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Hologram gives update on injury status, return timeline

Posted on by Vincent Verhei

AEW fans haven’t seen Hologram since he suffered a knee injury last September. Today, he offered a cryptic update on his condition, and a warning for a rival luchador. 

Hologram shared a picture of himself on social media. Standing on crutches and with his face obscured by a fire emoji, he showed his left leg, which is heavily wrapped from the upper thigh all the way down to the toes. 

He included the following text:

Injury detected. Source: clone.

Surgical process complete

Recovery protocol active.

Countdown initiated.

I’m coming back to finish this.

Hologram wrestled as Aramis for over a decade in Mexico before debuting under his new name with AEW in July of 2024. As he went on an undefeated streak, AEW debuted an evil version of him named El Clon, the luchador formerly known as Ares. 

Before the two could meet, however, Hologram suffered his leg injury last September. The injury occurred off-camera, but AEW filmed a backstage segment where Hologram was injured by Kyle Fletcher. 

With Hologram sidelined, El Clon’s debut was delayed for months. He finally wrestled on Collision on January 3 of this year, defeating Angelico. But he suffered his first loss that same month, falling short in a challenge against Mark Briscoe for the TNT Championship.  He went on to lose to Jon Moxley in a Continental Championship Eliminator match on Dynamite on February 25.

Hologram’s AEW in-ring return still far away

Posted on by Bryan Rose

Don’t expect Hologram back anytime soon.

It was announced during AEW Worlds End Zero on Saturday that El Clon will be making his return at AEW Collision next year in January. However, whoever his next target is, it likely won’t be his intended rival.

“Hologram is still a long way away from returning,” Bryan Alvarez writes.

Clon had been built up with vignettes for several weeks starting in August, causing Hologram stress and discomfort as the two were set to feud. After being attacked backstage by Kyle Fletcher in September, Tony Khan announced that Hologram would be out for the rest of 2025.

Hologram was originally set to challenge Fletcher for the TNT title just days before his injury and was replaced by Orange Cassidy. Fletcher retained after Clon, who was wearing Hologram’s attire, came out and interfered. It was later revealed that not only was it Clon who impersonated Hologram, he had also joined the Don Callis Family.

In the time since his debut, Clon has been seen as a member of the Don Callis Family but has yet to wrestle a match.

Hologram recovering following knee surgery

Posted on by Bryan Rose

Hologram is recovering from surgery.

The AEW star revealed on social media Friday that he’s undergone surgery on his knee, posting a photo of his surgical scars.

“Surgery, Rehab, Rise up,” the caption reads.

Last month, an injury angle took place on Collision that saw Hologram being laid out backstage, with his new rival Clon and the Don Callis Family being behind the attack. Clon was later revealed to be the newest member of Callis’ ever-growing family. Shortly after the injury angle took place, Khan announced that Hologram would likely be out for the rest of 2025 citing that he was dealing with “significant injuries” as a result of the attack.

Hologram was originally set to challenge Kyle Fletcher for the TNT title the following Wednesday on Dynamite, with Orange Cassidy stepping in to replace him in a losing effort. The Conglomeration has since continued their feud with the Don Callis Family, with Mark Briscoe failing to capture the title at WrestleDream earlier this month. Despite this, Briscoe is looking for another opportunity to capture the title, with Fletcher so far refusing.

El Clon debuts on AEW Dynamite, immediately aligns with faction

Posted on by Josh Nason

The Don Callis Family added Andrade El Idolo during Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite and then followed up by adding the mysterious El Clon shortly thereafter.

Clon made his in-person debut during the TNT title match between Kyle Fletcher and Orange Cassidy, initially disguised as his rival Hologram (seen above).

After the referee was taken out by Fletcher, Cassidy was distracted by Callis which brought out the disguised Clon to run him off. He then crotched Cassidy on the ropes, giving Fletcher a window to hit his top rope brainbuster for the win.

After the entire Callis Family attacked Cassidy, Mark Briscoe, Roderick Strong and Kyle O’Reilly (who had come out to try to help), the lights flickered and Clon removed his Hologram mask and jacket to reveal he was not Hologram.

The former Arez, the Clon character debuted via vignettes in late-August, causing Hologram to act like he was glitching out. After being taken out backstage by a Fletcher attack last week, Tony Khan announced it was expected Hologram will miss the rest of the year with an injury which Dave Meltzer said is a re-aggravation of a previous knee injury.

Tony Khan: Hologram ‘likely is out the rest of 2025’

Posted on by Josh Nason

Originally set to challenge Kyle Fletcher on this Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite, Hologram was injured in a backstage attack and according to Tony Khan, he won’t be back for some time.

After the attack by Fletcher that aired on AEW Collision preceded by a video of Hologram nemesis Clon, Khan tweeted that Hologram “has significant injuries” and that he “likely is out the rest of 2025.”

The 26-year-old competed in a trios bout this past Wednesday on Dynamite where he picked up the win via a pin on Hechicero. It’s unclear if there is an actual injury and if so, when it was sustained and the severity.

Orange Cassidy will take Hologram’s place this Wednesday against Fletcher. If the injury is legitimate, the immediate future for the Clon character remains to be seen.

Since the character was introduced in July 2024, Hologram has been undefeated in both singles and tag team competition. He missed a significant amount of time from October 2024 through February 2025 after suffering an ankle injury at WrestleDream in addition to welcoming the birth of a child.

Identity of AEW’s new El Clon character revealed

Posted on by Ian Carey

Hologram’s undefeated streak is in real jeopardy.

After Hologram defeated Jay Lethal on AEW Collision on Saturday, the arena lighting turned red and a video played on the screen. It read “Clon activated” and “Access Granted” before showing a more sinister-looking version of Hologram, along with the word “soon.”

It is believed that Aramis plays the Hologram character. After the angle on Saturday, many fans speculated that Arez would portray the El Clon character.

LuchaBlog has confirmed that Arez is the performer behind the new wrestler, writing:

“The new El Clon character who debuted on AEW Collision is Arez. Many people seemed to figure it out immediately, even though there really weren’t any hints. I think Arez and Aramis are just linked in people’s minds; most US people would’ve been introduced to both of them wrestling each other in places like GCW and MLW so maybe they’re just linked together.”

AEW filed to trademark the terms El Clon and The Clone for wrestling purposes in September 2024. However, the current listings for both on the USPTO website state that the applications were rejected. AEW is still able to appeal the decision.

LuchaBlog writes that AEW has had interest in Arez dating back to the trademark filing, but attributes him finally being brought in to his performance at the Dean 2 show and a recent report that WWE has shifted from targeting CMLL wrestlers to indie wrestlers, with Arez believed to have been among those they were looking at.

