Who survives a shootout in the desert?

AEW brings Maximum Carnage to Phoenix, Arizona, and Maxwell Jacob Friedman defends his AEW World Championship against Bandido!

OFFICIAL RESULTS

• Darby Allin VS PAC; Darby wins.
• Bryan Keith w/ “Big Bill” Morrissey VS Hangman Page; Hangman wins.
• Brody King VS Jon Cruz; Brody wins.
• AEW World Tag Team Championships #1 Contenders Fatal 4 Way Tornado Tag: The Young Bucks VS Gates of Agony VS #JetSpeed VS Mark Davis & Jake Doyle; Davis & Doyle win and will challenge FTR for the titles.
• Six Woman Tag: Kris Statlander & The Babes of Wrath VS The Triangle of Madness; The Triangle of Madness wins.
• AEW World Championship: MJF VS Bandido; MJF wins and retains the title.

PLAY BY PLAY

Samoa Joe speaks.

“Y’know, time and attention are tricky commodities. There’s never quite enough to deal with fools and their foolishness. And Hangman Adam Page, you represent one of those fools. And these continued attempts at winning back the AEW Championship, well, that represents your foolishness. Y’see, tonight, I need to prepare myself along with The Opps for an upcoming championship match. Our trios must be defended. So what do I do with a man like you? I went back to the Old West for a little inspiration. Y’see, I put out a bounty! And the bounty’s been posted! And now a vengeful hunter comes to claim his prize.”

In steps The Bounty Hunter, Bryan Keith! Keith tells Hangman, “I got my first taste of you three years ago, and you beat my ass like I stole something. But today, I steal it back. I’m a different man, Hangman, and I plan to show you. Yeah, I got the opportunity to make it personal. And tonight, I cash in. PAY UP!” The Bad Apple is ready to ruin things for the Millennial Cowboy, but will he get that bounty? Or will it be some serious #CowboySh*t in Phoenix?

Darby Allin VS PAC!

Speaking of making things personal, The Relentless One was not taking “No” for an answer. He threatened to break The Bastard’s leg in order to get this match, will Darby still go through with that in order to win? Or will Pac make sure he’s 3-0 against the former TNT Champion?

Right as they reach ringside, with Renee Paquette holding the mic for him, Pac tells the Death Riders, “Tonight, I do this by myself, alright? I’ve got this.” Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta, Daniel Garcia, and Marina Shafir all respect that, and they fist bump Pac before he steps over the barrier. And then Darby DIVES onto him! The fans fire up as Darby DUMPS Pac over, back into the crowd! The fans fire up for Darby and he fires forearms on Pac! The ref reprimands, he wants this in the ring, but Darby headlocks and CLAWS Pac’s eyes! Pac staggers away but Darby pursues, and Darby headlocks Pac again.

Darby brings Pac to the bleachers and GRINDS his face into the safety railing! The fans fire up as Darby drags Pac further up into the stands, then he fires more hands! The fans cheer, and then Darby brings Pac to the very back row. Pac hits back to then bring Darby around the way. They brawl in that space between sections, and Pac CLAWS Darby’s eyes in return! The fans rally for Darby but Pac brings him back around. Pac whips, but Darby reverses, and Pac hits the wall! Darby decides to go up onto that ledge! The fans fire up for the SUPER COFFIN DROP! Pac and Darby fall into the shadows but the fans still fire up!

The fans cheer “A E DUB! A E DUB!” for making this the opener, even though this still isn’t a match on record yet! Pac hobbles his way down the bleachers and towards ringside, but Darby just fires up as he pursues. They return to ringside, and Pac runs to the stage! Darby pursues, Pac keeps going around with the cat ‘n’ mouse, but then he dodges Darby! Darby runs into the barriers, then Pac GERMAN SUPLEXES Darby on the floor! The fans rally while Darby writhes, but Pac is right on Darby. Pac clinches, but then he sees the steel steps. Pac brings the steps around while the ref says they gotta get in the ring.

Pac clinches again, and now he OVERHEAD BELLY2BELLY SUPLEXES Darby on the steps! The fans lose their minds because yes, Darby landed ON the steps! Wedge after wedge in Darby’s spine, and yet Pac is stoic. Pac drags Darby up, puts him in the ring, and the ref wants Pac to wait. Pac says ring the damn bell then! The ref checks on Darby, Darby says do it, so the bell rings. Pac builds up speed for the BASTARD BOMBER! Cover, TWO?!? Darby survives and Pac is furious! The fans rally up for Darby while he crawls to the ropes. Pac grabs Darby’s wrists, and he has Darby under the ropes for a RIPCORD GUILLOTINE! Cover, TWO!

Darby sputters but he survives, and the fans rally up again. Pac storms up on Darby, wrenches an arm, and whips Darby to ropes for a BACKDROP! Darby does a 450 before he belly flops, then Pac deadlift GERMAN SUPLEXES! Bridging cover, TWO! Darby stays in the fight while Dynamite goes picture in picture.

Pac paces while he waits on Darby. Darby crawls to a corner, Pac storms over to him, and Pac digs his boot into Darby’s face. The ref counts, Pac stops at 4, but he digs his boot back in! Darby slumps out of the ring, Pac steps out after him, and brings Darby around by his ear. Pac then THROWS Darby into the LED barriers! Pac stomps Darby, Darby staggers and stumbles away, but Pac just THROWS him into the LED barriers again! Darby slides into the ring but Pac stays with him. Pac digs his knee into Darby’s head, but stops as the ref counts 4. Pac soaks up the heat from Phoenix while Darby sputters his way to another corner.

Pac scuffs Darby, kicks him, then BOOTS him! And digs his boot back in! Darby endures, the ref counts, and Pac stops at 4. Pac drags Darby up to whip him hard into barriers! Darby falls back, checks his jaw, but Pac stands him back up. Pac puts Darby in a corner, on the top rope, and climbs up after him. Pac is on the very top as Maximum Carnage returns to single picture. Darby fires body shots and the fans fire up! Darby HEADBUTTS Pac down! The fans cheer while Pac staggers, and Darby is up to MISSILE DROPKICK! Both men are down and the fans fire up again! A standing count starts, but Darby rises at 4 of 10.

Pac also stands, but Darby fires forearms! Darby whips, Pac reverses, but Darby springboards to COFFIN SPLASH! The fans fire up, Darby BOOTS Pac, then leaps over to roll and SHOTGUN! The fans fire up as Pac falls into the corner! Darby crawls to the other corner, runs up, but into an OVERHEAD THROW into buckles! Pac drags Darby back up to put back up top. Pac goes to the very top, SUPER DUPER OVERHEAD BELLY2BELLY!! The fans rally for Darby but Pac reels him back in. Pac snarls, lifts, and he has the crucifix lift for a RAZOR’S EDGE out onto the ramp! The fans boo while Darby sputters on the floor.

Pac just waits for the count to handle this. The count is already 5 of 10 while Darby is still down. The fans rally as hard as they can, but we’re already at 8! Darby rises up at 9 and LUNGES in! The fans cheer and Pac is annoyed, but Darby drags himself up with the ropes. Darby flips Pac off, defiant to the end! The fans cheer that, but Pac hops down. Oh no, Pac’s ankle jams? Darby pounces! Darby goes after Pac, trips Pac, but Pac slips free! Darby goes up, up, and SUPER COFFION DROPS again! The fans fire up as Darby hurries to get Pac in the ring! Darby CLUBS Pac on the apron, then goes up the corner again!

The fans fire up as Darby takes aim, APRON COFFIN DROP!! Double-edged for Darby but the fans still fire up! Darby runs at the corner, COFFIN SPLASH! And COFFIN SPLASH! The ref is checking on Pac between impacts, but Pac YANKS him into the path of the COFFIN SPLASH! The fans boo as the ref goes down in a heap! Darby is stunned to see what happened, and he checks on the ref, but Pac hobbles his way around to Darby. But Darby trips Pac first! Darby steps through and turns Pac over, SCORPION DEATHLOCK!! Pac flails, TAPS, but the ref can’t count it! And then YUTA shows up?! What about Pac doing this alone?!

Yuta has a chair, but Darby DROPKICKS the chair into Yuta’s face! Then SCORPION DEATH DROP on Yuta! Darby takes that chair for his own, drags Pac back up, SCORPION DEATH DROP! Then Darby puts the chair around Pac’s leg! Darby is getting payback in the worst way! Darby goes up, and COFFION DROP on the chair!! Pac flails in agony but Darby gets his legs again! SCORPION DEATHLOCK!! The ref is awake, he sees Pac TAP!! Darby wins!!

Winner: Darby Allin, by submission

Darby proves he is truly relentless! He survived what Pac put him through, and even used the Death Riders against each other! Speaking of the Death Riders, the rest rush back out here, but Darby slips away! Did Darby just make sure The Bastard will never forget this night?

Bryan Keith w/ “Big Bill” Morrissey VS Hangman Page!

As Samoa Joe said, The Bounty Hunter is looking to finally bring down The Millennial Cowboy. Joe wants Hangman out of the title chase, Keith wants to finally get his win back, will it be two birds with one stone? Or will Hangman just chew the Bad Apple up and spit him out on his way back to the AEW World Championship?

The bell rings, The Redwood steps onto the apron to distract Hangman, but Hangman still dodges Keith’s sneak attack! Hangman fires hands on Keith, whips him to ropes, but Keith blows past the boot to BOOT Hangman! The fans boo but Keith tells them to shut up. Keith CHOPS, CHOPS, and CHOPS! Keith whips, Hangman reverses, scoop and- NO, Keith fights free to trip Hangman! Hangman BOOTS Keith away, then avoids a boot to BOOT Keith down! The fans fire up, Hangman brings Keith around, and Hangman bumps Keith off buckles. Hangman ROCKS Keith again and again, but the ref counts 4.

The fans rally for Hangman but the ref has him back off. Keith rises up, Hangman storms back up, and Hangman puts Keith on the apron. Hangman goes up, but Keith avoids the triangle jump lariat! Hangman still BLINDSIDE LARIATS! And PLANCHAS! The fans fire up while Keith goes down! Hangman tells Bill to back off, the ref wants this back in the ring, but Keith throat chops Hangman! Keith THROWS Hangman at the ropes, but Hangman rebounds to LARIAT! Hangman fires hands on Keith right in front of the front row, but he lets off to refresh the ring count. Hangman puts Keith in the ring, then stalks him to a corner.

Hangman drags Keith up and turns him around to CHOP! The fans “WOO~” while Keith is stinging. Hangman CHOPS, then fireman’s carries, but Keith fires elbows. Keith is free but Hangman ROLLING ELBOWS him down! Hangman looms over Keith, the fans rally up, and Hangman runs. But Bill trips him up! The ref misses that, and Keith RISING HEADBUTTS Hangman! Keith hurries to rain down fists in the corner! The fans boo, Bill cheers Keith on, and Keith CLAWS Hangman’s face while Dynamite goes picture in picture.

The ref reprimands and counts, Keith stops at 4, and Hangman checks his eyes. Keith tells fans to shut up, they give thumbs down in return. Keith goes back to Hangman, digs his boots in, but the ref counts. Keith stops at 4, argues with the ref, but Hangman gets up to CHOP! And CHOP! And CHOP again! Keith ROCKS Hangman, TOSSES him out, then paces around. Keith argues with the ref again, and that lets Bill stomps Hangman! The Redwood soaks up heat, then Keith goes out to fetch Hangman. Keith THROWS Hangman into the steel steps! Keith snarls at the fans while Bill cheers him on. Keith then drags Hangman up to SMACK him off the steps!

Keith puts Hangman in the ring, then looms over him. Keith sits Hangman up to CHOP him! Hangman huffs ‘n’ puffs but he eggs Keith on. Keith CHOPS, Hangman stands up, and Keith CHOOPS again! Hangman eggs Keith on again so Keith CHOPS, CHOPS, and CHPOS! Hangman CHOPS in return! Maximum Carnage returns as Keith KNEES Hangman low! Keith clinches but Hangman fires elbows! Keith shoves Hangman into the corner, runs up, but Hangman dodges! Keith hits buckles, but he BOOTS Hangman first! Hangman just walks that off and snarls again. Keith wants Hangman to cool off, but Hangman runs up, into a drop toehold!

