All Elite Wrestling casino matches

As part of a general theme, the American professional wrestling promotion All Elite Wrestling utilises various casino-themed matches: the Casino Battle Royale, a 21-man rumble-rules battle royal; the Casino Ladder Match, a nine-man ladder match where the prize – a large poker chip suspended above the ring – signifies a future AEW World Championship opportunity; and the Casino Gauntlet match, a gauntlet match where entrants gradually fill the ring and the first participant to score a pinfall or submission wins the gauntlet.

History

The first Casino Battle Royale occurred during the pre-show of AEW's inaugural event, Double or Nothing in May 2019, and was a men's match. The winner of this first match was entered into the match to determine the inaugural holder of the AEW World Championship at All Out in August of that year.[1] The second Casino Battle Royale was a women's match and was held during the pre-show of the All Out event mentioned above. Like the first, the winner of this second iteration was entered into the match to determine the inaugural holder of the AEW Women's World Championship on the debut episode of AEW's weekly television show, Dynamite.[2] Further Casino Battle Royales took place at All Out in 2020, Double or Nothing in 2021, and on Dynamite in 2022 for men, and at All Out in 2021 for women. A tag team variation of the match, called the Casino Tag Team Royale, was first utilized at Revolution in March 2021, where the prize was AEW World Tag Team Championship match[3][4] – and on the episodes of Dynamite immediately preceding the Revolution pay-per-view in 2022 and 2023. In December 2022, a version for three-man teams was established called the Casino Trios Royale, where the winning team would split $300,000.[5] The Battle Royale was supplemented by the Casino Ladder match – a ladder match in which the prize, a large poker chip, is suspended above the ring – in 2020, and by the Casino Gauntlet match – a modified gauntlet match – in 2024.

Rules

Casino Battle Royale

The Casino Battle Royale is a modified rumble rules battle royal that features 21 entrants. It begins with a group of five wrestlers, and every three minutes, another group of five wrestlers enters, while the 21st and final entrant enters alone. The wrestlers are grouped based on the suit they drew from a deck of cards—spades, diamonds, clubs, or hearts—and the order of when each group enters is based on a random draw of the cards. The 21st and final entrant is the wrestler who drew the joker.[6] The winner receives a world championship match of their respective gender's division—either the AEW World Championship or the AEW Women's World Championship.[1][7]

For tag teams and trios, rumble rules are also implemented, but participating teams are not grouped by card suit; instead, one new team enters every 90 seconds. Individual eliminations occur when a wrestler has gone over the top rope and both feet hit the floor; a team is eliminated when both members of the team have been ruled out of the match. The match ends when one wrestler or team is left.

Casino Ladder match

The Casino Ladder match is a modified ladder match where the prize, a large poker chip suspended above the ring, signifies an AEW World Championship opportunity. The match has nine entrants: two participants start the match in the ring, and an additional wrestler enters the match every ninety seconds. The poker chip above the ring may be retrieved at any point during the match, even if not all entrants have participated.[8] The first ladder match took place at Double or Nothing in 2020 and was won by the debuting Brian Cage.[9] Further Casino Ladder matches took place on the 2021 anniversary episode of Dynamite, which was won by "Hangman" Adam Page,[10] and at All Out in 2022, which was won by MJF.[11]

Casino Gauntlet match

The Casino Gauntlet match is a modified gauntlet match. Featuring a maximum of 21 participants, the match starts with two wrestlers in the ring and new entrants enter at randomly-timed intervals. The match may end at any time by pinfall or submission, even if not all 21 participants have taken part in the match.[12] The first Casino Gauntlet match, on the April 24, 2024 episode of Dynamite, was won by Will Ospreay, who earned an International Championship match at Double or Nothing;[13] the prize for subsequent matches has been a world championship match in the division.

Winners

Casino Battle Royale

Men's Casino Battle Royale winners
# Event Date Winner Title shot Draw Ref
1 Double or Nothing May 25, 2019 "Hangman" Adam Page Inaugural World Championship match at All Out Joker [14]
2 All Out September 5, 2020 Lance Archer World Championship match on the Dynamite anniversary episode Spades [15]
3 Double or Nothing May 30, 2021 Jungle Boy World Championship match on Dynamite Spades [16]
4 Dynamite June 8, 2022 Kyle O'Reilly An opportunity to qualify for the AEW Interim World Championship Eliminator Series Spades [17]
Women's Casino Battle Royale winners
# Event Date Winner Prize Draw Ref
1 All Out August 31, 2019 Nyla Rose Inaugural Women's World Championship match on the Dynamite debut episode Clubs [7]
2 All Out September 5, 2021 Ruby Soho Women's World Championship match at Grand Slam Joker [18]
Casino Tag Team Royale winners
# Event Date Winner Prize Draw Ref
1 Revolution March 7, 2021 Death Triangle (Pac and Rey Fénix) World Tag Team Championship match on Dynamite 14 [19]
2 Dynamite March 2, 2022 The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) World Tag Team Championship match at Revolution 11 [20]
3 Dynamite March 1, 2023 Danhausen and Orange Cassidy World Tag Team Championship match at Revolution 9 [21]
Casino Trios Royale winners
# Event Date Winner Prize Draw Ref
1 Rampage: Holiday Bash December 23, 2022 AR Fox and Top Flight (Dante and Darius Martin) $300,000 8 [5]

