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Final AEW Casino Ladder Match entrant to be mystery participant

The final participant for AEW’s Casino Ladder Match won’t be revealed before Double or Nothing.

AEW announced today that the final participant for the Casino Ladder Match is a mystery and they’ll be revealed at Double or Nothing. Darby Allin, Colt Cabana, Orange Cassidy, Fenix, Scorpio Sky, Kip Sabian, Frankie Kazarian, and Luchasaurus are the other wrestlers who will be in the match at the pay-per-view.

The ladder match will start with two wrestlers in the ring, then one more participant will be added every 90 seconds until all nine wrestlers have entered. The stipulation is that the chip hanging above the ring can be grabbed at any time, including before all of the participants have entered.

The winner of the Casino Ladder Match will receive a future shot at the AEW World Championship.

Double or Nothing is taking place this Saturday (May 23). Here’s what’s been announced for the PPV:

AEW World Champion Jon Moxley defending against Brodie Lee
TNT Championship tournament finals: Cody vs. Lance Archer (Mike Tyson will present the TNT Championship to the winner of the match)
AEW Women’s Champion Nyla Rose defending against Hikaru Shida in a no DQ, no countout match
The Elite (Kenny Omega, Hangman Page & The Young Bucks) & Matt Hardy vs. The Inner Circle (Chris Jericho, Sammy Guevara, Jake Hager, Santana & Ortiz) in a Stadium Stampede match
Casino Ladder Match (Darby Allin, Colt Cabana, Orange Cassidy, Fenix, Scorpio Sky, Kip Sabian, Frankie Kazarian, Luchasaurus, and a mystery participant)
Britt Baker vs. Kris Statlander
MJF vs. Jungle Boy
Tag team number one contender’s match: Private Party vs. Best Friends (pre-show)