Hangman hits buckles, then Keith KNEES Hangman! Clinch and EXPLODER! Cover, TWO! Hangman is tougher than that and the fans rally up. Keith shakes his head, hears the fans rallying for Hangman, and he storms back up on Hangman. Keith whips, Hangman reverses, and Hangman runs up. Keith ELBOWS him away, but runs into the scoop! FALL AWAY SLAM! The fans fire up and Hangman kips up! The fans cheer again as Hangman DECKS Keith! And DECKS him again! Then whip and- NO, Keith sunset flips, but Hangman rolls through! SLIDING LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Keith survives but the fans rally for Hangman.

Hangman drags Keith up, fireman’s carries, but Keith fires elbows. Hangman ROLLING- NO, Keith catches the lariat into a wrench and rolling leg cradle! TWO, Hangman swings again, but into an OVERHEAD BELLY2BELLY into buckles! Cover, TWO! Hangman survives, Keith is frustrated, but the fans rally up again. Keith snarls and he reels Hangman in. Keith puts one out, but Hangman wrenches free to short arm LARIAT! Hangman then goes to the apron, but Keith distracts the ref so Bill can trip Hangman up! Hangman BOOTS Bill away, then he avoids Keith’s slide! Keith avoids the Asai Moonsault!

Keith is back in the ring and he again distracts the ref. Bill guzels Hangman, but SWERVE jumps in from the crowd! Swerve uses the chain to CHOKE Bill! The fans fire up as Swerve then CLUBS Bill down! Hangman BOOTS Keith, locks ‘n’ loads, BUCKSHOT!! Cover, Hangman wins!

Winner: Hangman Page, by pinfall

No bounty for the Bounty Hunter, because who knew The Realest was watching The Cowboy’s back! The fans cheer, “Whose House?” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” while Hangman grabs a mic. Hangman tells Keith, “You go and try to collect your bounty now, dumbass.” The fans cheer that! “Samoa Joe! Samoa Joe! Not man enough to fight me himself! So he hires Bryan Keith. Samoa Joe, I am going to take everything from you.” The fans cheer, and the mic is handed to Swerve. Swerve says, “And I got a message for you, MJF. If you just so happen to come out victorious and you keep that championship around your waist, what really means is you actually lost.

“Because I… No, we will be coming after you relentlessly.” The fans cheer as Swerve and Hangman are standing side-by-side now. Swerve continues, “And since this is 2026 now, I got a New Year’s Resolution. It’s been awhile since I had the AEW World Championship around my waist, and that’s what this fanbase wants to see, am I right?” The fans do cheer that! Swerve vows they get back on the mountaintop and make this whose house? “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” But wait! KENNY OMEGA joins the conversation! The fans practically erupt as The Cleaner steps out on stage, a mic  of his own already in hand, and he gets pyro for his entrance, too!

Omega joins Swerve and Hangman in the ring, the fans cheering him on now. Kenny then says, “I had my own time etched out for what I had to say, but I figured, why not come out now? Why not come out now, when three of the greatest challengers for the AEW Heavyweight Championship belt are standing in the ring right here, right now?!” The fans cheer that! Kenny says that he doesn’t mean to speak for anyone else, but it feels like all three men have something to prove. Kenny knows he has something to prove, not just to himself, but to each and every single one of the fans. When we all called him the “God of Pro-Wrestling,” it MEANT something!

And if the fans still believe, then Kenny still believes. He understands that winning a belt isn’t about being an EVP, snapping his fingers, and making it happen. From what he understands, he’s gotta win some matches first. So whether it be friend (Hangman) or foe (Swerve), Kenny IS going for that belt. Hangman tells Kenny then it looks like there are three men who want that title. And unfortunately, this is not a team effort. So if they cross paths on the way to the championship… Hangman means this sincerely: May the best man win. Hangman and Kenny shake hands, but Swerve isn’t so sure. Another horse has entered the race, but who will reach the goal first?

Swerve and Hangman leave, but Kenny stays behind, only for the Don Callis Family to appear. The fans boo and Kenny frowns, but Don Callis leads the way for Rocky Romero, Josh Alexander, and Lance Archer. The Jackal says, “I have something important to say!” The fans boo more, but Callis says he has always been a big fan of M J F! But he has to question MJF’s logic even thinking of associating with a scumbag like Kenny! But now Kenny’s back, he wants the title, huh? And he’s gotta win some matches! You wanna wrestle, kid? How about you wrestle the man who broke Kota Ibushi’s leg!? The same man who sent Kenny to the hospital!

Callis dares Kenny to face the Walking Weapon, Josh Alexander! Kenny chuckles and tells “Uncle Don” that he could barely hear him over all these people. But what it sounds like is that Callis issued a challenge. Yes, Kenny has to win matches. He doesn’t deserve a belt unless he beats some of the best in AEW. So Josh Alexander? Well… Kenny’s got some time tonight. So if the fans want it, if Tony Khan will have it, and if the family will have it, Kenny would love to make his record nice and shiny for going after the world title. What does Josh say?! Josh wants it NOW, but Callis has them all hold on! The fans boo that.

Callis says he and Kenny have known each other for many years. And he guess it has been awhile, but Kenny forgot how this works. Kenny does what Daddy says! And Daddy decides when matches happen! Kenny gets Josh next week on Dynamite! The fans boo that, but Callis says that what he says goes! The Jackal now leads his family away, but the fans cuss him out for it. Kenny tells the fans, “Well, you heard it here first, folks. Unfortunately, it’s gonna have to be next week. But trust me, today was a very big first step, and you all were witness to phase one of Kenny Omega once again becoming your AEW Heavyweight Champion.

“Now I’d love to stay out here and listen to the sound of my own voice, but I must bid you adieuuu~! Goodbye, MWAH! And goodnight, BANG!” The fans cheer and Kenny takes his leave. Will Omega manage to disarm the Walking Weapon when Dynamite rolls into Orlando, Florida? Or will Josh Alexander and the Don Callis Family do everything they can to stop Kenny’s return to former glory?

Backstage interview with Brody King.

Renee Paquette walks ‘n’ walks with the King of Death, and says that with Bandido in the main event, fighting for THE AEW World Championship, the deal between #Brodido is that Brody gets first shot should Bandido win. But before Renee can ask her question, Jon Cruz finds them. He says Brody is just the man he was looking for. Cruz tells Brody to tell his masked amigo to never punch Cruz in the face, and to never suplex him ever again. Brody says yeah, he’ll be sure to do that. Because now, it’s Brody’s turn. What? They’re the standby match. P-Pardon? Yeah, they’re next. B-But Cruz isn’t dressed to compete, and this button is tricky…

Cruz scurries away and Brody says see you soon, Jon! Brody heads to gorilla, will he use Cruz as an appetizer while we all wait on the main event? Will tonight be a great night for Brodido?

Brody King VS Jon Cruz!

Maximum Carnage returns as Brody makes his entrance, and the overly-dressed Cruz is chucking his shoes at him! They don’t really do much, and Brody steps into the ring. Cruz runs up, CROSSBODIES, but he bounces off Brody! The bell rings, Cruz is dazed, but Brody CHOPS Cruz back down! The fans fire up while Brody watches Cruz go to a corner. Brody runs up, Cruz slips outside, and Brody hits buckles! Cruz goes up, up, and leaps, into a FOREARM! Then Brody gets Cruz up, GONZO BOMB! Cover, Brody wins!

Winner: Brody King, by pinfall

Brody puts his coat over Cruz to lay him to rest, then he grabs the mic. “Bandido! Tonight, in the main event of Dynamite, I want you to beat MJF’s ass from pillar to post! And after tonight, it will be an honor to step in the ring with the first NEW AEW Champion!” The fans cheer and Brody steps away. Will the Most Wanted be able to bring down The Scumbag? Or will Bandido not be on the level of the devil?

AEW World Tag Team Championships #1 Contenders Fatal 4 Way Tornado Tag: The Young Bucks VS Gates of Agony VS #JetSpeed VS Mark Davis & Jake Doyle!

Speaking of golden opportunities, champions need challengers, and Cash Wheeler & Dax Harwood are still the #TopGuys after surviving World’s End and the Chicago Street Fight. Will FTR soon be facing their greatest rivals once again? Will Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona look to bring even more gold to The Demand? Will Kevin Knight & Mike Bailey look to get another rematch with Cash & Dax? Or will the Don Callis Family’s newest duo do something big in their tag team debut?

Ricochet and Don Callis each join commentary here to support their guys, and Callis complains that The Bucks are literally blowing Callis’ money on that entrance. The moment The Bucks are in the ring, they DIVE onto Davis & Doyle on the outside! The fans fire up, the bell rings, and the brawls are on! JetSpeed DIVE onto GOA! The fans fire up as now JetSpeed and Bucks meet in the ring. But then they each spot the others teams, so JetSpeed DIVE onto Davis & Doyle while The Bucks DOUBLE PLANCHA onto GOA! The fans fire up again, The Bucks and JetSpeed hold the ring, but Ricochet says the fans here are sheep.

JetSpeed and Bucks step up and throw hands! The fans fire up while Nick puts Bailey in one corner and Matt puts Knight in the other. The Bucks whip, JetSpeed reverses, but The Bucks dosido. JetSpeed dodge them on the return, then they dosido, but The Bucks scoop them! DOUBLE SLAM! But JetSpeed avoid elbow drops! But then The Bucks avoid elbow drops! QUADRUPLE DROPKICKS all cancel out but the fans all fire up! Only for Davis & Doyle to CLOBBER everyone! GOA also join in, and Doyle scoop SLAMS Knight! Then GOA step to D&D while the fans chant “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” They all egg each other on, but then JetSpeed sets up!

Knight & Bailey MISSILE DROPKICK Doyle & Kaun! Liona CLUBS away on Knight and Davis TOSSES Bailey, but Matt Jackson gets back in! Matt throws hands on Davis, Knight fires hands on Liona, but the bigger men aren’t bothered! Liona SHOVES Knight, but Bailey runs up to fire forearms! Davis SHOVES Matt, but now Nick fires forearms! Liona and Davis both ROAR, but then Matt gives Nick a boost, same as Knight for Bailey! Bailey and Nick rain down fists, then they hit STEREO TORNADO DDTS! The fans fire up for The Bucks and JetSpeed while Ricochet and Callis complain. Matt builds speed and FLIES, but he’s caught by Doyle and Kaun!

JetSpeed DOUBLE PLANCHA, but they’re caught by Davis and Liona! Nick lines it up, he FLIES out onto everyone! The fans fire up as The Bucks stand tall! Matt & Nick coordinate and get Doyle in the ring. The fans rally up, JetSpeed has Davis, and they put the big men in the corners. Nick and Knight climb up, they rain down fists, and the fans count along. Nick and Knight only get to five before Davis & Doyle shove them away. Matt & Bailey hurry to finish where they left off! They each get five but Davis & Doyle shove them away, too. Davis & Doyle run up, but Bucks & JetSpeed get clear, sending the big men into each other! Doyle & Davis just fire up for it!

But then the big men turn around into DOUBLE DOUBLE SUPERKICKS! Matt & Bailey have Doyle, Knight & Nick have Davis! J E T TRIGGERS get caught as Davis & Doyle get up and under! DOUBLE DOUBLE POWERBOMBS!! But now Kaun sneaks in, and he BOOTS Doyle! He dodges Davis, and Lona POUNCES! Kaun LARIATS Doyle and himself up and out of the ring! Liona sees that and hurries to the apron. Liona ASAI MOONSAULTS?! Even Ricochet is shocked and surprised to see that! Liona THROWS Nick into railing, then into the apron! And back again! Kaun does the same to Knight, and Liona CLOBBERS Knight into the crowd!

The fans are torn as the Gates are standing tall, and Dynamite goes picture in picture.

Kaun puts Matt in the ring, he and Linoa regroup, only for Davis & Doyle to YANK them down! Davis THROWS Liona over railing, and Doyle DECKS Kaun! Davis goes after Matt in the corner, fires hands, then whips corner to corner. Matt goes up and over, and Nick returns to SHINING WIZARD! Matt cravats Davis, then gets help from Nick for the SLICED BREAD! SHINING WIZARD again! But then Doyle DOUBLE LARIATS The Bucks! Knight fires off on Doyle, runs the ropes, but Davis gets up! DOUBLE FLAPJACK! Doyle & Davis soak up some heat, then Bailey rolls in. Doyle & Davis are right on Speedball, and they smother him in a corner!