Casino Ladder match

# Event Date Winner Prize Draw Ref
1 Double or Nothing May 23, 2020 Brian Cage World Championship match at Fight for the Fallen 9 [5]
2 Dynamite: Anniversary October 6, 2021 "Hangman" Adam Page World Championship match at Full Gear 9
3 All Out September 4, 2022 MJF World Championship match at Full Gear 8

Casino Gauntlet match

Men's Casino Gauntlet winners
# Event Date Winner Prize Draw Ref
1 Dynamite April 24, 2024 Will Ospreay International Championship match at Double or Nothing 5
2 Dynamite May 29, 2024 Will Ospreay World Championship match at Forbidden Door 4
3 All In August 25, 2024 Christian Cage World Championship match contract 11
4 Dynamite September 11, 2024 Kyle Fletcher and Will Ospreay World Tag Team Championship match at Grand Slam 2
5 Dynamite January 8, 2025 Powerhouse Hobbs World Championship match at Maximum Carnage 7
6 All In July 12, 2025 MJF World Championship match contract 2
Women's Casino Gauntlet winners
# Event Date Winner Prize Draw Ref
1 Dynamite: Maximum Carnage January 15, 2025 "Timeless" Toni Storm Women's World Championship match at Grand Slam Australia 6
2 All In July 12, 2025 Athena Women's World Championship match contract 9

Championship opportunities

  – Win
  – Loss
  – To be determined
Casino match winner championship opportunities
Winner Event Date Championship match
1 "Hangman" Adam Page All Out August 31, 2019 Lost to Chris Jericho for the inaugural AEW World Championship
2 Nyla Rose Dynamite debut episode October 2, 2019 Lost to Riho for the inaugural AEW Women's World Championship
3 Brian Cage Fight for the Fallen July 15, 2020 Lost to Jon Moxley for the AEW World Championship
4 Lance Archer Dynamite: Anniversary October 14, 2020 Lost to Jon Moxley in a No Disqualification match for the AEW World Championship
5 Death Triangle (Pac and Rey Fénix) Dynamite April 14, 2021 Lost to The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) for the AEW World Tag Team Championship
6 Jungle Boy Dynamite June 26, 2021 Lost to Kenny Omega for the AEW World Championship
7 Ruby Soho Dynamite: Grand Slam September 22, 2021 Lost to Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. for the AEW Women's World Championship
8 "Hangman" Adam Page Full Gear November 13, 2021 Defeated Kenny Omega for the AEW World Championship
9 The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) Revolution March 6, 2022 Lost to Jurassic Express (Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus) for the AEW World Tag Team Championship. This was a three-way match also involving reDRagon (Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly).
10 Kyle O'Reilly Dynamite June 8, 2022 Lost to Jon Moxley in the AEW Interim World Championship Eliminator Series. Moxley subsequently defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi for the AEW Interim World Championship at Forbidden Door.
11 MJF Full Gear November 19, 2022 Defeated Jon Moxley for the AEW World Championship
12 Danhausen and Orange Cassidy Revolution March 5, 2023 Lost to The Gunns (Austin Gunn and Colten Gunn) for the AEW World Tag Team Championship. This was a four-way match also involving The Acclaimed (Anthony Bowens and Max Caster) and Jay Lethal and Jeff Jarrett.
13 Will Ospreay Double or Nothing May 26, 2024 Defeated Roderick Strong for the AEW International Championship
14 Will Ospreay Forbidden Door June 30, 2024 Lost to Swerve Strickland for the AEW World Championship
15 Kyle Fletcher and Will Ospreay Dynamite: Grand Slam September 25, 2024 Lost to The Young Bucks (Matthew Jackson and Nicholas Jackson) for the AEW World Tag Team Championship
16 Powerhouse Hobbs Dynamite: Maximum Carnage January 15, 2025 Lost to Jon Moxley for the AEW World Championship
17 "Timeless" Toni Storm Grand Slam Australia February 15, 2025 Defeated Mariah May for the AEW Women's World Championship
18 Christian Cage Revolution March 9, 2025 Lost to Jon Moxley for the AEW World Championship. This was originally a singles match between Moxley and Cope, but Cage executed his contract during the match to convert it into a three-way match.
19 Athena Forbidden Door August 24, 2025 Athena executed her contract on the July 31 Collision to guarantee herself a championship match at Forbidden Door.
20 MJF MJF executed his contract on the August 13 Dynamite to guarantee himself a championship match at Forbidden Door.

See also

References

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