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Two matches announced for AEW Dynamite

Posted on by Ian Carey

Two new matches have been announced for tonight’s episode of AEW Dynamite.

Following their match at AEW Double or Nothing: Zero Hour on Sunday, Anna Jay and Harley Cameron will face Megan Bayne and Penelope Ford again, this time in a no disqualification bout. Tony Khan announced the bout on Wednesday afternoon.

At Zero Hour, Cameron pinned Ford after hitting her Finishing Move, the name of her inverted Twist of Fate–style move she uses as a finish. Bayne and Ford entered that match with a 2-0 record, having previously defeated Thunder Rosa and Toni Storm, and Rosa and Kris Statlander in tag action.

Also announced for tonight’s show is a trios match pitting Mark Briscoe, Mike Bailey, and Willow Nightingale against Gabe Kidd, Jon Moxley, and Marina Shafir.

Tonight’s episode of Dynamite will take place from the El Paso County Coliseum in El Paso, Texas. The updated lineup is as follows:

AEW Dynamite, Wednesday, May 28 —

  • AEW International title qualifier: Josh Alexander vs. Brody King
  • Mercedes Mone & Toni Storm face-to-face
  • We’ll hear from Hangman Page
  • Anna Jay & Harley Cameron vs. Penelope Ford & Megan Bayne in a no disqualification match
  • Mark Briscoe, Mike Bailey, & Willow Nightingale vs. Gabe Kidd, Jon Moxley, & Marina Shafir

Megan Bayne vs. Harley Cameron added to AEW Collision

Posted on by Bryan Rose

A new match is official for this Saturday.

Tony Khan announced that Megan Bayne will take on Harley Cameron, noting that the Australian star is looking for revenge after Bayne and Penelope Ford assaulted the returning Anna Jay on last week’s show.

“Harley Cameron wants payback for the Megasus attacking @annajay___ last week on Collision! Don’t miss it TOMORROW! Saturday Night Wrestling is back on TBS TOMORROW NIGHT!,” he wrote.

Cameron cut a promo saying that Bayne is like a dinosaur, strong and ferocious, but she doesn’t believe in them. She said that it had been fun to watch Bayne destroy the roster but drew the line after the attack on Jay, as they went to Coachella together and became friends. Cameron said the Megasaus is about to go extinct.

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

AEW Collision (May 3):

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

Joey Janela’s Spring Break 9 live results: Sabu’s retirement match

Posted on by Marc Quill

Joey Janela kicks off his annual two-night Spring Break 9 event as part of the GCW Collective at the Palms in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Janela himself will be in action in Sabu’s final match, taking on the ECW legend in a fitting end: a no ropes barbed wire match.

Masha Slamovich defends her JCW title against Suzu Suzuki while GCW Tag Team Champions Violence is Forever defend against Alec Price and a mystery partner.

In a GCW career vs. mask bout, Atticus Cogar will take on Fuego Del Sol.

The Wagner Family (Dr. Wagner Jr., El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. & Galeno del Mal) will battle Los Desperados (Gringo Loco, Jack Cartwheel & Arez); Matt Tremont will take on Minoru Suzuki; and Mance Warner goes one-on-one with Gabe Kidd.

Megan Bayne returns to battle Bozilla, and Zack Sabre Jr. takes on The 1 Called Manders.

The show is rounded out by the always entertaining Senior Scramble with The Warlord vs. Mike Jackson vs. Tommy Rich vs. Doug Gilbert vs. Ricky Morton vs. George South.

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– Following the GCW signature, we got a Las Vegas-themed cold open for the show highlighting all the matches set for this evening. On the call for tonight are Dave Prazak and Jordan Castle.

GCW World Tag Team Championship Match: Alec Price & Mystery Partner vs. Violence is Forever (Kevin Ku & Dominic Garrini)

Price leapt onto the Violence is Forever duo as he entered to get the match started without a partner. Price went to work in the ring against both Garrini and Ku in the ring, managing to keep them cornered on opposite ends of the rings with repeated running knee strikes. Price floored Garrini with a leaping Blockbuster, but had his momentum stalled by Ku, who hit an El Generico-style top rope brainbuster on him for the two-count.

Price refused to back down, but ViF took over with impressive double team moves that capped off with Chasing the Dragon for another near fall. Garrini grabbed one of the GCW World Tag Titles and looked to use it, but Cole Radrick’s music interrupted. Radrick showed up on the stage on crutches, as he revealed the man who would be Price’s partner. “The East Coast Ace” Jordan Oliver appeared, making his return from injury as Price’s partner.

With the hot tag, Oliver was a house of fire as he cleaned house on Ku and Garrini to the chants of “welcome back” from the GCW faithful. Oliver blasted Ku with a Yakuza Kick for a two. Radrick appeared at ringside and gave one of his crutches to Price, who smashed it over both Ku and Garrini. The match came to an end after Oliver hit a modified powerbomb on Garrini, followed by a double pin from him and Price. And that’s it, over. Jordan Oliver and Alec Price are the new GCW World Tag Champions.

Match Result: Alec Price & Jordan Oliver def. Violence is Forever (Kevin Ku & Dominic Garrini) to win GCW World Tag Team Championships (6:51)

An exciting way to open the show and Jordan Oliver’s return from injury was well-received by the fans. Certainly a heck of a way to get the crowd pumped.

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Lucha Libre Trios Match: The Wagner Family (Dr. Wagner Jr., El Hijo del Dr. Wagner Jr., Galeno Del Mal) vs. Los D’sperados (Arez, Gringo Loco, Jack Cartwheel)

The match kicked off with Cartwheel living up to his name and delivering a cartwheel. The Wagner Family responded by posing together in the middle of the ring. We kicked things off proper with Cartwheel and El Hijo as the two locked up with exchanges of holds. This culminated with the two doing dueling cartwheels before both tagged out of the match.

Arez and Galeno Del Mal entered for both teams as they shook hands in respect. Galeno used his strength to absorb Arez’s shoulder tackles, as he then answered with a shoulder block of his own. The action picked up as neither man got a clear advantage. We then got Dr. Wagner Jr. and Gringo Loco entering the match for their respective teams.

Dr. Wagner Jr. and Gringo Loco took turns playing to the crowd before they faced off in the ring. After that brief standoff, Wagner tagged in his son and shared an embrace. In response, Gringo Loco hugged Arez. Wagner re-entered the match and continued to mix it up with Gringo Loco with arm drags a-plenty from both men.

Gringo Loco got a punch in the face for his troubles from Dr. Wagner Jr. after he did a sexy party dance. Wagner posed and took off his mask to the cheers of the crowd. He teased throwing the mask, but just gave it to his son instead. Los D’sperados opened things up with their high-flying attack. Arez and Gringo Loco went to work on El Hijo with a Magic Killer, followed by a shooting star press from Cartwheel.

Los D’sperados attacked the gargantuan Galeno with a sustained triple-team attack. Double suplex from Cartwheel and Arez, was capped off by a split-leg moonsault by Gringo Loco. Things soon opened up as the Wagner Family regained the advantage with a tandem of cannonballs and knees on opposite corners. Outside the ring, Dr. Wagner Jr. attacked Cartwheel and Gringo Loco with a garbage container. He then took the garbage container to Arez inside the ring.

Cartwheel roared back in the ring but got silenced by Dr. Wagner Jr.’s offense. Arez entered the fray and mixed it up with Wagner in the corner. Pele kick by Arez left the 59-year old Dr. Wagner Jr. floored. El Hijo got himself in and paid homage to Eddie Guerrero with the Three Amigos, followed by the frog splash from the top. Arez managed to kick out at 2. Galeno Del Mal broke up an Arez pin attempt after a modified codebreaker and hit an inverted suplex on his foe.

Running lariat by Galeno as he then went up top. Gringo Loco stopped him at the pass and hit an avalanche Spanish Fly. Dive to the outside by El Hijo was then followed by Arez nailing an impressive triangle moonsault, which left only Cartwheel and Dr. Wagner Jr. in the ring.