Davis & Doyle make sure to coordinate, then they DOUBLE TOSS Bailey across the ring! Davis goes out to throw Knight back into the ring and stomp him down. Doyle stands on Bailey’s head while taunting him, and Bailey can only watch as Davis TOSSES Knight across the way! Doyle goes after Knight now, and he DECKS Knight with a forearm! Knight flops out of the ring, Doyle CLUBS away on Bailey, and Davis DECKS Matt and Nick! Bailey KICKS Doyle, CHOPS Davis, and repeat! Bailey CHOPS and CHOPS and CHOPS, but Doyle scoops and SLAMS! Davis SENTONS! Davis & Doyle soak up more heat before going back to Bailey.

The ref checks on Bailey but he’s still in this. Maximum Carnage returns to single picture, and Doyle LARIATS Bailey down! Cover, Knight breaks it! The fans fire up but Doyle is on Knight. Knight fires shots, but Doyle KNEES low and whips him to ropes. Knight leaps over, comes back, but Doyle just BODIES the Jet! Bailey jumps onto Doyle for a SLEEPER, but Davis drags him off to GERMAN SUPLEX! Nick ROCKS Davis, ROCKS Doyle, then runs, but into double kicks! D&D double whip, DOUBLE HIP TOSS, but Nick handsprings through! Nick then gives them a meeting of the minds! Davis & Doyle just roar again!

Matt is back, so he and Nick kick low! Nick runs to get the boost, DOUBLE DROPKICK! Doyle is down, Davis staggers, so The Bucks DOUBLE LARIAT Davis up and out! The fans fire up and The Bucks wait on Doyle. Davis gets up so Nick hurries to the apron! PENALTY KICK! Matt then goes out to THROWBACK CUTTER on Davis! Nick springboards to CROSSBODY Doyle! Cover, TWO! The fans rally up, but Liona is up! He HEADBUTTS Nick, ROCKS Matt, and Kaun joins in, intercepting Knight. Kaun stomps Knight, Liona has Matt, Davis has Nick, and Doyle drags Bailey back up. The big men coordinate to quadruple whip!

The Bucks & JetSpeed all stop short of a collision, and then they all dodge! The big men run into each other, and then QUADRUPLE SUPERKICKS hit! The fans fire up as all the big men fall, and all the others go up! They coordinate, “Three! Two! One!” Nick SWANTON BOMBS, Bailey SHOOTING STARS, then Matt and Knight each MACHO ELBOW! Ricochet is frustrated but the fans are fired up! The Bucks then swing on JetSpeed, but JetSpeed dodges! JetSpeed swings but The Bucks dodge! DOUBLE SUPERKICKS for Knight! Double- NO, Bailey goes Matrix to then BOOT Nick, sweep Matt’s leg, and MOONSAULT KNEE-DROP on Matt!

Nick SUPERKICKS Bailey! Knight FLYING LARIATS Nick! The fans fire up for “A E DUB! A E DUB!” again as all eight are down! Davis drags Knight out, Liona drags Bailey out, but “This is Awesome!” as Nick and Doyle step up. Doyle reels Nick in, lifts, but Nick slips fere to shove! Doyle avoids hitting Kaun, but Nick DROPKICKS him out! Nick then dodges Kaun to SUPERKICK! SUPERKICK for Liona! Wheelbarrow and- CUTTER for Kaun! Kaun blocks Matt’s kick for Liona to HEADBUTT! Kaun DROPKICKS Matt to the corner, Liona HIP ATTACKS! Ricochet likes what he sees now as GOA haul Matt up! CLOSE THE GATES!!

Cover, but KNIGHT breaks it! The fans fire up but now Kaun TOSSES Knight out! Knight’s leg jams a bit, and Liona has Matt. Kaun has Nick up to to CHOP! Liona fireman’s carries Matt, then he adds Nick to it! Bailey goes up top?! He ULTIMO WEAPONS the Samoan Drop apart!! The fans are thunderous, and now Knight is up top! MOTHERSHIP UFO SPLASH on Liona!! Cover, KAUN breaks it! Kaun fireman’s carries, but Bailey SUPERKICKS him! The Bucks are back, they DOUBLE SUPERKICK Bailey! Then DOUBLE SUPERKICK Kaun! Then DOUBLE SUPERKICKS for Doyle & Davis! Then mule kicks to Liona’s legs!

Liona is on his knees as The Bucks SUPERKICK and SUPERKICK, then DOUBLE SUPERKICK! The Superkick Party is heating up, but Bailey is back to DUMP Nick! Matt blocks a kick, FLIPS Bailey onto the ropes, and Nick goes up! DOUBLE STOMP into the POWERBOMB!! Cover, Knight ghost pins Matt! TWO!! Nick dodges Knight’s lariat, backslide and roll through, for a B T E TRIGGER!!! Ricochet is pissed as The Bucks cover, and Ricochet YANKS the ref out!! The fans boo as The One & Only exploits the rules of a Fatal 4! But then JACK PERRY FLIES IN!! Down goes Ricochet and the fans fire up again!

GOA goes after Jungle Jack for that! But then The Bucks DOUBLE PLANCHA GOA! The Elite and The Demand are all down, but then Jack drags Ricochet into the crowd! Davis & Doyle get Knight up, but Bailey hurries in! BOOT for Doyle, BOOT for Davis, repeat! HEEL KICK for Doyle, then Bailey dodges Davis! Davis hits buckles, and the TIME ADVENTURE!! Bailey goes up, up, but Davis catches him! Bailey RANAS, but Doyle rolls through!? And he POWERBOMBS Bailey out onto GOA & The Bucks!! The fans are fired up for that, Davis says close your eyes and COUNT TO OUCH!! Cover, DAVIS & DOYLE WIN!!

Winners: Mark Davis & Jake Doyle, by pinfall (NEW #1 Contenders to the AEW World Tag Team Championships)

Talk about an upset! The fans cannot believe the Don Callis Family is about to go for the tag titles! But speaking of those tag titles, FTR is here, and they wheel Stokely out in his wheelchair. #BigStoke applauds the big men, but then Cash & Dax get in the ring. FTR taunt D&D with the titles, but then Davis & Doyle just throw hands! The fans are a bit torn on this, but security hurries out here! The fans want to “LET THEM FIGHT! LET THEM FIGHT!” and Callis says his guys will pound the hillbillies. Davis TACKLES Dax, Cash goes after him, but Doyle is after Cash! Callis is pleased, and so is Stokely. It’s gonna be big bodies VS big résumés, who will be the #TopGuys in the end?

BREAKING NEWS for Maximum Carnage: Collision!

Don Callis said it himself, Andrade El Idolo has his first match back in AEW this Saturday against Angelico, and Kyle Fletcher will return to Collision after being in Japan with Callis and Konosuke. Will the Don Callis Family just keep on winning, even in the New Year? Then, Penelope Ford is cleared for action! She joins Megan Bayne in their return to tag team action, who will #BowDown to The Megasus & The Superbad Girl? And after the confrontation during that Fatal 4 Way, Jack Perry is back in action, taking on Athony Bowens in a #1 contender’s match to Ricochet’s National Championship! Will Tarzan Life show what’s in store for The Demand? Or will the Pride of Professional Wrestling Molly-Whop Jack back to the jungle?

Team Sky Flight speaks.

Darius Martin says Saturday’s shaping up to be a big night for them, because they have two big matches! Zayda Steel calls out Marina Shafir, you know the Real Deal! Which is why it took two people to jump her. But unlike these other girls, Zayda bullies the bullies. Dante calls out the Don Callis Family, and brings up the history they have. Top Flight knows how they move and operate, just like CLØN. He’s already building an undefeated streak, but they’re looking to change that. And Kyle Fletcher gets his big return to TV, but he ain’t ready! Which leads us to Josh Alexander. Alexander is so focused on Kenny Omega that he is not ready for the athleticism of this team.

Scorpio Sky says everyone is thinking about what’s next, when they should focus on the now! Christopher Daniels says the morning doesn’t matter if you can’t make it through the night! Scorpio snaps his fingers and the lights go out. Will all the members of Sky Flight be in top gear for Maximum Carnage Night 2? Or will they be the ones down and out after this Collision?

Six Woman Tag: Kris Statlander & The Babes of Wrath VS The Triangle of Madness!

The champions of the AEW Women’s Division brought that sugar, spice, and everything nice to Collision, but they’re going to leave the fun stuff at home for this one! It will be Maximum Carnage as promised, but will things be cosmic or toxic in Phoenix?

The trios sort out, and #BigStatDaddy steps to the Toxic Spider. The bell rings, the fans cheer on “Stat Daddy! Stat Daddy!” Thekla circles with Kris, but then dodges her to go back to her corner. Tag to Julia Hart but Kris just brushes that off. Kris waistlocks and SLAMS Julia, then facelocks. Kris drags Julia up, brings her around, but Julia wrenches to YANK the arm. Kris rolls, cartwheels, and wrenches back. Kris headlocks, but Julia powers out to her own headlock. Kris powers out, but Julia stops the hip toss, KNEES low, then flips up and over! Julia ducks ‘n’ dodges, wheelbarrows, but Kris turns it into a BIG back suplex!

The fans fire up and Kris tags Harley. Kris stomps Harley, then tilt-o-whirl scoops Harley so she can SPLASH Julia! Cover, TWO! Harley brings Julia up to fireman’s carry, but Julia fights free. Julia kicks low, whips, but Harley grabs ropes. Harley ROUNDHOUSES, then she runs up to SLINGBLADE! Cover, TWO! Harley points to Willow, brings Julia up, and Willow tags in. The fans cheer as Harley feeds Julia to a scoop and SLAM! Then Harley wheelbarrows with Willow for another SPLASH! Cover, TWO! Julia toughs it out, and she JAWBREAKERS Willow! Tag to Skye Blue and she fires off on Willow! But Willow blocks the whip!

Willow whips, Skye reverses, and she KNEES Willow low! Skye has Willow in a corner, and she handsprings to FOREARM SMASH! Skye whips, but Willow cartwheels to ENZIGIRI! The fans fire up and Willow LARIATS away on Skye in the corner! The ref counts, Willow reels Skye in, but Skye slips around to jump on for a SLEEPER! Willow tags Kris, then THROWS Skye down! Kris tags Harley while Willow basement BOOTS Skye! Kris ads a SLIDING LARIAT! Harley runs to add the SLIDING SHOULDER TACKLE! Willow adds a SENTON! Tag back to Kris and she adds a BLINDSIDE METEORA! Cover, TWO!

Kris drags Skye up, tags Harley back in, and feeds Skye to a KNEE! Harley reels Skye in, but Skye wrenches free and ROCKS Harley! Harley dodges a lariat to ROUNDHOUSE! Harley runs up, but Skye drop toeholds her onto the ropes! Thekla BOOTS Harley while Julia distracts the ref! Skye adds a slingshot CUTTER! Cover, TWO! Skye pushes Harley down for a rain of fists! The ref reprimands, the fans boo, but Dynamite goes picture in picture.

Skye drags Harley up, tags Thekla, and they mug Harley in the corner. Julia steps in, she and Thekla mug Harley, kick her back and forth, then Thekla BOOTS Harley down! Thekla swings on Kris and Willow but they stay back. Thekla taunts them before going back to Harley. Thekla drags Harley into a snapmare and basement SUPERKICK! Thekla covers, TWO! Thekla pushes Harley back down for another cover, TWO! Thekla pushes for a third cover, TWO!! Harley reaches out for her corner but Thekla drags her away to the Madness corner. Julia tags in, then BLASTS Kris & Willow! Julia BOOTS Harley down, then drags her up for a DDT! Cover, TWO!

Julia clamps onto Harley and thrashes her around, then grinds her down. Harley fights up, but Julia whips her to the corner! Tag to Skye, she whips Harley into Julia’s TARANTULA! Thekla is there to taunt Harley, and Julia lets go at 4. Skye covers, TWO! Skye keeps Harley from her corner, tags Thekla, then snapmares Harley. Thekla steps on Harley, then taunts her to go reach for Kris & Willow. Thekla then snapmares Harley, and drops down on Harley for a CROSSFACE! Harley endures while Maximum Carnage returns to single picture. The fans rally, Thekla fishhooks Harley, but Harley rolls to a cover! ONE, and Harley ROCKS Thekla!

