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Result of AEW Grand Slam Australia hair vs. hair tag match

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Wheeler Yuta is bald.

The end result of Saturday’s mixed tornado tag match saw Toni Storm & Orange Cassidy defeat Wheeler Yuta & Marina Shafir, with Storm pinning Yuta following the Storm Zero. Per the stipulation, Yuta was the one that had to lose his hair as he took the pinfall.

After the match, Mina Shirakawa came out with a chair as Luther had the shaver ready to go. Yuta attempted to exit the ring and bail through the crowd, but Yuta was met by Jon Moxley, who convinced him to adhere to the stipulation. With nowhere to go, Yuta solemnly re-entered the ring as Mina cut off a piece of Yuta’s hair, gaining a measure of revenge from Dynamite. Storm, Orange, and Luther all took turns shaving Yuta as he was left with very little hair.

The two teams had been feuding in recent weeks, leading to the challenge for the hair vs. hair match in Sydney. On the final Dynamite before Grand Slam Australia, Orange and Storm were cutting a promo hyping the match when Yuta emerged on the stage with Shafir, who had Mina in her mother’s milk submission. He cut a piece of Mina’s hair off as Storm and Orange could only look on, unable to help her in time.

Hair vs. hair match set for AEW Grand Slam Australia

Posted on by Josh Nason

A very rare match has been signed for AEW Grand Slam Australia following the events of Saturday’s AEW Collision.

Orange Cassidy and Toni Storm picked up a quick squash match victory and were attacked by Wheeler Yuta and Marina Shafir of the Death Riders afterward as their rivalry continued. Yuta then produced a pair of scissors and threatened to cut Cassidy’s hair as a measure of revenge for a comment Cassidy made this week.

Storm, however, made the save before that could happen. She then issued a challenge for February’s return to Australia where she and Cassidy would face Yuta and Shafir in a hair vs. hair match.

It was later confirmed that the loser of the fall will get their head shaved and not both members, and that the match will be a tornado tag match.

Updated AEW Grand Slam Australia lineup | Saturday, February 14 | Sydney, Australia

  • Men’s World title eliminator for AEW Revolution: TBD vs. TBD
  • Toni Storm & Orange Cassidy vs. Wheeler Yuta & Marina Shafir in a hair vs. hair tornado tag match

Wheeler Yuta says he’s happy to see AEW star’s recent success

Posted on by Shounak Chakrabarti

Wheeler Yuta is ‘happy’ to see fellow Death Riders star Marina Shafir succeed.

Last year, following Jon Moxley’s heel turn, fans witnessed him join forces with Marina Shafir and form a new faction while breaking away from The Blackpool Combat Club. While his old allies remained, Moxley discovered a new found arsenal in Shafir. Long overlooked in mainstream wrestling, Shafir’s alliance with Moxley put her back on the map. Now, nearly a year after their partnership began, Wheeler Yuta has finally commented on Shafir’s hard work and praised the former MMA star’s achievements.

Speaking to Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful, Yuta claimed, “Watching Marina’s growth has been like incredible. She is probably one of, if not the hardest worker, I would say in AEW. She’s still out busting her butt on the independents every time. She’s the one texting the Death Riders group chat like, ‘Hey, when are we going to the building? When are we going to go get some work in?’ She’s always there. She’s shadow boxing, jumping rope. She’s rolling around in the ring, picking people’s brains at ringsides.”

He added, “She’s always incredibly determined to get better. I’m so happy that people can finally see it. She’s been putting in this work for so long that to see it really come to fruition has been awesome. Like watching her just absolutely shine in the women’s Blood & Guts match was incredible.”

Marina Shafir has had a huge influence on the female roster. Commenting on her dominance, Yuta commented, “She’s obviously been such a commanding presence the whole time in the death riders, but now that she’s wrestling more and getting those opportunities too, it’s been great. We had such a fun time in that tornado tag match against Statlander and Darby and just seeing her now just go off on her own and blossom has been great.”

Alongside her All Elite Wrestling run, Shafir is also the reigning DEFY Women’s Champion. She further impressed fans and critics with her performance in the first-ever women’s Blood and Guts match.

Ronda Rousey is also proud of Marina Shafir’s AEW run

Earlier this year during an interview with Yahoo Sports, UFC veteran Ronda Rousey opened up on her friend Marina Shafir’s AEW run. Expressing her glee and pride in Shafir’s work, Rousey said, “coming into her own in that space and feeling really confident and just becoming like a real f—ing pro. Going from being like, ‘How do I do an arm drag?’ To being part of five-star matches and stuff like that, it’s really great to see her just having so much joy with it and rising to the top level of the industry.”

Following Rousey’s WWE departure, the duo teamed thrice in late 2023, winning on two occassions.

AEW Dynamite live results: Hangman Adam Page vs. Wheeler Yuta

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The new AEW World Champion will be in action on tonight’s live Dynamite from Chicago.

In a non-title affair, AEW World Champion Hangman Adam Page will face Wheeler Yuta of The Death Riders in a one-on-one contest on tonight’s episode.

Page defeated Yuta’s Death Riders comrade Jon Moxley for the World title at All In two weeks ago, but the rivalry between Page and the group has not cooled off since. A team captained by Page defeated a team captained by Moxley on last Wednesday’s Dynamite, then The Death Riders retaliated by attacking Page’s friend Colt Cabana as he sat in on commentary on last week’s AEW Collision episode.

A Women’s World title eliminator bout is also on tap for tonight’s show.

AEW Women’s World Champion Toni Storm will face Billie Starkz in a title eliminator bout. Starks in aligned with ROH Women’s World Champion Athena, who holds the right to challenge Storm for the AEW title by way of winning the women’s Casino Gauntlet match at All In.

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AEW Dynamite comes on the air with Excalibur telling us Breaking News, as a Tag Team Title Eliminator Tournament is set to start this evening, culminating at Forbidden Door in London on August 24th. The only teams we know so far will be competing tonight, as FTR takes on JetSpeed.

Renee Paquette approached Hangman Adam Page backstage, asking why he took this match with Wheeler Yuta tonight, despite not being in the best condition after the past few weeks. Page brought up Death Riders attacking his friend Colt Cabana on Collision and wants revenge tonight. MJF walks in and tells Seabiscuit that he will beat Page for the AEW World Title not by using his contract he won at All In. Page said MJF is a child, façade and gutless coward, as he walks off for his match, as MJF looks back angrily.

AEW World Champion Hangman Adam Page vs. Wheeler Yuta

Yuta attacked Page during his entrance and hit a dive before Page quickly gained control as the match officially begin, hitting his springboard lariat to the floor, chucking Yuta into the barricade. Back inside, Page lit Yuta up with chops and a Death Valley Driver for a near fall. Yuta raked the eyes, went to charge, but ran into a huge lariat and Buckshot to give Page the quick and dominating win.

Post match, Page grabbed the chain he used at All In to win the World Title and cracked Yuta with it, delivering punches in bunches, busting Yuta open in the process. Page faked like he was going to hang Yuta after wrapping the chain around his throat, but screamed to Yuta that no one is coming to save him. “He Deserves It” chants from the fans in the Aragon Ballroom, as Page slowly walked off with the chain and AEW Title in tow.

Match Result: Hangman Adam Page defeated Wheeler Yuta

-ROH Women’s Champion Athena is backstage with Billie Starkz, who rattles off her Overlord’s nicknames and said AEW stands for Athena Elite Wrestling. Starkz said she’s going to beat Toni Storm tonight, but Athena corrected her, saying she must take Storm out. Athena holds the pen with all the power and tonight, she could cash in on Storm if she so chooses.

