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International title match announced for AEW Collision

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On AEW Collision this Saturday night, Konosuke Takeshita will make the first defense of his International Championship reign.

Takeshita became a two-time International Champion when he defeated Kazuchika Okada for the belt at Double or Nothing. Less than a week into his reign, Takeshita is set to defend against Daniel Garcia on Collision. The match was announced by Tony Khan on social media today.

“After The Alpha regained the International belt at #AEWDoN, Takeshita will collide vs former TNT Champion Daniel Garcia in a big title fight TOMORROW!,” Khan wrote.

Though Garcia is his first challenger, Takeshita is locked into a feud with Kyle Fletcher after the returning Fletcher targeted him at Double or Nothing. Takeshita, now a babyface, has linked up with The Conglomeration against his former faction mates in the Don Callis Family.

A Trios Championship match with The Conglomeration (Orange Cassidy, Roderick Strong & Kyle O’Reilly) defending against Don Callis Family’s Rocky Romero, Trent Beretta & Lance Archer is among the other matches set for Saturday’s Collision. The show is being held at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville, Alabama.

AEW Collision (Saturday, May 30) —

  • AEW Trios Champions The Conglomeration (Orange Cassidy, Roderick Strong & Kyle O’Reilly) defend against Don Callis Family (Rocky Romero, Trent Beretta & Lance Archer)
  • AEW Women’s Tag Team Champions Divine Dominion (Megan Bayne & Lena Kross) vs. TayJay (Tay Melo & Anna Jay) in an AEW Women’s Tag Team title five-minute eliminator match
  • Hazuki vs. Maya World (with Persephone on commentary)
  • Future of the vacant TBS Championship will be addressed

New match added to AEW Collision lineup

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Stardom wrestler Hazuki will make her AEW debut this weekend ahead of competing in the 2026 Owen Hart Foundation tournament.

Hazuki vs. Maya World is the newest addition to the card for Saturday’s Collision episode. During the bout, Persephone — Hazuki’s first-round opponent in the Owen Hart Cup — will join the commentary team. A date for the Hazuki vs. Persephone matchup has not been set yet.

At Double or Nothing, the tournament began with Athena defeating Mina Shirakawa to become the first competitor to advance to the semifinals. Hazuki vs. Persephone, Skye Blue vs. Sareee, and Alex Windsor vs. a wildcard entrant are the remaining first-round matchups. The finals will be held next month at Forbidden Door.

AEW presented a three-hour Dynamite/Collision block last night but still has a standalone Collision coming up on TNT in the show’s normal Saturday time slot. The episode is being held in Huntsville, Alabama, where AEW has plans to pay tribute to late Midnight Express member Dennis Condrey.

AEW Collision (Saturday, May 30) —

  • AEW Trios Champions The Conglomeration (Orange Cassidy, Roderick Strong & Kyle O’Reilly) defend against Don Callis Family (Rocky Romero, Trent Beretta & Lance Archer)
  • AEW Women’s Tag Team Champions Divine Dominion (Megan Bayne & Lena Kross) vs. TayJay (Tay Melo & Anna Jay) in an AEW Women’s Tag Team title five-minute eliminator match
  • Hazuki vs. Maya World (with Persephone on commentary)
  • Future of the vacant TBS Championship will be addressed

WOL: Ludwig Kaiser arrest, more house shows, Ospreay angle

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Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Lance Storm is back with tons to talk about including WWE house shows, the arrest and release of Ludwig Kaiser, Saturday Night’s Main Event and Double or Nothing, Dynamite and Collision, and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~!

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WOR: Dynamite, Collision, SNME, Double or Nothing, more!

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Dave Meltzer is in Hawaii but that does not stop this man! We’re back to talk all the wrestling news including Dynamite and Collision this week, the AEW PPV on Sunday, SNME, everything you ever wanted to know about Ronda vs. Gina ratings, the Mexico update, and tons more! A packed show as always so check it out~!

Timestamps:
Start: Phil Hickerson passes away
6:25: Ludwig Kaiser/El Grande Americano arrested on battery charges, Dave’s thoughts on Brock Lesnar’s return
10:46: Enzo Amore possibly coming back to NXT & Big Cass rumors, WWE town hall notes
13:39: Dave’s extensive thoughts on the Ronda Rousey/Gina Carano fight & numbers
37:41: CMLL notes
45:11: AEW Dynamite & Collision recap, Double or Nothing lineup
1:10:57: WWE NXT notes

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Chris Jericho teaming with Young Bucks on AEW Dynamite/Collision

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Before Double or Nothing, Chris Jericho will team up with The Young Bucks in trios action.

AEW has announced that Jericho, Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson will face off against Ricochet, Andrade El Idolo & Mark Davis on this Wednesday’s Dynamite/Collision special. It will serve as a preview for the Stadium Stampede match at Double or Nothing.

That Stadium Stampede bout is a 14-man match where Jericho, The Young Bucks, Jack Perry, Kenny Omega, Bobby Lashley & Shelton Benjamin are on one side. Their opponents — with representatives from The Demand, Don Callis Family, and The Dogs — are Ricochet, Andrade, Davis, The Gates of Agony, Clark Connors & David Finlay.