LuchaBlog continued:

“AEW filed for the ‘El Clon’ trademark nearly a full year ago. The story I heard was that there was an idea for that to be Arez back then, but nothing really came from it. AEW liked Arez; he was aware they had interest, but also, AEW has a million people (number needs to be fact-checked), and there was no urgency to add another person.“

Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez addressed the angle with Hologram and his clone on the latest episode of Wrestling Observer Radio, with Meltzer mentioning, “I’ve heard the rumor of Arez being the guy.” The report from LuchaBlog is available here.

WOL: AEW match announcements, ROH’s maybe happy streaming accident, WWE & ESPN

Posted on by Josh Nason

Image: AEW

The final Wrestling Observer Live of the summer has arrived with your summer fill-in host Josh Nason, filling in for Andrew Zarian one last time before the calendar changes.

While this show has zero to do with WWE Clash in Paris (get that on Wrestling Observer Radio or the Bryan & Vinny Show), here’s what this ad-free 40 minutes does have to do with:

  • Josh has some issues with how AEW does their match announcements with a big pointer finger to Saturday’s AEW Collision
  • Josh recaps Saturday’s Collision with some befuddlement about what the deal is with Hologram (seen above)
  • Josh thinks that Friday’s technical issues with Ring of Honor Death Before Dishonor might be a blessing in disguise
  • Josh also talks about his love of afternoon live airings of WWE shows, Randy Orton’s Fireball product placement, and his take on Dave Meltzer & Bryan Alvarez’s debate about AEW All Out PPV buys vs. WWE WrestlePalooza.

All that and more awaits for free. Listen below for free on our Spotify or Apple Podcast account (search Wrestling Observer).

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New Hologram rival teased on AEW Collision

Posted on by Bryan Rose

Someone seems to be coming for Hologram.

After the AEW star won a match over Jay Lethal on Saturday’s Collision, suddenly the arena lighting turned red and computer text appeared on the screen. Words “Clon activated” and “Access Granted” were then seen as a sinister-looking version of Hologram was quickly shown, ending with the word “soon.”

The segment ended with Hologram clutching his head, confused by what was going on.

The teases for a potential rival began at ROH’s Death Before Dishonor the previous day. Before Hologram and Tomohiro Ishii came out for their match against the Premier Athletes, text could be seen showing the words “Access Denied” with a sad face, signifying something was off in the algorithm.

Hologram, who used to wrestle as Aramis, has been with AEW since last summer and in that timeframe has amassed a huge winning streak, with his victory over Jay Lethal bringing him to 31 straight wins. He’s also made several appearances in CMLL, most recently teaming with Mistico and Templario to defeat The Beast Mortos, Ultimo Guerrero, and Volador Jr. earlier this month in Mexico City.

All-Star tag match added to AEW Dynamite lineup

Posted on by Joseph Currier

An All-Star tag team match is the latest addition to the card for tonight’s AEW Dynamite episode in Cincinnati.

Tony Khan has announced that TNT Champion Kyle Fletcher will be teaming up with Josh Alexander & The Young Bucks for an eight-man tag match on tonight’s show. They’ll be facing Hologram, Brody King, Tomohiro Ishii — and a mystery partner from NJPW.

Last weekend on Collision, Fletcher challenged NJPW to send their “pound-for-pound best” to challenge him for the TNT Championship at Forbidden Door on August 24. We’ll find out the identity of that challenger tonight.

Fletcher won the TNT title from Dustin Rhodes in a street fight at the end of last month and has made one successful defense so far, defeating Ishii.

Cincinnati’s Andrew J Brady Music Center is the venue for tonight’s show. Here is everything that’s been announced:

AEW Dynamite (Wednesday, August 13) —

  • Hangman Page and MJF face-to-face
  • Jon Moxley vs. Kevin Knight
  • Adam Copeland vs. Stokely Hathaway
  • Mercedes Mone, Thekla & Skye Blue vs. Willow Nightingale, Queen Aminata & Alex Windsor
  • All-Star eight-man tag match: Kyle Fletcher, Josh Alexander & The Young Bucks vs. Hologram, Brody King, Tomohiro Ishii, and a mystery NJPW wrestler

Ring of Honor TV results: Bandido vs. Adam Priest World title match

Posted on by Arya Witner

Ring of Honor World Champion Bandido will put his title on the line against indie standout Adam Priest on tonight’s ROH on HonorClub from Chicago.

The champion will be looking for his fourth successful title defense while Priest has just one all-time career ROH victory.

The Conglomeration’s Tomohiro Ishii & Hologram will take on MxM Collection.

In a pair of men’s Pure Rules bouts, Blake Christian faces the returning Jimmy Jacobs in his first ROH bout since May 2024 while Virus faces Xelhua in a meeting of CMLL talent.

The show is rounded out by Gringo Loco vs. Jon Cruz.

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-Ian and Caprice start the show by running down what’s on the show, including Bandido vs Adam Priest for the ROH Title, which is your main event. Ian and Caprice are wearing their invisibility cloaks at ringside for this show.

The Conglomeration (NJPW Strong Openweight Champion Tomohiro Ishii & Hologram) vs. MxM Collection (w/ Johnny TV)

This was a very good opener. I would say all four men are criminally underused, but I couldn’t tell you who they should take off Dynamite and Collision every week to put them on. 

We got a picture-in-picture with a MxM, Johnny and Taya commercial selling something called MxM Seed. It looked funny, but Ian and Caprice talked over it.

Ishii and Hologram ran wild on Mansoor early and did a double drop toehold to Mason when he tried to get involved and dropped Mason on top of his partner. MxM got the heat on Ishii when they bullied him into the corner and then TV yanked Hologram off the apron. Hologram got the hot tag and ran wild on MxM. The crowd got into Hologram’s comeback, including backflipping out of the ring and giving TV a headscissors takeover and a Suicide Dive out the other side of the ring to Mason. The expected 4-way broke out and Ishii gave Mason an assisted Brainbuster. Hologram pinned Mansoor with a 450 Splash.

Match Result: The Conglomeration defeated MxM Collection

-We got a video package recapping Athena vs Alex Windsor from Collision last week. 

Gringo Loco vs. Jon Cruz

This was a match won by Gringo Loco. There’s nothing else to say about the actual wrestling.

Seeing Cruz coming out makes me want to see Nyla Rose give Serpentico through a table for some reason.

Cruz was upset that the fans cheered for Gringo and not him. It evolved into them standing on the ropes on opposite sides of the ring and trying to cheerlead the crowd. I mean if nothing else, the crowd got into it. There was nothing wrong with their actual wrestling, but it was a lot less newsworthy than them spending several minutes cheerleading the crowd. Loco won with a Split Legged Moonsault.

Of all the matches I’ve ever seen, this was the most recent one.

