AEW Dynamite on May 13 delivered high-octane action in the final stretch before Double or Nothing. The show opened with a chaotic 10-man tag team match, where Adam Copeland, Orange Cassidy and The Young Bucks defeated FTR, The Dogs and Tommaso Ciampa in a fast-paced, hard-hitting opener. Mike Bailey picked up a quick win over local talent Westbrook, while Kevin Knight retained the TNT Championship by defeating Brian Cage in a hard-fought bout. Will Ospreay and Ace Austin stole the spotlight with a technically sharp singles match, ending in an armbar victory for Ospreay. In a trios match, Hikaru Shida, Jamie Hayter and Alex Windsor won by disqualification after Thekla used a title belt illegally. Darby Allin successfully defended the AEW World Heavyweight Championship in a brutal match against Konosuke Takeshita, surviving multiple near-falls and hitting two Coffin Drops for the win. The show closed with MJF signing his hair vs. title contract for Double or Nothing, then attacking Allin—only for Kevin Knight to make the save.