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AEW Collision live results: Tommaso Ciampa & The Rascalz debut, three title defenses

Posted on by Josiah MacDonald

For the first time in a decade, Tommaso Ciampa will compete outside a WWE owned ring when he challenges TNT Champion Mark Briscoe in the headliner of tonight’s live AEW Collision from Arlington, Texas.

Ciampa made his surprise debut this past Wednesday to answer Briscoe’s open challenge — the first time they have shared a ring since 2013.

The Rascalz will also make their AEW in-ring debut as Zachary Wentz & Dezmond Xavier take on CRU’s Lio Rush & Action Andretti.

AEW International Champion Kazuchika Okada will appear to defend the title against Adam Priest.

In the third title defense, AEW Women’s Tag Team Champions Babes of Wrath (Willow Nightingale & Harley Cameron) defend against the Sisters of Sin (Julia Hart & Skye Blue).

The main card is rounded out by Darby Allin facing the returning Clark Connors.

Our live coverage kicks off at 8 pm Eastern.

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The show opened with Tony Schiavone & Nigel McGuinness running down the card before introducing the first match, Darby Allin vs. Clark Connors.

Darby Allin vs. Clark Connors

The match started with Connors crashing into Allin as Allin skateboarded down towards the ring. When Allin went to the top rope Connors swept his legs and sent Allin crashing back first onto the top turnbuckle and then to the floor. Connors sent Allin in to the guardrail and continued the beating when Allin slapped him in response. Connors hit a shoulder tackle that crushed Allin and trapped him against the ring apron.

Allin was covered in tape on his back, giving a target for Connors, who back dropped Allin on the guardrail and apron, targeting the back after Allin was suplexed into the ring steps a few weeks ago. Connors hit a German suplex on Allin in the ring for a 2-count. Connors hit another shoulder tackle on the Allin, who was on his knees, and sent him back towards the opposite corner.

Allin ended up on the apron, but Connors flew through the ropes with a spear, leaving both men on the apron. Connors pulled out the ring steps and looked to suplex Allin on them again, but Allin fought it off by raking the eyes of Connors and getting back into the ring. Connors sent Allin towards the stairs and Allin flipped over the steps to the other side, turned around and ran up the stairs to hit Connors, and got back into the ring and hit a tope suicida that sent Connors into the guardrail.

Connors blocked a superplex attempt and hit a sunset flip powerbomb followed by a spear for a 2-count. Allin fought out of a straight jacket and flipped Connors over into a Scorpion Death Drop. Allin went for the Coffin Drop, but Connors got the knees up. Connors went for another spear, but Allin dodged, swept the legs, and locked on the Scorpion Death Lock to make Clark Connors submit.

Result: Darby Allin defeats Clark Connors

This was an excellent opening match. Connors is great, and Allin remains fantastic.

–Darby Allin cut a promo about how he had defeated all the Death Riders, and now it was his time to go for the top title in AEW. As he was just about to call out MJF, Gabe Kidd ran into the ring from the crowd and started beating on Allin. Connors joined him in the beatdown, and they took Darby to the floor and placed the ring steps onto Allin’s midsection while Kidd stood on top of the stairs.

Kidd said that Allin wouldn’t be able to make it to the top of AEW if he was pushing up daisies, and that he was going to follow Allin all over the earth if he had to until he ended Allin’s career. I mean, threatening him with death and actually doing it would end Allin’s career, though it would present other problems for Kidd. Like a murder charge.

–A hype video aired for the Sisters of Sin vs. the Babes of Wrath, happening later tonight.

–Jet Speed were backstage with their new World Six-Man Championships, talking about how the Don Callis family were looking for gold, but they were not hard to find. They also said that Hangman Adam Page was no longer alone, and they would be watching his back as Hangman goes for the AEW World Championship.

Cru (Action Andretti & Lio Rush) (w/ Lacey Lane) vs. The Rascalz (Zachery Wentz & Dezmond Xavier) (w/ Myron Reed)

Xavier and Rush started the match, with Xavier grounding Rush a little bit, but the pace picked up very quickly, with Xavier hitting a dropkick off the ropes. Wentz tagged in and hit a bronco buster on Rush. Rush rolled over to Andretti when he hit the ropes and tagged him in, and Andretti came in with a clothesline that dropped Wentz and Cru had the advantage for the first time in the match.

Xavier missed a top con giro to the floor, but largely landed on his feet, and Wentz came flying in with a corkscrew plancha to the floor on Rush and Andretti. Rush dodged a double team attempt, leaving an opening for Andretti to spring board into a lariat on Xavier. Andretti hit a suplex on Xavier and got a 2-count. Cru hit a series of double team moves, ending with a spinning kick to the back of Xavier’s head from Rush for a 2-count.

There was a series of counters so fast that I couldn’t keep track of it, and Cru ended up hitting stereo handsprings and tope suicidas on everyone. Wentz saved Xavier from a double suplex and then superkicks started flying so much I thought it was a Young Bucks match, and Wentz did a handspring into flying knee on Rush. Wentz went for a moonsault and Xavier shoved him in mid air until he spun over and hit it on Andretti for the pinfall.

Result: The Rascalz defeated Cru

This was an excellent match, and also shows that Cru is rather under utilized in the tag division. I would love to see the Young Bucks mix it up with both of these teams.

–Jamie Hayter and Alex Windsor were discussing their team again, saying that they both like to get hit and hit other people, and while Windsor had other tag partners, none of them were able to get to the titles. Hayter and Windsor said that they were going to have fun chasing the titles.

–Jon Moxley was backstage and he responded to Takeshita challenging him last week. He said that Takeshita was one of the few wrestlers in the world that he understands, because they both chased titles and competing against the best all around the world. Moxley said that he thought he was that kind of man, but Takeshita had some goons attack him last week, and Moxley made Mark Davis pay for it by hitting him in the face with a title. Moxley said that if the Callis Family was looking to start a gang war that it was something that the Death Riders did for fun. This promo was fantastic. Jon Moxley is, again, one of the best wrestlers in the world today for creating compelling matches.

Orange Cassidy & Toni Storm vs. Gino Medina & Lady Bird Monroe

Cassidy put his hands in his pockets and hit a dropkick on Medina. Lady Bird Monroe got in the ring and started arguing with Cassidy, so he did his slow kicks to her shins, then stood aside to let Storm dropkick her and Cassidy hit a tope suicida on Media. Storm hit a tornado DDT on Medina, the hip attack, and sent Medina into an Orange Punch for the pinfall from Cassidy.

Result: Orange Cassidy & Toni Storm defeated Gino Medina & Lady Bird Monroe

–Wheeler Yuta ran in to attack Cassidy as soon as the match ended, and Marina Shafir attacked Storm from behind after. Yuta grabbed a mic and said that he was going to interview Orange Cassidy while Shafir held him in a full nelson. Yuta said that Cassidy said a lot of lies about Yuta, and asked how he felt now that the Death Riders made him pay.

Cassidy said that he couldn’t hear Yuta through his garbage hair. Yuta grabbed a pair of scissors from ringside and looked to cut the hair of Cassidy, but Storm came in, suplexed Shafir, grabbed the scissors, and threatened to stab Yuta. Storm then grabbed a mic and said that they picked the wrong team to mess with, and that mixed tag hair vs. hair match was going to happen in Australia at AEW Grand Slam, and that Yuta or Shafir were going to lose their hair.

–The Grizzled Young Veterans were backstage with Eddie Kingston and Ortiz, and how they continued wanting to fight. Kingston said that they could end it, as they beat each other up, and that should be it. GYV said that Kingston didn’t understand them, and didn’t speak for them, and Kingston challenged them to a parking law brawl for next week. Bryan Keith and Big Bill flew in and attacked Kingston and Ortiz, and GYV paid them for their services. GYV then agreed to the parking lot brawl for next Saturday.

–A short hype video aired for Tommaso Ciampa vs. Mark Briscoe, highlighting clips from ROH when they were much younger.

Tommaso Ciampa vs. Mark Briscoe for the TNT Championship

Ciampa and Briscoe maintained a clear back and forth for the first few minutes of the match, exchanging holds until Briscoe hit a Redneck Kung Fu kick and a cannonball tope through the middle ropes. Briscoe and Ciampa exchanged chops, but Briscoe hit a dropkick and then hit a suplex for a 2-count. Briscoe’s advantage continued for a few minutes until Ciampa managed to hit the Psycho Drillerr on the apron, driving Briscoe head and back first onto it. That was brutal.

Ciampa hit 7 punches in the corner and did the “six-seven” meme to the delight of the crowd and a sigh from me. Briscoe fought out of a sleeper hold with a back suplex. Briscoe fired up with some chops hit a flying forearm on Ciampa. Briscoe hit a lariat in the corner and then another in the opposite corner before going for an exploder suplex.

Ciampa blocked the attempt but ate a kick from Briscoe that sent him to the floor. Briscoe hit a running dropkick and hit a blockbuster from the apron on Ciampa before the fans helped him stand back up. As they were coming back into the ring Ciampa hit a draping DDT on Briscoe for a 2-count. Briscoe blocked a Psycho Driller attempt off the top rope and hit a froggy bow for a 2-count. Ciampa blocked a top rope move of his own and hit the Psycho Driller off the top rope for a 2-count.

Both Ciampa and Briscoe exchanged attempts at Jay Drillers until Ciampa hit a running knee that sent Briscoe to the floor. The ring announcer let us know that there was only 5 minutes left in the match. Briscoe grabbed the time keeper’s table after fighting Ciampa off, but got cut off from Ciampa who put Briscoe on the table, hit a running knee, and posed on the table. Briscoe, however, came off the top rope with a froggy bow to the standing Ciampa that put them both through the table.

Briscoe and Ciampa got back in the ring and started exchanging attempts to finish the match, hitting kicks, etc. Just as they were getting to the last minute, Ciampa manged to counter of a Jay Driller and hit a running knee to knock Briscoe out and score the pinfall.

Result: Tommaso Ciampa defeated Mark Briscoe to win the TNT Championship

This was a fantastic title match, with Briscoe putting in his usual great performance, and Tommaso Ciampa having a fantastic debut. Ciampa winning here puts him over strong, and Briscoe can move onto new things, so it looks like we will not be getting that Fletcher and Briscoe rematch that Callis was teasing/pushing Fletcher into. Fletcher will need to face Ciampa instead.

–Just as I wrote my reaction above, Fletcher came onto the ramp and pointed at Ciampa, indicating that he was going to be wrestling him soon.

–Josh Alexander was cutting a promo while the Don Callis family beat up a bunch of people in the background, saying that Moxley should mind his own business when saying Takeshita is too good for the Don Callis family. Alexander said that announced that Mark Davis would be facing Hangman Adam Page before Australia, and Romero said that he had a ringside ticket to see Okada beat Adam Priest. Alexander looked around for Lance Archer, who ran in off screen to hit a crossbody on three of the poor geeks backstage before laughing and saying “Everybody dies” while almost giggling. That was great.

Adam Priest (w/ Tommy Billington) vs. Kazuchika Okada (w/ Rocky Romero) for the AEW International Championship

Rocky Romero joined the commentary desk and immediately accidentally called Priest “Adam Pierce” which is quite the funny mistake. Romero insisted that Priest was not on the same level as Okada and didn’t deserve Okada in a robe or to see the International title. Okada dominated the early part of the match, with Okada hitting a dropkick and selling like he hurt his knee. Romero ran down from the commentary desk on the ramp to attack Priest from behind as the referee was checking on Okada.

Okada hit a DDT on Priest on the floor as a fan held a “Okada Fears Takeshita” sign that the announcers noted. Okada taunted Priest with some face wash kicks before hitting a hard uppercut, but Priest fired back with his own. Priest hit a few forearms and a neckbreaker to drop Okada. Priest went for a figure four, but Okada fought out. Okada went for a dropkick, but Priest dodged and locked on a figure four in the middle of the ring.

Priest hit an upper cut, but Okada responded with a dropkick after hit hit the ropes. Okada went for the Rainmaker, but Priest countered into a backslide. Priest went for a cutter, but Okada dumped him onto the mat like a back suplex and then hit the Rainmaker for the win.

Result: Kazuchika Okada defeated Adam Priest

–The Rascalz were backstage with Lexy Nair, and they mentioned how they like parking lots. Eddie Kingston walked in and said that if Bill & Keith were going to get involved, Kingston was bringing in friends that had had history with the Grizzled Young Veterans. He then said he was going to the parking lot with the Rascalz to take some medicine, and they offered Lexy Nair some, but she said no.

–A hype video aired for the current AEW World Championship situation with Brody King challenging MJF in a Eliminator Match, while Omega, Hangman, and Andrade are all chasing MJF for AEW Revolution. Good recap video.

–Lexy Nair was with Tommaso Ciampa backstage, and he was with his wife and child. His daughter had the title on her shoulder, which was cute. Ciampa said that AEW had welcomed him like family, and that his daughter now has a new sister in the TNT title, and they were going to celebrate. Great promo.

The Sisters of Sin (Julia Hart & Skye Blue) vs. The Babes of Wrath (Willow Nightingale & Harley Cameron) for the AEW Women’s World Tag Team Championship

Julia Hart immediately attacked Nightingale on the apron and all four women ended up on the floor fighting around ringside. Nightingale saved Cameron from a double suplex from the Sisters of Sin and sent Cameron into Blue and Hart before Cameron hit a sling blade on Blue. Nightingale got necked on the top rope letting Blue hit a tornado DDT on Nightingale.

Cameron hit a crossbody onto both Blue and Hart, rolled to the floor, but got shoved into the apron by Julia Hart. Hart and Blue hit a flapjack on Cameron for a 2-count. The Sisters of Sin then got the heat through the commercial break on Cameron. Hart locked on a tarantula on Cameron letting Blue hit a dropkick to the midsection of Cameron.

Cameron managed to hit a suplex on Blue and tagged out to Nightingale who came in and started hitting clotheslines on Hart. Nightingale dodged a corner charge from Blue, who crashed into her own partner. Nightingale then cartwheeled out of an attack by Blue and hit a pounce on her before hitting a spinebuster on Hart for a 2-count.

Hart hit some forearms on Nightingale and went for a hurricanrana, but Nightingale’s balance got thrown off and they both fell over. Nightingale covered for this transitioning into a Boston crab. Nightingale went for the powerbomb, but Hart hit an X-factor and the Sisters of Sin hit a front suplex and double superkick on Nightingale.

Nightingale fought off a double team move and tagged out to Cameron and then there was a series of miscommunications with Cameron and Blue, but they recovered and Cameron hit Blue with a DDT and eventually a Crucifix bomb. Cameron hit Sole food on Blue that sent her backwards into a page turner from Nightingale for the win.

Result: The Babes of Wrath defeated The Sisters of Sin to retain

–After the match Thekla ran down to attack, and Kris Statlander made the save. As Statlander cleared the ring, Penelope Ford and Megan Bayne ran in and attacked Statlander, laying her out, and working with the Triangle of Madness to beat down Nightingale and Cameron as well.

Final Thoughts

This was a good episode of AEW Collision, especially the Mark Briscoe and Tommaso Ciampa match. The rest of the show was not that important, but there was nothing bad on it, outside of a few awkward communication issues and botches in the main event. This was a good show overall. The Rascalz and Cru had a great match, as did Darby Allin and Clark Connors. So, three good matches across this two hour show. I give that a thumbs up.

AEW Collision Holiday Bash live results: Mercedes Mone title defense

Posted on by Josiah MacDonald

Multi-promotional champion Mercedes Mone will put her RevPro Undisputed Women’s Championship on the line as part of today’s Holiday Bash edition of AEW Collision from Manchester, England.

Mone issued an open challenge to a local competitor during Wednesday’s Dynamite/Collision that will be answered today.

Two pivotal Continental Classic Gold league matches will take place in the tournament’s final week as 2024 tournament winner Kazuchika Okada goes one-on-one with Kevin Knight while “Speedball” Mike Bailey faces “Jungle” Jack Perry.

Eddie Kingston will look to rebound from his loss to AEW World Champion Samoa Joe as he faces Nathan Cruz to round out the one hour show.

Our coverage begins at 2:30 PM Eastern.

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Jack Perry (0) vs. Mike Bailey (6) in a C2 Gold League Match

The fans in Manchester loved Jack Perry, and they also loved sportsmanship as they sung Perry’s theme and cheered the handshake between the two babyfaces. Keeping up with Mike Bailey is hard, but Perry did so in the early portion, but Perry showed signs of his ankle hurting, referencing his injury he received against Kazuchika Okada. Perry dodged a handspring attack from Bailey, but Bailey immediately hit a series of kicks. Perry hit the ropes, looking to hit a dive on Bailey, but Bailey hopped up onto the top rope as Perry slid under the rope sand hit a moonsault. Perry dumped Bailey onto the stairs to leave him laying as they went to commercial break.

When they came back, Bailey and Perry were brawling in the ring, and Bailey missed his moonsault into double knees on the apron, allowing Perry to hit a Canadian Destroyer on the apron. Perry missed a double stomp in the ring, landing on his bad ankle. Bailey went for a kick in the corner in response, but Perry dodged and hit a German suplex for a 2-count. Perry was unable to bridge properly due to his ankle. Perry charged Bailey, but Bailey hit a thrust kick and went for the Flamingo Driver, but Perry escaped and they started exchanging holds until Perry locked on the snare trap, but Bailey made the ropes.

Bailey countered another snare trap attempt into a cradle, but Perry kicked out. Bailey hit a forearm and a hard kick before going for the moonsault into the double knees on Perry, but Perry got his legs up, and Bailey took the full impact on his knees. Bailey hit a spinning kick but missed an Ultima Weapon and Perry hit an Olympic slam for the win.

Result: Jack Perry (3) defeated Mike Bailey (6)

Really solid match here as Mike Bailey continues to be great and Jack Perry is really coming into his own as a babyface now.

Eddie Kingston vs. Nathan Cruz (w/ The Grizzled Young Veterans)

GYV attacked Kingston before the match started, sending him back into the ring, allowing Cruz to hit a slingshot back suplex on Kingston to open the match attacking. Kingston fired up and hit a lariat and then the continual chops in the corner before hitting a neckbreaker. GYV tried to distract Kingston again, but it did not last long as Kingston hit an exploder and a DDT on Cruz for the pinfall victory, ending the match almost as quickly as it started.

Result: Eddie Kingston defeated Nathan Cruz

Kingston was very fired up in this match, and he looked great. Cruz bumped well for him, and has a good look. I remember seeing him years ago when I watched the early PROGRESS wrestling shows, and he seems to fit well with AEW. A group with him and GYV would be a trio I could get behind.

–A recap video aired of the C2 results from Dynamite.

Mercedes Mone (c) vs. Alex Windsor for the RevPro Undisputed British Women’s Championship

Windsor and Mone wasted no time at all in this match, wrestling aggressively, countering attacks from each other, including Windsor rolling through a meteora on the apron into a sharpshooter on the apron. Windsor. Back in the ring, Mercedes hit a backstabber and a kick to the head on Windsor just before going to an ad break.

Mone was hitting the three amigos when they came back to break, but before the third amigo, Windsor sent Mercedes back to the corner. Mercedes tried to hit something off the middle ropes, but Mercedes hit a forearm. Mercedes and Windsor exchanged a few more moves before Mercedes locked on a crossface. Windsor fought out, but Mercedes transitioned that into a crucifix bomb and hit a meteora for a 2-count.

Windsor and Mone fought on the middle rope until Windsor hit a blue thunder bomb off the middle rope into the ring for a 2-count. Mone went for a statement maker, but after a shuffle, Windsor locked Mercedes Mone into a crucifix and scored a pinfall, as Mone lost two of her belts that make up the RevPro Undisputed British Women’s Championship.

Result: Alex Windsor defeated Mercedes Mone

These two women wrestled a a frantic pace throughout this match. It made it a bit hard to follow given the pace, but they never really slowed down the entire match. Very action packed, and with a very big loss for Mone here. Windsor’s son came into the ring to celebrate with his mom in a very sweet moment.

–A video recap aired of the contract signing for the world title match at AEW World’s End, including MJF returning and how he was inserting himself into the title match to reclaim the world title he lost at World’s End two years ago.

Kevin Knight (3) vs. Kazuchika Okada (6) in a C2 Gold League Match

This match is a very interesting one to me, as both Okada and Knight are incredible athletes, with similar leaping abilities. Knight flipped Okada off, leading to Okada smiling and both men starting to brawl on the floor with forearms. Knight, at least early on, did not look out of place against Okada. He may be young and still improving, but he is really coming into his own as a worker, and matches with guys like Okada are only going to make him better.

Okada and Knight continued the forearm battle in the middle of the ring, ending with Okada hitting a hard forearm. Okada went for the Rainmaker, and Knight jumped over the arm of Okada to dodge it. Okada baited Knight into a spring board from the opposite side of the ring, but didn’t jump, forcing Knight to jump into the middle of an empty ring. Okada cackled on the apron, but was soon knocked off by Knight, who then hit a springboard lariat to the outside on Okada that sent him crashing into the announcers table.

When they came back from the break Okada had Knight in a rear chinlock. Knight hit a crossbody on Okada from the middle ropes, and Okada took it, but rolled Knight off his body, forcing a battle back on their feet. Knight hit a splash in the corner, a bodyslam, and a standing splash for a 2-count on Okada. As Knight went for a springboard into the ring Okada shoved the referee into the ropes to trip him, and Okada hit a neckbreaker across his knee before hitting an elbow drop off the top rope. Okada went for the Rainmaker, but Knight countered and hit a sky high powerbomb for a 2-count.

Knight went for the UFO splash, but Okada got his knees up, and Knight crashed to the mat. Okada went for a tombstone, but Knight countered out of it. Okada then did a backslide instead, but flipped Knight onto his feet with it and hit a Rainmaker. Okada missed a Rainmaker attempt, but Okada hit the dropkick as Knight came off the ropes. Knight got up and hit a dropkick of his own before hitting a ripcord DDT and a springboard lariat. Knight went for the coast to coast dropkick on Okada, but as Knight flew into the air Okada stood up and hit a dropkick that dropped Knight. That was incredible. Okada went for the Rainmaker and Knight countered it again, but Okada responded with a wheelbarrow suplex. Okada held onto Knight and tried for the Rainmaker again, but Knight cradled Okada and scored the flash pinfall!

Result: Kevin Knight (6) defeated Kazuchika Okada (6)

This was a fantastic match. Okada is on fire in this tournament this year, putting on some of the best matches he has had in AEW, and he seems intent on making everyone he works with look like a million bucks. Excellent main event match between Okada and Knight, with the biggest win of Knight’s career as he beat a huge main event star.

Final Thoughts

This was one of the easiest hours of wrestling television to watch that I have seen in a very long time. There was zero wasted time on this show, the crowd was still hot despite taping after Dynamite, and we had some major matches in the C2 as there are 5 people tied for first in the Gold League. I love the round robin format, and while this is shorter than the G1 that inspired it, it captures all the fun of the G1 with all the different possibilities about who is winning each league. These kind of tournaments, when booked right, are the most fun stories to follow as a wrestling fan, as every match matters, and everyone, even people eliminated, can play spoiler. Excellent AEW Collision today.

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AEW Collision Winter is Coming live results: Konosuke Takeshita vs. Claudio Castagnoli

Posted on by Josiah MacDonald

AEW returns to Cardiff, Wales, for today’s Winter is Coming edition of Collision at a special start time of 4:30 PM Eastern.

One of the featured bouts is former AEW World Champion Swerve Strickland taking on former TNA World Champion Josh Alexander for the first time ever in a match that will likely have implications on this month’s Worlds End.

The Continental Classic will continue with two matches.

Blue league co-leaders Konosuke Takeshita and Claudio Castagnoli will do battle in a clash of the IWGP World Champion and CMLL Heavyweight Champion.

Coming off his highlight reel match against Kyle Fletcher Wednesday, “Speedball” Mike Bailey will look to grab another three points when he takes on tag team partner Kevin Knight in the Gold league.

TNT Champion Mark Briscoe defends against former champion Daniel Garcia.

AEW Women’s World Champion Kris Statlander teams with former champion Jamie Hayter against The Sisters of Sin (Julia Hart & Skye Blue).

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AEW Collision opened with a recap of Samoa Joe and Eddie Kingston and Hangman Page & Swerve Strickland vs. Shibata & Will Hobbs, with Hangman making his intentions clear – he wants Samoa Joe at AEW World’s End.

Swerve Strickland (w/ Prince Nana) vs. Josh Alexander (w/ Don Callis)

The crowd was immediately red hot, cheering for Swerve and singing for him. Alexander tried to hit a shoulder tackle on Swerve, but he just shook it off. Alexander went for a leg pick, but Swerve cartwheeled over it and hit a fireman’s carry into the top turnbuckle before hitting a pump kick that drove Alexander into the corner. Swerve hit a big back breaker on Alexander, leading to Alexander going for a takedown, but Swerve hit a snapmare and a knee drop.

Swerve hit a few rolling neckbreakers, working over the previously injured neck of Josh Alexander. Josh Alexander pulled Swerve from the ring and suplexed him knee first on the announce table. That was brutal. Alexander hit a crossbody that sent Swerve to the floor as they went to the ad break. When they came back, Swerve and Alexander were exchanging forearms. Swerve hit an upkick on Alexander but stumbled when he tried to roll onto his feet. Alexander trapped the knee, hit a knee crusher, and then hit a back suplex. Swerve countered Alexander trying to pick him up into a powerbomb into a powerslam before collapsing to the mat selling his knee.

Swerve hit an uppercut off the middle rope. Swerve missed a kick and Alexander pulled his leg over the rope, and then hit a world strongest slam on the apron. Swerve went for the JML Driver, but Alexander rolled him up for a nearfall. Alexander went for a sliding lariat which Swerve countered into a crucifix pin for a 2-count. Alexander went right back after the knee and did a single leg crab that forced Swerve to the ropes. Alexander missed a knee drop off the top rope and Swerve rolled up to his feet and hit a flatliner and hit the House Call that knocked the headgear of Alexander before hitting a JML Driver for the pinfall.

Result: Swerve Strickland defeated Josh Alexander

–Swerve Strickland grabbed the mic and said that he did not come back to face the Don Callis Family. He came back for the AEW World Championship, and Hangman Page was not the only guy after Joe. Swerve wanted his title back.

–Toni Storm and Mina Shirakawa said they were going to join the toast to celebrate the new AEW Women’s World Tag Team Champions.

Kris Statlander & Jamie Hayter vs. The Sisters of Sin (Julia Hart & Skye Blue) (w/ Thekla)

Hayter immediately slammed Blue and tagged out to Statlander who slammed Hayter on Blue, and then Hayter slammed Statlander on Blue. Statlander and Hayter tried to show each other up by slamming Blue, who unfortunately had to face hitting the mat repeatedly. Hart tagged in and did a rope walk into a hurricanrana on Statlander and Hayter tagged in, hitting an exploder and then a snap suplex for a two count on Hart.

Hart hit a standing moonsault on Hayter as they went to the break. When they came back Hayer knocked Hart from the apron and hit a running knee on Sky Blue. Statlander went for Staturday Night Fever, but Blue cradled Statlander for a 2-count before tagging out to Hart, who hit a double front suplex and double superkick for a 2-count. Blue hit a Code Blue for a 2-count, and Hayter made the save. Julia Hart hit a lung blower of sorts on Hayter and everyone was laid out.

Blue hit a thrust kick on Hayter and tagged out to Hart to went for a rope walk again, dropping Hayter’s arm across the ropes and then holding her arms. Blue charged, but Hayter dodged and Blue knocked Hart off the apron while Hayter hit a back breaker and then a Hayterade for the pinfall.

