[8.0] "Mostly a two match show for me with some other enjoyable things throughout. Cody vs Dustin is one of the best in company history and Jericho vs Omega was a great main event. Best part of the show is the great debut for Moxley to close it. Not a legendary start for AEW a damn good start for a new show"

[7.0] "Double or Nothing was a terrific debut for All Elite Wrestling. At this point of time it was the perfect opening event to go up against WWE. It was proof that AEW could go above and beyond. All the matches either established stars and or helped make a statement about what you're going to see in this company. Every match was enjoyable. Every result made sense. Every match was different. That is what I enjoy the most. Variety. Plus the ending with Jon Moxley's appearance was the cherry on top."

[10.0] "For me, Double or Nothing was a historic and highly successful debut for AEW, a show that instantly felt fresh and game-changing. The event built momentum beautifully, with the second half, especially the Rhodes clash and the Young Bucks vs. Lucha Brothers, elevating the energy to another level. The match between Cody Rhodes and Dustin Rhodes was the emotional core of the night for me, a brutal and deeply moving war that still resonates. The tag team showdown between The Young Bucks and Lucha Brothers delivered spectacular action and cemented the tag division as a cornerstone of the company. The main event featuring Kenny Omega and Chris Jericho may not have surpassed their Japan classic, but it still served as a strong and fitting finale. The shocking debut of Jon Moxley sealed the night with historic significance and left me feeling like I had just witnessed the dawn of a new era."

[9.0] "A very fun first event of AEW that shows that this can become a very fun promotion that has great wrestling and lots of Star Power. I especially loved both the Cody vs. Dustin and Lucha Bros vs. The Young Bucks matches that were both classics in my opinion. The ending also was pretty cool and made us want to come back to AEW more and more. The event gets an [9/10]."

[9.0] "Some of the matches don't quite work and the commentary isn't that good. However, it's the perfect kind of show that broke up the monotony of popular pro-wrestling in the US. A lot of different flavors and styles on this show and everything felt big. The great matches were absolutely great and it had a hot angle at the end to lead to the next show. Great stuff"

[7.0] "Hugely significant show in wrestling history as it serves as AEW's first official show as a company. It didn't blow me away personally but it was pretty good for a first show. With a modern classic in Cody vs Dustin Rhodes and a pretty good semi-final/main event combo. AEW would outdo this show many times for me personally but it's impressive the quality of this first PPV. Also I feel like they could've went with just JR and Excalibur as the commentary team for this show as Alex Marvez really didn't add much to this show and even killed some hype moments for me tbh."

[7.0] "A historic show for sure but nothing insane. The last three matches of the show were great, especially Cody vs Dustin and Young Bucks vs Lucha Brothers. This is such a historical significant show for pro wrestling, good but not amazing."

[10.0] "I'd give it a 10 for what it represents, since it's the first PPV in AEW history. We saw a little bit of everything, and while it's not perfect, it's still very entertaining to watch today. Good matches and a few surprises, like the one with Jon Moxley."

[7.0] "An extremely important show for the future of the wrestling industry, watching it now, it isn't perfect but has a few really solid matches, the young bucks vs lucha bros is excellent, the Rhodes brothers is a brutal match, I didn't love it as much as most do but it is really good, and the main event is solid with a fantastic debut from Jon Moxley."

[8.0] "This was a very refreshing PPV at the time when the demand for something that wasn't afraid to be pro-wrestling finally popped up onto our screens for the first time in what felt like forever. Highlights for sure are the opening trios match, Cody vs Dustin, Young Bucks in Elvis inspired gear, their match with the Lucha Bros and of course Moxley's post main event angle. This was really something fun, refreshing, and had a bit of old school wrestling, a newer modern style, and a bit of comedy all mixed in."

[9.0] "For their first official AEW PPV I think every match was fairly solid. Last 3 matches were fantastic, debuting Moxley at the end of the show, just about everyone impressed me and left me wanting to see more of them as I have never watched a handful of the people on the card. Great stuff, hope to see even more greatness from this company. 8.5/10"

[9.0] "How has it already been 6 years already since the inaugural aew don. An event that still stands the test of time to this day. Electric atmosphere, nice mix of very good to incredible matches. The standouts being Cody vs Dustin and the Lucha Bros vs the Young Bucks. But the opener was great, the 4 way women's match was fun, the best friends tag match vs Angelico and Jack evans was very good. The 6 women joshi tag match was awesome. The main was very good too, slightly worse than their first encounter tho. To think I just found out about aew when punk made his return to wrestling in 2021 lol, very thankful that aew exists cause who knows what the wrestling landscape looks like if aew never came to fruition"

[8.0] "Very good first show for AEW, I'm not as high on it as some others but I still think it's a super impressive debut. Young Bucks/Lucha Bros was my match of the night."