Cartwheel fought out of a powerbomb attempt but got blasted by a big boot from Wagner. A second butterfly powerbomb from Wagner, followed by the La Magistral cradle pin got the victory for the Wagner Family.

Match Result: The Wagner Family def. Los D’sperados (17:04)

That was a really enjoyable lucha-style trios match and it’s nice to see a legend like Dr. Wagner Jr. get his flowers with that bout. I liked what I saw from the other competitors of the match, and I was especially impressed with Arez and Jack Cartwheel, who both put in good efforts, even in defeat.

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Megan Bayne vs. Bozilla

Veda Scott took over for Jordan Castle on commentary for this next bout.

As the bell rang, Bozilla and Bayne sized one another up with a faceoff in the ring before we got the lockup. Bozilla got the better of Bayne as she forced her into the corner, which led to the referee breaking it up. Bozilla withstood a Bayne shoulder block. Bayne responded by challenging her to hit her with a shoulder block of her own, to which Bozilla obliged with painful aplomb.

The action spilled outside with Bayne blasting Bozilla with a tope suicida right into the front row seats. Back in the ring, Bozilla picked up Bayne for a modified Michinoku Driver for a two count. Bozilla continued her attack as she targeted Bayne’s back with repeated body slams. A fallaway slam from Bozilla stopped Bayne’s attempts at a comeback.

Bozilla then applied the bearhug on Bayne with maximum pressure. Bayne woke up and escaped the hold as she created some much needed separation. Running splash in the corner was followed by an attempted suplex from Bayne, but to no avail. Bayne was finally able to hit a belly-to-belly suplex on Bozilla for a close near-fall.

An attempted running crossbody by Bayne was avoided by Bozilla. Bayne rolled out of a suplex from Bozilla as she then hit with a fierce running lariat. On the top rope, Bayne looked to take flight, but Bozilla met her there and hit a super fallaway slam on her foe. Halfway through the match, we got a weird interruption with a rubber masked man saying “chicken fingers” before we returned to the match.

Bayne tried to lift up Bozilla for the F5, but couldn’t do it. The powerbomb from Bozilla wasn’t enough to keep Bayne down for the count as she stood up almost instantly. We got an exchange of slaps between the two opponents. Bozilla took advantage and attempted to drop Bayne with a trifecta of powerbombs. Bayne managed to kick out at two.

Bozilla missed on a moonsault as Bayne rolled out at the last second. Bayne then went up top herself and wiped out Bozilla with a senton. That gave her enough time and strength lift Bozilla up for the F5. A defiant Bozilla flipped up Bayne, but that didn’t change the fact that the end for her came at the hands of a Tombstone Piledriver from The Megasus.

Post-match, Bozilla and Bayne showed respect to one another.

Match Result: Megan Bayne def. Bozilla (12:12)

A suitably physical battle between two titans and the story of Bayne having to overcome the sheer size of Bozilla was a good thoroughline for this match. I enjoyed this one a lot.

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Zack Sabre Jr. vs. 1 Called Manders

Sabre Jr. and Manders started off with a brief stalemate before we got the test of strength from the two. Sabre Jr. used his lanky frame to escape the lockup from underneath Manders’ legs. Some good technical work between the two men to start us off.

Manders flipped off Sabre Jr. and got a finger snape for his troubles. The TMDK Frontman continued his joint manipulation-based assault on Manders, but got dropped across the top rope afterwards. Manders absorbed a couple of uppercuts from Sabre Jr. as he then floored him with hard uppercut of his own. The two men then traded dueling chops before Sabre Jr. targeted the injured hand of Manders with a stomp. Manders continued to trash talk Sabre Jr. and got kicked in the chest in response.

The pace picked up slightly before Sabre Jr. cinched in an armbar on Manders’ injured arm. Manders escaped and struck down Sabre Jr. with a kneeling lariat. ZSJ regained control with a couple of kicks to the chest, but Manders struck back with an explosive lariat. With both competitors on spaghetti legs, we got more blows traded before Manders cracked Sabre Jr. with a lariat. The former IWGP World Champion kicked out at two.

Manders looked to finish the match off with one more lariat, but Sabre Jr. hit him with a kick and utilized his superior technical skills to trap Manders in a bridging pin to pick up the one, two, three.

Post-match, Manders confronted Sabre Jr. outside the ring and shook his hand in respect.

Match Result: Zack Sabre Jr. def. 1 Called Manders (7:56)

That was a fantastic clash of styles between the technically-sound ZSJ and the explosive offense of Manders. As someone who’s come to enjoy ZSJ’s in-ring work with every match, this match was a treat and a pleasure to watch. For his part, Manders was a perfect dance partner for Sabre Jr and he looked damn good in this match.

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– The “chicken fingers” video as it turns out, was a pre-match video for Fuego Del Sol versus Atticus Coger. Jordan Castle also rejoined commentary.

Mask Versus Career: Atticus Cogar vs. Fuego Del Sol

We started fast and furious with Cogar and Fuego going right after one another as the bell rang. A suplex sent both guys to the ringside area. Cogar threw Fuego into the ringpost as he took a steel chair and slid it onto his downed foe. More plunder from under the ring included another chair and a door. Fuego fired back with repeated chairshots to Cogar.

Fuego introduced another door from under the ring, followed by two additional chairs. He then set up a makeshift table using the door and two chairs. Cogar cracked his hated foe with a chair to the head as he then rolled Fuego up onto the stage. With two makeshift tables setup next to one another, Cogar walked up to the stage. Cogar struck Fuego with a pair of scissors to the head. He then cut away at Fuego’s mask followed by repeatedly stabbing at his exposed forehead to bust Fuego open.

Cogar got a set of skewers to open up Fuego’s forehead further. He followed this up with a running Air Raid Crash through the makeshift door tables from the top of the stage. As the battle returned to the ring, Cogar took his time to bring in more weapons as Fuego writhed in pain inside the ring.

Fuego woke up and took advantage with a series of kicks on Cogar to keep him grounded momentarily. On the top rope, Cogar kicked Fuego and bit his exposed forehead. Fuego trapped Cogar in position for a double foot stomp, which left him in the Tree of Woe position. With a trash can placed in front of the prone Cogar, Fuego looked to hit a Coast to Coast dropkick, but brother Otis came in for the save. He dropped Fuego and assaulted him to give Atticus time to recover.

Sam Stackhouse entered the fight and took Otis out with a spinning wheel kick. He then took down the Cogar brothers with a dive to the outside. Inside the ring, with four chairs set up, Fuego hit Atticus with the Sun Fire Driver, but that wasn’t enough to put an end to this match.

Atticus got dropped face first on a chair with a drop toehold, but he responded with a German suplex on Fuego that sent him onto the legs of the chair. Outside of the ring, Sam Stackhouse found himself getting blasted with chairshots by Otis. Atticus threatened Fuego by saying every kickout would cause Otis to hit Stackhouse with chairs.

With skewers impaling his forehead, Fuego managed to kickout of Atticus’ Brain Hemorrhage maneuver, which resulted in another chairshot to Stackhouse at ringside. A two-by-four with razor blades was brought out as Atticus looked to finish Fuego off for good. The masked man avoided it and managed to connect with the leaping DDT for an incredibly close two-count.

Otis pulled Fuego out and sent him into the ringpost. Stackhouse recovered and started to fight with Otis as Atticus was placed onto the door/chair bridge by Fuego. In the ring, Stackhouse got the upper hand on Otis and had him down and out. The House of Fire duo then hit a moonsault and 630 splash, respectively on both Cogar brothers.

In the ring, Atticus Cogar kicked out at two, evne after being put through the door by Fuego. Now with the skewers in hand, Fuego planted it on Atticus’ forehead, as he then hit his hated foe with the gusset plate-enhanced two-by four. In big trouble, Atticus was handed a tazer by brother Otis, which allowed him to stun Fuego and put an end to this with a Brain Hemorrhage onto the trash can for the victory. Per the stipulation, Fuego Del Sol must unmask.