FTR (Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler w/Stokely) vs. JetSpeed (Speedball Mike Bailey & Kevin Knight) in an AEW Tag Team Title Eliminator Quarterfinal

(An excellent TV tag match, as the crowd hated FTR & especially Stokely a whole lot and were fully behind JetSpeed. So, the end result only added heat from the fans, until Cope made an appearance and apparently bought the services of The Hurt Syndicate. While we have zero clue as of this writing the other teams in this tournament, I think it’s safe to assume an FTR vs. Hurt Syndicate title match come Forbidden Door is in the cards.)

Stokely came out on crutches, selling the Spear he took from Adam Copeland last week. FTR tried Shatter Machine on Bailey early, but Knight made the save and Bailey nearly got a school boy for two. Thrust Kick/German Suplex combo on Harwood, who still hasn’t taken his ring jacket off, as JetSpeed hit dueling dives, as Bailey came up limping in the process (we got multiple replays). Knife edge chops from Harwood back inside on Bailey, as Taz said it’s a good way to lose an areola and you could hear that chop in Champagne. Harwood wanted a piledriver on the floor, but Bailey hit a backdrop on both FTR members as Bailey leapt for a tag to Knight as things went to commercial.

Back from break, Knight fought off the Power-Plex, as Bailey laid out Wheeler with a top rope hurricanrana. Dueling missile dropkicks from JetSpeed led to a pendulum DDT by Knight on Harwood for two. Knight with a splash on Harwood, at the same time Bailey hit a springboard moonsault outside on Wheeler. Harwood responded with a Dragon Screw in the ropes, zoning in on the leg back inside. Harwood tried to get a fan to high five him, instead flipped them off before sinking in a Figure Four around the post. Problem was, Harwood left himself open for Bailey to light him up with kicks, until Wheeler took out Bailey’s bad leg. More Dragon Screws back inside to Knight as Harwood sank in the Sharpshooter, while Wheeler locked one in on Bailey ringside, but Knight got the ropes. First part of the Power-Plex connected, but Knight got his knees up for a diving Wheeler, allowing Bailey to hit a Shooting Star Press for two.

Things returned from the second break with Bailey hitting a wild corkscrew springboard moonsault right in front of the commentary table. Bailey rolled through a Shooting Star Press attempt back inside, but fired a punt kick to Harwood, followed by a standing Shooting Star Double Knees for a near fall. Machine gun kicks ramped up, as Knight made the tag to hit the Doomsday Elevated Dropkick, but Wheeler broke the count. Wheeler was backdropped clear over the ring attendant’s tables, as Bailey leapt over it onto Wheeler. Back inside, Knight tried the UFO Splash, but Harwood got the knees up, inside cradle, only for Knight to kick out at two. Harwood tried a bounce back powerbomb, but Knight got a roll-up for a near fall. Bailey tried to fly in with a hurricanrana, but Harwood was successful with a bounce back powerbomb. Knight & Harwood traded pin attempts, as Stokley held in his crutch for Harwood to hold on and steal the pin.

Post-match, Tony Schiavone reluctantly came into the ring for an interview about what Adam Copeland did last week. Stokely (who is getting booed out of the building) said Copeland belongs in prison and had no business putting his hands on him last week. Copeland is a loser, a horrible human being and cancer to AEW. Copeland’s music hit and he was going to come to the ring with a mic in hand, but Stokely told him to stop right there and cut his music.

Stokely said last week he made it clear; Copeland is not allowed to be in the vicinity of FTR. Copeland forgot, but said he made a business deal with some gentlemen whose business, is hurting people. The Hurt Syndicate come out and Copeland shook MVP’s hand as Bobby Lashley & Shelton Benjamin hit the ring and the fight is on. Referees hit the ring soon after to try and separate the four, to little success. The Hurt Syndicate stand tall on the ramp, as Copeland tried to hit another Spear on Hathaway, who pulled a security guard in his way to take the bullet. Copeland stared down FTR from the ring, as they slowly retreated

Match Result: FTR defeated JetSpeed to advance when Harwood pinned Knight

-The Patriarchy are backstage saying at All In, they took a big risk, with Nick Wayne said last week, they verbally explained themselves, so on Collision, they’ll prove it physically. They will prove what they are capable of doing when they don’t have to answer to a Patriarch nor being Un-Caged.

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-Jon Moxley is backstage with Marina Shafir and said Hangman Page fought the fight of his life at All In, digging deep down to find something he never knew was there. Moxley said it was good, get up and do it again tomorrow and the next day. Moxley admits he lost, but no reason to be a bitch about it, so why avoid a rematch, as the credits don’t role, the cowboy won’t ride off into the sunset. Moxley asks a lot from the people around him, but even more of himself. A mistake was made, but it’s nothing that can’t be fixed. By the end of tonight, we will find out who the Hangman Page was who rode out of All In.

Will Ospreay Addresses His Health

Tony Schiavone introduced Ospreay to the ring and brought up All In and hit incredible tag team match, but also what the Death Riders did to him in the main event. Ospreay said Tony Khan had no idea he was showing up today, as he flew himself over from London and asked for 5 minutes. Ospreay said he’s been struggling with his neck for 10 months and said he never told medical, as he wanted to make sure AEW got over the finish line at All In. Ospreay made promises to Swerve Strickland, to the fans, he would do his part in bringing back the AEW World Championship and is proud to say it happened. Ospreay said what the Death Riders did to him at All In, he was rushed to the hospital and learned there’s herniated disks that went into his spinal column, but it is treatable. With therapy and treatment, fingers crossed, he should be back by Forbidden Door. Ospreay thanks Swerve Strickland for everything he’s done for him, as it was a honor fighting by his side. The moment he’s feeling healthy, it’s an eye for an eye in regards to the Death Riders. As Ospreay made his way up the ramp, Swerve Strickland met him with a hug.

-Video package of the new trio in the AEW Women’s Division of Thekla, Julia Hart & Skye Blue. It’s only a sin to resist, they aren’t friends or sisters, they have one bond and you’ll feel it’s effects. They have one goal, to infect the entire women’s division. The Hart Always Wins and the last thing you see will be us three.

Renee Paquette is backstage with Willow Nightingale, who said she’s spent so much time feuding with Death Riders & Kris Statlander, but there’s a lot of good going on in AEW, like a New AEW World Champion and lots of new girls on the roster, like Thekla. Nightingale said spidey can find her in the ring.

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-Renee Paquette is back in the locker room with The Hurt Syndicate, asking how that partnership with Cope came about? MJF walks in, demanding to know what is going on, as he could’ve used them earlier in his run in with Hangman Page and said it took him forever to get into The Hurt Syndicate and Cope can just walk in? MVP told him they’re in the business of hurting people.

MJF said that’s cute, but how about getting in the business of getting his damn title back? MVP asked Paquette to leave, as Lashley slammed MJF against the lockers by the throat saying they don’t owe him sh*t, as they are not his lackeys. Lashley gave a thumbs down, saying he doesn’t want him in the group and walks off, as Benjamin shakes his head and walks off with MVP, leaving MJF furious and alone.

