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AEW Collision Homecoming live results: Women’s trios match

Posted on by Jeff Moss

Tonight’s Homecoming edition of AEW Collision takes place from Daily’s Place in Jacksonville, Florida, as the road to next Saturday’s WrestleDream continues.

The show is headlined by a women’s trios match as Toni Storm teams with AEW Women’s World Champion Kris Statlander and Harley Cameron against Thekla, Skye Blue & Julia Hart of the Triangle of Madness.

Josh Alexander takes on Kota Ibushi in a match where Ibushi notably got injured.

In a mixed trios match, FTR teams with Megan Bayne against Willow Nightingale and JetSpeed.

Eddie Kingston continues his recent run against luchadores as he battles The Beast Mortos.

The former Acclaimed (Max Caster & Anthony Bowens) continues their revived run against Big Bill & Bryan Keith.

TayJay (Tay Conti & Tay Melo) will also be in action.

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In spite of Starlink’s best efforts, we are here and live for AEW Collision!

Josh Alexander (w/Don Callis) vs Kota Ibushi

I won’t lie; due to some techical issues, I missed the first few minutes of this match. As it stands though, there’s no bad time to join and Alexander/Ibushi match and I was glad to get in to see Ibushi hammering Alexander with kicks on the outside.

Alexander caught one though and flipped it into a DDT on the concrete. Alexander dragged Ibushi back into the ring and began working the right leg. He dropped elbows on it, stretched it, worked a modified ankle lock and left Ibushi in a lot of pain.

Ibushi rolled out of the ring and while Alexander distracted the ref, Callis gave him some stiff shots. He bolted away and Alexander grabbed Ibushi and went for a pin, but it was a kickout at one. Alexander began throwing shots at Ibushi’s head, knocking him down every time he got up.

Alexander set Ibushi up in the corner but when he charged, Ibushi ducked and powerslammed him. Ibushi went up top, but Alexander pulled him back down. Ibushi got up and began kicking Alexander in the chest. He peppered him with stikes until Alexander got an elbow on that sore knee.

Ibushi got back up though and hit a standing moonsault for a two count. Ibushi went for a piledriver, but Alexander reversed it into an ankle lock. Ibushi used it to throw him into the corner, but Alexander grabbed him for a spinning slam from the shoulders.

Alexander sat on the top turnbuckle. When he tried to jump off, Ibushi was ready and caught him a a fisherman’s suplex, followed by the driving knees. Alexander kicked out at two. Ibushi tried a pumpkick, but Alexander hit him in the jaw then slammed him on the ring apron.

Tossing him back in, Alexander landed a big lariat, but only got a two count. Callis was not happy. Alexander put Ibushi up on the top turnbuckle and got into position for what looked like a death Valley Driver, but Alexander lost his balance and Ibushi ended up going backwards onto the barricade from above the top rope.

Officials checked on Ibushi who was clutching his leg. The Ref started a countdown while the drs attended to Ibushi. The ref hit the ten count, giving the win to Alexander.

Match Result: Josh Alexander defeated Kota Ibushi via countout.

After the match, Mark Davis of the Callis Family started beating on Ibushi which drew out Kenny Omega who took out Alexander and Davis with a garbage can. They slunk away while Ibushi was attended to. We know now that this was a real injury, so best wishes to Ibushi!

-Next, a Mark Briscoe promo aired setting up his Wrestledream match against Kyle Fletcher. This shouldn’t be shocking. but they both think they are going to win.

Tag Team Match: Max Caster & Anthony Bowens vs. Big Bill & Bryan Keith

Keith and Bill came down to little fanfare, but Bowens and Caster jockeyed for the crowds attention, flashing 8x10s and such.

Caster hit a blind tag on Bowens to be able to start off the match aagainst Keith. The two ran through a chain of flips and hits until Bowens hit a blind tag on Caster and inserted himself into the match.

Bowens and Keith locked up with Bowens sending him to the mat with a shoulder tackle. Bowens leapfrogged over Keith a couple of times and nailed him with a facebuster. That brought in Bill and Bowens tagged himself out. Caster then did the same thing, neither man wanting to face their XL opponent. Finally, Bill just started hitting Caster so he became legal.

Bill slapped and chopped Caster around the ring, throwing him off the ropes and choking him. Bowens jumped in and hit him with a fame-ass-er and Bill rolled out, leaving Caster and Bowens to to stare deeply into each other’s eyes, wondering if they should team together again.

Then Bill pulled Bowens out of the ring and he and Keith jumped Caster. They hit a double team eye-rake-choke thing and tossed Caster out of the ring. Keith began beating him up on the outside, while Bill drove Bowens into the barricades. In spite of us just having a match that ended in a countout, countouts didn’t seem to apply here.

Bill held Bowens in the corner so Keith could superkick him. Bowens fought back with a kick to Keith’s gut. Keith put a headlock on and worked Bowens’ neck in the middle of the ring. Bowens powered out of it though landing a back elbow. He went for a tag, but Keith cut him off.

Keith sent Bowens into the corner, which tagged in Caster who chased Keith out of the ring chopping him. Keith ducked a backhand and Big BIll hit Caster so that Keith could put him back in the ring. Keith went off the ropes, but Caster caught him with a Death Valley Driver for a two count.

Caster went up top, but Bowens hit a blind tag and told him to leave. Keith pushed Bowens into Caster, but only got at two count on the rollup afterwards. Bowens and Caster blamed each other and started shoving. IN the confusion, Keith got hit with a hard right hand and Bowens was able to fall on him for the pin.

Match Result: Anthony Bowens and Max Caster defeated Big Bill and Bryan Keith

-The Bang Bang Gang cut a promo in the back about how they are feeling great. Big Bill and Bryan wandered by, smashing stuff in frustration. The Gang asked if they wanted to “get active” (aka fight) and Bill and Keith looked like they were ready, but walked away instead.

TayJay (Tay Melo and Anna Jay) vs Carolina Cruz and Dream Girl Ellie

TayJay are heading towards however the determine the first ever AEW Women’s Tag Team Champions undefeated at 1-0. They immediately started a match with a double knee to Cruz. Jay stayed legal, but Cruze tagged out and Ellie found herself isolated in the Tayjay corner.

They tagged in and out before giving that up and double teaming her, with a bulldog resulting in a two count. TayJay then delivered stero thrust kicks and stomps. Jay hit a pumpkick and then Melo one of her own on Ellie.

They used a raised knee slam and punned Ellie to move to an unprecedented 2-0.

Match Result: TayJay defeated Carolina Cruz and Dream Girl Ellie

-Backstage, Lexy Nair interviewed the Conglomeration. Kyle Fletcher was mentioned and Kyle O’Reilly mentioned that he hated there was another Kyle. Roddy Strong addressed MOXLEY and challenged him anytime, anywhere. Just let him know. Nightingale said that she was going to back up JetSpeed in their match tonight.

-It was then announced that The Demand would take on the Hurt Business in a trios match on Dynamite.

-Back from break, footage was shown of Darby Allin attacking Jon Moxley at New York City Comicon. Having attended that Con many times, I can say that it was probably over parking. Anyway, the Death Riders cut a promo about how Allin needs to die. Extreme, but they are called the Death Riders. PAC called Allin a piece of crap, earning his Bastard nickname. Moxley wrapped things up saying next time he sees Allin, he will get his face smashed in. These guys must be a blast at parties.

Trios Match: AEW Women’s World Champion Kris Statlander, “Timeless” Toni Storm & Harley Cameron vs. Triangle of Madness (Thekla, Julia Hart and Skye Blue)

Cameron came out dressed like a giant heart, proving once again that she is precious cargo and should be protected at all costs. Storm and Statlander will meet at Wrestledream for Statlander’s AEW Women’s Championship, but I’m sure that wont play a factor in this match.

The Triangle had me asking “why so serious?” but the crowd was definitly into it. Storm convinced her partners to let her start things off and exploded off the bell with a pump kick to Thekla. She threw her around the ring until Thekla grabed the traps and forced her to the mat. She peppered Storm with kicks, but Storm fought back with a Thez press.

She follwed that up with a backbreaker and tagged in Cameron. Thekla sent Cameron to the corner and Blue tagged in, hoisting Cameron on her shoulders. Cameron got out of it and hit a dropkick before whipping Blue into the corner for a splash. Statlander tagged in and used Cameron as a weapon, slamming her onto Blue.

Statlander got Blue up in a staaaaaaaaaaaaallling suplex and slammed her to the mat. She whipped Blue into the corner who got out of it and tagged in Hart. Statlander powerslammed her and tagged in Storm who slammed Hart and tagged in Cameron. Cameron hit a high kick and tried a cover, but Hart kicked out at two.

Cameron started jabbing elbows into Hart’s neck, but Blue took her out giving Hart a pin attempt. Cameron kicked out and Hart startedpunching her. She put a headlock on and wracked the neck of Cameron before sending her into the corner. Hart chopped her and held her in a choke until the ref broke it up.

Hart went up top and walked the ropes, going Old School on Cameron before tagging in Blue. Blue threw a few strikes then tagged in Thekla. Thekla knocked Storm and Statlander off the apron and threw Cameron into the Triangle’s corner where they triple teamed her.

Coming out of that, Blue was legal for the Triangle and Cameron punched her in the gut. Blue hung her up on the ropes in response and drover her knee into Cameron’s neck. She suplexed Cameron next and threw elbows when she tried to get up.

Blue took a shot at Storm and then hoisted Cameron on her shoulders. Cameron got out of it though and tagged in Storm who took out Blue with an agressive flurry ending in a dropkick. She hit a blue thunder bomb, but Blue kicked out at two.

Blue landed a crescent kick and Hart tagged in to double team Storm. Storm turned it into a double DDT though and tagged in Statlander. Statlander cleaned house, throwing kicks at all three. She hit a neckbreaker on Hart, then slammed Blue onto her.