Serving as the final build to Double or Nothing, Dynamite and Collision are airing live as a combined special this Wednesday night. The show is being held at Cross Insurance Arena in Portland, Maine and will run from 8-11 p.m. Eastern time on TBS and HBO Max.

Here is the updated lineup:

AEW Dynamite/Collision (Wednesday, May 20) —

  • AEW World title: Darby Allin defends against Speedball Mike Bailey
  • AEW Continental title eliminator: Jon Moxley vs. Kyle O’Reilly
  • Anything goes: Mark Briscoe vs. Tommaso Ciampa
  • AEW Tag Team titles: FTR defend against Orange Cassidy & Roderick Strong
  • Divine Dominion 5-minute Women’s Tag Team titles eliminator
  • Triangle of Madness & Athena vs. Thunder Rosa, Mina Shirakawa, and the Brawling Birds
  • Katsuyori Shibata vs. Will Ospreay
  • Chris Jericho & The Young Bucks vs. Ricochet, Andrade El Idolo & Mark Davis
  • Swerve Strickland returns

AEW planning to honor Dennis Condrey at Huntsville event

Posted on by Joseph Currier

When AEW comes to Huntsville, Alabama at the end of this month, the promotion will be honoring a tag team wrestling icon who called the city home.

Tony Khan told WAAY 31 News that AEW has plans to honor Dennis Condrey when Collision is held at the Von Braun Center on Saturday, May 30. Though he did not speak on specific plans for the tribute, Khan said the memory of Condrey is “very important” to AEW.

“Absolutely. The memory of Dennis Condrey is very important to us. I had met Dennis Condrey, and I’m a huge fan of Dennis Condrey,” Khan said. “I have so many things that I can say about the life and legacy of the late, great Dennis Condrey — a legendary professional wrestler who touched so many people.”

Condrey, one of the founding members of The Midnight Express, passed away at 74 years old this March after suffering a fall at his Huntsville home. He originally formed The Midnight Express with Randy Rose and Norvell Austin before going on to help define what tag team wrestling would become in his team with Bobby Eaton and manager Jim Cornette. After Condrey left Jim Crockett Promotions, Eaton began a new version of The Midnight Express alongside Stan Lane and Cornette.

To help Condrey’s widow Theresa after his passing, Dax Harwood of FTR started a GoFundMe campaign that raised more than $50,000. The donations included $5,000 from Khan.

B&V: Smackdown, Collision and Rousey vs. Carano!

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The Bryan & Vinny Show is back with tons to talk about including thoughts on three big shows, the Smackdown with Royce Keys vs. Gunther in the main event number-one contender’s match, Collision with Darby defending against versus Sammy Guevara, and Ronda Rousey’s fight with Gina Carano! A fun show as always so check it out~!

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Darby Allin, Willow Nightingale title matches added to AEW Collision

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Big AEW Collision news on ROH: Supercard of Honor tonight. A pair of championship matches for tomorrow’s TV show were announced during tonight’s premium event.

First, because Darby Allin hasn’t been defending the AEW World Championship frequently enough lately, another challenger has stepped up. Sammy Guevara, one-half of the ROH World Tag Team Champions alongside The Beast Mortos, noted that he has won many singles championships. He also said he has beaten Allin four times in the past, and challenged him for Collision. 

Allin and Guevara have met several times in AEW, in singles, tag team, and other matches. Their most recent one-on-one encounter was the Four Pillars tournament final in April of 2023, when Guevara won by disqualification. 

Later in Supercard of Honor, ROH Women’s TV Champion Red Velvet complained about not being in the Owen Hart Cup brackets. She then challenged Willow Nightingale for her TBS Championship, also for Collision. 

Velvet and Nightingale have met just once before, with Velvet coming out on top in an Owen Hart qualifier in 2022. 

WOR: WWE Backlash and Collision reviews, weekend news!

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Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including full results from the WWE Backlash PPV, the future of Asuka after her loss to Iyo Sky, Roman Reigns’ future, the AEW Fairway to Hell edition of Collision, all the weekend news and more! A fun show as always so check it out~!

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WOR: WWE releases, weekend news and TV recaps!

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Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including more WWE releases including New Day, John Cena at Backlash, what’s up with Roman Reigns, nonsensical story not true, New Japan, Smackdown and Collision recaps, all the news and more! A fun show as always so check it out!

Timestamps:
Start: More WWE departures & releases including New Day
11:19: Roman Reigns off the road in June, Backlash’s first hour to air on ESPN 2 & John Cena advertised, NXT Lowell event cancelled
19:20: NJPW Wrestling Dontaku night one thoughts
30:05: Most famous wrestlers by city
37:44: AAA & CMLL notes, Trevor Murdoch announces retirement
45:36: More on the AEW & WBD non-story from over the weekend
58:29: UFC notes
1:02:15: Lineups for the week, WWE SmackDown & AEW Collision notes

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AEW releases full card for Collision

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AEW Collision airs live from the Peoria Civic Center in Peoria, Illinois, on Saturday night. And AEW has already put out a full card for the show. 