Result: Jamie Hayter & Kris Statlander defeated The Sisters of Sin

–Jamie Hayter, once backstage, challenged Kris Statlander to a title match at AEW World’s End, and Statlander accepted before they started arguing.

Claudio Castagnoli vs. Konosuke Takeshita – C2 Blue League Match

Both guys started with some grappling, feeling each other out, with both exchanging holds building to a forearm and uppercut battle until Castagnoli raked the eyes and hit a lariat. Takeshita tried to hit a running knee off the apron but Castagnoli caught him with a European Uppercut that sent Takeshita crashing to the floor. Takeshita blocked a suplex attempt on the ramp and turned it into a DDT. Castagnoli countered a knee charge into a backbreaker as they went to an ad break.

Takeshita fought out of a sleeper hold and hit a hurricarana that sent Castagnoli to the floor. Takeshita hit a tope gon giro and then a blue thunder bomb in the ring, but Castagnoli kicked out and did the giant swing before locking in the sharpshooter. Castagnoli transitioned into a crossface, but Takeshita got out of it. Castagnoli was frustrated and started lightly kicking Takeshita to taunt him. Takeshita and Castagnoli started exchanging forearms and uppercuts.

Takeshita hit an inverted piledriver and then a hidden blade for a 2-count. Castagnoli hit a pop up uppercut and then a springboard uppercut. Castagnoli went for the Neutralizer, but Takeshita countered and went for a back body drop, but Castagnoli landed on his feet and both hit lariats and collapsed. Takeshtia hit a series of forearms on the apron, and Castagnoli hit a series of his own. Takeshita hit a big boot to block a European uppercut, and then Takeshita charged but Claudio got a big boot. Then both men hit big boots and collapsed to the floor. Both men started exchanging strikes on the floor until Castagnoli hit a big boot that sent Takeshita crashing to the mat before he also collapsed. Takeshita hit a hard forearm that kept Castagnoli from getting in the ring. Castagnoli barely made it back into the ring, and then both men exchanged finishers but couldn’t finish each other until the time limit was up.

Result: Claudio Castagnoli & Konosuke Takeshita went to a draw

This match was awesome. What a tremendous match, and it protected both guys where the CMLL Heavyweight Champ and IWGP World Championship didn’t take loss.

–Speedball Mike Bailey and Kevin Knight were backstage talking about how they are going to give it their all when they face each other later.

–Willow Nightingale & Harley Cameron came down to the ring to celebrate the world tag team title reign. Toni Storm & Mina Shirakawa came down to the ring to celebrate with them, but said that they gave the audience a fight to remember. Mercedes Mone came to the ramp and said that they couldn’t have a championship celebration without her. Mina Shirakawa told her to shut up, and Toni Storm challenged her to a match. Harley Cameron noted that Mercedes had no friends, but Mercedes challenged the four women to a tag match next week on Dynamite.

–Ricochet was backstage with his AEW National Championship, and he said he was going to win the AEW Diamond Battle Royale next week and take the title shot he would get out of it to become Ricky Two Belts.

–A promo video aired for the AEW Diamond Battle Royale, with everyone talking about why they wanted to win. This was good.

Kevin Knight vs. Mike Bailey – C2 Gold League Match

As expected, both guys started very fast here exchanging strike attempts and countering each other at every move. Knight did an armdrag that sent Bailey to the floor, but Bailey dodged a plancha and then hit a triangle moonsault as they went to an ad break. Knight clotheslined Bailey to the floor as they came back from the ad break and hit a spring board clothesline to the floor. Knight hit a jumping hurricanrana on Bailey who was on the top rope and then a DDT for a 2-count.

Bailey hit a kick on Knight when he was on the top rope and sent Knight crashing into a camera man. Bailey hit a moonsault into double knees on the apron. Bailey shoved Knight off the ropes, but Knight ran back and vertically leaped onto the top rope into a suplerplex for a 2-count. Bailey hit a Spanish Fly on Knight before hitting a rolling forearm, but Knight hit a dropkick. Knight went for a springboard lariat again and Bailey hit a spinning kick that dropped Knight and both men were down.

Both men went to the opposite sides of the ring and tried to hit coast to coast strikes, but took each other out with lariats. Knight hit a coast to coast dropkick, but Bailey blocked the UFO splash. Bailey and Knight exchanged pinfall attempts rapidly until Bailey hit a spinning kick and then hit the Rubix Cube for the pinfall.

Result: Mike Bailey defeated Kevin Knight

This was a tremendous match, with Bailey and Knight putting on a fantastic performance.

–Kyle Fletcher was backstage and he cut a promo about how angry he was about losing to Bailey on Dynamite, but he was going to take PAC on and get his momentum back in Manchester on Dynamite.

–PAC answered him, saying that while he thought Fletcher was brilliant wrestler, nothing brilliant was going to happen in Manchester.

Mark Briscoe vs. Daniel Garcia (w/ Marina Shafir) for the TNT Championship

Garcia tried to out wrestle Garcia in the match, but Briscoe hit a forearm that sent Garcia to the floor before hitting a dropkick. Briscoe hit a flipping dive through the ropes onto Garcia. When they came back from the ad break with Garcia in control. Briscoe hit an exploder suplex for a 2-count. Briscoe went for the Jay Driller, but Garcia hit a back suplex. When Garcia grabbed the referee Shafir tripped Briscoe, and he crashed into the top turnbuckle. The referee missed it, but teased tossing her out.

Garcia hit a superplex on Briscoe and then floated over into another suplex, but put Briscoe on the top rope for another superplex. Garcia did another one, but Briscoe fired up and hit a brainbuster, which baffled Garcia while also leaving him in pain. Briscoe and Garcia exchanged some forearms in the middle of the ring, and Briscoe kept asking for more, firing up. After some chops, Briscoe hit a lariat and then called for the Jay Driller.

Garcia blocked the Jay Driller and Briscoe kept going for it, but Shafir grabbed the ankle of Briscoe and get sent backstage. As Shafir was leaving Wheeler Yuta ran in and hit a low blow on Briscoe, allowing Garcia to hit a piledriver for a 2-count. Briscoe rolled him up for a 2-count, and then hit the Jay Driller after countering a move for the pinfall.

Result: Mark Briscoe defeated Daniel Garcia to retain the TNT Championship

Excellent main event on a very good AEW Collision. The C2 always brings out the best in AEW, and it really makes the booking so focused.

AEW Dynamite Holiday Bash – December 17, 2025

  • The Elite vs. Don Callis Family
  • Dynamite Diamond Battle Royale
  • Mercedes Mone, Athena, Megan Bayne, Marina Shafir vs. Babes of Wrath & Timeless Love Bombs
  • Mascara Dorada vs. Orange Cassidy
  • Jon Moxley vs. Roderick Strong
  • Kyle Fletcher vs. PAC
  • AEW World Tag Team Championship: FTR vs. Bang Bang Gang
  • AEW World Championship Contract Signing with Hangman Adam Page, Swerve Strickland, & Samoa Joe

AEW Collision Thanksgiving live results: Continental Classic continues

Posted on by Josiah MacDonald

The first week of Continental Classic action continues on tonight’s special Thanksgiving night edition of AEW Collision.

In the Blue league, IWGP World Champion Konosuke Takeshita and Roderick Strong will do battle in their first ever singles meeting while in the Gold league, PAC will face “Speedball” Mike Bailey as they both open up tournament action.

After the events of Full Gear, Eddie Kingston will go one-on-one with Katsuyori Shibata of The Opps while in another grudge match, Daniel Garcia will take on Daddy Magic.

Thekla will take on Tay Melo in a singles clash.

The show will also feature comments from new AEW World Tag Team Champions FTR in addition to new National Champion Ricochet. New TNT Champion Mark Briscoe will also have some words to say for the second straight night.

Our live coverage begins at 8 PM Eastern.

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AEW Collision wasted no time with PAC and Mike Bailey making their entrance for their first matches in the AEW Continental Classic.

PAC (0) vs. Mike Bailey (0) in a C2 Gold League Match

Bailey and PAC started the match exchanging chops, ending with Bailey hitting rapid kicks, but missing a pump kick when PAC was on the apron. PAC pulled Bailey to the floor and hit a snap suplex. PAC drove Bailey into the guardrails around ringside a few times before throwing him in the ring for a pinfall attempt. PAC dodged a kick from Bailey, but Bailey hit a dropkick of the middle rope and followed up with some hard kicks and a standing shooting star press for a 2-count.

PAC blocked another pump kick with PAC on the apron, but Bailey was smart this time and dropped down and swept the legs of PAC before hitting a triangle moonsault to the floor. Clever little spot there. Bailey hit several hard kicks to the chest of PAC, leaving him laying on the floor. PAC hit a belly-to-belly suplex on Bailey off the top rope when Bailey was going for something as they came back from break. PAC went to the top rope, but Bailey rolled away, and threw a kick that PAC leaned back to dodge. After dodging a second kick, PAC hit a pump kick and a German suplex.

Bailey stopped a sunset flip and hit a moonsault into double knees on PAC. Both men hit pump kicks at the same time and ended up rolling out of the ring on opposite sides of it. They decided to run around the ring and charge again, hitting double pump kicks again. PAC blocked a kick from Bailey, Bailey flipped out of it, but PAC sent Bailey into the announce table and hit a German suplex on the floor. Bailey got back onto the apron at 9 and charged Bailey, but Bailey leaped onto the top rope and as PAC slid to the floor, Bailey hit a moonsault.

PAC dodged Ultima Weapon and went for his running lariat that he has been using as a finishing move lately, but Bailey hit a spinning kick and went for another, but PAC ducked. Bailey managed to hit a thrust kick and went for Ultima Weapon again, but PAC dodged and hit a hard running lariat before locking on the Brutalizer for the submission victory as Bailey passed out in it.

Result: PAC (3) wins via submission (referee stoppage)

–Daniel Garcia was backstage with Jon Moxley, and he spoke with Lexy Nair, saying that he was finally going to put an end to Matt Menard tonight.

–Brodido were backstage with Renee Pacquette, and Bandido talked about how he felt terrible because it was his fault that they lost the tag team titles. Brody King said that he had nothing to be ashamed of, and that Brodido was not done yet, and they would challenge for the tag titles again. King then said that Bandido was defending his title at ROH Final Battle.

–The announcers then informed us of a change to the ROH Final Battle card with Rush being injured, and the title match was changed to a Survival of the Fittest match (a 6-man elimination match) featuring Blake Christian, Sammy Guevera, The Beast Mortos, Komander, & Hechicero.

Daniel Garcia (w/ Jon Moxley) vs. Matt Menard

Menard tried to turn this into a brawl early on, sending Garcia to the floor and throwing him into the guardrails. Moxley, on commentary, noted that fighting with emotion like Menard was usually doesn’t end well. Moxley said that Menard was not about living the life of a pro wrestler, and that no one trained harder than the Death Riders, and Menard was the past while Garcia is the future.

Garcia hit headbutts on Menard and busted him open, and Garcia went right after hit, rubbing his elbow on the forehead and biting Menard as they went to an ad break. When they came back from break, Garcia had Menard in a Boston crab, but Menard was able to fight out and lock on his own Boston crab. Garcia sent Menard’s head into the announce table right in front of Moxley, who continued to cheer Garcia on. Garcia sent Menard crashing into the steps and earned a talking to from the referee. The announcers complained about the rule breaking, but Moxley said quickly that wrestling wasn’t pretty, and if AEW was a wrestling promotion, especially during the C2 month, it was going to be violent

Moxley said that Menard was tough, and he wouldn’t take that away from him, but said that he did not have what it took to beat Garcia while also putting the commentators over for doing a good job, despite pushing against some of what Moxley said. Garcia locked on the bulldog choke on Menard, and Menard fought for as long as he could, but eventually collapsed, passing out and the referee stopped the match.

Result: Daniel Garcia wins via submission (referee stoppage)

–Moxley said that this was the difference between people who know what the wrestling business is, between professionals and amateurs, and that Garcia got it. As he was talking, Mark Briscoe came out, and Moxley put him over, saying Briscoe was a real as it gets when it comes to pro wrestling, but that he wasn’t going to do a thing to Garcia.

Briscoe said that he was thankful today (Happy Thanksgiving to my American friends) that he was TNT Champion. Briscoe said that he heard Garcia wanted to challenge for the TNT title, and Briscoe said that he needed to be sure that did not bite off more than he can chew. Briscoe said that like how he is going to devour a Thanksgiving meal, he is going to devour Garcia when they fight over the title.

There was not a lot of heat for Garcia and Menard, but I will say that the story told here was great, especially with Moxley on commentary, and the dynamic with Briscoe is an interesting one. It makes me wonder if we are going to see Briscoe and Moxley down the line, which would be a tremendous match.

–Ricochet was backstage with the Gates of Agony, and he talked about how The Demand has done everything they have ever said they were going to do. Ricochet said he was thankful that he had to do nothing since he was not in the C2 this month, but that he was going to go around the world defending the AEW National Title. Toa Liona said that he arranged a meal for them to celebrate at a 5* restaurant and they left.

–Stokely Hathaway and FTR came out, and Hathaway claimed that it was the best day of his life, as FTR finally won back their world tag team titles. He said that FTR has been fighting since they were 16, and they overcame every obstacle they ever faced to win the tag titles again.

As Dax Harwood was about to talk the lights went out and The Gunn Club came out. Juice Robinson said that he knew how good FTR was, but since they beat FTR two weeks ago, and it wasn’t the first time they have beat them (in a different combination of wrestlers), but that since they won $200k last week, they wanted to win some gold now.

The Gunn Club challenged them to a match, and Harwood said that he didn’t want Robinson to touch his belt again. Austin Gunn slapped the mic out of Harwood’s hands, giving Harwood a taste of his own medicine in interrupting people, and Robinson continued saying that maybe next time, it was there time. Gunn said that they were fighting for Colton Gunn and Jay White who were injured at home, and they were going to take the titles. Robinson and Austin Gunn were awesome here. This was one of the best promos they have had in several weeks, and now I want to see this match. It is not hard, folks. Good, short promo that establishes motivations that make sense. Excellent stuff here.

–MxM TV came out came dressed out as characters from the Wizard of Oz. They continued their open challenge, and The Outrunners and Dalton Castle answered the call. Dalton Castle greeted Michael Ray in the crowd, a country music star.

The Outrunners (Turbo Floyd & Truth Magnum) & Dalton Castle (w/ the Boys) vs. MxM TV (Mansoor, Mason Madden, & Johnny TV) (w/ Taya Valkyrie)

As the match started Johnny TV powerbombed Valkyrie into Dalton Castle on the floor, but this did not really cause much trouble, as Castle immediately got up and helped Truth Magnum powerbomb Mansoor. MxM missed their version of the SOB Elbow and Turbo Floyd tagged in Dalton Castle who threw Mansoor and Johnny TV around the ring. Castle hit a suplex on Madden, then they hit a collective SOB elbow on Mansoor, followed by a Bangarang by Castle for the win.

Result: Dalton Castle & The Outrunners via pinfall

–As they were celebrating, Ricochet came out. It appears they did not go out for food. Ricochet demanded the fans not boo him, so they booed him more. Bishop Kaun attacked Dalton Castle from behind as Ricochet claimed that this segment should be his championship celebration. Ricochet got in the face of Michael Ray, and Ray shoved Ricochet down and jumped the rail. Security got between them as Ricochet taunted him.

–The Don Callis family were backstage and Callis talked about how he was thankful for the family getting 3 points in the C2 last week. Rocky Romero said that he was grateful for new Don Callis family merch. Hechicero spoke in Spanish, and like the Don Callis Family, I only picked up on the word family, which they cheered. Mark Davis said he was thankful for nothing. Josh Alexander said he was thankful for Callis’ wisdom. Fletcher said he was thankful for his wealth in the family. Konosuke Takeshita said he was thankful to be a part of the family. Kazuchika Okada said he was thankful he wasn’t teaming with Takeshita. Takeshita and Okada got in each other’s face as Don quickly shooed the cameras away.

Katsuyori Shibata vs. Eddie Kingson

Kingston came right out and started brawling with Shibata on the ramps. Shibata hit some kicks on the floor to a seated Kingston before going into the ring and beginning to exchange strikes with him. Kingston hit a hard chop, but Shibata ducked another and hit a German suplex. Shibata grinded his foot against Kingston’s face, did a double wrist lock, and stomped on Kingston’s arm.

Shibata worked over the arm over the next bit, going for a kimura before transitioning into an armbar, but Kingston rolled to the ropes to break the hold. Kingston and Shibata exchanged chops in the middle of the ring. After a long exchange, Shibata went for a chop, stopped, and poked the eye. Shibata hit a kick, but Kingston responded with an enziguri and a neckbreaker. Kingston hit some hard chops but ate an STO from Shibata.

Shibata hit a German suplex after Kingston made the ropes in a choke. Kingston hit a suplex of his own when they got up. Shibata low blowed Kingston right in front of the referee, which was weird, and the referee refused to acknowledge the armbar that Shibata locked on due to the low blow. Kingston followed up by hitting a DDT for the win.

Result: Eddie Kingston via pinfall

Eddie Kingston is still not quite back to 100%, but this was easily his best match back. The finish was a bit abrupt, but it was not bad.

–Eddie Kingston took a mic and said that Hook has chosen his path, and he would have to pay for what he did from Hangman and Swerve. Kingston said that he was not a character, and while a fan said that he loved Eddie, Eddie said that for the longest time he believed that he did not deserve that love. However, it wasn’t about the fans loving him – Kingston said he loved the fans because they loved pro wrestling. Kingston said that Samoa Joe has tried to corrupt Hook, but before he can corrupt him more, Kingston was going to take the fight to Joe directly and challenged him to world title match at Winter is Coming in December. This promo was incredible, and the fans were going insane for him by the end of it. Kingston celebrated with a kid from the front row, putting him on his shoulders, and suddenly I wanted Eddie Kingston to win everything all over again. What an incredible babyface. This was such a fantastic promo.

–Red Velvet was backstage and she challenged Mercedes Mone to a rematch for the ROH Women’s Television title at ROH Final Battle.

Thekla vs. Tay Melo

Melo started the match throwing Thekla with judo throws and going for submissions. Thekla hit a drop toe hold that sent Melo into the ropes, and Thekla hit a running knee and then a suplex on the entrance ramp, which came right up to the ring tonight. They went to an ad-break just as Thekla was beating up Melo at ringside.

Melo hit a hard forearm on Thekla when they came back, but Thekla laughed and asked for more. Melo but her hair up and slapped Thekla, but Thekla hit a forearm on the rebound that dropped Melo, and Thekla locked on the Deathtrap. Melo nearly went out, but she rolled backwards into a pinfall attempt. Thekla kicked out and went for a spear after her spider walk. I suspect the spider walk took way too much time and gave Melo a chance to hit a flying knee and a Gotch style piledriver on Thekla for a 2-count. Melo went for the TayKO, but Thekla stomped on her feet, ducked a clothesline with her spider walk, and hit a spear and a curb stomp for the pin.

Result: Thekla via pinfall

–The Triangle of Madness came down to the ring to attack, but Jamie Hayter and Kris Statlander ran down to make the save.

Konosuke Takeshita (0) vs. Roderick Strong (0) in a C2 Blue League Match

Takeshita and Strong started off with quick chain wrestling, hard strikes, and Strong, as expected, hit a backbreaker that stopped Takeshita’s offence. Strong hit a dropkick through the ropes onto the floor as he continued to work over Takeshita’s back, trying to suplex him into the guardrail. Takeshita, however, back suplexed Strong onto it instead, and it looked like he hit his head directly onto the guardrail. That was brutal. I hope his neck is okay.

Takeshita hit hard forearms, and nearly sent Strong into the front row. Takeshita brought Strong back to the ring and continued the beatdown. Strong hit a few forearms, but Takeshita responded with his forearm of death that dropped Strong. Takeshita actually tried to lock on Okada’s Money Clip, by the looks of it, but Strong fought out and Strong hit a dropkick that dropped Takeshita.

Strong hit a lariat, but Takeshita tried to hit a blue thunder bomb, and Strong slipped out and hit an Olympic slam followed with a series of running forearms. Strong hit a tiger driver for a 2-count, but as Takeshita kicked out, Strong tried to lock on the Stronghold. However, Takeshita got his foot loose and dragged to the ropes.

Takeshita hit a Yakuza kick on Strong and called for the Raging Fire off the middle rope into the ring, but Strong countered and hit a backbreaker on the turnbuckle for a 2-count. Strong hit a gutbuster and a torture rack into backbreaker, but Takeshita managed to avoid a sick kick and hit a German suplex for a 2-count. Takeshita hit the power drive knee and hit the Raging Fire for the pinfall victory.

Result: Konosuke Takeshita (3) via pinfall

Final Thoughts

Any time AEW runs the C2 the shows usually turn out to be great from an in ring perspective. This show did not disappoint, but it was Eddie Kingston’s promo that stole the show. Kingston is such a tremendous babyface that gets me to believe in him and want to see him win. This was no different here.

AEW Dynamite (December 3, 2025)

  • C2 Blue League Match: Jon Moxley (3) vs. Claudio Castagnoli (3)
  • C2 Gold League Match: Kazuchika Okada (0) vs. PAC (3)
  • Timeless Love Bombs vs. Megan Bayne & Marina Shafir

AEW C2 Gold League Standings:

AEW C2 Blue League Standings:

AEW Collision live results: All star eight-man tag team match, TNT title defense

Posted on by Marc Quill

An all star eight-man tag team match is one of the featured bouts on tonight’s live AEW Collision from Erie, Pennsylvania.

Former AEW World Tag Team Champions FTR team with LFI’s Rush and Sammy Guevara to take on JetSpeed, current Tag Team Champion Bandido and Juice Robinson of the Bang Bang Gang.

The TNT title will be on the line as Kyle Fletcher defends against former champion Scorpio Sky.

In a grudge match, Mark Briscoe will face Mark Davis of the Don Callis Family.

Ahead of their first round match in the AEW Women’s Tag Team title tournament, Riho & Alex Windsor take on Maya World & Hyan.

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– It’s Saturday night and it’s time to Collide as we’re welcomed live to the show by Tony Schiavone, “Daddy Magic” Matt Menard and Nigel McGuinness. The commentary trio then ran down tonight’s matches before we got a recap of this past Wednesday’s two Blood and Guts matches.

Trios Match: The Death Riders (Daniel Garcia, PAC, Wheeler Yuta) vs. Jay Lethal, Adam Priest, and Tommy Billington

Prior to the match, Daniel Garcia got in Matt Menard’s face, which led to the two fighting it out at the commentary desk. PAC and Yuta had to pull Garcia off of Menard just to keep him focused on this upcoming trios match. Jon Moxley appeared and took over for Menard on commentary.

Once the match got underway, Billington, Priest, and Lethal got the upper hand on an unprepared Garcia, which forced him to tag PAC into the match. Lethal dropkicked PAC and went for a pin early on, to no success. As Yuta entered the match, he fell victim to a double team attack from Billington and Lethal. This was then followed by Priest and Lethal nailing a double back suplex on legal man Garcia.

On commentary, Moxley tried to brush off his team’s loss in Blood and Guts as he talked about wanting to bring some “positive energy” in the world, in his words.

Garcia was unable to get any sort of advantage as Billington had him trapped in a criss-cross rope run. An attempt at a dive to the outside from Billington to Yuta wasn’t able to connect fully as we went to a picture in picture break.

We continued from the break with PAC working over Billington to help give the Death Riders the momentum over their opponents. In the Death Riders corner, Billington was being picked apart by PAC, as Yuta entered the match and took a bite out of his foe. The Death Riders’ trio shelled Billington with repeated running attacks to him while he was stunned in the corner. PAC finished it off with a Tombstone Piledriver as he went for the cover. However, the other team broke up the pin.

On the top rope, Billington broke free of Yuta’s grip and then knocked him down with a shotgun dropkick. This tried to create some separation for Billington, but Garcia took out Lethal and Priest in the corner. Billington attempted a running crossbody that took himself out ouf the ring. Soon after, the hot tag was made to Lethal, who was on fire against the Death Riders. He locked PAC in the Figure Four, but Garcia broke that up. Things escalated as PAC forced Priest in the line of fire of Lethal’s patented Lethal Injection. This led to PAC picking up the submission win as Lethal submitted to the Brutalizer.

After the match, PAC took the microphone as he addressed how Darby Allin was not in the building tonight because of what he did to him at Blood and Guts a few days back. PAC said that setting Allin on fire was his “magnum opus”, but he knew that Allin would want some sort of petty revenge. That was no problem for PAC, as he laid down the challenge for next Saturday at AEW Full Gear for Allin to face him. He said that Allin was not in the conversation or the same league as a competitor like him. PAC concluded that he would be waiting for Allin’s answer.

The Death Riders def. Tommy Billington, Jay Lethal, and Adam Priest via submission

A solid trios match to kick off the night on Collision, and the Garcia/Menard confrontation was a hot way to start things. Jon Moxley on commentary was entertaining as well, and while there wasn’t much in the way of an direct aftermath of Blood and Guts just yet, Moxley trying to play off his team’s loss by preaching about positivity was hilarious.

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– Lexy Nair was backstage with Mark Davis and Kyle Fletcher ahead of their respective matches tonight. Fletcher said that he was tired of hearing about Mark Briscoe and that at Full Gear, he’d put him in his place for good. Davis interjected by talking how Briscoe would be nothing more but “dinner” for him later tonight. Fletcher then addressed his TNT Championship challenger Scorpio Sky, declaring that he’d end up saying Fletcher’s full name once all was said and done.

– We returned from the break with Nair interviewing “Timeless” Toni Storm and Mina Shirakawa, who was not cleared for action tonight. Storm talked about how while they could come after her, if you went after the love her life (Shirakawa), it was time for a cinema verite, starring “five shitass sloptarts”, and that anytime, any place, the show must go on. Storm then concluded her promo with an incredble closer: “Don’t ask God for mercy, he’s a big fan of our work.”

Mark Briscoe vs. Mark Davis

Things got off to a hot start as Briscoe and Davis brawled at the ramp before the bell could even ring. As the bell finally rang, Briscoe flattened Davis with a Blockbuster from the apron to the outside. Davis regained the advantage with a clothesline, as he then threw Briscoe onto the hardest part of the ring. Davis then chucked Briscoe against a chair sat next to the barricade.

Once both men got into the ring, Davis chopped at Briscoe in the corner, but he couldn’t maintain the momentum. On the top rope, Briscoe was punched repeatedly by Davis, who then dropped him with a huge superplex for a near-fall. The action went to picture-in-picture with Davis in control of this Battle of the Marks.

Collision returned from the break as Davis dropped Briscoe with a hard lariat. He followed that up with repeated chops to the chest of Briscoe, who absorbed the last few strikes and got himself hyped up. Briscoe then answered back with some chops of his own, followed by a running forearm that knocked Davis down on the mat. As both men got back to their feet, Briscoe and Davis traded back and forth chops and back and forth charging attacks to one another.

Davis went for a suplex, but got rolled up by Briscoe for the near-fall. After a pump kick to the face of Davis, Briscoe lifted him up for a suplex of his own. Briscoe then headed up top for the Froggy Bow, but Davis got his feet up to block the attack. With Briscoe dazed, Davis hit a fierce running lariat for the close near-fall. Briscoe rolled to the and took a seat on a chair, but Davis ran into him with a running uppercut.

The Aussie threw a pair of chairs into the ring, but whatever he was planning did not come to fruition as Briscoe set up a chair in a seated position. Briscoe then leapt from the chair to the outside with a dive over the ropes on Davis. In the corner, Davis’ attempt at an attack was countered by Briscoe, who kept him down long enough for the Froggy Bow and the victory to prove himself the superior Mark of AEW.