AEW Women’s Champion Timeless Toni Storm vs. Billie Starkz in a Title Eliminator

(Very solid back and forth battle, as the few times we’ve gotten a chance to see Starkz on Dynamite, she’s delivered. I’d love her for her & Athena to be featured more on AEW TV and especially Dynamite if I’m being biased. The concept of Athena teasing cash-ins has been done by almost everyone, but it’ll be interesting to see how Storm can continue to dodge them, as this time she was lucky for the assist from Alex Windsor, as I wouldn’t be surprised if a tag match happens in the future.)

Athena was watching from the balcony, as her minion fired off forearms in bunches to start, looking to Athena for approval. The brief distraction allowed Storm to get a series of near falls before both traded side headlocks until a misdirection snap dropkick by Storm leading to a back breaker. The first monkey flip worked, but the second saw Starkz put on the brakes and get a few chops in before sweeping the leg on the apron and hitting a low Tope. Running senton on the spine, as Starkz stayed in control back inside heading into commercial.

Back from break, Mongolian Chops from Storm led to a Thesz Press got the crowd amped up for Storm’s comeback. Starkz threw an enzugiri, but ran into a huge sit-out choke bomb for two. Starkz avoided the TCM Chicken Wing, got a face buster and neckbreaker over the knee for a near fall of her own. Storm tried a backslide, but turned it into a Fisherman’s Suplex for two, but Starkz was up first to fire off a pump kick. Storm rolled through a Sugoi Driver attempt and connected with Sweet Cheek Music, looked for Storm Zero, but Starkz got a roll-up for two. Rebound enzugiri from Starkz, who wanted her Swanton Bomb, but Storm got the knees up and sank in the TCM Chicken Wing for the submission.

Post-match, Storm posed for the crowd, not realizing Starkz was behind her to clock her with the AEW Women’s Title. Starkz yelled to Athena to come to the ring to cash in her contract, as referee Aubrey got into it with Starkz, leading to Starkz tossing Aubrey from the ring. Athena came in and decked Storm with the contract case, hit a double knees against the steps before another case shot back inside. Starkz threw Aubrey into the ring and was about to sign the contract when Alex Windsor hit the ring and made the save. Windsor took out Athena with a headbutt and discus lariat to Starkz, as both the Overlord and her Minion retreated.

Match Result: Timeless Toni Storm defeated Billie Starkz

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Swerve Strickland (w/Prince Nana) vs. Hechicero (w/Don Callis)

(I was curious when this match was announced earlier today how both would be kept looking strong, as neither should be taking losses, especially if Strickland is targeting the Unified Title and Hechicero the ROH Title. They got around it after a very good match, as having Callis on commentary only adds to Hechicero’s presentation, as he’s the perfect loud mouthed manager who thinks he’s speaking the right Spanish, but is completely off when doing so.)

Callis cut off Justin Roberts from introducing his client so that he can do it himself, saying Hechicero is the greatest luchador in the great country of Mexico. “Better than El Santo, Mil Mascaras & Bandido, Yo Soy Hechicero!” Excalibur then informed us Calls just said “I Am, Hechicero” as Taz was bummed Callis didn’t lose blood pressure in his head after that introduction. Callis joined commentary and called himself Bilingual Jones, which popped Taz. Callis said Hechicero is a killer who’s not worried about social media followers like Strickland is.

Hechicero picked the leg of Strickland and had a scramble, which led to an early stalemate. Strickland sank in an abdominal stretch, but Hechicero got a rope break. Chop battle led to a series of reversal until Hechicero hit the Mad Scientist Bomb before Strickland responded with a tilt a whirl back breaker and rolling suplex as things went to picture in picture.

Back from break, a slugfest ensued until Hechciero hit a step-up pump knee and slam for a one count, as Strickland popped right up, daring Hechicero to keep it up. Headbutt cracked Hechicero, as Strickland connected on his corner uppercut before hitting the Griddy and mocking Hechicero’s magician pose. High roundhouse kick connected, as Strickland went up top and hit a 450 Splash for two. Hechicero rolled through a suplex and popped up Strickland into a cross-arm breaker into a La Magistral (Callis called it a Magic Strall) for another near fall. Strickland kicked free and managed a rolling Flatliner, as he went up top again, but Lance Archer hit the ring with Josh Alexander to shove Strickland off the top rope, leading to the disqualification.

Brody King & Bandido hit the ring to make the save in the post-match, as they brawled to the back with Archer & Hechicero. Kazuchika Okada appeared and waffled Strickland with a chair from behind with a big smile on his face while Callis cackled. Okada wanted a Tombstone on the chair, but Strickland escaped and fired off an uppercut headbutt. Strickland wanted to Pillmanize Okada’s neck using a House Call, but Okada escaped just in time with Callis & Alexander.

Match Result: Swerve Strickland defeated Hechicero via disqualification

-Footage of Collision last weekend of Ricochet beating AR Fox and The Gates of Agony winning the $200,000 four-way tag match. Alicia Atout is then backstage with Ricochet and G.O.A. as Ricochet said maybe people are listening now. Ricochet they are taking their $200,000 and investing it in their futures. You will respect us or fear us, that’s not a request, that’s a demand. Ricochet did his cackle before being amazed at how good he looks.

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MJF & Mark Briscoe Back & Forth

Coming to the ring with his World Title contract case in hand, MJF said he doesn’t need Bobby Lashley to get back his World Championship, he doesn’t need, Bob. As far as Hangman Page goes, he’s a hypocrite, as MJF will beat Page in the ring fair and square, as he doesn’t need the contract, that World Title will be back around his waist. (I should point out; there was zero mention of MJF being in Happy Gilmore 2 as Adam Sandler’s son. Feels like a big missed opportunity there to promote that.)

Mark Briscoe’s music hit and he walked out with mic in hand. Briscoe said much like MJF’s kosher pickle, he’ll keep this short. Briscoe said MJF stole that Casino Gauntlet win from him at All In, as he wants him in the ring next week in Chicago. MJF simply said, no, as he mocked Briscoe saying if he was supposed to win the Gauntlet, he would’ve but he always chokes when the pressure is on. MJF is a generational talent, the most complete pro wrestler in the world today and from the bottom of his heart, Briscoe sucks as does everyone from the M-M-Mid-West. MJF isn’t stupid, he knows everyone loves Mark Briscoe and knows why, Briscoe has a missing tooth, wonky eye, Southern accent that makes everyone warm and fuzzy. But not even Briscoe’s biggest fans think he’s a top guy or anywhere near MJF’s level. MJF said Briscoe is the circus clown they parade around for cheap laughs and pops. The fans don’t respect him and knew a guy from Delaware that the fans did appreciate, that guy would’ve been worth his time. How depressing it must be for Briscoe to wake up every morning looking his family and friends in the eye knowing they respected his brother Jay more. Briscoe hit the ring and MJF ran for his life before going to the back.

Claudio Castagnoli’s music hit and he had a visually impressive entrance as he rose up from the stairway of the Aragon Ballroom before walking through the crowd to the ring.

Claudio Castagnoli vs. Mark Briscoe

(Just a hard-hitting main event with both competitors beating the living crap out of one another, so, exactly what you’d expect in a match involving these two. Briscoe gets a main event victory on Dynamite and I’m glad they’re giving him wins, especially with his feud with MJF being far from over. The post-match sets the stage for yet another round with Page & Moxley, only thing different this time, it’s Moxley as challenger and fighting to win back his title.)

