Posted By: Ben Kerin on May 25, 2026 
Mick Foley has opened up about his surprise AEW debut at Double or Nothing 2026, saying he is thrilled to officially be part of the company.
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After officially becoming “All Elite” Sunday night at AEW Double or Nothing 2026, the company’s newest signee, Mick Foley, spoke out about his debut on social media. The “Hardcore Legend” took to his Instagram account to share the graphic, alongside a message of gratitude.
“ALL ELITE,” Foley posted. “I am so genuinely happy to be part of @AEW, and to have contributed in a small way to such an amazing night of wrestling.”
Foley’s daughter Noelle, who he referenced in the opening of the show, sat ringside cheering on her dad, who hosted the Buy In hour alongside Renee Paquette. Noelle posted a video of Foley getting in the ring to kick things off.
“How cool was last night?!?” she wrote. “Congrats @realmickfoley It was so special seeing you out there doing your thing!!”
In addition to hosting the Buy In, Foley worked a promo segment alongside MJF and then-AEW World Champion Darby Allin, who competed for the gold in the main event of the show. MJF confronted Foley and said he may be a legend, but he was famous for losing, to which Foley responded that at least none of his matches ended in just over two minutes, referencing MJF’s squash match loss of the title to Allin on the April 15 edition of “Dynamite.”
MJF low-blowed Foley, which brought out Allin to run off his challenger. Foley then cut an impassioned promo about Allin, and said the then-champion needed to win the hair-vs-title match to inspire all of the “weirdos” out there. Foley then called upon his Cactus Jack character and ended the pre-show with a “Bang, bang!”
Last night at Double Or Nothing, Adam Copeland and Christian Cage defeated FTR for the AEW World Tag Team Titles in an I Quit match, and with the company’s biggest show of the year, All In, being just three months away at Wembley Stadium, Dave Meltzer has an idea of who they might defend the championships against at the event.
Speaking on the “Wrestling Observer Radio,” Meltzer claimed that he could see Copeland and Cage defending their new titles in a three-way match at All In.
“It was a great match and it opens up a lot of possibilities. I mean, obviously them and the Young Bucks are going to have something and obviously FTR and them maybe they’ll do a three-way at Wembley. I think people talk about a three-way at Wembley since the start the year.”
Since Copeland and Cage reunited, there continues to be rumors that they will replicate their iconic WrestleMania 17 TLC match with the Young Bucks and FTR, though the “Rated R Superstar” recently stated that he’s hesitant about the idea because of his health.
Meltzer also claimed that AEW made the right call by giving the tag titles to Copeland and Cage on Sunday night, as he felt they deserved to win the gold together at least once during their return as a team. In addition, the legendary duo avoided retirement yesterday, as another loss to Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood would’ve resulted in both men being forced to hang up their boots.
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Kyle O’Reilly has become Jon Moxley’s perosnal enhancement talent. He was given a few wins early in their feud, and now he seems to be the almost-ran of the AEW Continental Title Division.
This is one of the downsides to narrative convention. Jon Moxley needed to be humbled by O’Reilly, who beat Moxley by surprise, so that he had a reason to get better within the Death Riders, and now that he’s done the training, and put in the work, all that was left was to prove to O’Reilly that he won’t be fooled again. It’s a good story, and it was a good match, but it doesn’t change the fact that O’Reilly can no longer say he “looked good in defeat” or whatever else you usually say to salve these kinds of losses. No, he’s just a loser, for now.
There’s always time to rehabilitate him in this year’s Continental Classic, but that doesn’t change the fact that O’Reilly just doesn’t look like he will ever be able to overcome the obstacle that is Jon Moxley, now that Moxley has learned the lessons he was supposed to learn.
The McAfee family has added another golden bundle of joy to their family. Pat and his wife, Samantha, welcomed their son, Midas Robert McAfee, on May 22. In a post on X [formerly known as Twitter] Monday morning, the former WWE commentator and in-ring competitor described the difficult journey his wife went through throughout her pregnancy, while announcing a positive health update on their son.
“Please help @MrsMcAfeeShow, Mackenzie, and I welcome Midas Robert McAfee to our family,” Pat first announced in his post. “Due to Samantha having a high risk pregnancy and severe preeclampsia, the decision was made to have an emergency C-Section on Friday night. Baby boy officially entered the world on May 22nd at 10:42PM as a 6lb 6oz screaming young legend… 10 Toes, 10 Fingers, full head of hair.”
Please help @MrsMcAfeeShow, Mackenzie, and I welcome Midas Robert McAfee to our family.. Due to Samantha having a high risk pregnancy and severe preeclampsia, the decision was made to have an emergency C-Section on Friday night. Baby boy officially entered the world on May 22nd… pic.twitter.com/tcBizHDyid
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) May 25, 2026
Later in the post, Pat describes what inspired him and his wife to settle on their son’s first name of Midas. Like all parents, the McAfee’s want their son to be effortlessly successful in everything that he touches/does.
“The name ‘Midas’ has been the name I’d hoped to name my baby boy, if I was to ever have kids, since my Freshman year of high school when Mrs Nonnenberg (RIP Legend) taught me about Greek Mythology,” Pat stated. “Like most, when you come from not a lot, the thought of everything you touch becoming gold was certainly an immediate draw for me but in this world that we live in, gold can only come from working your ass off, getting lucky, and having great folks around you. The name is perfect for the boy that Sam and I would like to raise. He will be an asset to society, he will treat folks right, and he will work his ass off to help his community achieve their own form of ‘gold.'”
Earlier this year, Pat was hopeful that his touch of helping Randy Orton conquer Cody Rhodes and become the 15-time world champion with the Undisputed WWE Championship would turn golden. Unfortunately, it fell flat (no fault of his own), costing him an unpopular standing amongst the WWE Universe, despite TKO’s (WWE’s parent company) assurance that his involvement would draw more viewers and ticket sales towards WrestleMania 42. Sticking to his promise, Pat announced his departure from pro wrestling officially this past April, ending his seven-year tenure with the WWE.