Mark Briscoe def. Mark Davis via pinfall

I had fun watching this match. I enjoy seeing Briscoe in action and his fellow Mark in one-half of Aussie Open was a great opponent for him to have in this contest.

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– Christopher Daniels was backstage with Scorpio Sky, as he tried to hype his former SCU partner up for his TNT Title match against Kyle Fletcher for later tonight.

– As we returned from break, we went backstage to see Josh Alexander attacking Michael Nakazawa. He said that he was the Don Callis Family’s instrument of destruction and it appeared he was challenging Kenny Omega for Dynamite in Boston. Alexander then took out Nakazawa in brutal fashion.

Taya Valkyrie (w/ MxMTV) vs. Tay Melo

Before the match, MxMTV’s Mansoor took the mic and told the crowd to shut up as this was MxMTV’s Open Casting Call and it was about to start.

As the bell rang, Melo caught Valkyrie by surprise with a jumping kick that left her stunned in the corner. Valykyrie got the advantage on the opposite corner as she hit a nice sliding German suplex on Melo, which had MxMTV’s men in awe. Outside the ring, Melo fought back and threw Valkyrie into the steel steps. As MxMTV checked up on the fallen Valkyrie, Melo leapt from the top rope and took out Mansoor and Johnny TV with a dive. In the end, Melo won by finishing off Valkyrie in short order.

After the match, Marina Shafir snuck up on Melo with a kick to the face, followed by locking in Mother’s Milk on her. “Timeless” Toni Storm then made the save as she ran through MxMTV outside the ring. Storm then took out Shafir with Storm Zero.

Tay Melo def. Taya Valkyrie

A short, but sweet match and it was nice to see Toni Storm get her hands dirty, so to speak, as she went after Marina Shafir in the post-match action.

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– “Hangman” Adam Page vs. Powerhouse Hobbs from Dynamite was recapped, as well as the AEW Men’s World Championship Cage Match for Full Gear being made.

TNT Championship: Kyle Fletcher (c) vs. Scorpio Sky (w/ Christopher Daniels & Top Flight)

Sky offered a handshake as the bell rang, but Fletcher refused with a kick to his hands. The two then locked up as they engaged in a battle of strength. Sky tried to go after Fletcher’s arm, but found his own arm being the target of Fletcher’s attack instead. Sky and Fletcher once again tested their strength as TNT Champion found himself backed into the corner. Fletcher then retreated to ringside while Sky mocked his foe by putting on Fletcher’s entrance jacket in the ring.

Things picked up as Sky feigned a leg injury and tried to roll up Fletcher for the pin. Fletcher responded by punching away at Sky, but he was hit with a flying clothesline from the challenger. Outside the ring, Sky battered Fletcher with a punch against the barricade. Fletcher responded by throwing Sky onto the apron before he decked Christopher Daniels with a hard punch. An enraged Sky fought back and sent Fletcher right into the steel steps as the match headed to picture-in-picture.

Collision returned to live action with Fletcher working over Sky with a set of kicks to the chest. Sky beckoned his foe to hit him some more, which fired him up enough to a point where he had Fletcher in the ropes with the punches in the corner. Sky bit at Fletcher’s forehead as he then clotheslined him out of the ring. At ringisde, Fletcher attempted a powerbomb, but Sky countered by getting himself on the apron as he then floored the TNT Champion with a hurricanrana.

As Fletcher recovered on the outside, he was sent down to the ground by a dive over the ropes by Sky. Back in the ring, Sky got a near fall with the pop-up sitdown powerbomb on Fletcher. Sky lifted Fletcher on his shoulders, but the wily Australian escaped and countered into a snap German suplex. He then tried for his signature brainbuster, but Sky bit at Fletcher’s hand to get out of it.

On the apron, Fletcher kicked Sky in the face and attempted the brainbuster. Sky escaped in the nick of time and connected with a rough-looking leaping cutter onto the apron. Sky had Fletcher on the ropes, as he nailed the DDT from the middle rope. One, two… Fletcher managed to kick out in time. Both men struggled to get themselves to their feet as neither man could get the upper hand. Sky rolled under Fletcher’s attack and had the Lance Storm-style single leg crab locked in. Fletcher got his hand on the ropes to escape, however.

Fletcher recovered and hit the running kick in the corner, followed by his finishing sheer drop brainbuster on Sky for the three and the TNT Championship victory.

After the match, Fletcher’s Aussie Open partner Mark Davis attacked Sky for a bit before Mark Briscoe and Top Flight chased them off. Briscoe took the mic and talked about how not even an ambush before Blood and Guts or Mark Davis could slow him down. He said that the next time Don Callis shined up Fletcher’s shiny bald head, he should shine up that TNT Championship because that championship was coming for him.

Fletcher responded by saying he wasn’t responsible for Briscoe getting attacked, and that he was one defense away from breaking the record for most TNT Championship defenses. He said that one week from tonight at Full Gear, he’d break that record and Briscoe would be left with no choice but to join the Don Callis Family, which meant Briscoe would have no choice but to say Fletcher’s full name.

Kyle Fletcher def. Scorpio Sky via pinfall to retain the TNT Championship

A solid “veteran versus young gun” match with Sky using his veteran wits to try and pry the TNT Title away, but Fletcher just being a bit better in the end. The upcoming Fletcher vs. Briscoe match at Full Gear should be a great one and the added stakes of Briscoe being forced to join the Don Callis Family should he lose does add a lot of drama to it.

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– A promo package hyping a $200k Tailgate Brawl for next week’s pre-Full Gear show featuring The Acclaimed vs. the Bang Bang Gang vs. Big Bill & Bryan Keith vs. The Outrunners was shown, with the teams mentioining what they’d do for the match.

– A Renee Paquette-narrated video talking about Mercedes Mone vs. Kris Statlander for the AEW Women’s World Championship at Full Gear was shown.

Riho & Alex Windsor vs. Maya World & Hyan

Riho and Hyan got the match going with a chain wrestling battle, as the latter swiftly avoided a pin with a nice dodge. After a rollup pin, Hyan hit Riho with a nice boot to the face as Maya World tagged herself in. Windsor made the tag for herself as she and Riho showed an inspired and elevated effort as a team. On the apron, Windsor leapt at Maya and Hyan to take them out, as Riho followed up with a dive from the top rope as the action went to picture-in-picture.

This tag match continued from picture-in-picture with Riho battling her way out of Maya’s submission hold successfully. Windsor entered the match a house o’fire as she used her speed to take down Maya with a shoulder charge. Windsor connected with a swinging powerbomb as Hyan broke up the pin. Riho and Windsor once again showed their team acumen by taking out Hyan with a pair of kicks. Maya ran at Riho, but found herself flattened by a snapdragon suplex. In the end, Riho had Maya in a crucifix position as Windsor struck with a hard lariat. The pin by Riho, and this one’s done.

After the match, Toni Storm & Mina Shirakawa addressed Windsor & Riho on the big screen. Storm said that they would have a “bloody good” time as they were lovers on a path of revenge.

Riho & Alex Windsor def. Maya World & Hyan via pinfall

A nice showcase match for Riho and Windsor, and a great effort from Maya World and Hyan as they got to look like they belong in the ring against a team of Riho and Windsor’s status. Just a nice bit of business here and a solid little match.

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– Remarks from Wednesday’s Dynamite from Kyle O’Reilly and The Conglomeration were shown after their big victory from Blood & Guts. O’Reilly said that he had a submission victory over Moxley and that if there was another time he wanted to prove him wrong, he was up for it.

After the video package, Moxley was angry as he left commentary and addressed O’Reilly’s comments. The fans chanted “you tapped out” to further add to Moxley’s frustrations. The Death Riders’ leader said that O’Reilly was not like him, and he was not built like him. Moxley said that O’Reilly could not beat him again. If O’Reilly and the Conglomeration wanted another match, Moxley said they knew where to find him and the Death Riders. Moxley then left the ringside area.

– Tay Melo was interviewed about what happened earlier tonight for her. She said that she’d kick Toni Storm’s head off for the AEW Women’s Tag Titles, as she then turned her attention to Marina Shafir and Megan Bayne. Melo stated that what Shafir and Bayne started, TayJay would finish it.

All-Star Eight-Man Tag: FTR (Cash Wheeler & Dax Harwood) & La Faccion Ingobernable (Rush & Sammy Guevara) vs. Bandido, JetSpeed (Kevin Knight & “Speedball” Mike Bailey) & Juice Robinson

Bandido and Harwood got our main event going with a lockup. Harwood had Bandido in the corner as he struck him and hit a snap suplex osoon after. Wheeler tagged in and continued to work away on Bandido with a chop in the corner. However, Bandido escaped and quickened the pace with a dive from the top, followed by a superkick. Bailey tagged in and immediately pummelled Wheeler with his signature kicks. Wheeler broke the momentum with a slam as Guevara tagged in.

Guevara feigned a dive from the top rope as he instead dropped down and hit Bailey with a kick to the head. Knight entered the match, but soon found himself being attacked by Rush and Guevara with a not-so-tranquilo double team assault. Harwood tagged in and attacked Knight, but was dropped with a nice leaping clothesline from one-half of JetSpeed. Robinson got the tag from his team as he singlehandledly made short work of FTR and LFI. In the ring, Harwood and Wheeler were being beaten with consecutive punches from Robinson, as they then fell victim to a double noggin-knocker. Rush stopped Robinson’s fun with an elbow to the face.

Things began to brake down a bit as all eight men got inovlved and the action was fast and furious. On opposite ends of the ring, Bandido and Bailey hit stereo Asai Moonsaults on their foes at ringside to briefly take them out of the equation. Back in the ring, Knight hit Harwood with a huge DDT, as Robinson went for the cover. That wasn’t enough to end this one, as the match went to one final picture-in-picture break.

Collision’s hot main event resumed as FTR pulled Bandido and Knight out from the apron before Bailey could get a tag. In the ring, Guevara levelled Bailey with a facebuster for the near-fall. Bailey struggled to fight free of Wheeler’s piledriver, and eventually hit a knee-first moonsault on Wheeler’s ribcage, as Bandido got the hot tag.

Bandido was a force as he held his own against all four men before he hit leaping frog splash on Rush for the close two. Rush responded as he pulled Bandido from the apron for a superplex for the near-fall. FTR and LFI had Bandido surrounded, as one half of the AEW Tag Champions stood his ground against the odds. The odds were evened by Bandido’s partners as we got a staredown between Bandido and Rush inside the ring.

Rush threw Bandido overhead with a belly-to-belly throw as he had him in sight for The Horns, but Bandido escaped that fate. Rush did manage to take Bandido out with a hard headbutt as he also went down in the process. On the apron, Guevara leapt at Robinson for the moonsault. Things intensified as Knight took out Guevara with a leaping bunch, as Wheeler dropped him face-first onto the apron with a Gory Special. Afterwards, Bailey attempted another Ultima Weapon moonsault, but Harwood moved out of the way at the last second, as Bailey ended up hitting the apron instead.

Rush rolled up Bandido, but he was sent onto FTR on the Apron, this left him at the mercy of Bandido’s 21-Plex for the three and the victory in our Collision main event.

Collision wrapped with commentary running down the matches for the three-hour Dynamite/Collision special on Wednesday and the babyface team celebrating their victory.

Bandido, Juice Robinson, & JetSpeed def. FTR & La Faccion Ingobernable via pinfall

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A very fun main event to end a solid episode of Collision. These All-Star tag matches always manage to live up to their name and this one was no exception. Just a treat to watch from start to finish.

This was a great episode that gave us some really nice TV matches and a bit of story development with regards to the situation with the Death Riders post-Blood and Guts. Collision has found a nice groove as a show where the best wrestle, to coin a particular phrase and offering storyline development when needed. Just a nice and breezy way on Saturday nights to enjoy some wrestling, just like old times.

AEW Collision live results: Kris Statlander & Toni Storm face-to-face

Posted on by Josiah MacDonald

The build to this month’s AEW Women’s World title match at WrestleDream will be in full effect on tonight’s AEW Collision from Lakeland, Florida, with a special start time of 7 PM Eastern.

Reigning champion Kris Statlander and former champion Toni Storm will have a face-to-face- confrontation ahead of their rematch at the pay-per-view.

Eddie Kingston returns to singles action for the second time since he returned from injury as he faces LFI’s Dralistico.

The Don Callis Family will be well represented as Rocky Romero, Lance Archer & Hechicero take on Orange Cassidy, Roderick Strong & Kyle O’Reilly while Konosuke Takeshita, Kyle Fletcher & Josh Alexander go heads-up against Johnny TV & MxM Collection (Mason Madden & Mansoor).

Kevin Knight of JetSpeed will take on either Dax Harwood or Cash Wheeler of FTR.

Former AEW Women’s World Champion Jamie Hayter faces Anna Jay while ROH Tag Team Champions LFI (Rush & Sammy Guevara) return to the main roster to round out the card.

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The opening promos aired, with the highlight being Eddie Kingston complaining about doing the opening promo, and claiming he was going to use the frustration and take it out on Dralistico. Orange Cassidy was left after a promo from Kyle O’Reilly, and PAC walked up to challenge him to a match for AEW Dynamite, and Orange Cassidy agreed.

The Death Riders (Jon Moxley, Daniel Garcia, & Claudio Castagnoli) (w/ Marina Shafir & Wheeler Yuta) vs. Jay Lethal, Adam Priest, & Tommy Billington

The Death Riders attacked the opposing team when they were posing, but Jay Lethal was the one aware enough to turn the tables on Garcia and hit a dive on Claudio Castagnoli. Jon Moxley hit a suplex on Tommy Billington on the floor, and began to tear apart the young wrestler in his own corner. Billington escaped the grasp of Moxley after a few minutes to tag out to Adam Priest, who had no fear in attacking the larger Moxley.

Priest was tossed with a Gorilla Press into the guard rail by Claudio Castagnoli as they went to break. When they came back Moxley was biting the nose of Priest, and Jay Lethal decided to end that with a forearm. Castagnoli nailed Lethal with a hard forearm in response, and Garcia was left to continue the beating on Priest. Castagnoli tagged in and continued where he left off with the gorillia press into the guardrail, hitting several hard European uppercuts. Priest dodged a shoulder block in the corner, and Castagnoli crashed into the ring post.

Priest made the tag to Tommy Billington who hit a series of elbows and a dropkick off the top rope. Billington hit a snap suplex that reminded me of Bret Hart, and a flying headbutt for a 2-count. Garcia and Billington attempted a crossbody at the same time and crashed into each other. Jay Lethal and Moxley tagged in, and the two veterans started fighting for the first time in the match, but Lethal was slowed down when he went for a flying elbow and Moxley caught him in a choke.

Priest and Billington were pulled from the ring, and Garcia was saved by Moxley from a Lethal Injection by Lethal as Lethal escaped Moxley. Moxley hit a cutter, and Garcia locked on the Dragon Tamer and Moxley hit a curb stomp on Lethal forcing the submission.

Result: The Death Riders

–Matt Menard got in the face of Daniel Garcia again, asking him if this was who he really was. Garcia finally spoke to him, grabbed a mic, and said that he didn’t hate Menard, but if he kept hanging around him, he would be a loser like Nigel McGuinness, and now he was a winner for joining the Death Riders. McGuinness looked on, insulted, but stayed at the commentary booth.

–A recap video aired of Jon Moxley and Darby Allin’s feud, with Moxley insisting that he was going to make Allin quit. A short video also aired about Kris Statlander and Toni Storm, hyping their match at AEW WrestleDream.

–The Matriarchy were backstage with Nick Wayne being checked out by a doctor. Wayne said he was going to be cleared. The doctor said his ankle was still swollen and tender, and it would be another 6-8 weeks for him to be ready. Nick Wayne disagreed with this, and Mother Wayne and Kip Sabian said that he was not a normal healer, and that he was a lion, so they needed to find a real doctor.

Anna Jay vs. Jamie Hayter

This match started with some basic wrestling, and attempts to hit a hip toss being blocked by both, with Anna Jay hitting a kick to Hayter’s face and hitting a snap suplex. Hayter blocked an attack in the corner and drove Jay’s face into the mat and ran at her, but Jay hit a flatliner out of the corner. Hayter hit a stun gun onto the ropes as they went to break.

Both women were exchanging forearms in the middle of the ring when they came back from break. Jay hit a basement dropkick on Hayter for a 2-count. Jay went for the Queen Slayer but Hayter rolled back into a pinfall attempt. Hayter hit a dropkick off the middle rope and a shotgun dropkick in the corner before hitting a Saito Suplex for a 2-count. Jay hit a blockbuster on Hayter for a 2-count and went for the Queen Slayer again, but Hayter slipped out and tossed Jay over her shoulder before pulling her up into a Haterade lariat for a pinfall.

Result: Jamie Hayter

–I think something went wrong in this match, as Jay seemed to be rocked at one point, but they got through it, and ended up getting to the finish.

–Max Caster was backstage and said that his losing streak was finally over. Big Bill walked up and said that he beat Caster quickly, and Caster wasn’t anything. Bowens walked up and said he finally agreed with Bill. Bowens claimed that he was the true star between him and Caster, and Keith decided that Bowens needed a beating too, so Bowens and Caster both agreed to a match against Bill and Keith, before realizing that they had to team with each other, and they walked away insisting that they were not the Acclaimed (they are the Acclaimed though.)

La Faccion Ingobernables (Sammy Guevara & Rush) (w/ Dralistico) vs. Shayne Stetson & Cha Cha Charlie

Rush and Guevara killed these two local talents, with Rush violently throwing Stetson around the ringside area, and then violently hitting the Horns before tagging out to Guevara who crushed Charlie with a senton bomb.

Result: La Faccion Ingobernables

–As Guevara and Rush were posing, Eddie Kingston’s team hit, and he came down for his match against Dralistico.

Eddie Kingston (w/ Hook) vs. Dralistico (w/ Rush & Sammy Guevara)

Dralistico hit a judo throw on Kingston, who smiled and looked on. Guevara joined commentary, applauding the throw. Kingston demanded Dralistico fight him and an exchange of chops and kicks began, with Dralistico hitting stiff shots, including a knee on Kingston who was draped on the apron. When they came back from break, Dralistico was hitting a hard chop on Kingston before hitting a dropkick to the knee of Kingston, causing him to fall to the mat.

Dralistico hit the ropes and Kingston hit an STO that woke up the crowd, as they cheered Kingston on. Kingston screamed for Dralistico to chop him, and Dralistico hit a forearm instead, nearly knocking him out. Dralistico hit a code breaker that sent Kingston crashing to the floor. Sammy Guevara stood up and looked to go after Kingston, so Hook came over and kept him at bay. Kingston ducked a kick attempt by Dralistico and Kingston responded with the Backfist to the Future for the pinfall.

Result: Eddie Kingston

Kingston looked way better in this match than he did his AEW All Out match, and is starting to look like his normal self now, which is good, because Eddie Kingston is great.

–Tony Schiavone announced that Kota Ibushi would be making his debut on AEW Collision next week, facing Josh Alexander, which is a match I can’t wait to see.

–A recap video aired of Andrade El Idolo and El Clon joining the Don Callis Family.

MxM Collection (Mansoor, Mason Madden, & Johnny TV) (w/ Taya Valkyrie) vs. The Don Callis Family (Kyle Fletcher, Konosuke Takeshita, & Josh Alexander) (w/ El Clon)

MxM Collection held an open challenge and were not happy about who they were facing, knowing that they might be in over their heads. Takeshita proceeded to murder Johnny TV with a forearm, and he quickly tagged out to Monsoor, who Takeshita also killed with a forearm. Fletcher hit a yakuza kick on TV, leading to Valkyrie screaming in horror on the floor.

Madden, however, used his size and hit lariats on Takeshita and Fletcher. Unfortunately this led to their whole team posing, which resulted in them all being hit with German suplexes and Fletcher hitting a tope sucidia on Madden. Takeshita hit a blue thunder bomb on Johnny TV. Mansoor dodged a Yakuza kick but got destroyed by a top rope back suplex, a wheelbarrow suplex by Takeshita, a C4 Spike by Alexander, and a sheer drop brainbuster by Fletcher. I think he is dead, folks.

Result: The Don Callis Family

–Truth Magnum, Turbo Floyd, and Dalton Castle were backstage, and Castle said that he didn’t think he could top the performance they had last week, as it was the greatest thing the AEW audience had ever seen. He felt the pressure of having to repeat it, and had an existential crisis, but the Outrunners picked him up, literally, and walked him away, as he realized he was in good hands. This was hilarious.

–Jamie Hayter was backstage with Queen Aminata and Lexy Nair, but before they could talk, The Triangle of Madness attacked and said that they had their own three words for them, “Triangle of Madness.” Not as intimidating as Blood & Guts, to be honest.

Kevin Knight (w/ Mike Bailey & Willow Nightingale) vs. Dax Harwood (w/ Cash Wheeler & Stokely Hathaway)

Wheeler made it look like he was going to wrestle, and Harwood attacked from behind. The fans chanted “Bald” at Harwood, who seemed mildly annoyed by it, but did not let it distract him the way it does Ricochet. Harwood crashed into the ring post after missing a shoulder block. Harwood rolled to the floor to recover, allowing Knight to be distracted by Wheeler, and Harwood came back in and started exchanging chops with Knight.

Knight rolled under a lariat and hit a flying lariat of his own before hitting a tope to the floor on Harwood. Harwood chopped hard in response, almost sending Knight from the apron into the ring. Harwood switched tactics and went for a piledriver on the apron, but Knight back body dropped him on the apron. Harwood went to powerbomb Knight on the apron, but he was pulled towards the guardrail and both Knight and Harwood fell over the guardrail into the front row as they took a break.

Knight hit a sunset flip that Harwood rolled through but Knight popped up and hit a DDT for a 2-count. Harwood hit some hard chops and both men ended up on the corner, but Knight hit a series of forearms to drop Harwood but Knight crashed into the raised feet of Harwood, who rolled Knight up for a 2-count. Harwood hit a series of chops and hard forearms before hitting a Hansen style lariat, but Knight got back up and hit a pop up sit out spinebuster.

Knight hit a superkick, but Harwood blocked a second and went for a powerbomb. Knight countered it into a sunset flip for a 2-count. Harwood hit a slingshot powerbomb out of a hurricanrana attempt for a 2-count. Knight hit a dropkick after Harwood hit the ropes, before hitting a springboard clothesline. Knight went for the UFO splash, and as Cash Wheeler tried to interfere, Willow Nightingale pulled Wheeler from the apron and Mike Bailey hit a springboard moonsault on Wheeler. Stokely Hathaway tried to stop the UFO Splash, getting in the ring, but Knight ignored him and flew over a standing Hathaway into the UFO splash on Harwood for the pinfall win.

Result: Kevin Knight

–Stokely Hathaway got in the face of Willow Nightingale, and she tried to powerbomb him, but FTR held onto the feet of Hathaway while Megan Bayne came out and laid out Nightingale. Bayne and Penelope Ford posed with FTR and Hathaway, seeming like they are now teaming.

–Sky Flight recapped their loss to Hechicero and the Don Callis Family at AEW All Out, saying they were going to get back on track when they challenge Shane Taylor Promotions for the ROH Six-Man Tag Team Championship.

–Toni Storm and Kris Statlander had their face-off to build their match at AEW WrestleDream. The both laid down in the ring, with Statlander claiming it wasn’t personal. Statlander said that she respected Storm, but they have never faced each other in a one on one match, and since Statlander is a fighting champion, like Toni was, she was giving her a shot at the title. Statlander promised to keep her title, and said that as much as she liked Toni, she was going to hit her so hard she’ll be sent back into black and white times.

Storm claimed that it was heartbreaking for her to lose her title, but that there was no one no more deserving than Statlander. Storm meant to test just what kind of woman that Statlander was, and while Statlander said it wasn’t personal, Storm said that the AEW Women’s World Championship was personal for her. She said there was no one she would rather lose to than Statlander, but there was no one she would rather beat for that title too. The shook hands and didn’t let go, promising that they could start the fight now, but the Triangle of Madness ran out and started attacking both women.

They laid out both women, and Thekla claimed that neither Statlander or Storm ever beat her, and they were not done. Harley Cameron ran out from the audience and tackled Thekla, while Storm and Statlander laid out Hart and Blue, leading to Storm and Statlander having a temporary alliance, as Storm, Statlander, and Cameron take on the Triangle of Madness next week on Collision.

–A Samoa Joe and Hangman Adam Page recap aired, including the killer promos that Hangman and Joe cut on Dynamite on Wednesday to setup their main event match for WrestleDream.

The Don Callis Family (Rocky Romero, Hechicero, & Lance Archer) vs. Orange Cassidy & The Paragon (Kyle O’Reilly & Roderick Strong)

Kyle O’Reilly started the match with Hechicero, which is suddenly a singles match I never knew I needed to see, but now want to see thanks to the submission attempts. This was a great technical exchange with several submission attempts until Hechicero grabbed the ropes. Hechicero tagged out to Romero and O’Reilly tagged Strong in, who hit a very hard chop on Romero before dumping him into his own team’s corner. Orange Cassidy and Kyle O’Reilly double teamed Romero, but Strong was not happy with Cassidy’s weak strikes, so he tagged in hit a hard chop on Romero.

Lance Archer came in and laid out both Paragon members while Cassidy went for a flying crossbody but Archer caught him and threw him into both Strong and O’Reilly before throwing Strong across the ring. Archer tagged out to Romero when they came back from break and Strong hit a pop up gut buster on Romero. Hechicero stopped him from tagging out to O’Reilly, but Strong hit an Olympic slam on Hechicero and tagged out to Orange Cassidy.

Archer claimed that Orange Cassidy “done messed up” while Cassidy dodged him with a low bridge. Cassidy started exchanging strikes with Romero, hitting a flying crossbody and as he went for a DDT, O’Reilly blind tagged in and destroyed Romero with a rolling elbow when Cassidy hit Stundog Millionaire. O’Reilly and Hechicero exchanged some holds, allowing Romero to come in and hit an enziguri, but O’Reilly locked the octopus stretch on. Archer broke it up, but Strong hit a flying knee on Archer while Orange Cassidy hit the Orange Punch, and the Paragon hit the high low, allowing O’Reilly to lock an armbar on Romero for the win.

Result: Orange Cassidy & The Paragon

–Kyle Fletcher, Konosuke Takeshita, El Clon, and Josh Alexander came out and posed on at the ramp, staring down Kyle O’Reilly, who he is defending the TNT title against next Tuesday on AEW Dynamite for Title Tuesday.

Final Thoughts

This was a pretty by the numbers AEW Collision with nothing too outstanding, but one thing I have noticed is that Kyle Fletcher is all over this show since his main event match with Hangman Adam Page at AEW All Out. It seems like they are really trying to position him as the star of AEW Collision, and it is working, as he comes across as the world champion in waiting. Good episode this week with lots of build for Title Tuesday. Some of this build could have been done on Dynamite a bit more effectively, especially with the matches being announced, as Moxley and Ishii, for example, could help sell some tickets if fans knew about it on the more watched show. That said, lots of matches were announced here for Dynamite and Collision next week. More of this, please.

AEW Collision live results: Kyle Fletcher vs. Komander TNT title match

Posted on by Josiah MacDonald

The TNT title will be on the line as part of tonight’s live AEW Collision from Huntington, West Virginia.

Coming off a failed challenge of AEW World Champion Hangman Page at last Saturday’s All Out, Kyle Fletcher defends against Komander, making his return after a lengthy injury absence. The winner will defend against the undefeated Hologram on Wednesday’s Dynamite.

In a trios match, the Death Riders (Jon Moxley, Daniel Garcia & Claudio Castagnoli) take on Paragon (Kyle O’Reilly & Roderick Strong) and Matt Menard.