After the match, Fuego unmasked and removed his boots, suggesting that he was going to retire after this crushing defeat, much to the dismay of the crowd.

Match Result: Atticus Cogar def. Fuego Del Sol (17:47)

Even going into this match blind, the stakes were certainly felt and the hype packages before the match did a great job in building things up. As for the match itself, your mileage may vary on the violence seen, but I think it helped sell the seriousness of the stipulation and the rivalry between Atticus Cogar and Fuego Del Sol.

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Minoru Suzuki vs. Matt Tremont

Tremont hyped everyone up after the bell rang as he then exchanged forearms and chops with Suzuki, who seemed to welcome Tremont’s barrage of chops with maniacal glee. Tremont’s headbutts had no effect on Suzuki as we got more blows traded and wobbly legs between these two men.

The flying tackle from Tremont sent Suzuki rolling to the outside, where the slugfest continued. Suzuki avoided a Tremont headbutt, which caused the big man to make contact with the ringpost instead, which busted “The Bulldozer” open. Suzuki went to work on the bleeding noggin of Tremont with repeated strikes. In the ring, Tremont flipped off Suzuki and ended up getting his middle finger trapped in a submission instead.

With Tremont bleeding buckets, Suzuki kept up his vicious attack as his strikes began to keep his massive opponent down. A titanic lariat from Tremont stopped the attack of Suzuki, followed by a Death Valley Driver for the two. Suzuki shoved the referee onto Tremont as he then applied a sleeper hold on him. Even with the sleeper cinched in tight, Tremont refused to buckle as he reached the ropes to break the sleeper. The referee repeatedly tried to stop Suzuki as he refused to break the hold, but Suzuki dropped him with a Gotch-style piledriver. A swarm of GCW officials rushed in as Tremont and Suzuki looked to continue their brawl.

This fight reached the timekeepers table, as Suzuki hit Tremont with his DDT Universal Championship before referees managed to calm everyone down, presumably ending this match in a No Contest.

Match Result: Minoru Suzuki vs. Matt Tremont ended in a No Contest (10:47)

Certainly an interesting finish to the match, I’ll say that much.

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JCW World Championship: Masha Slamovich (c) vs. Suzu Suzuki

Match kicked off with neither Slamovich or Suzuki getting a clear upperhand, until a slam from Suzuki changed things. Running knee strike by Suzuki led to an early pinfall attempt that Slamovich icked out of. A run into the corner by Suzuki is met by a double stomp from the JCW World Champion. Slamovich then took control with repeated snapmares, followed by a submission hold.

The champion maintained command with clotheslines, as a kick to the throat by Slamovich kept Suzuki grounded, at least for a bit. Suzuki created separation with a spear as both women began to trade strikes. Suzuki kicked Slamovich in the spine and draped her across the bottom role. On the outside, Suzuki nailed a drive-by kick on the stunned Slamovich. In the ring, a suplex attempt was blocked by Slamovich as she had Suzuki dead to rights with the capo kick. Suzuki woke up and hit Slamovich with a stunner, but fell victim to a combo of kicks. We got a double down moment as Slamovich and Suzuki knocked each other down with stereo kicks.

Suzuki answered a Slamovich big boot with a German suplex. Gila Shot from by Suzuki on Slamovich got only a close two. With Slamovich in position, Suzuki went up to the top rope. The JCW Champion recovered and dropped Suzuki with a powerbomb, but that couldn’t put the challenger away.

Spinning kick by Slamovich on Suzuki, followed by the White Knight Driver got the pinfall win and successful JCW World Championship title defense.

Match Result: Masha Slamovich def. Suzu Suzuki to retain the JCW World Championship (9:52)

The match picked up as it went along and it defeinitely was a heck of a fight between these two talented women wrestlers. Just another great match in a night that’s been filled with them.

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Gabe Kidd vs. Mance Warner

Warner, of course, is fresh off a grueling Barbed Wire Massacre match against Sami Callihan at TNA Unbreakable last night. Kidd, on the other hand, battled in a successful match against Josh Barnett at Bloodsport 12.

With the screwdriver in hand, Warner tried to stab Kidd with it, but was unsuccessful. Kidd took down Warner with a suplex and got his hands on the screwdriver, which he put to good use. With Warner already busted open, Kidd proceeded to open fire with more shots to the wound on Warner’s forehead.

The bloodshed from Warner’s forehead got particularly brutal as Kidd remained relentless in his attack. Warner managed to create some sort of separation by low-blowing Kidd as he brought chairs and a white door into the ring. Warner got his hands on the screwdriver and returned the favor on Kidd with some shots to the head of his own.

With both Kidd and Warner sporting the proverbial crimson mask, the battle continued to rage on. Warner taunted Kidd to get back up as both men took a seat and began to trade punches while seated. Kidd bit at Warner’s forehead to regain the advantage. Kidd dropped Warner with a slam right across the two chairs set back-to-back.

The lariat from Kidd wasn’t enough to end this as Warner kicked out. Kidd set one of the doors up against the corner as he looked to hit a piledriver on Warner. The Mancer fought out it and hit a step-up DDT on Kidd right through the door. Amazingly, Kidd managed to kick ouf ot that. Missed lariat by Kidd is countered by a lariat from Warner that gets kicked out of.

The other door was then set up as a bridge by Warner who seemed to have Kidd at his mercy. Warner went up top, but Kidd recovered and smacked him, which led to an avalanche piledriver right though the bridged door. Both Warner and Kidd struggled to get up, but they continued to exchange vicious strikes once they did get back to a vertical base. In the ensuing exchange, Kidd managed to knock Warner down, as he collapsed right into a pinning position, which was enough for the victory,

Match Result: Gabe Kidd def. Mance Warner (14:38)

A suitably violent encounter between two of the toughest wrestlers competing right now. While the blood did get a bit uncomfortable — particularly when Warner got initially busted open — the match itself I enjoyed, and I’d love to see these two run it back once more.

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Senior Scramble: Robert Gibson vs. Ricky Morton vs. Damian 666 vs.Mike Jackson vs. George South

The match began with South and Gibson mixing it up as Jackson and Damian 666 were off fighting in the corner. We got a do-si-do spot with South, Morton, Damian, and Jackson. Before things could get far, Kerry Morton interrupted by telling everyone to stop the match.

Kerry Morton went on full blast by blaming the senior wrestlers in the ring for not being booked for Joey Janela’s Spring Break 9. He talked back to father Ricky before he got blasted by a chair shot from Robert Gibson. Kerry got thrown in the ring and got the brunt of punishment from the senior wrestlers in the ring. Mike Jackson walked the ropes but got pulled down by Kerry, who had his finger bit by Damian 666.

Father Ricky delivered a Canadian Destroyer to his own son as chairs got brought into the ring by Robert Gibson on the outside. We got another door bridge as the senior wrestlers delivered a quadruple powerbomb to Kerry through the door. The seniors collectively pinned Kerry to end this match.

Kerry was announced as “the loser” of this match.

Match Result: Robert Gibson, Ricky Morton, Damian 666, Mike Jackson, and George South def. Kerry Morton (6:14)

Nothing much to say about this match, really. But, it did work as a nice cooldown before our main event match. I did have fun and a good chuckle at the action.

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No Ropes Barbed Wire Match – Sabu’s Final Match: Sabu vs. Joey Janela

True to the name of the match, the ropes were replaced by barbed wire ropes and there were barbed wire contraptions set up at ringside.

As Sabu made his way for his last-ever match, he took in the cheers and adulation of the fans that came to see him wrestle for one last time before entering the ring.

Janela attacked Sabu as the legend was doing his iconic taunt to start this match. Sabu fought back with a DDT on Janela, who avoided calamity by stopping short of the barbed wire ropes after an Irish whip. Janela attacked Sabu in the middle of the ring with hard shots to the face to keep him grounded. Sabu recovered with a clothesline to Janela as he grabbed a spike from his boot. He impaled Janela’s forehead with the spike with the loud whistling signalling the arrival of long-time manager of Sabu, Bill Alfonso.

