7 New Names Added To AEW Casino Battle Royale
Who'll join Christian Cage and Matt Sydal at Double Or Nothing 2021?
All Elite Wrestling added seven new wrestlers to the upcoming Casino Battle Royale on Tuesday.
The match goes down at next week's Double Or Nothing 2021 pay-per-view, with the staggered-entry bout guaranteeing the winner a future AEW World Championship shot. Christian Cage and Matt Sydal, who bickered in a backstage segment, were announced during last week's episode of Dynamite.
Heading the list of new announcements are Matt Hardy, Jungle Boy, and both members of Private Party (Isiah Kassidy and Marq Quen). The Dark Order's Evil Uno and Colt Cabana have also been confirmed, along with Team Taz's Powerhouse Hobbs.
The Casino Battle Royale typically features 21 wrestlers. AEW is at nine at the moment, so one would expect up to 11 more announcements - assuming the company has a surprise entrant planned for the Joker spot at the end of the bout.
This will be the fifth CBR in AEW history. The latest one went down at Revolution 2021, where Death Triangle triumphed in the first tag team Casino Battle Royale. Lance Archer won the last singles incarnation at All Out 2020 and went on to wrestle AEW World Champion Jon Moxley.