Harley reaches out but Thekla keeps her from Kris & Willow. Thekla CLUBS Harley, waistlocks her, but Harley still fights! Harley fires elbows, but the Sisters of Sin slither over! They YANK Kris & Willow down, then THROW them into barriers! But Kris THROWS Julia and BOOTS Skye! Thekla BOOTS Harley, runs, but Harley dodges! DOUBLE FACEBUSTERS take them both down! The fans fire up as Harley and Thekla crawl! Hot tag to Kris! The fans fire up as the Galaxy’s Greatest has The Toxic Spider all to herself! Kris ROCKS Thekla, CRAVAT SMASHES her, then TOSSES her aside. Julia is up top, CROSSBODIES, but Kris catches her!

Kris hits a BACKBREAKAER on Julia, then catches Skye’s dropkick! CATAPULT into buckles! Kris roars, runs, and UPPERCUTS Thekla! Kris goes side to side, BOOT WASH in the corner! Kris then hooks Thekla for the FISHERMAN ARROW! Cover, Skye & Julia break it! The fans boo but The Sisters of Sin haul Kris up! DOUBLE- NO, Kris fights free, but they still double wrench. Kris just YANKS Skye & Julia into each other! BLUE THUNDER on Julia! Skye runs, tilt-o-whirl, DDT! But Willow is there to SPINEBUSTER Skye! The fans fire up, but Thekla BUZZSAWS Willow! Harley hits a BACKSTABBER on Thekla!

Kris hauls Thekla up, she tags Harley, and Harley tags Willow! Harley runs for a SLINGBLADE FACEBUSTER COMBO! Harley then hops onto Willow as a backpack, and they DOUBLE SENTON Thekla! Cover, but Julia breaks it! Harley runs up, Julia dodges for Skye to SUPERKICK! FOREARM! Clinch and BOOSTED SIDE EFFECT! But Kris DOUBLE LARIATS Julia & Skye! Thekla mule kicks, ROLLING ELBOWS, then fires up, but Willow LARIATS Thekla! The fans fire up with Willow as she gut wrenches, BABE WITH THE POWER- RANA! Thekla hurries to her feet, then goes Matrix to avoid Willow!

Thekla ROCKS Willow, Spider-walks, but Kris tags in! Kris pushes Willow aside to take the SPEAR!! The Sisters YANK Willow out and beat her down! Thekla hurries to CURB STOMP! Cover, TRIANGLE OF MADNESS WINS!

Winners: The Triangle of Madness, by pinfall

A massive win for these three wicked warriors, but biggest of all is the fact Thekla pinned THE AEW Women’s World Champion! Will they soon be a triangle of GOLD? Or can Kris, Willow & Harley turn things around before they succumb to the madness?

Backstage interview with JetSpeed.

Renee is with Knight & Bailey and says that was an unfortunate loss in the Fatal 4 Way Tag, and honestly a rocky start for them in 2026. How will they turn things around? Bailey says yes, it has been rough, but- Swerve steps in and pats them both on the shoulders? Swerve tells them that was just bad luck. Swerve and Bailey were tearing it up all around the world. They haven’t mixed it up here in AEW, but when they do, Swerve says it will be fireworks. And as for Knight, The Jet! When Swerve was world champion, one of the names he brought up to Tony Khan was Kevin Knight. Knight IS the future of this business, so trust him when he says Knight’s time is coming.

Swerve leaves having given his encouragement, and Renee asks how JetSpeed is going to respond to that. Hangman Page also walks in and he tells them that they may have lost this chance to challenge for the world tag titles, but NOT the Trios! Hangman Page told Samoa Joe he would take everything from him! Hangman took Hook from Joe last week, and this Saturday, he looks to take those trios titles from Joe, too! Hangman, JetSpeed, The Opps, Collision! See you there. JetSpeed ask if he’s for real, and Hangman says yes, he’s for real. The match is being made right now, see you Saturday. JetSpeed is fired back up, but will they and Hangman all be space cowboys with gold around their waists?

BREAKING NEWS: The Rascalz are coming to AEW!

From hottest free agents to All Elite, Myron Reed, Dezmond Xavier, Zachary Wentz & Trey Miguel are ready to make an impact!

AEW World Championship: MJF VS Bandido!

The Scumbag snagged this title at World’s End and promised to make his record-setting first reign look like a coffee break. However, the Most Wanted has been unstoppable as ROH World Champion, and he even won the newest Dynamite Diamond Ring tournament to earn this opportunity. Will Bandido become even more powerful as a DOUBLE World Champion? Or will MJF do anything and everything he can to stay on top?

The introductions are made, “Triple B” is raised, and we see who survives Maximum Carnage!

The bell rings and the fans fire up already as MJF and Bandido stare down. They circle while the fans duel an even 50-50. MJF eggs Bandido on, they tie up, but Bandido rolls MJF up! TWO and MJF backs off fast. Bandido says it was that close, but MJF tells the fans to shut up! The fans boo, but MJF and Bandido go again. MJF headlocks, Bandido powers up and out, but MJF RUNS Bandido over! Then MJF does a rather sad Latino Heat. But Bandido kips up, hurdles, then drops down. MJF just Fargo Struts over that! The fans are torn between booing and wooing, then things speed up. Bandido hurdles, leaps over, then tilt-o-whirl arm-drags!

Bandido keeps moving, and then tilt-o-whirl RANAS! Sweep and cover, WTO! MJF stands but Bandido sweeps and covers again! TWO, MJF jumps over the third, and he calls Bandido a dumbass! But Bandido sweeps the legs again, covers, TWO! Bandido kips up and aims his finger gun right at MJF’s head. The fans cheer, MJF says okay, calm down. Then he CLAWS Bandido’s eyes through the mask! The fans boo, but Bandido gorilla presses MJF! The fans fire up while MJF freaks out! Bandido DROPS MJF, then has him on the ropes! Bandido deals the hand, but MJF bails out! No Blackjack yet, but Bandido just resets, only for MJF to run away!

The fans boo, but Bandido just changes course, and he DIVES! They hit the barriers, but Bandido gets up! The fans fire up as Bandido nods. Bandido brings MJF up, puts him in the ring, then goes up the corner. MJF bails out to the apron, the fans boo, but Bandido hops down. The fans fire up with Bandido as they insult MJF, but MJF calls time. This is not that kind of match, but MJF HOTSHOTS Bandido! MJF grabs the arm, top wristlocks, and he pushes on the shoulder. Bandido endures, fights up, but MJF wrenches the arm. Bandido kicks, MJF ducks, and he uses that to pump handle FACEBUSTER! Cover, TWO!

The fans rally while MJF watches Bandido go to the corner. MJF stomps Bandido, digs his boots in, but the ref counts. MJF stops at 4, but then he wraps the bad arm around ropes! The ref counts again, the fans boo, but MJF stops at 4. MJF runs up but Bandido BOOTS him! Bandido goes up, up, but MJF hits the ropes to trip Bandido up! MJF THROWS Bandido down, then he mocks the macarena! MJF swivels the hips, but Bandido fires forearms! The fans cheer as Bandido does the macarena, then ROCKS MJF! Bandido whips, MJF blocks, and the arm jams! MJF whips, but Bandido handsprings up and over!

Bandido rolls MJF up, TWO! MJF bypasses Bandido and KICKS the bad arm out in the handspring! Then double underhooks and a SHOULDER BUSTER! MJF WRINGS Bandido into the corner! Cover, TWO! MJF CLAWS Bandido’s eyes, the fans boo again, but MJF soaks up the heat while Dynamite goes picture in picture.

MJF lets the fans boo while he goes back to Bandido. MJF stands on the bad arm, stomps it, then paces around while Bandido writhes. MJF drags Bandido back up, wrenches the arm, and hammerlocks it. MJF then RAMS Bandido into the corner! MJF soaks up more heat while Bandido clutches the shoulder. MJF kicks Bandido around, steps on his neck, but stops as the ref counts. MJF wrenches Bandido again, hammerlocks the arm again, and then RAMS Bandido into buckles again! Bandido slumps down in the corner while MJF flexes and swaggers to soak up the heat. MJF drags Bandido up to hammerlock again, and he whips, but Bandido reverses!

MJF ends up in a corner, Bandido climbs up, and Bandido rains down fists! The ref counts but Bandido goes to nine then winds up. But MJF carries Bandido off the corner! Atomic drop! ARM WRINGER! MJF goes up the corner, “checks his watch,” and just takes his time letting Bandido go to ropes. MJF insults the fans over cheering Bandido, then he brings Bandido back up. Maximum Carnage returns to single picture while the fans insult MJF back. MJF just doubles down as he hits a snap suplex, and brings Bandido up! That was just Uno Amigo, and MJF suplexes again! Dos Amigos! MJF drags Bandido up again, gives some Scumbag Heat, but Bandido blocks the suplex!

The fans fire up but MJF blocks Bandido’s suplex! MJF wrenches the arm, but Bandido ROCKS MJF! MJF SLAPS Bandido back! Bandido fires another forearm, MJF CLUBS the arm! Bandido fires a flurry, but MJF BITES Bandido’s hand! MJF reels Bandido in, but Bandido suplexes first! MJF kicks and flails but Bandido powers through to suplex! Bandido gives a proper Latino Heat before both men fall back down! Phoenix is thunderous as they cheer Bandido, “Si Se Puedes! Si Se Puedes!” Both men slowly go to opposite ends and rise back up. MJF runs up, Bandido dodges to tilt-o-whirl and DDT! Then the gorilla press! ONE ARM SLAM!!

The fans fire up again as Bandido has MJF on the ropes! Deal the hand, but MJF slips away! MJF ELBOWS Bandido away, goes up, and he DOUBLE STOMPS the bad arm! MJF clamps onto the arm but Bandido rolls MJF, TWO! Bandido DUMPS MJF out, builds speed, and FLIES! Direct hit on MJF and Bandido says this is for Mexico! The fans fire up as Bandido then drags MJF up and puts him in the ring. MJF rolls out the side, but Bandido builds speed again! MJF hurries over the barrier?! The fans boo as MJF says he is walking?! Bandido goes up, up, and SUPER DUPER CROSSBODIES! Another direct hit on MJF and the fans are thunderous!

Bandido feels that energy from the fans, and he drags MJF back to ringside. “This is Awesome!” as MJF flounders into the ring. Bandido runs up again, but MJF wrenches to ARM CODE BREAKER! Bandido goes to a corner, MJF runs up, but into a BOOT! Bandido goes up, up, and TORNILLO! Cover, TWO! MJF hurries to his feet but Bandido’s on him! POISON-RANA!! MJF staggers back to his feet, but Bandido SOBATS to then hop on, CODE RED!! Cover, TWO!! MJF survives and the fans can’t believe it! Bandido is just as surprised, but he keeps his cool. The fans rally as both men rise again. MJF is on the ropes! Bandido deals the hand! BLACKJACK- NO, MJF holds on for dear life!

Bandido’s arm gives up, MJF runs, but Bandido dodges! Bandido shoves, MJF BOOTS, then MJF puts Bandido through ropes! HEATSEEK- NO, Bandido shoves free! Bandido aims, but MJF SLINGSHOT CUTTERS Bandido! Cover, TWO!!! Both men are down and the fans hope they “FIGHT FOREVER!” But at this point, we’re in overtime, and this has to end somehow! Bandido throws off his elbow pads, MJF checks his kneepads, and Bandido goes back to the apron. MJF reels Bandido back in, HEAT- NO! Bandido powers free again, then denies MJF his slingshot to GAMANGIRI! Bandido goes up the corner! SHOOTING STAR PRESS!! Cover, TWO!!