Alfonso tossed the chair to Sabu, which allowed him to set it up for a vintage spot. Janela dodged at the last second, which caused Sabu to go flying into the barbed wire contraption at ringside. A blooded Janela ripped up Sabu’s suit jacket as he then opened up his legendary opponent with barbed wire-enhanced punches. Janela threw Sabu with full force into a barbed wire board, sending him crashing to the concrete floor.

With everyone checking up on Sabu at outside, the Cogar brothers ran in and attacked Janela before Atticus threw Bill Alfonso into a barbed wire board in the ring. The lights went out inside the Palm in the midst of the chaos. With the familiar chords of Metallica’s “Enter Sandman” ringing through, we got the arrival of the man himself, the one and only Sandman.

While the Sandman continued to wade through the crowd, the Cogar brothers continued to brutalize Janela, skewers to the head and all. Atticus Cogar attacked Sabu with a barbed wire bat. As Sandman finally made his way to the ring, Atticus and Otis Cogar faced him down from one corner of the ring. With Singapore cane in hand, Sandman blasted both Cogar brothers with his signature weapon to send them retreating.

Janela hit Sandman from behind, but got thrown into two barbed wire doors by Sabu. After some time, Janela got out of the doors and entered the ring once more. A feigned handshake from Sabu led to Janela getting thrown painfully into the barbed wire contraption on the other end of ringside.

Now both Janela and Sabu dueled with fists and chairs being smashed and thrown at one another. Sabu gave Janela a brief embrace before the chaos continued some more. DDT onto the steel chair from Sabu to Janela. Both men were completely wrecked but refused to go quietly into the night. Sabu bludgeoned Janela with chair shots before landing his signature Arabian facebuster with the chair. And that’s it, over. Sabu wins his final match.

After the match, Janela got on the microphone and presented Sabu with a plaque that was meant for him from last year’s Independent Wrestling Hall of Fame ceremony to end the evening.

Match Result: Sabu def. Joey Janela (17:07)

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That was certainly… a match that happened. The fact that Sabu might’ve gotten hurt significantly from that irish whip spot that sent him crashing into the concrete floor on top of a barbed wire board does kind of put a damper on things. I can’t say if this match was good or bad for sure, just that it felt like a fever dream of sorts.

All in all, though, this was a strong Spring Break show, buoyed by a little bit of everything. Technical showcases (ZSJ vs. Manders), big bruiser battles (Bayne vs. Bozilla), blood feuds (Atticus Cogar vs. Fuego Del Sol), and big ‘ol slugfests (Kidd vs. Warner). I had a great time watching this from start to finish.

Megan Bayne match added to AEW Collision

Posted on by Ethan Renner

A new match is set for Saturday’s AEW Collision in Springfield, Massachusetts.

After challenging Toni Storm for the AEW Women’s World Championship at last Sunday’s Dynasty pay-per-view, Megan Bayne will be back in action on the Saturday, April 12 Collision. No opponent has been announced for Bayne.

Four more matches, including three Owen Hart Foundation tournament bouts, plus a promo segment are also set for Saturday’s show.

FTR will address their Dynasty heel turn against Adam Copeland in a promo on Saturday’s episode. Anthony Bowens will go one-on-one with Blake Christian on Collision as well.

The Owen Hart Foundation tournament bouts on Saturday will feature Athena vs. Harley Cameron, and Jamie Hayter vs. Billie Starkz in the women’s bracket, plus Konosuke Takeshita vs. Brody King in the mens bracket.

The Collision lineup is below:

AEW Collision, Saturday, April 12 —

  • Owen Hart Foundation men’s tournament quarterfinals: Konosuke Takeshita vs. Brody King
  • Owen Hart Foundation women’s tournament quarterfinals: Athena vs. Harley Cameron
  • Owen Hart Foundation women’s tournament quarterfinals: Jamie Hayter vs. Billie Starkz
  • Anthony Bowens vs. Blake Christian
  • Megan Bayne in action
  • FTR will speak

Wrestling Weekly: AEW Dynasty predictions

Posted on by Victor Sosa

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Ahead of this weekend’s AEW Dynasty, we’ve got our official Wrestling Weekly predictions as well as a look at the latest with the Cody Rhodes and John Cena feud leading up to WrestleMania 41.

You’ll also get our thoughts on Naomi, Tiffany Stratton and how much you have to hate someone to be mad about getting yourself a WrestleMania main event.

Thanks for listening and have a great weekend~!

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Toni Storm vs. Megan Bayne Women’s title match official for AEW Dynasty

Posted on by Bryan Rose

A match for the AEW Women’s title has been made official.

Promos from both Toni Storm and Megan Bayne on Collision Slam Dunk Sunday, confirmed that the two will meet on April 6 in Philadelphia.

In her promo, Bayne said that she was chosen by the heavens and called herself the All Elite Goddess, declaring AEW as her kingdom.

Storm responded by asking Bayne who died and made her God. She said at Dynasty she will cut the head of the Megasus.

After retaining the Women’s title against Mariah May at Revolution, Bayne immediately made clear she was next in line by attacking Storm during a promo. After Bayne defeated Kris Statlander on last week’s Dynamite, Storm came out and issued the challenge for Dynasty.

AEW Dynasty, Sunday, April 6 on pay-per-view —

  • AEW Women’s World Champion Toni Storm defends against Megan Bayne
  • AEW World Champion Jon Moxley defends against Swerve Strickland
  • AEW International Champion Kenny Omega defends against Ricochet and Mike Bailey in a three-way

Toni Storm challenges Megan Bayne to AEW Dynasty title match

Posted on by Ethan Renner

AEW’s Women’s Word Champion has chosen her next challenger.

After Megan Bayne defeated Kris Statlander in the main event of Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite, Women’s World Champion Toni Storm took to the microphone to challenge Bayne to a match at the Dynasty pay-per-view set for Sunday, April 6.

Bayne did not respond to the challenge as Dynamite went off the air, and the match has yet to be made official for Dynasty. Bayne is 5-0 in singles competition since returning to AEW action this January, including two singles wins over Statlander.

Storm became the first-ever four-time Women’s World title holder in AEW by defeating Mariah May for the gold at Grand Slam Australia in February, then retained over May at Revolution earlier this month in their Hollywood Ending falls count anywhere, no holds barred match.

The first matches for Dynasty were also confirmed during Wednesday’s Dynamite, with Ricochet and Mike Bailey winning a four-way with a double pin to set up an International title challenge against Kenny Omega, plus Jon Moxley retaining the World title over Cope to set up a title defense against Swerve Strickland.

The Dynasty card is taking shape. Provided the Storm vs Bayne match is made official, here is the current card:

AEW Dynasty, Sunday, April 6 on pay-per-view —

  • AEW World Champion Jon Moxley defends against Swerve Strickland
  • AEW International Champion Kenny Omega defends against Ricochet and Mike Bailey in a three-way
  • AEW Women’s World Champion Toni Storm defends against Megan Bayne

AEW Collision live results: International title eliminator tournament continues

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The eight-man tournament to determine who faces AEW International Champion Kenny Omega at April’s Dynasty continues on tonight’s live AEW Collision from Las Vegas, Nevada.

The featured bout will pit former Ring of Honor Pure Champion Katsuyori Shibata against Ricochet. The latter was defeated by Swerve Strickland at last Sunday’s Revolution while Shibata has been teaming with The Opps as of late.

The other bout will see former Ring of Honor World Champion Mark Briscoe against Mark Davis of the Don Callis Family. Davis was involved heavily in the Will Ospreay vs. Kyle Fletcher cage match last Sunday while Briscoe was in tag team action on the pre-show.

In a rematch from last week, former AEW Tag Team Champions FTR will look to go 1-1 against Kyle O’Reilly & Roderick Strong of the Undisputed Kingdom.

The main card is rounded out by former AEW Women’s World Champion Thunder Rosa going heads-up against the surging Megan Bayne.