Match Result: Gringo Loco defeated Jon Cruz

Blake Christian (w/ Lee Johnson) vs. Jimmy Jacobs

This was a good match and the type of match they should be having on ROH where they bring in veterans who can still go, like Jacobs and work with these young guys. Not sure why Jacobs isn’t signed, I imagine he wouldn’t break the bank to do more than come in once a year, like he currently is.

Jacobs was one of the longest lasting ROH wrestlers, with him leaving ROH after Supercard of Honor IX in 2015, but has since come back to do one match a year the last few years. The last time he had an ROH match he had an insane pyro display. Remember that insane WCW Kevin Nash pyro display? This was the AEW version of that. Anyway, when Jacobs came out here, he looked for his pyro and, sadly, he had none.

Jacobs is the kind of guy TK should sign to be the ROH veteran to work with young talent. He still wrestles pretty frequently, even if we only see him once a year. Christian has the talent to be one of those “next generation” guys and hopefully he gets the chance to do so. Jacobs went for Sliced Bread, but Christian got out of it, hit a pair of superkicks and a rolling Spiccoli Driver for a near fall. Christian tapped him with Vanilla Choke Zero. After the match, Christian looked into the camera and challenged Bandido.

Match Result: Blake Christian submitted Jimmy Jacobs

-Paul Walter Hauser was on something called the No Contest Wrestling Podcast and was upset because at the Revolution Zero Hour show in March, QT Marshall threw something alcoholic on him. Paul was mad because he’s been sober for three years and now he wants a match with QT. Not sure why it took Paul 5 months to get upset about this, but here we are.

Xelhua vs. Virus in a Pure Rules match

I don’t watch a lot of ROH on Honor Club, but this was easily the best “modern day” pure match I’d ever seen. This was an excellent grappling match. Nothing you have to go out of your way to see, just a match I’d love to see a rematch of. 

Virus began his pro wrestling career two weeks after WrestleMania 2 in 1986. I would like to imagine one had nothing to do with the other, however I cannot prove that. Meanwhile Xelhua is at the other extreme, as he is two years into his career. Xelhua used a double underhook submission that he turned into a pinning attempt. Virus used a reverse Figure Four and Xelhua grabbed the ropes five minutes into the match for his first rope break. Xelhua broke out a Cloverleaf Stretch, which was quite impressive, but Virus got the ropes. Virus used the Vertebreaker and Xelhua half kicked out/half got his foot on the rope, so it counted as a rope break. Virus submitted to the Shoelace submission.

Match Result: Xelhua submitted Virus

-They plugged Dustin Rhodes vs Kyle Fletcher for the TNT Title on Collision, which is happening as I type this. I won’t spoil it for you, mostly because I don’t know what happened. So go check out Jeff Moss’ Collision report. 

ROH World Champion Bandido defends against Adam Priest

This was a really good World Title match to cap off a really good episode of Ring of Honor. 

Priest came out with The Workhorsemen, but sent them to the back before the match began. Bandido has double duty tonight, as he teams with Brody King to take on GOA in the Tag Team Title Eliminator Tournament on Collision. I actually know who won that match, but you should still go read Jeff Moss’ Collision report for more.

The Code of Honor was sort of adhered to, as Priest hit a forearm to Bandido to get the match started after the handshake. Bandido held Priest up for a delayed vertical suplex and even though he is tri-lingual (English, Spanish and Japanese), he let the crowd chant in whatever language they preferred. Priest hit a well timed dropkick to Bandido’s back as he came off the middle rope with a springboard move. The crowd chanted loudly for Bandido, proving that if you give these fans good stuff on ROH, they will react even if they’re there for Dynamite or Collision. Bandido rolled through on a Frog Splash attempt and took a backbreaker from Priest. Bandido had done the Eddie Guerrero shimmy, so Priest went for the Three Amigos, but Bandido reversed the third suplex and hit one of his own. Priest clipped the knee and slapped on a Half Crab, but Bandido got the ropes and then the champ retained with a Frog Splash.

Match Result: ROH World Champion Bandido defeated Adam Priest to retain the championship

Final Thoughts: I don’t watch a lot of ROH on HonorClub. I may have seen six or seven total episodes, including shows I saw live, but this was easily the best HonorClub show I’ve seen. There was nothing to go out of your way to see, but this was an easy hour to watch, it didn’t outstay its welcome and unlike a lot of modern-day wrestling, I was left wanting to see more. 

AEW & ROH vs. CMLL Arena Mexico live results: Bandido vs. Mascara Dorada

Posted on by Suit Williams

A big week in Arena Mexico kicks off with tonight’s AEW & ROH vs. CMLL event from the famed Arena Mexico — an appetizer before AEW’s official debut with Wednesday’s Grand Slam Mexico.

In the main event, ROH World Champion Bandido will defend against CMLL’s Mascara Dorada in their first ever meeting. It will be Bandido’s second defense of the title he won at April’s Dynasty.

In eight-man action, The Don Callis Family (Konosuke Takeshita, Kyle Fletcher, Rocky Romero & Hechicero) will take on CMLL’s Averno, Euforia, Gran Guerrero & Ultimo Guerrero.

The CMLL Tag Team titles will be on the line as Angel de Oro & Niebla Roja defend against CRU (Lio Rush & Action Andretti).

In what should be a spectacle, the undefeated Hologram faces CMLL’s Neon.

In a singles match, Josh Alexander will face CMLL’s Atlantis Jr., while ROH Women’s TV Champion Red Velvet takes on CMLL’s Persephone in a non-title match.

Our live coverage will begin shortly.

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Persephone vs. ROH Women’s TV Champion Red Velvet in a non-title match

(This wasn’t the smoothest opener, but the crowd got behind Persephone as she scored a win over the ROH Women’s TV Champion. This could be setting up a rematch for Supercard of Honor in Texas, but I couldn’t be sure about anything with ROH these days.)

It’s a Tuesday, but it feels like a Thursday as the Ring of Honor Women’s Television Champion Red Velvet kicks off the show against CMLL’s Persephone. Velvet is giving up a good bit of size to Persephone, but Persephone chose to start the match with mat work and hair pulling that got the referee’s attention. Velvet came back with a big headscissors, but Persephone got her by the waist and tossed her down. Velvet came back with a leg lariat and set Persephone up for the ten punches, but Persephone slipped under and shoved Velvet’s legs out from under her to send her crumbling to the mat. Persephone held control until Velvet hit a drop toe hold that sent Persephone into the ropes. Persephone bailed to the outside, but Velvet followed her to the floor with a big dive.

Velvet hit a wheelbarrow facebuster for a nearfall. Persephone came back with a big powerslam for a nearfall. Velvet kicked Persephone’s knee out and hit a spin kick for a nearfall. Velvet choked Persephone out in the corner before taunting the fans, so I believe she’s the heel. I know she’s a heel on ROH TV, but I’d bet about 95% of Arena Mexico wouldn’t know. Persephone hit a shotgun dropkick, then locked Velvet up in a spider flash pin for a nearfall. Persephone went for a Splash Mountain, but Velvet rolled through for a nearfall. Velvet went for another headscissors, but Persephone caught her with a powerbomb to get the win.