Kevin Knight will defend his TNT Championship against Hook of the Ops in what appears to be the main event. Knight just pinned MJF on Dynamite and is scheduled to challenge Darby Allin for the AEW World Championship on Wednesday in North Charleston, South Carolina. Hook has most recently been seen welcoming Samoa Joe back from the injury list and recruiting Anthony Bowens into the Ops. His last AEW TV match was a loss in a tag team match, teaming with Powerhouse Hobbs in a defeat against Hangman Page & Swerve Strickland. 

There will be two other championship matches on Collision. Willow Nightingale will defend her TBS Championship against Anna Jay, who will be wrestling on TV for the first time since November. Her last match came in a team with Tay Conti, losing to Megan Bayne & Marina Shafir in a tournament for the AEW Women’s World Tag Team Championships. 

Also, Jack Perry will defend his National Championship against Mascara Dorada. 

In other matches, the Death Riders will team with the Dogs to face Top Flight & the Rascalz in a 10-man tag team match; Juice Robinson & Ace Austin will team up to face Daniel Garcia & Wheeler Yuta; and the Conglomeration and Skye Blue will both be “in action.”

AEW Collision airs at 8 p.m. Eastern on TNT and HBO Max. 

AEW Collision (May 2):

  • TNT Champion Kevin Knight defends against Hook
  • TBS Champion Willow Nightingale defends against Anna Jay
  • AEW National Champion Jack Perry defends against Mascara Dorada
  • The Conglomeration will be in trios action
  • Death Riders & The Dogs vs. Top Flight & The Rascalz
  • Bang Bang Gang vs. Daniel Garcia & Wheeler Yuta
  • Skye Blue in action

WOR: WWE cuts in depth, Stardom, New Japan, Smackdown, Collision, more!

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Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including tons of notes on all the current WWE cuts and whether there are more to come, Stardom, Arena Mexico and New Japan notes, Smackdown and Collision reviews, all the news and more! A fun show as always so check it out~!

Timestamps:
Start: Linda McMahon, Shane McMahon, Dana White at White House Correspondent’s Dinner
3:06: WWE cuts
19:28: Stardom, CMLL, NJPW notes
23:58: Lineups for the coming week, ratings notes, Hulk Hogan documentary notes
32:48: WWE SmackDown recap
52:35: AEW Collision recap

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AEW Collision ratings up with return to normal night

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Saturday night’s AEW Collision averaged 423,000 viewers on TNT, up 13.4 percent from the prior week’s Thursday airing. The viewership is down 11.1 percent from two weeks ago when Collision last aired in its regular time slot.

Collision drew a 0.08 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s up 14.3 percent from the prior week and steady with the show two weeks ago. While this episode drew Collision’s lowest total viewership on a Saturday night since March 7, it tied the second-highest 18-49 rating the show has done since February 14’s Grand Slam Australia special.

The show went head-to-head with UFC 327 on CBS for the first hour as well as the NBA on ESPN and Saturday night baseball on various networks.

As compared to the same week in 2025, Collision’s overall viewership was down seven percent while the 18-49 rating was down 33.3 percent.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of viewership totals and 18-49 demo ratings for Collision, along with the 10-week average in both categories. This week’s show was down 4.4 percent in viewers but steady in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.

AEW Collision ratings —

DateCollision 18-49Collision overall
1/31/20260.07492,000
2/7/20260.07388,000
2/14/20260.1561,000
2/21/20260.08470,000
2/28/20260.06365,000
3/7/20260.05370,000
3/14/20260.07458,000
3/21/20260.1470,000
3/28/20260.08476,000
4/2/20260.07373,000
4/11/20260.08423,000
*10 wk avg0.08442,300
*notcurrent week

AEW reveals Summer Blockbuster 2026 location

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This June, AEW is coming to Cincinnati for special episodes of Dynamite and Collision.

It was announced today that AEW Summer Blockbuster 2026 will be held at The Andrew J. Brady Music Center in Cincinnati, Ohio on Wednesday, June 10 and Thursday, June 11. The first night will be a Dynamite episode while the second will be a Collision taping.

Tickets are set to go on sale to the general public next Monday (April 20).

Cincinnati is the hometown of AEW Continental Champion Jon Moxley. He’s featured on the Summer Blockbuster poster alongside AEW World Champion MJF, Women’s World Champion Thekla, and Tag Team Champions FTR.

Last year’s inaugural Summer Blockbuster was held in Portland, Oregon and aired as a four-hour live special. A 30-minute draw between Swerve Strickland and Will Ospreay was among the matches that took place

In addition to these two shows, AEW has announced upcoming dates in Richmond, Virginia and Youngstown, Ohio:

  • Wednesday, June 3: Dynamite at Siegel Center in Richmond, Virginia
  • Saturday, June 6: Collision at Covelli Centre in Youngstown, Ohio
  • Wednesday, June 10: Dynamite Summer Blockbuster at Andrew J. Brady Music Center in Cincinnati, Ohio
  • Thursday, June 11: Collision Summer Blockbuster at Andrew J. Brady Music Center in Cincinnati, Ohio