as Stadium Stampede, but I just cannot figure out why Chris Jericho’s feud against Ricochet deserves that particular stipulation. Sure, Jericho had a part in creating (and competing in) the first Stadium Stampede match back in 2020, which was an absolute banger, but this upcoming match at Double or Nothing doesn’t seem like it will be anything like that.

Ricochet thought he was smart because the stipulation requires Jericho to find four other partners, but he, Toa Liona, and Bishop Kaun will have to find two people of their own to complete their team. Ricochet mentioned that Jericho had to pay people to provide back up in their previous trios match on “Collision,” but in reality, Jericho could just do that all over again, likely no big deal. It looks like he’ll have at least two partners, possibly three, in the Hurt Syndicate, the guys who had his back in that “Collision” match anyway. It just doesn’t make sense that this would be the first stipulation that came to Ricochet’s mind.

The entire feud overall just doesn’t fit a Stadium Stampede match to me at all. It’s really just Jericho vs. Ricochet, though the latter has two big guys at his side as backup. It feels like AEW is just trying to shoehorn Stadium Stampede in for Double or Nothing, for tradition’s sake, and something just feels off to me. Maybe it’s because AEW usually isn’t a “stipulation for stipulation’s sake” kind of company, and it just feels weird.

I have no idea who The Demand is going to get to team with them, but if Jericho has Bobby Lashley, Shelton Benjamin, and MVP, maybe at least the Hurt Syndicate will introduce a new member. That would at least accomplish something else in what feels like a lot of randomness.

Hey, at least Jericho and MVP must be getting along well enough to continue to work together. And, the match is likely to be a good dose of chaos on the Double or Nothing card by the time the bell rings and a winner is declared. And, in perhaps the most shocking thing of all, Jericho has yet to get on my nerves since returning to AEW, and even though I don’t love this, it’s not his, or even his character’s, fault. Right now, though, I just can’t say I’m seeing the vision or just why this match is happening, but I’m happy to be proven wrong in the next two weeks.

Written by Daisy Ruth

The May 6 episode of AEW Dynamite featured major developments involving the tag team division and several matches being set for next week’s show in Asheville, North Carolina.

5/6 AEW Dynamite News and Notes

Members of The Conglomeration earned a future shot at the AEW World Tag Team Championships following a Double Jeopardy match on Dynamite.

Orange Cassidy defeated Dax Harwood in the stipulation bout. Cassidy’s victory secured a future AEW World Tag Team Championship opportunity for members of The Conglomeration.

Had Harwood won the match, he, Cash Wheeler, and Tommaso Ciampa would have earned a future shot at the AEW Trios Championships instead.

The exact date for the upcoming tag title match has not yet been announced, and AEW has also not confirmed which members of The Conglomeration will challenge for the belts.

FTR currently hold the AEW World Tag Team Championships, but their next title defense is already scheduled for a high-stakes match against Adam Copeland and Christian Cage.

That bout will take place under I Quit Street Fight rules, with the additional stipulation that if Copeland and Cage lose, they can never team together again.

AEW also confirmed another major multi-man match for next Wednesday’s Dynamite from Asheville.

FTR will team with Ciampa, David Finlay, and Clark Connors of The Dogs to face The Young Bucks, Christian Cage, Adam Copeland, and Orange Cassidy in a ten-man tag team match.

The show will additionally feature an AEW World Championship match involving Kazuchika Okada.

Okada is scheduled to challenge either Darby Allin or PAC for the AEW World Championship. Allin is currently set to defend the title against PAC this Saturday before next week’s title bout takes place.

Current lineup for next Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite:

• AEW World Champion Darby Allin or PAC vs. Kazuchika Okada
• FTR, Tommaso Ciampa, David Finlay & Clark Connors vs. The Young Bucks, Christian Cage, Adam Copeland & Orange Cassidy

With multiple title implications and faction rivalries continuing to escalate, next week’s Dynamite is already shaping up to be one of AEW’s biggest television cards of the month.

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