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We’re on the short track to Dynasty, with this week’s Collision stopping at The Virgin Hotels Theater in Las Vegas, Nevada. Collision started with words from the International Title Tournament competitors, The Undisputed Kingdom, & FTR. Sir Elton John kicked off the show properly, and Tony Schiavone & Nigel McGuinness were on the call as always.

International Title Eliminator Tournament Match – Ricochet defeated Katsuyori Shibata

This was a solid opener with good energy to kick off the show. Ricochet gets a nice win to bounce back after his loss at Revolution.

The winner of this match joins Orange Cassidy & Mike Bailey in Wednesday’s four-way tournament final. Despite both men spending several years in New Japan Pro Wrestling, this is the first time these two have met in a singles match, and only the second time they’ve ever shared a ring together.

Shibata, who called Ricochet “baldie” in his cold open comments, scored the first strike with a shot to the leg. Ricochet took the upper hand with a springboard clothesline before throwing Shibata around on the floor. Ricochet landed a standing moonsault for a nearfall as we went to a commercial break.

The two men were trading strikes as we came back from the commercial, with Ricochet dropping Shibata with a dropkick. Ricochet sat with Shibata and tried to hurt him with strikes, but Shibata put on the Iron Claw – as taught to him by the Von Erichs – before smacking Ricochet on his bald head. Shibata followed with a suplex for a nearfall.

The two men traded suplexes before Shibata caught a flying Ricochet and put him in an STF that forced Ricochet into the ropes. Ricochet picked Shibata up and hit the Benadryller and a Lionsault for a nearfall, then hit a standing Shooting Star Press for another nearfall. Shibata locked on a sleeper hold, and after kicking out of a stacked pin, hit an Ushigoroshi in honor of his long-time friend and IWGP World Champion Hirooki Goto. Ricochet ducked the Penalty Kick and rolled Shibata up, then put his feet on the ropes as the referee was counting to score the tainted win.

During this match, it was announced that there would be special Slam Dunk Saturday and Slam Dunk Sunday editions of Collision coming on immediately after next weekend’s college basketball coverage on TNT.

After a recap of Dynamite, The Don Callis Family killed some extras in the back.

AEW Women’s World Champion Toni Storm was backstage, ready to collide with Megan Bayne. She called out Bayne, as well as anyone else who wanted to challenge her for her title.

Powerhouse Hobbs defeated Griff Garrison (w/ The Frat House)

Hobbs walked out through the crowd. The Frat House is ROH’s newest stable, featuring Garrison, Preston Vance, & Jacked Jameson. Hobbs bumped all three of them and beat Garrison with a main event spinebuster. Vance and Jameson circled Hobbs, but The Outrunners came out to run them off.

Lexy Nair’s guest at this time was Thunder Rosa. Rosa was tired of Megan Bayne’s disrespect before getting jumped by Bayne and laid out in the back.

International Title Eliminator Tournament Match – Mark Davis defeated Mark Briscoe

A surprising result here, as Mark Davis gets the win with some Callis Family assistance. Since Omega took the title from a Callis Family member, I wouldn’t write off Davis as a potential challenger, although that wouldn’t exactly be a marquee matchup.

The winner of this match joins Orange Cassidy, Mike Bailey, & Ricochet in Wednesday’s four-way tournament final.

Briscoe used his redneck kung-fu to get the jump on Davis, but Davis came back with a big back body drop. Briscoe ripped Davis over the ropes, then followed him to the floor with a dive. Briscoe sent Davis into the post, then launched himself off of a chair into Davis on the floor as we went to a commercial break.

We came back to Briscoe biting Davis off of the top rope before landing a missile dropkick. Briscoe and Davis hammered each other with chops, but Davis wouldn’t drop after repeated lariats. Davis caught Briscoe with a Tiger Suplex and a running knee for a nearfall. Davis followed Briscoe to the floor, but Briscoe caught him with a running blockbuster off the apron. Briscoe then climbed the guardrail and hit a Cactus Elbow.

Briscoe hit a lariat and a Fisherman’s Buster for a nearfall. Davis backdropped out of a Jay Driller attempt before snatching Briscoe up in a piledriver for a nearfall. Briscoe smacked Davis off the top rope into a Death Valley Driver. Briscoe went up for the Froggy Bow, but the Murder Machines came out. Archer took the referee as Cage knocked Briscoe off the top rope into a boot from Davis. Davis hit his pendulum piledriver for the win.

The Murder Machines defeated multiple victims

After a commercial, The Murder Machines dragged four corpses to the ring and killed them all. I don’t even know which ones were in the match, and none of them got names. They pinned one with the chokebomb. They continued killing before Mark Briscoe came out for revenge after the last match. Powerhouse Hobbs came out to help, brawling with Archer to the back as Briscoe and Cage brawled through the crowd to the back.

Swerve Strickland Town Hall

Swerve Strickland came out to address the crowd. He recapped his last week, noting that Prince Nana was at home safeguarding the Embassy robe. He reminded everyone that he won the AEW World Title at Dynasty last year, reigning as champion for four months, and that he’ll be challenging for the World Title at Dynasty this year in a nice coincidence.

Strickland talked about his relationship with Cope, as a professional inspiration and as someone whose helped him to become more dangerous over the years. Strickland said that he would run through him if he was in his way, as champion or challenger. Strickland then talked about Jon Moxley, putting him over for being a four-time World Champion but noting his complete desperation to stay on top. Strickland said to catch a maniac, you had to send a maniac, and Strickland promised to take the World Title back at Dynasty.

Jon Moxley made his way through the crowd and dropped Strickland with a crowbar. Moxley laid Strickland out with a Curb Stomp before leaving through the crowd. The camera followed him outside, with Moxley saying that he was tired of people like Strickland and Jay White trying to close him into a corner. Moxley said that on Dynamite, Cope was a dead man.

Hologram & Top Flight (Dante & Darius Martin) defeated Shane Taylor Promotions (Lee Moriarty, Shawn Dean, & Carlie Bravo)

There was a lot going on here.

The announcers said that this was a stand-by match. Lio Rush & Action Andretti, now known as The Cru came out to watch the match from the stage. Harleygram was also watching from backstage. Hologram and Moriarty started on the mat before Dante Martin and Dean tagged in. Andretti got in Dante’s face, allowing Dean to score with a suplex as we went into the commercial.

After the break, STP had Dante isolated. In the back, The Beast Mortos found Harleygram and stared her down. Can’t blame him. We got a sight of Dralistico on Spanish commentary before Dante tagged in his brother. Darius ran wild before Dean and Bravo double teamed him. The match broke down into a Pier Six brawl before Top Flight got the win with a shotgun dropkick into a German Suplex. Top Flight stared down The Cru at ringside as Hologram stared down Dralistico at the Spanish commentary desk.

In a voiceover promo, Alex Abrahantes challenged La Faccion Ingobernable to a tag team match on behalf of Hologram & Komander.

Megan Bayne defeated Thunder Rosa

Bayne is getting the Monster of the Month treatment here, leaving everyone laid out. She’s been fine, but I wouldn’t call her impressive in her outings so far.

Thunder Rosa came out with her ribs taped after the attack by Bayne earlier tonight. Rosa came out firing, hammering Bayne with chops before Bayne dropped her with a shoulder block. Rosa fought off a charging Bayne in the corner, but Bayne caught her and dumped her with an overhead throw. Bayne booted Rosa off of the apron as we went to a commercial.

Bayne and Rosa were hammering each other with strikes as we came back from the break. Rosa sent Bayne into the corner, then knocked her down with a shotgun dropkick. Rosa sent herself and Bayne to the floor with a seated dropkick against the ropes. Rosa sent Bayne off the post and the stairs. They brawled onto the ramp, where Bayne dropped Rosa with the F-5.

Bayne got back into the ring to take the countout, but Rosa beat the count. Bayne hit her with another F-5 to score the win over the former AEW Women’s World Champion. After the match, Bayne put Rosa in an Argentine Backbreaker when Toni Storm came out to make the save. Bayne dropped Storm with the F-5 as well, leaving the champion laid out as referees and Kris Statlander came out to ward her off.

