2022 AEW Double or Nothing results, recap, grades: CM Punk wins first world

For the first time since 2013, CM Punk is a world champion. Punk defeated “Hangman” Adam Page in the main event of AEW Double or Nothing on Sunday night to capture the AEW world heavyweight championship, capping off an uncharacteristically uneven pay-per-view event for AEW.

Page may have been able to pick up the win inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, but he hesitated when deciding whether to use the championship belt as a shortcut while the referee was knocked out, allowing Punk to counter a Buckshot Lariat into the Go To Sleep to capture the title.

It was a long night of action that saw many of AEW’s top stars in action, though the standout match of the night was likely the Anarchy in the Arena match that saw Chris Jericho and The Jericho Appreciation Society pick up a win over the team of Bryan Danielson, Jon Moxley, Eddie Kingston, Santana and Ortiz in a wild bloodbath that took place throughout the arena before Jericho and Jake Hager were able to work together to choke Danielson unconscious.

CBS Sports was with you the whole way through the event, providing updates and highlights as the action goes went in the live blog below.

2022 AEW Double or Nothing results, grades

Hookhausen vs. Tony Nese & Mark Sterling: Danhausen spent the early period of the match in the ring, cut off from his corner as Nese and Sterling built early momentum. He was finally able to make the tag to Hook and Sterling bailed from the ring apron rather than take the tag initially. But Danhausen made the mistake of patting Nese on the back, which counted as a tag as Hook ran wild on both members of the team with a variety of throws and suplexes. After Hook put Sterling down, Danhausen asked for the tag and came in to put his foot on Sterling’s chest for the pin. There wasn’t much to the match beyond warming the crowd up by having the very over team of Hookhausen getting the win. Hookhausen def. Tony Nese & Mark Sterling via pinfall. Grade: C

MJF vs. Wardlow: Wardlow entered in handcuffs with no music after MJF made his ring walk, putting to end concerns MJF wouldn’t appear at the event after no-showing a fan meet and greet on Saturday afternoon. After running away from Wardlow repeatedly, MJF nearly found himself powerbombed in the first move of the match but instead bit the forehead of Wardlow before a poke to the eye. MJF then attempted to use his diamond ring only for Wardlow and the referee to catch him in the act, leaving MJF to offer to quadruple Wardlow’s pay. Instead, Wardlow kicked MJF in the stomach and hit a powerbomb. Rather than going for the pin, Wardlow hit a second powerbomb and three more before pinning MJF for a two-count and breaking the pin. After bringing the total number of powerbombs to 10, Wardlow finally pinned MJF to put him out of his misery. Not much of a “match,” but the payoff the fans wanted as the big man got his moment and MJF got his comeuppance. Wardlow def. MJF via pinfall. Grade: B

The Young Bucks vs. The Hardys: Early momentum swings saw the Bucks have success with speed and the Hardys come back with crafty veteran tactics. Brandon Cutler also gave the Bucks some assistance from the outside. Jeff Hardy’s boot appeared to break during the match, leaving him to pull off moves like the Whisper in the Wind somewhat awkwardly without stable footing. The Bucks largely dominated the match, with Matt and Jeff bumping and struggling to keep up with their rivals. Jeff missed a late swanton and Matt Jackson hit a Twist of Fate before Nick Jackson hit a swanton, stealing the Hardys’ trademark moves for a late near fall. The Hardys came back late, turning the ring steps on their side for Jeff to hit a swanton from the top rope onto Matt Jackson on the steps. A twist of fate by Matt Hardy on Nick Jackson followed by a Jeff Hardy swanton brought the match to an end. Big moments late from The Hardys, but the match barely held together as the Hardys were well out of form throughout, looking rough as the Bucks did everything they could to try and hold it together. The Hardys def. The Young Bucks via pinfall. Grade: C-

TBS Championship — Jade Cargill (c) vs. Anna Jay: Cargill dominated early, overwhelming Jay with speed and power until Jay was able to counter Cargill into a superplex. Jay had to deal with outside interference by The Baddies during the match before Mark Sterling also made his way to the ring and slid in a crutch, which Jay was able to grab before Cargill to hit an assisted Russian leg sweep for a near fall before Sterling was chased off by John Silver. Stokely Hathaway then made his AEW debut, walking down the ramp and distracting Jay, allowing Cargill to hit an avalanche Jaded for the win. Kris Statlander ran into the ring to save Jay from any after-the-bell attacks and then Athena (formerly Ember Moon in WWE) made her debut, standing with Jay and Statlander. The match was rough, to put it mildly, but the addition of Hathaway and Athena are solid moves for AEW. Jade…