Eddie Kingston returns to AEW TV as an in-ring competitor for the first time since April 2024, teaming with Hook against Big Bill & Bryan Keith in a match coming out of last Saturday.

The former Acclaimed — Max Caster & Anthony Bowens — will reluctantly reunite to take on Swirl (Lee Johnson & Blake Christian).

Former AEW Women’s World Champion Jamie Hayter battles Julia Hart in the final match of their trilogy.

Our live coverage kicks off at 8 PM Eastern.

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The Death Riders and the Paragon, with Daddy Magic, cut promos on each other for their six-man tag. Julia Hart and Jamie Hayter talked about their third match, while Komander talked about his match with Kyle Fletcher and hoping to win the TNT title so he could face his best friend, Hologram. The screen behind them glitched, and El Clon’s video aired and Hologram appeared to have a headache, and as it aired, Kyle Fletcher attacked Hologram, laying him out, delivering a second headache, I assume.

The Death Riders (Jon Moxley, Daniel Garcia, & Claudio Castagnoli) (w/ Marina Shafir & Wheeler Yuta) vs. The Paragon (Kyle O’Reilly & Roderick Strong) & ‘Daddy Magic’ Matt Menard

Garcia and O’Reilly started the match, exchanging some fun mat wrestling, before O’Reilly tagged out to Menard. Menard demanded that Garcia face him, but Garcia tagged out to Castagnoli, who immediately hit a wheelbarrow suplex on Matt Menard. Moxley came in and hit a knee and then started chopping Menard. The Death Riders maintained control through the early portions of the match, beating on Menard and Kyle O’Reilly.

Moxley hit a half & half suplex and tagged out to Castagnoli. Garcia and O’Reilly exchanged gullitine choke attempts, and Garcia hit a twist and shout, but O’Reilly hung on and hit a brainbuster and tagged out to Roderick Strong, who ran wild, hitting a dropkick to Moxley on the floor, a back breaker across the guardrail on Castagnoli, a uranage into a backbreaker on Garcia, and an Olympic Slam on Moxley. Strong hit the Sick Kick on Moxley for a 2-count.

Garcia and Menard ended up in the ring together, and Menard hit a series of punches on Garcia but Garcia ran away and tagged out to Moxley. Moxley backed off from the firey Menard, but as Menard hit the ropes Garcia tripped him, and Moxley hit a curb stomp on Menard. Garcia tagged in, hit a Super Dragon style curb stomp for the pinfall finish.

Result: The Death Riders

–Brody King announced that he wanted revenge on the Don Callis Family and the Young Bucks for their assault on Kenny Omega, and he said that he had a plan – Josh Alexander and the Young Bucks vs. Kenny Omega & Brodido at Dynamite. That match is going to be so awesome.

The Death Riders (Wheeler Yuta & Marina Shafir) vs. Rosario Grillo & Rachel Ellering

This was a quick squash with Shafir choking Ellering out with an inverted rear naked choke, apparently called Mother’s Milk. There was a production error, as the announcers pitched to an interview before the match, but they came back to the ring and this squash instead.

Result: The Death Riders

–Wheeler Yuta grabbed a mic and said that Kris Statlander made the wrong decision on Wednesday, and next Wednesday, she would face Yuta & Marina Shafir, while Statlander would team with Darby Allin. He also threatened to murder Darby Allin and drop his body on Everest. That is not allowed, Yuta.

–Hangman Adam Page, Samoa Joe, and Powerhouse Hobbs were backstage, and Hangman said that despite how many times the Death Riders have been beat back, they do not learn, and that since Shibata is out for awhile, Hangman would step up to take his place. Joe claimed that school was in session, and his new equestrian coach, Hangman, will run them down, and the new PE teacher, Hobbs would teach them a lesson in pain. Samoa Joe remains one of the best promos in wrestling.

The Acclaimed (Anthony Bowens & Max Caster) vs. The Swirl (Blake Christian & Lee Johnson)

The Acclaimed, especially Bowens, was completely unwilling to work with Caster. This match had very little heat as the very good Blake Christian and Lee Johnson played heels to the utterly unlikable babyfaces. I hope there is a resolution to this that is actually better than what we are seeing here. Christian and Johnson got the non-existent heat on Caster

Cater pulled Christian from the ring and sent him crashing into the guardrail, which actually got a good reaction, and the fans chanted for Max, as he is apparently the best wrestler alive. Christian hit a flying kick on Caster and then over the ropes into the ring on Bowens. Jonhson did a monkey flip on Christian, sending him into a lariat on Caster.

Bowens tagged in, but was reluctant to fight, and wanted to target Caster instead, which led to Christian and Johnson hitting a series of incredible double team moves on Caster and Bowens, including a handspring kick on Bowens into a brainbuster by Johnson for a pinfall that Caster broke up. Jerry Lynn came down to ringside at some point to try and encourage them to work together, but Caster blind tagged in and Bowens was sent from the ring. Bowens hit the Mollywhop on Johnson as he was near the ropes, and Max Caster rolled up Johnson for the win.

Result: The Acclaim

The fans chanted for the them to scissor, and Bowens refused, but Caster seemed to be warming up for it.

Talk about making Blake Christian and Lee Johnson look like geeks, losing to these guys who couldn’t get along. Not a fan of this.

–Mother Wayne, Kip Sabian, and Nick Wayne were backstage. Wayne said that after his injury, the average human wouldn’t be able to walk again, but he was not average, and he would be Christian Cage’s biggest nightmare, and was always one step ahead.

–Tony Schiavone did an old school NWA style promotion for the upcoming shows in Florida, including with the old 4:3 video, announcing the big matches in the 4 upcoming shows. This was awesome. I want to believe they bought an old camera to make it look that way, though I imagine it was just filters. I still want to believe it though.

–A hype video aired for the upcoming AEW Women’s World Tag Team Championship.

–TayJay were backstage with Lexy Nair, and Anna Jay and Tay Melo made it clear that they wanted those tag titles, and threw their hat in the ring to win those titles. Hopefully they actually announce the tournament soon, presuming there will be one. They promised to be the first women’s tag team champions.

The Outrunners (Truth Magnum & Turbo Floyd) & Dalton Castle vs. Cowpoke Paul, Corey Sparks, & KM

The Outrunners sent Paul and Sparks to the floor, while Castle threw KM around the ring with east. Tony Schiavone claimed he wanted to call Nigel McGuinness a SOB, but he would let the Outrunners do it as they hit the SOB elbow. Dalton Castle hit the Bangarang for the win.

Result: The Outrunners & Dalton Castle

–Mark Briscoe claimed he was satisfied with finally beating MJF, and now he can get back to having fun with the Conglomeration, especially as Orange Cassidy came back, and that while they may be funny, they are not a joke, and they were coming for AEW gold. Great promo from Briscoe.

Komander (w/ Alex Abrahantes) vs. Kyle Fletcher for the TNT Championship

Fletcher shut down the quick offence of Komander with a bodyslam, which he needed, as Komander was relentless. Don Callis was noticeably absent, and Nigel McGuinness insisted he was busy recovering from the destruction of his painting at the hands of Orange Cassidy. Tony Schiavone claimed he was running in fear from the announcement that Kenny Omega was back next week. Komander hit a headscissors takedown on Fletcher, and a hard chop. Fletcher asked for more, so Komander hit a few chops, grabbed the arm, ran up the ropes, bounced around, and hit a hurricanrana.

Komander countered an attempt to lawn dart him into the guardrail with an armdrag, ran across the guardrail and went for a hurricanrana, but Fletcher caught him and powerbomed him on the apron twice as they went to the ad break. Fletcher beat on Komander around the ring so much that the fans started to cheer for Fletcher, and it seems like that match with Hangman Page might be turning him babyface slowly. This is not a bad thing.

The fans were wildly cheering for Fletcher as he chopped Komander and pointed at himself to cheers, and Komander to boos. As Komander ran across the top rope, flipped onto the other rope, and hit an armdrag, Tony Schiavone let us know that Hologram was injured by Kyle Fletcher and the match would not be happening next week on Dynamite. Fletcher hit a half & half suplex.

Fletcher went for a brainbuster to the floor or on the apron, but Komander hit a kick. Komander went for a headscissors to the floor, but Fletcher countered into a tombstone position, which caused some fans to scream in horror, which was great. Komander flipped out of the tombstone and hit a headscissors takedown onto the floor. When they came back into the ring, Fletcher managed to hit a Michinoku driver for a near fall. This match is fantastic.

Fletcher was sent to the floor, and Komander ran and hit a springboard moonsault to the floor on Fletcher. Komander then hit a springboard into a Canadian Destroyer in the ring, and a 450 splash for a 2-count. Komander ran across the ropes into a shooting star press, but Fletcher got the feet up, hit a lawn dart into the middle turnbuckle, finally hitting the move, and then a helluva kick in the corner before hitting a brainbuster for the win.

Result: Kyle Fletcher

This match was incredible. Kyle Fletcher having this kind of match shortly after his war at AEW All Out is astonishing. The level of work in this match was great, with Fletcher teasing and hinting at that lawn dart throughout the match, and finally hitting it before the finish, and Komander looked like an absolute star by the end, despite losing. Komander was booed for a short time, but by the end, this match was so awesome he won the crowd over and Fletcher was back to being the heel. Excellent match. Go out of your way to watch this.

–A recap of Fletcher injuring Hologram and defeating Komander aired, and transitioned to Fletcher cutting a promo, saying he was reestablishing dominance. Fletcher said that Hologram was scared of him, and he was going to be TNT Champion for a long time. Fletcher said that he wanted to put his title on the line, and wanted someone to step up to him, so he was offering an open challenge. Excellent promo. It was announced that Orange Cassidy stepped up, and would be facing Fletcher on Dynamite.

–Eddie Kingston and Hook came out and announced that the tag match between them and Big Bill & Bryan Keith was now a tornado tag.

Eddie Kingston & Hook vs. Big Bill & Bryan Keith

Bill sent Kingston crashing hard into the ring steps, while Keith hit a cannonball off the apron. Keith beat on Hook around ringside. When they came back from break, Keith hit a suplex on Hook, and they sent Kingston from the apron to the floor. As it was a tornado tag, they continually kept Kingston from the ring while attacking Hook. As they were beating on Hook, Schiavone announced that the 6th anniversary of Dynamite would be a 2.5 hour special episode.

Hook hit a suplex on Keith, and Kingston finally made it into the ring, chopping the heck out of Keith. Big Bill tried to chokeslam both men, but Hook and Kingston hit a double team back body drop on Bill, sending him crashing to the mat. They both covered Bill, and Bill shoved them off. Keith hit a suplex on Hook, but ate a lariat from Kingston. Bill hit a big boot and lariat on Kingston for a 2-count.

Bill went for a chokeslam on Kingston, but Kingstonh hit a dragon screw on Bill. Hook hit a suplex on Keith and hit the ropes, but Bill tripped Hook, allowing Keith to roll Hook up with the tights hooked for a 2-count. Kingston hit a Backfist to the Future on Keith, and Keith fell into Red Rum from Hook for the submission win.

Result: Eddie Kingston & Hook

–Austin Gunn & Juice Robinson talked about how they took The Young Bucks to the limit last week, despite losing. However, Jay White called them, and told them they needed some backup, and Ace Austin walked up, rejoining his Bullet Club brethren. This was the right call, I think. Both Austin Gunn and Ace Austin shook hands, said “Hi, I’m Austin,” at the same time, which was amusing.

Jamie Hayter vs. Julia Hart (w/ Skye Blue)

Hayter immediately started attacking fiercely, stomping Hart in the corner, and hitting forearms before throwing Hart across the ring. Hayter missed a running elbow in the corner, and Hart rolled to the floor. As the referee was distracted by Hart, Skye Blue hit a superkick on Hayter, allowing Hart to hit a DDT back in the ring for a 2-count.

When they came back from the break, Hart was distracted the referee again, but Hayter saw Blue coming this time and hit a snap suplex on the floor. Hayter than hit a Saito suplex on on Hart for a 2-count. Hayter picked up Hart in a fireman’s carry into a Samoan Drop, but Hart countered into a crucifix pinfall attempt. Hart locked on an the Tarantula, and floated into the ring through the middle ropes, but Hayer caught her in fireman’s carry and hit an Ushigoroshi. Hayter missed a lariat, and Hart leveled Hayter and hit a moonsault for a 2-count, but Hayter got her foot on the ropes.

As Hayter stood up, Hart locked on an octopus stretch. Hayter countered and powered Hart up into a tombstone piledriver for a 2-count. Hayter picked her up and hit the Hayterade lariat for the pinfall.

Result: Jamie Hayter

Solid main event match with Hart and Hayter here.

–Skye Blue and Julia Hart attacked Hayter after the match, but Queen Aminata ran down to the make the save. Hayter grabbed a mic and said that she was sick of them using their numbers to attack. Hayter said that the only way to solve this issue with the Triangle of Madness was three words: Blood & Guts. It looks like we’ll be having the first ever women’s Blood & Guts match in the near future.

Final Thoughts

There were a lot of squash matches on this episode of Collision, but the Fletcher/Komander match, and the main event more than made up for it. I give this show a thumbs up. Go out of your way to see Fletcher vs. Komander.

AEW Dynamite – October 1, 2025

  • Hangman Page, Samoa Joe, and Powerhouse Hobbs vs. The Death Riders
  • Kenny Omega & Brodido vs. Josh Alexander & The Young Bucks
  • Kyle Fletcher vs. Orange Cassidy
  • Jurassic Express Returns
  • Timless Toni Storm Returns
  • Darby Allin & Kris Statlander vs. Wheeler Yuta & Marina Shafir

AEW WrestleDream – October 18, 2025

  • I Quit Match: Jon Moxley vs. Darby Allin

AEW Collision live results: Unified title tournament begins, MJF appearance

Posted on by Josiah MacDonald

A mini-tournament to determine a three-way Unified title match at next Saturday’s AEW All Out begins on tonight’s Collision from the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia.

Reigning Unified Champion Kazuchika Okada will defend against Michael Oku who is making his AEW TV debut. Okada must win in order to move on to All Out.

Fellow Don Callis Family member Konosuke Takeshita will take on Anthony Bowens in another qualifier.

Mark Briscoe will be on the show to issue his stipulations to MJF for their All Out clash. MJF will also be in attendance to respond.

After Daniel Garcia appeared to join the Death Riders, he and Jon Moxley will take on Paragon’s Kyle O’Reilly & Roderick Strong.

In another $500,000 ten-person tag team match, Jamie Hayter, Tay Melo, Anna Jay, Harley Cameron and Kris Statlander will take on Skye Blue, Megan Bayne, Penelope Ford, Thekla and Julia Hart.

FTR will battle Tommy Billington and Adam Priest in a rematch from last Saturday.

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Ian Riccaboni was in the ring, and introduced MJF. MJF said that since Briscoe cost him his world title at Forbidden Door, MJF cost Briscoe his title shot last week on Collision. MJF claimed that he was born superior to Briscoe, who was mediocre from birth, and that was why he had no trouble letting Briscoe pick the stipulation, because no matter how hard it works, it won’t change anything, and the white-collar MJF will beat the blue-collar Mark Briscoe.

Briscoe responded on the screen, thanking MJF, because Briscoe was just as excited as he was waiting for Santa as a kid, because he got to pick the stipulations for their match. Briscoe said he wanted tables and thumbtacks in their match, a TNT match, at All Out. Briscoe said he had a wedding present for MJF, and told him to turn around, and Briscoe attacked from behind as it was a pretaped promo. Briscoe poured thumbtacks in the middle of the ring and went for the Jay Driller, but MJF escaped. Briscoe blew his nose on MJF’s scarf as the segment ended.

I think there was a missed chance to have the contract for a world title shot on the line in this match, since MJF offered him a stipulation of his choosing. Maybe they will add that later, but I would prefer this match have some stakes rather than just a grudge match, and MJF can afford to lose that title shot.

–A recap video aired of Daniel Garcia joining the Death Riders on Dynamite.

–Kyle O’Reilly, Roderick Strong, and Hologram were conglomerating backstage, and O’Reilly commented that he got a call from Adam Cole, and Cole said that he was disgusted that he ever called Garcia a friend. Strong seemed upset that O’Reilly got a call from Cole, but said since Garcia made his best friend angry, he was going to beat Garcia up, and beat Moxley up for fun.

Konosuke Takeshita (w/ Don Callis) vs. Anthony Bowens

Bowens hit some chops, but Takeshita raked the eyes and hit a flying European uppercut. Bowens responded with a unique neckbreaker that looked really cool. Bowens hit a dragon screw in the ropes, forcing Takeshita to the apron. Takeshita got sent into the ring post by Bowens, and he flew to the floor. Bowens hit a flying crossbody off the top ropes to the floor on Takeshita.

Bowens hit some strikes as they came back from the break, but Takeshita hit a poisonrana and Bowens popped up and hit a fameasser for a 2-count. Bowens went to the top rope and Takeshita cut him off, but Bowens slipped out, kicked the legs out from under Takeshita and hit a swinging DDT from the middle ropes on Takeshita for a 2-count.

Takeshita hit a uranage, but Bowens got up, superkicked the arms, and hit a slam of his own, followed by a Mollywhop that sent Takeshita to the ground. As Bowens brought Takeshita back into the ring, Takeshita hit a blue thunder bomb, a running knee, and the Raging Fire for the pinfall.

Result: Konosuke Takeshita

Excellent opening match tonight between these two. One of the best matches of Bowens career, at least when it comes to singles matches.

–Mascara Dorada had a promo video where he talked about how he was going to be the one that represents CMLL and lucha libre at AEW All Out when he beats the Beast Mortos and advances to face Takeshita and the winner of Kazuchika Okada and Michael Oku.

–A hype video for Riho and Mercedes Mone aired, with Mone doing the voice over for the video, saying that while Riho was the first ever AEW Women’s World Champion, she would not be the next TBS Champion.

–While the entrances were happening for the babyfaces, Tay Melo and Anna Jay said they did not trust Statlander because they wanted nothing to do with the Death Riders. Statlander insisted that she was not a member of the Death Riders, and Hayter claimed that she was there to fight tonight, but at AEW All Out she was talking the AEW Women’s World Championship from Toni Storm.

The Triangle of Madness (Julia Hart, Skye Blue, & Thekla) & Megan Bayne & Penelope Ford vs. TayJay (Tay Melo & Anna Jay), Kris Statlander (w/ Wheeler Yuta), Harley Cameron, & Jamie Hayter

Yuta was visibly in the corner of Statlander in this match, but Statlander did not seem happy about it, trying to get him to leave. Toni Storm was on commentary, bobbing her head to Jamie Hatyer’s theme, which is a fair response. Harley Cameron hit a head scissors on Megan Bayne that sent Bayne back into her corner, and she tagged out to Ford. Anna Jay tagged in and hit a kick on Ford, and it broke down into all the babyfaces hitting ten punches on each corner on all the heels, but then the heels pulled them all from the corner and started stomping a mudhole, as Steve Austin would say.

Toni Storm sent them to break, and Nigel McGuinness said that Toni looked absolutely fabulous, but it helped that she was sitting next to a Toad. Toady Schiavone. Nigel couldn’t even finish saying it and he and Toni were both cackling, so someone finally succeeded in getting Toni Storm to break. They then cut to a break on the international feed as well.

When they came back, Jamie Hatyer was hitting a spinebuster on Skye Blue. Bayne attacked Hayter from behind, and Ford came in and hit a stunner on Statlander, who did make the save for Hayter. Blue and hart hit a front suplex on Tay Melo. Harley Cameron and Statlander hit a double team move that sent Hart crashing face first to the mat. Every woma ngot in there and hit a series of big moves ending with Anna Jay hitting a flatliner on Julia Hart. Jamie Hayter and Megan Bayne started brawling, ending with a double lariat. Thekla ducked under a lariat from Anna Jay and hit a spear for the win.

Result: The Triangle of Madness, Megan Bayne, and Penelope Ford

–The heels started beating on the babyfaces and Mina Shirakawa and Queen Aminata ran out with some BBQing instruments. Shirakawa started hitting people with a cooler, and Aminata started hitting people with a metal spatula. I cannot say I expected that. Toni Storm stood up and told everyone to brawl, and dived onto a group of people. Hayter and Statlander hit double crossbodies on each other, and then Thekla went for a spear but Storm hit a Storm Zero as she went for it.

Toni Storm standing tall doesn’t exactly make me think she is losing the title at All Out, but they have another week to add some legitimacy to the other contenders. It seems the build up they did of Thekla holding the AEW Women’s World title was undone here though, so that is not how I would have booked this angle.

Max Caster vs. Big Bill (w/ Bryan Keith)

Max Caster was very upset when he found out who his opponent was for this match. Bill crushed Caster in the corner while screaming that he wanted Eddie Kingston. Bill looked directly in the camera and continued to call out Kingston, while the announcers showed Kingston’s response on social media saying he signed the contract, and all he needed was a location. Caster dodged a corner charge and hit the ropes, but Bill turned immediately around and hit a black hole slam for the pinfall.

Result: Big Bill

–Bill grabbed a mic and said that at least Max Caster had the guts to show up. The fans chanted loudly for Kingston as Bill said that the fans didn’t believe he was worthy of facing Kingston, but Kingston was only liked by the people because he looked like they did, and Bill, however, looked like a star, something Kingston would never understand. Bill named All Out as the location, and said he would face Kingston Toronto. Bill said Kingston was a loud mouth fraud, and he was going to beat him at All Out.

–Lexy Nair was with Jerry Lynn and Anthony Bowens, and Lynn said that he should have been clearer last week, saying that he needed to look in the mirror and ask “who’s missing” rather than what is missing. Just as he said this, Max Caster came through the curtain and shoved Bowens into Lynn. Bowens responded by attacking Caster and beating him around ringside. Caster responded with a lariat in the ring and the fans exploded with cheers. Bowens turned it around and started beating on Caster.

Jerry Lynn came into the ring and pulled them apart, and reminded Caster and Bowens that he was in the office when Tony Khan said that they had something as a tag team. Lynn said that Caster has not won a match since they broke up, and Bowens was floundering in the midcard. Bowens walked away, and Lynn said that Bowens couldn’t take the heat.

Blake Christian and Lee Johnson came out and Christian said that Jerry Lynn was wasting his time trying to get those two back together, but since he was missing their clear talent, they were going to show him now. Christian and Johnson started beating on Jerry Lynn, and Max Caster stepped into try and defend him. Bowens struggled with what to do, but ultimately ran in and made the save, letting Lynn hit a lariat on Johnson, and then Caster and Bowens hit a double clothesline to send Johnson to the floor. The fans erupted as Lynn raised the hands of both men, and Bowens and Caster rolled out of the ring, not willing to accept they were better as a team.

–Mistico was with Lexy Nair and she asked him about his match with MJF at an upcoming CMLL show. MJF walked up with a man in a top hat and tuxedo, who translated what MJF said. MJF promised to take the mask from Mistico and retire him, and then promised he would destroy Mark Briscoe in Winnipeg, which is the wrong Canadian city. Mistico slapped the translator and promised to see MJF at Arena Mexico.

FTR (Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) (w/ Stokley Hathaway) vs. Tommy Billington & Adam Priest

Billington and Priest were given another shot at FTR, given the quality of the match last week. Wheeler and Billington started the match exchanging holds, and Wheeler tagged out at the first sign of Billington out wrestling him to Harwood, who came in and started chopping. Jinder Mahal would be proud. Priest tagged in and hit some hard European uppercuts, and ducked a chop on the floor as Harwood chopped the post. Nigel McGuinness noted that Priest was a lot like James Gibson, so I feel very validated in thinking that last week.

Billington tagged in and Harwood hit a massive top rope back superplex as they went to break. When they came back from break, Adam Priest was hitting forearms and hit a German suplex on Dax Harwood before hitting some hard European uppercuts. Wheeler low bridged Priest and he crashed to the floor. Wheeler drove Priest into the apron and tagged out to Harwood, who hung Priest over the middle ropes and started beating on them. Harwood hit a picture perfect Tully Blanchard sling shot suplex for a two count.

Wheeler spit gum into the face of Billington, who remained surprisingly composed. Wheeler yelled that Priest was a nobody, and shoved him back into the corner, but Priest kept fighting, and hit a back suplex on Wheeler. Harwood tried to stop the tag, but Billington hit a strike. Harwood hit a back body drop on Billington on the apron. Priest hit a forearm to the leg of Wheeler and locked on a half crab, but Harwood punched Priest right in the face to break it. Priest sent Harwood into the ring post, tagged out, and Billington hit a dropkick that sent Harwood into the post again. Billington hit an elbow drop on Harwood’s hurt hand from earlier and went to the top rope.

Harwood cut him off and hit a hard chop, but Billington hit a several headbutts and chops that sent Harwood to the mat. Priest sent Harwood to the floor and after as series of dives to the floor, Priest and Billington came very close to winning. There were so many near falls here, and it was excellent. The match ended when FTR managed to finally hit a spike piledriver on Billington after giving them absolutely everything to put them over before beating them.

Result: FTR

This match was awesome. An incredible tag team match that put over Priest and Billington a lot in losing, even more so than last week. Priest and Billington got something as a team, and I’d like to see AEW start to elevate them.

–A hype video aired for the 4-way ladder match at AEW All Out for the #1 Contendership to the AEW World Tag Team Championship, featuring The Young Bucks, Josh Alexander & Hechicero, The Bang Bang Gang, and The Matriarchy.

Michael Oku (w/ Amira Blair) vs. Kazuchika Okada (w/ Don Callis) for the AEW Unified Championship

Okada mocked Oku early on, but Oku was not the kind of wrestler that would take that, and he slapped Okada after the mocking break. Oku hit a hurricanrana and sent Okada to the apron. Oku hit a dropkick that sent Okada to the floor. Oku seems to be trying to make the most of his appearance here and hit a great Fosbury Flop on Okada. Oku went to the top rope and got dropkicked by Okada, sending Oku flying off the ropes and crashing into the barricade back first on the floor. The crowd screamed in horror, as it was a brutal looking spot.

Okada draped Oku on the guardrail and hit a DDT on the floor. Okada hit some forearms in the ring, as Callis claimed on commentary that he made Hechicero was so handsome without the mask that they made him wear one so no one would get distracted. Okada slammed Oku and hit an elbow off the top rope. Okada went for the Rainmaker, but Oku blocked it and hit a Pele kick. Oku ducked another attempt at the Rainmaker and hit a superkick. Oku went for a half crab on Okada, but Okada fought it off, and Oku hit a PK and a lionsault for a 2-count.

Oku called for another half crab and locked it in this time. Okada made it to the ropes quickly to break the submission. Okada dodged a corner charge, but Oku hit a series of kicks, ending with another superkick. Oku went for a flying crossbody and Okad astood up and hit a dropkick that sent Oku to the mat. Okada went for the Rainmaker, but Oku cradled him for a 2-count. Oku missed another corner charge, and Okada went for the Rainmaker again, but Oku tried to cradle him again, and Okada blocked it, pulled him up into a tombstone, and then hit a Rainmaker for the pinfall. This match was awesome.

Result: Kazuchika Okada

Two things really helped make this match great, and it was Michael Oku trying to steal the show and make a name for himself, and Okada giving him every opportunity to do so. Oku could be a top guy in AEW with the way he wrestles, and its only a matter of time before AEW signs him full time.

–Takeshita came out and pointed at Okada and his title, indicating he wanted to take it from his teammate in the Don Callis family.

–An excellent video aired for Hangman Adam Page and Kyle Fletcher.