Cameron tagged in and Statlander lifted Hart so Cameron could hit a super bulldog. Thekla entered the match and Cameroon hit a backstabber. Blue took her out, but Storm kicked her our of the ring. Statlander went to kick Hart, but she ducked and almost caught Storm. They two stared each other down.

Cameron found herself alone with Thekla and caught a Spear From The Spider for Thekla to pin her for the win.

Match Result: The Triangle of Madness defeated Tony Storm, Harley Cameron and Kris Statlander

-Backstage, Kenny Omega sent a message to Don Callis and his family. He was lamenting the never ending nature of their rivalry when he was interrupted by none other than Jack Perry. Perry said that he just wanted to say he’s got Omega’s back. Omega was more than suspicious and Perry said that he can’t change the past, but he and Omega have some of the same enemies. Omega said that he doesn’t give a F&%K about Perry or his big dumb dinosaur. If Perry wants to prove he can be trusted he should see Omega at Dynamite. Then he threw him out.

-Backstage, Harley Cameron and Kris Statlander were interviewed about their loss. Cameron asked Statlander to be her tag partner, but Statlander said that she has to focus on the Women’s World Title now. She was about to suggest another partner for Cameron when Wheeler Yuta interrupted them to make fun of the. Then Toni Storm arrived and they all started yelling at each other. I don’t think Yuta was supposed to be in that segment…

-Next, MxMxTV (Mason Madden, Mansoor, Johnny TV and Tay Valkyrie) came down to the ring to have a “casting call” open challenge and give the announce team a chance to make a bunch of gross SEED jokes.

Mansoor grabbed a mic and ran down the crowd. He said that the Casting Call would continue tonight, if anyone is interested. There were some interested parties. A Trio in fact. A trio called La Faccion Ingobernable!

MxMxTV (Mason Madden, Mansoor and Johnny TV) vs LFI (Rush, Sammy Guevara and Dralistico) w/The Beast Mortos

Wait, if they are doing this match now, what’s going to headline Ring of Honor next week?

Anyway, Dralistico and Johnny TV started things off with a flurry of kicks and spin moves before Mansoor tagged in. He caught a foot in the gut and Guevara tagged in, taking him out. Madden ran across and knocked Rush and Dralistico off the apron, then delivered a big powerbomb to Guevara.

Rush was actually legal and he and Dralistico double dropkicked Madden. Dralistico tagged in and hit a hurricanrana on Johnny TV that sent both men to the outside. They Valkyrie took out Dralistico and Rush and Madden traded chops. Mansoor tried to get involved, but Rush thew him into the corner and Dralistico hit a double knee.

Rush delivered The Horns to Mansoor in the corner and Guevara tagged in. He went up top and hit a swanton bomb. He got the pin on Mansoor and the win for LFI.

Match Result: LFI defeated MxMxTV

That’s a lot of letters.

Suddenly, the music changed and Eddie Kingston, the one and only, headed to the ring for his match against Mortos.

Eddie Kingston vs. The Beast Mortos

Mortos took off the sunglasses he’d been hilariously wearing at ringside and Kingston went right for him. The two traded shots with Kingston getting Mortos off his feet with a flying shoulder block. Eddie want for a move, but Mortos rolled out of the ring. The rest of LFI decided they’d seen enough and left.

Kingston put a headlock on Mortos who fought out of it and sent Kingston to the corner. He followed him with a splash and european uppercuts. Kingston rolled away and Mortos stomped his head before putting on headlock of his own.

Mortos started throwing strikes, knocking Kingston around the ring. Kingston responded with some chops and the two started trading. Eventually Mortos just started ducking and then kicked Kingston’s knees out from underneath him. He choked him on the ropes and then threw Kingston into the corner, kicking him right in the Eddies.

The ref didn’t see it (I guess?) and allowed the match to continue with more strikes from Mortos. He hit a big running lariat, but Kingston kicked out at two. Mortos sent Kingston to the corner, but Kingston rolled away from the charge and Mortos exited the ring. Kingston dove between the ropes and sent Mortos into the barricades.

Back in the ring, Kingston hit a reverse neckbreaker, but Mortos kicked out at two. Mortos then bit the hand of Kingston but stopped when the ref hit a five count. He sent Kingston into the ropes, but didn’t get all of the spear and Kingston kicked out at two.

Mortos went up top for a twisting moonsauly but missed Kingston who thew him in a gutwrench. Kingston hit a backfist and Mortos collapsed. Kingston pinned him and got the win to move to 4-0 since returning to AEW.

Match Result: Eddie Kingston defeated The Beast Mortos

Mixed Trios Match: Megan Bayne & FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) vs. Willow Nightingale & JetSpeed (“Speedball” Mike Bailey and The Jet” Kevin Knight)

Back from break, it was main event time!

Bayne brought Penelope Ford to the ring with her and FTR brought Stokely. JetSpeed brought themselves and Willow Nightingale, who danced her way into everyone’s hearts as usual.

Nightingale and Bayne started things off with a tie up. Nightingale sent Bayne into the corner, but neither let go. The wrestled each other back to the center of the ring, where Bayne pumnched Nightingale. Nightingale hit a shoulder block, but Bayne didn’t move. Bayne tried one of her own, but Nightingale didn’t move. Bayne called for one more, then clotheslined her.

NIghtingale hit a scoopslam and then sent Bayne to the corner for some strikes and a lariat. She followed that up with a crossbody, but Bayne kicked out at one. She tagged in Harwood and Nightingale tagged in Knight.

Knight hit a shoulder tackle and leapfrogged Harwood off of the ropes. Harwood got a shot in though, but Knight responded with a springboard lariat and dropkicks until Bayne got into the ring and shoved him. Harwood used that distraction to hit Knight from behind and Bayne sent him to the corner.

Kinght powered back with a shotgun dropkick, sending Knight to the corner. Bailey hit a kick and Nightingale hit a cannonball in the corner, but Knight could only get a two count. He tagged in NIghtingale who went to axhandle Harwood, but Bayne pushed him out of the way and sent Nightingale to the outside.

She thew strikes and tossed Nightingale around before sending her back into the ring. Harwood held her so that Bayne could hit some strikes. She sent Nightingale into the corner and threw some shoulders and chops. She hit a big splash and went for a cover, but only a two count.

For got involved at ringside and choked Nightingale on the ropes while Bayne distracted the ref. Bayne then put a headlock on. Nightingale powered out of it and started throwing strikes into Bayne’s gut. Bayne tried for a powerbomb, but Nightingale flipped her over. Wheeler then tried to jump her, but Nightingale tagged in Baliey.

Harwood quickly tagged in and Bailey hit a moonsault from one side of the ring to the other. He went for a second, but Harwood dodged it. Knight camp off the top with a shot, but Bailey could only get a two count.

Wheeler pulled Knight off the apron and sent him into the barricade. Bayne dove through the ropes onto him while Harwood hit a brainbuster on Bailey. Wheeler tagged in Bailey hit a spinning DDT off the second rope. Nightingale called for the hot tag, but Bailey was cut off by Wheeler. Bayne tagged in and tried to suplex Bailey. She stalled too long and he reversed it.

Bayne sent Bailey to the corner and he got a hot tag to Nightingale. Harwood tagged in, but Nightingale beat him up. Wheeler tried to make the save, but also got taken out. Knight hit a dropkick and then Nightingale hit a powerbomb on Harwood.

She tried to get him up in a suplex, but he pushed her into the ropes and tried a rollup off the bounce back. Bayne got tagged in and Nightingale went for a gutwrench, but Ford tried to cause a distraction. Nightingale pulled her in a flattened her.

Bayne tried to kick her from behind, but Nightingale locked in a crab hold. Bailey and Knight grabbed FTR and did the same. Hardwood grabbed the ropes and rolled out and Jetspeed dove after them.

Ford and Bayne hit a Doomsday device behind the ref’s back on Nightingale and Bayne pinned her one, two, three.

Match Result: FTR and Megan Bayne defeated Jetspeed and Willow Nightingale.

After the match Bayne and Nightingale attacked Nightingale and Harley Cameron came down and made the save with a guitar neck, running off the heels. Jestspeed and FTR jawed at each other as the show came to an end.

Matches announced for next week’s AEW Collision Homecoming

Posted on by Bryan Rose

New matches are set for next Saturday’s AEW Collision Homecoming.

The show, which will take place at Daly’s Place in Jacksonville, Florida, already has six matches announced. One will see Kota Ibushi make his return, taking on Josh Alexander of the Don Callis Family.

Eddie Kingston, who defeated Dralsitico on this week’s show, will face The Beast Mortos next week. Meanwhile, Max Caster and Anthony Bowens will team with one another once again, taking on Big Bill and Bryan Keith after words were traded. Despite teaming up together again, both noted in the segment that they have still not reunited as The Acclaimed.

After the Triangle of Madness attacked Toni Storm and Kris Statlander during their promo to hype their upcoming Wrestledream match, Harley Cameron came down for the save, setting up a six-person tag team match for Jacksonville. After Megan Bayne laid out Willow Nightingale, Bayne will team up with FTR to take on Nightingale and Jetspeed.

Following this week’s show, Tony Khan also announced that TayJay will be in action.

Current AEW Collision Homecoming lineup:

  • Kota Ibushi vs. Josh Alexander
  • Max Caster & Anthony Bowens vs. Big Bill and Bryan Keith
  • Edde Kingston vs. The Beast Mortos
  • Kris Statlander, Toni Storm, and Harley Cameron vs. Triangle of Madness (Skye Blue, Thekla, and Julia Hart)
  • Mixed tag team match: FTR & Megan Bayne vs. Jetspeed & Willow Nightingale
  • TayJay in action

Josh Alexander details why he chose AEW over WWE

Posted on by Ian Carey

Josh Alexander says the pool of talent in AEW played a large factor in him deciding to sign with the company over WWE.

