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AEW Collision live results: Orange Cassidy vs. Kyle O’Reilly

Posted on by Suit Williams

Orange Cassidy and Kyle O’Reilly are set to face off on tonight’s live AEW Collision from Council Bluffs, Iowa.

Both participated this week in a four-way to determine the next challenger for Will Ospreay’s AEW International Championship. Rey Fenix pinned Jay Lethal in the match, earning the shot against Ospreay this Wednesday. Cassidy and O’Reilly will battle to determine the winner between themselves.

FTR will look to get back to their winning ways as they face Claudio Castagnoli and Wheeler Yuta. Making his return on this past Wednesday’s Dynamite after being out with an injury most of the year, Yuta (the ROH Pure Champion) scored the winning fall in an eight-man tag match, giving him some momentum.

Other bouts will see AEW Women’s Champion Toni Storm take on Lady Frost in a non-title match, Dustin Rhodes against Johnny TV, Kris Statlander vs. Robyn Renegade, and Daniel Garcia against Tate Mayfairs.

Our live coverage kicks off at 8 PM Eastern.

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Sir Elton John welcomed us to Collision from Council Bluffs, Iowa, just outside of Omaha, Nebraska. Tony Schiavone & Nigel McGuinness were on the call as the entrances began for the opener.

FTR (Cash Wheeler & Dax Harwood) vs. Blackpool Combat Club (Claudio Castagnoli & Wheeler Yuta) ended in a time-limit draw

(A rare time-limit draw to start the show, an interesting call with these teams. You figure that Yuta would take the fall as FTR was just in the PPV main event, but that wasn’t the case. I expect there to be grumbling about Elite stooge Cutler coming out after the match, but him taking the heat for denying the extension to the match is a smart way to avoid anyone in the match getting the heat for saying no. It also gave the crowd a pop to avoid ending that segment on a dour note. Pretty good opening to the show.)

If you squint, Harwood looks like Tomohiro Ishii in his new gear. After an opening exchange, Castagnoli hammered Harwood with an uppercut. The crowd gave support to both teams as Harwood starched Castagnoli with a chop. Castagnoli got the upper hand and tagged in Yuta, but a Wheeler distraction on a flying headscissors attempt gave FTR the upper hand.

After a short control segment, Yuta fought to his corner to tag in Castagnoli, who ran wild with uppercuts before getting a nearfall on Harwood with a big boot. Wheeler cut off a pair of Giant Swing attempts, but Castagnoli snatched him up in a Sharpshooter. Harwood caught Yuta in a Sharpshooter, and Castagnoli and Harwood traded slaps while holding submissions. They stood up and traded strikes before the match broke down into a Pier Six brawl as we went to commercial.

Castagnoli hit an avalanche gutwrench suplex on Harwood for a nearfall as we came back from the break. The two traded covers before Harwood dropped Castagnoli with a main event spinebuster. Harwood pulled Castagnoli up for the Powerplex, but Castagnoli got his knees up on Wheeler’s splash. Yuta went for a splash on Harwood but caught knees as well. As the match reset, FTR went for a Shatter Machine, but Yuta cut it off. That allowed Castagnoli to take Wheeler on the Giant Swing before Yuta cut him down with a dropkick for a nearfall.

Castagnoli went for a Neutralizer, but Wheeler fought out and caught him with a Shatter Machine for a nearfall broken up by Yuta. Wheeler locked on a Sharpshooter, but Castagnoli reversed it into a Sharpshooter of his own. Wheeler got to the ropes so Castagnoli hit Harwood with a Neutralizer. Wheeler hit Castagnoli with a piledriver for a nearfall before Bobby Cruise announced one minute remaining in the time limit. Castagnoli hit a superplex and a Neutralizer for a nearfall. Castagnoli locked on a crossface before transitioning into the Rings of Saturn, but the time limit expired.

Harwood grabbed the mic and demanded five more minutes, but Brandon Cutler came out on behalf of the Young Bucks. He said that the request was denied, as the contract specifically noted that the match had a 20-minute time limit. As he got in the ring to show them the contract, Castagnoli snatched him up in the Giant Swing, then vaulted him into a Shatter Machine. Castagnoli took the mic and said that while he wouldn’t shake their hands because of how cliché it is, they would finish their fight whenever and wherever FTR wanted.

Kyle O’Reilly was backstage with Lexy Nair. He was quickly interrupted by Roderick Strong & The Kingdom. Strong told O’Reilly that he had been good, but he was missing something. O’Reilly said that they’ve been down this road before and that he didn’t want their help, but Strong told O’Reilly to just remember what he told them when he returned from injury.

Kris Statlander (w/Stokely Hathaway) defeated Robyn Renegade

(An effective segment here for Statlander, with a clearly stated goal of winning the Owen Cup. Will Willow Nightingale take issue with that? Probably, they are feuding after all.)

Statlander had a new entrance, with a Hathaway voiceover noting that it was “Stat-urday Night.” Statlander won this match decisively with the Saturday Night Fever, doing a few push-ups after the match for emphasis.

Hathaway took the microphone and put over Statlander’s athleticism and intensity. Hathaway said that she would make history as the first woman to win both the TBS and Women’s World Championships. Hathaway announced that Statlander was the first entrant in the 2024 Women’s Owen Hart Foundation Cup Tournament. Statlander would win the tournament and win the Women’s Title at Wembley Stadium because nobody could stop her.

After a commercial, Lexy Nair was waiting to get words from Willow Nightingale on the Kris Statlander situation. Nightingale announced her entry in the Owen Cup and hoped to see Statlander there. When asked why she was here tonight, Nightingale said she would keep an eye on the action.

