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Mick Foley Co-hosts AEW Buy-In, No Wrestling Due to Concussion

5/21/2026

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Foley Co-hosts

AEW President Tony Khan announced Mick Foley will co-host the “Buy In” pre-show with Renee Paquette on May 24 2026; it streams at 7 p.m. ET on AEW’s channels, HBO Max and Amazon Prime, and the pay-per-view will be at Louis Armstrong Stadium in Queens, New York.
Foley left WWE December 2025 over ties to President Donald Trump.
He is happy to debut with AEW, but no contract is confirmed and he will not wrestle because concussion concerns.

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AEW Free-Streams

AEW will stream the Double or Nothing Buy In for free on YouTube, MyAEW, HBO Max, Prime Video, and its social-media channels.
Tony Khan announced Foley’s involvement on his social-media just before a three-hour Dynamite and Collision special on TBS, using the broadcast to amplify the surprise.
The Buy In begins at 7:00 p.m. Eastern, an hour before the main pay-per-view, serving as a free lead-in to draw viewers.

History

Historical Context

In 1985 Vince McMahon’s WWF launched WrestleMania I, the first wrestling pay-per-view, establishing a multi-platform revenue model that later expanded to livestreaming. The model’s impact is evident as AEW’s Tony Khan now streams Double or Nothing’s Buy-In free on YouTube, HBO Max and Amazon Prime, echoing the expansion that began with WrestleMania’s 93,173-fan record indoor show at the Pontiac Silverdome.

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Foley Co-hosts

AEW President Tony Khan announced Mick Foley will co-host the “Buy In” pre-show with Renee Paquette on May 24 2026; it streams at 7 p.m. ET on AEW’s channels, HBO Max and Amazon Prime, and the pay-per-view will be at Louis Armstrong Stadium in Queens, New York.
Foley left WWE December 2025 over ties to President Donald Trump.
He is happy to debut with AEW, but no contract is confirmed and he will not wrestle because concussion concerns.

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