MJF survives and Bandido is beside himself! The fans rally even harder as Bandido rises. MJF crawls his way to ropes, Bandido deals the hand! BLACKJACK 21- NO, MJF lands out! MJF dodges, but Bandido hops on again! MJF blocks Code Red to FLIP Bandido! Bandido lands on his feet, but MJF reels him right in! CRADLE! TWO!! Bandido escapes, hops up to sunset flip, TWO! MJF sits on it, TWO! Bandido has it, TWO! MJF has it, TWO! Bandido again, TWO! MJF again, ONE! Bandido, ONE! ONE! ONE! ONE! They teetertotter again and again, but then Bandido has a deeper sunset! TWO!!! MJF escapes with nanoseconds to spare!!

The fans are thunderous for “A E DUB!” and Bandido BOOTS MJF! Gut wrench and torture rack! Bandido flips MJF for the X KNEE! MJF is back on the ropes, Bandido deals again, BLACKJACK 21 PLEX!!! But Bandido can’t bridge with the bad arm!! The fans are electric as Bandido crawls his way over! Cover, TWO!!! AND INTO THE SALT OF THE EARTH!!! MJF pushes on the arm, Bandido shifts to alleviate pressure, but MJF just keeps pushing! MJF drags Bandido back around, but Bandido fights his way over! MJF drags Bandido back, and he hooks on an omoplata! A YES LOCK!?! Bryan Danielson can’t believe what he’s seeing from commentary!

Bandido endures, flails, and he FLIPS MJF OFF! The Outlaw is defiant, but he’s fading! He is OUT!! MJF WINS!

Winner: MJF, by submission (still AEW World Champion)

A battle of two world champions, there was never any doubt this would be an instant classic! And perhaps most surprisingly, MJF won this without having to dig into his bag of tricks! MJF grabs a mic, he has them cut his music, and though the fans boo, he says, “Bandido… When they said you were gonna be an AEW World Champion, I laughed. But after wrestling you, it seems very apparent they were right.” The fans cheer this rare compliment from MJF, and he continues by telling Bandido, “As much as it pains me to admit this, you’re gonna be AEW World Champion one day.” The fans cheer that, too!

But MJF says that unfortunately means he has to do this. HE CLOBBERS BANDIDO WITH THE BELT! MJF rains down fists, ruining every bit of good faith he’d just earned! MJF motions for unmasking Bandido and the fans boo more! MJF looms over Bandido, sits him up, but BRODY rushes out here! The fans fire up as MJF runs away like the chicken he is! Brody makes sure Bandido is alright first, helps him sit up, and the fans cheer #Brodido on. Bandido was that close to being AEW World Champion tonight, will he hit the mark next time? Will the King of Death tear down the Devil of AEW first?

My Thoughts:

A great Dynamite to start Maximum Carnage, and it even did a great job setting up more for the coming weeks. Darby Allin VS PAC was a great opener, though mostly standard formula for Darby. I will say, I didn’t think he’d get away with kayfabe breaking Pac’s leg, though. Is Pac being written off TV through this? And if Darby is done with the Death Riders now that he got the win he needed, what’s he gonna do next? The world title is clearly spoken for, Mark Briscoe is TNT Champion and Face, but maybe he’s not done and will want the Continental Championship from Moxley? The International Championship off Okada?

Samoa Joe sending Bryan Keith after Hangman is interesting, but it made for a great match of Hangman VS Keith, then Big Bill and Swerve getting in on it. Solid win for Hangman from this, and a decent promo segment from Swerve, Hangman, and Kenny. Though, other than Hangman being cool with Kenny and Swerve not being cool, that didn’t add much. Don Callis wanting to eliminate Kenny again is rather tired, but Omega VS Alexander will be good, and Omega said it himself, he needs wins. I feel like we’ll eventually get Omega VS Hangman VS Swerve in a Triple Threat to name a contender, maybe a Fatal 4 if Joe wants in on that. Or maybe they’re all in a tournament, TK could do whatever he wants.

Amazing Fatal 4 Way Tag, great innovation from all eight men, and Doyle & Davis definitely meshed as a team rather quickly. I’m rather surprised it’s Doyle & Davis VS FTR, but sometimes Heels VS Heels can be a lot of fun because it boils down to who can cheat harder faster. Plus, Bucks and GOA clearly took each other out along with Jack Perry and Ricochet, we’re definitely getting more of New Elite VS The Demand. Perry VS Bowens will be a solid #1 contender’s match, but it seems redundant if Jack gets another shot at Ricochet for the National title so soon. Maybe Ricochet helps Bowens win because he feels he can beat Bowens easier than he can Jack.

Swerve and Hangman encouraging JetSpeed was nice, but what a surprise that Hangman wants to reunite the Space Cowboys or whatever you want to call them. Word came out during the show that Will Hobbs’ contract was up at midnight, and unless TK dumps a truckload of money out, Hobbs might go to WWE. The trios match (which is being recorded tonight to be aired on Saturday) will be a dead giveaway, though. Ironically, this works even better in story because then Opps will lose the trios titles AND lose Hobbs, making it easier for Hangman to fight it out 1v1 with Samoa Joe as part of the chase for the top title.

Great Six Woman Tag, but as I figured, Triangle of Madness won out. I did NOT think Thekla would pin Kris, so that was a great surprise. Plus, that just spells it out that Thekla is facing Kris for the title, but I feel like Kris should retain the title through it. Same goes for Babes of Wrath overcoming Sisters of Sin. The SkyFlight promo setting up all their stuff for Saturday, you can bet SkyFlight takes all the losses. Don Callis Family is gonna build momentum for Clon’s win streak, for Alexander facing Omega, and Kyle Fletcher wanting after Mark Briscoe for the TNT title in “game seven.” And Zayda is definitely not getting through Marina, are you kidding me? Zayda’s a good talker, but that’s Marina “The Problem” Shafir.

And then great stuff with the AEW World Championship. It seems to be Brody’s thing to be the “standby match guy,” because he can just put people away with ease. It was also two birds, one stone as Jon Cruz could not support MJF in the main event in any capacity. I meant it when I said MJF VS Bandido is an instant classic, a Match of the Year contender and it’s still January. Great details in how MJF didn’t cheat but faced Bandido head on, and in how Bandido did the Stone Cold pass out. MJF of course had to double down the Heel heat, though, and really, MJF VS Brody should be next since we’re on that long road to Revolution. Brodido can fail against MJF and that makes them wonder if they return to the tag division or what, lots of possibilities there.

My Score: 9.1/10

Who will be the Face of TNT?

Mark Briscoe still battles with the Don Callis Family as Hechicero comes for the AEW TNT Championship in Arlington, Texas!

OFFICIAL RESULTS

• Six Man Tag: PAC, Wheeler Yuta & Daniel Garcia VS Team SkyFlight; Pac, Yuta & Garcia win.
• Brody King VS Barrett Brown; Brody wins.
• EL CLØN VS Komander; Clon wins.
• Mina Shirakawa VS Lady Frost; Mina wins.
• AEW TNT Championship: Mark Briscoe VS Hechicero; Briscoe wins and retains the title.
• Six Woman Tag: Kris Statlander & The Babes of Wrath VS Hyan, Maya World & VertVixen; Statlander & The Babes win.
• Six Man Tag: Anthony Bowens & #JetSpeed VS The Demand; The Demand wins.

PLAY BY PLAY

Six Man Tag: PAC, Wheeler Yuta & Daniel Garcia w/ Marina Shafir VS Team SkyFlight!

The Bastard gave Darby Allin the rematch he wanted to avoid losing a leg. But now he’s just pissed, so he, The Decoder & RedDeath are looking to take it out on Scorpio Sky & Top Flight. Will the Death Riders build momentum through a Collision? Or will SkyFlight prove themselves against three former champions?

The fans are already telling off Yuta while Jon Moxley joins commentary. The teams sort out and Scorpio starts against Yuta. The fans taunt Yuta again as he and Scorpio circle. The tow tie up, Yuta wrenches to hammerlock, then he spins Scorpio to a cravat and snapmare. The fans boo as Yuta has the headlock, but Scorpio fights up. Yuta wrenches and wristlocks, but Scorpio rolls, rolls, and rolls to spin and wrangle Yuta to the mat. The fans cheer, but Yuta fights up and ROCKS Scorpio! Yuta whips, but Scorpio ducks a lariat to wrench and backslide, ONE! Yuta Oklahoma Rolls, ONE! Scorpio has it back, TWO!

Scorpio headlocks, Yuta powers up and out, but Scorpio RUNS Yuta over! Cover, ONE, and Yuta sweeps to cover! ONE, Scorpio runs and Darius tags in! Darius goes up while Scorpio wrenches an arm, FLYING AX HANDLE! The fans cheer as Air Wolfe wrenches Yuta, but Yuta ROCKS him, ROCKS him again, then brings him over. Yuta bumps Darius off buckles, tags Garcia in, and the fans boo as these two mug Darius. They wheelbarrow, but Darius fights free! Darius arm-drags Yuta away, but Garcia headlocks. Darius powers up and out, but Garcia RAMS Darius! Darius rolls over the drop down, then hurdles to UPPERCUT!

The fans fire up and Moxley admits, that was good. Darius runs to SPLASH Garcia in a corner, then he goes back in for an UPPERCUT! The fans rally but Garcia YANKS Darius into buckles! Garcia drags Darius up to CHOP! Garcia whips, Darius goes up and over, then Darius arm-drags! The fans rally again, and Darius drags Garcia up to wrench. Tag to Dante, they whip, but Garcia reverses. Garcia jumps, but into an atomic drop and BULLDOG KNEE SMASH! Cover, TWO! Angel Dorado wrenches Garcia, tags Scorpio, and he goes up to AX HANDLE! Scorpio wrenches Garcia, wristlocks, but Garcia endures. Pac BLASTS Top Flight just because!

The fans boo, but Garcia puts Scorpio in the corner. Tag to Pac and Pac BOOTS Scorpio! Pac stomps a mudhole away, digs his boots in, but backs off as the ref counts 4. Pac drags Scorpio up, bumps him off buckles, then tags Yuta. They mug Scorpio now while the fans boo. Yuta says he has ’til 5 and the fans boo more. Tag to Garcia, he stomps away on Scorpio, then stops at 4. Garcia brings Scorpio up, ROCKS him, but Scorpio fires body shots. Garcia CLUBS Scorpio, Scorpio ROCKS Garcia, repeat! Scorpio eggs Garcia on and the forearms start flying! Scorpio CLAWS Garcia’s eyes! The ref reprimands but the fans cheer Garcia getting a taste of his own medicine!

Scorpio whips, Garcia reverses, but Scorpio BOOTS Garcia away. Scorpio rolls to hot tag Dante! The fans fire up as Dante fires forearms! Garcia shoves, blocks a kick, but not the ENZIGIRI! Dante then dodges to springboard and SHOTGUN! Dante kip sup, the fans fire up, and Dante whips corner to corner. Garcia reverses, but Dante slips out, up, around, but Pac stops him! Garcia gets Dante for a SAIDO! Tag to Yuta and the mugging continues! The fans boo, Yuta CHOKES Dante while the ref stops Scorpio & Darius, and Collision goes picture in picture.

Yuta taunts the fans, then he drags Dante up. Dante fires body shots, but Yuta THROWS Dante down by his hair! Tag to Pac, they mug Dante again, then Pac stomps Dante around. Pac drags Dante around just to KICK him! Pac wrenches and whips Dante into the corner hard, and Dante falls from hitting buckles! Pac covers, TWO! Pac keeps Dante back from Darius & Scorpio, then drags him around. Pac bumps Dante off buckles, tags Garcia, and Garcia stomps Dante. Garcia climbs up to rain down fists! Garcia goes to nine, puts up his dukes, but then hops down. No dancing for the fans! Garcia stands Dante up, but Dante fires hands!

Garcia KNEES Dante, KNEES him again, then CHOKES him on the ropes! Garcia high-fives Marina, then drags Dante over to bump him off buckles. Pac tags in and fires off forearm. Pac bumps Dante back off buckles, then he THROWS Dante out! Pac distracts the ref for Yuta & Garcia to mug Dante! The ref has to keep Darius & Scorpio back, and Pac WRECKS Dante with a dropkick! Collision returns to single picture, the fans blame the ref for these shenanigans, but Pac covers Dante, TWO! Moxley says that was precision teamwork. Pac steps on Dante’s leg, taunts SkyFlight, then stomps Dante!