Alexander is scheduled to wrestle Hangman Page in a non-title match on this week’s episode of Dynamite. It’s a rematch of Alexander’s first match in the company, losing to Page in the quarterfinals of the Owen Hart Cup back in April. Prior to signing with AEW, Alexander had spent six years with TNA.

During a recent interview with Justin Barrasso of The Undisputed, Alexander explained what led to him deciding to sign with AEW.

“If you believe what you read online, I just went with the highest bidder,” Alexander said. “The truth is that the money, schedule, and things like that didn’t play into my decision as much as looking at the pool of talent I wanted to work with.”

“There’s a specific reason I signed where I did. I chose AEW because I want to be here.”

Alexander continued to say that a lot of his biggest dream matches are in AEW, most notably a showdown with Kenny Omega.

“I didn’t grow up dreaming of wrestling at WrestleMania,” Alexander continued. “I’ve worked with so many people in AEW that are now in high-profile positions, and I met Tony [Khan] during the Covid days. I vibed with him, and I think he’s a really good human being. He’s someone that actually cares about his talent and treats them like human beings.”

“I have watched AEW religiously since its inception. A lot of it is that my dream matches are in AEW. I’ve been chasing Kenny Omega for 10 years. If I’m going to wrestle him, it’s going to be in AEW.”

Another factor in Alexander’s decision was AEW allowing him to continue working for Scott D’Amore’s Maple Leaf Pro, where he is the Canadian Heavyweight Champion. Alexander credits D’Amore with his success in wrestling. The promotion’s most recent event, Sacred Grounds on September 5, will air on YouTube this Thursday and features Alexander defending his title against TJP.

“Without Scott, I don’t reach this point,” said Alexander. “I love the chance to pay it back.”

His full interview with The Undisputed is available here.

Grudge match headlining final AEW Dynamite of 2300 Arena residency

Posted on by Josh Nason

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AEW World Champion Hangman Page takes on Josh Alexander in a non-title grudge match on this Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite as their residency at Philadelphia’s 2300 Arena comes to an end.

The news was announced on Saturday’s Collision, punctuated by an in-ring promo by Alexander who was accompanied by Don Callis and Kyle Fletcher. Fletcher then called Page out for a World title match at this month’s All Out.

The two squared off in Alexander’s surprise AEW debut this summer in the opening round of the Owen Hart Foundation tournament. It’s their only singles match in the four times they have shared the ring all-time.

In another new addition to the card, TBS Champion Mercedes Mone will team with Emi Sakura to battle past title challenger Alex Windsor and Riho. The latter will challenge Mone for the title at this month’s All Out. Sakura was Riho’s teacher, hence her inclusion. It will be her first AEW match since December 2024 and Riho’s first AEW match since July 2024.

Also announced Saturday was Shelton Benjamin vs. Ricochet as the build to their trios match at All Out continues. It will be their first singles match since 2019 on a WWE house show.

Current AEW Dynamite Card | Wednesday, September 10 | Philadelphia, PA

  • AEW World Champion Hangman Page vs. Josh Alexander in a non-title match
  • Shelton Benjamin vs. Ricochet
  • Mercedes Mone & Emi Sakura vs. Riho & Alex Windsor

Josh Alexander reveals his dream opponent ahead of AEW Dynamite

Posted on by Ian Carey

Josh Alexander will share the ring with his dream opponent Wednesday night on AEW Dynamite.

Alexander recently told Justin Barrasso that wrestling Kenny Omega is his dream match. Alexander and Omega will be on opposing sides of an All-Star Eight-Man tag match on Dynamite.

“Kenny Omega is number one on my bucket list, and he has been for the past decade,” said Alexander. “I’ve looked up to him for so long and I have so much respect for him. He earned that top spot. That’s what I’m vying for. I’ll get to step in the ring with him on Dynamite, and hopefully that snowballs into something even more. That’s my dream match.”

Alexander is from Bolton, Ontario, about 50 km outside of Toronto, which will host AEW All Out on September 20. While Alexander says wrestling in Scotiabank Arena would be something he’d remember forever, he is trying to only focus on things within his control.

“To wrestle at ScotiaBank Arena would be something I’d never forget,” said Alexander. “But I’m focusing on controlling what I can control, and that goes back to putting in the work every day.”

The last time Alexander wrestled in Toronto he won the Maple Leaf Pro Canadian Championship at MLP Northern Rising on May 10. He also spoke to Barrasso about representing Maple Leaf Pro, and representing Canadian wrestling as a whole.

“Maple Leaf has a buzz around it,” said Alexander. “Scott (D’Amore) has spared no expense in production. These shows are more than just a highlight for Canadian wrestling; they’re a showcase for wrestling as a whole.”

“I take a lot of pride in being the one to carry the brand. That goes for Maple Leaf Pro and it goes for the wrestlers in Canada. It’s hard to get noticed. People like Sheldon Jean, Raj Singh, Rohan Raja are extremely talented–but they’re not always seen in the United States.”

Alexander will team with The Young Bucks and Kyle Fletcher tonight on Dynamite against Kenny Omega, Mike Bailey, Kevin Knight, and AEW World Champion Hangman Page. Then on Friday, Alexander is set to wrestle TJP at MLP Sacred Ground on September 5.

His full interview with Justin Barrasso of The Undisputed is available here.

Josh Alexander posts statement on student Bozilla: ‘Hard work pays off’

Posted on by Ian Carey

Josh Alexander says he’s proud of his student Bozilla, who drew praise for her performance in the TBS title four-way at AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door.

Bozilla is the 22-year-old daughter of German wrestler Ulf Herman and also trained with Alexander at the Can-Am Wrestling School in Windsor, Ontario, which is run by Scott D’Amore, Alexander, and El Reverso.

On Tuesday, Alexander posted the following to social media:

“Can confirm I did infact train @therealbozilla at the famed Can-Am Dojo. She trusted me and worked as hard as anyone I’ve ever seen. She took to wrestling naturally and absorbed training like a sponge. Shes in the midst of conquering Japan. Once she does, who knows what next. I’m very proud of her. Hard work pays off.”

Our own Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez discussed Bozilla’s performance at Forbidden Door on Wrestling Observer Radio, with Meltzer saying he believes she should stay in Stardom for another year or two.

“She is someone who would be better off spending at least another year or two in Japan, working with Stardom, getting better, rather than coming to the United States right now. But, the fact that people have now seen her and that she did get over in this match may, kind of, ruin that,” Meltzer said.

Bozilla was part of the inaugural roster of Rossy Ogawa’s Dream Star Marigold promotion in 2024, teaming with Sareee in the main event of the first show in a win over Giulia and Utami Hayashishita. She debuted for Stardom in June and most recently took part in the company’s 5Star Grand Prix tournament, advancing to the knockout round where she was eliminated in the quarterfinals by Suzu Suzuki.

All-Star tag match added to AEW Dynamite lineup

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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

AEW Collision live results: Adam Cole vs. Josh Alexander TNT title match

Posted on by Josiah MacDonald

Reigning TNT Champion Adam Cole will put his title on the line against former TNA World Champion Josh Alexander on tonight’s AEW Collision from Kent, Washington.

Like others, Cole has been feuding with the Don Callis Family recently and issued an open challenge to anyone in the faction. He will be looking for the third title of his run while Alexander has lost two straight. This will be their first ever singles bout.

The Callis Family will be represented in two other matches as Rocky Romero & Hechicero take on Brody King & Templario while Kyle Fletcher goes one-on-one with Kyle O’Reilly.

FTR will confront The Outrunners while The Patriarchy’s Christian Cage & Nick Wayne will be in action against Big Bill & Bryan Keith.

The women will also be represented as Megan Bayne takes on VertVixen while Queen Aminata battles Skye Blue.

The show is airing Thursday at 8 PM Eastern due to NASCAR coverage this Saturday on TNT.

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AEW Collision opened with FTR and The Outrunners coming out to the ring, with FTR intending to address The Outrunners attacking them and standing against them on Dynamite last night. FTR had a video made to highlight their friendship, saying that The Outrunners were jealous of the success of FTR. Harwood said that they failed in their quest to become AEW World Tag Team champions, and that is why they attacked FTR last week.

Harwood did a lot of talking here, not letting The Outrunners talk, but once he said they would never be as good as FTR, they took their time to talk. Truth Magnum, from Seattle, where the show was, pointed out that the fans would always believe in them, and they the fans, and their biggest mistake was believing in FTR. Turbo Floyd said that he wanted a fight with them, but Stokely Hathaway said that they didn’t fight for free, so they could fight next week in California.

–A recap video aired of the Young Bucks moving Swerve and Ospreay’s match up to the first match on the show, and Swerve and Ospreay challenged them to a match for their EVP titles with the company, and how the Bucks suspended Swerve for a week for attacking a referee, and then cut to the Bucks beating up Hangman Page, and Swerve was unable to join in for the save since he was suspended. I really liked how they cut those two angles together, showing the implication that the heroes tried to save Hangman, but couldn’t because Swerve was not there to round out the team.

The Patriarchy (Christian Cage & Nick Wayne) (w/ Kip Sabian & Mother Wayne) vs. The Learning Tree (Big Bill & Bryan Keith)

This match started slow, with Keith and Wayne opening. Eventually Wayne tagged out to Christian and Keith tagged out to Bill, which made Christian afraid. Christian ate a punch and immediately tagged out to Wayne, who was forced to come in and fell victim to Bill and Keith double teaming him. Wayne shoved Bill, who came into the ring and took Wayne, who cockily turned his back on Bill, into a Gorilla Press and tossed him at Christian Cage.

