AEW Double or Nothing: 20 things you need to know from the PPV

#17 Hangman Page won the Casino Battle Royale

.@The_MJF has been eliminated by @theAdamPage and he is the winner of the #CasinoBattleRoyale.The Hangman will be challenging the winner of the main event, @IAmJericho and @KennyOmegamanX, for the @AEWrestling Championship at a later date!#TheBuyIn #DoubleOrNothing pic.twitter.com/gFNuZbboYF
— ITV Wrestling (@ITVWrestling) May 25, 2019

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The first big storyline development of the night occurred during the Casino Battle Royale, which was won by the surprise 21st entrant Hangman Page. He picked up the victory by last eliminating MJF, setting up an AEW World Championship match against the winner of Kenny Omega vs. Chris Jericho (more on that shortly!).

#16 The Librarian battle

Alicia Atout attempted to interview Kylie Rae during the Buy-In pre-show. However, she was interrupted by Peter Avalon, aka The Librarian, who wanted them both to keep quiet. Leva Bates, also known as The Librarian, appeared and had a shush-off with her fellow librarian.

#15 Kip Sabian won AEW's first singles match

The first one-on-one match in AEW history was contested by Kip Sabian and Sammy Guevara on the pre-show. Guevera looked on course to get the win after a Shooting Star Press off the ring apron onto Sabian, who was draped across the barricade. But, moments later, Sabian got his knees up from a top-rope 630 and hit Deathly Hallows for the win.

#14 Jim Ross debuted at the start of the main PPV

It is not very often that commentators receive their own entrance. Jim Ross did not quite get that, at least not for the television audience, but he did receive his own segment backstage where he walked through the corridor before taking his seat for the main Double or Nothing event. The pre-show commentary was handled by Excalibur and Alex Marvez.