NYC 7 – AEW Double or Nothing ended with reports of fans being trapped outside Louis Armstrong Stadium in Queens after the MTA allegedly locked the 7 train platform entrance/exit, leaving attendees funneled onto a single ramp without staff or police to guide them.
When AEW Double or Nothing finished at Louis Armstrong Stadium in Queens, New York, the night was supposed to end with the usual rush of fans heading home.
Instead, many say it turned into something harder to escape.
AEW Double or Nothing began at 8:00 PM/ET on May 24, 2026. After the main card wrapped up four hours later, fans began exiting the arena. But late in the flow of departures, several fans posted about how difficult it became to leave the area, reach their residence, or get back to daily life.
Multiple fans shared video clips on X, formerly known as Twitter, saying only one ramp was available for all attendees to access the 7 train parking lot outside the stadium. They also pointed to a lack of crowd control—no visible management or law enforcement arrangements to keep the exit moving.
One fan wrote, “MTA locked the entrance/exit of the 7 train platform and trapped 10k+ people on the ramp. No staff, no police, nobody to direct us where to go.”
Another commented, “Fans forced to take a single ramp to access the 7 train and parking lot after [AEW] Double or Nothing at Louis Armstrong Stadium. Not a single [MTA]or {NYPD] worker to assist with the crowd control.”
Reports and rumors continued to circulate shortly after the show ended. with several fans saying they ended up stranded at Louis Armstrong Stadium in Queens. New York. Alongside ticket-holders. several wrestling journalists also reacted online. urging changes such as an earlier start time for PPVs on the East Coast of the USA.
The timing and the bottleneck described by multiple posters are hard to ignore: the show ended after four hours on May 24. 2026. and as fans tried to move toward the 7 train parking lot. the exit route they reported—one ramp—became the single path they say they were left to navigate without direction.
For now, the central details remain the same across accounts: fans say the 7 train platform entrance/exit was locked by the MTA, they were funneled onto one ramp, and they describe finding themselves without assistance as they tried to get out of Louis Armstrong Stadium after Double or Nothing.
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