[9.0] "In terms of its historical value, the impact this show made, the crowd atmosphere and how monumental it felt at the time, I don't think I can really rate the show any less than a 9. With 6 years of existence though, re-watching the show last month I really do feel AEW has improved tenfold since their debut PPV (as anyone would hope), even with the bumpy year or two they had in 2023/2024. It was still an incredible start to the company though. The ending to the show, with the debut of Moxley was a huge shock to me (I didn't follow wrestling media or dirt sheets back then, so no idea if anyone was expecting it). The main event was a little underwhelming, but overall the card was fantastic. Cody vs Dustin still remains one of the best matches the company has ever put on."

[8.0] "There were lots of solid matches and one very average encounter. Cody and Dustin had a very good match."

[7.0] "Monumental event but hyped up matches did not live up to expectations for me, still great matches. Would likely have been better if I had seen it live. Mainly the Bucks and Lucha bros match along with dustin vs cody didn't match the hype for me. The main event was surprisingly good given my expectation of Jericho."

[9.0] "An excellent show, with an ever-increasing quality of matches, even if the main event is perhaps a little below the two matches that precede it. Lots of non-match angles with surprises and impactful arrivals. Suffice to say, most of the ingredients were there to make this a historic launch for professional wrestling. All the more so when the crowd is so vocal. In-ring quality: 3.75/5. Angles and segments outside matches: 3/3. Bonus/malus: Very good atmosphere and historic show +0.75. Total: 9.5/10. Show seen on AEW Plus."

[9.0] "Only one match was below average. There were also some production hiccups like the camera man going to the wrong tunnel several times. That's growing pains. The rest of the show is one of the best North American ppvs of all time. 6 of the 7 matches all ranged from above average to instant classic."

[9.0] "I haven't watched this show in years. It still very much has held up greatly. Matches of the night to me is still Dustin Vs Cody. My second favorite match is the Triple A tag title match. I beyond highly recommend this show even after all these years."

[8.0] "(8.4/10) As I said moments ago: that ending. That ending will surely go down as one of the iconic endings in Pro-Wrestling lore. The strongest of endings from a well rounded card, which really picked up the second half of the show. You could say the second half began with the Joshi puroresu battle or the battle of the Rhodes. Either way, the halfway mark was when stars began shooting. I don't want to imply that the first half was weak, because far from it, as the former side developed a rich tone before we got to the real homers of the latter that went really flying to the skies. If you were to choose either the Rhodes war or the Lucha-Bucks combat as your fight of the night, I wouldn't try to convince you otherwise, for all three were a** kickers in their own right, but to me the best bell to bell action that ruled the freakin' ppv would go to the main-event, for even if there would be better fights down the AEW road, or even better main events, the result of Omega-Jericho was much more than just your ordinary main-event. And for a group of workers that were all in and went double or nothing on a chance to give the world a change for the love of the Game, because even in 2019, it was safe to say that we ain't seen nothing yet."

[8.0] "So, my ratings all added up to about a 7 but its going to a 8 for the timing of this show as this was a damn good way to start a company while the next 6 years have had some massive ups and some massive downs this is forever a piece of history that was needed for wrestling, AEW put on a hell of a show here and im excited to watch the rest of the 2019 PPVS now that i can!"

[8.0] "A good, strong ppv that sets the tone of AEW really well. The standout matches for me were both 6 Man/Woman tag matches and Rhodes v Rhodes. Even though I knew about Moxleys return beforehand it was still a cool moment that sets up 2 potential feuds with Omega and Jericho. I think the biggest flaw of the PPV is the commentary team. They haven't yet found their groove but it does get a bit stronger towards the end. Excalibur and JR are both good but their styles don't compliment each other well during this PPV. I hope there chemistry improves in th future."

[8.0] "What a great way to kick off a new major promotion. Match of the night is hands down Cody vs. Dustin, but Omega vs. Jericho was also a great match. Major props to everyone involved with this show for pulling off such a great PPV without a single second of TV time. AEW Dynamite wouldn't begin for another few months after this PPV. From here all the way to All Out 2019, they had to do everything with no TV time at all. All Out MVP goes to Dustin Rhodes, who had the greatest match of his career on this show."