Stiff chop/uppercut battle right as the bell sounded, as Briscoe won the exchange briefly before Castagnoli responded with a boots in the corner. Briscoe blocked a corner charge, as they traded overhand chops on the apron until Briscoe went for the eyes and pulled Castagnoli to the floor. Castagnoli avoided the baseball slide, catching an incoming Briscoe with a Giant Swing into the barricade as things went to commercial.

(As Excalibur went over the card for Collision, he mentioned Colten Gunn injuring his leg last week during the 4-way tag match and they won’t be in the Tag Title Eliminator Tournament. You have to feel for Colten, as the Bang Bang Gang continue to be bitten big time by the injury bug over the last year.)

Back from break, both men were fighting on the top rope, as Briscoe hit a wildly loud chop, but as he dove off the top, Castagnoli met him with a huge uppercut. We then see Darby Allin slowly emerge in the crowd, momentarily distracting Castagnoli, as Briscoe took the chance to fire up. Enzugiri staggered Castagnoli, allowing a Briscoe Exploder for two. Castagnoli was booted outsider, where Briscoe followed with a somersault Tope and Cactus Elbow off the announce table. Running Blockbuster off the barricade by Briscoe, as Castagnoli rolled back inside, where Briscoe met him with a Froggy Bow for two. Briscoe wanted a Jay Driller, but Castagnoli backed him up in the corner, only for Briscoe to fire off an uppercut chop. Castagnoli raked the eyes and crotched Briscoe on the top before delivering an Avalanche Bodyslam for two. Anvil elbows led to a Neutralizer attempt, but Briscoe avoided, only ref Bryce stepped between the two, with Castagnoli getting an eye poke and charging uppercut for two. Neutralizer second attempt was countered into an inside cradle, as Briscoe got the flash pin.

Post-match, Marina Shafir hit the ring for a chop block, as Jon Moxley joined with Wheeler Yuta. Castagnoli slammed Briscoe midsection first on a set-up chair, as Moxley said Page isn’t World Champion yet, as they just want to make sure everyone isn’t getting too comfortable. Hangman Page power walked to the ring and said when Moxley said Page didn’t want Texas Death, they both know that wasn’t true. When Moxley said Page wouldn’t do it again and again, he might believe that, so Page will prove it to him. Next week, Hangman vs. Mox for the World Championship, but this time, Moxley is the challenger, so he’ll play by Page’s rules. Everyone but a referee banned from ringside. Page already knows Moxley’s answer is yes, so he’ll see you next week, dumbass. Page power walked back to the stage, as the graphic is shown, it’s official for next week.

Match Result: Mark Briscoe defeated Claudio Castagnoli

AEW Collision 7/26/25

  • ROH Women’s Champion Athena vs. Alex Windsor
  • AEW Tag Team Title Eliminator Tournament Quarterfinal

AEW Dynamite 7/30/25

  • Hangman Adam Page vs. Jon Moxley for the AEW World Title – Everyone Banned From Ringside

Hangman Page to face Jon Moxley in AEW Dynamite trios match

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Four days after headlining All In, Hangman Page and Jon Moxley will meet in the ring again.

A trios match with Page, Powerhouse Hobbs & Mark Briscoe facing the Death Riders (Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli & Wheeler Yuta) will take place this Wednesday on the All In fallout edition of AEW Dynamite. The match was announced by Tony Khan in a social media post this afternoon.

Page triumphed over Moxley in a Texas death match at All In, kicking off the second AEW World Championship reign of his career and freeing the title from the Death Riders. Moxley had kept the championship belt hidden away during his nine months as champion.

Following his title win, Page sent out a thank you to the AEW fans and indicated that he will speak on Dynamite this week.

“Thank you for everything,” Page wrote. “I dont have the words to do the feeling justice because i havent slept in four days but ill try to find them by wednesday.”

Wednesday’s Dynamite is being held at Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom in Chicago and marks the beginning of a six-show AEW residency at the venue. This is the first match announced for the episode.

Ring of Honor TV live results: Tag Team title number one contender’s match

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The next Ring of Honor Tag Team title shot will be on the line as part of tonight’s ROH on HonorClub.

Top Flight (The Martin brothers) will take on The Infantry (Carlie Bravo & Shawn Dean) with the winners moving to face The Sons of Texas (Dustin Rhodes & Sammy Guevara), presumably at next week’s Supercard of Honor.

In a singles clash, former ROH Pure Champion Wheeler Yuta takes on Alex Zayne.

In a Pure rules match, Serena Deeb returns to take on B3CCA. It’s Deeb’s first Khan company appearance since March, and her first ROH bout since July 2022.

The Spanish Announce Project of Angelico & Serpentico take on Eddie Pearl & Ricky Gibson to round out the card.

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It’s a brand new episode of Ring of Honor on Honorclub and with Supercard of Honor just over a week away, it’s going to be a big one!

Wheeler Yuta vs Alex Zayne

Believe it or not, Alex Zayne was actually on the card at Supercard of Honor 2024, teaming with, of all people, Lance Archer as the horribly named “Monstersauce.” Shagginess-enthusiast Yuta has been riding with death in AEW and one would think he’d be a sure contender for any title in ROH, presuming this match goes well. 

Yuta took the fight right to Zayne off the top, wrenching him to the mat by the waist. Zayne fought back with a flipping senton and a double knee off the ropes. Yuta had to bail out of the ring to collect himself and Zayne tried to follow. Yuta saw it through his bangs though and tripped him up.

Yuta delivered an elbow off the top turnbuckle and the match deteriorated into a slugfest. Yuta began mugging for the camera before delivering a suplex to Zayne. Yuta started delivering hammer elbows to Zayne and when the Ref called him off he exclaimed “I. Have. Until. Five” at him. Zayne used this as a moment to take control and try a face buster, but Yuta reversed it.

Yuta bridged Zayne in a cattle mutilation, but Zayne wouldn’t quit. Yuta dragged him to the top turnbuckle and wrenched Zayne’s shoulder. Zany shook it off though and hit a boomerang hurricanrana into a facebuster. Yuta kicked out at two though.

Yuta caught Zayne with high running knee out of the corner and that was it for Zayne. 1-2-3, Yuta wins!

Match Result: Wheeler Yuta defeats Alex Zayne

Fun little match, I’d forgotten about Alex Zayne’s high-flying ability and it made for a great foil for Yuta. Now get a haircut, young man.

-Backstage, the Infantry cut a promo wishing everyone a happy 4th of July (or Will Smith Day as they put it.) …aaaand that was it.

Spanish Announce Project (Angelico & Serpentico) vs Eddie Pearl & Ricky Gibson

When I first read this match lineup, I was shocked to see Ricky Morton in action against SAP. Then, upon further inspection, I was shocked to see that Ricky Morton would not be in action against SAP, but Ricky Gibson would! He and Pearl used to be (?) known as Midnight Heat, so that just makes things even more confusing. A for their opponents, I know we have a big Tag Team #1 Contenders match on deck tonight, but I honestly feel like SAP should have been in that conversation. 

Angelico kicked things off against Pearl and it was kind of like putting a bowl of spaghetti next to a bowl of oranges. Angelico has the agaility and Pearl had the strength. A quick tag to Gibson allowed him to show off his skill, but Angelico was waiting for him and backed him into the corner for a tag to Serpentico.

Gibson towered over Serpentico, but it didn’t stop the luchadore from kicking him square in the face. Gibson hit a slingshot backbreaker off the ropes before tagging in Pearl to toss Serpentico around. Pearl locked in a sleeper, but Serpentico battled out of it with a jawbreaker. Gibson sent Serpentico into the corner, following him in, but Serpentico dodged and Gibson hit the ring post, crotch first.