Pac bumps Dante off buckles, tags Yuta, and they mug Dante again. The fans boo but Yuta suplexes Dante to hold him up. Yuta SLAMS Dante down, covers, TWO! Dante toughs it out but Marina protests the count. Yuta clamps on a chinlock but the fans rally up. Dante rises, fires body shots, and JAWBREAKERS! Yuta swings but Dante blocks to fire forearms! The fans fire up for Dante but Yuta KNEES low. Yuta headlocks, but Dante hits a BIG back suplex! Both men crawl, Garcia tags in! He BLASTS SkyFlight! The fans boo, but Garcia picks Dante up. Yuta is up top for the FLYING HART ATTACK! Cover, TWO! Garcia drags Dante to tag Pac!

Pac SOBATS Dante, FRONT KICKS, then SOBATS! Pac runs, but Dante follows! Pac dodges, but Dante DROPKICKS! The fans fire up while Dante and Pac are down! Dante crawls, reaches out, hot tags to Yuta and Darius! The fans fire up as Darius dodges Yuta to BLAST Garcia! Then he BOOTS Yuta, goes up, and leaps over! Handspring, run, and a dodge to sling Yuta for the SPANISH FLY! Then a DIVE onto Garcia! The fans fire up again as Darius BOOTS Yuta, then hits the GET OVER HERE! Darius suplexes but Marina gets on the apron! Darius still hits the FISHERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, but Pac STOMPS it apart!

Zayda gets in Marina’s face! Admirable but maybe a mistake… Pac runs up on Darius but Darius puts him out! Scorpio KNEES Pac down! Then he and Dante build speed to DOUBLE FLY! Down go Pac and Garcia! The fans fire up as Darius has Yuta again, but Marina tries it again! So Zayda gets in Marina’s face again! Marina SPITS at Zayda! Zayda is pissed now! But Yuta waistlocks Darius! Darius switches and SHOVES Yuta into Marina! O’Conner Roll, TWO!! Darius TOSSES Yuta, to then SLINGSHOT him into Dante’s CUTTER! Cover, Garcia breaks it! The fans fire up as Scorpio whips but Garcia reverses to TOSS Scorpio!

Pac CLOBBERS Dante into railing! Darius runs, but Marina swipes at him! The fans boo, but Yuta LOW BLOWS Darius in the distraction! Tag to Garcia, and the cycle of violence starts up as Pac UPPERCUTS! Yuta ELBOWS! Garcia LARIATS! REPEAT! Then they run the ropes crisscross just to show off while Darius is in a SLEEPER! Yuta PLANCHAS Scorpio, and Pac finally LARIATS Darius!! BRUTALIZER!! Darius QUITS, Death Riders win!

Winners: The Death Riders, by submission

The Bastard shouts for Darby Allin! Remember what happened on Wednesday! Darby, you asked for this, so you’ve done this to yourself! Pac is ready to inflict Maximum Carnage on Darby, but will Darby prove he is relentless? As for Marina and Zayda, they get into trash talking, and the fans cheer Zayda on. Mox says this is a shame, Zayda’s just a kid. Marina BOOTS Zayda into Megan Bayne’s arms! The Megasus hits a RUNNING POWERBOMB! The Real Deal just got dominated for real! Will the entire AEW Women’s Division have to #BowDown to the Mega Problems?

Backstage interview with The Conglomeration.

Lexy Nair is with Orange Cassidy, Roderick Strong, and the AEW TNT Champion, Mark Briscoe, but before she can start, Roddy shouts, “LEXYYYY~! I am not in the Conglomeration. But what I am is not done with you yet, Death Riders.” Briscoe says yeah, matter of fact, the Death Riders AND the Don Callis Family, it don’t matter which faction it is! If you wanna conglomerate, it is 2026, just come get it! Cuz he’ll tell ya now, he won’t keep anybody waiting! The Word of the Day is MOMENTUM! The Conglomeration has all the momentum going into 2026!

Their girl, Willow, brought even more gold to the fold with that TBS Championship! The Babes of Wrath at the AEW Women’s Tag Team Champions! Briscoe is TNT Champion, which brings us to tonight! Hechicero, you a bad man, Briscoe knows what you can do, but it don’t matter! They got momentum, baby! Briscoe is coming for ya, Hechi! And Briscoe knows the Don Callis Family is lurking, but it don’t matter, because as the saying goes, when two or more conglomerate in the same place, then you have a full conglomeration! Cassidy says yes, that’s it. So The Conglomeration is about to take over the nation! LET’S GO, TEXAS! RARARARARA!

Briscoe is all fired up as he heads out, but will he still be the Face of TNT? Or will the Alchemist of Lucha Libre have just the spell to cook the Sussex County Chicken?

Brody King VS Barrett Brown!

It seems the Death Riders won a little too fast for our two hour bare minimum broadcast, so that gives the King of Death an opportunity to shine. Will Brody’s brand of violence bring home the bacon? Or will he get caught off guard by-

OH, well Barrett DIVES out at Brody! But Brody catches him! APRON CHOKE SLAM! The fans fire up and bark for Brody as he steps into the ring. The bell rings, Brody runs in and SPLASHES Barrett! Barrett flops down, the fans bark again, and Brody CANNONBALLS! Brody drags Barrett up, reels him in and GONZO BOMB! Cover, Brody wins!

Winner: Brody King, by pinfall

Well, that didn’t take all that long, either! Brody high-fives the fans, and his amigo, Bandido, is here to celebrate! Will the Outlaw win the AEW World Championship this Wednesday in Phoenix? Or will that Scumbag, MJF, find a way to survive in the desert?

Josh Alexander walks ‘n’ talks.

“I know what everybody is wondering: Where is the great Don Callis right now? Well, he has flown back to Tokyo to celebrate Okada’s monumental victory at WrestleKingdom. And both of them will be watching live tonight! Tonight, when El Clon is yet again victorious on Collision. Tonight, when Hechicero brings that TNT Championship back to the Don Callis Family where it belongs!” And yes, Lance Archer is beating up local enhancement talent just for fun while Alexander drags along another. The Walking Weapon tells JetSpeed they should’ve stayed down where Mark Davis & Jake Doyle left them.

But now, they will learn a lesson, and Alexander has faith in their friends, The Demand, in teaching them that lesson tonight. Archer LAWN DARTS a guy into another, then says, “Everybody dies!” The Don Callis Family destroys everyone in their way, but will they do that to Komander and Mark Briscoe tonight? Or can Conglomeration and Conglomeration adjacent survive the Collision?

EL CLØN VS Komander!

The bell rings and the fans already chant, “LUCHA! LUCHA!” Komander and Clon step up, and Clon eggs Komander on. The fans rally for Komander, he runs up, but Clon slips around to waistlock. Komander switches, Clon switches and he SLAMS Komander down! Clon flips Komander over, yanks him up, but Komander arm-drags, only for Clon to reel him in, ghost pin! TWO, Clon rolls Komander but Komander arm-drags, rolls, inverted backslide! TWO and Clon has it now, TWO! Komander has it, TWO! Both men stand and the fans cheer. Komander runs up, tilt-o-whirl arm-drag, and roll into a DRAGON’S LAIR, TWO!

Clon rolls Komander to a high stack, TWO! A roll and Clon has it again, TWO! Clon handsprings to kip up smooth and the fans cheer. The fans rally and duel while Komander catches his breath. Komander and Clon run, Komander drops then hurdles, but into a fireman’s carry! Clon tosses Komander for a HACKY SACK KICK, then a whip to the corner! LARIAT, FOREARM, SOBAT! And repeat! Clon adds a GAMANGIRI, then he TIGER WALL SAULTS! Cover, TWO! The fans rally up and Clon steps on Komander. Clon stalks Komander, ROCKS him with forearms, then stalks him to a corner. Komander shoves Clon but Clon BOOTS him!

Clon whips Komander to ropes, but Komander rolls under, tilt-o-whirls, then RANAS! The fans fire up as Clon tumlbes to ropes! Komander runs up, whips, but Clon reverses! Komander reverses, knuckle locks, and he CHOPS! Komander goes up, ARABIAN PRESS IMPLODER ARM-DRAG! The fans fire up as Clon ends up in a corner. Komander runs up, Clon puts him on the apron, but Komander GAMANGIRIS! And GAMANGIRIS again! The fans fire up as Komander climbs, then TORNILLO RANAS! The fans are thunderous for the innovation we’re seeing from both men! Komander then salutes and builds speed to DIVE!

But Clon catches and TOSSES Komander to the ramp!! The fans are torn, but Collision goes picture in picture.

Clon drags Komander up to suplex, and then SLAMS him on the ramp! The ref checks Komander but he’s still in this. Clon rolls into the ring just to refresh the count. Clon drags Komander, kicks him, then throws him into steel steps! Komander flounders as he clutches his knee, but Clon steps on him. Clon stands on Komander even, but stops as the ref counts. Clon puts Komander in the ring, clamps on a GROUND COBRA TWIST, and he pulls Komander’s leg. He RIPS at the mask! The ref counts, Clon stops at 4, and Clon paces while Collision goes to break.

Collision returns and Clon has Komander on the ropes. Clon winds up to CHOP! Komander is stinging and the fans fire up while Clon stalks him. Clon whips, Komander ducks ‘n’ rolls, then he DROPKICKS a leg! Clon hobbles, but he spins Komander around. Clon ducks a kick but not the SOBAT and DDT! The fans fire up while both men are down! Komander rises while Clon crawls, and Komander runs up to CHOP! The fans fire up as Clon seethes. Clon TOSSES Komander to the corner but Komander BOOTS Clon, then CHOPS, CHOPS, and SUPERKICKS! The fans fire up as Clon goes to a corner. Komander runs in, but Clon ducks under!

Komander goes up, up, flips away and handsprings, perhaps showing off that the knee is alright. The fans fire up, Clon runs in, but Komander dodges to then whip Clon back to the corner. Komander LRIATS, keeps moving, but Clon follows! Clon jumps up, knuckle locks and MONKEY FLIPS! Then he rolls back, but Komander uses that to leap up and POISON-RANA! Cover, TWO!! The fans fire up, “Esta Lucha! <This is Lucha!>” Komander runs, but is caught into a half nelson and leg hook! But Komander fights whatever Clon is trying to then run again. Tilt-o-whirl, and Komander lands out of the slam! Komander goes up the corner, MOONSAULT! Cover, TWO!!

Clon bails out and the fans rally for “LUCHA! LUCHA!” Komander goes to the far side, climbs up the corner, and the fans fire up for his tightrope walk! All 20 feet, but Clon moves! Komander hops down and changes his plans, ESCALARA MOONSAULT! Down goes Clon and the fans are thunderous again! Komander stalks Clon around the way, puts him in the ring, and fans cheer “A E DUB!” for making this match happen. Komander goes up, tightrope walks again, CIELITO- NO, Clon moves! And goes up and over, handsprings, then MATRIX PELE! Clon aims, scoops Komander LUMBAR CHECK! Komander writhes but Clon drags him back up.

Clon torture racks for the PORTAL- DESTROYER!! Komander covers, TWO!! Komander knows that move because Hologram is his amigo, but Clon survives the counter! Komander rises, the fans rally again, “This is Awesome!” Komander shouts out Hologram to then torture rack. Clone slips free, but Komander SOBATS! Komander runs, DEST- NO, Clon pops free, half nelson and leg hook, MADE WITH MALWARE!! Cover, TWO?!?! But Clon just torture racks again! PORTAL BOMB!!! Cover, Clon wins!

Winner: EL CLØN, by pinfall

An instant classic for these two, but it is the corrupted copy of Hologram that comes out on top! Will Clon to be as unstoppable as the original? Will the same go for The Don Callis Family in 2026?

Mina Shirakawa VS Lady Frost!

The Fighting Gravure Idol tried to save Toni Storm from Marina Shafir, but she got knocked out rather easily. Can Mina redeem herself here tonight? Or will all that heat be cooled off by the Coldest Wrestler You Know?

Wait, a ringside staff member says someone sent these three little bouquets to Mina. Mina is thankful to have them, though she’s not sure who they’re from. And then Frost SUPERKICKS Mina down! The fans boo, is Frost just jealous? The bell rings and Frost kicks the flowers out of the ring to then BOOT Mina to a corner. Frost CHOPS Mina, says she’s ice cold, and then winds up, just to stomp a mudhole! The ref reprimands and the fans rally for Mina, but Frost stands her up. Mina blocks the kick to DRAGON SCREW! Mina drags Frost around, has the leg, and SMASHES the knee again and again!