When the came back from the break, Christian and Wayne were beating on Keith in the corner, with Wayne hitting a vertical suplex. Christian tagged back in and hit an inverted DDT on Keith for a 2-count. Christian went for the Killswitch, but Keith fought out and both men bumped heads and went down. Keith tagged out to Bill while Christian tagged out to Wayne, and Bill started the hot tag. Wayne launched off the top rope and Bill hit a big boot, then jumped over a spear attempt from Christian and hit a big boot on him.

Bill hit a black hole slam on Wayne and tagged back out to Keith. Keith hit a Northern Lights Suplex on Wayne for a 2-count. Sabian tried to interfere, so Bill threw him into the timekeeper area and started beating on him. As Keith hit a powerbomb on Wayne, Mother Wayne jumped up on the apron and distracted the referee, allowing Christian to recover and break the pinfall attempt. Bill missed a charge at Christian, leading to Bill running into the ring post, while Christian hit a spear on Keith who was attempting to powerbomb Wayne again for the win.

Match Result: The Patriarchy defeated The Learning Tree (Big Bill & Bryan Keith)

–Josh Alexander was backstage, saying that he was going to beat Adam Cole for the TNT Championship tonight, freeing him of the burden of carrying the title. Alexander promised that he was going to break the ankle of Cole, sending him to the injury list again.

–MVP met Christian and Nick Wayne backstage, saying that he was impressed with their wins, but that the Nick Wayne was just a kid, but that if he and Wayne went against the Hurt Syndicate, he couldn’t win with Wayne, and that they didn’t stand a chance against the Hurt Syndicate. Christian Cage said that if he wanted the tag titles, they would have them. MVP said “Good luck, because you’ll need it.” This was a good segment, where we finally see people aiming to get the tag titles.

Brody King & Templario vs. The Don Callis Family (Rocky Romero & Hechicero)

Templario & Hechicero started the match, to the delight of the fans as they were getting lucha. Hechicero tried to intimidate Brody King. It did not work. Templario hit a hurricanrana on Hechicero, but Hechicero hit a flying knee leading to King to blind tag in. Romero demanded to tag in, and went face to chest with King, with Romero attempting to knock King down with shoulder tackles, which was a funny image. Hechicero and King ended up on the apron exchanging strikes, while Romero hit a dropkick to the knee of King, allowing the heels to start to beat on the bigger man.

Templario blind tagged in and hit a crossbody on Hechicero, and King slammed Romero onto his partner and hit a senton. When we came back from break, Templario hit a face first suplex on Hechicero before tagging out to King. King hit a cannonball in the corner on Hechicero, but Romero broke it up. King hit the ropes, but Romero low bridged him while Hechicero locked a leg submission on Templario and Romero hit a flying knee off the apron on King.

Templario made the ropes, and Hechicero was very upset. Templario hit a wheelbarrow suplex. King tagged in and Romero tried to chop him. This did not work. Hechicero choked him in the ropes instead, but while Hechicero was trying to do this, King walked forward, pulling Hechicero onto the ropes letting Templario to hit a flying double stomp on Hechicero and then a Sasuke Special to the floor. King hit the Gonzo Bomb on Romero for the pinfall. This was a really fun match.

Match Result: Brody King & Templario defeated The Don Callis Family

–A hype video aired for Mercedes Mone and all her titles, and it was inter-cut with a hype video for Toni Storm, but Mone cut the film off literally, hitting a projector with a bat. Mone said that Storm was a faker, and that their match would be a beautiful murder that she wrote. That was a good pun. Mone invited Storm to ringside for her match against Mina Shirakawa next week, as she wrestles her 1000th match.

–Toni Storm was with Mina Shirakawa backstage, and Storm was promising revenge against Mone, but Shirakawa said that she did not want storm to get involved in her TBS title match against Mone. Storm agreed, but asked that Shirakawa leave something left for her at All In.

Megan Bayne (w/ Penelope Ford) vs. Vertvixen

Bayne hit a running kick and a butterfly suplex on Vertvixen to open the match. Bayne hit Fate’s Descent soon after for the pinfall.

Match Result: Megan Bayne defeated Vertvixen

–Anthony Bowens was backstage and he announced he was entering the qualifier for the Casino Gauntlet, saying that he and Billy Gunn will have a new strategy so he can enter at #2 and have a better chance of winning to secure a title shot.

AEW TNT Champion Adam Cole defends against Josh Alexander (w/ Trent Beretta)

Adam Cole and Josh Alexander had a great match that would have been ever better with more time. I’d like to see them do this match again down the line.

Alexander seemed to have the advantage over Cole several times throughout this match, hitting hard chops and a crossbody while Cole was on the apron, sending him to the floor. As they came back from an ad break, they showed Alexander charging at Cole in the corner, and Cole hit a superkick out of the corner, and a few pump kicks before hitting an Ushigoroshi. Cole blocked a brainbuster and hit a back stabber for a 2-count.

Cole signaled for the Panama Sunrise, but Alexander caught him and hit a flapjack before going back to an ankle lock. Cole escaped, but Alexander hit a forward rolling fireman’s carry and a knee off the middle ropes for a 2-count on Cole. Cole and Alexander battled on the ropes for a bit before Cole shoved him off and hit a Panama Sunrise for a 2-count. Cole went for the Boom, but Alexander fell to the mat, baited Cole in, and locked on the ankle lock again.

Cole escaped with a series of upkicks, but ate a big boot from him and then a German suplex but he was unable to bridge due to Cole working on the neck. Alexander blocked a superkick, hit a forearm, and picked Cole up for the C4 Spike. Cole flipped onto his feet as Alexander picked him up, hit a superkick, and then the Boom for the pinfall victory. This was a good match.

Match Result: AEW TNT Champion Adam Cole defeated Josh Alexander to retain

–Ricochet was confronted by AR Fox backstage for abandoning him in their tag match on Dynamite, but The Gates of Agony attacked and laid out Fox, leaving Ricochet impressed, asking to talk with them more.

–A hype video aired for Alex Windsor, announcing her signing with AEW.

Queen Aminata vs. Skye Blue (w/ Julia Hart)

This match was a little rough at the start, but the crowd got into it when Skye Blue dodged a beheading dropkick from Aminata and hit a twist and should off the apron to the floor before they went to break. When they came back, Aminata hit a big boot the head of Blue in the corner. Aminata went for a fisherman’s neckbreaker, but Blue fought out, hit a knee, and then a TKO for a 2-count. Aminata hit a big headbutt and a kick that sent Blue to the floor.

Blue hid behind Julia Hart, allowing her to pop out and pull Aminata into the ring steps. Blue went to the top rope and hit flying knees to Aminata. Blue looked a bit hesitant, and Aminata couldn’t catch her on that, so both hit the floor and it is a miracle that neither got hurt there. Aminata didn’t catch Blue, and Blue didn’t stretch out, instead jumping vertically, leaving very little room to be caught. Aminata hit the decapitating dropkick in the ropes and got the win.

Match Result: Queen Aminata defeated Skye Blue

–Thekla ran down to the ring as Julia Hart and Aminata faced off, and Hart, Thekla, and Blue beat on Aminata, forming an alliance of some sort. Anna Jay and Tay Melo ran down to make the save, and as they chased the heels off, Penelope Ford and Megan Bayne came out to the ramp, as Nigel McGuinness pointed out that all 8 women might be in the Women’s Casino Gauntlet at All In.

–Daniel Garcia & Matt Menard were backstage asking about Garcia’s problems with the Don Callis Family. Rocky Romero walked up saying that the family had no problems with Garcia, and that the offer of joining Callis’ family was still on the table. Romero said that Garcia didn’t know what a real friend looked like, and that he shouldn’t trust Cole, and if he wanted a real family, he knew where to find them.

Kyle Fletcher vs. Kyle O’Reilly

Fletcher and O’Reilly immediately started with some high quality mat wrestling, as the fans amusingly chanted “Kyle!” for both men. This was followed with “This is Kyle!” I love wrestling audiences. Fletcher claimed credit for the chants, which caused the fans to boo him, and as fans chanted “Kyle’s Awesome” and “Kyle Sucks!” it actually worked well as a clever dueling chant.

As they came back from ad break, the fans were chanting “We want Kyle!” Well, you have two of them, fans! Fletcher slammed O’Reilly in the ring, maintaining wrist control, but O’Reilly pulled himself up and hit some forearms. Fletcher went for another slam, but O’Reilly turned it into a triangle choke that Fletcher powered out of.

O’Reilly and Fletcher exchanged kicks and knees and both men went down. This match has been great, and the fans have been red hot for it, which is both a testament to their commitment to have fun chanting about Kyle, while also enjoying the work of both wrestlers. O’Reilly went for a guillotine choke, but Fletcher pulled O’Reilly up, who floated over, clipped the knee, then locked on an armbar as the fans chanted “We Kyle people!” ala the Hurt Syndicate. O’Reilly hit a dragon screw on Fletcher as the fans chanted “He’s our Kyle!” like the “He’s our scumbag!” chant for MJF.

O’Reilly hit a flying knee drop onto the knee of Fletcher and went for a heel hook, leading to Fletcher screaming in pain and grabbing for the ropes. O’Reilly missed a flying knee strike and Fletcher hit a superkick and a running big boot on the floor, but O’Reilly pulled Fletcher’s arm into a chair as Fletcher grabbed for him. The fans chanted “You sick Kyle!” as O’Reilly hit a flying dropkick off the apron on Fletcher.

Lance Archer ran down and laid O’Reilly out on the ground as Fletcher distracted the referee. O’Reilly kicked out of a Michinoku Driver, but finally fell to a brainbuster from Fletcher to end a fantastic match. As Archer and Fletcher attacked and beat down O’Reilly after the match, Adam Cole, Roderick Strong, and Daniel Garcia ran down to make the save and they posed together as Fletcher yelled that the TNT Championship was his.