Match Result: Persephone defeated Red Velvet

CMLL Tag Team Champions Los Hermanos Chavez (Angel de Oro & Niebla Roja) defend against CRU (Action Andretti & Lio Rush)

(This was a fun tag match, with Cru accounting for themselves well here in a fine match for its spot on the card.)

If CMLL were by a carny capitalist like me, they would have tricked people into thinking Rush (of La Faccion Ingobernable) would be on this show instead of Lio Rush. It’s not a lie; a man named Rush is on the show! Niebla Roja of the championship team came out with A LARGE SWORD. I would make an NXT joke, but it feels sacrilegious to bring up NXT star Karmen Petrovic during an Arena Mexico show. The titles are on the line here, as Los Hermanos Chaves have been champions since January 23rd, 2022. This is their 22nd defense of the titles.

Cru played coy to start before Rush got in to start against Roja. We quickly got a standoff before their partners tagged in, with Andretti getting sent flying with a headscissors. Oro went for a dive, but got cut off by Rush, who himself got cut off by Roja. Roja went for a dive, but CRU dodged him and laid him out with a double suplex into the apron, which didn’t look fun. Cru used their speed to double team Oro. Roja got beaten down 2-on-1 but eventually made the tag out to Oro. The champs fired up and hit a pair of dives to the floor for a big pop. Rojo shot up Andretti into a boot from Oro. The champs took Rush up-and-over with a tag team Burning Hammer-style move for a nearfall that Andretti broke up.

Andretti and Rush sent the champs to the apron and knocked them down with handsprings before hitting dives of their own. Rush hit Rush Hour on Oro, and then helped Andretti hit a big neckbreaker for a nearfall that Roja broke up. Oro sent Andretti up with a catapult, then locked both Cru members in tandem submissions. Oro sent Rush into Andretti before hitting a dropkick that caused Andretti to DDT Rush for a big double nearfall. All four men ended up on opposite posts, and Hermanos Chavez hit two big moves off the top rope for the win and a successful defense of the titles.

Match Result: Los Hermanos Chavez defeated CRU to retain the CMLL Tag Team titles

Hologram (w/ Alex Abrahantes) vs. Neon

(This was another stellar singles match for Hologram, with an eternally hot Arena Mexico fired up for both men. Neon is a pretty spectacular flyer in his own right. Awesome stuff here.)

The two tested each other’s speed to start, coming to a quick stalemate. Neon baited Hologram in with a handshake before kicking off another sequence, with Hologram pulling off his evasion in the corner before Neon caught him with a headscissors and followed him to the floor with a big tope con hilo. Hologram came back with a kick on the apron before hitting a high cross. Hologram sidestepped Neon before hitting his missile dive to the floor. Back in the ring, neither man could keep each other down for a pin attempt, leading Neon to drop Hologram with a sliding boot for a nearfall.

Both men had the same idea, sliding into each other before Hologram hit a wacky facebuster for a nearfall. Neon went up-and-over Hologram, eventually getting him in a crucifix for a nearfall. Hologram went up the ropes before Neon dropkicked him down. Neon went for his spectacular double jump moonsault from the ramp to the floor, but Hologram slid in the ring and caught him with a powerbomb for a nearfall. Neon came back, dropping Hologram and hitting a vaulting stomp over the ropes for a nearfall. Hologram ducked a corner charge and baited Neon to the floor, where he hit a Spanish Fly. Hologram hit a 450 splash, but Neon grabbed the ropes. Hologram set up the Portal Bomb, but Neon fought out and hit a hurricanrana off the apron to the floor.

Neon hit the aforementioned spectacular double jump moonsault from the ramp to the floor, then hit a moonsault in the ring for a big nearfall. Neon set Hologram onto the ropes, and after a jostle for positioning, Hologram hit a reverse Spanish Fly for a nearfall. The two traded chops and kicks until they both went down. Neon got up first and set up a step-up moonsault, but Hologram got up and booted Neon in the head on the way down. Hologram hit the Portal Bomb to get the AEW/ROH contingent their first win. The two men shook hands to end things on a positive note.

Match Result: Hologram defeated Neon

Atlantis Jr. vs. Josh Alexander

(This was a solid TV-level match, with the interesting part being Arena Mexico booing their CMLL guy. It wasn’t due to performance, as Atlantis didn’t screw anything up badly. I can’t say for sure as I’m not a regular CMLL viewer, but maybe the Mexican smart crowd aren’t big fans of the guy.)

Atlantis caught Alexander with a quick headscissors to start before vaulting him up into a knee strike. Atlantis sent Alexander to the floor and set up a dive before Alexander cut him off. Alexander took Atlantis down with an arm takeover for a nearfall as he took in the crows. He kept going after Atlantis’ mask and toe tapping him, getting Atlantis to fire up with chops before cutting him down with a kitchen sink knee. Atlantis took Alexander down with a Slingblade and a headscissors to the floor. Atlantis followed Alexander to the floor with a dive. Alexander ducked a top-rope attack and caught a headscissors before dropping Atlantis over his knee.

Alexander went for the C4 Spike, but Atlantis flipped it into a sunset flip for a nearfall. Alexander vaulted Atlantis to the ramp, where Atlantis booted Alexander in the face and hit a running high cross over the ropes for a nearfall. Alexander cut off Atlantis on the top rope and locked on an Ankle Lock on the top rope. Alexander followed with a big German suplex. Alexander had Atlantis in Tombstone position, but Atlantis reversed it into the Bastard Driver for a nearfall. The two men traded forearms, with the crowd interestingly behind Alexander even though he was playing full heel here. Alexander stomped on Atlantis’ ankle in the corner before locking on the Ankle Lock and dragging Atlantis to the center of the ring. Atlantis fought out and hit a powerslam to a mixed reaction.

Both men ended up on the top rope before Atlantis kicked Alexander down and hit a frog splash. Alexander kicked out and immediately locked on the Ankle Lock, but Atlantis bridged back and pinned Alexander for the win as the boo birds were out.

Match Result: Atlantis Jr. defeated Josh Alexander

Averno, Euforia, Gran Guerrero & Ultimo Guerrero vs. The Don Callis Family (Konosuke Takeshita, Kyle Fletcher, Hechicero & Rocky Romero)

(I can’t put it into words how fun this match was. This was a big party match, with the tecnicos standing tall over the hated heels as the crowd lost their minds at the action. This wasn’t a Match of the Year contender or anything, but every pro wrestling show on Earth could use a match like this one, especially if it gets the crowd as rowdy as this match did.)