The Death Riders (Jon Moxley & Daniel Garcia) (w/ Marina Shafir) vs. The Paragon (Roderick Strong & Kyle O’Reilly)

Garcia and Kyle O’Reilly started the match, exchanging some great mat wrestling. Strong tagged in and he decided he wanted to beat on the young man, hitting some hard strikes and chops before he and O’Reilly hit chops and kicks together. Moxley tried to make the save, and O’Reilly ran across the apron and hit a flying knee on Moxley before resuming his assault on Garcia. O’Reilly hit a beautiful brainbuster before transitioning into an armbar that Moxley broke up.

Strong tried to hit a Sick Kick from the ring to the floor on Moxley, but Shafir pulled Moxley out of the way and Moxley laid Strong out on the floor. O’Reilly tried to help Strong, but Garcia hit a chop block on O’Reilly and did a figure four around the ring post, before getting helped up by Shafir. Moxley and Garcia continued the assault of O’Reilly. Daddy Magic on commentary was clearly upset about this turn of Garcia, and Garcia himself seemed indecisive, but Moxley quickly took him aside and directed him to continue attacking the knee of O’Reilly.

Moxley chopped O’Reilly and kicked his leg out of his leg. Moxley tagged out to Garcia and Garcia tried to elbow the knee, but O’Reilly caught him and went for an armbar. Moxley nailed O’Reilly to break it up and Garcia forearmed Strong from the apron. O’Reilly and Garcia exchanged forearms in the middle of the ring until O’Reilly hit a PK with his bad leg, but he limped over and tagged out to Strong, who hit a back breaker on Garcia and an Olympic slam on Moxley. Strong hit a gutbuster on Garcia and a series of running elbows on Moxley before hitting a Tiger Driver for a 2-count. Moxley finally countered strong and locked on a D’Arce Choke, but O’Reilly broke it up. O’Reilly ate a lariat from Moxley, and Strong hit a Sick Kick on Moxley and everyone was down.

Moxley pulled Strong into a bulldog choke and Garcia locked a kneebar on O’Reilly, who started kicking Moxley in the face while in the submission to try and save Strong. Strong hit a flying knee on Moxley, and Garcia flew in for the save. O’Reilly tagged in, limped to the apron, and hit a running dropkick off the apron onto Moxley. O’Reilly hit a flying armbar on Garcia back in the ring, but Moxley ran in and hit a curb stomp on O’Reilly breaking it up. Garcia put the Dragon Tamer on O’Reilly to get the submission win.

Result: The Death Riders

I loved this match so much. Garcia looked refreshed, and Moxley was great, as always. Garcia is a perfect fit for this group and it has revitalized his energy already.

–Daddy Magic got in the face of Garcia, asking what he was doing, and Garcia ignored him and walked away with Moxley to end the show.

Final Thoughts

While the early part of the show had a few questionable booking moments (I am thinking of Toni Storm laying out Thekla), overall this was a tremendous episode of Collision, especially with the FTR vs. Priest & Billington match, Okada/Oku, and the main event. Garcia has already been elevated by joining the Death Riders, and I’m very excited to see what Moxley can bring out of him, as he has a knack for making everyone around him better, in kayfabe and in reality.

AEW Collision live results: Jon Moxley vs. Daniel Garcia rematch

Posted on by Josiah MacDonald

The intrigue between former AEW World Champion Jon Moxley and former TNT Champion Daniel Garcia continues on tonight’s live AEW Collision from Philadelphia’s 2300 Arena.

Moxley defeated Garcia in a recent clash on Dynamite, but took an interest in Garcia afterward with speculation he may be trying to recruit him for the Death Riders. This will be their fourth-ever singles match with Moxley a perfect 3-0.

Mark Briscoe battles Konosuke Takeshita where if Briscoe wins, he earns a TNT title shot against Kyle Fletcher. Fletcher and Don Callis will also be heard from on the broadcast.

In another billed all-star eight-woman tag team match, AEW Women’s World Champion Toni Storm teams with Mina Shirakawa, Harley Cameron and Kris Statlander against Thekla, Skye Blue, Julia Hart and Megan Bayne.

FTR takes on Adam Priest and the new “Dynamite Kid” Tommy Billington to round out the show.

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Jon Moxley vs. Daniel Garcia

Collision starting off with a big match, as Daniel Garcia tries to finally get a win over Jon Moxley. Moxley fled to the ropes after a lock up, trying to bait Garcia into making a mistake. Both men exchanged some technical segments, with Garcia locking on a modified STF, transitioning into a pinfall attempt for 1. Moxley hit a snapmare and a kick to the back, and Garcia fired up and hit some hard forearms on Moxley, but Moxley responded with a hard lariat, getting what he wanted and putting Garcia on the defence.

Moxley started taking Garcia apart at this point with punches and chops in the corner. Garcia did not stay on the defence for too long, as Garcia attacked the knee of Moxley with dragon screws, submissions, and smashing Moxley’s knee into the ring post before locking on a figure four around the ring post. As they went back to the ring, Moxley hit a shotgun dropkick that sent Garcia flying from the apron into the announce table. Moxley stretched his knee out on the guardrail as they went to break on TNT.

Moxley continued to beat Garcia around the ringside area, including throwing him into the steps during the break. Moxley hit a spike piledriver in the middle of the ring for a 2-count and transitioned into an armbar. Garcia managed to roll into the ropes as they came back from the break on TNT. Moxley went for a Death Valley Driver on the apron, but Garcia fought out with repeated elbows to Moxley’s head, stunning him, and Garcia hit a piledriver on the apron to a huge pop from the crowd.

Garcia countered a bulldog choke with a stalling back suplex, and hit some face scraping kicks in the corner. Moxley went for a lariat out of the corner but Garcia ducked, and Moxley went for a sharpshooter, but Garcia countered into a very close 2-count. Garcia hit a superplex out of the corner for a 2-count and did a bulldog choke on Moxley, but Moxley fought out and hit a Paradigm Shift. Garcia kicked out at 2, so Moxley hit a running knee to the face for another 2-count and a locked on the bulldog choke, but Garcia rolled through and locked on the Dragon Tamer.

Moxley barely made the ropes to escape the hold. Both men struggled to their feat and Moxley invited Garcia to keep hitting him with hard forearms and stomps. Garcia countered out of a Death Rider, and them Moxley suplexed them both over the top rope and to the floor. This match is awesome. Garcia and Moxley hit a series of hard forearms, and Garcia went for the rebound lariat, but Moxley countered into a rear naked choke that Garcia countered into a roll up, but Moxley sat down on it and pinned Garcia. Tremendous match.

Result: Jon Moxley

If you are someone that thinks Jon Moxley can’t work, you need to watch this match. Moxley was tremendous in this match, giving everything he could to Garcia before winning. An excellent match that in different times would be considered one of the better TV matches of the year, but this is pretty much standard fare for AEW. Nonetheless, an awesome match.

–Daniel Garcia shoved Daddy Magic away and talked to Tony Schiavone saying that he was tired of having a tremendous match, but still losing, and while he keeps getting back up, having a good 5-years just isn’t good enough. It seems like Garcia is going to be making some changes, and might be joining those Death Riders soon, I think.

–A recap aired of Kyle Fletcher hitting a brainbuster on a chair on Hangman Page and a brainbuster off the apron through a table on Kenny Omega on Dynamite.

–Big Bill was backstage with Bryan Keith, and Bill called out Philadelphia saying that this was the city that mocked him as he hit rock bottom, but he is now in the best shape of his life, and he was a real tough guy that came from New York City. Bill called out the tough guy from New York City that he hasn’t seen in a long time, calling out Eddie Kingston. The fans reacted with chants for Kingston, so it seems we’ll be seeing him back soon, which brings joy to my heart.

FTR (Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) (w/ Stokely Hathaway) vs. Adam Priest & Tommy Billington

Adam Priest reminds me a lot of 2005 James Gibson (Jamie Knoble), from his size, to the toughness he exudes in the ring. It’s clear that FTR really like Priest, as they were happy to sell for him in this match. Cash and Priest exchanged some holds, then Billington and Harwood tagged in and continued doing the same. Billington hit a monkey flip and a Ricky Steamboat armdrag before tagging out to Priest. Harwood immediately drove Priest back to his corner and tagged out to Wheeler as they double teamed Priest.

Billington and Priest hit stereo snap suplexes that sent FTR to the floor, while a confused Stokley Hathaway looked on. Nigel McGuinness stated that he was surprised Stokely Hathaway wasn’t in a wheelchair after taking a killswitch from Christian Cage, which made me laugh. FTR hit a double clothesline on Priest as they went to ad break. Wheeler suplexed Priest across the top rope and started working him over for the heat. Wheeler distracted the referee while Harwood fishhooked Priest.

Wheeler and Priest started brawling on the floor, and Priest got the better of it. Priest threw Wheeler into the pillar near the crowd, then went back into the ring with Wheeler and hit a clothesline that sent him back to the floor, followed by a dive, while Billington locked on a crossface on Harwood, and hit a wheelbarrow suplex off the top rope for a 2-count. Billington missed a top rope headbutt, and Harwood tried to hit a superplex for Power & Glory, but Priest knocked Wheeler off the top rope and Billington knocked Harwood off the ropes before they hit a double flying headbutt for a 2-count that Wheeler broke up.

Harwood hit a Hansen lariat on Priest and FTR hit stereo German suplexes on Billington and Priest for a 2-count. Priest and Billington did roll up FTR for a near fall, but FTR quickly got back up and hit hard strikes before finally hitting Power & Glory on Priest for the pinfall.

Result: FTR

It seems FTR was determined to give these young guys a chance to look great, just like Moxley was with Garcia. Excellent match.

–Harwood locked Priest in a crossface and Billington made the save, but Hathaway made them stop the beat down, blaming Copeland and Christian Cage for the violence committed in the match, and wanted them to know that it was only 2-weeks before they ended their careers.

–An ad played with Turbo Floyd and Truth Magnum as they were hanging out in brother nature, while they suddenly heard the cry of a peacock. They looked around and found several of the Boys, and they turned around and saw Dalton Castle there. Dalton Castle joined them and said that they were going to break some hearts. Dalton Castle is back!

–Jon Moxley talked backstage about what all the young guys wanted as they kept chasing after him, and it couldn’t be his God given talent, as he had none, or his people skills, as he doesn’t have those, and it wasn’t his belts, but it was because he is the guy that has the will to keep doing what needs to be done. Moxley made it clear that he wanted nothing more than to have Darby Allin by his side, fighting with him, but since he keeps coming back to fight for more, he is going to take Darby Allin out and make room for someone next to him that wants to be a master of the craft, as that is why people keep coming for him. Excellent promo.

The Triangle of Madness (Julia Hart, Skye Blue, & Thekla) & Megan Bayne vs. Kris Statlander, Harley Cameron, Mina Shirakawa, & Toni Storm

Wheeler Yuta came to ringside to talk to Statlander before being sent to the back. Thekla and Toni Storm started the match, with a battle of two different generations of Stardom stars. Cameron came in and hit a Russian legsweep on Julia Hart, while Statlander came in and did a tilt-a-whirl on Cameron to send her into Hart for a 2-count. Shirakawa hit a slingblade on Hart for another near fall, but to stop Shirakawa from tagging out to continue the offence, the heels ran around the ring and pulled all the babyfaces from the apron. Hart tagged out to Bayne, who hit a clothesline on Shirakawa, as they went to ad break.

Blue continued to get the heat on Shirakawa throughout the ad break, leading to the fans to chant loudly for Shirakawa. Hart hit a standing moonsault on Shirakawa for a 2-count as they came back from the break. Shirakawa figure foured the legs of Skye Blue while hitting a DDT on Hart. Toni Storm came in and ran wild, but was pulled from the ring by Megan Bayne. Statlander held the hand on Mina Shirakawa, allowing her to run up the ropes and hit a dive onto Bayne on the floor. Statlander and Cameron hit a double team move on Blue. The rest of the women all hit big moves, ending with Statlander hitting a big lariat on Bayne, but Bayne responded with her own, and then both women tumbled to the floor.

Cameron and Blue were left in the ring and they crashed into each other and were left laying in the middle of the ring. Hart and Statlander exchanged strikes, but Hart locked on an octopus stretch on Statlander in the middle of the ring. Cameron sent Bayne flying into the ring post, but Bayne drove Cameron into a ringside pillar. Statlander hit an electric chair on Julia Hart before wrapping Hart up with a seatbelt pinfall, stealing Wheeler Yuta’s move.

Result: Kris Statlander, Harley Cameron, Mina Shirakawa, & Toni Storm

In the post match, the Triangle of Madness attacked Statlander, while also laying out Mina Shirakawa and Toni Storm before Jamie Hayter made the save and drove them away, while Hayter and Storm were left in the ring. Hayter offered to help Storm up, and Storm was suspicious, but Statlander tried to make peace between the two of them, as the fans chanted “Hug it out!”

Storm grabbed a microphone and asked if they wanted to get nuts and appear to challenge the Triangle of Madness to a six-woman tag with Statlander and Hayter for AEW All Out. All parties agreed…except it was actually a four-way Women’s World title match featuring Storm, Thekla, Kris Statlander and Jamie Hayter.

–An Ace Austin hype video aired, showing his run with Chris Bey in New Japan and as a member of Bullet Club, and highlights of matches he had there and in ROH over the years. Austin is great, so I can’t wait to see what he will do in AEW.

–Juice Robinson and Austin Gunn were backstage, and that was a nice transition to Bullet Club Gold from the last video, and they talked about needing to figure out what was next. They put away Card Blade and Card Colten, saying they needed to take this seriously, and left the interview with Lexy Nair.

–A recap of Riho returning to attack Mercedes Mone aired, and Mercedes Mone challenged her and Alex Windsor to a match for Dynamite when she teams with Emi Sakura, the trainer of Riho.

–Kyle Fletcher, Josh Alexander, & Kyle Fletcher came out to discuss what happened with Hangman Page and Kenny Omega last week, while also talking about Mark Briscoe and Konosuke Takeshita later in the night with Tony Schiavone. Callis cut Schiavone off and claimed that Fletcher has put Kenny Omega out forever, and how Alexander had the other team exactly where he wanted them last week.

Alexander talked about how when he debuted in AEW he fought Hangman Page and lost, but he is not the same guy that debuted earlier this year, and he was going to run through Hangman Page for the sake of the Callis family. Fletcher talked about how he has taken out all his contenders, so in the meantime, he had plans, and he was the man to fill the shoes of Kenny Omega, Swerve Strickland, and Will Ospreay, he was going to challenge Hangman Adam Page to a world title match at AEW All Out.

Fletcher said that All Out was the show where Hangman Page got his first chance at the AEW World Championship, but unlike Page, he was not going to take 3 years to win it, and will not fail like Page did in his first title match. Nor would it take him 6 years to become the top guy in AEW, and if Hangman Page didn’t accept, he had no problem putting Page on the injured list and taking the vacant title from his hands. This was an excellent promo.

–Kyle O’Reilly was backstage with Ishii, Roderick Strong, and Hologram, and he said that it was weird, because they successfully cloned a luchadore (Clon, the evil Hologram, apparently). O’Reilly said that Ishii was going back to Japan for a few weeks, and Strong said he would fine if Ishii never came back. O’Reilly said he could tell Ishii was emotional, as Ishii stared on, emotionless, which was funny. O’Reilly claimed that everything was great in Conglomalamaland, and they just needed to cool off.

–Lexy Nair was with Anthony Bowens backstage, and Bowens said he was happy there was no Billy Gunn or Max Caster nearby, and he was busy doing media for AEW with a ton of WBD events, and Jerry Lynn walked up and said Bowens needed to take a long, hard look in the mirror to find out what was missing.

Konosuke Takeshita (w/ Josh Alexander & Don Callis) vs. Mark Briscoe

Briscoe and Takeshita started the match relatively calm, exchanging holds, until Takeshita raked the eyes of Briscoe. They started exchanging strikes at this moment as they went to break on TNT. Briscoe hit ten punches in the corner to the delight of the fans. Briscoe has a remarkable way of getting the fans into everything he does, and eliciting sympathy in ways few can. Takeshita took out the leg of Briscoe as he went for the Cactus Elbow, and hit a DDT to the floor off the apron.

Briscoe was not one to take that laying down though, hitting some hard chops once he was back on his feat, and hitting a Fisherman’s Buster for a 2-count. Briscoe flipped over a back body drop, landing on his feet, but turned into a Blue Thunder Bomb from Takeshita for a 2-count. Takeshita sent Briscoe to the floor and hit a tope con giro in front of the announce desk. Briscoe low bridged Takeshita and hit a dropkick before hitting a block buster off the apron to the floor.

Briscoe hit a running lariat for a 2-count. Both men hit lariats and were left down in the middle of the ring. Takeshita went for a superplex, but Briscoe responded with a sunset powerbomb off the ropes and went for the Froggy Bow, but Takeshita got the knees up. Takeshita hit a helluva kick in the corner and a German suplex, but Briscoe fired up and nailed Takeshita with a lariat for a 2-count. Briscoe went for the Jay Driller, but Takeshita countered into an inverted piledriver and a wheelbarrow into a German suplex for a 2-count.

Briscoe hit a palm strike and climbed the ropes, and Takeshita cut him off. Takeshita went for a suplex or falcon arrow, but Briscoe blocked it and bit the head of Takeshtia before hitting a headbutt and going for a Froggy Bow, but Don Callis got on the apron, and MJF ran out and shoved Briscoe off the ropes, letting Takeshita hit a running knee and a falcon arrow for the pinfall.

Result: Konosuke Takeshita

This was an incredible match. Briscoe and Takeshita steal the show on a show where it was hard to steal it after the opener.

–MJF started beating on Briscoe in the post match, but Takeshita shoved MJF, indicating that he didn’t need help. Callis tried to make peace between the two, taking Takeshita from the ring. MJF and Briscoe started brawling and security ran out to pull them apart.

MJF grabbed a mic and said that he was tired of Briscoe, and he could name the place and the stipulation, because it was time to end this. Briscoe said that MJF made a huge mistake, and the place was All Out in Toronto, while the stipulation was something he would come up with later.

Final Thoughts

This was a tremendous episode of Collision. Some major angles to setup matches for AEW All Out, great wrestling, and great promos. You can’t ask for a better show than this to hype up a PPV, while also being great in a self contained way with the quality of the matches. AEW hit it out of the park this week.

AEW Dynamite – 9/10/25

  • Hangman Adam Page vs. Josh Alexander
  • Ricochet vs. Shelton Benjamin
  • Mercedes Mone & Emi Sakura vs. Riho & Alex Windsor

AEW All Out – 9/20/25

  • AEW World Championship: Hangman Adam Page (c) vs. Kyle Fletcher
  • Coffin Match: Jon Moxley vs. Darby Allin
  • Mark Briscoe vs. MJF
  • TBS Championship: Mercedes Mone (c) vs. Riho
  • Toni Storm, Kris Statlander, & Jamie Hayter vs. The Triangle of Madness

AEW Collision live results: All-star women’s trios match

Posted on by Joseph Collins

Tonight’s live AEW Collision from the former ECW Arena in Philadelphia will feature AEW Women’s World Champion Toni Storm in action.

In a trios bout, Storm joins Mina Shirakawa & Queen Aminata to take on Julia Hart, Skye Blue & Billie Starkz.

TNT Champion Kyle Fletcher will team with Josh Alexander against Kyle O’Reilly and Tomohiro Ishii. Whether Fletcher chooses to answer Mark Briscoe’s challenge from last week remains to be seen.

In a grudge match building for weeks, Juice Robinson takes on Big Bill while the undefeated Hologram challenges former ROH World Champion Jay Lethal.

Former AEW World Tag Team Champions FTR will take on JD Drake & Adam Priest in a battle of North Carolinians.

Our live coverage begins at 8 PM Eastern.

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Live from the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia with Tony Schiavone and Nigel McGuinness were on commentary. 

Daniel Garcia (w/ Matt Menard) vs. Blake Christian (w/ Lee Johnson)

Jon Moxley and Marina Shafir came out as the bell rang to offer some advice to Daniel Garcia, with Moxley whispering something in Garcia’s ear. They left and Menard was confused on commentary. Garcia came out of the blocks aggressively with a hard back elbow. On the floor, Garcia caught Christian with a hard boot. Lee Johnson distracted Garcia, setting him up for a tope from Christian. Christian hit a standing moonsault off the barricade. 

Christian wore down Garcia with a chinlock. Garcia broke free and came back with forearms and hard chops. Garcia hit a Twist ’n Shout swinging neckbreaker for a near fall. Christian came back with a springboard DDT. Christian went for a springboard 450, but Garcia caught him with a front guillotine, then transitioned into a piledriver and got the pinfall. 

After the match, Schiavone interviewed Garcia about Moxley, but Garcia doesn’t want to talk about it. Instead, Garcia challenged Moxley to a match next week. Shafir and Wheeler Yuta came out to accept on Moxley’s behalf. Yuta reminded Garcia they’ve already slayed the “real American Dragon” before Shafir dragged him to the back. 

Match Result: Daniel Garcia defeated Blake Christian (6:06)

— In the parking lot, the Conglomerations conglomerated with Roderick Strong. Kyle O’Reilly doesn’t even think the members of the Don Callis family are related! 

Kyle Fletcher & Josh Alexander (w/ Don Callis) vs. Tomohiro Ishii & Kyle O’Reilly

It’s about time to run back Kyle vs. Kyle, and doing it in Philadelphia should result in some spectacular chants. Immediately the crowd started with “Let’s Go Kyle!” chants. 

O’Reilly began the match with Alexander and some spectacular mat work while the fans chanted their love Don Callis as only Philly fans can. Ishii got the tag and got a pop. Ishii leveled Alexander with a forearm and ran through him with a tackle. After a consult from Fletcher on the floor, Alexander caught Ishii with a knee to take control. Tags were made on both sides for the first Kyle v. Kyle confrontation. “Let’s Go Kyle/Kyle Sucks!” O’Reilly caught Fletcher with a cross arm breaker into an anklelock, and somehow Fletcher got bloodied right at his left eye. Ishii caught Fletcher with more chops. Fletcher finally caught O’Reilly with a boot to send him to the floor, and Alexander followed up with a boot of his own to allow the Callis family to take control. 

Back in the ring, Alexander missed a moonsault off the top on O’Reilly, and both men knocked each other down with a double clothesline. Ishii and Fletcher got the tags, and Ishii beat on both his opponents with forearms. Ishii sent Fletcher flying with a pounce. Ishii with a brainbuster on Fletcher for a near fall. Fletcher hit a superkick, Ishii came back and dumped him with a German suplex, so Fletcher dropped Ishii on his head with a Michinoku Driver. 

Tags were made on both sides again, and O’Reilly and Alexander exchanged forearms. O’Reilly hit a knee and locked on a guillotine choke, but Alexander escaped with an ankle lock! O’Reilly countered that with an ankle lock of his own. O’Reilly hit a combination of strikes and a suplex for a near fall. O’Reilly locked in another arm bar, but Alexander escaped by getting to the ropes. More strikes from O’Reilly and Ishii, and they leveled Alexander with a Hi-Lo attack for a near fall, broken up by Fletcher. 

The Kyles went to the floor where O’Reilly missed a running knee off the apron and hit the barricade. Fletcher then tripped up Ishii. Distracted, Alexander kicked Ishii low, then dropped him on his head with a package piledriver to get the pinfall. Great tag match, but the Kyles weren’t really in the ring against each other enough to get some really inspired chants from the crowd. 

After the match, Roderick Strong came to check on O’Reilly, who was more interested in checking on Ishii.

Match Result: Kyle Fletcher & Josh Alexander defeated Tomohiro Ishii & Kyle O’Reilly (13:00)

— Thekla and Jamie Hayter brawled in the parking lot. 

— In a different part of the parking lot, Mother Wayne tried to moderate a truce between Kip Sabian and Killswitch, with little success. 

Hologram vs. Jay Lethal

The match opened with both guys exchanging holds and counters, with neither gaining an edge until Lethal caught Hologram with a backbreaker. Lethal followed that by sending Hologram face down to the mat out of a suplex. 

Lethal charged in for a clothesline, but Hologram caught him with an enziguri. Lethal powered  Hologram up for a suplex, but Hologram escaped and caught Lethal with a small package for two. Lethal hit a snap suplex. Letha hit a springboard dropkick to send Hologram to the floor, and he followed him out with a tope. Lethal threw Hologram back in the ring, but as Lethal caught his breath on the floor, Hologram quickly came back to hit Lethal with a tope of his own! 

Back in the ring, Hologram hit a high-angle death valley driver for a near fall. The crowd chanted for both men as Hologram climbed to the top. Hologram dove off the top into a Lethal Combination. Lethal went to the top for an elbow, but Hologram turned that into a cradle for another near fall. Lethal countered a submission attempt from Hologram with the figure-four leg lock, but Hologram got the ropes. Lethal went for a Lethal Injection, but Hologram caught him with a backstabber. Hologram hit a helicopter sitout powerbomb to get the pinfall. This was Hologram’s 31st victory.

After the match, Hologram’s music “glitched” again (like it did last night at Death Before Dishonor). This time the arena lights turned red and the screen read “Clon activated.” 

Match Result: Hologram defeated Jay Lethal (9:54)

— Ricochet with the Gates of Agony and The Hurt Syndicate cut pre-taped promos on each other in a video package. MVP said Ricochet started a war he can’t win, while Ricochet demands respect. 

Alex Windsor vs. Ashley Vox

Windsor shouts her last name a lot. A powerbomb and a sharpshooter leads to a quick tap out from Vox. 

After the match, Schiavone interviewed Windsor in the ring, stirring stuff up between she and Mercedes Mone. Windsor does not appreciate Mone making jokes about Will Ospreay injuries and wants a match with Mone in Philadelphia. 

Match Result: Alex Windsor defeated Ashley Vox (1:11)

— Under an overpass in Philadelphia, Lexi Nair moderated a face-to-face between Mark Briscoe and Don Callis. If Briscoe can beat another member of the Don Callis family (probably Lance Archer I’m guessing), then Briscoe gets a TNT title shot with Kyle Fletcher. 

FTR vs. JD Drake & Adam Priest (8:50)

No Stokely Hathaway with FTR after Wednesday. Dax Harwood was caught in the opposite corner for a bit and has his leg worked over. Drake caught Wheeler with a slingshot senton. He went to the top for a moonsault, but Wheeler distracted the ref so Harwood could crotch him on the top rope, then clothesline him to the mat. 

Coming back from commercial, Drake hit the moonsault on Wheeler for a near fall, and the crowd was going nuts. FTR took Drake out with a Shatter Machine. Priest tried to fight off both members of FTR. Harwood cut him off with a jab. The crowd chanted what FTR used to mean at Dax and Cash. Priest German suplexed Harwood out of the corner. Harwood leveled him with a lariat. Harwood sent Priest into the corner shoulder-first several times. Harwood locked in Adam Copeland’s version of the crossface and Priest tapped out.  

After the match, Cash cut a promo, trying to shout over the crowd’s boos.  Cash’s shouting promo wasn’t great, but Dax took the mic and redeemed it. All Out should have been a dream match between eras, but now it’s going to be the end of the careers of Copeland and Cage. 

Match Result: FTR defeated JD Drake & Adam Priest (8:50)

— A recap from Death Before Dishonor, where Sammy Guevara chose Rush as his mystery partner to win the held up ROH World Tag Team Championship. Guevara turned heel in the process and joined Los Facción Ingobernable. 

— In a loading dock next to a dumpster, Lexi Nair got words from the Don Callis Family. Josh Alexander is going after Kenny Omega in the 8-man tag on Dynamite, and it sounded like Kyle Fletcher might be targeting Adam Page. 

