During Wednesday’s broadcast of AEW Dynamite, the promotion announced that Mike Tyson will in attendance at the Double or Nothing pay-per-view.
Tyson is being advertised to present the TNT championship belt to the winner of the tournament final between Cody and Lance Archer.
The former heavyweight boxing champion has a long history with professional wrestling. In February 1990, he was scheduled to appear on NBC as a special referee for a WWF title match between Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage but was replaced by Buster Douglas after losing to the underdog at the Tokyo Dome earlier that month.
His largest contribution occurred in 1998 as the special enforcer referee for the Shawn Michaels vs. Steve Austin main event at WrestleMania 14 in Boston, Massachusetts. Tyson’s involvement led to a surge in pay-per-view buys and helped usher in the company’s second boom period during the Attitude Era.
He was inducted into the company’s Hall of Fame in 2012 in Miami and had always stated he was a lifelong fan.
Tyson has caused speculation among observers after posting training videos of himself and recently stating “I’m back”:
“I’M BACK.” – The Baddest Man on the Planet 🥊
(via @MikeTyson) pic.twitter.com/kE2ug8waOe
— ESPN Ringside (@ESPNRingside) May 11, 2020
Here is the updated card for AEW’s Double or Nothing event that is scheduled for Saturday, May 23rd in Jacksonville, Florida:
*Jon Moxley vs. Brodie Lee for the AEW title
*Cody vs. Lance Archer for the TNT championship
*Nyla Rose vs. Hikaru Shida for the AEW women’s title in a No DQ, No Countout match
*The Inner Circle vs. The Elite in a Stadium Stampede Match (presumably inside TIAA Bank Field)
*Casino Ladder Match feat. Colt Cabana, Orange Cassidy, Darby Allin, Rey Fenix, and five others
*MJF vs. Jungle Boy
*Britt Baker vs. Kris Statlander
*Private Party vs. Best Friends on the Buy-In pre-show