The Callis Family came out separately, with Romero getting the last entrance as he’s one of CMLL’s biggest heels at the moment. Hechicero was meant to team with Averno & Guerrero, but he turned on them to team with his real family. Euforia and Hechicero got into it as the bell rang before the teams had cleared out. The Infantry were in the crowd, raising the roof for Ultimo Guerrero. Chris Hero was beside them, enjoying the show from his seat.

Fletcher & Ultimo kicked things off, with Ultimo almost catching Fletcher in La Tapatilla. Fletcher caught Ultimo with some chops and mocked Ultimo’s raising of the roof, but you can’t mock Ultimo Guerrero in Arena Mexico and get away with it. Ultimo spun Fletcher around and chopped him before raising the roof and tagging in Averno. Romero tagged in for the rudos and got Averno in the Callis corner for his partners to stomp out as the referee was concerned with the tecnicos. Averno flipped the script and got Romero in his corner to get booted as this referee has gotten spun six ways to Sunday. The Callis Family dragged Averno to the floor as the match broke down.

Hechicero and Ultimo were in the ring as brawling happened on the floor. The crowd chanted for Hechicero, trying to get him to see the light. And because Hechicero’s awesome. The heels quadruple-teamed Ultimo before posing to boos. Averno got dragged in, with Hechicero hitting the first hair-mare I’ve seen since like, 2010. Boots in the corner led to a double stomp assisted Bastard Driver for a nearfall that Euforia broke up. He too got his ass kicked, with Romero hitting his Forever clotheslines. Gran Guerrero had enough and went after Hechicero’s mask, but the rudos took him down and teased his mask. Gran tried swinging at all four rudos, but they quickly took him down before Romero dropkicked him to the floor. They went for the same combination on Ultimo, but Averno & Euforia dragged Romero to the floor.

The tecnicos got some offense going and sent all four rudos to the floor as the crowd went crazy for Ultimo. Averno & Euforia double-teamed Romero, then Gran Guerrero launched his massive body onto Fletcher for a nearfall. Gran & Takeshita traded shots before Takeshita hit his home run forearm to take him down. Ultimo took down Takeshita, dropping him with a top rope facebuster. We got to the fireworks factory as we got everyone hitting a big move. Hechicero locked Averno up in a wild spinning pinfall before the tecnicos took him down, leading to Euforia hitting a big splash off the ropes for a nearfall. They did the big “everyone joins the suplex” spot, with the Callis Family winning and hitting big dives afterward. Romero and Gran Guerrero were left in the ring, and Romero took too long to showboat, allowing Gran to hit a big Attitude Adjustment off the top rope for the win.

Match Result: Averno, Euforia, Gran Guerrero & Ultimo Guerrero defeated The Don Callis Family (Konosuke Takeshita, Kyle Fletcher, Hechicero & Rocky Romero)

ROH World Champion Bandido defends against Mascara Dorada

(Wow. Wow, wow, wow. I implore you to subscribe to CMLL’s YouTube channel to watch this match as soon as you can, because this was a phenomenal main event. I have been bullish on Bandido’s potential as a real top guy in the AEW universe, and this match has fully reinforced those thoughts as he looked every bit of the top guy that I believe he can be. I don’t want to discount Mascara Dorada either as he did some jaw-dropping offense in this match, including standing on Bandido’s shoulders as Bandido was stood on the top rope before dropping into a hurricanrana. He more than held up his end of this unbelievably great match. A beautiful display of lucha, and an excellent start to CMLL’s international week of events.)

This is Bandido’s second defense of his second reign as ROH World Champion.

These two tested each other’s speed, with Dorada winning the exchange. Bandido tried using some power and got Dorada in position for the 21-Plex, but Dorada fought it off before Bandido pointed his finger guns at him to show that he had Dorada in trouble. Dorada was almost in more trouble as Bandido sent him to the floor, but Dorada came back with a shotgun dropkick and a spiral dive to the champion on the floor. Dorada hit a 450 Splash in the ring for a nearfall. A headscissors sent Bandido to the apron, but Bandido slid in and hit a pop-up cutter. Dorada slid to the floor, but Bandido hit a wild Fosbury Flop to the floor before posing with the crowd.

Bandido followed up with a simply preposterous one-armed superplex for a nearfall. You could see Dorada helping him, but the idea was very cool. They traded lariats in the corner before Dorada caught Bandido with a kick. Dorada tried to outsmart Bandido by sliding to the floor, but Bandido simply dove over the post onto Dorada before hitting a Frog Splash in the ring for a nearfall. Dorada came right back, standing on Bandido’s shoulders before dropping down into a headscissors for a nearfall.

The crowd was fired up as champion and challenger traded chops that turned to slaps. They went to the apron to continue their strike battle, eventually booting each other to the floor. They got back in the ring before Dorada sent Bandido to the ramp and hit a wild spinning headscissors. Dorada sent Bandido flying with a suplex on the ramp before going up the Arena Mexico stairs and hitting a dive off of the 7- or 8-foot-tall video board.

Dorada hit a sick Fosbury Flop splash from the ramp to the ring for a nearfall as this crowd was losing their minds. Bandido rolled through a sunset flip to catch Dorada in a pinning predicament. Dorada sat himself up as Bandido kept headbutting him in the chest, but Bandido herked him over his head and dropped him with a Bastard Driver for a nearfall.

Bandido went for the fall away superplex on the ropes, but Dorada got away. He hopped on top of Bandido’s shoulders as Bandido was on the top rope, then dropped down into a hurricanrana. Dorada followed up with a Shooting Star Press for a nearfall as the crowd chanted Esto Es Lucha. Bandido caught a charging Dorada with an X-Plex before hitting the 21-Plex for a huge nearfall that I completely bought as the finish.

Dorada booted a charging Bandido and went to the top rope, but Bandido cut him off. He got to the top rope and took Dorada down with the fallaway superplex, then hit a second 21-Plex to win the match and retain his title in a spectacular main event. After the match, Dorada shook Bandido’s hand and wrapped the ROH World Title around his waist in a show of respect. Dorada and the referee raised Bandido’s hand as streamers shot off over the ring.

Match Result: ROH World Champion Bandido defeated Mascara Dorada to retain

‘Four million pesos four-way’ added to AEW Grand Slam Mexico

Posted on by Josh Nason

Three AEW competitors and one CMLL talent will battle for four million pesos on this Wednesday’s AEW Grand Slam Mexico from Arena Mexico.

Ricochet, Hologram, Lio Rush and Mascara Dorada will go at it for the U.S. equivalent of $211,674.15, announced by the promotion on Friday.

It continues a recent trend of multi-man matches with storyline dollars on the line.

Ricochet will be making his Arena Mexico debut in the match — his first since a stretcher match win over Mark Briscoe at May’s Double or Nothing. While Dorada will have home field advantage, Rush and Hologram have previously competed in the famed venue before.