Dustin Rhodes defeated Johnny TV (w/Taya Valkyrie)

Johnny had a good night last week against Claudio Castagnoli. He had a bad night tonight. Meanwhile, Dustin Rhodes did a great job of building up the Jack Perry match for Dynamite.

Rhodes spooked Taya on the floor before cannonballing into Johnny off the apron. Taya distracted Rhodes to give Johnny time to hit a corkscrew dive onto Rhodes. After a break, Rhodes fired up and hit the running bulldog and a powerslam for a nearfall. Johnny hit a neckbreaker for a nearfall, but Rhodes reversed an Alabama Slam into a Canadian Destroyer.

Rhodes hit the Shattered Dreams and the Cross Rhodes, but Taya put Johnny’s foot on the ropes. Rhodes confronted Taya and got her ejected from ringside, but that allowed Johnny to crotch Rhodeson the ropes – while kicking the wrong rope. Johnny went for Starship Pain, but Rhodes moved and hit a Shining Wizard. Rhodes hit the Final Cut for the win.

Rhodes took the mic and thanked the fans for sticking by him for over three decades. He thanked the production crew and Tony Khan for giving him the opportunity to speak here tonight. He then spoke on Jack Perry, a subject that pissed him off. They missed him when he left and were excited to see him back before he attacked Tony Khan.

He said that Perry was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and had no clue what sacrifice meant. Sacrifice was getting fired from a job and taking two more jobs to make ends meet. Rhodes said that Perry was mediocre because he was a follower, not a leader. Quoting his father, when you are a follower, the view never changes. He announced that it would be Dustin Rhodes vs. Jack Perry on Dynamite, and that he would destroy Perry.

We got a video package highlighting the chiseled jaw and the technical ability of Zack Sabre Jr. In a voiceover, Sabre said he was coming to Forbidden Door to take care of some unfinished business from last year when he challenged for the International Championship. He challenged Orange Cassidy to a match for Forbidden Door.

The Premier Athletes (Tony Nese & Ari Daivari) (w/ Smart Mark Sterling) defeated Trent Jordy & Dante Leon

We got a recap of the Premier Athletes run-in with Hook & Samoa Joe on Dynamite. Dante Leon is a former GHC Jr. Heavyweight Champion in Pro Wrestling NOAH, so this is technically a Forbidden Door entry. That didn’t help him here, as Nese pinned Jordy with Greetings From Asbury Park.

Scorpio Sky was backstage. He said that all of our heroes had fallen and that he would stand on the backs of those fallen heroes to become our champion.

Toni Storm (w/Luther & Mariah May) defeated Lady Frost

(The story here was Storm entering May into the Owen Cup, where the winner gets a shot at Storm’s title. If you did your homework and watched All About Eve, you would know that Storm may have just kissed her title goodbye.)

We got a recap of the run-ins Storm has had with her Forbidden Door opponent Mina Shirakawa this week, including the uneasy handshake forced by Mariah May on last night’s Rampage. Storm drilled Frost with a hip attack after a commercial, but Frost kicked out. Frost caught Storm with a cartwheeling Air Raid Crash. Storm cut off the Frostbite and hit a backstabber before scoring a nearfall with a Tree Slam. Storm countered another cartwheel into a Storm Zero for the win.

Storm took to the mic and sat with May on the apron. She noted how awkward the whole situation with Shirakawa must be for her, but Storm wants to give May all the opportunities that she deserves. She demanded that May get a spot in the Owen Hart Foundation Tournament. Storm said that she would be there for her the whole way.

Top Flight & Shane Taylor Promotions were backstage with Lexy Nair. Next week, on the one-year anniversary of Collision, Dante Martin & Lee Moriarty will wrestle in a TNT Title Ladder Match qualifier. Martin noted that he was Moriarty’s first match in AEW, and the result would be the same. Moriarty said that the last time they wrestled, Moriarty won. Taylor called Top Flight glorified stuntmen, noting that Andretti was the only one of them with any heart.

Hook & Samoa Joe were backstage. I believe Katsuyori Shibata was behind the camera as I heard his Google Translator. They discussed lacrosse before jumping the Premier Athletes in their locker room.

Daniel Garcia defeated Tate Mayfairs

(Daniel Garcia has said over the past few weeks that he wants to challenge for the International Championship, specifically calling out Will Ospreay in the process. Fun fact: Dynamite and Collision will be in Garcia’s hometown of Buffalo, New York the week before Forbidden Door.)

Matt Menard was on commentary here, as always with Garcia matches. Mayfairs is a Progress Wrestling regular, with McGuinness noting that he watched him have a half-hour classic with Will Ospreay at Super Strong Style 16 last year. Mayfairs had the upper hand to start, but Garcia got his feet under him and got the win a lifting lungblower he calls the Red Cross.

We got a video package on Mercedes Mone’s opponent for Dynamite, Zeuxis. Excalibur explained that she made history in CMLL by winning the CMLL Women’s Tag Team Titles alongside Stephanie Vaquer, who will face Mone at Forbidden Door. Tony Khan explained on social media that if Mone loses the title to Zeuxis, the match at Forbidden Door between Mone & Vaquer will only be for the NJPW Strong Women’s Title.

We got a rundown of the card for Dynamite, with Jack Perry vs. Dustin Rhodes in a TNT Title Ladder match qualifier made official. We got a rundown of next week’s Collision, which is the show’s one-year anniversary. We will get a Christian Cage Father’s Day Celebration, the return of the House of Black, and Deonna Purrazzo vs. Thunder Rosa in a No-DQ match.

Orange Cassidy was backstage with Lexy Nair. He was frustrated that all his friends were gone and trying to hurt him, and now he’s got Zack Sabre Jr. knocking down his door for Forbidden Door. He left for the main event.