The announcers ran down the card for next week’s Dynamite, now featuring Megan Bayne vs. Kris Statlander. A TNT Title Match was announced for Slam Dunk Saturday, as Daniel Garcia vs. Adam Cole was booked with everyone banned from ringside. Hologram & Komander vs. The Beast Mortos & Dralistico was announced for Slam Dunk Sunday.

FTR (w/Daniel Garcia) defeated The Undisputed Kingdom (Kyle O’Reilly & Roderick Strong) (w/Adam Cole)

I love this tag team match serving as a build of sorts for the TNT Title match next Saturday. That’s why I’m always in favor of singles stars having tag partners or associates for reasons. This match started out roughly, with Strong and Wheeler on different pages, but they rounded into form and pulled together a quality main event. FTR continuing to refuse handshakes is a point of interest here, even with Garcia shaking Cole’s hand.

Garcia and Cole joined the commentary desk, in support of their respective trios partners. O’Reilly and Harwood started, with O’Reilly forcing Harwood to the ropes while attempting an ankle lock. Wheeler tagged in but got isolated in the Kingdom corner. Strong and Wheeler kept whipping each other into the ropes, leading to Wheeler dumping Strong on the ropes and isolating him for a short while.

Strong dumped Wheeler to the floor, but Wheeler came back in to distract the referee on a tag, keeping Strong in the ring. Wires got crossed on a Hart Attack attempt, but FTR eventually got it as we went to a commercial. After the break, Strong dropped Harwood with an Olympic Slam to get the tag into O’Reilly. O’Reilly immediately got Wheeler in an ankle lock, then dropped Harwood with a side suplex when he tried to break it up.

O’Reilly hooked Wheeler in the ankle lock again, with Strong locking Harwood in an ankle lock on the apron. Harwood shoved Strong into the post before breaking up the ankle lock with a diving headbutt. An FTR Doomsday Device was cut off by O’Reilly, but FTR got him in position for the Steiner Brother Bulldog for a nearfall. Strong cut off a Shatter Machine, then drilled him with a jumping knee for a nearfall.

The match broke down into a Pier Six brawl, with the Kingdom hitting the Total Elimination for a nearfall broken up by Wheeler. Harwood’s chest was bleeding as the four men got up and swung. FTR scored with the Shatter Machine on Strong, but O’Reilly pulled Harwood off the cover. Wheeler dove onto O’Reilly, but Harwood’s second cover only got a nearfall as the referee saw Strong’s foot on the ropes this time.

The ring announcer made the fifteen-minute call, as five minutes remained in the time limit. FTR went for the PowerPlex, but Strong got his knees up on the splash and rolled him up for a nearfall. The Total Elimination got cut off, and FTR hit a second Shatter Machine to score the win. Both Cole and Garcia went to the ring to help their friends and ended up staring each other down. Cole & Garcia shook hands, but when FTR were offered a handshake from the Kingdom, they refused.

Megan Bayne vs. Thunder Rosa announced for AEW Collision

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A new match has been announced for Saturday’s Collision.

Tony Khan announced on social media that Thunder Rosa will be taking on Megan Bayne. This follows several weeks of confrontations between the two.

“After weeks of tension + altercations, former @AEW Women’s World Champion Thunder Rosa will collide vs Megan Bayne on Saturday Night Collision, TOMORROW!” Khan wrote.

Since making her return to AEW, Bayne has focused on Thunder Rosa, defeating her and Kris Statlander in a tag team match last month. On Dynamite this week Bayne made it clear that the AEW Women’s Championship was on her radar, attacking and laying out Toni Storm while she was cutting a promo on stage.

Later on Dynamite, Bayne attacked Kris Statlander and Willow Nightingale after they won a tag match, standing tall for a second time.

Here is the lineup for the next Collision:

  • AEW International Title Eliminator tournament: Katsuyori Shibata vs. Ricochet
  • AEW International Title Eliminator tournament: Mark Briscoe vs. Mark Davis
  • FTR vs. The Undisputed Kingdom (Kyle O’Reilly and Roderick Strong)
  • Megan Bayne vs. Thunder Rosa

Tag team match announced for AEW Dynamite

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A new match has been added to the lineup for Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite.

Kris Statlander & Thunder Rosa vs. Megan Bayne & Penelope Ford is now scheduled for the show.

AEW announced the news on Sunday, writing, “Weeks of tension finally boil over in this huge Tag Team Match on Wednesday Night Dynamite at 8/7c on TBS + Max!”

Last week on AEW Dynamite, Bayne defeated Statlander with some assistance from Ford at ringside. After the match, Bayne and Ford continued their attack until Rosa ran out to make the save. The segment ended awkwardly, as Bayne and Ford didn’t back down from Rosa, forcing her to repeatedly feign swinging a chair until they eventually left. Our own Dave Meltzer called it “the weirdest segment of the week” in last week’s edition of The Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

Wednesday’s show is scheduled for the Sacramento Memorial Auditorium in Sacramento, California.

AEW Dynamite lineup for Wednesday, March 5, 2025:

  • Cope vs. Wheeler Yuta
  • Swerve Strickland & Ricochet AEW Revolution contract signing
  • Megan Bayne & Penelope Ford vs. Kris Statlander & Thunder Rosa

Thunder Rosa addresses awkward AEW Dynamite segment with Megan Bayne

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Thunder Rosa has addressed the “awkward” ending to a post-match angle from last week’s AEW Dynamite.

Rosa came out to save Kris Statlander from a post-match attack by Megan Bayne and Penelope Ford on the show. However, Bayne and Ford seemed unfazed by Rosa’s run-in, even though she was wielding a chair at the time. Ford stood in front of Bayne, but neither backed down as Rosa feigned swinging the chair at them. The segment ended when Bayne and Ford finally left the ring.

Fightful Select later reported that a producer or coach did not properly direct the talent on where they needed to be during the segment.

Rosa addressed what happened on today’s episode of Busted Open Radio.

“You guys saw what happened. From that, I have learned so much. The takeaways I have as a performer are always ask questions. Be sure of what you’re doing in the segment. The segment didn’t go the way we wanted to, and it showed,” she said (transcriptions via Fightful).

“There is no drama,” she continued. “We were all talking before the show and praising each other. We’re trying to be as positive as possible. I enjoy coming to work and I’m not the only one. Statlander was so supportive and nice. We were all going over stuff and receiving feedback. It was all positive. There is nobody trying to kill each other and stuff. There is no point. How are we going to grow if we’re fighting? Mistakes are made. It happened. We have to grow, we talked, and it was fine.”

Our own Dave Meltzer addressed what happened during the segment in last week’s edition of The Wrestling Observer Newsletter, referring to it as the “weirdest segment of the week.”

“Thunder Rosa ran in with a chair for the save. Ford got in front of Bayne. I don’t know if they were supposed to bail out and didn’t. Obviously Rosa wasn’t supposed to hit them. So she went to hit them, they stood there and she stopped. I mean this just looked terrible,” Meltzer wrote.

He continued, “That’s the negative of so much pre-planning is that when things go wrong, nobody has the instinctive skill like the guys who worked 200 to 300 nights, because you would never see top guys of the past just freeze when something goes wrong like that.”

Kris Statlander vs. Megan Bayne added to AEW Dynamite

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A high-profile match in the women’s division has been added to tonight’s AEW Dynamite as Kris Statlander takes on Megan Bayne.

The two have been eyeing each other for several weeks after Bayne re-emerged in the promotion. Both came out of the Northeast indie scene and this will be their first ever match against each other.

After returning in mid-January, the 26-year-old Bayne is 2-0 in AEW while the 29-year-old Statlander is coming off a win over Penelope Ford on last week’s Dynamite. Statlander attacked Bayne and laid her out following the Ford win after the two had a pre-match skirmish.

Here’s the current lineup for tonight’s show from Phoenix, Arizona:

  • AEW International Championship series: Orange Cassidy vs. Roderick Strong
  • Street fight: Big Bill vs. Powerhouse Hobbs
  • MJF and Hangman Page face-to-face
  • The Ops (Samoa Joe, Hook & Katsuyori Shibata) vs. The Patriarchy (Christian Cage, Nick Wayne & Kip Sabian)
  • Kris Statlander vs. Megan Bayne

Megan Bayne signs contract with AEW

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“The Megasus” is officially #AllElite as Megan Bayne is once again under AEW contract.