Big Bill (w/ Bryan Keith) vs. Juice Robinson (w/ Austin Gunn and Colten Gunn cutouts) (9:28)

The commentators brought up how Big Bill and Bryan Keith learned a lot under Chris Jericho. Robinson worked Bill over with a side headlock. Bill tried to escape with a back suplex, but Robinson held on the headlock! Bill finally escaped, did a nice leapfrog to avoid Robinson’s charge, then sent him to the floor with a nasty boot. 

The fight went to the floor where Robinson and Bill sent each other headfirst into the big support beam in the middle of the entrance way. Back in the ring, Bill hit a clothesline for a near fall. Bill slowed things down with a bearhug, but Robinson elbowed and bit his way out of it. Bill miss a splash in the corner, and Robinson went to work on Bill’s knee. Robinson went low with a sliding dropkick. Robinson peppered Bill with rights, hit a shotgun dropkick, and delivered the Left Hand of God for a near fall. Robinson went to the top, but Bryan Keith jumped on the apron to distract him. Robinson took Keith out with a clothesline, but then walked right into a Black Hole Slam and Bill got the pinfall. 

Match Result: Big Bill defeated Juice Robinson (9:28)

— Sky Flight want the ROH World Six Man Titles. 

— Gabe Kidd wants Darby Allin in a fight next week in Philadelphia. 

Toni Storm, Mina Shirakawa & Queen Aminata vs. Billie Starkz, Julia Hart & Skye Blue (12:01)

I think one side is short a couple of stars. 

Crowd was very much into Toni Storm, who outwrestled Blue in the opening minutes. One determined fan chanted for Bille Starks, so Blue tagged her in. She got some offense in until Storm put her down with a backbreaker. Then the babyfaces had their way with Starks. Stakrs escaped and tagged in Hart. Aminatia floored Hart with a forearm and suplexed her to the mat. Aminata drove Hart to the mat with a  sit-out full nelson drop, then gave her the Chocolate Kisses. After the other heels were dumped to the floor, Aminata held Hart open for the hip attack from Storm. Shirakawa took out all the heels with a crossbody to the floor. 

Back in the ring after a commercial, Aminata took Hart down with a twisting neckbreaker. Tags were made, and Storm hit Skye Blue with a pair of shotgun dropkicks. A German suplex and hip attack followed.  Hart tried to run in and got dumped with a German suplex. Hart got her nose bloodied on a shot from Storm, which I think messed up a spot or two.

Storm floored Blue with a clothesline. Shirawaka took Hart down with a slingblade. Mina tied up Hart’s legs with a cloverleaf, but instead of stepping over like a sharpshooter, Mina snapped back to the mat. Shirakawa locked Hart in a figure-four, but Blue turned them over to reverse the hold. Aminata and Storm suplexed Starkz on the floor, but Blue caught Storm and Aminata with kicks. Starkz got the tag and came off the top, but Mina ducked and caught Starkz with an elbow. Shirakawa finished off Starkz with the Glamorous Driver to get the pinfall. 

After the match, Thekla ran in and attacked Shirakawa and Aminata, giving the 4-3 edge to the heels. Blue and Hart double teamed Storm with a face-first suplex and a double thrust kick. Thekla finished off Storm with a spear. The Triangle of Madness did the same to Shirakawa and Aminata. The Triangle of Madness stood over the babyfaces to end the show. 

Match Result: Toni Storm, Mina Shirakawa & Queen Aminata defeated Billie Starkz, Julia Hart & Skye Blue (12:01)

New for this Wednesday:

  • Mercedes Mone will defend the TBS title against Alex Windsor

New for next Saturday:

  • Jon Moxley vs. Daniel Garcia

AEW Collision live results: Forbidden Door go-home show

Posted on by Josiah MacDonald

The final stop before Sunday’s AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door has arrived with tonight’s AEW Collision from Glasgow, Scotland.

The featured bout will see former AEW World Tag Team Champions The Young Bucks against Paragon’s Roderick Strong & Kyle O’Reilly in a clash of longtime foes.

Before he challenges TNT Champion Kyle Fletcher on Sunday, Hiromu Takahashi teams with Scorpio Sky and Top Flight against Don Callis Family members Lance Archer, Rocky Romero, Josh Alexander and Hechicero.

NJPW G1 35 winner Konosuke Takeshita will go one-on-one with Tomohiro Ishii while Megan Bayne takes on a mystery opponent.

Willow Nightingale & Queen Aminata will take on Skye Blue & Julia Hart while the Grizzled Young Veterans meet the Gates of Agony in separate tag team matches.

A Max Caster open challenge, and Big Bill vs. the debuting Mark Andrews rounds out the main card.

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Don Callis opened the show to a chorus of boos. Callis speaks terrible Spanish to welcome Hechicero, which is always funny.

The Don Callis Family (Hechicero, Josh Alexander, Rocky Romero, & Lance Archer) (w/ Don Callis) vs. Sky Flight (Scorpio Sky, Darius Martin, & Dante Martin) (w/ Christopher Daniels) & Hiromu Takahashi

Takahashi and Alexander started the match, and that is a singles match I would love to see down the line. Rocky Romero came in and was dropkicked into Alexander, and then Takahashi hit a basement dropkick to Alexander and tagged out to Sky. Sky eventually tagged out to Darius Martin, who got worked over by Hechicero for a little bit, but tagged out to Dante Martin, who unfortunately got tossed across the ring by Lance Archer.

The Don Callis family spent the next few minute working over Martin as they went to commercial break. Dante Martin dodged a corner charge and countered a chokeslam from Archer into a hurricanrana before managing to tag out to Scorpio Sky, who hit a sitout spinebuster on Romero. Sky did a dragon sleeper on Romero, but Hechicero broke it up. Hechicero pulled Sky into his feet allowing Alexander to hit a DDT and Archer to do an electric chair drop on Archer for a 2-count. Takahashi hit a superkick on Alexander and tried to leap frog Hechicero, but he caught the leg and tripped up Takahashi.

The fans really liked Hechicero here, chanting his name, and even booing a little when Top Flight hit a combo dropkick and German suplex on him. Archer was held in a stalling suplex by Top Flight, which was a cool spot. Sky hit a TKO on Romero, who rolled to the floor, and Top Flight and Sky then hit stereo dives onto the rest of the Don Callis Family while Takahashi hit Romero with a Time Bomb for the win.

Result: Sky Flight & Hiromu Takahashi

–Kyle Fletcher came out and posed on the ramp, as Hiromu Takehashi looked on.

–Renee Paquette recapped the stories of all the participants challenging Mercedes Mone for the TBS Championship.

Megan Bayne (w/ Penelope Ford) vs. Isla Dawn

The crowd loved Dawn, as she made her AEW debut, but sadly, I do not think this will go well for her. She had some brief offence against Bayne, but Bayne overpowered Dawn, hitting several bodyslams. Bayne hit a butterfly suplex and started mocking Dawn, but Dawn blocked a powerbomb attempt and hit a throat thrust and several forearms. Bayne missed a corner splash, and Dawn hit a kick in the corner and a running knee, followed by a second running knee for a 1-count. Bayne quickly powered back up and hit a running Liger bomb for the pinfall.

Result: Megan Bayne

–As Bayne and Ford were leaving, Willow Nightingale’s theme hit, to the delight of the fans and anger of Bayne and Ford.

Willow Nightingale & Queen Aminata vs. Triangle of Madness (Skye Blue & Julia Hart)

Nightingale started the match with Hart, hitting several lariats in the corner before pulling Hart out of the corner and hitting another for a 2-count. Triangle of Madness got the advantage after isolating Aminata with illegal tactics, as they went to an ad break. When the came back, Willow Nightingale was hitting a spinebuster on Hart for a 2-count.

Nightingale hit a clothesline that dropped both Hart and Blue and taggged out to Aminata who hit a series of suplexes on Blue, but Blue countered one with some forearms. Aminata picked Blue up in an inverted suplex, ran across the ring, and hit an inverted Air Raid Crash for a 2-count. Aminata hit a twist and shout on Blue, and it broke down to all four women hitting big moves and crashing to the mat.

Hart and Blue did stereo octopus stretches, but Aminata and Nightingale backed into each other, driving Blue and Hart into each other before Aminata hit Off With Her Head and pinned Blue for the win.

Result: Willow Nightingale & Queen Aminata

–Thekla ran down and attacked Aminata, and Nightingale made the save. Soon, Penelope Ford and Megan Bayne came down and the 5 on two beat down started, but Harley Cameron returned and ran down to the ring to make the save. Unfortunately, the numbers were still too high, and Bayne threw Cameron across the ring, but Kris Statlander made the save.

–Daniel Garcia cut a promo about Nigel McGuinness’ match with Zack Sabre Jr.

Max Caster vs. Zack Sabre Jr.

Sabre immediately started tearing Caster apart to the delight of the fans, getting an incredible reaction from the audience. The fans did start to chant for Max Caster, as he looked at Nigel McGuinness and asked “What do I do?!” There are worst people to ask, especially as McGuiness will face Caster this weekend. Caster went for a hip toss, but Sabre locked on a Cobra Twist for the submission win.

Result: Zack Sabre Jr.

–Nigel McGuinness and Sabre faced off at the commentary desk, as the battle of the two best British technical wrestlers of the last 20 years face off.

–Anthony Bowens ran down to the ring, attacking Max Caster from behind, solidifying a heel turn for Bowens, and Billy Gunn ran down to try and break the fight apart. Bowens and Gunn clearly had tension as they walked away.

–Harley Cameron and Kris Statlander were talking backstage about how Statlander had not gotten the $100,000 promised to her for winning the 4-way, but it kept coming back as “insufficient funds” as it was supposed to come out of the Young Bucks salary. Cameron went into the Male Extras locker room, came back out a few seconds later, and the Bucks promised to pay her next week. Statlander said that was what happened last week.

The Death Riders walked up and silently surrounded Cameron and Statlander and Moxley entered the locker room and walked out with a purse full of money for Statlander. It seems Moxley is trying to recruit her very hard and openly now.

Konosuke Takeshita (w/ Don Callis) vs. Tomohiro Ishii

Takeshita got a massive superstar reaction, and the fans already loved Ishii, so they were very into this match. Both men started exchanging forearms right away to the delight of the crowd. They went to break after Takeshtia hit a dive on Ishii. When they came back Ishii hit a gigantic superplex on Takeshita, and soon enough both men were hitting forearms again. Takeshita hit an inverted piledriver into a wheelbarrow suplex and a running knee, but Ishii blocked the knee, picked Takeshita up, and hit a massive powerbomb for a 2-count.

Takeshita countered a lariat with a blue thunder bomb for two, and Ishii again refused to give in, getting up and hitting a lariat that turned Takeshita inside out. Takeshita recovered and hit a poisonrana, which Ishii no sold, and Ishii hit a German Suplex, but Takeshita landed on his feet, and both men hit knees and enziguris before Takeshita hit one last knee and both men went down.

Ishii hit a massive headbutt and collapsed, and Takeshita hit a running knee for a 2-count. Takeshita got up and hit the falcon arrow for the pinfall victory. This match was awesome.

Result: Konosuke Takeshita

Big Bill (w/ Bryan Keith) vs. Mark Andrews

Poor Mark Andrews got murdered by Big Bill, and even if he had Flash Morgan Webster to help him, it would not have worked based on this match. The crowd loved Bill and everything he did here, so insult to injury for Andrews. Andrews had some brief offence but was killed with a black hole slam from Bill for the win.

Result: Big Bill

–Bryan Keith brought two chairs in the ring and set them up and Big Bill chokeslammed Andrews through them to the delight of the fans.

The Gates of Agony (Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona) (w/ Ricochet) vs. The Grizzled Young Veterans (James Drake & Zack Gibson)

GYV is a team AEW needs to do more with, because they are great. That day was not today. The Gates of Agony did give GYV a lot in the early portion of the match, but was distracted by Ricochet who said blatantly from the announce desk that he was going to cheat, allowing Kaun to beat Drake up on the floor.

Gibson dodged a corner charge from Liona, leading to James Drake going coast to coast and hitting a dropkick on Liona while Gibson hit a lung blower on Kaun. Liona was a difference maker after hitting a pounce on Drake and sending him to the floor before hitting Open the Gates on Gibson for the win.

Result: Gates of Agony

GYV made the most of their time in this match, with Gates of Agony giving them tons to help them get over. This was a good match.

–Gabe Kidd was backstage with Bullet Club War Dogs, saying that he brought them in to make the most money because everyone else was taking food of their tables. Clark Connors challenged The Opps for the AEW Trios championship at Forbidden Door. Looks like we’ll be having Bullet Club present, trying to take over in AEW for this PPV.

The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson) vs. The Paragon (Kyle O’Reilly & Roderick Strong)

Seeing the Bucks in the ring with Strong and O’Reilly again brings so much joy to my ROH fan heart. Nick Jackson tried to break up a double team from Strong and O’Reilly, but tripped on the middle rope, face planted, sold his face, rolled to the floor, kicked the announce desk, hurting his foot, and kicking the guard rail with his other foot in frustration, only to hurt that one too. I was laughing so hard at this point that this match could do anything, including just randomly stop and go off the air, and I’d be happy.

Strong threw Matt Jackson around the ring, and Nick Jackson cut him off, but accidentally moonsaulted onto his brother. Nick Jackson hit a kick on Roddy on the floor and a double team senton on Strong in the ring before catching O’Reilly on his rebound lariat and hitting an indytaker on the floor.

Kyle O’Reilly hit a dragon screw on one Buck while the other was holding his brother’s leg, and ended up hitting them both. O’Reilly locked a guillotine on Matt Jackson, who lifted him and hit a series of rolling Northern Lights suplexes, and hit one on Strong and O’Reilly both. Nick Jackson hit a corkscrew moonsault to the floor on Strong, seeming to knee him directly in the back of the head. Hopefully Strong isn’t hurt.

The Bucks went for the TK Driver on O’Reilly, but Strong caught Nick Jackson with a flying knee and hit a high-low on Matt Jackson before Strong hit End of Heartache on Nick Jackson and O’Reilly locked an ankle lock on Matt Jackson. Don Callis ran down to the ring to distract the referee, allowing Kazuchika Okada to run in and hit a rainmaker on O’Reilly. The Bucks superkicked Strong and hit the TK Driver on O’Reilly for the win.

Result: The Young Bucks

–The Bucks & Okada beat on Paragon, but Swerve Strickland made his way down to the ring with a dancing Prince Nana. Swerve took out the Bucks and was about to hit the House Call on Nick Jackson, but Okada took out the knee of Swerve and began hitting tearing him apart as Don Callis called for a sugar hold, which popped me. Okada nailed Swerve with a rainmaker and the Bucks posed with Okada as the show went off the air.

Final Thoughts

This was a good episode of Collision with an even better crowd, and it closed with a great angle featuring one of the main event matches of the Forbidden Door PPV with Swerve and Okada. It seems like the injury Swerve is working through is going to play a role in the match with Okada attacking the knee. I hope Swerve doesn’t need to take time off the same time Ospreay needs to, but whatever it takes to get them both healthy.

AEW Collision live results: IWGP World title eliminator, Ace Austin debuts

Posted on by Jeff Moss

Tonight’s AEW Collision from Cincinnati, Ohio, will feature a four-way title eliminator match for Forbidden Door in addition to the debut of former TNA star Ace Austin.

ROH Pure Champion Lee Moriarty, former TNT Champion Daniel Garcia, Nigel McGuinness and Hechicero will do battle with the winner moving on to face IWGP World Champion Zack Sabre Jr. at this month’s Forbidden Door.

Months after moving on from TNA, former X-Division and Tag Team Champion Ace Austin will make his debut as he battles Ricochet.

The Death Riders’ Jon Moxley & Wheeler Yuta will take on JetSpeed (Kevin Knight & Mike Bailey) while Paragon (Roderick Strong & Kyle O’Reilly) faces Blake Christian & Lee Johnson.

In a four-way, it will be Kris Statlander vs. Julia Hart vs. Anna Jay vs. Penelope Ford for $100,000 on the line.

The card is rounded out by Juice Robinson vs. Bryan Keith, and an appearance by AEW Women’s World Champion Toni Storm.

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Let the colliding begin as Collision begins with the one and only AEW Women’s Champion Toni Storm!

Storm addressed the crowd as only she can, calling Athena “annoying.” Storm mocked Athena’s many nicknames and her bullying of Billie Starkz. Storm got on her knees and prayed to the “Fallen Goddess” when suddenly, the ROH Forever Champion herself arrived to attack her. Starkz joined Athena and the two beat down storm. Athena grabbed the mic and said that Storm better pray that Athena doesn’t expose her as the fraud she is.

Starkz dragged Storm to the ring and Athena assured Storm that her days were numbered. She then claimed Storm’s spotlight but suddenly Mina Shirakawa arrived and sent Athena reeling. In the ring, Storm hit a suplex on Starkz, leaving Athena caught in between Shirakawa and Storm. She dove off the ring ramp and was taken away by security. Storm and Shirakawa celebrated on the ramp.

JetSpeed (Kevin Knight and “Speedball” Mike Bailey) vs. Death Riders’ Jon Moxley & Wheeler Yuta

Knight and Speedball have both had singles matches with Jon Moxley. Now, they are going to try the tag team thing and take on Mox and Yuta, while Marina Shafir prowls around the ring.

JetSpeed dove over the top rope and took out Yuta and Moxley before the bell had even rung. Bailey tossed Yuta into the ring and the match started, officially. Knight tagged right in and the two hit a bunch of double team plants and kicks.

Yuta and Knight carried on while Moxley sauntered his way to the corner. Yuta tagged him in and Moxley went right to Bailey in the corner, knocking him off. He then sent Knight over the top rope to the outside, bouncing his head off the announce table multiple times. Bailey tried to help, but Moxley bounced his head off the table for good measure.

Back in the ring, Moxley tagged in Yuta who hit a bridge suplex for a two-count. Yuta tagged Moxley back in and he proceeded to punch Knight in the stomach for a few minutes before tagging Yuta back in. The Death Riders plan seemed to be to keep both members off JetSpeed off their feet so that they couldn’t build momentum.

Bailey tagged in and hit a few quick kicks on Yuta followed by a standing Shooting Star cover for two. Bailey resorted to a Karate Kid crane kick that knocked Yuta off his feet. He tagged in Moxley who was able to get in just in time to eat a double dropkick.

Moxley grabbed Bailey and hit a German suplex on the ring apron (the hardest part of the ring!) before tossing him back in to Yuta. The two double teamed Bailey with Moxley working over his arm. Moxley sent Bailey out of the ring where Shafir added her two cents. Mox bounced Bailey off the barricade and tossed him back in for a backbreaker.

Yuta tagged in and Baliey began a comeback. Moxley tagged back in and put an end to that with a suplex attempt that Baily reversed into a pin attempt. Yuta tagged in before Bailey could make a tag to Knight, but after a bit of a back and forth, the tag was made and a fresh Knight leapt in to slam and splash Yuta.

Yuta tagged in Moxley and Knight tagged in Bailey and the two started trading forearms. Yuta and Knight tried to get involved, but it ended up with all four men brawling in the ring. Moxley dodged a high kick from Baliey and turned it into a cutter and a two count. Knight came in and took out Mox, leaving Bailey and Yuta as the legal men.

Bailey and Knight hit an amazing double team hurricanrana into a power bomb, but it only got a two count. Bailey went up for a springboard splash but again, only two. Knight took his turn next, going for a splash, but Yuta rolled out of the way. Knight had Yuta in a backslide, but Shafir pulled Knight out. Bailey tried to help, but sent Shafir into the stairs by mistake.

Back in the ring, Yuta was covered by Knight, but Shafir pulled the ref out. Then Mox pulled out Bailey for a ddt on the outside. Yuta took the opportunity to low-blow Baliey and get a three count.

Match Result: Death Riders defeated JetSpeed

Great match to kick things off! The brawling style vs the high flying was a joy to watch. Jon Moxley is the grumpiest man on the planet and I’d pay just to watch him stomp around about stuff.

-Back from break, The Outrunners were shown in the music video for “Brother Nature” which one can only assume was produced in 1988. Good TV.

Ricochet vs. Ace Austin

This is Austin’s big AEW debut and doing it against Ricochet promises to make it memorable. The two had a confrontation on Wednesday, so there’s already some bad feelings in the mix. Also, I love Ricochet’s entrance music.

Austin made a pretty big splash as he entered. He looks like he’s about 17 years old though, so I’ll assume he had to put down his Switch 2 to get into the match.

Speaking of, Austin had control off the top. He and Ricochet had a lighting fast exchange, with Austin sending Ricochet out of the ring. Austin then wouldn’t let him get back in the ring, stopping him with some big kicks.

When Ricochet finally made it back in, he managed to hang Austin up on the ropes and then stood on his hair, clearly out of jealousy. Ricochet dropped elbows and knees on Austin, keeping him off his feet and sending him into the corner for a 619 and then a big elbow drop.

Back from break, Austin was headed up to the top turnbuckle, when Gates of Agony appeared at the top of the ramp. That allowed Ricochet to get a brainbuster followed by a shooting star press off the distraction. Ricochet hit a big samoan drop, but only got a two count.

Ricochet tried to position Austin for a big move, but Austin wormed out only to eat a bit kick. Ricochet went up top, but Austin returned the favor from earlier and knocked him off the ropes. Austin then hit a lalriat sending Ricochet out. Austin followed with a dive, but before he could get back in the ring, Kaun got ahold of him. Austin sent Kaun into a ring post and jumped back in.

Austin and Ricochet exchanged pin attempts until Ricochet hit a Spirit Gun and that was too much for the younger star and Ricochet got the pin.

Match Result: Ricochet defeated Ace Austin

-Backstage the Hurt Syndicate were interviewed and stated that they don’t care who wins the finals of the Tag Team Tournament because they will beat whoever it is.

Kyle O’Reilly & Roderick Strong vs. Blake Christian & Lee Johnson

After saying so in an interview with Rene Paquette, O’Reilly and Strong are looking to re-forge some undisputed links in their new group, Paragon. A win over Christian and Johnson would be a good step forward in that, but personally I think they should go the Dark Order route and get some matching jackets. Those Dark Order jackets are sweet.

Strong and Christian kicked things off with a speedy exchange. Christian cartwheeled his way into into a double team though as O’Reilly tagged in. Johnson tried to save his partner, but Strong sent him packing.

Strong and O’Reilly double teamed Johnson in the ring, isolating him from Christian, who flew in and knocked Strong off the ring apron. Johnson claimed the momentum in the ring with a flurry of kicks on O’Reilly, blocking a hot tag to Strong by tagging in and out with Christian.

Strong and Johnson tagged in respectively and Strong hit a big shoulder slam. Strong hit a bunch of forearms and then O’Reilly joined him for some tandem knees. Christian and Johnson absoltuely flew around the ring ring until Strong and O’Reilly hit a high/low and picked up the win.

Match Result: Kyle O’Reilly & Roderick Strong defeated Blake Christian & Lee Johnson

That match was wild! Johnson and Christian are so fast and athletic that it’s hard to keep up with them. I couldn’t tell who was legal half the time because everyone was always hitting someone. Strong and O’Reilly are great at this pro wrestling thing and I’m loving all the friendship angles. Great Stuff.

-Back from break, we saw a beat up Bandido with Stokely and FTR standing over them. Brody King showed up to avenge his partner and King and FTR fought their way out to the ring. King manhandled FTR, until Stokely hit King in the face with a fistfull of powder. FTR stole the mask of Bandido and hit a Shatter Machine on King.

-SkyFlight joined us from backstage offering Don Callis any match that he wants. Tag, singles, anything. Then they left to train.

$100K 4-Way Collision: Julia Hart vs. Kris Statlander vs. Penelope Ford vs. Anna Jay

Straight up, I have no idea why $100,000 is on the line in this match. Considering they just had a $50K challenge before Supercard of Honor (won by AR Fox) this might be a sign that Tony Khan has too much money. Also, just so everyone’s clear, I will fight myself in a match for $25K.

The rules of the match weren’t really made clear, but all four women started brawling off the top. It seems that it’s no DQ and whoever gets a pinfall first wins. That said, Jay and Statlander sent HArt and Ford out early and battled each other in the ring. Statlander went for a pin, but Hart broke it up and replaced Jay in the ring.

Hart walked the ropes into a hurricanrana (do that, Undertaker!), but Ford stacked her and Statlander in the corner. Before she could do much though, Jay came back and stacked all three for a big roundhouse kick.

Hart and Ford seemed to form a loose alliance to beat up Jay. They traded moves on here, but anytime one went for a pin, the other would break it up. Statlander re-arrived and clotheslined, well, everyone, following it up with a big suplex to Jay.

Hart and Ford tried to suplex Statlander, but but she reversed it and ht a double suplex on them both. Jay sent Statlander to the outside and then Hart did the same to Jay, leaving her and Ford to fight in the ring. Ford hung Hart up on the ropes then whipped her backwards for a stomp or three.

Jay and Ford fought to the top turnbuckle, but Statlander grabbed Ford for a suplex, but left herself open to a blockbuster from Jay. Jay began spamming leg lariats and hit a backstabber on Statlander for a two-count.

Statlander got Jay and Hart on her back, but Ford dropkicked everyone into the corner. Statlander picked up Ford, but she reversed it into a poisonrana. Hart took Ford into the corner with a lariat and then a kick for Jay. Hart set Jay up in the corner and she and Ford hit stereo moonsaults that both missed.

Hart and Jay fought back and forth with Jay hitting a Gory special, but Ford broke up the pin. Ford dragged Jay to the outside, but Statlander caught Hart in the ring with a scissor choke on her forcing her to tap out and giving Statlander the win and $100k for some reason.

Match Result: Kris Statlander defeated Penelope Ford, Anna Jay and Julia Hart

After the match, every woman on the roster arrived for some reason and a melee broke out. Suddenly though, Harley Cameron and that broke it all up.

That was an amazing match but for two things: 1) there was no need for the gigantic run-in and 2) I still don’t know why $100K was on the line. Great fun though.

-SkyFlight’s challenge was answered in the back by Hechicero, Kyle Fletcher and Lance Archer. They will see Skyflight in Glasgow (because everybody dies, and so on) and seem very confident they will beat them in the match that they will surely tell us about before next Wednesday. Right?

-Backstage, Kris Statlander was interviewed about her big win. Harley Cameron arrived to celebrate with her and so did the Death Riders. Yuta and Moxley were very friendly (which was unsettling) and congratulated Statlander before leaving. The worst part was that Harley Cameron didn’t get to talk more.

Bryan Keith vs. Juice Robinson

Keith and Big Bill were knocked out of the AEW World Tag Team Title Eliminator Tournament by the Bang Bang Gang. So the interfered with Robinson’s match against Ricochet. So tonight, they can hopefully settle the beef.

Keith and Robinson kicked things off with a perfectly cromulent chain. Things picked up during the break as Keith wrapped Robinson’s leg around the ringpost and nearly broke it in half. Back in the ring, Keith kept working the leg until Robinson threw a few elbows. Keith just wrenched his knee harder and put him in a modified Boston crab.

Back from break, Robinson reversed a Keith charge with an elbow. Keith grabbed his leg and Robinson punched him in the face a lot about it. He grabbed Keith and hit a spinebuster, but seemed to hurt his knee more than Keith.

Big Bill hopped up on the ring, so Austin Gunn got in his face. Bill threw him into the barricade, while Robinson hit a big slam in the ring, pinning Keith clean.

Match Result: Juice Robinson defeated Bryan Keith

-Backstage Rene Paquette interviewed Anthony Bowens. Bowens is tired of hearing about Max Caster. He represents the company and the fans better than anyone. Bowens was mad that Caster is going to Scotland and he isn’t. Bowens stomped off with nothing really resolved.

