The following are spoilers for this Saturday’s Winter is Coming edition of AEW Collision, taped Thursday in St. Louis, Missouri at the Chaifetz Arena at Saint Louis University.
International Women’s Cup qualifier finale: Willow Nightingale defeated Jamie Hayter
Nightingale pinned Hayter with a doctor bomb to advance to the International Women’s Cup at Wrestle Dynasty at the Tokyo Dome. They shook hands afterward. Not perfect, but a good match. Willow left Jamie standing in the ring, and the lights went out. Julia Hart then appeared, DDT’ed Hayter, and left her laying.
Continental Classic Blue League: Kazuchika Okada defeated The Beast Mortos
Okada beat Mortos with two Rainmakers in a very good match. Okada and Mortos have good chemistry. The crowd thought Mortos could win. A lot of personality in this match and a few funny comedy spots.
Toni Storm defeated Shazza McKenzie
Storm pinned McKenzie with Storm Zero. They shook hands at first. After the match, Storm grabbed the mic and said, “I never thought I’d get to say this, but Toni Storm is officially All Elite!,” obviously hinting at her mental struggle.
Action Andretti & Lio Rush defeated Top Flight (Dante & Darius Martin) (w/ Leila Grey) to earn an AEW Tag Team title shot
Andretti hit a 450 splash on Darius for the pin. This was a fast-paced, high-flying, action-packed match that went longer than I expected. The finish came when Rush dove outside into Dante who knocked down Grey standing behind him. Lio and Andretti took advantage of the situation, got the pin and a future title match. Top Flight lost looked great in defeat and weren’t buried.
Kris Statlander defeated Tootie Lynn
Lynn is a local favorite who the crowd knew and loved.
Orange Cassidy, The Outrunners (Turbo Floyd & Truth Magnum), Komander & Daniel Garcia defeated MxM Collection (Mansoor & Mason Madden) & Premier Athletes (Ari Daivari, Josh Woods & Tony Nese) (w/ Mark Sterling)
Cassidy pinned Woods with the Orange Punch. The crowd was loud for this match. “THIS IS AWESOME!” chants. A lot of comedy, a lot of action and an amazing ring-long rope walk into a springboard drive outside onto the heels by Komander.
Continental Classic Blue League: Mark Briscoe defeated Kyle Fletcher
Briscoe beat Fletcher with the Jay Driller with less than a minute left. It looked like it would be a time limit draw. Standing ovation from the crowd. Lots of near falls. An excellent match between two great wrestlers. This is a must watch.
Overall, this was a very entertaining episode of Collision.