A hot tag was made to Angelico who immediately started cleaning house. He used Pearl as a springboard to deliver a forearm to Gibson, sending him to the outside. he rolled up Pearl, but Gibson broke up the pin. Serpentico got involved and send Gibson to the outside, followed by a Suicide dive.

In the ring, Angelico locked in a calf crusher on Pearl and while Serpentico dealt with Gibson on the outside, Pearl tapped giving the victory to SAP.

Match Result: Spanish Announce Project (Angelico & Serpentico) defeat Eddie Pearl & Ricky Gibson

I absolutely love SAP. They have a really unique fusion of high-flyer and Luchadore technique and they are also the best dancers in ROH, bar none.

-Next, footage of the Frat House at a bar (in the middle of the afternoon) was shown. They were being jerks, when suddenly the Dark Order showed up and challenged them to a… drinking contest? Anyway, they decided to play Flip Cup. The losers would have to pay everyone’s tab. Long story short, Dark Order won, but the Frat House said that they cheated. John Silver said they’d pick up the tab anyways to great cheers. Alex Reynolds told the barkeep to charge everything to Griff Garrison, to which the bartender responded “who the hell is Griff Garrison?”

Pure Rules Match: Serena Deeb vs B3CCA

With the first-ever Women’s Pure Champion being crowned at Supercard of Honor, it’s about time Deeb got her hands dirty. I’d say Deeb is a favourite to win the tournament. B3CCA has one other ROH match under her belt (a 2023 loss to Leyla Hirsch) and I hope she gets what’s coming to her in this match because she’s making me type “B3CCA” over and over again.  

Deeb and B3CCA locke dup and Deeb was in firm control. B3CCA was forced to use her first of three rope breaks at just :53 seconds into the match. Off the ropes, Deeb planted B3CCA with a stiff shoulder and then pulled her into a modified surfboard into a camel clutch.

Deeb continued to try submission after submission, forcing B3CCA to use her second rope break at 2:35. B3CCA sent Deeb into the corner and followed her with some high European uppercuts. She hit a dropkick on Deeb, but only mustered a two-count.

Deeb hit a neckbreaker across the second rope into a hammer lock lariat for another two-count. Deeb hit a double hammerlock facebuster in the middle of the ring. She moved it into a half-crab stretch and B3CCA was forced to tap out.

Match Result:  Serena Deeb defeats B3CCA

Sorry B3CCA, but this is what happens when you disrespect the letter “e.”

-After the match Trish Adora came out to the ramp with a notebook, scouting for the ever-impending Women’s Pure Championship Tournament.

ROH World Tag Team Title #1 Contendership Match: The Infantry (Carlie Bravo & Shawn Dean) (w/Lee Moriarty, Shane Taylor & Trish Adora) vs Top Flight (Dante Martin & Darius Martin) (w/Leila Grey)

The Sons of Texas (Dustin Rhodes and Sammy Guevara) have been tag team champions in ROH since August 17th, 2024. They have defended against the likes of The Undisputed Kingdom, The Righteous and The MxM Collection. Their next challengers will be revealed tonight as The Infantry and Top Flight face off. These teams have a long history and if they can keep it clean, this should be an absolute banger of a match. 

Darious and Dean kicked things off with a power struggle. Darious’ speed won out as he flipped Dean into a snap headlock. Dante make a sneak tag and he and Darious double teamed Dean until he could get a tag to Bravo.

Bravo delivered some hard shots to Dante who manged to get a tag to Darious, who sent Dean out of the ring, with Bravo to follow. Shane Taylor tried to trip up Darious, but he slipped outside and started chasing Dean around the ring. Unfortunately he ran into Bravo who knocked him down.

Back in the ring, Darious was being doubled teamed, with Bravo leaving Dean to finish up. Bravo hung him up in a tree of woe and Dean jumped in so they could double stomp him. Bravo sent Darious to the ring apron (the hardest part of the ring) and he and Dean punched him in the stomach (the hardest part of Darious!).

Dante paced nervously as across the ring, Dean and Bravo wailed on his isolated partner. Darious managed to play a little possum and grab Bravo and Dean for a double DDT before getting a hot tag to Dante. Dante cleaned house with a springboard cannonball onto both members of the Infantry,

Dante and Dean remained in the ring and Dante hit a high crossbody for a two count. Trish Adora hopped up on the ring to cause a distraction, allowing Dean to try a pin with a handful of tights. Dante kicked out and tagged in Darious. Adora hopped back up in the apron, but Grey came by swinging and the two battled up the entrance ramp.

In the ring, Darious and Dean were legal and Dean sent Darious into the ropes, allowing Moriarty to clock him with the Pure title belt. That gave Dean the chance to get a quick pin and win the match.

Match Result: The Infantry (Carlie Bravo & Shawn Dean) defeat Top Flight (Dante Martin & Darius Martin)

A pretty good match between these teams, but honestly I expected a little more. The crowd was kinda dead so that didn’t help either. No matter though, as The Infantry will make a great opponent for the Sons of Texas and maybe this is the start of the Shane Taylor Promotions takeover that I so desperately want to see.

Dax Harwood vs. Wheeler Yuta part of AEW Collision lineup

Posted on by Ethan Renner

A preview of the Trios Championship set for Dynasty is part of this week’s AEW Collision lineup.

AEW Trios Champion Wheeler Yuta will face Rated FTR’s Dax Harwood in singles competition on the Saturday, March 29 Collision. The match was announced during Wednesday’s Dynamite.

The Rated FTR trio challenged Yuta, PAC, and Claudio Castagnoli to a Trios title match for Dynasty earlier in Wednesday’s episode, which the Death Riders agreed to later in the program.

Four more matches are also set for Saturday’s live Collision episode.

TBS Champion Mercedes Mone in action is one of the bouts announced for Saturday’s show in Milwaukee. Mone’s opponent was not named.

Jay White will go one-on-one with NJPW regular Kevin Knight in another new match announced for the show.

Jamie Hayter returns to AEW action for the first time since January on Saturday’s show as she takes on Queen Aminata.

Rounding out the match announcements for Saturday’s card, Top Flight’s Darius Martin and Dante Martin will face The Learning Tree’s Big Bill and Bryan Keith in tag team competition.

The lineup for the Saturday, March 29 AEW Collision:

  • Wheeler Yuta vs. Dax Harwood
  • Mercedes Mone in action
  • Jay White vs. Kevin Knight
  • Jamie Hayter vs. Queen Aminata
  • Top Flight (Darius Martin & Dante Martin) vs. The Learning Tree (Big Bill & Bryan Keith)

Cope vs. Wheeler Yuta, Strickland/Ricochet contract signing set for AEW Dynamite

Posted on by Matt Boone

A new match and a contract signing were announced for this Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite.

After agreeing to the match last Wednesday, Swerve Strickland and Ricochet will sign the contract for their no. 1 contender’s match at next Sunday’s AEW Revolution.

After Wheeler Yuta defeated Willie Mack on Saturday, AEW World Champion Jon Moxley made his way out through the crowd. He told Yuta off mic that it is very important that Cope doesn’t get a clear shot at the title at AEW Revolution, and that he is not to walk out of Dynamite under his own power.

That was later clarified as it was announced that Cope will take on Yuta this Wednesday ahead of his challenge of Moxley at Revolution. Cope has recently taken out other members of the Death Riders with Yuta and Moxley remaining.