Orange Cassidy defeated Kyle O’Reilly

(This was an awesome match to main event this show. Cassidy proved that he could go toe-to-toe with a high-level technician ahead of his match with Zack Sabre Jr. at Forbidden Door. Meanwhile, O’Reilly’s story of being good, but not good enough continues. Cassidy’s lament in his promo about no one helping him out paid off here too, with O’Reilly and Willow making the save for him. A quality main event.)

The Undisputed Kingdom were in the crowd rooting O’Reilly on, as Schiavone noted that the Kingdom have jumped O’Reilly multiple times in the last few months. Cassidy escaped O’Reilly’s initial holds with his sloth-like movements. O’Reilly snatched up a double wristlock before Cassidy got to the ropes. The two got into a pinning predicament before O’Reilly locked on a grounded Octopus Stretch that forced Cassidy to the ropes.

After a commercial, the two traded and transitioned holds before Cassidy caught O’Reilly in a European Clutch for a nearfall. O’Reilly fought to keep Cassidy’s hands out of his pockets, but Cassidy succeeded in his endeavors there. O’Reilly chopped down Cassidy with kicks before working on Cassidy’s arm. O’Reilly ended up on the floor near the Kingdom, where Strong whispered something to him. O’Reilly then sent Cassidy into the barricade with a Dragon Screw. O’Reilly hit another Dragon Screw in the ring as we went to commercial.

After the commercial, Cassidy took repeated strikes before firing up and going after O’Reilly’s arm. The two traded German suplexes until they both collapsed. Both men traded low-impact kicks before turning up the violence. Cassidy went for the Stundog Millionaire, but O’Reilly caught the arm in an armbar attempt. Cassidy stuffed it by stuffing his hand in his pocket, then caught O’Reilly with a Michinoku Driver for a nearfall.

O’Reilly ducked a Penalty Kick and hit a big forearm, but Cassidy came back with a Penalty Kick. O’Reilly countered the Orange Punch, putting his hand in Cassidy’s pocket so he couldn’t counter the choke O’Reilly applied. Cassidy fought to his feet and hit the Beach Break for a nearfall. Orange went for the Orange Punch, but the leg gave way. Cassidy was able to hit a short-range Orange Punch, then caught a rebounding O’Reilly with a full-strength Orange Punch for the win.

After the match, Trent Beretta & Kyle Fletcher jumped Cassidy. O’Reilly came back to try to help Cassidy, but he got beat down too. Kris Statlander came out and shook hands with Beretta before going after Cassidy, but Willow Nightingale came out to a huge reaction to run her off.

Two new matches announced for AEW Collision

Posted on by Ethan Renner

AEW’s Tony Khan has announced two new matches for Saturday’s Collision episode.

After taking part in the International Championship number one contender’s four-way on this week’s Dynamite, Orange Cassidy and Kyle O’Reilly are set to square off in singles competition on Saturday’s AEW Collision episode. The match will mark the first one-on-one meeting between the two.

Also added to Saturday’s card, Women’s World Champion Toni Storm will face Lady Frost in a non-title match. Storm is set to defend her title against Mina Shirakawa at the Forbidden Door pay-per-view set for Sunday, June 30.

The two new matches join an FTR vs. Claudio Castagnoli and Wheeler Yuta tag bout in the lineup for the Saturday, June 8 Collision episode. The updated card:

AEW Collision, Saturday, June 8, 8 p.m. Eastern time on TNT —

  • Orange Cassidy vs. Kyle O’Reilly
  • Toni Storm vs. Lady Frost
  • Blackpool Combat Club’s Claudio Castagnoli & Wheeler Yuta vs. FTR’s Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler

Orange Cassidy vs. Trent Beretta added to AEW Double or Nothing

Posted on by Bryan Rose

The former Best Friends will face off next week in Las Vegas.

During Collision, Orange was wrestling Isiah Kassidy when Beretta appeared in the crowd. After Orange won, Beretta cut a promo where he called Orange a sociopath and challenged him to “a straight up wrestling match” for Double or Nothing. Orange then attacked Beretta but he was eventually held back by security. Tony Khan later made the match official for next weekend.

Don Callis was seen during the match, watching the action backstage. After Orange picked up the win, he smirked. In recent weeks, he has been attempting to get involved with Orange and Beretta’s feud, with Callis at one point walking away with Orange after the two had a confrontation.

AEW Double or Nothing, Sunday, May 26, 7 p.m. Eastern time on pay-per-view —

  • AEW World Champion Swerve Strickland defends against Christian Cage
  • AEW Women’s World Champion Toni Storm defends against Serena Deeb
  • TBS Champion Willow Nightingale defends against Mercedes Mone
  • TNT Champion Adam Copeland defends against Malakai Black in a barbed wire steel cage
  • AEW International Champion Roderick Strong defends against Will Ospreay
  • Anarchy in the Arena: The Elite (Young Bucks, Kazuchika Okada & Jack Perry) vs. Team AEW (FTR, Bryan Danielson & Darby Allin)
  • IWGP World title eliminator: Jon Moxley vs. Konosuke Takeshita
  • Orange Cassidy vs. Trent Beretta

Bryan Danielson/FTR trios match part of updated AEW Collision lineup

Posted on by Josh Nason

New allies Bryan Danielson & FTR will team up in trios action on this Saturday’s AEW Collision — one of six matches announced on Friday morning.

The three will take on The Righteous & Lance Archer as Danielson, Cash Wheeler & Dax Harwood prepare for their Anarchy in the Arena match against The Elite at next Sunday’s Double or Nothing.

Former AEW International Champion Orange Cassidy will look to follow up with his win over Trent Beretta last week as he battles Isiah Kassidy.