Match Result: Kyle Fletcher defeated Kyle O’Reilly

Final Thoughts

This was a decent episode of Collision with a fantastic main event. I loved the video packages and announcing of a few big matches for Dynamite on Wednesday, and even one match for Collision. AEW has been hit or miss in announcing matches for the next show the last few years, but always benefit when they do announce at least one big match. I do miss the days of having the full card in advance like the early Dynamites though.

AEW Dynamite: Episode 300

  • TBS Championship: Mercedes Mone (c) vs. Mina Shirakawa
  • Kota Ibushi vs. Kazuchika Okada
  • Casino Gauntlet #2 Spot Qualifier: Brody King vs. MJF vs. Anthony Bowens vs. AR Fox

AEW Collision: Episode 100

  • FTR vs. The Outrunners

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

Josh Alexander reveals WWE NXT title match offer he turned down while with TNA

Posted on by Joseph Currier

When he was with TNA Wrestling, Josh Alexander turned down an offer that would have seen him challenge for gold at a WWE NXT event.

Alexander departed TNA this February and has since made AEW his new pro wrestling home, debuting on Dynamite last month. Signing with AEW means that Alexander will not be reuniting with his former tag team partner Ethan Page, who is part of the NXT roster. Alexander told SHAK Wrestling that, while with TNA, there were rumblings that he could crossover to NXT for a reunion with Page. That never came to fruition with Alexander citing political reasons like TNA management not wanting him to lose at the time.

Another pitch would have seen Alexander have an NXT run that culminated with a title match at a PLE, but Alexander turned the offer down because it didn’t align with his goals for his impending free agency.

“There was rumblings of two that I had heard about after the fact that were denied by management for, you know, whatever political reason there was with them not wanting me to lose or something like that,” Alexander said. “And then there was one offer on the table for me to do like a big run and then wrestle for the title on a pay-per-view — or a Stand & Deliver, I think it was — and I had actually turned that down because it just didn’t fit with what my goals were coming into contract time and stuff like that with negotiations coming up.”

Alexander was a two-time World Champion for TNA and also had a pair of Tag Team title reigns with Page during his time with the company.

SHAK Wrestling asked Alexander if he believes the partnership between TNA and NXT is mutually beneficial.

“I think from my perspective, I can’t speak for everybody in the locker room, at times mutually beneficial for sure. I mean, when you put somebody like Joe Hendry or anybody else on a Tuesday night NXT and they come back to TNA, you obviously saw more interest come to the company because of that platform that they were on,” Alexander responded. “But in terms of like wins and losses and trading back and forth, it felt like it was pretty heavy towards the WWE end from time to time. But that’s just the business portion of it. They have a bigger platform.”

Alexander named Adam Copeland, Chris Jericho, and Kenny Omega as three of the AEW wrestlers he’s hoping to work with in some capacity. Bryan Danielson was number one on Alexander’s dream opponent list, but it’s unknown if Danielson will ever wrestle again.

The 37-year-old Alexander is a member of the Don Callis Family in AEW. Tonight’s AEW Collision episode will feature an Alexander vs. AR Fox match.

Josh Alexander says TNA never made an offer before he joined AEW

Posted on by Ian Carey

Josh Alexander says TNA never made him an offer to stay in the promotion before he ultimately chose to sign with AEW.

During a recent appearance on The Wrestling Classic, Alexander said that the promotion told him they wanted to keep him when they picked up his option year in February 2024, but then never made him an offer when it expired.

“I had a meeting with TNA the year before and they picked up my option and they were like, ‘We really want to keep you.’ I’m like, ‘Okay guys, I would be doing myself and my family a disservice not to see what else is out there from a financial perspective. So, you guys come to the table with an offer.'”

He continued:

“They never made me an offer, ever. They just took that and were like, ‘Oh, he’s leaving.’ I was like, ‘OK,’ even though we had conversations over time where I was just like ‘make an offer, guys’ and they just never did. So, obviously, I went and talked to two other companies and I had to make my decision there, and I chose AEW because it was just the right fit for me, right fit for my family.”

Alexander debuted for AEW at Spring BreakThru last month as the newest member of the Don Callis Family. He went to a time-limit draw with Brody King on Saturday’s AEW Collision. Coming up this Saturday, he’ll have a chance to become the Canadian Heavyweight Champion at MLP Northern Rising in Toronto. He spoke about what performing on the show means to him, which takes place at the former Maple Leaf Gardens, since renovated and now known as the Mattamy Athletic Center.

“Northern Rising is one of the most stacked cards I’ve ever been on for an independent wrestling show. Probably the most stacked show, to be honest,” he said.

He later spoke about his involvement with MLP:

“Even before I got signed, I was somebody that was trying to champion Canadian wrestling and try to get it noticed because I knew how difficult it was for anybody to break through. It means a great deal to me to be a part of this.”

Alexander’s full appearance on The Wrestling Classic is below:

Maple Leaf Pro Northern Rising lineup for May 10, 2025:

  • MLP Canadian Championship 20 Man Gauntlet Match: PCO vs. Rhino vs. Johnny Parisi vs. Billy Gunn vs. El Phantasmo vs. Josh Alexander vs. Raj Dhesi vs. QT Marshall vs. Rich Swann vs. Psycho Mike vs. Bishop Dyer vs. Michael Allen Richard Clark vs. Sheldon Jean vs. Alex Zayne vs. Bhupinder Gujjar
  • NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion Thom Latimer defends against Stu Grayson
  • The Good Brothers (Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson)vs. War Dogs (David Finlay & Drilla Maloney)
  • Serena Deeb vs. Miyu Yamashita
  • MLP Women’s Canadian Championship tournament final: Gisele Shaw vs. Kylie Rae
  • Jonathan Gresham vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
  • Mike Bailey vs. Gabe Kidd vs. Michael Oku

AEW Collision live results: FTR vs. Paragon two-out-of-three falls

Posted on by Marc Quill

The rivalry between the newly-turned FTR and Paragon’s Kyle O’Reilly & Roderick Strong continues on tonight’s live AEW Collision as the two teams battle in a two out of three falls match.

Tonight’s show airs on TBS due to NBA playoff coverage on TNT.

In a $100,000 “high speed collision” four-way, it will be Rush vs. Kevin Knight vs. AR Fox vs. ROH Tag Team Champion Sammy Guevara.

AEW Women’s World Champion Toni Storm takes on Lady Frost in a title eliminator bout while Megan Bayne goes one-on-one with Harley Cameron.

In a highly-anticipated singles match, Josh Alexander looks for his first AEW singles win as he battles Brody King.

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– It’s Saturday and you know what that means. Time for Collision on “The Mothership” for Saturday night wrestling, just like old times. Adam Cole made his entrance as he walked to commentary to join Tony Schiavone and Nigel McGuinness on the call.

Women’s World Championship Eliminator: “Timeless” Toni Storm versus Lady Frost

Frost looked impressive early as she had Storm on the ropes outside with a dive to the outside. In the ring, Storm bounced back with a Lou Thesz Press on Frost. After a rollup attempt, Frost caught Storm with a shoulder charge, followed by a cannonball in the corner.

Frost headed up top and dropped Storm with a cross-body for the two. Storm answered with a sitdown powerbomb for the near fall. She tried for the hip drop, but Frost intercepted and caught her for the Chiller Driller for another near-fall. Storm recovered and managed to connect with the hip drop in the corner. Storm eventually prevailed with the TCM Chickenwing submission, as Frost passed out.

“Timeless” Toni Storm def. Lady Frost via submission

After the match, Storm got on the mic and addressed that while everyone’s coming for her, Storm said that she’s be coming for them instead. She headed out the ring and all around the crowd, and outside the arena in the Atlantic City boardwalk. She said that she’d be here, queer and always timeless as she wrapped her promo.

A solid enough opener and Frost did get her shots in, so really can’t complain. Storm’s post-match promo was entertaining as usual, and her remarks about being here and queer are very much welcomed, especially in the current climate of our world today.

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– We got backstage remarks from Jon Moxley ahead of his steel cage match against Samoa Joe for the AEW Title at Beach Break on May 14th. Moxley said that his affairs were in order, and that if we subscribe to the notion that he’s scared, Joe should think things through better.

$100,000 High-Speed Collision: Rush versus Sammy Guevara versus Kevin Knight versus A.R. Fox

Things started off with the four men facing off before we were left with Knight and Rush mixing it up in the ring. The two men traded chops and strikes before Rush got the edge on Knight with a fierce headbutt. Knight recovered to deliver a scoop slam on Rush as we then got a stalemate of armdrags and dropkicks from the two. Guevara and Fox soon re-entered the match and had their turn of the action as they dispatched of Knight and Rush.

Guevara flipped over Fox as he then floored his foe with a dropkick. Fox reversed Guevara in the corner and hit a splash on the apron. As Knight and Rush re-entered the ring, things quickened right as Knight missed on a running corner attack after Rush dodged at the last second. We went to break at this point.

We returned to Collision with Hologram keeping an eye on the match from the crowd as Fox and Knight exchanged pleasantries. From the apron, Fox soared with a springboard inverted moonsault on Knight. Guevara soon took down both Knight and Fox with a shooting star press. Rush aggressively reasserted himself as he threw everyone into the barricade. Knight fought out of an attempted suplex on the steps by Rush, as he blasted him with a stairs-assisted leaping dropkick. As Knight tried to run at Rush, he got thrown right onto the ramp back first, which made for a rough landing. Rush and Knight then brawled their way up the stage as Guevara and Fox were left in the ring.