AEW head Tony Khan announced the news on social media Saturday following Bayne’s quick victory on Collision.

The 26-year-old made her surprise return to the company as part of last month’s first-ever women’s Casino gauntlet — her first AEW appearance since a June 2023 tag team dark match. She made her promotional debut in April 2021 and eventually won three straight matches before tearing her ACL. It was previously reported during that run that she was under an AEW contract, but it’s unclear when it ended and what type of arrangement it was.

Bayne has worked all over the world including for Japan’s Stardom promotion and various indies like GCW. The Connecticut native last wrestled for GCW on Friday and it’s unknown whether her time there, and on the indies in general, are done. She currently holds the House of Glory Women’s title, last defended in December.

AEW Collision live results: Mid-South street fight, TNT title defense

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Tonight’s AEW Collision from Huntsville, Alabama, will feature a Mid-South street fight, a three-way TNT title defense, and more.

Former AEW Tag Team Champions FTR will take on AEW World Champion Jon Moxley & Wheeler Yuta in a Mid-South street fight.

After the events of the last few weeks, TNT Champion Daniel Garcia will defend his title against Kyle O’Reilly and ROH Pure Champion Lee Moriarty in a three-way.

The AEW women’s division will be represented as Megan Bayne will compete in an AEW singles match for the first time since February 2022 while Harley Cameron goes one-on-one with Taya Valkyrie.

Former AEW Women’s World Champion Toni Storm will be on hand to share some thoughts about reigning titleholder Mariah May.

In a pair of tag matches, Samoa Joe & Hook will face Nick Wayne & Kip Sabian while Chris Jericho & Bryan Keith will face The Outrunners.

The card is rounded out by the first Max Caster open challenge and The Beast Mortos in action.

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Collision comes to us live (to tape!) from Huntsville, Alabama. Tony Schiavone & Nigel McGuinness were on the call.

Hook & Samoa Joe defeated The Patriarchy (Kip Sabian & Nick Wayne) (w/Christian Cage)

A lifeless, paint-by-numbers opener here. Joe injected some life into this Christian/Hook feud when he returned, but it’s time to get off the pot and get the trios match or the Christian/Hook blowoff.

Hook and Wayne started off, with Hook catching Wayne with a crotch-lift suplex. Tags on both sides led to Joe walking away from a Sabian dive. After interference from Wayne on the floor, Hook was your Street Tough-In-Peril. After a few minutes, Hook caught Wayne with a T-Bone suplex and got the hot tag to Joe.

Joe ran wild on Sabian and hit the Muscle Buster for the win. After the bell, Christian attacked Joe and Hook with his non-union equivalent Money In The Bank briefcase and left them laying.

Cope was backstage. He wondered if Jon Moxley even knew what his goal was, as nobody else seemed to know what it was. Cope called Moxley a malcontent, unaware that he may be the problem with AEW. Cope said that even when he was a young gun, he respected the veterans that made it better for his generations. He paid it back by helping make the business better for people in Moxley’s generation, but Moxley was entitled and didn’t respect that. He hated how Moxley hid the AEW World Championship away and was going to beat Moxley up to take it. The challenge was made for Revolution: Cope vs. Mox for the AEW World Championship.

(This was the big promo to set up the Revolution World Title match, and much like the Cope/Mox feud, it was very unfocused. Instead of the feud being about having pride in AEW or getting revenge for the weeks of attacks up and down the roster, Cope made it about respecting your elders? A messy set-up for the PPV match.)

The Beast Mortos defeated Adam Priest

Mortos killed Priest quickly, finishing with Chuck Taylor’s Awful Waffle – now renamed the Destination Hellhole.

Max Caster came to the ring to interrupt Mortos’ celebration. He congratulated Mortos but said that he wouldn’t stand a chance against the Best Wrestler Alive. Caster kicked off the first of his Open Challenge Series.

Max Caster Open Challenge Match – Rush (w/Dralistico & The Beast Mortos) defeated Max Caster

Rush killed Caster quickly, finishing with The Bull’s Horns for the win. After the match, Rush took the microphone and reminded Mortos that LFI was a family.

(Rush is back, and he’s good as usual. We’ll see how long it lasts.)

The Outrunners were backstage with Lexy Nair, and they cut their promo on The Learning Tree.

The Learning Tree (Bryan Keith & Chris Jericho) (w/Big Bill) defeated The Outrunners (Truth Magnum & Turbo Floyd)

(I was ready to complain about another heel beatdown on AEW TV this week, but Bandido came back to make the save and get some shine here. I think the world of Bandido, as I think he has high-level star potential for AEW. I’m glad to see him back here.)

Jericho & Magnum started, and the Outrunners soon ran wild with atomic drops. They dumped Jericho & Keith to the floor, but a Big Boot from Big Bill took Magnum down on the floor.

After a commercial break, Floyd tagged in and ran wild with bodyslams. Keith cut off the Predator handshake, and Jericho got Floyd in the Walls of Jericho. Floyd got out of the hold and we got a Pier Six brawl, ending with the Predator elbow drop. Big Bill interfered again to break up Total Recall, and Keith got a small package to win the match. After the match, Big Bill laid out both Outrunners as Keith pulled out a table.

Big Bill had a double chokeslam set up when Bandido came out to make the save. Bandido ran wild on the Learning Tree, putting Keith through the table with a press slam to a big pop.

Kyle Fletcher & Mark Briscoe cut promos on each other ahead of their Continental Classic rematch next week on Collision. Fletcher was upset that Briscoe spoiled his perfect record in the tournament and wanted to get his win back before Grand Slam Australia, while Briscoe said he was going to prove his win wasn’t a fluke.

(Fletcher/Briscoe was on the short-list of the best matches of the tournament, and I’m glad we’re getting the rematch.)

Continental Champion Kazuchika Okada was backstage with Lexy Nair and was immediately interrupted by Buddy Matthews laughing at him. Matthews laughed at Okada calling himself a champion, and Okada laughed off another Matthews challenge. Matthews called Okada a b*tch and left.

Harley Cameron defeated Taya Valkyrie

Cameron was the most over babyface on the show to this point, and she finally got her first win in AEW. I was wondering if they would save it for Grand Slam Australia, but it looks like she may be Mercedes Mone’s opponent for the show.

Valkyrie jumped Cameron at the bell and landed double knees in the corner for a nearfall. After a commercial break, Cameron hit a Shining Wizard for a nearfall. The crowd chanted Feel The Wrath as Cameron brought Valkyrie to the top rope, but Valkyrie took Cameron out of the corner with a powerbomb for a nearfall. Cameron came back with a Canadian Destroyer for a nearfall.

Cameron went for a senton off the top rope, but Valkyrie moved and hit a spear. Cameron kicked out at two, then rolled up Valkyrie with a crucifix pin to score the pin and her first win in AEW. Deonna Purrazzo was shown upset at her partner dropping the fall here.

During this match, Hounds of Hell vs. Konosuke Takeshita & Kyle Fletcher & Will Ospreay vs. A Mystery Member of the Don Callis Family was announced for Dynamite.

Ricochet Sit-Down Interview

A damn good piece of business to build the Dynamite match between Ricochet and Swerve Strickland. Strickland found a way to cut Ricochet’s early work down without cutting Ricochet himself down, and Ricochet found a way to hit a nerve on Swerve by bringing up Hangman Page.

Ricochet had a sit-down interview with Renee Paquette backstage. He listened to the fans that told him he belonged in AEW, and watched from afar as his peers did amazing things in AEW. But when he got there, the fans turned their backs on him and showered him with toilet paper. Swerve Strickland joined in with the mockery, and when Ricochet stabbed Strickland in the head with the scissors, he was doing it to curse at the fans as well.