The show will feature three FTW Contenders Series matches with the winners advancing to a three-way on this Wednesday’s Dynamite where the winner of that match will challenge Chris Jericho for the title, likely for Double or Nothing.

One will see Hook take on Johnny TV for the first time ever, another will feature Katsuyori Shibata vs. Rocky Romero with the other being Bryan Keith vs. Boulder.

In what should be a high-flying affair, Pacific Northwest product Nick Wayne will take on Jack Cartwheel.

Unified AEW Trios Champions The Bang Bang Gang (Jay White & The Gunns) will be on hand to share some thoughts.

Those join the previously announced Will Ospreay vs. Shayne Taylor, Deonna Purrazzo vs. Robyn Renegage, Serena Deeb vs. Anna Jay, and Rush matches.

Here’s the current lineup for a show that was taped Thursday in Portland, Oregon:

  • Bryan Danielson & FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) vs. The Righteous (Dutch & Vincent) and Lance Archer
  • Orange Cassidy vs. Isiah Kassidy
  • Will Ospreay vs. Shane Taylor
  • Deonna Purrazzo vs. Robyn Renegade
  • Nick Wayne vs. Jack Cartwheel
  • Rush in action
  • FTW Contenders Series match: Bryan Keith vs. Boulder
  • FTW Contenders Series match: Hook vs. Johnny TV
  • FTW Contenders Series match: Katsuyori Shibata vs. Rocky Romero
  • Serena Deeb vs. Anna Jay
  • Bang Bang Gang promo

Orange Cassidy vs. Shane Taylor added to AEW Dynamite

Posted on by Joseph Currier

AEW has made a new match announcement for tonight’s Dynamite episode.

Orange Cassidy vs. Shane Taylor is now official for Dynamite tonight. To set up the match, AEW tweeted out a video where Cassidy interrupted an interview with Shane Taylor Promotions. Cassidy challenged Taylor to face him on Dynamite.

Shane Taylor Promotions (Taylor, Lee Moriarty & Anthony Ogogo) defeated Chris Jericho, Hook & Katsuyori Shibata in a trios match on Dynamite last week. Shibata was pinned after Taylor delivered a knockout punch while Shibata had Moriarty locked in a sleeper.

“I saw what you did to Shibata. I’ve been losing a lot of friends lately, and I don’t appreciate you knocking out the only ones I have left,” Cassidy told Taylor. “So why don’t you try to knock me out later tonight?”

Taylor responded by accepting the challenge.

Earlier this month, Best Friends imploded with Trent Beretta attacking Cassidy. Chuck Taylor has yet to pick a side in the Best Friends civil war.

Tonight is Dynamite’s go-home show for Sunday’s AEW Dynasty pay-per-view. Here’s what’s been announced for the episode:

  • Will Ospreay vs. Claudio Castagnoli
  • Mixed tag match: Adam Copeland & Willow Nightingale vs. Brody King & Julia Hart
  • The Elite (The Young Bucks & Kazuchika Okada) vs. Penta El Zero Miedo, PAC & Daniel Garcia
  • Deonna Purrazzo vs. Mariah May
  • Orange Cassidy vs. Shane Taylor
  • Samoa Joe to speak
  • Swerve Strickland to speak
  • We’ll hear from Mercedes Mone
  • Jon Moxley will appear following his IWGP World Heavyweight Championship win
  • Chris Jericho meeting with Taz & Hook

The Vinny & Craig Show: AEW weekend recap

Posted on by Vincent Verhei

With Bryan stranded somewhere in the California skies, it’s Vinny and Craig reviewing gobs and gobs of AEW television. 

First it’s Rampage from Friday night, with Orange Cassidy vs. Alex Reynolds and the next chapter in the Best Friends divorce. Then it’s Collision from Saturday, with Kyle Fletcher & Powerhouse Hobbs facing Bryan Danielson & Claudio Castagnoli with major ramifications for the Dynasty PPV main event. 

Finally we close with Battle of the Belt (singular) where the only official title match sees Athena defend the ROH women’s title against Red Velvet. That’s a lot of TV to cover, so there’s no time to waste—start listening right away!

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Roderick Strong wins International title at AEW Revolution

Posted on by Josh Nason

Nearly a year after he made his debut in the company, Roderick Strong has his first taste of AEW gold after defeating Orange Cassidy for the International title at Sunday’s Revolution pay-per-view.

Despite having Matt Taven and Mike Bennett at ringside, Strong didn’t need their assistance, pinning Cassidy after an End of Heartache backbreaker to get the clean pin for the title.

The story of the match was how badly injured Cassidy’s ribs and back were going into the match as Cassidy revealed that nearly his entire midsection was covered with kinesio tape after removed his t-shirt pre-match.

As a result, Strong focused on Cassidy’s injuries, increased by multiple interactions with Strong’s Undisputed Kingdom faction over the last two months. One particular attack saw Strong hit Cassidy with a gut-wrench backbreaker on the top rope.

Cassidy nearly had the match won after hitting an Orange Punch and Beach Break, but Strong was able to get to the ropes to avoid the pin. As he attempted another Orange Punch, he took too long and Strong hit a knee strike and his aforementioned finisher for the win.

It’s Strong’s first title anywhere since holding the WWE NXT Cruiserweight title before losing it in a unification match to then-NXT North American Champion Carmelo Hayes in January 2022. He now becomes the sixth-ever International Champion and fifth unique one in the title’s relatively young history.

The loss ends the five-month second reign of Cassidy that began in October with a win over Rey Fenix. What followed was 12 title defenses including wins over the likes of Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, Tomohiro Ishii and, most recently, Nick Wayne.

After the match, Strong was temporarily reunited with former factionmate Kyle O’Reilly in the latter’s surprise return until O’Reilly refused an Undisputed Kingdom t-shirt and walked away.