Fox countered Guevara’s GTH as he then caught him with a Spanish Fly, followed by a splash for the close near fall. Fox left a prone Guevara in the middle of the ring and looked to hit a senton. Fox again countered out of a GTH attempt, but he couldn’t avoid the knee from one half of the ROH Tag Champions. Third time’s the charm for Guevara as he finished off Fox with the GTH to earn the $100,000.

After the match, Guevara pointed towards Adam Cole, making it clear he wanted a shot at Cole’s TNT Championship.

Sammy Guevara def. A.R. Fox, Kevin Knight, and Rush via pinfall (Guevara pinned Fox)

Just a fun four-way match, something that AEW has really excelled in as of late with four high-flying stars. Lots to like here.

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– We got a pretape promo from Samoa Joe ahead of his Steel Cage match against Jon Moxley at Beach Break. Joe said that while he understands that Moxley has the ruthless streak to go after him, and that he had to put this match in the cage because he felt that the the Jon Moxley he sees today doesn’t have the courage to face him like a man.

– A hype video from The Paragon’s Kyle O’Reilly and Roderick Strong, and FTR for their 2/3 Falls Match was shown before our next match.

Megan Bayne versus Harley Cameron

Cameron caught Bayne flatfooted as the bell rang with a charge into the corner, which gave her the early advantage. Cameron battered Bayne from the corner as she continued to set the tone early on, at least until Bayne turned the tide with an overhead throw. This gave Bayne the opportunity to take over with repeated attacks in the corner, followed by a suplex right on the AEW logo in the middle of the ring. Bayne maintained command with a butterfly suplex, followed by a spear from the corner as we headed to a break in the action.

Collision returned with Cameron having made a brief comeback as she fought off Bayne up the top rope with a bite. When Penelope Ford tried to get involved, she got dropped by Cameron for her troubles. A spinning tornado DDT from Cameron nearly had the match won for her, but Bayne kicked out. Bayne blocked a Cameron suplex attempt before she delivered a Falcon Arrow for the two-count. Cameron escaped a Fate’s Descent attempt, but that couldn’t translate to anything substantial as Bayne dropped her with a sit-out powerbomb. That only got a near-fall, however.

Cameron blasted Bayne with a running knee, but her attempt at a dive was caught by Bayne, who then propped her up for Fate’s Descent and the victory.

Following the match, Cameron and Ford put in the beatdown on Cameron, up until Anna Jay ran in and hit Bayne with the two-by-four to no effect. Jay goaded Bayne to attack her, but that sent her flying out of the ring.

Megan Bayne def. Harley Cameron via pinfall

Quite the impressive showing for Harley Cameron, even in defeat. She continues to be a great talent that just gets better and better every time I see her in action. As for Megan Bayne, what else can be said? She is a dominant force and booked accordingly by AEW.

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Jon Moxley speaks again

The AEW World Champion and Marina Shafir stormed the ring from the crowd, as Moxley took the mic. He asked just what exactly it was according to Samoa Joe that he didn’t understand, and wondered what it was that Joe was going to do inside the steel cage. Moxley said that he had faced the baddest competitors on the planet — all of whom were saying the same things that Joe were saying — and that they all ended up the same way.

Moxley said that Joe should look at his parntners and realize that they’ve been in a real firefight this whole time.

– After a recap of Roppongi Vice assaulting The Outrunners last week, we got remarks from The Youngest Men Alive backstage. Truth Magnum and Turbo Floyd issued a challenge to Rocky Romero and Trent Beretta for a match.

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Brody King versus Josh Alexander

Lock-up in the middle of the ring to start as King held the advantage early on to start. Alexander eventually tried to keep pace, but found himself hit hard with a King chop. In the corner, King teed off on Alexander with repeated strikes before referee Bryce Remsburg told him to back off. King placed Alexander across the top turnbuckle and chopped him hard.

On the apron, Alexander thought he had King stun, but he was caught with a Death Valley Driver onto the floor outside the ring. King threw Alexander over the barricade before he threw him for the suplex right on the floor. King had Alexander stunned as he sat him onto a chair against the barricade. He looked for a running charge, but Alexander wisely dropped to the floor, as he then kicked King’s leg against the steel steps. Alexander trapped King on the apron with a leg tied on the bottom rope as he followed that with a neckbreaker right onto the apron.

Collision returned to live action with King looking to deliver a high-risk maneuver from the top rope, but Alexander fought out of it. The Canadian had King lifted up, but couldn’t get anything as King escaped a grisly fate. A battle of chops saw King get the best of Alexander in the ensuing duel. Alexander put the straps down and had King rocked with repeated running boots to the head. Alexander again hoisted King and dropped him with an Argentine Powerbomb for the two count.

A big back body drop by King allowed for the big man to follow that up with a Black Hole Slam on Alexander for the near-fall. Alexander shoved King onto the ropes for a follow-up snap German suplex, but he got absolutely crushed by King’s lariat afterwards. With Alexander prone in the corner, King barreled onto his foe with a cannonball, but that only got a two-count once more.

With Alexander on the apron, King lifted him onto the top rope for an attempt at a titanic superplex that he got all of with maximum force. As both King and Alexander got up, we got a warning that one minute was left on this match. Alexander targeted King’s leg as he applied the ankle lock. King got on his feet somehow and hit a German suplex, followed by the lariat. King connected with the Ganso Bomb, but Alexander rolled out of the ring as time expired on the match.

After the match, as Lance Archer tended to Alexander, King flew onto the two with a dive. King placed Archer onto a chair, as well as some security men for the running dive against the barricade. Alexander clipped King’s leg, which allowed Archer to recover and lay out King.

Brody King vs. Josh Alexander ended in a Time-Limit Draw

Hell of a match and you can never go wrong with big meaty men slapping meat, and it was certainly on the menu in Atlantic City. Just nothing but hard-hitting action. What more can you ask for? The post-match with Lance Archer certainly guarantees we’ll be in for more meaty action in the near future.

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Max Caster’s Best Wrestler Alive Challenge

Max Caster, the so-called Best Wrestler Alive, was in the ring as he asked for a five-minute timer to be up, so he can prove that nobody can survive five minutes in the ring with him. He then asked for the fans to do his chant correctly.

Daniel Garcia appeared to answer Caster’s challenge.

As the bell rang, Garcia had the early advantage as he dropped Caster with a swinging neckbreaker. He did his signature dance, followed by the shotgun dropkick and the piledriver for the quick win in under a minute.

After the match, Garcia said he just handled his business and told FTR to handle their business so he can talk to them afterwards.

Daniel Garcia def. Max Caster

Caster’s act is getting over quite well, to the point that he seemed to be struggling to hide his laughter as the crowd was doing his “Best Wrestler Alive” chant with him, so that’s nice to see.

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– Backstage, Lexy Nair interviewed Anthony Bowens before Blake Christian rudely interrupted the interview. Christian claimed that while Bowens won when they faced, the people were talking about how Christian outshined Bowens in that encounter. Bowens challenged Christian and Lee Johnson to step up to him anytime, anywhere.

The Gates of Agony (Bishop Kaun and Toa Liona) versus Ray Jazz and Goldy

Kaun held the advantage early on Jazz with a pair of suplexes before he tagged in Liona to get his pound of flesh. Goldy got sent to the outside with a fierce pounce from Liona. The Gates of Agony then put Jazz away in short order with a double slam.

After the match, the Cru were in the crowd and tried to get in, before Big Bill and Bryan Keith challenged Kaun and Liona to meet them in the parking lot for a fight.

The Gates of Agony def. Ray Jazz and Goldy (Toa Liona pinned Jazz)

Short and sweet squash, not much else to say.

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This Week on Dynamite:

  • Swerve Strickland/Speedball Mike Bailey/Mark Briscoe vs. The Young Bucks & Ricochet
  • Jamie Hayter sits down with Renee Paquette
  • Samoa Joe vs. Claudio Castagnoli

– In the parking lot, Big Bill and Bryan Keith brawled it out with the Gates of Agony, as a hapless local competitor found himself in the crossfiire of Toa Liona and Big Bill’s brawl. The action cut away as the brawl seemed like it was far from over.

2/3 Falls Match: FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) vs. Paragon (Kyle O’Reilly and Roderick Strong)

O’Reilly and Wheeler started things off for their two teams as the latter escaped an omoplata attempt from the former. O’Reilly countered Wheeler into an armbar as Harwood entered the match for his team. In the corner, Strong was the legal man as he chopped Harwood with vicious force. This led to a skirmish of chops and strikes between Harwood and Strong, which ended with a dropkick by Strong and the tag to O’Reilly.

Wheeler tagged back in as FTR looked to have the upper hand on O’Reilly, but not for long. O’Reilly had Wheeler and Harwood dead to rights with a series of kicks to each men. FTR attempted the Shatter Machine on O’Reilly, but Strong broke it up. Strong took out Wheeler with a dropkick to the outside as O’Reilly locked in an ankle lock on Harwood. On Stokely Hathaway’s instruction, Wheeler tapped out to give Paragon the 1-0 lead, and a breather for FTR.

Paragon scores the first fall via submission (K. O’Reilly via submission on D. Harwood)

The action returned after a quick break with O’Reilly getting floored by a double clothesline from FTR. The diving elbow by Wheeler kept O’Reilly grounded as FTR held control of the match at this juncture. O’Reilly tried to create space by escaping Wheeler’s chinlock, and then avoiding a dropkick in the corner. Hot tag to Strong gave the Messiah of the Backbreaker a surge of momentum on both Wheeler and Harwood, which naturally made Adam Cole proud on commentary.

Outside the ring, both teams were fighting it out as Strong stacked Wheeler and Harwood onto a chair — which broke the chair — as O’Reilly then took flight with a Canadian missile dropkick onto both FTR members from the apron. The brawl entered into the crowd as Harwood threw O’Reilly onto the apron, which left Strong alone in the ring with FTR as we had our final commercial break of the evening at this point.