[10.0] "Legendary show at this point, the debut of AEW following the ground swell created the previous year at independent wrestling supershow, All In. Double or Nothing levels up the concept of All In as the name implies. Cody vs Dustin Rhodes with a bloody and dramatic match of the night. Unbelievable action rarely seen in front of crowds this size is introduced to the world throughout the night in explosive and innovative matches. My personal favorite being The Hybrid 2 taking on Best Friends, showcasing how insanely athletic and fun pro wrestling could be. The night is topped off with the shocking arrival of all arrivals as Jon Moxley hits the wrestling industry with a paradigm shift. AEW left a legendary mark on the wrestling business with it's debut show and revolutionized what wrestling is today at it's very core in many ways."

[7.0] "Solid starting out PPV for AEW. A lot of these matches are just more showcase matches, because really the only thing driving any story for this show is Being The Elite at this point. Highlights are The Rhodes Brothers match, and the opening six man tag for me, but everything on this show is rock solid and lays a solid foundation for the promotion in the future....other than the Dark Order."

[9.0] "A wildly successful debut event for a red hot, buzzing, brand new AEW. Even though the organization did not have the benefit of any weekly televised shows prior to the event for building stories, all of the story and character work comes across as easy to follow and to invest yourself within... not an incredibly easy task. There's not a truly weak match on the card. However, the two women's bouts on the card are probably just a slight step behind the men's matches simply due to AEW's decision to sloppily cram-book so many performers within both matches without any sense of organization or character alignment flow, plus each has a couple weaker link wrestlers that the better workers have to cover. That said, even those two women's matches have enough good work, good pacing and solid finishes to be worth a watch. This overall PPV event is largely a fast paced, athletic, well-worked and team driven event. The only two matches that focus heavily on storylines are the excellent Rhodes vs Rhodes match and the decent main event #1 contender bout between generational legends Chris Jericho and Kenny Omega: neither of which disappoint. I will say that it is a shame that Khan wouldn't just elevate this main event to an actual title match... God knows both of these guys make more sense in the title match than Adam Page, especially as an initial draw to give AEW legitimacy, something Jericho even would sarcastically rib about in the match-related promo material. Overall, it's hard to imagine a first show with unestablished titles and minimal storylines going much more smoothly than this one."

[9.0] "This was quit awesome show. Sure had its flaws, and the opener was kinda mid, but really not that bad at all. Sure Jim Ross almost made me crash asleep for the last 3-4 matches due to how boring he was but still. Also had a bit of problems with fans chatting stuff that completly didn't relate to the match like for example even before Cody and Dustin made first lock up."

[8.0] "This show is great, not as good as later PPVs in AEW, however this show was great for a debut show and I don't have anything negative to say about the show. The last 3 matches were all really good and the MJF segment was great looking back on it. Overall this was an amazing show that's crazy to see now how far this company has come."

[7.0] "My rating for this show is 7/10, I enjoyed this ppv more than I thought I would. I skipped three matches I had no interest in that includes the main event, I dont want to see Chris Jericho wrestle he just looks out of place, I dont care if i am missing out he's just not my thing anymore. The matches were long and it felt like it too sometimes with a few matches dragging on, they were enjoyable to watch but could've been shorter otherwise would have been 8/10"

[9.0] "AEW's first PPV was amazing. The tag matches were awesome. The four way womens match was okay. Cody vs Dustin all time classic. Then Omega vs Jericho to finish for the main event. We got Jon Moxley closing the show. Everything on the card was excellent. The first PPV delivered."

[10.0] "This show doesn't hold up quite as well on a rewatch, largely due to the difficulty of having angles for the initial show, but it still deserves the 10 for the match quality and the importance of the event. It opened with a great match between SCU and STRONGHEARTS, that sets the tone for the entire company. This is followed by the weak women's match between Dr. Britt Baker DMD, Kylie Rae, Nyla Rose, and Awesome Kong that, unfortunately, set the tone for the women's division for a while. Things got back on track with the match between Best Friends and Angelico and Jack Evans. AEW then proves they can do women's wrestling well as Hikaru Shida, Riho, and Ryo Mizunami took on Aja Kong, Emi Sakura, and Yuka Sakazaki. Cody and Dustin Rhodes had the match of the night and the first of many 5 five-star matches from the company. The Young Bucks defended their AAA World Tag Team Titles against the Lucha Brothers in an excellent match. Finally, Chris Jericho battled Kenny Omega for the right to face Adam Page for the title in the future in another great match."