Technical Spectacle: Hechicero vs. Nigel McGuinness vs ROH Pure Champion Lee Moriarty vs Daniel Garcia

My goodness! Someone has been reading my dream journal, Mr Khan! This match is going to be insane. For those with a love of the technical aspects of wrestling, this isn’t a fantasy match, it’s a literal fantasy and I am so stoked for it! The winner of this will face off against IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Zack Sabre Jr. at Forbidden Door on Sunday, August 24 in London.

After a feeling out, McGuinness and Moriarty paried off as did Garcia and Hechicero. It was like two matches were happening at once, with McGuinness stomping the hand of Moriarty and Garcia trying to work Hechicero into a surfboard.

Moriarty hit a sunset flip on McGuinness and Garcia worked the ankle of Hechicero. Hechicero wrapped Garcia’s arm around the ropes while McGuinness sent Moriarty to the outside. Hechicero and Garcia followed them and Moriarty sent McGuinness into the barricade.

Garcia and Hechicero began chopping in the ring with Garcia sending Hechicero to the corner for some punches. Moriarty tried to break it up, but Garcia sent him packing. Hechicero grabbed Garcia and the two rolled around the ring hitting pin attempts.

On the outside, Moriarty put a full nelson on McGuinness, then flew back into the ring to try to pin Hechicero. Garcia sent Hechicero packing and turned his attention to Moriarty. McGuinness broke it all up with a stomp, leaving the other three on their backs.

Moriarty and Garcia exchanged opponents for a second before attacking each other. Moriarty got Garcia on his back, McGuinness locked around Moriarty’s leg and Hechicero went for his ankle. This lasted for a few minutes before everyone collapsed in a heap.

During the commercial, Moriarty and McGuinness fought in the ring while Garcia and Hechicero took things to the outside. Hechicero put a stretch on Garcia while McGuinness found himself in a Border City Stretch in the ring. Hechicero left Garcia and put an ankle lock on Moriarty. Then Garcia jumped back in and put an arm bar on Hechicero. The four men writhed in pain until everyone broke it up.

Hechicero wrenched McGuinness’ leg around the rope before moving on to Garcia. Hechicero went up top, but McGuninness pulled him down with a Tower of London and went for a pin. Garcia broke it up though and began chopping McGuinness. Garcia almost had him pinned, but Hechicero broke it up with a kick.

Hechicero put a sleeper on McGuinness and Garcia and Moriarty fought across the ring. McGuinness wrapped his leg around Hechicero’s ankle forcing him to break the hold. Moriarty Had Garcia on his back and Garcia wiggled free and hit a crossface on McGuinness. Hechicero had Moariarty wrapped up and McGuinness rolled through.

McGuinness had Garcia’s arm locked and Moriarty had Hechicero in a figure four, but he got a rope break. Moriarty started throwing strikes at Hechicero who got him a an absolutely brutal headscissor. McGuinness locked in an arm hold on Hechicero while Garcia worked the legs of Moriarty. No one gave up so McGuinness hit Garcia in the head and wrapped up Moriarty’s arm in a London Dungeon.

After Moriarty broke free, Garcia began slapping Hechicero, slugging it out with the luchadore. Garcia put a dragon tamer on Hechicero, while McGuinness locked in another London Dungeon on Moriarty.

Hechicero was about to tap, but Moriarty prevented it. McGuinness pulled back on the arm of Moriarty and that was it, the ROH Pure Champion was forced to tap out. McGuinness gets the victory and the shot at Zack Sabre Jr at Forbidden Door.

Match Result: Nigel McGuinness defeated Lee Moriarty, Daniel Garcia and Hechicero.

After the match, McGuinness was asked by Rene Paquette if he felt ready and McGuinness said that it was a dream match for everyone. McGuinness then took a moment to congratulate Garcia in particular, saying he gave his all. A somber Garcia went to leave the ring, but McGuinness asked him to corner for him in London. Garcia shook his hand and said that he would. FRIENDSHIP!!

Wow, that was INCREDIBLE. If they put it on Youtube or somewhere, take a few moments to check it out. I feel like I was only able to recap about 2/3rds of what was going on. It was like two matches were happening at the same time. Absolutely phenomenal, possible match of the year in my humble opinion.

AEW Collision live results: Hangman Page & JetSpeed vs. LFI

Posted on by Ryan Howard

AEW Collision returns live on TNT Saturday from Roanoke, Virginia — home state of AEW World Champion Hangman Page.

Page will be on the show, teaming with JetSpeed (Mike Bailey & Kevin Knight) against LFI’s Rush, Dralistico & The Beast Mortos.

After defeating Dustin Rhodes for the title last week in a violent street fight, Kyle Fletcher will defend the TNT title for the first time as he faces NJPW’s Tomohiro Ishii.

In a six-woman tag team match set up on Dynamite, former TBS Champion Willow Nightingale, Queen Aminata and Tay Melo take on the Triangle of Madness (Thekla, former TBS Champion Julia Hart and Skye Blue).

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AEW Collision comes on the air with Tony Schiavone welcoming us alongside Nigel McGuinness & Emmy and Golden Globe award winner Paul Walter Hauser, as the music for Kyle Fletcher hits and it’s time for our opening TNT Title match.

Kyle Fletcher vs. New Japan Strong Openweight Champion Tomohiro Ishii for the TNT Title

(This was like a refrigerator taking on a skyscraper, as the stare down to kick off the match was quite the sight to see. A great first title defense for Fletcher, who looked awfully impressive in this one, which should come as no surprise, as it’s impossible to have a bad match with Ishii. The post-match sets the stage for the challenge that Fletcher wants New Japan’s best to face him at Forbidden Door for the TNT Title. We’re told that challenge should be answered next week.)

The size advantage for Fletcher is beyond substantial during the opening face-off, but it doesn’t matter to Ishii, who showed no fear and immediately ramped up a forearm battle for a full minute. Lariat connected for Ishii, but Fletcher dodged a sliding lariat, threw a wild lariat of his own, which Ishii ducked, causing Fletcher to take a powder. Back inside, Ishii lit up Fletcher with corner chops, but Fletcher battled back with a huge big boot to regain control. Ishii answered with a Saito Suplex, but ran right into a Michinoku Driver, as Fletcher did the deal with things going to break.

It was all Fletcher during commercial, but when things returned, Ishii no sold and flattened Fletcher with a suplex before going back to corner chops. Taking a page out of his pal Willow Nightingale’s playbook, Ishii Pounced Fletcher clear across the ring before an uppercut headbutt in the corner led to a huge superplex for two. Ishii missed a charge, allowing Fletcher to hit a sprinting leg lariat. Fletcher fired off thrust kicks before hitting a violent brainbuster on the apron. Top rope elbow got Fletcher another near fall, which led to both men no selling snap Dragon/German suplexes respectively before colliding with dueling kicks for the double down.

Slugfest saw Ishii throwing an uppercut forearm, but Fletcher responded with a leg lariat, looked for a superplex of his own, but Ishii slid out into a powerbomb. Lariat turned Fletcher inside out for a close two. Both were up again, as Ishii hit a desperation uppercut headbutt and collapsed on Fletcher for two. Fletcher battled back with a powerbomb and multiple corner boots, leading to his Sheer Drop Brainbuster for the win.

Post-match, Fletcher said the fans have just witnessed history in the first defense in the greatest title reign in AEW history. Ishii was yet another legend Fletcher has mopped the floor with to go along with Adam Cole & Dustin Rhodes. Fletcher is thinking about Forbidden Door and also his former New Japan days. Fletcher wants NJPW to send their pound for pound best to face him for the TNT Title. It won’t matter who, though, as he’ll still be holding the title high above his head, while everyone will be forced to say his full name.

Match Result: Kyle Fletcher defeated Tomohiro Ishii to retain the TNT Title

-Don Callis was standing by backstage, happy that Fletcher defeated Ishii to kick off his destiny as the greatest TNT Champion of all time. Callis brought up his own success in New Japan years ago and sends a message to management to send their best in New Japan to face Kyle Fletcher in Cincinnati next week and answer the call for a match at Forbidden Door.

-Tony Schiavone tells us next week on Dynamite (but the graphic was for Collision) it will be a “Technical Spectacle” with Hechicero vs. Nigel McGuinness vs. Lee Moriarty vs. Daniel Garcia to see who will face Zack Sabre Jr. for the IWGP World Title at Forbidden Door.

-Earlier today, the Gates of Agony & Ricochet are shown demolishing some fellas in the back, as Ricochet said he has all this ammo and fire power. His patience is wearing thin, as he’s been nothing but respectful since coming to AEW. They have no problem dismantling everyone in their path, so you’ll give them what they want or they will take it. It’s not a request, it’s a demand.

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-Alicia Atout is backstage with The Patriarchy, asking why they did what they did to Christian Cage last week? Kip Sabian said Cage respected them for standing up to him, but didn’t like it when questioning his motives. Everyone is questioning them now, as Nick Wayne said it’s typical and hypocritical of Cage to tell himself what he wants to hear. How are they supposed to be fulfilled, when all Cage does is tell lies? Nick said Cage was right when he said Nick had every tool to be a star, except he’s already a star, so you shouldn’t be shocked of what happened to Cage, as their next goal is to end his career entirely.

Megan Bayne (w/Penelope Ford) vs. Emily Rose

Bayne exploded out of the corner with a shotgun dropkick, corner splash, butterfly suplex and diving clothesline to kick things off. Rose got a back elbow from the corner, slowly climbed the ropes, only to be flattened with a running Liger Bomb by Bayne for the easy win.

Match Result: Megan Bayne defeated Emily Rose

-Lexy Nair is backstage with Big Bill & Bryan Keith, who is furious at Juice Robinson & Austin Gunn for knocking them out of the Tag Team Tournament. Next time Bill sees Robinson, he’s ripping his head off, as he’s got exactly what’s coming to him.

Juice Robinson (w/Austin Gunn) vs. Ricochet

(Ricochet gets back in the win column, but there was so much chaos going around ringside during the finish, that none of the three commentators noticed the 7-foot-tall gentleman getting in the ring and clobbering one of the competitors with a big boot. After the promo before this match, you knew Big Bill would get involved somehow to continue the feud with Robinson after the Bang Bang Gang eliminated The Learning Tree from the Tag Team Tournament a few weeks ago.)

In the early going, Ricochet went to the floor and chopped poor Cardblade Jay White, as Gunn made the save and held it high. In the ring, Ricochet tried to dodge a chop from Robinson, who put on the brakes and paint brushed the bald head before hitting a senton for two. Corner punches in bunches from Robinson, until Toa Liona slowly walks out to the stage to run distraction not only on Gunn, but the referee as well. Bishop Kaun appeared ringside, pulling Robinson to the floor, allowing Ricochet to hit a dive taking things to break.

Robinson remained grounded during commercial, but managed a spinebuster to get things rolling, followed by some snap jabs and Axe Kick for two. Juice is Loose blocked into a wall walk from Ricochet into a corner dropkick for a near fall of his own. Ricochet dodged a second Axe Kick, but Robinson connected with the comeback lariat that turned Ricochet inside out. Ricochet continuously hung-up Robinson throat first over the top and followed with a springboard lariat and Lionsault before a standing Shooting Star got two. Ricochet took too long to follow-up, allowing Robinson to hit a Flatliner and cradle for two. Kaun jumped on the apron, but Gunn pulled him down, only for Liona to hit a huge Pounce across the announce table. Everyone is distracted, with no one seeing Big Bill appearing and clocking Robinson with a big boot, as Ricochet hit a Spirit Gun to win it as Bill & Bryan Keith shot finger guns from the stage.

Match Result: Ricochet defeated Juice Robinson

-By the Numbers video package on Athena is shown 67-0 in ROH singles matches, 30 title defenses, 25 different opponents and 3 former AEW Champions. The longest title reign in Ring of Honor history. The only title shot Athena has gotten in AEW, she’s lost, but wasn’t pinned, as the AEW Women’s Champion during that time, Timeless Toni Storm. This was a good, brief, package on the challenger for the AEW Women’s Title come Forbidden Door.

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-Footage last week of La Faccion Ingobernable beating down Max Caster after Rush was the first to last the full 5 minutes during the Best Wrestler Alive Open Challenge. Lexy Nair is backstage with Max Caster, who said Rush had a moral victory last week by surviving 5 minutes with the Best Wrestler Alive. Nair brought up AR Fox & JetSpeed making the save, but Caster said thanks for the help, but next time, no thanks. Caster started doing push-ups while doing his chant, even standing by some large Nutcrackers (I’m serious) while Nair was holding back laughter.

Stokely & FTR (Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) vs. Ryan Zukko, Joe Keys & Josh Fuller

(I know they’re heels, but the crowd absolutely loved Stokely during this match. They wanted one thing and one thing only, for Stokely to get in the ring and popped big when he finally made the tag.)

Stokely came out with his crutch, but threw it down in defiance as the bell rang. Hauser brought up the trio of Zukko, Keys & Fuller look like fathers trying to coach their sons’ teams. There’s We Want Stoke chants from the crowd, as Harwood & Wheeler took their turns putting a beating on their opponents until finally Stoke tagged in. After a few punches, Fuller battled back and Stokely quickly scurried for a tag. Zukko tried a pin attempt on Harwood, who immediately kicked out and FTR hit a Shatter Machine. Both Harwood & Wheeler held up Zukko, as Stokely leapt off the second rope for a Spike Piledriver and got the pin for his team.

Winners: Stokely & FTR defeated Ryan Zukko, Joe Keys & Josh Fuller when Stokely pinned Zukko

-Video package on the recent history and feud between Darby Allin & Jon Moxley was shown and Allin’s challenge for Forbidden Door.

Hechicero vs. AR Fox

Daniel Garcia joined commentary for this bout, as McGuinness shook his hand, wishing him luck next week in the Technical Spectacle. Hechicero wasted no time attacking at the bell, as Lee Moriarty and the rest of Shane Taylor Promotions were watching on backstage. Fox reversed a whip into a Sling Blade, leading to two Topes before the third saw Fox clear the top with a Somersault Suicida. Back inside, Fox tried a Swanton, but Hechicero got the knees up. Hechicero countered a Tornado DDT into El Conjuro as things went to commercial.

Fox battled back with a kip up enzugiri and leaping corner elbow before a rolling cutter connected. Fox went up top and connected this time with the Swanton for a close two. Hauser called Fox a relatable underdog, as a rolling DVD saw Fox completely miss a 450 Splash, leading to Hechicero to hit the head scissors driver before sinking in the rolling submission for the win.

Match Result: Hechicero defeated AR Fox

-Video package on the ups and downs of Anthony Bowens & Max Caster of the past few months. Both have been losing a whole bunch, Caster has been getting his ass kicked, while Bowens is constantly complaining to Billy Gunn he’s not where he wants to be in his career. I still don’t know why either of these directions should make us want to see an Acclaimed reunion potentially, but I guess this is the direction we might get? Or Bowens turns on Gunn and Caster turns babyface.

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-Footage of Harley Cameron, with her face heavily bandaged, watching Megan Bayne slam her face into the ring steps during the No DQ tag match a few months ago was shown. Cameron got up, grabbed a face mask from the closet and did her best Jim Carrey impression from The Mask as she spun about before popping up wearing the mask.

Willow Nightingale, Queen Aminata & Tay Melo vs. Triangle of Madness (Thekla, Julia Hart & Skye Blue)

Thekla & Aminata pick up their feud where they left off, as Aminata tried Chocolate Kisses, but Blue put a stop to it. Hauser said Aminata learned that move from Harley Race, which popped Schiavone. Aminata was able to fight off the numbers, as Melo & Hart both tag in. Melo was visibly frustrated she didn’t get the pin 1 minute into the match, as Nightingale tagged in and flattened Thekla & Hart with a double suplex. Nightingale caught Blue coming off the top and sank in a Camel Clutch. Melo & Aminata cut off Thekla & Hart, as the babyface trio posed while using Blue as a prop and things went to picture in picture.

During break, Nightingale was worked over by Triangle of Madness, but Aminata made the save, planting Blue with a reverse DDT. Melo popped Hart with a pump knee, as Nightingale managed a lariat on Thekla, allowing a hot tag to Aminata. Spinning Fisherman’s Suplex on Blue, but Hart broke the count, only to be sent outside. Blue hit a thrust kick on Aminata who connected on a desperation headbutt, falling back to her corner and Melo tag. DD-Tay connected, but Thekla cut Melo off, did her Spider pose, only to be Pounced in mid-air by Nightingale. Hart cut off Melo from attempting a Gory Special on Blue, leading to a double team spinning Rock Bottom by Hart & Blue, who pinned Melo to win it.

Match Result: Triangle of Madness defeated Willow Nightingale, Queen Aminata & Tay Melo when Blue pinned Melo

-Video package of the feud on Collision between the Don Callis Family and recently formed Sky Flight. They told Callis to keep shooting and tighten your aim up, as they aren’t going nowhere.

-FTR & Stokley are celebrating their victory backstage, as Stokely said Adam Copeland turned him into the monster you saw tonight. After Stokely wins on Dynamite, he’s going to make Copeland his hoe. Wheeler said they’re going after the AEW Tag Team Titles and Harwood said forget his ugly wife and brat daughter, all he cares about is winning the Tag Team Titles back. They’ll beat Brodido and go on to hurt The Hurt Syndicate to reclaim their titles.

Max Caster Open Challenge

Max Caster is in the ring and said Rush survived 5 with the Best Wrestler Alive last week and all the Maximaniacs know to do one thing, chant his name. Let’s Go Max, You’re the Best Wrestler Alive got going, Caster stopped them, but said it was better.

AEW Trio Champion Katsuyori Shibata answered the challenge, as the clock started and Shibata chopped the holy hell out of Caster, whose chest is already beat red. Caster did manage a roll-up for two, but Shibata responded with his stalling dropkick and butterfly suplex. Rear Naked Choke applied, as Shibata quickly hit the PK for the win.

Post-match, Caster slowly got up and Shibata offered a handshake, which Caster accepted. Shibata raised his hand until LFI attacked both men. JetSpeed sprinted out, as Speedball Bailey had a board with a chain wrapped around it, while Kevin Knight wielded a hockey stick as things went to break before the main event.

Match Result: Katsuyori Shibata defeated Max Caster

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AEW World Champion Hangman Adam Page & JetSpeed (Speedball Mike Bailey & Kevin Knight) vs. La Faccion Ingobernable (Rush, Dralistico & The Beast Mortos)

(Big time party match to close the show, as the fans were up for it all the way, especially with the AEW World Champ leading the way. LFI got in a lot of offense and I wouldn’t mind if we got a Rush vs. Page match on TV coming out of this, as they worked together quite well. Just a very solid trios match to send the fans home happy and end a pretty action packed episode of Collision.)

Hero’s welcome for Hangman Adam Page, who grew up nearby in Aarons Creek, Virginia. Page starts off with Mortos, as both handsprung to their feet, only Page was there with a big boot. Rush tagged in and immediately started a forearm exchange before switching to chops. Mortos tried a cheap shot on the apron, which was enough for Dralistico & Rush to get in some boots, until JetSpeed made the save. Rush was sent to the outside, as Page met him with an Orihara Moonsault with the fans going nuts. Back inside, Dralistico & Page exchanged chops, until Dralistico ran right into a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker. JetSpeed made quick tags, leading to a double gordbuster and dropkick as Dralistico really fought off a Bailey pin attempt before rushing him to his corner. LFI quickly hit locomotion corner splashes and triple snap dropkick until Rush spat at Page. Bailey was worked over until he dodged a Mortos corner splash, as Knight made the hot tag and was moving with lighting quick offense. Rush missed an attack on Knight, but kept running and decked Page as a result. Rush was sent outside with a Knight dropkick, as Dralistico ate a hurricanrana out of the corner, leading to a huge Knight springboard dive as things went to break.

Knight was worked over the entire commercial, as Rush again went to get another shot in on Page, but this time, Page wasn’t having it and decked him. Hot tag by Page, who lit up Rush with forearms in the corner, as Mortos ate a springboard lariat and Dralistico with a Fall Away Slam, as Page followed with a slingshot plancha on Mortos. Back inside, DVD to Rush, who battled back and looked for Bulls Horns, only to be met with a springboard clothesline by Knight. Dralistico flew in with a springing Destroyer, but Bailey saved his partner with a backflip double knee. Mortos laid out Bailey with a pop-up Samoan Drop, as Rush nearly pinned Page with a flash roll-up for two. Springboard crucifix bomb by Dralistico on Page, who again kicked out at two. Page was triple teamed until JetSpeed made the save, only to be flattened by a Mortos Tornillo and Rush Somersault Suicida.

Dralistico tried another springboard, but Page hit a powerbomb in mid-air, allowing him to try a Buckshot, but was hit with a corkscrew kick. JetSpeed flew in with a double team on Dralistico before hitting stereo dives on Rush & Mortos to the floor. Page finally managed a Buckshot to pin Dralistico and win it for his team.

Match Result: Hangman Adam Page & JetSpeed defeated La Faccion Ingobernable when Page pinned Dralistico

AEW Dynamite 8/13/25

  • Hangman Adam Page & MJF Face-to-Face
  • Adam Copeland vs. Big Stoke
  • Jon Moxley vs. Kevin Knight

AEW Collision 8/16/25

  • Hechicero vs. Nigel McGuinness vs. Lee Moriarty vs. Daniel Garcia in a Technical Spectacle with the winner facing Zack Sabre Jr. for the IWGP World Title at Forbidden Door

AEW Collision live results: Tag Team title eliminator matches

Posted on by Jeff Moss

A pair of AEW Tag Team title eliminator matches headline tonight’s live edition of AEW Collision from Chicago as their residency in the city wraps up.

In a semifinal match, former champions FTR will take on the Bang Bang Gang of Austin Gunn & Juice Robinson. The other is a quarterfinal as Brodido (Brody King & Bandido) face the Gates of Agony with the winners moving on to face the Young Bucks in a future semifinal.

Reigning TNT Champion Dustin Rhodes will take on Kyle Fletcher in a street fight coming out of last week’s challenge.

Former TBS Champion Willow Nightingale will get her wish as her challenge of Thekla has been accepted. Another former TBS Champion and Nightingale ally/enemy Kris Statlander will also be in action against an opponent to be named.

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Here we are all colliding and stuff off the back of Godzilla, no less! AEW Collision is here and starting now!

And it kicked off in style with the Death Riders wrecking shop! Jon Moxley grabbed a mic and stomped into the ring while Wheeler Yuta and Marina Shafir backed him up. Moxley lamented that Darby Allin survived his trip to Mt Everest and is now in Mox’s business.

Mox called him out and like so many Stings before him, Allin appeared on the balcony of the arena. Allin slinked off, apparently not heading to the ring and the Death Riders left through the crowd to go find him.

A recap of last night’s Dynamite played to bring everyone up to speed.

AEW World Tag Team Title Eliminator Tournament Quarter Final Match: Gates Of Agony (Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona) vs. Brodido (Bandido & Brody King)

For those not in the know, ROH Champion Bandido is low-key the best champion in wrestling right now. His ROH Title defenses have been instant classics. Gates of Agony are downright terrifying, so no matter who wins the chance to face the Young Bucks in the semi-finals, that match will be a good one.

Bandido kicked things off against Kaun with the latter having a significant size advantage. Bandido’s agility and resiliency off set that though and they flew around the ring. Kaun landed a big lariat, but Bandido was right back up with an arm drag. Then Liona tagged in.

Bandido was more than happy to face Liona, but the crowd wanted King. Liona threw Bandido into the corner and they got their wish. The absolutely massive King stepped in the ring and the meat began a-slappin’.

King and Liona traded chops until King decided to throw a lariat and knock Liona out. Bandido and Kaun tagged back in, but Bandido sent him out. King and Bandido double teamed Liona, with King using Bandido as a weapon.

Liona dragged King out of the ring and back body dropped him on the entrance ramp. Bandido was body dropped by Kaun on the top rope and then tossed out to join his partner. Everyone went back to their corners after that and the match settled for a moment into Kaun and Bandido exchanging holds.

Liona tagged in and he and Kaun double teamed an isolated Bandido in their corner. Kaun made a run across the ring ro take out King before GoA delivered a double backstabber to Bandido. A miscommunication led to Liona accidentally hitting Kaun with Bandido. Bandido tagged in King and he splashed Kaun and Liona in the corner.

Kaun left, but King was able to hit a cannonball in the corner on Liona. He tagged in Bandido and the did a tandem dive through the ropes onto the Gates of Agony on the outside where all four men brawled. Bandido sent Kaun into the first row and King tossed Liona back into the ring.

Bandido went up top and hit a frog splash, but Kaun returned a broke up the pin. Kaun sent King out, twice, and then set Bandido up with Liona’s help for top rope powerbomb. It only resulted in a two count though. Liona took out King on the outside, but he was back to break up a pin attempt.

King picked up Liona (impressive in it’s own right) and then hit a death valley drover on the ring apron (the agony-est part of the ring!). Then he grabbed Kaun and hit a superplex off the top rope! Bandido leapt on him and got the pin, sending Brodido to the semis!

Match Result: Brodido defeated Gates of Agony

A terrific match as expected. Bandido continues to impress, King is a killer and the Gates looked good in this loss, I don’t think it hurts them at all. I mean, it hurt them. But not in terms of character.

-The Don Callis Family joined Lexy Nair backstage. Callis said that his Family is going to be getting all the titles, power and money AEW has to offer. Shane Taylor appeared, looking for the money STP and the Infantry earned on Dynamite last night. Lance Archer stepped in and Callis said that if STP takes out Sky Flight, then they could talk about the money. Taylor was not happy.

-Back from commercial, Roderick Strong and Kyle O’Reilly joined Lexy Nair. Nair asked of Strong was now in the Conglomeration. O’Reilly made the sell, and Ishii, Hologram and Willow Nightingale arrived. Nightingale tee’d up her match and off she went!

-Before the match could start though, we went backstage where the Death Riders were still looking for Darby Allin. Suddenly, Allin appeared out of a dark corner and appeared to chloroform Moxley! The scene switched back to the ring…

Kris Statlander vs Lina Cross

This match happened so fast, I barely had time to keep up. Stalander pushed Cross around off the top, sending her to the mat with a big shoulder. She put Cross up in a stalling suplex and dropped her with precise fashion. Cross fought back with a pump kick and a german suplex, but Statlander overpowered her. Statlander locked in a new submission hold, and Cross tapped out.

Match Result: Kris Statlander defeated Lina Cross

As that match ended, Willow Nightingale’s music played and the two crossed paths without acknowledging each other on the ramp.

Willow Nightingale vs. Thekla (w/Sky Blue and Julia Hart)

Thekla had a serious power disadvantage, with Nightingale throwing her into the corner off the top. Hart and Blue got up in the ring apron to cause a slow-moving distraction and Thekla got a shot in. Nightingale kept control though as the two reset and stared each other down.

Thekla got a shot in on Nightingale’s throat and sent her reeling. Thekla went up top, but Nightingale dodged it and chopped her in the center of the ring. Nightingale hoisted her up and dropped her in the center of the ring for a cross body, followed but a powerful pounce.

Here, they announced that Sky Flight would face Shane Taylor Promotions later in the show.

Thekla sent Nightingale into the steel steps on the outside and then dragged her back into the ring. She peppered Nightingale with kicks and put on a strong chinlock, wrenching Nightingale’s back. Nightingale wouldn’t give up, so Thekla began complaining to the ref. That gave Nightingale an opening and the two traded chops.

Thekla got Nightingale into the corner and put on a headscissor lock over the top rope. Nightingale responded with a big lariat and then two more for good measure. Nightingale hit a shotgun dropkick from the second rope, but only got a two-count.

Thekla resorted to slapping Nightingale in the face, sending her to the ropes. Thekla set her up for a knee shot, but Nightingale played possum and lured her in for a death valley driver. Dragging Thekla to the top rope, Nightingale found herself in trouble as Thekla set her up for a superplex.