The fans fire up and Mina steps through, but Frost kicks her away,. Frost runs up, Mina blocks a kick, HOTSHOT and then leg sweep! Mina slingshots for the TORNILLO SPLASH! Cover, TWO! Mina stays fired up and does a gator chomp. Mina runs up, but Frost ELBOWS her away! Frost BOOTS Mina, puts her in the corner, and GAMANGIRIS! Frost then sits Mina down to go corner to corner and back again, SNOWBALL SENTON! The fans fire up while Frost puts Mina in the drop zone, then she climbs up. But Mina KICKS the legs out! Mina then drags Frost from the corner, but Frost elbows free! SUPERKICK!

Frost runs, handsprings, but into the ROLLING ELBOW! Then DREAMSMASHER ELBOW! BLINDSIDE BUZZSAW! URAKEN!! Mina then steps through, FIGURE FOUR! Frost endures, even as Mina thrashes around! Frost CLUBS at the leg, but Mina bridges to put on pressure! Frost TAPS, Mina wins!

Winner: Mina Shirakawa, by submission

Winter might be getting colder but Mina is just getting hotter! She still wonders about the flowers, but will this secret admirer take Mina away from Toni Storm?

Mercedes Mone throws a fit.

The CEO is still a mess from being thrown into and onto cake, and she says Willow Nightingale can smile and laugh and play hero, but heroes don’t build divisions, ICONS do! Over 500 DAYS as TBS Champion, and not because Mone was lucky, but because she was undeniable! She was the greatest! PWI’s number one wrestler of the year, and Sports Illustrated’s number one wrestler. It doesn’t matter what year it is, Mone will always be the greatest. Ever since Mone arrived in AEW, she has been nothing but disrespect! She is so sick and tired of it! Time to show you b*tches a lesson! She is taking a break from AEW to show just why and how SHE elevated this place!

Good luck without her! Because in return, she’ll collect more than just titles. Mone laughs while spilling pearls, will AEW flounder without the Money Train?

AEW TNT Championship: Mark Briscoe VS Hechicero!

The Sussex County Chicken put the Don Callis Family on notice, and now the moment of truth has come! Will Briscoe show Hechicero how to #ManUp? Or will the Alchemist of Lucha Libre make gold out of blood, sweat and tears?

The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who is really the Face of TNT!

The bell rings and the two circle. Hechi slides then dazzles with his magic. Hechi has his leg guard up, but Briscoe rolls past to do a chicken dance. They feel things out, tie up, and Hechi drop toeholds. Hechi traps the leg, traps an arm, but Mark makes it a high stack, TWO! Hechi floats to a headlock and his body blocks Briscoe from the ropes. Briscoe pushes through to the ROPEBREAK, and the ref counts. Hechi lets go of the headlock while the fans duel, but he traps the arm to TWIST it! The fans are torn again but Hechi and Briscoe reset. They tie up, Hechi waistlocks, but Briscoe wrenches out to arm-drag Hechi down.

Hechi headscissors, Briscoe kips free, and the two reset. The two tie up, Hechi wrenches and cranks the arm, then spins Briscoe to snapmare, but Briscoe handsprings through! The fans fire up for that! The two go again, Hechi trips Briscoe and jackknife rolls to then hammerlock and headlock. Briscoe endures, fights around, and the fans rally. Briscoe fights up, but Hechi makes it a BACKBREAKER! The fans duel as Hechi puts Briscoe on ropes. Hechi KNEES then whips Briscoe to ropes, then BACKDROPS! But Briscoe lands on his feet! The fans fire up while Hechi is frustrated. Hechi and Briscoe reset and tie up again.

Hechi trips Briscoe, then runs, but he KICKS Briscoe in the dropdown! Hechi then drags Briscoe up, hammerlocks and clinches for a swing into the EL CONJURO BACKBREAKER! Hechi stalks Briscoe to a corner, then CHOPS! And JABS! And JABS! Hechi whips corner to corner but Briscoe goes up and over. Briscoe ROCKS Hechi, UPPERCUTS him, then HOTSHOTS him out of the ring! The fans fire up and Briscoe CHOPS! And UPPERCUTS! And repeat! The fans fire up with Briscoe and he fetches as chair into the ring. But Hechi anchors Briscoe on the apron! Briscoe CHOPS Hechi away, then BLOCKBUSTERS to the floor!

The fans fire up again, Briscoe high-fives fans, and Briscoe returns to the ring. The fans cheer on “A E DUB!” while Briscoe claps with the chair. Briscoe sets the chair up, builds speed, but Hechi swats the chair away! The fans boo, but Briscoe WRECKS Hechi with a dropkick! Briscoe says BANG BANG and he FOLEY ELBOW DROPS, but into an ARMBAR!! Hechi takes advantage of Briscoe’s own move to torture that arm! The fans are torn, the ref reprimands, but Hechi stops at 4. Hechi then POSTS Briscoe shoulder first! The fans duel, but Hechi chicken wings Briscoe to POST him again! Briscoe writhes while Collision goes picture in picture.

Hechi brings the chair out of the ring, then aims at Briscoe! Hechi JAMS Briscoe up! The ref reprimands but he lets this match continue? Hechi puts Briscoe in the corner to HOTSHOT the bad arm! Hechi ROCKS and HEADBUTTS Briscoe, then climbs up to rain down fists! Hechi goes to nine, then winds up for an ELBOW as the tenth! Briscoe staggers away and flops into the corner. Hechi signals he will be champion, btu Briscoe CHOPS! And CHOPS! Hechi blocks one to CALF KICK Briscoe down! Hechi again marvels with his magic, again vows to be champion, then goes back to Briscoe to stand on Briscoe’s face!

The ref reprimands, Hechi steps off at 4, but Briscoe RAMS him! And RAMS again! Hechi CLUBS away on Briscoe, then wraps on a DOUBLE WRISTLOCK! Briscoe endures what is basically a Kimura as Hechi puts on the pressure. Briscoe has a ROPEBREAK by a foot! Hechi lets go but he taunts Briscoe. Hechi ROCKS Briscoe, but Briscoe eggs him on. Hechi CHOPS, Briscoe CHOPS, then Hechi KICKS, and KICKS, and stomps Briscoe down! Hechi wraps the arm around ropes to HOTSHOT again! Hechi keeps on that arm but the ref counts as Collision returns to single picture. Hechi stops at 4, but then he smothers Briscoe in the buckles!

The ref counts, the fans duel, but Briscoe fires elbows. Briscoe runs, Hechi follows, sunset flip! Then a roll to the ARMBAR!! Briscoe endures, fights, ROPEBREAK by a fingertip! Hechi lets go in frustration but the fans continue to duel. Hechi CLUBS the bad arm, then he eggs Briscoe on. Briscoe CHOPS but that was from the bad hand! Hechi CLUBS Briscoe, Briscoe fires backhands from the left! Hechi wobbles, Briscoe winds up, but Hechi ducks the lariat! Hechii waistlocks, Briscoe breaks free, but Hechi blocks the Pele! REVERSE MONKEY FLIP, into the ARMBAR!! Briscoe flails, fights, and we hit the ten minute mark!

Hechi has the leg! KNEEBAR!! Briscoe uses the free leg for the ROPEBREAK!! Hechi lets go in frustration again but the fans continue to duel. Hechi runs, but Briscoe DUMPS Hechi out! Briscoe goes after Hechi, but Hechi HEADSCISSORS Briscoe out into the SLEEPER! But Briscoe carries Hechi for a BACKPACK SENTON on the ramp! Briscoe staggers away while the fans rally up again. Hechi writhes and crawls, but Briscoe has his chair! Briscoe sets it up, builds speed, and the Chicken FLIES! Down goes Hechi and the fans fire up! Briscoe drags Hechi up and into the ring while the fans cheer for “DEM BOYS!”

Briscoe ducks ‘n’ dodges to FLYING FOREARM! The fans rally for Briscoe as he rises again. Hechi is in the corner, Briscoe runs up, GAMANGIRI! Briscoe then brings Hechi up, FISHERMAN BUSTER! Cover, TWO! Hechi survives but Briscoe fires up with the fans. Briscoe calls his shot, underhooks Hechi, but the bad arm won’t let him lift! Hechi ELBOWS Briscoe, runs, and HEADSCISSOR GUILLOTINE! Cover, TWO!! Briscoe survives and he goes to a corner, but Hechi is right after him! The fans duel as Hechi reels Briscoe in, and underhooks the arms!? Hechi lifts and steals the JAY DRILLER! Then the CROSSFACE!!

Briscoe endures, scoots back, ROPEBREAK! Hechi is furious but the fans fire up again! Hechi runs in, STEP-UP KNEE! The fans fire up again, and Hechi puts Briscoe up top. Hechi climbs, HEADBUTTS Briscoe, then fires hands. KIMURA! Briscoe BITES Hechi’s side! And BITES through the mask! Then a HEADBUTT! Hechi falls, Briscoe adjusts, FROGGY-BOW!! Cover, but Hechi snatches him to a ghost pin! TWO!! Both men hurry to their feet, Hechi runs in but Briscoe dodges! Hechi tumbles, Briscoe underhooks, JAY DRILLER!! Cover, Briscoe wins!!

Winner: Mark Briscoe, by pinfall (still AEW TNT Champion)

Briscoe said it himself that The Conglomeration would reign and retain, and he just did it himself! Cassidy and Roddy are here to celebrate, even though Roddy claims he’s not Conglomeration. Will things still go their way as Willow Nightingale, Harley Cameron & Kris Statlander prepare for their own fight later tonight?

Backstage interview with Eddie Kingston, Ortiz, and the Grizzled Young Veterans.

Lexy Nair is with The Mad King, #Monkey, Zack Gibson and James Drake, and thanks them for agreeing to the No Physicality clause. Now, thigs have been brewing here, but it will come to a head on next week’s Maximum Carnage edition of Collision as they go 2v2. Eddie wants to say something but Gibson interrupts. For 20 YEARS, he and Drake have had to do everything by the book just to get every single opportunity they’ve had along the way. But for someone like Eddie here, he walks the way he wants, he talks the way he wants, and he breaks every single rule that there is, yet he keeps on being rewarded.

Eddie says it’s because he wins matches. Gibson says yes, Eddie and Ortiz are great wrestlers, but the way they go about business makes Gibson sick! Drake says next week, lads, they make an example out of you. They will end the way Eddie conducts business. The worst part about this is, Eddie’s dragging Ortiz down with him, as he always does! Eddie says please, Ortiz is glad to go down in a blaze of glory with Eddie. Let it all burn! But look, if GYV wants to make it personal over how they do business, that’s fine. But you reap what you sow. And they don’t sow, they just reap! Let that marinate. Eddie & Ortiz head out, will they leave GYV out in the cold next week?

Six Woman Tag: Kris Statlander & The Babes of Wrath VS Hyan, Maya World & VertVixen!

The Galaxy’s Greatest is once again friends with Willow Nightingale & Harley Cameron, and they’ve got ALL the gold in the AEW Women’s Division! But that means they also have the entire AEW Women’s Division gunning for them. Will Kris, Willow & Harley be ready for the Triangle of Madness at Maximum Carnage? Or will the Renaissance Woman, #ThatGirl and The Gamer prove they’re ready to level up?

The trios sort out, and The Cosmic Killer starts against Maya. They circle, tie up, and Maya rolls Kris. Kris rolls through, Maya ducks a kick to roll Kris again, ONE! Kris waistlocks, Maya fights free then runs, but Kris RUNS her over! The fans cheer as Kris flexes, but Hyan tags in. Kris slips around Hyan to SLAM her down, then facelock. Kris drags Hyan up but Hyan wrenches out to ROCK her! Kris trips Hyan to then CATAPULT her into buckles! Kris then brings Hyan around, hits a BIG back suplex, then tags in Harley. The fans rally as Harley runs, tilt-o-whirls with Kris and SPLASHES! Cover, TWO!