Here’s the current lineup for Sacramento:

  • Cope vs. Wheeler Yuta
  • Swerve Strickland & Ricochet AEW Revolution contract signing

TNT title defense part of updated lineup for AEW Collision

Posted on by Ian Carey

A TNT title defense is one of several new matches for tonight’s AEW Collision.

Reigning champion Daniel Garcia will put the title on the line against Katsuyori Shibata after picking up his first defense last Saturday over Mark Briscoe. The past partners have gone one-on-one just once at last July’s ROH Death Before Dishonor for Shibata’s then-Pure title.

AEW Trios Champion PAC will take on current ROH TV Champion Komander. It will be PAC’s first match since December 18, 2024, as Dave Meltzer noted in Friday’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter that he had been given a few weeks off.

The new additions are rounded out by The Outrunners vs. PAC’s fellow Trios titleholders Claudio Castagnoli & Wheeler Yuta. The Outrunners were taken out by the Death Riders at the end of last week’s Collision.

Khan also noted that tonight’s show in Athens, Georgia, may be impacted by weather-related travel issues. However, he mentioned that AEW Women’s World Champion Mariah May was in a limo on her way to the venue. May will wrestle Harley Cameron in a non-title match on tonight’s show.

Here’s the updated lineup for Athens, Georgia:

  • AEW Women’s World Champion Mariah May vs. Harley Cameron in a non-title match
  • ROH World Champion Chris Jericho vs. Dax Harwood in a non-title match
  • Cope vs. Big Bill
  • TNT Champion Daniel Garcia defends against Katsuyori Shibata
  • PAC vs. Komander
  • Wheeler Yuta & Claudio Castagnoli vs. The Outrunners (Truth Magnum & Turbo Floyd)

Six-man tag team match added to AEW Dynamite Holiday Bash

Posted on by Bryan Rose

A six-man tag team match is set for AEW Dynamite Holiday Bash.

Tony Khan announced on social media that Death Riders (Jon Moxley, Wheeler Yuta, and PAC) will meet Jay White, Orange Cassidy, and Hangman Adam Page this Wednesday. Moxley’s opponents will be squaring off against him in a fatal four-way match that will take place at Worlds End on December 28.

“Before #AEWWorldsEnd, the 3 World Title challengers aim to take down Death Riders THIS WEDNESDAY!,” Khan wrote.

White, Cassidy, and Page have all made their claim to be next in line for the championship. On last week’s show, the Death Riders laid out all three of their future opponents after Page interfered in their match.

The Death Riders have continued to wreak havoc across all of AEW’s television shows. The end of Collision on Saturday saw the group attack FTR, putting bags over their faces and dragging them outside of the building.

AEW Dynamite (Wednesday, December 18) —

  • Continental Classic Gold League match: Will Ospreay vs. Darby Allin
  • Continental Classic Blue League match: The Beast Mortos vs. Shelton Benjamin
  • Jon Moxley, Wheeler Yuta, and PAC vs. Jay White, Orange Cassidy, and Hangman Adam Page
  • TBS Champion Mercedes Mone defends against Anna Jay
  • We’ll hear from MJF

Hangman Page vs. Wheeler Yuta added to AEW Collision lineup

Posted on by Josh Nason

Image: AEW

Saturday’s AEW Collision will feature three Continental Classic matches as well as non-tournament action.

The non-Classic bout will see former AEW World Champion Hangman Page take on Wheeler Yuta. Yuta chop blocked Page from behind on Wednesday’s Dynamite in a segment that also included Jay White and the Death Riders.

The first week of the AEW Continental Classic will continue, featuring the tournament debuts of Will Ospreay and Kyle Fletcher as announced earlier this week.

Ospreay is part of the Gold league and will take on longtime NJPW rival Juice Robinson in both men’s opening match. The two haven’t shared the ring since August 2022 in the G1 Climax tournament and this will be only their second-ever singles bout.

Fletcher, who defeated Ospreay at last Saturday’s Full Gear, will begin his Classic journey against The Beast Mortos, also making his tournament debut. This will be their first-ever singles match and is part of the Blue league.

They join the also previously announced Blue league match between current Continental titleholder Kazuchika Okada and new TNT Champion Daniel Garcia.

Here’s the current lineup that is being taped Thursday for a special Saturday airtime of 4 PM Eastern to avoid going head-to-head with WWE Survivor Series:

  • Continental Classic Blue league: Kazuchika Okada vs. Daniel Garcia
  • Continental Classic Blue league: Kyle Fletcher vs. The Beast Mortos
  • Continental Classic Gold league: Will Ospreay vs. Juice Robinson
  • Wheeler Yuta vs. Hangman Page

Wrestling Weekly: AEW WrestleDream predictions & the fallout from WWE Bad Blood

Posted on by Victor Sosa

Image: WWE

On a brand-new Wrestling Weekly, Les Thatcher and I look ahead to Saturday’s AEW WrestleDream and run down the big stories in WWE coming off last Saturday’s Bad Blood.

Thanks for listening and have a great weekend~!

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AEW Collision live results: Tag Team title number one contender’s match

Posted on by Suit Williams

A three-way match on tonight’s AEW Collision will determine who faces the Young Bucks at WrestleDream.

Top Flight, Malakai Black & Buddy Matthews of the House of Black, and Private Party will duke it out in a three-way with the winners getting a shot at the AEW Tag Team titles at this month’s pay-per-view.

Private Party made it clear they want the next shot following their Wednesday win over the Iron Savages.

Darby Allin, who is looking for someone to face at WrestleDream, will take on Johnny TV. The Conglomeration’s Orange Cassidy & Kyle O’Reilly, who have been busy with The Learning Tree, will take on the Premier Athletes. Former CMLL Women’s Champion Willow Nightingale will challenge Trish Adora.

Other matches will see Wheeler Yuta take on BEEF, the Grizzled Young Veterans vs. The Outrunners, and a four-way match between Nick Wayne, Komander, Hologram, and Action Andretti.

Kris Statlander will also be in action.

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Collision came to us live (to tape) from Toledo, Ohio. Darby Allin made his way to the ring for the opening match. Tony Schiavone & Nigel McGuinness were on the call.

Darby Allin defeated Johnny TV

Johnny has had some rough showings lately but came together with Allin to have a fun opener here. Darby is one of the best television wrestlers in the world, finding a way to have cool, unique matches with anybody. Darby’s WrestleDream match is an enticing one, revisiting one of his best rivalries.

Allin controlled the early stage of the match until Johnny caught him with a poke to the eye. Johnny tied Allin in the ropes and hit a sliding German suplex for a nearfall. Johnny held control until Allin caught a climbing Johnny with a slap to the face. Allin brought Johnny down with a superplex, but Johnny followed up with a Side Russian Leg Sweep off the apron to the floor.

Johnny hit a rising knee to Allin on the steps, sending him to the floor. Johnny tried to hit a corkscrew splash off the steps to the floor, but Allin evaded it and hit a Coffin Splash to the floor. Johnny swept Allin’s legs from under him on a Coffin Drop attempt and hit a corkscrew kick to Allin in the ropes.

Allin evaded the Starship Pain, but Johnny caught him on a Coffin Splash attempt and hit a uranage out of the Razor’s Edge position. Johnny went for Starship Pain, but Allin evaded it and hit a Code Red for a nearfall. Allin hit the Coffin Drop to a standing Johnny to score the win.