Our main event returned with O’Reilly having made it back to his corner and the tag being made. Like a blaze of fire, O’Reilly went on the attack against both Harwood and Wheeler. Ankle lock applied on Wheeler, but Harwood broke the hold. WIth Harwood tagged in, O’Reilly and Strong appeared to have him trapped for a double team move, but Wheeler stepped in at the last minute to shove O’Reilly away. This allowed FTR to deliver Shatter Machine on Strong for the 1, 2, 3, and the match tied.

FTR scores the second fall via pinfall (D. Harwood pinned R. Strong)

With the action now in sudden death overtime, FTR attempted to hit the Shatter Machine again, but O’Reilly and Strong hit High and Low on Harwood. The cover was made, but Stokely put Harwood’s foot on the rope as things broke down. By match’s end, FTR would get the final fall with a rake to the eye of O’Reilly and the Shatter Machine.

After the match, Daniel Garcia walked down the ramp, armed with a crowbar and a microphone, to confront FTR as promised. Garcia said that there’s nothing more that he’d like to do but hit the three of them with a crowbar, but he has too much love for FTR to do that. He said that after what FTR did to Cope, Daddy Magic, and Garcia himself, he was looking for answers. Garcia challenged either one of Wheeler or Harwood to meet him in the ring next week, and that it didn’t matter if there was ten of them, fifteen of them, fifty of them, or one hundred of them, He was going to beat the answers out of them next week.

FTR def. Paragon via pinfall (2-1)

A very fun 2/3 Falls main event match to cap off another solid edition of Collision, which maintains its streak of being a breeze to watch from start to finish. The absolute war that was King vs. Alexander and this main event were the standouts of a great show that I enjoyed.

Two matches announced for AEW Collision

Posted on by Josh Nason

AEW Women’s World Champion Toni Storm will be in action on this Saturday’s live AEW Collision as one of two matches announced for the show.

After successfully besting Miyu Yamashita in a title eliminator on Dynamite, Storm will host another eliminator this Saturday when she takes on Lady Frost. The two have squared off before with Storm defeating her in a June 2024 Collision match.

The other match will see former AEW Trios Champion Brody King battle promotional newcomer Josh Alexander for the first time ever in a singles match. The two were on opposite ends of a tag match on last week’s Dynamite that Alexander and Konosuke Takeshita won.

Alexander will be looking for his first AEW win after losing in his debut to Hangman Page earlier this month.

Here’s the current lineup for this Saturday’s show from Atlantic City, New Jersey:

  • AEW Women’s World Champion Toni Storm vs. Lady Frost in a title eliminator
  • Brody King vs. Josh Alexander

AEW Collision live results: Mercedes Mone & Harley Cameron team up, TNT title match

Posted on by Suit Williams

A night after delivering a memorable performance in the Owen Hart Foundation tournament, reigning TBS Champion Mercedes Mone will compete in tag team action on tonight’s live AEW Collision.

The Boston native returns home for the second consecutive night, this time teaming with Harley Cameron against Kris Statlander and Julia Hart with AEW Women’s World Champion Toni Storm on commentary. Mone will face the winner of Statlander vs. Hayter in the finals of the women’s Owen tourney next month.

After making his promotional debut Wednesday, Josh Alexander will team with Konosuke Takeshita against Rocky Romero & Tomohiro Ishii. Alexander fell in defeat to Hangman Page and attacked him afterward at Don Callis’ behest.

After winning the title at Dynasty, TNT Champion Adam Cole will put his newly-won gold on the line for the first time in an open challenge.

Nick Wayne will challenge for Komander’s Ring of Honor men’s TV title while Kevin Knight will battle Lance Archer.

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THE DEATH RIDERS TAKE OVER THE SHOW

Sir Elton John welcomed us to the Spring Break Thru edition of Collision. Tony Schiavone and Nigel McGuinness were on the stage to welcome us to the show, where they recapped last night’s Dynamite and ran down the card for tonight’s Collision before getting cut off by Marina Shafir attacking a stagehand. She took the mic from Arkady Aura as The Death Riders made their way to the ring.

Claudio Castagnoli destroyed a camera before destroying a cameraman by putting him through a table at ringside. The crowd cursed out Wheeler Yuta as they destroyed the ringside area. The crowd chanted You Tapped Out at Moxley before he told the babyface army to enjoy their celebration as it’s the last one they would be having for a long time. Moxley said that he didn’t want help from The Young Bucks and warned them not to cross him or they would never be seen in pro wrestling again.

Moxley moved onto Samoa Joe, who choked him out last night on Dynamite. He treated Joe with reverence and gave him his space, but Joe started something that Moxley had to finish. He wouldn’t hide and would fight Joe to the death for the AEW World Title because he didn’t know any other way. Moxley officially challenged Samoa Joe and said that Joe knew exactly what he was dealing with. The Death Riders left the scene, allowing the announcers to finish running down tonight’s card.

(A hot start to the show, with a clear direction for the World Title set after Samoa Joe choked out the World Champion last night.)

Kevin Knight vs. Lance Archer (w/ Don Callis)

Archer got a jump start on Knight and dragged him up to the stage to pinball him off the video board and down the ramp. Archer went for a chokeslam from the ramp to the ring, but Knight spun to his feet and dropkicked Archer. Knight hit a springboard moonsault to Archer on the ramp before following with a high cross. Archer shot out of the corner with a lariat to shut Knight down.

A short-arm clothesline from Archer, reminiscent of Archer’s former manager Jake Roberts, laid out Knight as Archer took full control. Knight got Archer to his knees and hit a shoulder block to send Archer to the floor. Callis cut off Knight as he climbed to the top rope, allowing Archer to pull Knight from the ring and swing him into the ring steps as we went to a commercial.

Archer squashed Knight in the corner as we came back from commercial. Archer teased Knight to fight back before drilling him with a forearm. Knight pulled Archer down for a small package for a nearfall, but Archer kicked out and hit a release German suplex. Archer set Knight up for the Blackout, but Knight flipped through to his feet. Knight countered a chokeslam with a dropkick and evaded Archer but ran into a boot from Archer in the corner. Archer set up a chokeslam from the second rope, but Knight pulled Archer down with a headscissors and hit the UFO Splash for a nearfall.

Archer came back with a buckle bomb and a chokeslam for a nearfall. Archer went for a ropewalk, but Knight swiped Archer’s legs out from under him and hit a springboard lariat to the floor. Knight hit another springboard lariat in the ring for the win.

(This was a fantastic match as far as giving Knight some shine against a credible name in Archer. The crowd was fully behind him as he eventually took the big man down for the win. An effective TV match in terms of building Knight as a future star.)

Match Result: Kevin Knight def. Lance Archer

We got video from the new AEW Trios Champions Samoa Joe, Katsuyori Shibata, & Powerhouse Hobbs. Samoa Joe said that The Death Riders learned that predators can be hunted too. They were The Opps, they were men just looking for a fight, and they were coming for so much more. Joe indicated that Hobbs was now an official Opp.

(This is the energy I want these Trios Titles to have. Groups of people coming together to fight anybody. A guy who has issues with Samoa Joe personally can find partners to fight them, or a guy who has history with Hobbs. These titles can be vibrant showcases of the roster instead of shackled by the need for a dedicated Trios division.)

Kris Statlander & Jamie Hayter were backstage ahead of their Owen Hart Foundation Tournament semifinal. Statlander said that there were other women in the division worthy of praise. They got in each other’s faces and said that whoever won had better go all the way.

At the desk, Tony Schiavone read a letter from FTR, who were suspended without pay for the week for their actions on last week’s Collision. They apologized for their actions and claimed that their punishment wasn’t strong enough. Harwood claimed that he wouldn’t have gone through with a piledriver to Schiavone, but he felt justified in scaring him for what he said. They gave a disingenuous apology to Nigel McGuinness as well, making it clear that they didn’t think McGuinness could beat them up if they wanted to. Schiavone & McGuinness were nonplussed.

(I enjoy the disingenuous nature of FTR’s characters right now.)

Josh Alexander & Konosuke Takeshita vs. Rocky Romero & Tomohiro Ishii

Don Callis joined commentary as his newest charge took the ring with Takeshita. Ishii and Takeshita got after it while McGuinness announced that Mark Briscoe would be adding a ninth child to the Briscoe Family. There may be more Briscoes than Bullet Club members at this point, congratulations to the Briscoe family. Callis explained that he gave former TNA World Champion Alexander his first contract in the US and stayed in touch with him over the years. Takeshita and Alexander teamed up on Romero, with Alexander hitting his sick car crash crossbody off the apron as we went to commercial.

After the break, Romero hit a top rope Sliced Bread to Takeshita before tagging in Ishii, who ran wild on Alexander. The match broke down into a Pier Six brawl as bodies flew everywhere. Takeshita shoved Romero onto Ishii’s cover, and the two argued before they got shoved into each other. Alexander got Ishii in an ankle lock before Romero broke it up.

Alexander scored with a German suplex for a nearfall before Romero broke it up. A double team got broken up by Alexander, and Ishii accidentally caught Romero with a lariat before Alexander rolled up Ishii for a nearfall. Ishii scored with a headbutt and went for the tag, but Romero hopped off the apron and left Ishii to the dogs. The Callis Family hit a pair of forearms before Alexander hit a powerbomb for the win.

The crowd chanted Rocky Sucks like it was 1997 as Romero got back into the ring looking apologetic. He went to help Ishii up before Ishii shoved him. From behind Ishii emerged Trent Beretta, and the seemingly reformed Roppongi Vice laid the boots to Ishii. The Callis Family came back to ringside to welcome Beretta back. Callis handed Beretta a giant wrench, and Beretta drilled Ishii in the back of the head. The Callis Family stood hand in hand with Roppongi Vice to end the segment.