Orange Cassidy title defense booked for AEW Dynamite

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Before Revolution, Orange Cassidy is set to defend his International title on AEW Dynamite.

AEW has announced that Cassidy will put his International Championship on the line against Nick Wayne on Dynamite tonight (February 28). The show is taking place from Huntsville, Alabama and is Dynamite’s go-home show for Revolution.

Tony Khan announced the Cassidy vs. Wayne match on social media, writing that Wayne accepted an open challenge that was issued by the champion:

TONIGHT Wednesday Night #AEWDynamite TBS, tonight 8pm ET/7pm CT

AEW International Title Open Challenge @orangecassidy vs @thenickwayne

4 days to #AEWRevolution Orange Cassidy won’t slow down, he’s issued an Open Challenge, & @Christian4Peeps’ Prodigy has accepted for TONIGHT

Assuming he retains, Cassidy will defend the International title against Roderick Strong at this Sunday’s Revolution pay-per-view.

Wayne’s mentor Christian Cage has a title defense set for Revolution as well. Christian is defending the TNT Championship against Daniel Garcia.

Here’s everything that’s been announced for tonight’s Dynamite:

  • Sting makes his final Dynamite appearance before retirement
  • Hangman Page will announce his status for Revolution
  • Blackpool Combat Club (Bryan Danielson, Jon Moxley & Claudio Castagnoli) vs. Eddie Kingston & FTR
  • Will Ospreay appears
  • Chris Jericho vs. Atlantis Jr. (w/ Atlantis)
  • Kris Statlander vs. Skye Blue
  • International Champion Orange Cassidy defends against Nick Wayne

Trent Beretta pulled from AEW Dynamite

Posted on by Bryan Rose

Trent Beretta was sent home from AEW Dynamite.

Tony Khan wrote on X that Beretta was sent home to recover following an attack that took place on last week’s Dynamite, where members of the Undisputed Kingdom attacked him and Orange Cassidy.

“After the attack last Wednesday during the Texas Death Match, as
@trentylocks
took steel chairs from the Kingdom + the knee to the head from
@roderickstrong, Trent has been pulled by @AEW
docs from #AEWDynamite and sent home to rest. @OrangeCassidy is being evaluated by docs now.”

Khan wrote in another tweet that Cassidy and Bennett didn’t know they were wrestling each other in a singles match until “hours” before the show started.

“2 total pros @orangecassidy vs. @RealMikeBennett + legitimately they had no idea they were doing a 1-on-1 match tonight on @TBSNetwork on #AEWDynamite until the doctors made the call today and had to send Trent home hours before the show,” he wrote.

Prior to their match, an AEW doctor announced on Dynamite that Cassidy was cleared to compete despite taking beatings in recent weeks not only in AEW, but also at RevPro over the weekend. Despite the toll on his body, Cassidy went on to defeat Bennett on Dynamite. After the match, Matt Taven and Roderick Strong attacked Cassidy until Jake Hager came out for the save. It was then announced that Hager will face Strong on this Friday’s Rampage.

Khan noted on X that this week “has been one of the most hectic weeks for injuries + unexpected unavailability that I can recall in @AEW, especially since the pandemic era.”

Orange Cassidy appears at RevPro High Stakes, defends AEW International Title

Posted on by Ian Carey

Orange Cassidy made an unadvertised appearance in London at today’s RevPro High Stakes. 

Cassidy was revealed as the mystery entrant in a six-way scramble match on the show, which is currently airing on RevPro OnDemand. He also put his AEW International Championship on the line. 

Cassidy and Darby Allin were spotted at a Fulham FC premier league game on Saturday. They both filmed promotional videos for this summer’s AEW All In at Wembley Stadium as well. 

The main event of today’s show at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre is Michael Oku defending his RevPro Undisputed British Heavyweight Title against Will Ospreay, in Ospreay’s last match before starting with AEW. 

RevPro High Stakes lineup for February 18, 2024 —

  • Six Way Scramble Match: AEW International Champion Orange Cassidy defends against Sha Samuels, Flash Morgan Webster, Spike Trivet, Richard Holliday and Cameron Khai
  • Mustafa Ali vs. Robbie X
  • Oskar Leube & Yuto Nakashima vs. Mark Trew & Kieron Lacey
  • Ricky Knight Jr. vs. Anthony Ogogo
  • Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Connor Mills
  • Luke Jacobs vs. JJ Gale
  • Shingo Takagi vs. Trent Seven
  • RevPro Undisputed British Women’s Champion Dani Luna defends against Safire Reed
  • RevPro Undisputed British Heavyweight Champion Michael Oku defends against Will Ospreay

AEW Collision live results: Orange Cassidy vs. Tomohiro Ishii International title match

Posted on by Suit Williams

A match for the International title will take place on Saturday’s Collision.

Champion Orange Cassidy will face NJPW’s Tomohiro Ishii. As with his previous run as champion, it has been pushed that Cassidy’s body is taking a toll due to all the title matches he has been granting. It comes just weeks before his title match against Roderick Strong at Revolution on March 3.

Both Deonna Purrazzo and AEW Women’s Champion Toni Storm will be in action prior to their match at Revolution next month. Purrazzo will face Kiera Hogan, while Storm will take on Queen Aminata. Other matches will see Jon Moxley & Claudio Castagnoli take on CMLL stars Star Jr. and Esfinge, Mark Briscoe will face Brody King, and Brian Cage will be in action.

An appearance by Adam Copeland is also set. After picking up a win over Minoru Suzuki, Copeland has made it clear he wants another match against former friend Christian Cage.

Live coverage for Collision begins at 8 pm ET.