Blue and Hart stalked Nightingale on the outside while Thekla dove from the top rope. She threw Nightingale back in and Nightingale went back to the well for a springboard lariat, followed by a cannonball in the corner.

Nightingale went for a powerbomb but Hart and Blue got up on the ring to cause the distraction. That let Thekla get a stomp in on Nightingale’s head and that was in. 1,2,3 Thekla got the win.

Match Result: Thekla defeated Willow Nightingale

After the match, Blue and Hart joined in on a beatdown of Nightingale. However, Megan Bayne and Penelope Ford appeared to make it a 5-on-1 affair. Queen Aminata’s music hit and she came to the ring with Tay Melo and a whole bunch of chairs and pieces of wood. They chased the heels off as The Conglomeration tended to Nightingale.

This was a good match, especially after the weird Statlander squash. The melee at the end was a little too chaotic for me and I lost track of what was going on. That said, there’s a lot of stories running through that group of women, so I’m interested to see where all of it goes.

-Backstage, Billy Gunn joined Lexy Nair. Anthony Bowens arrived and yelled at him for a bit. Gunn said that he didn’t even know who Bowens was any more and left, Bowens calling “coward!” after him.

-A video was shown of Swerve Strickland outside the arena. He called out the Young Bucks and Okada and he promised to be around to take care of them. He challenged Okada for the Unified Championship at Forbidden Door.

-Don Callis and Okada responded right away, saying that Okada has the edge becuase he has Callis himself to advise him. They accepted the challenge and Okada said “let’s just fight, bitch.”

AEW World Tag Team Title Eliminator Tournament Semi Final Match: FTR (Cash Wheeler & Dax Harwood) (w/Stokely) vs. Bang Bang Gang (Austin Gunn & Juice Robinson)(w/ Cardboard Cut out Jay White and Colton Gunn)

So, that’s the longest match heading I think I’ve ever typed. Also, Danny Garcia was on commentary.

The winners of this match move on to the finals for the right to face the Hurt Syndicate LLC, and Robinson and Harwood showed that they both wanted it bad off the top. The battled back and forth until Gunn was tagged in. Harwood sent him to the mat with an arm drag.

Gunn tagged Robinson back in and Harwood drove him into the corner for some chops. Robinson foight back with some chops of his own, sending Harwood face first into the turnbuckle while Bryan Kieth and Big Bill watched backstage at that angle that all wrestlers seem to watch tv.

Wheeler tagged in to face off against Gunn and the two traded chops before Gunn tagged Robinson back in. Things broke down and Gunn and Robinson took out both members of FTR with stereo back body drops and lariats to the outside.

Stokely limped over and gave FTR some words of encouragement while Gunn and Robinson waited in the ring. The match somewhat reset and Harwood and Gunn locked up in the center of the ring. Harwood laid in some big right hands but Gunn fought back until Wheeler kicked him in the back through the ropes.

FTR double teamed Gunn, stomping him by the ropes. Wheeler tagged in a delivered a bunch of suplexes, followed by a sleeper. Gunn fought back, but Harwood tagged in with an abdominal stretch with an assist from Wheeler. The ref caught on though and broke it up. Gunn went for a hot tag but Harwood cut him off.

Gunn finally got the tag, but the ref didn’t see it and sent him back for a double team from FTR. Harwood sent Gunn to the outside where he spiked the camera and dodged as wheeler flew at him from the ring. Wheeler landed on the barricade and Harwood held Gunn until he made the hot tag to Robinson.

Robinson jumped in and cleared the ring. Harwood slipped out of the ring and Robinson followed, sending him back in. Stokely tried to interfere with his crutch, but Robinson kicked it away and set Harwood up on the top rope. Harwood bit Robinson on the head and sent him to Wheeler. Robinson sent Wheeler to the outside.

Gunn hit a suplex from the top rope and Robinson tried a pin. Wheeler jumped from the top rope to break up the pin, but Robinson rolled out of the way and Wheeler hit Harwood instead. Robinson landed a blade runner, but it only resulted in a two-count.

Gunn and Harwood faced off, but neither could get the advantage. Robinson arrived to break up a shatter machine and Gunn hit the fame-ass-er, but again just a two count as Wheeler broke it up. Robinson went after Stokely, but Wheeler sent him into the stairs.

Gunn fought off both Wheeler and Harwood, but the ref was distracted. Harwood and Wheeler double teamed him and Harwood got a rollup to send FTR to the tournament Finals.

Match Result: FTR defeated Bang Bang Gang

There’s a reason FTR matches are some of my favourite of all time. It was super fast, back and forth and the outcome was never obvious for either team. I liked the quick tags, classic heel cheating and of course, the cutouts. The finals of this tournament are going to be hot!

-Backstage, ROH Women’s World Champion Athena cut a promo. She said that it’s going to be really easy to cash in and win the AEW Women’s Championship. Athena said that she is going to use her contract to defeat Toni Storm in London at Forbidden Door.

-In the ring, Max Caster said that he was here to cheer up “Chiraq” by allowing the crowd to chant for him. Which they did. Caster cut them off and said that they couldn’t hang with him, just like Anthony Bowens. He called Bowens a bland, crybaby bitch and issued his Open Challenge. Five minutes went up on the clock and the challenge was answered by…

Rush!

Max Caster vs Rush

So, if you haven’t seen Rush lately he’s very large and has an even larger coat. The bell rang and the challenge was on. Caster immediately dove out of the ring as Rush ran at him. When he tried to get back in, Rush, rushed him again. This went on for a while as the clock ticked down.

Caster jogged around the ring, playing to the crowd while Rush impatiently waited in the ring. Caster got too involved in his showboating though and Rush slipped out a crushed him. As the clock ticked to three minutes, Rush sent Caster into the barricades again and again.

Finally, Rush tossed Caster back into the ring, but Caster leapt to the top rope and hit a cross body from the ring post onto Rush. Two minutes remained as Caster put Rush back into the ring. Caster went for a splash, but Rush dodged it and picked up where he left off pumelling Caster.

Only a minute remained as Rush started some showboating of his own. Caster tried to rush him, but Rush hit a powerslam, unconcerned with the clock as he beat Caster in the corner. With 10 seconds left, Rush lined Caster up, but then the time expired and the bell rang, ending the match,

Rush did not like that and dropkicked Caster in the corner. He demanded that the Ref count the pin, but the ref said the match was over. So the rest of LFI came down to the ring and beat up Caster. Security tried to intervene but they didn’t make much headway until JetSpeed arrived! Everyone battled up the ramp, leaving Caster laying in the ring.

Match Result: Rush defeated Max Caster? I think?

I was really enjoying this spectacle of a match until the weird ending. I love Open Challenges and Caster’s are great, with a pretty good gimmick to them. But it all just seemed kinda pointless, especially once JetSpeed got involved.

Shane Taylor Promotions (Shane Taylor and The Infantry – Shawn Dean and Carlie Bravo) Vs Sky Flight (Top Flight – Darius and Daunte Martin – and Scorpio Sky)

This match was set up earlier in the night so that Shane Taylor Promotions could earn the money that they earned on Dynamite last night. The infantry got involved pretty much immediately as Bravo, Dean and Bravo took turns hitting moves on Darius on the ring apron.

STP had complete control of the match in the opening, isolating Daunte and triple teaming him in the corner. STP used every violent trick in the book including a killer one-handed chokeslam from Taylor.

Back from break, Daunte tagged in with Dean and fortunes started to turn for Sky Flight. Daunte got a hot tag to Sky who cleared the ring. Daunte leapt over the top rope taking out Taylor and Bravo. Sky, in the middle of the ring managed to hit his finisher and get the pin.

Match Result: Sky Flight defeated Shane Taylor Promotions

-Backsage the camera showed Darby Allin dragging Jon Moxley to the top of a fire escape. Just as Allin was about to shove Mox off the fire escape and presumably multiple stories down, AEW Security showed up (?) and dragged Allin away.

That was very, very strange. Did Allin just commit attempted murder? Why were there security guys on the fire escape? Where were Yuta and Shafir? I have more questions, but there are only 12 minutes left in the show.

AEW TNT Title Chicago Street Fight: Dustin Rhodes (c) vs. Kyle Fletcher

To shake off the last 20 minutes or so, it’s time for the main event! Dustin Rhodes has found the fountain of youth and has been doing his best work in what should be the twilight of his career. Fletcher is absolutely killer and not only looks like a 2025 Shawn Micheals, he works like him too.

Rhodes laid the hammer down right away, while Don Callis on commentary lamented the use of a closed fist… in a street fight. The match spilled out of the ring and Fletcher found a kendo stick. Rhodes took it away from him and laid in some hard smacks.

Fletcher reversed the favor though, pulling the steel steps away from the ring and hitting a DDT on top of them, sending Rhodes to the ground. Fletcher then went under the ring for a table and leaned it up against the barricade. He laid Rhodes out on it and dove at him through the ring ropes. Rhodes dodged it though and Fletcher flew through the table.

Rhodes grabbed a second table and set it up at ringside. He also pulled a bullrope from under the ring, introducing it to Fletcher’s face. Repeatedly. Rhodes, bleeding from the forehead pulled Fletcher, also bleeding from the forehead, to the ring apron and tried to bulldog Fletcher onto the table. Fletcher grabbed a rope though, so Rhodes went through the table solo.

Back from commercial, Fletcher was whipping Rhodes with his own cowbell, focusing on the knee. Fletcher charged Rhodes who flipped him over with a Code Red. Rhodes began pounding on Fletcher, executing a CrossRhodes, but only getting a two count.

Rhodes went under the ring and grabbed a couple of chairs. Fletcher picked one up and they played lightsabers until Rhodes hit Fletcher in the back. A lot. Rhodes took a little too long to lay in the killing blow and Fletcher kicked the chair back into his face. Fletcher set up two chairs and hit a jumping pile driver on the seats. Rhodes kicked out at two.

Fletcher grabbed a table and brought it into the ring as the show went into overtime. Fletcher pulled Rhodes to the top turnbuckle, looking for a superplex. Rhodes fought back though, sending Fletcher through his own table with a massive Texas Destroyer! Somehow, Fletcher kicked out at two though.

Rhodes went under the ring and pulled out a set of work gloves…. covered in tacks! He went for the Iron Claw, but Fletcher blocked it. Rhodes pushed though though and hit the claw with the tack gloves! What a weird thing to write!

Fletcher got free and brought a whole bag full of tacks unto the ring. He spread them out and went for a suplex. Rhodes reversed it. Then Fletcher reversed it. This went on for a while until Rhodes hit a powerslam right on the tacks!

Fletcher, regretting his choice of outfit, got set up by Rhodes in the corner. Rhodes poured the remainder of the tacks into Fletcher’s trunks and shattered his dreams!

Rhodes pulled Fletcher up, but Callis had slipped Fletcher a screwdriver which he drove into Rhodes’ head. Callis then held Rhodes against the rope while Fletcher stabbed him in the leg over and over. The screwdriver hung out of Rhodes’ leg until a medical staff member pulled it out.

Fletcher hit a brainbuster on Rhodes in the middle of the tacks and got the pin to win the match and the TNT Championship.

Match Result: Kyle Fletcher defeated Dustin Rhodes

After the match, Callis and Fletcher beat on Rhodes with a chair until officials sent them packing.

Wow. That was downright gruesome. Hell of a match and I’m sad to see Rhodes’ title reign end so quickly, but they both earned that match. I’ll say this about AEW; they pack a LOT into two-and-a-bit hours. Two great tag matches, an awesome main event and overall, a pretty good show with only a few confusing moments. But it’s wrestling, there’s always a few confusing moments. Either way, I had fun so mission accomplished, Collision!

AEW Collision live results: Bandido, JetSpeed & Mascara Dorada team up

Posted on by Josiah MacDonald

Saturday’s All In aftermath edition of AEW Collision from Chicago will feature Bandido in the night’s featured bout.

The current ROH World Champion will team with CMLL’s Mascara Dorada and JetSpeed (Mike Bailey & Kevin Knight) against Josh Alexander, Lance Archer, Rocky Romero and Hechicero of the Don Callis Family.

With no interference, Megan Bayne will go one-on-one with Tay Melo in her first singles match since December 2022.

In a four-way $200,000 tag team match, it will be The Gunns vs. Gates of Agony vs. CRU vs. Big Bill & Bryan Keith.

New TNT Dustin Rhodes will be on hand to celebrate his title win as will Max Caster who will hold another Best Wrestler Alive challenge.

Ricochet will face AR Fox, and Rush will take on Katsuyori Shibata in a highly-anticipated match.

Following her re-debut of sorts at All In, Alex Windsor will return to AEW TV against Taya Valkyrie.

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Dustin Rhodes opened AEW Collision, saying that he wished his day was with him right now as he celebrated his win of the TNT Championship. Rhodes talked about how his dad always told him to keep stepping, getting up every time he is knocked down. It is hope that things can and will get better as you keep get back up. Rhodes said that he spent 37 years in the wrestling business, reaching the highest of heights, and hitting rock bottom, and he experienced a lot of failure. He said he was waiting to say this for 30 years: “I am now the face of TNT.” Rhodes promised that he would give his all week in and week out because he wanted to be a fighting champion, and that he will keep fighting into the future.

Don Callis came out with Kyle Fletcher, and Fletcher said that Rhodes’ story was crap, and the celebration that they were having tonight was supposed to be his. Fletcher was angry that his one-on-one title shot was ruined by Cole getting injured, and that Rhodes was lucky to win the title in a four way match. Fletcher said that he was going to take everything from Rhodes, and take his title.

Rhodes put Fletcher over as a great wrestler, and talked about his own times falling short at winning the title, from Lance Archer, to Sammy Guevara, to Christian Cage, and Brodie Lee, but Rhodes wrestled 3 times in 24-hours, and all Fletcher does is make excuses, while Rhodes pulled it off and Fletcher didn’t.

Don Callis calmed Fletcher down, and said that Rhodes was a legend, and that he has known him since 1997, going on the road together. He wanted Rhodes to think about what will happen when he loses the TNT Championship, and offered him a place in the Don Callis Family, as that was a better than being a 3rd wheel in the Rhodes family. At this, Rhodes attacked Callis. Fletcher attacked Rhodes, but Rhodes fought back and sent Fletcher to the floor, fleeing the ring. This segment was great, especially Dustin Rhodes.

–Mark Briscoe was narrating the recent actions of the Conglomeration, with Ishii, Willow Nightingale and her feud with Kris Statlander, and Briscoe, Hangman, and Hobbs standing tall over the Death Riders on Wednesday, with Briscoe leaving the last word for MJF, saying he was coming for him.

–A recap of Ricochet and AR Fox’s issues aired, with the announcers reminding us that Ricochet turned on Fox in their tag match, and how he recruited the Gates of Agony. This was a small story playing out on TV, which I like when wrestlers don’t necessarily have a PPV level feud in the works at the moment. It gives both of them something to do that is mildly interesting, and keeps them both on TV until something else comes.

Ricochet vs. AR Fox

Ricochet tried to bait Fox into fighting at ringside, but Fox refused to do so, dodging and countered Ricochet at every turn, hitting a tope con giro to the floor and going to ringside on his terms. The Gates of Agony came down at this point, stalking Fox. Ricochet distracted the referee letting Liona slam Fox on the apron as they went to ad break. When the came back from break, Fox managed to dodge a shoulder thrust from Ricochet and hit a top con giro, and a senton bomb for a 2-count.

Ricochet and Fox went into a series of near falls, ending with Ricochet powering into a Death Valley Driver, which popped the crowd. Fox kicking out led to Ricochet going for the Spirit Gun, but Fox dodged it, and Ricochet ended up draped on the middle rope near the turnbuckle. Fox used the ropes and launched himself into a Canadian Destroyer on Ricochet, pulling him from the middle ropes. That was incredible. Ricochet dodged a 450 Splash and Ricochet hit a Spirit Gun for the pinfall.

Result: Ricochet

This was a great match, but it would be nice for AR Fox to get some credibility by beating some lower card guys in the future. He is really good, and the fans clearly like him, so it is time for him to start winning.

–A recap of Hangman Page and Jon Moxley aired, and as Colt Cabana, Nigel McGuinness, and Tony Schiavone were discussing what happened, Marina Shafir emerged from the audience behind Cabana and started choking him unconscious. Moxley came out of nowhere and started punching Cabana in the face with a chain, busting him open. Yuta joined Moxley in the beat down. Moxley claimed he was only giving the fans what they wanted, and he choked Cabana with the chain, screaming that Cabana should tap out, and he threw Cabana over the ropes choking him out. Cabana tapped out, just like Moxley did at AEW All In, and then Moxley let go, and left through the crowd as the fans chanted “You tapped out!” at Moxley. Tony Schiavone noted that Cabana was very good friends with Hangman Page, and this couldn’t be interpreted as anything else but a message to him. This angle was awesome.

–Kris Statlander was with Lexy Nair, and she was talking about what happened at All In and her loss in the Casino Gauntlet. As she was talking, the Death Riders walked by, and Yuta, covered in Cabana’s blood, and said “Champions always make a comeback” before Marina Shafir pulled him away, and Statlander said that he was right. I loved this angle too. The Death Riders came across as very dangerous, yet very scummy, heels. Great storytelling in giving us a villain to boo.

Megan Bayne vs. Tay Melo

Everyone was banned at ringside for this, hopefully eliminating the Penelope Ford factor for Bayne in this match. Bayne dominated the opening portion of the match, but Melo countered a spear into a Fujiwara armbar, and transitioned into a triangle choke, but Bayne did a Rampage Jackson slam to counter out. Melo and Bayle shuffled for position at the ropes and Melo pulled Bayne to the floor with a head scissors. Bayne caught Melo as she jumped from the apron with a cross body and hit a fallaway slam on the floor.

As they came back from break, Melo hit a kick in the corner and several boot scrapes across the face of Bayne. Bayne stood up annoyed by it, hitting a belly-to-belly suplex. As Bayne did this, Tony Schiavone announced a match for Dynamite – Hangman Page vs. Wheeler Yuta because of what they did to Colt Cabana for Shark Week Dynamite. Poor Yuta is going to die. Melo locked on a guillotine choke, but Bayne fought out. Bayne went for Fate’s Descent, but Melo rolled out hit a running knee, and a Canadian Destroyer for a 2-count. Bayne responded with a flying lariat in the middle of the ring and hit a running Liger bomb for the finish.

Result: Megan Bayne

Nigel McGuinness had the call of the night that Melo was now a Marsh-melo.

–Don Callis walked up to Sky Flight, offering Scorpio Sky a place in the Don Callis Family. Christopher Daniels said that they were well represented, but they were looking for a fight, and if Callis was up for it, he could give the Callis Family a fight. Don Callis said he would think about it, which seems sinister.

–Alex Windsor cut a promo before the match, talking about taking Athena to the limit at Grand Slam Australia.

Alex Windsor vs. Taya Valkyrie (w/ mXm Collection & Johnny TV)

There wasn’t a lot to this match as they only got a few minutes, but it saw Windsor going for a sharpshooter, and Valkyrie reversing into a STF. Windsor hit a blue thunder bomb, a lariat, and then locked the sharpshooter on for Valkyrie for the win.

Result: Alex Windsor

–Athena appeared in the balcony that Toni Storm was in on Dynamite, and she mocked Toni Storm, and also dismissed Windsor, saying that her match with Windsor ended like all the others, with Athena winning. As Athena was making fun of Storm, Storm came out and said that no one was allowed to be in the balcony but her, and she dared Athena to fight her.

Athena refused, saying that she would fight her on her terms, as Storm had to face Billie Starks on Wednesday. Storm then said it was true that she was facing Starks, and that if Starks won, she would be granted a shot at Storm, which Athena did not like. Storm then ran into the crowd and ran up to the balcony, going after Athena, who ran away.

–Anthony Bowens was backstage with Lexy Nair, and he was talking about how he did not have success at All In. Billy Gunn walked up, and Bowens was confused, as Gunn said he would be there for him, but wasn’t at All In. Gunn said that Bowens has been confusing, saying he wanted him there, but didn’t want him there, and that they needed to get on the same page, and that Bowens needs to stop obsessing with Max Caster. At least they tried to fix that plot hole. Gunn said he had a match for Bowens next week, and all he needed to do was trust him.

Big Bill & Bryan Keith vs. Cru (Action Andretti & Lio Rush) vs. The Gates of Agony (Toa Liona & Bishop Kaun) vs. The Gunns (Austin & Colton Gunn) (w/ Juice Robinson) in a $200,000 Tag Match

Austin Gunn started the match with Andretti, and was quickly forced to tag out to Colton Gunn, as they were so much faster. Colton hit a double clothesline, forcing Cru to leave the ring, letting the Gates of Agony to come in. Bishop Kaun ate a dropkick and fell backwards into the corner and was blind tagged by Bryan Keith. Keith and Colton started an exchange, but Keith quickly tagged out to Bill, who got a huge reaction from the Chicago audience.

It didn’t take long for the match to break down into all 4 teams brawling as they went to the ad break. Colton Gunn was isolated in this by Cru, and they came back from the break with Lio Rush doing handsprings into people causing them to fall from the apron. Rush tried to knock Bill off the apron, but Bill shrugged off his chop and Rush shook his head, indicating it was a mistake. Colton Gunn tagged out to Bill out of desperation, who ran wild, destroying everyone in the ring and hitting a black hole slam on Rush.

Colton Gunn tagged in, interrupting Bill’s rampage, but Bill launched him into the air and hit a punch. Colton Gunn went down holding his knee, which did not look good. I think this is where his injury happened. Bill ran around ringside dropping everyone, but as he was running in front of the announce table, Toa Liona came out of nowhere and hit a pounce that sent Bill flying through the air and over the announce table, causing Nigel McGuinness and Tony Schiavone to run away. Ricochet came out and grabbed the leg of Austin Gunn, allowing the Gates of Agony to destroy Andretti for the win.

Result: The Gates of Agony

While Ricochet still hasn’t won one of these money matches, his crew finally did, with his help.

–A recap of the Patriarchy turning on Christian Cage aired, with Adam Copeland clarifying that he was not saving Christian, but getting revenge on FTR, and Nick Wayne giving his reasons for the turn, saying that Christian never stuck with the plan.

Kyle O’Reilly (w/ Roderick Strong) vs. Max Caster

Kyle O’Reilly answered Caster’s challenge this week. Caster claimed that O’Reilly could not win the match if he couldn’t catch him, so Caster ran around the ring on the outside. Well, O’Reilly could win by allowing a count out, but that did not occur to either of them, and Strong tripped Caster, allowing O’Reilly to catch him. Caster tried to hit O’Reilly with his trademark for the Best Wrestler Alive gimmick, but O’Reilly kicked it away. Caster raked the eyes of O’Reilly, but O’Reilly turned a sunset flip into an armbar and Caster immediately tapped out.

Result: Kyle O’Reilly

–We were shown Tomohiro Ishii and Hologram watching backstage, and they were looking at the TV like normal human beings! A positive.

–Juice Robinson was backstage and he talked about Ricochet, wanting revenge for what he did in the 4-way tag match. Big Bill walked in, and said that Robinson was getting in his business during the match, and they started fighting, with Robinson driving Bill into the lockers behind him, almost knocking them over, before a bunch of referees and agents separated them.

Rush (w/Dralistico, & The Beast Mortos) vs. Kaysuyori Shibata

Shibata and Rush started the match exchanging hard strikes with very hard chops that delighted the fans. This continued for the first 2 or 3 minutes, as they kept returning to chops until Rush finally hit a punch that dropped Shibata and they went to the floor. As Rush sent Shibata back into the ring, Shibata stood up and hit a running kick that sent Rush to the floor. Shibata grabbed Rush by the hair and rain around the ringside area, driving Rush into the guardrails repeatedly.

Shibata locked a figure four leglock on Rush back in the ring. Shibata hit a dropkick in the corner on Rush as they came back from break, getting a two-count. Shibata went for a vertical suplex, but Rush countered into his own, hitting two suplexes, and then Shibata countering and hitting one. Both men went back and forth on the suplexes until Shibata hit the last one, and they were both down. Rush kicked out at one, but ate a German suplex. Rush stood back up and hit one on Shibata, and they started exchanging German suplexes like the vertical.

Rush hit a headbutt on Shibata, but Shibata hit a hard chop and locked on a sleeper hold in the middle of the ring, but Dralistico & Mortos ran in, but Shibata dispatched them. The referee did not end the match for some reason, as Nigel McGuinness claimed that LFI must have paid off the referee. Rush hit the Horns in the corner on Shibata for the win.

Result: Rush

Listen, I know people will say that the reason Rush wasn’t DQ’d was because they didn’t actually touch Shibata, but it was still right in front of the referee. This was no good. It does not make sense. The match itself was quiet great, but that finish was a mess.

–LFI attacked after the bell, indicating that they wanted the Trios titles. Powerhouse Hobbs ran down to make the save. It seems we’re setting up a match for later once Joe returns.

The Don Callis Family (Hechicero, Rocky Romero, Josh Alexander, & Lance Archer) vs. JetSpeed (Kevin Knight & Mike Bailey), Mascara Dorada, Bandido

Bandido and Hechicero started the match, with Bandido eager to get revenge for his loss as Hechicero eyes the ROH World Championship. Bandido rolled to the floor and Dorada hit a headscissors after a tilt-a-whirl from Hechicero. Dorada tried to hit a handspring, but Lance Archer was the one who was on the other end of it, and this quickly stopped that. The speed of the babyfaces still had an advantage, with it taking a triple dropkick from Dorada, Bailey, and Knight to drop Archer. Dorada, Bailey, and Knight all hit planchas to the floor on the heels as the party match continued.

Josh Alexander hit a reverse suplex on Mike Bailey as they went to the final ad break. Hechicero came in and locked on a series of violent submissions on Bailey, as they continued to isolate him for the heat. Tony Schiavone announced that there was good news though, as Don Callis was not at ringside. His hatred for the heels makes up for the occasional missed call. I love Tony Schiavone. As they came back from break, Bandido tagged in and hit a gorilla press on Alexander.

Rocky Romero hit a knee to the back of Bandido, allowing Alexander to tag out and Hechicero came in and swarmed Bandido immediately, hitting a flying knee in the corner and a went for a running powerbomb, but Bandido countered into a sunset flip bomb to tag out to Dorada. Dorada countered a chokeslam from Archer, who worked as a wonderful base for Dorada’s offence.

Archer went for the Black Out, but the Callis Family broke it up. Rockey Romero was launched off the shoulders of Archer onto Dorada which set of a series of big moves from everyone until Archer took out Bailey, Bandido, and Knight all at the same time. Archer clotheslined Knight into the ring from the apron, but Knight landed on his feet and hit a dropkick and Knight hit an assisted Asai Moonsault to Archer that finally dropped him. Romero almost finished Dorada with a sliced bread, but the the babyfaces made the save, and as Bailey and Knight hit dives onto everyone on the floor, Bandido hit the 21-plex on Romero allowing Dorada to hit the shooting star press on Romero for the win.

Result: Bandido, Mascara Dorada, & JetSpeed

Final Thoughts

I really like how Collision has been advancing the midcard stories on Collision lately. It is clear the show is not the A show, but having the midcard stories built on this show and given time makes them feel more important, and that also gives Collision a distinct purpose – it doesn’t always advance the A-show stories, but it will always advance the stories of several of the midcard wrestlers. The angle with the Death Riders and Cabana was tremendous though, and definitely plays into one of the A level stories with Hangman and Moxley.

AEW Dynamite – July 23, 2025

Hangman Page vs. Wheeler Yuta

AEW Collision – July 26, 2025

Athena vs. Alex Windsor