[9.0] "The first AEW show did not disappoint. The show kicked off with SCU/Stronghearts in a banger match, then the mediocre womens four way, then the Best Friends tag match, then a very fun Joshi six-woman tag, then possibly match of the year with Cody and Dustin, then we had The Young Buck/Lucha Bros in another banger, then Omega/Jericho in an epic rematch to close the show. We also got appearances from Jon Moxley and Bret Hart, this was undoubtedly a successful show."

[7.0] "7.2/10: my first impressions of aew by this event are primarily that there is a hell lot of talent. The moves are unique, and the superstars are great crowd controllers. It ticked all the boxes in terms of storytelling and maybe surprises too, but it still lacked some individual storyline, which is obvious because it was the first ever show. However, i loved the ppv."

[10.0] "This card is a historic landmark in the history of pro wrestling, a card that's importance has only become more evident as the years go by. On its own it is a great show with a hot opener, a good mix of match types building up to a killer final three matches. The emotional Cody V Dustin bloodbath is on the all time great level, still arguably the best match AEW has put on. Bucks V Lucha Bros set up what would be the best tag team rivalry in the world for a number of years. While Omega V Jericho is not as good as their first match the boiling crowd carries what is still a very good match to great. The night ends with a landmark debut and finishes perfectly to set up the company's direction going forward. These two elements combine to make this what should be regarded as a 10/10 card."

[9.0] "AEW's first ever show was definitely a must-watch and made me a fan of the company right out of the gates. All the matches on the card delivered, outside of the women's four way, with Cody vs. Dustin being the show stealer of the night. Lucha Bros vs. Young Bucks was also pretty awesome. StrongHeats vs. SCU was a super enjoyable opening bout that set a really good tone for the rest of the show. I really recommend it alongside the joshi showcase match. Omega vs. Jericho was a good main event and Jon Moxley's debut to close the show was wonderful. In retrospective, knowing what Moxley has done for the company so far, I'd say it's the most important moment in AEW's history. Definitely the women's four way was the weakest match of the night and I would've done without the overly-long Bret Hart championship introduction. The crowd was also great throughout the whole show, especially during Cody vs. Dustin. Production wise there were a few mistakes but I can forgive it considering this was their first show. Something is missing to be an all-timer but it's a damn good introduction for the company. 9/10"

[7.0] "Feel like this PPV is a little overrated. Sure, the Cody/Dustin match is one of the best ever, but everything else ranges from really good to really bad - nothing else is great. The opening tag match and the Joshi match aside, the tag matches here were mainly spotfests with no storytelling, especially that Best Friends match, which was terrible, and the women's fatal four-way was poorly booked despite the talent involved. Thankfully the main event was one of the good ones, but even that had problems (mainly the length). What elevates this is the Cody/Dustin match and two EXCELLENT promos from MJF and Moxley, announcing that AEW isn't just gonna be in-ring athleticism, but great characters too. A solid start, but there's definitely room for improvement."

[8.0] "I am watching all of AEW from start to the current day and this is the beginning. Really impressive show. As a fan of the storytelling aspect of wrestling I had the idea maybe AEW was not for me. I am hoping the quality remains this high."

[7.0] "I was more middling on this than I hoped I would be. really dug the joshi tag match and the Bucks/Lucha Bros, but found the majority of it to be generally standard and nothing that blew my mind away. feel like I'd be fonder on the event overall if the main had worked for me, but Omega/Jericho was sloppy, overlong and genuinely pretty boring for long stretches, which killed a lot of my enthusiasm. happy to see Moxley and am hopeful he'll have some great bloody wars, but I didn't really see this as the antithesis to WWE or the revolution that they're professing. I'm not sure this will be looked back on so fondly in a year or two, regardless of how the promotion continues from here. also I respect the hell of Dustin Rhodes for bleeding that bad at his age, man moved great and still has all the fundamentals down. he deserves lifelong respect from everyone in the industry and watching at home, and I'm delighted that he got this moment with his brother."

[7.0] "Watching this in 2024 I feel like this PPV was a Little Overrated. The First Half had some Decent Wrestling but I didn't care for any of it at All so it dragged on until the Last 3 Matches which is what everyone Came to See comes on. The Commentary was Rough which yeah I get it's their First Time but still it's a Criticism that the Show Deserves + the Women's Roster straight away Showed it was no where near the Quality of WWE's Women Roster. The Last 3 Matches we're all Good even if i think the Cody v Dustin is a little Overrated & Jericho wasn't that Great in the Main Event it still was Fun to Watch. Jon Moxley coming in the End was also Hype. I Probably would've enjoyed this Show more if i watched it with everyone else in 2019 but yeah I don't think the Show was Mind-blowingly Good to Warrant a Score over 9. There's plenty of NXT Takeover's around this Time that were Better Shows. so you can't even use the Excuse of that American Wrestling was Starving for a Good Product."