(A solid match, but the story is the return of Trent Beretta after another long injury layoff and the addition of Roppongi Vice to the Callis Family. The Romero turn was done well, as Rocky fought hard but got tired of the miscommunication. RPG Vice is a hell of an addition to the tag team ranks and will be a great addition to AEW TV going forward.)

Match Result: Josh Alexander & Konosuke Takeshita def. Tomohiro Ishii & Rocky Romero

Lexy Nair’s guest at this time was Mercedes Mone. After reminding Nair that she’s beaten Kris Statlander twice, Mini Mone entered the frame. This was some more comedy with Harley Cameron.

Megan Bayne (w/ Penelope Ford) vs. Rebecca Scott & Ashley Vox

The locals had a decent idea of getting a jumpstart on Bayne, but Bayne took them down with a double German suplex. Bayne took Vox down with three powerbombs, dropped Scott with a jumping clothesline, then dropped Scott on top of Vox with Fate’s Descent for the quick win. Bayne made them both bow down before standing tall.

Match Result: Megan Bayne def. Rebecca Scott & Ashley Vox

We got a video package for Anthony Bowens, where he repeated the five tools he had and hit all of his catchphrases.

Adam Cole came out for a TNT Title Open Challenge. Cole was listed as representing “Paragon,” which might be the new name of the Undisputed Kingdom. The challenge was answered by Claudio Castagnoli.

AEW TNT Title Match – Adam Cole (c) vs. Claudio Castagnoli

Cole took the fight to Castagnoli, but Castagnoli took him down with a slam and a boot out of the corner. Cole fought Castagnoli off and took him down with a neckbreaker for a one count. Cole caught Castagnoli with a superkick to the knee and a shining wizard for a nearfall, then sent Castagnoli to the floor with bicycle kicks. Castagnoli brought Cole to the floor, where they fought around ringside before Castagnoli dropped Cole back-first on the barricade. Castagnoli hit a Gorilla Press to Cole over the barricade as the crowd chanted AEW.

Castagnoli took Cole down with a lariat as he re-entered the ring. After a commercial, Castagnoli pinballed Cole around with uppercuts before running into a superkick. Cole hit a backstabber for a nearfall. Castagnoli backdropped out of the Panama Sunrise but caught a superkick after a back and forth. Cole hit a neckbreaker over the knee for a nearfall.

Castagnoli countered a second Sunrise attempt into a Giant Swing for a nearfall, before transitioning into a Crossface. Cole rolled back into a pin for a nearfall, then caught a launching Castagnoli with a superkick for a nearfall. Cole went to drop The Boom, but Castagnoli hit the Swiss Death uppercut for a nearfall. Castagnoli hammered Cole with uppercuts in the corner before hitting a superplex, but Cole pulled Castagnoli back with a crucifix pin to get the win.

The rest of “The Paragon” came out to celebrate with Cole before leaving. Castagnoli lost his mind at ringside, tipping the announce table over before the rest of the Death Riders came out to calm him down. The crowd chanted LOSERS as the Death Riders left.

(A much better showing for Cole in his first TNT Title defense. Castagnoli losing his mind after the match may be the signs of a crack in the Death Riders after their first big loss. As an aside, did I miss when they started calling the Undisputed Kingdom “The Paragon”? When did that happen?)

Match Result: Adam Cole def. Claudio Castagnoli to retain the TNT Title

We got a recap of Chris Jericho’s TV Time from last week where he took a leave of absence. Lexy Nair’s guests at this time were Big Bill & Bryan Keith. Bill said that he was angry, but Keith calmed him down and said that if they were a family, they needed to handle things in-house. Keith said that maybe if Bill hadn’t put Jericho on blast last week, then Jericho wouldn’t have left. Bill said that maybe they shouldn’t be living and dying by Jericho’s whims, but said that they needed to crack some skulls and get some wins either way.

La Faccion Ingobernable vs. KM, Rosario Grillo, & LSG

Rush is back, and he’s here with Dralistico and The Beast Mortos. This was a beating, and Rush pinned KM with The Bull’s Horns.

Match Result: La Faccion Ingobernable def. KM, Rosario Grillo, & LSG

Renee Paquette’s guest at this time was Kevin Knight, who was hanging out with Speedball Mike Bailey. Ricochet cut them off, complaining about his team’s loss in the $400,000 tag match from Dynamite last week. Ricochet told them not to annoy the vets around AEW, claiming that they’re far below his level. Knight said that he could do everything Ricochet could do, but Ricochet couldn’t swing his hair around like Knight could. They got in each other’s faces and Knight feigned a slap and made Ricochet flinch. Knight and Bailey left, and Renee flipped her hair before leaving Ricochet by himself.

ROH World Television Title Match – Komander (w/Alex Abrahantes) (c) vs. Nick Wayne

ROH announcer Bobby Cruise handed the ring announcements for this one. Wayne refused the Code of Honor, spitting at Komander instead. Komander laid in some strikes and took Wayne down with a headscissors. Wayne rolled out of the way of the ropewalk Shooting Star, then after some back and forth, sent Komander to the floor on a springboard attempt. The rest of The Patriarchy were watching the match backstage at a normal TV-watching angle.

After a commercial, Komander caught Wayne with a fancy flash pin for a nearfall. Komander caught Wayne with a big backbreaker as the crowd chanted his name. Komander hit a double jump kick to Wayne on the top rope, then hit a senton over the ropes onto Wayne as he laid on the ramp. Komander hit a step-up moonsault for a nearfall. The crowd chanted Who’s Mom, Nick’s Mom as Wayne caught Komander with a flash pin before sending Komander into the turnbuckles.

Komander came back with a poisonrana for a nearfall. Wayne caught a launching Komander with a Dragon Suplex with a bridge for a nearfall. Komander cut off Wayne’s World and hit a springboard destroyer before landing a step-up moonsault to big cheers from the crowd. Wayne cut off the ropewalk Shooting Star with boots to the face, then hit the Prodigyplex for the win and the ROH TV Title. The Patriarchy looked pleased in the back.

(A great title match, and a great showcase for both of these young talents. The crowd was rabid for this one after the commercial break. Glad to see AEW giving Nick Wayne some momentum on-screen ahead of Best of the Super Juniors.)

Match Result: Nick Wayne def. Komander to win the ROH World Television Title

It was announced during this match that next week’s Playoff Palooza Collision will air after the NBA playoff games next Saturday night.

We got a video package for Hologram, as he returns to action next week.

Top Flight were backstage. They announced that next week they would get another match with The Cru, and this time, it would be a Tornado Tag Match. The Cru came for a fight, but security broke them up.

Julia Hart & Kris Statlander vs. Harley Cameron & Mercedes Mone

AEW Women’s World Champion Toni Storm joined commentary.

Cameron tried to use Mini Mone to get a quick rollup, but Statlander was too strong. Cameron eventually got a rollup after a sequence for a nearfall. Julia Hart tagged in and hit Old School on Cameron, which was funny to me for some reason. What was funnier was Storm on commentary saying that she wouldn’t be walking the streets calling herself a CEO right now. Statlander and Mone fought on the floor in front of Storm as we went to a commercial break.

After the break, Mone took Statlander up for the Three Amigos, but Statlander responded by doing the Three Amigos with both Mone & Cameron. Jamie Hayter was impressed while watching in the back. Statlander went for the 450 Splash, but Mone and Cameron rolled out of the way. Hart tagged in and moonsaulted onto both of them. Mone sent Hart into the corner, but Mone caught her with a Spider Suplex.

A Pier Six brawl broke as all four women got their moves in, ending with Mone stuffing a moonsault attempt with the knees. Statlander lost her footing with Mone and almost dropped her on her head, but eventually they got to where they were going, with Cameron tagging in. As Hart held Mone in the Tarantula, Statlander hit a discus lariat and the Hayterade on Cameron for the win, sending a message to her opponent on Dynamite.

(Jamie Hayter not being in this match was interesting, as instead we had Statlander in the ring with Mone as a possible preview of the Owen Finals. The match was fine, aside from the one scary spot. This wasn’t quite up to the last two AEW shows, but this was a quality episode of TV.)

Match Result: Kris Statlander & Julia Hart def. Harley Cameron & Mercedes Mone

During this match, Speedball Mike Bailey & Kevin Knight vs. The Young Bucks was announced for Dynamite.

Josh Alexander signs with AEW, debuts at Spring BreakThru

Posted on by Ethan Renner

Josh Alexander has officially signed with All Elite Wrestling.

A former two-time Impact World Champion, two-time Impact Tag Team Champion, and Impact X-Division Champion, Alexander made his AEW debut on Wednesday’s Dynamite Spring BreakThru episode in Boston as the mystery wild card opponent for Hangman Adam Page in the Owen Hart Foundation men’s tournament quarterfinals.

Page defeated Alexander in the 37-year-old veteran’s debut match with the company. After the bout, Don Callis and Kyle Fletcher entered to attack Page, with Callis and Alexander teasing an alliance:

AEW owner Tony Khan announced in a social media post that Alexander, who hit free agency after wrapping up with TNA earlier this year, had officially signed:

It was reported in February after Alexander’s TNA deal expired that he was expected to sign with AEW. He lost his final TNA match to Eric Young on the February 13 Impact.

In the interim, Alexander made an appearance for former TNA executive Scott D’Amore’s Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling promotion, and is expected to continue working with Maple Leaf going forward. He has been announced for their May 10 Northern Rising show.

QT Marshall, Serena Deeb, and Billy Gunn are among other AEW talent that have also worked with Maple Leaf while under AEW contract.

Alexander had widely been expected to debut as the wild card in the Owen tournament, with Will Ospreay even publicly lobbying for Alexander.

Our full report from Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite Spring BreakThru is here.