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Sir Elton John welcomed us to Collision live from the Dollar Loan Center in Las Vegas, one day before “The Big Game.” Can we get sued for calling it the Super Bowl? Let’s not find out. Tony Schiavone, Nigel McGuinness, & Kevin Kelly were on the call.

Blackpool Combat Club (Claudio Castagnoli & Jon Moxley) defeated Esfinge & Star Jr.

This lacked heat, as Esfinge and Star Jr. aren’t the level of stars as the other CMLL representatives in this feud. The match was a fine win to keep the feud going as the bigger CMLL names are in Japan for New Japan’s Fantasticamania tour. The BCC will be keeping busy though, as the post-match brawl with FTR indicated.

We got highlights of the BCC’s tainted win over the CMLL representatives, leading to this match tonight. Kevin Kelly informed us that Volador Jr, whose been a key part of this feud, helped to train both Esfinge and Star Jr. Moxley and Star Jr. started, with Star Jr. locking up Moxley in a reverse bow and arrow. Castagnoli stomped on the grounded Star Jr. to allow Moxley an easy escape. After Esfinge caught Moxley with a kick, the luchadores sent the BCC to the outside, then sent them fleeing at the tease of a dive.

Castagnoli and Esfinge tagged in, with Castagnoli snatching Esfinge up in a Giant Swing. Star Jr. tagged in and took both men to the floor with a headscissors/armdrag combination. The luchadores both scored with big dives. Star Jr. went for a springboard, but Castagnoli leveled him with a European uppercut.

After a commercial, Star Jr. took Castagnoli down with a headscissors. Both men tagged out, with Esfinge running wild on both BCC members. Esfinge locked Moxley in an Indian Deathlock pinning scenario, but Castagnoli cut off the pin. Star Jr. took down Moxley and Castagnoli before Esfinge scored a nearfall with a top rope splash. Esfinge hit a springboard lungblower, but Moxley came back with a lariat. Moxley applied a La Magistral cradle for a nearfall, once again mocking the luchadors.

Moxley and Esfinge traded shots before Star Jr snuck a tag in. Castagnoli caught Star Jr. on a crossbody attempt, before lifting him into a cutter from Moxley. Castagnoli hit Esfinge with the Ricola Bomb before Moxley scored the submission on Star Jr. with a cross-arm breaker.

After the match, Moxley grabbed the mic and told them to take that message back to the CMLL locker room. Moxley said that any team could step to them if they wanted to take a shot, leading to FTR coming out. Moxley piefaced Harwood, leading to a locker-room clearing brawl between the four men.

Daniel Garcia defeated Shane Taylor (w/ Lee Moriarty)

This was such a well-worked match. Garcia got frustrated early as Taylor overwhelmed him but stuck to his plan of targeting the big man’s leg. This felt like a win Garcia earned. Credit to both him and Taylor, who sold the leg well here. Another spotlight win for Garcia, who is on his way to a TNT Title match against Christian Cage.

Matt Menard joined commentary, as per usual for Garcia’s matches. Garcia started out ducking Taylor’s big punches, but Taylor snuck one in as the referee was breaking them up in the ropes. Garcia went to take Taylor down with a single leg, but Taylor caught him with a forearm to knock him down. Taylor caved Garcia’s chest in with a chop, but Garcia fired up with forearms. Garcia landed a Dragon Screw Leg Whip, but Taylor booted Garcia out of the ring as he started working on the leg.

After a commercial, Taylor dropped Garcia with a headbutt as he tried to start a comeback. Garcia avoided a leg drop on the apron, then avoided a corner charge before firing up with strikes. Garcia hit a low dropkick before stomping a mudhole through Taylor’s bad leg. Garcia hit a pair of dropkicks to the leg, but Taylor came back with a pop-up powerbomb and a forearm for a nearfall. Taylor went for the Marcus Garvey Driver, but the leg gave out, allowing Garcia to escape. Taylor backdropped Garcia out of a piledriver, but Garcia held onto the leg and locked on a leg lock to score the submission win.

We got a recap of Sting & Darby Allin’s AEW Tag Team Title win on Dynamite, and the bloody assault on them from The Young Bucks afterwards.

Eddie Kingston was backstage with Lexy Nair. He was disgusted at the Young Bucks actions on Dynamite, comparing it to Bryan Danielson’s actions last week, stealing the spotlight from Bryan Keith. Kingston challenged Danielson to a Continental Crown Title match at Revolution, where Danielson would have to shake Kingston’s hand if he lost.

Brian Cage (w/ Prince Nana) vs. The Outrunners (Turbo Floyd & Truth Magnum) (w/ Chance the Gila Monster)

Chance The Gila Monster is the mascot for the Vegas Golden Knights of the NHL. Gila Monsters are a type of lizard, common to desert climates. In the time it took for me to type that, Cage had already destroyed both Outrunners, tapping out Floyd with a Texas Cloverleaf. Chance did Prince Nana’s dance with him before Cage jumped him from behind. Before Cage could continue, Hook came out and brawled to the back with Cage.

The Undisputed Kingdom & Tomohiro Ishii were in the back with Lexy Nair. Taven and Bennett were upset at being dropped from the CHAOS group a few years ago. Strong told Ishii that he would be going after him if he won the title, noting that he’d lost a title – the ROH Television Title – to Ishii six years prior. Strong went to shake his hand, but Ishii pulled back.

Adam Copeland Addresses the Crowd

I was interested in if Garcia’s interest in the TNT Title would interfere with Copeland’s path and AEW made sure to address that here, setting up a top contender’s match for Dynamite.