Swerve Strickland entered the scene calmly, choosing to save the fight for the people in Atlanta. He shooed Paquette away and sat with Ricochet to talk. He talked about how they never saw eye-to-eye in their encounters, and how he didn’t want Ricochet in AEW to begin with. Ricochet pretended to be a superhero, and the fans rejected him for it. Meanwhile, Strickland accepted his role as the villain, and he got all the respect in the world for it. Strickland promised to show Ricochet that there was levels to this, and that Ricochet wasn’t on his.

Ricochet agreed that he wasn’t good at pretending and admitted that he never cared about the people. Ricochet said that ever since Hangman Page punked Strickland out, he hasn’t felt threatened by Strickland at all. Strickland responded by snatching the scissors out of Ricochet’s suit pocket and holding them to his throat. Strickland said that he would see Ricochet on Dynamite and left without incident.

Timeless Toni Storm Town Hall

A good promo from Toni here. I’ve…not been the target audience for this feud, but the crowd does seem to be into it, and the Grand Slam Australia match feels hot.

Timeless Toni Storm appeared on stage, announcing that she had spent the last six weeks playing the role of Toni Storm. She knows no one caught on because she was a good actress, but everyone bore witness to her metamorphosis. She didn’t do it for the fans, she did it for herself. She was embarrassed and ashamed when Mariah May stabbed her in the back and ran away from herself. She rebuilt herself from the ground up to look May in the eye, and she saw everything she needed to see. She cursed May and said that it doesn’t get realer than her. She promised that May’s time was over.

Harley Cameron was backstage with Renee Paquette outside of Mercedes Mone’s locker room. Paquette noted that Mone wasn’t there, but Cameron corrected her as Mercedes Mone entered the frame. She looked like a puppet and was connected to Cameron’s hand, but that may have just been the picture quality on my TV. Mone agreed to wrestle Cameron in Australia, and Cameron shook her hand to make it official.

Wait a minute, Mercedes Mone then walked into frame? Two Mercedes Mones? Is this a Dave Hebner situation? Saturday Night’s Main Event is back, after all. The actual Mone called Cameron a loser and said that losers don’t ride the Mone Train.

We got promos from all three competitors in the TNT Title match.

AEW TNT Title Match – Daniel Garcia (c) (w/Matt Menard) defeated Kyle O’Reilly, Lee Moriarty (w/Shane Taylor)

A solid TV defense here for Garcia, as they kept up the energy and didn’t fall into typical three-way issues. They worked hard to make sure everyone felt involved, and the result was a good match.

All three men locked up to start and broke up each other’s submissions with other submissions. O’Reilly caught Moriarty with a knee lift to send him out of the ring. Moriarty sent O’Reilly and Garcia to the floor before hitting a tope to both men as we went to a commercial.

After the break, Moriarty caught Garcia with a crossbody for a nearfall, then transitioned to a double wristlock. Moriarty hit a facebuster on O’Reilly while hitting an Eat Defeat on Garcia for a nearfall on both men. O’Reilly and Garcia teamed up to hammer Moriarty with strikes before turning on each other when Moriarty fell out of the ring.

Moriarty got back in the ring and all three men traded strikes before taking each other down with boots. Garcia took both men down with ten punches in the corner and a double clothesline. Moriarty hit a neckbreaker on Garcia for a nearfall. Garcia locked Moriarty in the Dragon Tamer, but O’Reilly caught Garcia in an armbar. O’Reilly transitioned to a triangle choke and caught Moriarty in an ankle lock.

Moriarty knocked O’Reilly loose and sent him out of the ring. Moriarty sent O’Reilly to the floor, then sent Garcia into the ropes for Taylor to punch. Moriarty locked Garcia in the Border City Stretch as Taylor held O’Reilly back. Garcia turned the hold into a jackknife pin for the win as O’Reilly was dealing with Taylor.

After the match, The Infantry came out to surround O’Reilly and Garcia. Angelo Parker joined Matt Menard to even up the numbers, and Adam Cole & Roderick Strong came out to make sure Shane Taylor Promotions left the scene. It was announced here that a three-way trios match was booked for next week’s Collision, as it would be Shane Taylor Promotions vs. The Undisputed Kingdom vs. Daniel Garcia & 2.0.

We got a video package for Penelope Ford vs. Thunder Rosa next week.

We got a video of Hologram walking the streets in street clothes. He had lightning in his fingers.

Megan Bayne defeated Hyena Hera

Bayne got a quick showcase win here with an F5.

Lio Rush & Action Andretti were outside earlier today. They weren’t in the building last week, and they weren’t there this week, so Top Flight would have to wait. Rush said that when they came back, he might take up Darius Martin on his challenge for a match.

We got a video package for Queen Aminata vs. Toni Storm on Dynamite, with Mariah May on commentary.

Kris Statlander & Willow Nightingale were backstage with Lexy Nair. Statlander asked for this interview to apologize to Nightingale, but Nightingale wasn’t interested. Statlander pulled out her friendship bracelet and said that she never broke it.

(After the CM Punk/Drew McIntyre feud, I don’t want to ever see a friendship bracelet on a wrestling show again.)

Mid-South Street Fight – FTR (Cash Wheeler & Dax Harwood) defeated Death Riders (Jon Moxley & Wheeler Yuta)

This was a very good main event, as the babyfaces finally got their act together and stood together to take a chunk out of the Death Riders. The crowd was at their hottest here as well, making for a fun close to Collision.

FTR jumped the Death Riders as they came out. We got plunder and crowd brawling with ladders and trash cans. Moxley got the first nearfall on the floor by booting Harwood out of a chair. Harwood got beaten down in the ring with a chair, but Wheeler came back with a high cross and ran wild. Marina Shafir came out to send Wheeler into the post, and we went to the commercial break with Moxley clawing at Harwood’s nose with pliers. That’ll clear your sinuses.

After the commercial, Moxley laid out thumbtacks. Unfortunately, the Rule of Abyss came to be here as Moxley went into the weapon he set up. Wheeler powerbombed Moxley into the tacks and took Yuta out with a dive, but Moxley came back with a Death Rider on the floor. Harwood was by himself and fought hard, taking Yuta out with a brainbuster.

Moxley re-emerged with a giant hook – I guess he had a run-in with Captain Hook – but Harwood took it from him and crotched him with it. Shafir hit Harwood with a low blow and tried to choke him out, but Harwood backed her through a table. Harwood hit a piledriver on Moxley for a nearfall and locked on a Sharpshooter, but Claudio Castagnoli came out to cut him off. Harwood sent Castagnoli to the floor, but Moxley caught him with a cutter and hit a curb stomp onto a chair for a nearfall.

It was 3-on-2 on FTR before Jay White & Cope came out to help FTR. The fight spilled to the outside, and FTR hit Yuta with a spike piledriver through the announce table to get the win. The fight continued, with White hitting Castagnoli with the Blade Runner. Moxley was surrounded by the babyfaces and got hit with a Shatter Machine and a Spear. The babyfaces set up Moxley for a Con-Chair-To, but Castagnoli dragged Moxley to safety.

Megan Bayne makes AEW Dynamite debut at Maximum Carnage

Posted on by Ethan Renner

Megan Bayne has made her AEW Dynamite debut.

Bayne has returned to AEW for the first time in over 18 months as a surprise entrant in Wednesday’s women’s Casino Gauntlet match at Dynamite Maximum Carnage.

AEW used Bayne primarily in an enhancement role between 2021 and 2022, before she suffered a torn ACL that sidelined her. After rehabbing the injury, Bayne’s last AEW appearance took place on a Rampage episode in July 2023.

This Dynamite debut played much differently than her prior enhancement work, as Bayne is billed at 5’11”, and immediately went toe-to-toe with women’s division stalwarts Willow Nightingale and Kris Statlander in Wednesday’s Casino Gauntlet won by Toni Storm.

Bayne is a former OVW Women’s Champion, and was trained by Al Snow. She toured Japan as part of the Stardom roster in 2023 and 2024. She has also been a featured member of the GCW roster throughout 2024 and 2025.