AEW Grand Slam Mexico card | Wednesday, June 18

  • CMLL World Women’s Champion Zeuxis defends against Mercedes Mone
  • MJF vs. Mistico
  • Death Riders (Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli & Wheeler Yuta) and Young Bucks (Matthew Jackson & Nicholas Jackson) vs. Swerve Strickland, Will Ospreay and The Opps (Samoa Joe, Powerhouse Hobbs & Katsuyori Shibata)
  • Adam Cole, Daniel Garcia, Brody King, Templario, Bandido & Atlantis Jr. vs. Dax Harwood, Cash Wheeler, Konosuke Takeshita, Kyle Fletcher, Josh Alexander & Hechicero
  • Ricochet vs. Hologram vs. Lio Rush vs. Mascara Dorada

Ring of Honor TV live results: Rhino teams with Hologram

Posted on by Jeff Moss

For the first time since 2014, Rhino will return to Ring of Honor on tonight’s ROH on HonorClub.

The former multi-promotion star and past SCUM member will team with the undefeated Hologram to take on The Frat House’s Griff Garrison & Cole Karter.

CMLL’s La Catalina returns to battle Trish Adora.

In two separate big man matches, Lance Archer and Satnam Singh will be in action.

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…But not against each other, which let’s be honest, is what we’d all like to see.

Ring of Honor is back in it’s Thursday Night time slot and ready to rock and/or roll!

La Catalina defeated Trish Adora (w/Carlie Bravo & Shawn Dean)

Catalina has “Future Star” written all over her. She has been racking up wins in CMLL and all over Mexico, as well as some ROH heavy hitters like Taya Valkyrie. Adora has been doing her best to adopt the Shane Taylor Promotions methodology like Dean & Bravo have done and it’s paying off in spades with wins over Rachael Ellering (twice!) and Harley Cameron, sans-puppet.

Adora definitely had the bruiser advantage, but Catalina brought luchadore speed to the match. Adora tried to power over Catalina off the top, but Catalina actually remained in control, keeping the match to her chosen pace.

Catalina showed off her hard-hitting skills as well with some really stiff dropkicks on Adora. Adora easily won the posing game though, taking many opportunities to work the crowd as she focused on Catalina’s arm.

Catalina turned the tables though with a really devastating high knee out of the corner. Catalina then went for a modified facebuster with a certain pedigree, but Adora kicked out at two. Things slowed down considerably here which gave Adora more chances to hit big moves, but she couldn’t put Catalina away.

Catalina hit an electric chair on Adora then climbed up for a big frog splash. That was it for Adora as Catalina pinned her and got the win. After the match, Adora showed respect and shook hands with Catalina.

Match Result: La Catalina defeated Trish Adora

-Taya Valkyrie joined us from the back to let us know that the impending Women’s Pure Tournament is a casting call and she’s the main character. She said that she was the headline, not the conversation.

Lance Archer defeated Diego Hill

Hey, here’s a question: Why do members of the Callis Family not have to change their last name to Callis? Just wondering. Anyway, the Murderhawk Monster, Lance Archer returns to ROH by himself for the first time since beating up Crowbar last month. This time, he was looking to beat up Diego Hill who… has neat pants, I guess?

Archer got caught with a kick off the top and started bleeding, leading him to quote the classic movie Dodgeball and exclaim “nobody makes me bleed my own blood!” That was about the end of Hill’s offense as one can probably imagine.

The talkative Archer proclaimed “you done messed up now” as he pummeled HIll, actually attempting to bend him in half in some kind of reverse crab hold. Hill tapped out and Archer didn’t even wait for the music to stop before hitting him with a Blackout for good measure.

Match Result: Lance Archer defeated Diego Hill

-Next a vingette aired announcing the return next week of ROH’s Forever Champ, Women’s World Champion Athena.

ROH Pure Title Match: Lee Moriarty (c) (w/Shawn Dean) defeated Matt Mako

Up next was a surprise ROH Pure Title Match between Matt Mako and ROH Pure Champion Lee Moriarty. This match was from ACTION DEAN~!!!2, an event in honor of Dean Rasmussen, who passed away in 2023. The match took place on May 24th, 2025 as part of the ACTION/ROH Youtube special.

The match started off a little strange for Moriarty, who was forced to use two of his rope breaks within the first 1:44 of the match. He also went for the Border City stretch very early, forcing Mako to use his first rope break at 2:32.

Mako clearly studied Moriarty and seemed to have everything scouted pretty well. he was able to reverse or deflect most of what Moriarty threw at him, but used up his second rope break at 3:25.

The only rough part of the match was that it took place outside at night in Waterdance Plaza in Glendale, Arizona. It looked like kind of a Times Square type place, but the only outdoor lighting was from big LED signs. So it was hard to see the match at times as the ring was flooded with red and blue lights every few minutes.

As the match passed its halfway mark, it was a pretty even affair. Mako changed tactics and tried to over power Moriarty with some big strikes and spinning kicks. Moriarty held on though luring Mako into the corner and dropping him on his face. A second Border City Stretch (complete with hand stomps) forced Mako to use his last rope break at 7:14.

Mako locked in an armbar at 8:44 causing Moriarty to use up the last rope break of the match. With time ticking away, Mako tried to put Moriarty down with a quick rollup into a rear choke, but Moriarty locked in a third Border City Stretch that Mako had to tap out of because he was out of rope breaks.

Killer match though!!

Match Result: ROH Pure Champion Lee Moriarty (w/Shawn Dean) defeated Matt Mako

Torneo Cibernetico Ten Man Elimination Match: Blue Panther, Hologram, Neon, Valiente & Virus defeat Averno, Dr. Cerebro, Euforia, Volador Jr. & Xelhua

Up next was more surprise action from ACTION DEAN~!!!2: a Toreno Cibernetico match! What’s that you ask? No idea. But that’s what Wikipedia is for!

“The match format sees two teams of varying sizes face off against each other. It uses standard lucha libre tag team rules with elimination occurring with a pinfall, submission, disqualification and count out and allows a wrestler to enter the match when their tag team partner exits the ring as well as when they tag out. A special ‘batting’ order system is used in which the wrestlers are given a specific order and may only tag in and out in this order.“

So there you go. I had no idea what to expect in this match, but I like Luchadores and I like a lot of them, so I was excited to see how this played out.

For the first ten minutes or so, it was pure luchadore madness. In spite of the allegedly organized manner of the match and the aforementioned lighting issues, it was very, very hard for anyone watching, including the commentary team, to keep track of who was in the ring against who. They were great about calling out eliminations though, so I kept up as best I could.

Virus survived Blue Panther, Dr Cerebro and managed to eliminate Xelhua (via tapout) before being eliminated himself by Euforia. Volodor Jr entered after that and the tags started flying. Hologram entered to a big ovation and showed why he’s a star against Averno before a huge brawl broke out.

