Chris Jericho led his side to victory Sunday in a Stadium Stampede match at AEW Double or Nothing, defeating the team built around Ricochet in a chaotic, multi-man finale.
The match pitted Jericho, Bobby Lashley, Shelton Benjamin, Kenny Omega, Jack Perry, Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson against Ricochet, Bishop Kaun, Toa Liona, Mark Davis, Andrade El Idolo, Clark Connors and David Finlay, with Jericho’s side emerging triumphant in a bout that reopened a long-dormant AEW specialty.
It was the fourth Stadium Stampede match in AEW history and the first time the stipulation had been seen in nearly three years; the previous Stadium Stampede took place in August 2023 at All In. The return of the format framed much of the weekend and gave Jericho a stage to settle a feud that had stretched across AEW programming since his April comeback.
Jericho’s presence in the match capped a busy April. He made a surprise return on the April 1 episode of Dynamite in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, and officially signed a new AEW contract one week later. His first match back, at Dynasty later in April, was against Ricochet — a match Ricochet won — and the rivalry intensified after Ricochet and The Demand attacked Jericho on multiple occasions.
Those attacks set the terms for the rematch: Ricochet agreed to a conditional return bout inside a Stadium Stampede at Double or Nothing. The teams were later rounded out with The Elite joining Jericho and The Hurt Syndicate and members of The Don Callis Family and The Dogs agreeing to team with The Demand, creating a lineup that mixed AEW’s top names across factions.
The result underlined how quickly the story flipped. Jericho lost at Dynasty but left Double or Nothing with a major victory in a match type he helped popularize; he took part in the first two Stadium Stampede matches at Double or Nothing in 2020 and 2021, and now in the stipulation’s long-awaited return. That contrast — a loss in a singles match followed by a team win in a rare cinematic-style match — kept the rivalry unpredictable across the company’s spring schedule.
On the broadcast and in locker-room comments, veteran MVP framed Jericho’s performance in historical terms. MVP said, "I’ve been a Chris Jericho fan for a very, very long time because I’m also a huge fan of Japanese wrestling." He added, "When he left WCW and made his debut at WWE, I was watching and I watched every match," and praised Jericho’s durability and skill: "He has no weaknesses in his game." MVP also said, "If you look at his career, he’s never suffered from a lot of serious injuries," and concluded, "I don’t think you can have a conversation about the all-time greats of the modern era without Chris Jericho being in that conversation." Those remarks echoed across commentary and social media as fans digested both the result and the return of a marquee AEW concept.
The match’s return after nearly three years and Jericho’s central role in it matters today because it tied together the company’s recent booking choices: Jericho’s surprise reappearance, his quick contract signing, a tightly woven feud with Ricochet and the deliberate reintroduction of a high-profile match type. The sequence reset several storylines that began in April and gave AEW a headline moment at Double or Nothing.
What comes next is the friction the company has been building: Jericho’s roster of allies now includes members of The Elite and other established names, while Ricochet and The Demand remain a coherent opposition after forcing the Stadium Stampede clause and winning a key singles match at Dynasty. The loss and the post-Dynasty attacks mean the rivalry still has room to shift shape across weekly programming and future pay-per-views.
After weeks of speculation about where he would land and a loss that looked like momentum for his rivals, Jericho’s win at Double or Nothing reasserts him at the center of AEW’s major narratives and proves, at least for now, that his return and new contract have translated into a headline role the company is willing to build around.