After the match, Allin took the mic and challenged anybody to answer his open challenge. No one did, even after Allin challenged them to not let an opportunity to make their name pass them by. The challenge seemed to go unanswered, so Allin went to leave until Brody King bumrushed him down the ramp. King powerbombed Allin on the apron before pinning him to the post. He accepted his challenge and promised violence at WrestleDream.

We got an Outrunners video, this time with FTR training with them. Dax Harwood bleached his mustache, and they donned the Outrunners shades to complete the training.

The Outrunners (Truth Magnum & Turbo Floyd) defeated Grizzled Young Veterans (James Drake & Zack Gibson)

Look, I get that the Outrunners are hot right now. They’re selling merch, people are into the act, alright. Is there ANY other team they could’ve fed them other than the new guys who are actually a really good team? I don’t get why they even bothered bringing the Vets in if they’re never going to give Gibson time to talk and get them over, especially if they’re just going to do jobs all the time. It’s a confusing use of a really good team when the tag division is dry as a bone right now, but I guess I can’t kill them if they run with the Outrunners.

Magnum and Drake started, with Magnum scoring with an armdrag. Floyd tagged in and worked his way up from the mat on a lock-up and posed to a pop. The Veterans got control on an Irish Whip block, but another attempt got reversed by Floyd. The Outrunners ran wild with double team moves as we went to a commercial break. There was a commercial for something called a TrumpyTrout, a singing fish that impersonates the former president. Not sure who that’s for, but alrighty then.

The Veterans were working on Magnum after the break, with Magnum fighting for the tag and getting it. Floyd ran wild, pinballing the Veterans with bodyslams. They hit the Predator double elbow drop, but Gibson shoved Magnum off the top and isolated him. Floyd shoved Drake off the top rope on a Doomsday Device attempt, and Magnum caught Gibson in a victory roll for the win.

We got a video package for Britt Baker. Baker noted that she hadn’t had a one-on-one World Title match since she lost the title back in 2022. Baker challenged Mariah May to a Women’s World Title match at the Title Tuesday Dynamite.

The Conglomeration was in the back with Lexy Nair. Willow Nightingale said that Britt Baker needed to wait in line because she wanted Mariah May first. Mark Briscoe cut his wacky promo. The word of the day is diversification, and also sophistication.

Willow Nightingale defeated Trish Adora

Nightingale losing up to the Women’s Title is odd, as Mariah May noted on Dynamite. But if AEW feels the need to pull the plug on May’s lukewarm reign, Willow is a great hand to have up their sleeve. We’ll see how Britt Baker plays into all of this.

Mariah May was at ringside. Code of Honor adhered to before Nightingale hit her low crossbody for a quick nearfall. Adora scored with a kick, then split on top of Nightingale in an arm lock. Nightingale pounced Adora into a commercial break.

Adora had Nightingale twisted into a pretzel coming back from the break, before dropping her with a neckbreaker. Nightingale made her comeback, but Adora cut her off with a crossbody. Adora got a nearfall with a pair of suplexes, standard and German, for respective nearfalls. Nightingale booted away a clothesline and snatched Adora up in the Babe With The Powerbomb for the win.

After the match, May shoved the belt in Nightingale’s face and went to slap her, but Nightingale blocked the slap and bounced her around ringside. May escaped the powerbomb and bailed up the ramp.

Wheeler Yuta was backstage with Alicia Atout. PAC, Claudio Castagnoli, & Marina Shafir entered the frame, with PAC growling that he wasn’t Yuta’s partner. Castagnoli cleared the room and allowed Yuta to get his anger out. Yuta was upset about being left in the dark and the group turning on Bryan, asking how he could trust Castagnoli again. Castagnoli cooly responded by asking if he had ever steered Yuta wrong. He handed Yuta his Trios Title and said that he would always have Yuta’s best interests in mind.

(The Yuta substory of the Moxley/Danielson story is incredibly interesting, and more of the type of storytelling that I want out of this promotion. Yuta is Danielson’s protégé, but he and Claudio ended up being the tag team of the group, with Claudio getting Yuta his first AEW Title. It’s a logical dilemma, especially with Castagnoli and Moxley playing mind games.)

Mariah May was backstage with Lexy Nair. She was upset at everyone for coming after her and her title. Vice Principal Christopher Daniels entered the frame and booked Britt Baker vs. Willow Nightingale for Title Tuesday, with a title shot on the line against May at WrestleDream. I guess it’s title adjacent.

(This was May’s best promo since she turned on Toni Storm. There was actual emotion behind her words, instead of the cold femme fatale deal that just wasn’t working.)

Wheeler Yuta defeated Beef (w/Anthony Henry)

For the uninitiated, Beef is Workhorsemen Anthony Henry’s second cousin, tagging with Henry during JD Drake’s recovery period. Yuta came out hot, scoring with a Right Angle Slam as Jon Moxley & the Blackpool Combat Club watched from the crowd. Yuta dropkicked Henry off the apron, then laid in the hammer and anvil elbows before locking on the Cattle Mutilation for the quick win.

The Conglomeration (Kyle O’Reilly & Orange Cassidy) (w/ Rocky Romero) defeated The Premier Athletes (Ariya Daivari & Tony Nese) (w/ Mark Sterling & Josh Woods)

While this combination has been pretty repetitive, this was a very fun tag match. When the Conglomeration began teaming up, I wanted O’Reilly and Cassidy to end up being the regular team of the group. This match has only made me want that more, as they work very well together. I can see them as a highly useful team in the tag division.

The Athletes got off to a jump start, but O’Reilly & Cassidy quickly got on the good foot and ran wild. We got a dive train before we went to a commercial. After the break, Cassidy crawled through the legs of Daivari to get the hot tag to O’Reilly. O’Reilly ran wild until he got necked on the ropes by Nese, leading to a quick flurry from the Athletes before a 450 splash scored a nearfall.

Cassidy got the tag back in, taking both Athletes down until Daivari caught him with a lariat. O’Reilly got caught with Greetings From Asbury Park from Nese, but Cassidy countered it with a DDT. Sterling distracted the ref for Woods to pull Cassidy out of the ring.

Romero and Woods got into it before Sterling caught Romero with a low blow. Mark Briscoe came out to clear Woods out, and Cassidy punched Sterling out. Cassidy caught Nese with the Orange Punch, and as O’Reilly choked out Daivari, Cassidy got the win with the Beach Break.

Lance Archer was killing geeks again when Don Callis walked up to him. He asked if Archer was still being managed by Jake Roberts, and after killing another geek, Archer said yes.

(At least Archer in the Callis Family keeps him on TV regularly.)

Mercedes Mone & Kamille were with Lexy Nair. She put herself and Kamille over, calling Kamille “more than a woman.” Kris Statlander walked in, taking umbrage with them using her nickname. She said that “born-again Kristen” had a match tonight and told them to watch.

Hologram defeated Komander, Nick Wayne, Action Andretti

Hologram continues to win in this showcase of the depth of AEW’s roster. This was an incredibly fun four-way match with these great young athletes. Komander in particular was phenomenal in this match, but all four accounted for themselves very well here.

Oh boy. Wayne and Andretti cleared the ring before Andretti caught Wayne with a dropkick and a springboard tornillo press for a nearfall. Hologram sent Andretti to the floor, leading to Hologram and Komander doing good lucha things. Wayne cut off a Hologram dive before Andretti hit a handspring to Komander. Andretti hit a Rolling Thunder off the apron and a 619 to Wayne before a split-legged moonsault to the floor sent us to a commercial break.