Volador Jr. managed to eliminate Valiente via backbreaker into pinfall before Hologram & Neon jumped in and teamed up to eliminate Euforia after dueling top rope stomps and moonsaults, bringing the match down to 3-on-3.

Next, Blue Panther eliminated Dr. Cerebro with a move that seemed to even surprise him, but that brought in Neon who battled Averno, but found himself eliminated after Averno hit a big facebuster from the top rope.

That left Blue Panther & Hologram against Averno & Volador Jr. They hit a superplex on Panther from the top rope, but Hologram broke up the double pin attempt. Panter returned the favor a few minutes later, saving Hologram.

Panther and Hologram then double eliminated Volador Jr and Averno. Panther eliminating Averno with the move he used earlier to eliminate Dr Cerebro and Hologram used a spinning blue thunder bomb to pin Volador Jr.

Match Result: Blue Panther, Hologram, Neon, Valiente & Virus defeated Averno, Dr. Cerebro, Euforia, Volador Jr. & Xelhua

Wow., Just incredible, but I have to say, after this match I have new appreciation for those “RAW” and “SMACKDOWN” t-shirts that teams wore in Survivor Series a few years back. It was really hard to tell who was who on what team, but damn, was it fun to watch. Definitely check it out on Youtube if can!

Satnam Singh defeated Facade

Back in the ROH arena, and because a Lance Archer squash just wasn’t enough beating up of a little guy by a big guy, Satnam Singh was up next. What can be said about Singh that hasn’t already been said? He’s huge. He was one half of the AAA World Tag Team Champions with the one and only Raj Dhesi (fka WWE Champion Jinder Mahal). He’s going to probably murder Facade. That’s all you need to know, really. 

Singh threw Facade around and pie faced him in the corner for a bit before chopping him hard enough that the first row felt it. He did that a few more times before throwing him across the ring, literally. From post to post.

Facade managed to get a quick chinbreaker on Singh, who simply shrugged it off and threw Facade at the ground a few times until he stopped moving. Singh made the pin and that was it.

Singh is very fun to watch, but like a lot of big men he needs someone to feud with that can bring something different out of him.

Match Result: Satnam Singh defeated Facade

Hologram & Rhino defeated The Frat House (Cole Karter & Griff Garrison) (w/Jacked Jameson & Preston Vance)

The mysterious and enigmatic Hologram made his second appearance on the show, which was his ROH debut with this match. Try not to think about that too much.

Hologram has taken on stalwarts like Blake Christian and Max Castor up in AEW and even had a win over the dreaded Beast Mortos. His partner needs no introduction. He’s Rhino. If you don’t know of any of Rhino’s myriad of accomplishments in pro wrestling, stop now and do some Googling. Their opponents are local jerkbags, The Frat House. As always, it will be a pleasure watching these guys get punched in their various mouths.

Garrison started things off against Hologram which was really fun as they both have similar fast-moving styles. Hologram got the better of Garrison until he got caught in a headlock. Garrison couldn’t hang onto Hologram long though as Hologram put on a show.

Garrison tagged in Karter who waited until Hologram’s back was turned to jump him. Hologram tagged in Rhino though to a massive ovation. Rhino did was Rhino does which is scrunch up his face and beat the ever-loving heck out of whoever is in front of him. In this case, Karter.

Vance and Jameson saved Karter from a Gore by pulling him outside and giving him a chance to regroup. Garrison tried to help but ate a superkick from Hologram. Jameson tried to cause a distraction, which allowed Vance to pull Hologram out and deliver a few stiff shots before sending him back in.

The dust settled and Karter and Hologram were the legal men. Hologram ran into Karter’s high knee, but hit a Spanish Fly to retaliate. Hot tags were made and Rhino and Garrison charged in, with Garrison eating a big belly-to-belly suplex.

Hologram dove out of the ring and got a 3-for-1, taking out Vance, Jameson and Karter. In the ring, Garrison tried to use the pledge paddle on Rhino, but left himself open for a Gore straight from this history books. Rhino made the pin, and the Frat house was defeated.

Match Result: Hologram & Rhino defeat The Frat House (Cole Karter & Griff Garrison)

Great episode!!

AEW Collision Slam Dunk Sunday live results: Trios title match

Posted on by Suit Williams

For the second straight night, AEW returns to TNT with a one-hour Slam Dunk Sunday edition of Collision from Omaha, Nebraska.

The special is headlined by AEW Trios Champions The Death Riders (Wheeler Yuta, PAC & Claudio Castagnoli) defending against Top Flight & AR Fox.

In a lucha showcase, Hologram & Komander will team up against The Beast Mortos & Dralistico.

Former ROH World Champion Bandido will take on Johnny TV and also hope to get his brother Gravity’s mask returned by Chris Jericho.

Harley Cameron will be in singles action.

The broadcast will also feature promos from AEW Women’s World Champion Toni Storm, Don Callis, Adam Cole, Kyle O’Reilly & Roderick Strong, and AEW Continental Champion Kazuchika Okada.

The show is expected to start at 11 PM Eastern following NCAA men’s basketball tournament coverage.

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We’ve been waiting all day for Sunday Night, it’s Slam Dunk Sunday! We’re still in Omaha, Nebraska for another one-hour edition of Collision. Tony Schiavone & Nigel McGuinness were on the call as the Trios Champions made their way to the ring for their seventh defense of the titles.

AEW World Trios Title Match – Death Riders (Claudio Castagnoli, PAC & Wheeler Yuta) (c) defeated AR Fox & Top Flight (Dante & Darius Martin)

An energetic opener, with the crowd behind Fox after his performance against Will Ospreay on Wednesday’s Dynamite. The Cru issue with Top Flight needs to have some type of conclusion some time soon, as it’s been going on in the undercards for months.

The announcers made sure to bring up Fox & Top Flight’s win in the $300,000 Three Kings Christmas Casino Trios Battle Royal from a 2022 Rampage. I don’t know if anyone has got more out of winning one battle royal than these three have.

Yuta and Darius Martin started, but it didn’t take long for Castagnoli to take control of the match. Dante Martin sent Castagnoli flying to the floor with a headscissors and took PAC down before tagging in Fox. Fox sent Yuta to the floor and PAC to the apron, then hit a flipping stomp onto PAC before diving onto Yuta. Castagnoli took him down with a boot on the floor.

The Death Riders isolated Fox in the ring, but Fox ducked a lariat and got the tag into Darius, who quickly took out the Death Riders. The match broke down quickly, with Yuta scoring a Right Angle Slam on Darius as we went to a commercial. After the break, the crowd chanted for Fox to get the hot tag as the Death Riders isolated Darius. Instead, Dante got the hot tag and ran wild.

