All Elite Wrestling looks to blow the roof off at Double or Nothing, while practicing safe social distancing and not allowing fans to attend.
One year ago All Elite Wrestling was preparing to burst onto the international stage. Thousands crammed into the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas after scooping up tickets at warp speed. It took just four minutes for the inaugural Double or Nothing to sell out when tickets went on sale three months earlier.
The feeling in the arena that night was electric, and there was a sense of excitement that hadn’t been felt in wrestling since the Monday Night Wars era nearly 20 years ago. AEW had become the hottest wrestling promotion on the planet and seemed unstoppable.
That night Jon Moxley, fresh off an eight-year run that catapulted him to stardom in WWE, sent the crowd into a frenzy. Chris Jericho and Kenny Omega tore the house down, while the brother vs. brother match featuring Cody and Dustin Rhodes was something that will be remembered for decades to come.
The future seemed so bright that the thought of them ever performing in front of a less than capacity crowd was unthinkable.
But a lot can happen in 12 months. The entire world can change.
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This year AEW will attempt to blow the roof off the arena once again for Double or Nothing. Only it won’t be in Las Vegas, it will be in Florida. And in a complete juxtaposition, the idea of a capacity crowd is unthinkable. The idea of any crowd is, actually.
The coronavirus pandemic has forced AEW to hunker down and shelter in place, as it has for the rest of the world.