Hologram was running wild as we came back, dropping Wayne and Andretti with a dual suplex/DDT combination. After a massive dive to Komander, a 450 splash to Wayne scored a nearfall. Komander hit a springboard headscissors to both Hologram and Wayne before sending Hologram to the floor. Andretti caught Komander with a Spanish Fly for a nearfall. Hologram caught Wayne with a powerslam before Komander caught Hologram with a Canadian Destroyer to reset everything.

Komander hit a sick twisting poisonrana off the ropes, then hit the ropewalk shooting star press. Wayne cut Komander off and hit Wayne’s World on him. Andretti took Wayne out before Hologram cut off a handspring with an enzuigiri. Hologram hit a Blue Thunder Bomb on Andretti for the win.

The Beast Mortos was backstage with Lexy Nair. The Undisputed Kingdom walked in, upset that Mortos seemed to be lined up with La Faccion Ingobernable instead of them. They told him to reconsider, as Mortos growled.

Kris Statlander defeated Zoey Lynn

(Statlander is a babyface now, I guess. Mone vs. Statlander will be a good match, but it’s just a sudden switch. I think someone thought of the “born again Kristen” line and worked backward from there.)

Lynn jumped Statlander to no avail, as Statlander beat her quickly with Saturday Night Fever. Staturday Night Fever? After the match, Mercedes Mone & Kamille came out. Mone said that while she was impressed, Statlander needed to show her respect. She sicced Kamille on Statlander, who booted her down and dropped her with the Road To Damascus.

Darby Allin was in the back, where he challenged Brody King to meet him face-to-face on Dynamite. He noted that while he had beaten King in the past, he had never pinned him. He only beat him in a coffin match, but that wasn’t enough. He noted that he went to Tony Khan to get King a job, but if King wanted what Allin had, he’d have to work a lot harder.

We got a video package on Emi Sakura scoring a win in Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling. It was announced that Sakura would get a title match against Mercedes Mone, for both Mone’s TBS and NJPW STRONG Women’s Championships. Hey, a title match on Title Tuesday!

AEW World Tag Team Title #1 Contendership Three Way Match – Private Party (Isiah Kassidy & Marq Quen) defeated Top Flight (Dante Martin & Darius Martin) & House Of Black (Buddy Matthews & Malakai Black)

(The crowd was pretty light for this one. I don’t know if it was because they were tired, or if it’s because they didn’t really buy any of these teams beating the Young Bucks. If Private Party were going to get this title shot, I wouldn’t have spent the last month having Jon Moxley and his crew murder them. It’s about now or never for those guys, so we’ll see if they can recapture the magic against the Bucks next week.)

Dante & Kassidy started off, matching evenly before tagging in their partners for a stand-off. Private Party scored with double dropkicks before scoring with dives, but the House of Black followed them out with forearms. Quen went for a dive but got kneed out of the air. Kassidy followed and took a double powerbomb on the apron.

Dante Martin was running wild as we came back from the break, scoring a nearfall with a frog splash. Quen took Dante down with a Pele Kick before they respectively tagged their partners. Darius and Kassidy evaded each other until Kassidy scored with a stunner over the ropes. Darius came back with a flatliner, but Private Party caught him with Silly String.

Black and Matthews tagged in and ran wild with strikes until Dante took them both down. All aboard the move train! The final stop was a Gin & Juice attempt foiled by Black holding onto his partner’s foot. Matthews hit Kassidy with a Jackhammer before Black followed with a double stomp for a nearfall.

Action Andretti came out and threw another bottle of water at the House of Black, with Dante getting a tag in the process. Kassidy hit a step-up dive to the crowd on the floor, then followed up with Gin & Juice to score the win and the title shot at WrestleDream.

Three-way Tag Team title eliminator match set for AEW Collision

Posted on by Josh Nason

Image: AEW

The next challengers for the AEW Tag Team titles at this month’s WrestleDream will be determined on this Saturday’s edition of Collision.

Private Party, Top Flight and House of Black will vie for the opportunity to challenge the Young Bucks (pictured above) at the Saturday, October 12th pay-per-view. None of the teams have held the Tag Team titles before.

Private Party issued a challenge on this past Wednesday’s fifth anniversary edition of Dynamite and the Bucks feigned as if they were going to accept but then decided not to. That led to Jack Perry attacking Private Party from behind and the three heels beating them up until Katsuyori Shibata made the save.

Friday’s Rampage will feature the Bucks and Perry against Private Party and Shibata.

Top Flight have battled the Bucks several times in the past while House of Black feuded with The Elite over the AEW Trios titles in early-2023.

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Darby Allin will be in action against Johnny TV as the former is still looking for an opponent for WrestleDream after issuing an open challenge.

After getting into a scrap with AEW Women’s World Champion Mariah May, Willow Nightingale will take on Trish Adora while Nightingale’s rival Kris Statlander will return to action for the first time since their All Out street fight against an opponent to be named.

Ahead of his tag team match alongside Bryan Danielson against PAC & Claudio Castagnoli on Tuesday, Wheeler Yuta will go one-on-one with Beef.

In what should be a high-flying four-way, Hologram will battle Komander, Nick Wayne and Action Andretti.

Two tag team matches are set as the surging Outrunners will take on the Grizzled Young Veterans while The Conglomeration’s Orange Cassidy & Kyle O’Reilly battle Tony Nese & Ari Daivari of the Premier Athletes.

Here’s the full lineup, taped Thursday night in Toledo, Ohio:

  • House of Black (Malakai Black & Buddy Matthews) vs. Top Flight (Darius & Dante Martin) vs. Private Party (Isiah Kassidy & Marq Quen) in a three-way AEW Tag Team title eliminator match for WrestleDream
  • Darby Allin vs. Johnny TV
  • The Outrunners (Turbo Floyd & Truth Magnum) vs. Grizzled Young Veterans (Zack Gibson & James Drake)
  • Willow Nightingale vs. Trish Adora
  • Beef vs. Wheeler Yuta
  • The Conglomeration (Orange Cassidy & Kyle O’Reilly) vs. Premier Athletes (Tony Nese & Ari Daivari)
  • Komander vs. Hologram vs. Nick Wayne vs. Action Andretti
  • Kris Statlander vs. TBA

Danielson & Yuta vs. Castagnoli & PAC set for AEW Dynamite Title Tuesday

Posted on by Josh Nason

The Blackpool Combat Club will officially implode on next week’s Title Tuesday edition of AEW Dynamite as AEW World Champion Bryan Danielson will team with Wheeler Yuta against Claudio Castagnoli & PAC.

The challenge was made following the main event of Wednesday’s fifth anniversary episode of Dynamite when Jon Moxley, Castagnoli and PAC attacked Danielson following his successful title defense over Kazuchika Okada.

Yuta came out to fend off the three men with a hammer as they eventually backed away. He then took to the microphone to say if Castagnoli and PAC wanted to get to Danielson, they would have to go through him. Danielson then suggested the match take place this Tuesday.

Danielson will defend his title against Moxley in the main event of this month’s WrestleDream in Tacoma, Washington, while Castagnoli, Yuta and PAC are the reigning AEW Trios Champions. After they jumped Danielson at last month’s All Out, Yuta fell out of favor with the group when he didn’t want to do the same.

It’s the first match announced for the live Tuesday show in Spokane, Washington.