Dante hit a double springboard dive and tagged Fox in, who hit a step-up moonsault off of the ring post onto Castagnoli. Fox hit a big Swanton Bomb on Yuta for a nearfall. Castagnoli cut off Fox briefly, and PAC took down Top Flight with a low blow to both men on the outside. The Death Riders circled Fox, and while Fox fought valiantly, the Death Riders eventually ran a train of back elbows on him. PAC laid him out with a Tombstone, and the Fastball Special scored the win.

After the match, The Cru jumped Top Flight and choked them out with their chains. The referees ineffectively pointed and pulled at The Cru to stop them.

During this match, a special Dynamite was announced for April 16th titled Spring Break Thru. Tony Schiavone noted, without saying any trademarked show titles, that this would be the show where Dynamite surpassed WCW Monday Nitro for the longest-running primetime wrestling show in Turner history. I’m sure everyone will take that news with grace.

We got a recap of the TNT Title match from last night’s Slam Dunk Saturday show between champion Daniel Garcia & challenger Adam Cole. Lexy Nair’s guests at this time were the Undisputed Kingdom, who asked Cole if the draw felt worse than a loss. Cole said that he had Garcia beat and promised that there would be no interference and no time limit in their rematch. Kyle O’Reilly & Roderick Strong talked about the waved-off handshakes from FTR, saying that they wouldn’t accept the disrespect for a third time.

After a commercial, Lexy Nair’s guest at this time was Continental Champion Kazuchika Okada, who talked about how he beat both members of the Hounds of Hell and “put those b****es to sleep.”

Bandido defeated Johnny TV

This was a showcase for Bandido, with the quick win over Johnny and getting his brother’s mask back from The Learning Tree. With Supercard of Honor coming up in May, a Title vs. Mask match that’s been built on AEW television would be a nice headliner.

Johnny threw his jacket at Bandido and started with the advantage. Bandido quickly came back and monkey flipped Johnny all the way over to his stomach. Bandido dropped Johnny with a one-armed Gorilla Press as we went to commercial. After the break, Bandido dropkicked a charging Johnny for a nearfall. Bandido hit the X-Knee, then landed the 21-Plex to score the win.

After the match, Bandido demanded Chris Jericho to bring his brother Gravity’s mask back. All three members of The Learning Tree came out, as Jericho had Gravity’s mask in hand. Jericho said that he wished it could be different, but he had to show people what happened when they took Chris Jericho too lightly. Bandido could ask his disgraced brother and weeping mother about that, as that’s what happened when you messed with Jericho.

Jericho refused to give Bandido the mask back, saying that he wanted Bandido to remember the shame he felt when Jericho took it. Jericho said that the only thing worse than taking a luchador’s mask was putting it on. Jericho put the mask on and asked if Bandido was going to stand there and cry like his mother. Bandido punched Jericho, then evaded the Learning Tree before swiping the mask off of Jericho’s face to a big pop. Bandido celebrated getting his brother’s mask back as Jericho held Big Bill and Keith back in the ring.

We got a Megan Bayne hype video. Bayne spoke about none of the other women having true power and called herself the All Elite Goddess. She said that this was her kingdom now.

Toni Storm was backstage, wondering who died and made Megan Bayne God. She promised to cut off the head of the mighty Megasus and stand tall with her title. The title match was made official for Dynasty.

Harley Cameron defeated Aminah Belmont

Cameron got a quick win with Her Finishing Move.

Lexy Nair’s guest at this time was Don Callis, who was asked about Kyle Fletcher. Callis said that having talent like Fletcher allowed the Family to put nights like Revolution behind them. Callis introduced Fletcher to the interview, who said that he was still destined to be the greatest of all time. He promised to be at Dynamite on Wednesday, and promised to make it clear what was next for him and the Family. Tony Khan later announced that Fletcher would be in action on Dynamite against Brody King.

Los Titanes Del Aire (Hologram & Komander) (w/Alex Abrahantes) defeated La Faccion Ingobernable (Dralistico & The Beast Mortos)

A sick lucha tag that I may have opened one of these shows with. This was eye-catching action with a hot crowd and standout characters. I also would have put the hype for Dynamite and Dynasty earlier on in the shows as well. We know the audiences for these post-sports shows dwindles toward the end of the night, so front-load them with big action and hype for the next shows.

As promised last night, Harley Cameron stuck around for commentary for this match. When asked about the identity of Harleygram, she didn’t know who she was, but she had a fantastic chest. I am inclined to agree.

We got some quick action to start, with Dralistico taking Komander off the apron with a headscissors and Mortos diving onto Hologram. Cameron said that she had to make a phone call, so she left the announce desk and went to the back. After a commercial, Titanes were on offense and Harleygram was rooting them on at ringside. Harleygram was wearing Harley Cameron’s gear, so hopefully Harley had something else in her bag.

Komander hit a step-up Phoenix Splash on Dralistico, and Hologram hit a Destroyer on Mortos. Hologram hit a massive dive onto Mortos, and Komander hit his rope-walk Shooting Star Press for a nearfall that Dralistico broke up. Dralistico tagged in and cut Komander off on the top rope, but Komander slipped free and hit a step-up poisonrana.

The match broke down into a Pier Six brawl with sick moves before Komander landed on top of Dralistico for a nearfall. Dralistico and Komander traded chops before Dralistico hit a springboard Destroyer for a nearfall. Dralistico hit a hurricane kick on Hologram, but Hologram came back with a big dive. Mortos chucked Abrahantes away, but got distracted by Harleygram. That allowed Komander to hit the rope-walk dive to the floor. Titanes put LFI away with a Portal Bomb into a rope-walk Shooting Star Press for the win.

During this match, the rest of the Dynamite card was announced: Toni Storm & Thunder Rosa vs. Megan Bayne & Penelope Ford, Powerhouse Hobbs vs. Mark Davis, Mark Briscoe vs. Konosuke Takeshita, Kenny Omega vs. Blake Christian, MJF answering MVP’s offer, and a sitdown interview with Rated FTR.

Hologram returns, attacks LFI on AEW Collision

Posted on by Bryan Rose

Hologram is back.

On Saturday’s Collision, LFI (Rush, Dralistico, and The Beast Mortos) defeated local competitors. After the match, Komander came to the ring and, despite being outnumbered, confronted the group by first laying out Mortos with a reverse rana. The rest of LFI attacked Komander until a video aired showing Hologram making his way to the arena via a portal. Hologram came to the ring and helped Komander take out all three members of LFI.

Hologram had been out of action since October with an injury. He was last seen being attacked by members of LFI backstage, writing him off in storyline as he recovered. Vignettes started to air for his return back on the January 25 edition of Collision.

Rush & Dralistico had been off television themselves since late 2024. They only recently returned to action in late January, with Rush picking up a quick win over Max Caster on last week’s Collision. During their time away, Mortos competed in the Continental Classic as a singles wrestler, earning zero points.