[8.0] "This was a really good opening show for AEW to sum up my feelings. Loved this show being in the MGM Grand. Even the weakest match on this show I thought was pretty decent, so I thought this was a very solid show from an in-ring standpoint. This show does have a classic on the card in Cody vs Dustin Rhodes; which I'll go more in-depth on during the match review. Alex Marvez, Excalibur, and Jim Ross are on the call for this; I have to say it felt weird watching this and there being no Tony Schiavone. Alex Marvez isn't the worst commentator but I'm still glad he gets taken off the desk relatively quickly. The World Title presentation on this show was pretty good; getting Bret Hart for it was pretty hug, and this also gave MJF spotlight to talk on the main show. The surprise debut of Jon Moxley (who just recently had left WWE) at the end of the show was a great way to end a very solid first show."

[10.0] "Aew's first ever show and still one of the best Aew's shows of all time: Scu vs. StrongHearts was a great opener, the women's four way was the worst match of the night but wasn't so bad as people say, Best Friends vs. Angelico & Evans was another great tag match, the women's six man tag was also great, Cody vs. Dustin was an emotional war between two brother that had me on the verge of tears, Young Bucks vs. Lucha Bros was a crazy spotfest that I loved. Omega vs. Jericho was a solid main event with some great counters, hard-hitting strikes and some nice spots, unfortunately there were a couple of mistakes near the end that hurt the match and the finish was anti-climatic but overall the match was very good. The post-match saw the debut of Jon Moxley as what (for me) is the most important moment in Aew's history. Overall: the show featured all good matches and Mox's debut was amazing."

[8.0] "A very solid show for this brand new and promising promotion. I am really excited and highly hope that AEW is here to stay. The opener (SCU vs Stronghearts) and Lucha Brothers vs The Young Bucks are definitely the best fights of the evening and I really appreciated the MJF promo (this guy is a killer on the mic). It was a brilliant idea to bring the legendary Bret Hart on their first show to establish MJF as one of the biggest heels of their promotion by disrespecting him. By the way, I was far from suspecting that Cody's breaking of the throne was an attack on Triple H. At the moment, I recognized this characteristic iron cross with these skulls but I immediately rejected this theory cause it made no sense. What would be the context for bringing this throne back here ? I just thought it had an uncanny ressemblance but it must be a symbol of... I don't know... the Rhodes legacy maybe... But no, after I did my research, it was indeed the Triple H throne. Because, some time ago, during the WWE Hall Of Fame ceremony, Triple H apparently disrespected AEW. So, they decided to smash his throne in retaliation. I don't know what to think about this but one thing is certain, if you don't keep up to date with what's going on elsewhere or a little behind the scenes, you are clearly lost in this sort of segment. Anyhow, that was a really enjoyable PPV (the Buy-In was not terrible)."

[10.0] "What an emphatic debut for AEW full of great matches and ending with one of the company's all-time great moments with Mox's surprise appearance. An all-around classic show."

[9.0] "Usually I prefer to rate PPVs by averaging the ratings I gave to every single match, and if I applied this method also in this case the final result would be an 8. But I want to raise one rating because of the atmosphere and, in its own way, of the iconicity that distinguishes this event. Although for me there is no "masterpiece" match (I consider the Rhodes battle a bit overrated), it was an evening of very good wrestling and very good entertainment, but it's what generated and that great factor of novelty and freshness that made me enjoy it more. The entire AEW then developed from this PPV, and for this reason it must be remembered as one of the most important PPVs of recent years"

[8.0] "An event that will go down in history, sadly I found the main event (and Chris Jericho) quite underwhelming and the Rhodes match a little too nasty."

[10.0] "I am a huge wwe fan but I just have so much respect for this show it was just something new and it was great you have some fantastic matches in cody vs dustin and the last two matches"

"Amazing show! Set the stage for what would become AEW. A great mix of fresh talent and established stars."

[10.0] "Looking back 3 years later, this show was the near-perfect start. AEW lived up to the hype and this show was exactly what it needed to be in every aspect. Great, fast paced matches, with Cody-Dustin being an all-time classic. Mox at the end was a great cherry on top of a great first show."

[8.0] "It had good matches and will forever be important in AEW's history because it is the very first official AEW event."

"[10.0] Absolutely fantastic PPV. All matches ranged from good to absolutely fantastic. MOTN was definitely Cody vs Dustin."