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AEW TV updates: Correction on themed shows initially listed for April

Posted on by Josh Nason

This story has been updated several times.

Despite initially being listed on a media release this week, Spring BreakThru and Playoff Palooza themed editions of AEW Dynamite and AEW Collision are not coming back in April after all.

Earlier this week, WBD rolled out their preview of HBO Max content for the month which listed both themes. However, that release was since updated and an AEW representative reached out to verify the update was accurate.

AEW Dynamite will still air on Wednesday, April 15 from Kent, Washington, with the Collision edition airing on Thursday, April 16 as opposed to that Saturday as to avoid going head-to-head with WWE WrestleMania 42. Collision will be taped following Dynamite that Wednesday.

Per usual, AEW Dynasty will be available for PPV purchase on HBO Max, preceded by a Zero Hour pre-show.

Last October’s WrestleDream will be put up in the HBO Max archives on Friday, April 17 while the first episode of AEW Collision from 2023 makes it way to the service on Friday, April 24 as they begin to fill in back episodes up to November 2024.

AEW Collision Playoff Palooza spoilers from New Orleans

Posted on by Suit Williams

The following are spoilers for this Saturday’s AEW Collision Playoff Palooza episode, taped Wednesday in New Orleans at the Lakefront Arena.

Spoilers and commentary are from our Suit Williams.

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AEW Collision Playoff Palooza spoilers —

Swerve Strickland came out for a promo but the Young Bucks cut him off immediately and moved his scheduled match up…to RIGHT NOW.

Swerve Strickland defeated Blake Christian (w/ Lee Johnson)

Swerve got jumped by Johnson, disposed of him, then got jumped by the Bucks. Kenny Omega made the save, and fist bumped with Swerve afterward.

Toni Storm defeated Queen Aminata in an AEW Women’s World title eliminator match

I swear to God, they traded hip attacks during this match like forearms.

Hologram defeated Max Caster in a Caster open challenge

People were actually doing Max’s super dumb chant, but he lost to the Hologram Slam (which is actually called the Portal Bomb). Max crawled to the back like a worm after his loss.

Anna Jay defeated Taylor Gainey

Penelope Ford & Megan Bayne attacked Jay after the match with Bayne laying her out with Fate’s Descent. This was Jay’s first AEW match since mid-December and first match anywhere since mid-January.

Cru (Lio Rush & Action Andretti) defeated Top Flight (Darius Martin & Dante Martin) (w/ Leila Grey) in a tornado tag match

Andretti shoved Darius into Grey, knocking her off the apron, then hit their finishes to win.

ROH World Champion Bandido defeated Dralistico to retain

There was a botched rana off the apron that took the steam out of the crowd, but Bandido got them back with a pair of dives. Bandido won with the 21-Plex.

Rush defeated AR Fox

Rush won with The Bull’s Horns.

FTR (w/ Stokely Hathaway) defeated Roderick Strong & Kyle O’Reilly

Strong & O’Reilly came out to End of Heartache by Killswitch Engage, Strong’s long-time theme on the independents. After the match, Daniel Garcia returned to run off FTR. He said he would continue to chase them until he made them pay.

Women’s title eliminator added to AEW Collision Playoff Palooza

Posted on by Ethan Renner

Several new matches have been signed for this week’s AEW Collision Playoff Palooza special, including a Women’s World title eliminator.

As revealed during Wednesday’s Dynamite, Women’s World Champion Toni Storm will face Queen Aminata in a title eliminator bout on the Saturday, April 26 AEW Collision Playoff Palooza episode. If Aminata wins, she earns a title shot.

The Ring of Honor World Championship will also be on the line at Playoff Palooza, with Bandido defending against Dralistico.

Following an angle involving both teams on Wednesday’s Dynamite, FTR will face The Paragon’s Roderick Strong and Kyle O’Reilly. FTR aligned with Stokely Hathaway on Dynamite, then attacked Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson of The Rock ‘n’ Roll Express.

Former AEW World Champion Swerve Strickland will also be in action on Saturday’s episode as he faces Blake Christian.

Anna Jay returning to action on the show was announced early Thursday morning in a social media post.

Already announced for the card are Lio Rush and Action Andretti vs. Top Flight in a tornado tag team bout, plus the return of Hologram in addition to Rush vs. AR Fox.

AEW Collision Playoff Palooza is being taped Wednesday night in New Orleans. The show will simulcast on TNT and Max on Saturday, April 26 following TNT’s NBA Playoffs coverage, likely around 8:30 p.m. Eastern time.

AEW Collision Playoff Palooza, Saturday, April 26 —

  • AEW Women’s World title eliminator: Toni Storm vs. Queen Aminata
  • ROH World Champion Bandido defends against Dralistico
  • Tornado tag team match: Top Flight (Darius Martin & Dante Martin) vs. The Cru (Lio Rush & Action Andretti)
  • FTR (Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler w/ Stokely Hathaway) vs. The Paragon (Roderick Strong & Kyle O’Reilly)
  • Swerve Strickland vs. Blake Christian
  • Hologram returns
  • Rush vs. AR Fox
  • Anna Jay returns to action

AEW Collision Playoff Palooza tornado tag announced

Posted on by Ethan Renner

The next episode of AEW Collision will feature Playoff Palooza branding and a tornado tag team bout.

AEW revealed during Thursday’s Collision that the Saturday, April 26 edition of the show will be called AEW Collision Playoff Palooza, and will air at the conclusion of TNT’s NBA Playoffs coverage that evening, likely at about 8:30 p.m. Eastern time.

In a bout set up with a backstage angle on Thursday’s show, Top Flight will face The Cru in a tornado tag team match on the Saturday, April 26 AEW Collision Playoff Palooza.

It’s the third time in recent weeks that Collision will receive a large lead-in from sports coverage on TNT, after last month’s Slam Dunk Saturday and Slam Dunk Sunday episodes aired after NCAA basketball.

Hologram’s return to AEW action for the first time since the March 29 Collision was also advertised for Playoff Palooza in a vignette during Thursday’s episode. No opponent was announced.

AEW Collision Playoff Palooza, Saturday, April 26 —

  • Tornado tag team match: Top Flight (Darius Martin & Dante Martin) vs. The Cru (Lio Rush & Action Andretti)
  • Hologram returns to action