Tony Schiavone welcomed Adam Copeland to the ring for an interview. Schiavone noted that with both Swerve Strickland and Hangman Page facing Samoa Joe at Revolution, Copeland was next in the rankings and had his pick of titles to challenge for. Copeland noted that if he was at Dynamite, the attack on his friends Darby Allin & Sting wouldn’t have happened and warned the Young Bucks. He noted that the other champions were otherwise booked, all except Christian Cage.

Daniel Garcia came to the ring. Garcia noted that both of them had been picking up a lot of wins lately, with him having scored a win over the Patriarchy last week. Garcia said that he wanted a shot at Cage and the TNT Title, noting that he would fight through the line if it meant holding gold. Copeland said that something had to give, so he challenged Garcia to a match on Dynamite where the winner gets the shot at Cage. Garcia accepted and shook Copeland’s hand. Copeland pulled Garcia close and told him that he would kick his face in on Wednesday.

Kris Statlander, Willow Nightingale, & Stokely Hathaway were backstage with Renee Paquette. Hathaway said that Skye Blue & Julia Hart could hang out at all the Hot Topic’s that they want, but that didn’t make them badasses. Statlander & Nightingale wanted Hathaway to get a match signed, but Hathaway noted that Tony Khan had his number blocked.

Brody King (w/Julia Hart) defeated Mark Briscoe

This was an awesome brawl, with Briscoe’s eagerness to use weapons being his ultimate downfall. The post-match angle tells me that there’s more for these two on deck, and I’m excited about it.

McGuinness noted on commentary that the Briscoe family was expecting an eighth child, so congratulations to Mark and the Briscoe Bunch. Now that I think about it, they have more kids than the Brady Bunch did. Briscoe peppered King with strikes, but King came back with heavy shots before landing a cannonball in the corner. King clubbered on Briscoe, landing a senton for a nearfall.

After more clubbering, Briscoe avoided a corner charge and brought King to the floor, where he hit King with a running neckbreaker off the apron. Briscoe tossed a chair into the ring and used it to vault over the ropes onto King. Briscoe set up a table on the floor, but the referee reprimanded Briscoe and got him to move away from it. King caught Briscoe on a crossbody attempt and slammed him into a chair at ringside.

After a commercial, King caught Briscoe with a Bossman Slam for a nearfall. Briscoe fired back with chops and forearms, sending King into the corner with a flying forearm. Briscoe hit the ten punches in the corner before booting King to the floor. Briscoe hit a corkscrew moonsault to King on the floor. King fought out of a fireman’s carry and leveled Briscoe with a lariat for a nearfall.

Briscoe avoided a corner charge and hit the rolling Death Valley Driver. Julia Hart distracted Briscoe as he went up for the Froggy Bow, allowing King to send Briscoe through the table on the floor. King brought Briscoe back into the ring and hit the Gonzo Bomb for the win. After the match, King held Briscoe up for Hart, who pulled out a railroad spike and jabbed Briscoe in the head. King smeared Briscoe’s blood on his cast before shouting that the House Always Wins.

Bryan Keith was backstage. He said that he was all about his paydays and was going after all the stars. He said whether they were good, bad, or ugly, they had better be ready to pay up, sucka.

Deonna Purrazzo defeated Kiera Hogan

Purrazzo worked on Hogan’s arm as Schiavone noted both women’s trainers. Schiavone noted that Kiera Hogan was trained by Big Cat, which McGuinness thought meant Ernie Ladd, but Schiavone clarified as Curtis Hughes. Purrazzo was in control for most of this one, shutting down Hogan’s attempt at a comeback before scoring the win with the Venus Di Milo submission.

The announcers noted that due to NBA All-Star Weekend, there will be no episode of Collision next week. That means I have a week off. Huh. What do people do on Saturday nights?

Toni Storm (w/ Mariah May & Luther) defeated Queen Aminata

I was enthused by Steamboat Toni toning down the gimmick on Dynamite, but with her new film next week, she’s still going all in with it.

Storm made her entrance as Purrazzo was leaving, with the two crossing paths on the ramp. After early work on each other’s arms, Storm dropped Aminata with a Thesz Press. After a commercial, Storm dropped Aminata with a boot. Aminata avoided Sweet Cheeks Music, catching Storm in a small package for a nearfall before dropping her with a DDT. Aminata hit a snap suplex and a running kick for a nearfall. Aminata went to pick Storm up, but Storm caught her with a DDT for a nearfall.

Storm went for a piledriver, but Aminata caught her with an Air Raid Crash for a nearfall. Aminata went for a hip attack, but Storm tripped Aminata into the corner. Storm hit Sweet Cheeks Music before hitting the Storm Zero piledriver for the win. After the match, Storm took the mic and applauded her show of technical brilliance. She announced that she would be premiering a new film on Dynamite on Wednesday.

The announcers ran down the Dynamite card, with the addition of Skye Blue vs. Willow Nightingale.

AEW International Title Match – Orange Cassidy defeated Tomohiro Ishii to retain

This one started slow, as this crowd didn’t seem into Ishii to start. But the crowd fired up as the action built up, as these two ended up having a solid Collision main event.

Cassidy put his hands in his pockets and hit Ishii with a dropkick, but Ishii didn’t budge and sent Cassidy to the floor with a shoulder block. Cassidy eventually scored with a shoulder block of his own, but his forearms did not affect Ishii. Ishii backed him into the opposite corner, where he popped him with chops.

After a commercial, Cassidy fired up with a Stundog Millionaire and a tornado DDT. Cassidy hit a dive to the outside before another tornado DDT scored a nearfall. Cassidy hit a diving DDT off the top rope for a nearfall. Cassidy hit the soft kicks before laying into Ishii in the corner. Cassidy hit a hesitation dropkick, reminiscent of longtime Ishii rival Katsuyori Shibata. Ishii fired up, trading shots with Cassidy until Ishii hit a shoulder block that spun Cassidy out.

Ishii leveled Cassidy with a forearm for a nearfall. Ishii took Cassidy to the top rope, then hit a hesitation superplex for a nearfall. Ishii hit a German suplex and started laying in chops, but Cassidy stood through them. Ishii went for a big chop, but Cassidy finally collapsed. After the referee checked on Cassidy, Cassidy popped up and went for a Beach Break, but Ishii reversed it into a powerbomb. Ishii went for a sliding lariat, but Cassidy reversed it into multiple rollups that didn’t work. Ishii hit a headbutt but then ran into an Orange Punch. Cassidy hit the Beach Break, but Ishii kicked out.

Cassidy went for the Orange Punch, but Ishii caught him with a half-and-half suplex and a lariat for a nearfall. Ishii hit the sliding lariat for a nearfall. Cassidy slipped out of the Vertical Drop Brainbuster and hit the Orange Punch, but Ishii stood through it. Ishii hit another headbutt and caught an Orange Punch, but Cassidy snatched him into an inside cradle to score the win and retain the title.

After the match, The Kingdom came out from the crowd and laid Cassidy out with a Hail Mary piledriver. Ishii and Trent Beretta ran them off, but the damage was done as Collision ended.

Orange Cassidy vs. Tomohiro Ishii International title match set for AEW Collision

Posted on by Josh Nason

The AEW International title will be on the line as part of this Saturday’s AEW Collision as Orange Cassidy will defend against Tomohiro Ishii.

This will be the first time these two have gone one-on-one. The two have a brief history, teaming in November 2021 with a victory over The Butcher & The Blade.

With a win, Cassidy will earn his 10th successful title defense dating back to October of last year. 

Ishii, who has never held an AEW title, will be making his first appearance in the promotion since June 2023. He will be looking for his first AEW singles win (0-4).

For Cassidy, this will be the latest defense against a CHAOS factionmate as he defended against Rocky Romero last month. There was also some friction last month after Trent Beretta lost to Wardlow on Dynamite and then shoved Cassidy after he offered to help him up.

Here’s the current lineup for Saturday’s event from Henderson, Nevada:

  • AEW International Champion Orange Cassidy defends against Tomohiro Ishii
  • Adam Copeland live promo

Komander to challenge for International title on AEW Collision

Posted on by Bryan Rose

A match for the International title has been made official for Saturday’s Collision.

Komander won the Freshly Squeezed Four-Way that took place on AEW Rampage, defeating The Butcher, Kip Sabian, and Hijo del Vikingo. After the match, Orange Cassidy came to the ring, took the International title out of his backpack and posed to close out the show.

Eddie Kingston will also be in action Saturday, taking on Willie Mack. The Continental Crown Champion cut a promo on Friday offering Mack a non-title match, pointing out their shared independent scene background.

A tag team match pitting Blackpool Combat Club members Claudio Castagnoli & Jon Moxley against Shane Taylor & Lee Moriarty will also go down. After Moxley made Moriarty pass out in the opener of Rampage, Taylor attacked Moxley as he was attempting to recover. Both Moriarty and Taylor then proceeded to put the boots to Moxley.

Here is the updated Collision card:

  • Escape the cage elimination match: FTR & Daniel Garcia vs. The House of Black
  • AEW International title: Orange Cassidy defends against Komander
  • Eddie Kingston vs. Willie Mack
  • Jon Moxley & Claudio Castagnoli vs. Shane Taylor & Lee Moriarty
  • Bryan Danielson vs. Yuji Nagata
  • Serena Deeb returns to in-ring action
  • Mariah May vs. Lady Frost

International title match official for AEW Revolution

Posted on by Bryan Rose

The International title match for AEW Revolution is on.

After Roderick Strong challenged Orange Cassidy on last week’s show, Cassidy accepted Strong’s challenge on AEW Dynamite, setting up their match for March 3 in Greensboro, North Carolina. Cassidy said he wouldn’t wait until then, however, as he’ll continue to defend the International title.

Following Worlds End, Undisputed Kingdom’s leader Adam Cole has made clear that Strong’s next target is the International title. After Strong issued the challenge last week, Cassidy offered him a title match right then and there. Strong rejected the idea of an impromptu title match, saying he would rather wait until Revolution.

On Wednesday’s Dynamite, Wardlow defeated Cassidy’s Best Friends stablemate Trent Beretta. Wardlow attempted to attack Beretta after the match, but was called off by Cole. Beretta shoved Cassidy as he was attempting to recover inside the ring, but quickly apologized.

Here is the updated lineup for next month’s Revolution:

  • Sting’s retirement match
  • AEW International title: Orange Cassidy defends against Roderick Strong

Roderick Strong challenges Orange Cassidy for AEW Revolution

Posted on by Bryan Rose

Roderick Strong issued a challenge to Orange Cassidy on AEW Dynamite.

On Wednesday, Strong and The Kingdom came to the ring following Cassidy and Trent Beretta’s win over Penta El Zero Miedo and Komander. Strong questioned Cassidy if being International Champion was too much for him, considering he was competing in a tag match instead of defending the title. Cassidy said they could have a title match right then and there. Strong declined, saying he would wait until Revolution on March 3.

Since their reveal at Worlds End last month, The Undisputed Kingdom (Adam Cole, The Kingdom, Strong, and Wardlow) have made it clear they are all going for titles. In their first promo as a group, Cole said that Strong would be challenging for the International title, Wardlow would be aiming for the AEW World Championship, and The Kingdom already had the ROH Tag Team titles. Cole also said that when Wardlow wins the AEW World Championship, he would forfeit the title to Cole.

No matches have been confirmed for Revolution. However, it has been announced that Sting will have his retirement match on the show.