Harley brings Hyan up, but Hyan kicks low. Hyan whips, Harley reverses, but Hyan gator rolls the dropdown into a GOURD- NO, Harley lands out to ROUNDHOUSE! Hyan staggers, Vert tags in, and Vert runs up! Harley ducks ‘n’ dodges to SLINGBLADE! Cover, ONE! Harley drags Vert over, tag to Willow, and the fans rally as the Babes of Wrath double whip to DOUBLE SIDEWALK SLAM! Cover, TWO! Willow stalks Vert to a corner, LARIATS, then whips corner to corner. Willow runs in, Vert dodges, and Vert ROCKS Willow! The fans rally as Vert whips, but Willow cartwheels to ENZIGIRI! Cover, TWO!

Willow drags Vert away from her corner, tags in Kris, and Kris tags in Harley. Willow snapmares Vert to then basement BOOT! Kris runs to SLIDING LARIAT! Harley tags Willow before she SPLASHES Vert! Willow SENTONS! Tag to Kris for her to run again, and she BLINDSIDE METEORAS! The fans fire up and Kris covers, TWO! Vert toughs it out but Kris stays on her as Collision goes picture in picture.

Kris CHOPS Vert, then CHOPS again! Kris brings Vert around but Vert JAWBREAKERS free! Hot tag to Maya! But Kris catches the crossbody to BACKBREAKER! Kris drags Maya up, tags Willow back in, and Willow suplexes Maya to hold her up before the SLAM! Cover, TWO! Willow drags Maya up, tags Kris, and Kris suplexes Maya. Kris holds Maya up a little longer before the SLAM! Cover, TWO! Kris drags Maya up, tag to Harley, but Maya blocks the suplex! Maya ROCKS Harley, puts her in the corner, tag to Vert! Vert stomps a mudhole into Harley! The ref counts, Vert steps off, and she brings Harley back up. Vert tags Hyan, Hyan adds on, but Collision goes to break.

Collision returns and Maya keeps Harley from the corner. Harley still reaches out, fights her way forward, but Vert & Hyan BLAST Kris & Willow! Maya ROLLING ELBOWS Harley! The fans boo but Maya whips Harley to the corner. ELBOW in the corner, tag to Hyan. Tag to Vert and Hyan runs side to side, BOOT WASH! Vert goes up, Hyan snapmares Harley, and Vert MISSILE DROPKICKS! Cover, Willow breaks it! The fans fire up as Hyan runs in. Willow swings, Hyan dodges, and Maya slips in, DOUBLE ROLLING ELBOWS! They TOSS Willow, but Kris runs up! Kris DOUBLE RANAS! The fans fire up with Kris, but Vert BOOTS Kris down!

The fans are torn but Vert grins. Vert runs up on Harley, brings her around, but Harley wrenches out! Harley blocks a boot, but Vert KNEES first! Harley SUPERKICKS in return! Both women stagger, hot tag to Willow! Willow rallies with LARIAT after LARIAT! Willow powers up, the fans are with er, and Willow runs to BACK BODY BLOCK, then LARIAT! Snapmare and BOOT! Harley hops onto Willow for the BACKPACK DOUBLE SENTON! The fans fire up again, and Willow LARIATS Hyan! And SPINEBUSTER for Maya! Tag to Kris and they each run in, SPLASH and BOOT! Then they trade, UPPERCUT and LARIAT!

Then they send Hyan and Maya into each other for Harley’s DOUBLE CROSSBODY! The fans fire up while Willow feeds Vert to Kris. Vert slips free of the scoop, but Kris dodges the boot to handspring and SUPERKICK! Kris reels Vert in, tuck and STATURDAY NIGHT FEVER!! Cover, Kris & The Babes win!

Winners: Kris Statlander & The Babes of Wrath, by pinfall

First time back together and it was like they never missed a beat! But Harley gets a mic to say, “Ladies and gentlemen of Texas, I am more than excited to announce that my parents are back together! Now, guys, let us clink belts in solidarity! C’mon!” They wind up, but then Thekla interrupts with, “Enough, enough, enough! Please, enough! Enough with the love and enough with the happiness already!” The Toxic Spider crouches on commentary as she tells the fans of AEW, “These are your champions? These are the women that you love?” The fans cheer that! “Well, that makes me sick! Now listen, that fake friendship of yours does nothing for me.

“And I’m lucky. I don’t need friends, cuz I have my sisters. And at Maximum Carnage, you, one after another, are going to learn what it means to get TOXIC!” Kris says we can all stand on things and look cool, Thekla. Kris even climbs onto the corner to make her point. But trust her, she gets it: Thekla has the sisters. But next week, they’ll all call her #BigStatDaddy! The battlelines have been drawn, but will these golden Babes stand tall in Phoenix? Or will the Triangle of Madness catch them all in their web?

Don Callis speaks.

“The Don Callis Family doesn’t make history, we write the history. And we’ve done it again this past week in Tokyo, Japan, in front of over 50 THOUSANDS fans, the great one himself, The Rainmaker, Kazuchika Okada, slayed The Ace. Oh yeah, the AEW International Champion, Okada, put Hiroshi Tanahashi down! It is a great day to-” Kyle Fletcher steps in, and he knows WrestleKingdom 20 was a big night for The DCF, but with that out of the way, they need to talk. Someone needs to say something to Okada. Callis isn’t following. What? Did Callis not see at World’s End?

Okada not only stabbed Takeshita in the head with a screwdriver, it was KYLE’S screwdriver! The one Kyle had in case Kyle needed it against Moxley! Okada screwed them both! Callis wants Kyle to pause for a second. If he looks at this through the light of day, Kyle will see what Callis sees, which is the only one who got screwed at World’s End was Okada! Okada walked in there with the Continental Championship, and walked out without it! Kyle, on the other hand, Callis didn’t want him in the Continental Classic! He wanted Kyle focused on the TNT Championship! Kyle lost said title, so he went into the C2 to show what he could do, and he did fantastic.

But in the end, Kyle doesn’t need to worry about Okada or the Continental Championship. They should worry about the TNT Championship. Remember when they said Kyle would be the greatest TNT Champion? Well, Briscoe caught him on one, that makes their record 3-3. It doesn’t take a genius to figure out that game seven is coming, and the family wants Kyle to take the title back to fulfill his destiny. That is what Callis feels is a great use of all this energy. Callis pats Kyle on the shoulder and heads out, but is The Jackal going to stay woefully and willfully ignorant? Or is someone going to force his hand soon enough?

Bandido speaks.

“MJF, you call yourself, ‘The Devil.’ But he devil only succeeds when good men are afraid. And I am NOT afraid of you! I come from falling down, from being told I wasn’t enough, and still here I am. You hide behind money, words, and shortcuts. Everything I have earned, I have earned it the hard way. Because it doesn’t matter how you live or where you come from, it matters what is your heart. At Maximum Carnage, there will be no excuses, just two men and one truth. And the truth is, when the bell rings, your reign ends. I will be AEW World Champion!” The Most Wanted is ready for his shootout with The Scumbag, but will MJF find a way to hold onto his #TripleB?

Six Man Tag: Anthony Bowens & #JetSpeed VS The Demand!

It was meant to be Jack Perry, Kevin Knight & Mike Bailey VS Ricochet, Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona on Dynamite, but The Don Callis Family made sure something happened to JetSpeed beforehand. But now that the Pride of Professional Wrestling is joining them, will Knight & Bailey be able to get some revenge? Or will The One & Only AEW National Champion slam the Gates of Agony closed on them?

JetSpeed doesn’t even wait for Bowens, they slide into the ring, dodge GOA, and CLOBBER Ricochet together! Kuan & Liona drag JetSpeed back in, Ricochet gets up and they mug JetSpeed 3v2! But here comes the 5 Tool Player! He runs up to ROCK Kaun, then jumps in to DUMP Liona! Ricochet CLUBS Bowens, whips, but Bowens grabs ropes. Bowens BOOTS Ricochet, Bailey LIGHTNING KICKS, then Knight FLYING LARIATS! The fans fire up as the bell rings, and JetSpeed double whips Ricochet to Bowens! Bowens BACKDROPS Ricochet outta the ring and onto The Gates! The fans fire up as The Demand all falls!

Bailey and Knight look to Bowens, and they wanna do it! They TRIPLE SCISSOR~! Then Bailey and Bowens DOUBLE PLANCHA onto Ricochet and Kaun! Knight can’t, the bad arm holds him back. He instead goes out to fire shots on Liona and RAM him into the apron! Kaun kicks Bailey to then RUNNING BRAINBUSTER on the floor! Liona RAMS Kevin into the railing, then POSTS him! Ricochet puts Bowens in the ring, but Bowens CHOPS him in return! The fans rally while Ricochet is stinging. Bowens ROCKS Ricochet again and again, then whips. Ricochet reverses but Bowens KICKS Ricochet away!

Bowens senses Kaun and takes a swing, but Kaun slips away. Ricochet KNEES Bowens in the back and sends him into ropes! Bowens is down, Ricochet tags Liona, and Liona tags Kaun. They double whip Bowens corner to corner, then Ricochet runs to JUMP KICK! ENZIGIRI! Kaun SHOTGUNS Bowens and Liona HIP ATTACKS! Ricochet SWINGING DROPKICKS! Cover, TWO! Kaun snarls, drags Bowens up, and brings him around for a CHOP! Kaun rains down fists in the corner, then suplexes. Bowens lands out, hot tag to Bailey! Bailey blocks a shot to ROCK Kaun! Bailey SMACKS Kaun off buckles, goes up the corner, and MISSILE DROPKICKS!

The fans fire up as Bailey kips up! Tag to Knight, JetSpeed DOUBLE BOOT Liona & Ricochet down, then they run up on Kaun. Kaun ELBOWS Knight, BOOTS Bailey, but Knight jumps into the UPPER ROOM! Bailey FLIES out onto Liona! Knight hits the U F O SPLASH! Cover, TWO! Kaun is still in this but Knight keeps on him. Knight UPPERCUTS with the good arm, but Kaun KICKS the bad arm! Knight goes back up, Kaun shoves him down, but Knight climbs up! Kaun slips out to trip Knight up, then he goes up for a scoop! TOP ROPE BACKBREAKER! Knight falls to the apron while the fans boo, but Liona adds an APRON SENTON!

Knight coughs and sputters while he dangles off the apron, and Ricochet mocks his pain while Collision goes picture in picture.

Ricochet and The Demand soak up the heat, then they drag Knight back in. Kaun eggs the fans on, then tags Ricochet. Ricochet takes his time revving up on the apron while Kaun scoops and SLAMS Knight. Ricochet then KNEE-BOARD SENTONS! Ricochet shines his bald head to taunt the fans, then he stomps Knight. Ricochet drags Knight over, stands on Knight’s hair and pulls the arms! The ref counts, Ricochet steps off, and Ricochet stomps Knight. Ricochet drags Knight up to put him in a corner. Knight fights but Liona tags in. The Demand mugs Knight, then scoops to SLAM him! FALLING HEADBUTT! Cover, TWO!

Liona argues the count with the ref, but Bowens rallies the fans. Liona drags Knight up, wrenches him, but Knight fires body shots. Liona YANKS Knight down, then tags Kaun. The Gates mug Knight, focusing on the bad arm. Kaun covers, TWO! Kaun SENTONS the bad arm, covers, TWO! Kaun smothers Knight, CLUBS and KNEES him in the side again and again, then mockingly applauds. Kaun kicks Knight around, taunts him, but Knight stands to CHOP! Kaun CHOPS back! Knight staggers to The Demand’s corner and Kaun runs in, but Knight BOOTS him away! Knight fights free while Collision returns to single picture.

The fans fire up, Knight HOTSHOTS Liona, and he ROCKS Kaun! And ROCKS him again and again! The fans fire up, but Kaun KNEES low! Kaun whips, Knight reverses, and Knight DROPKICKS! The fans fire up as Knight crawls, but Ricochet and Liona YANK Bailey and Bowens down! The fans boo, but Bowens is sent into railing! Bailey is sent into steel steps! Kaun has Knight for the URENAGE BACKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Knight survives, Kaun snarls, but the fans rally up. Knight goes to the corner, Kaun runs in, but Knight dodges! Kaun hits buckles, staggers, but Knight ducks a lariat! Kaun avoids a lariat, and DOUBLE CROSSBODIES collide!

The fans fire up as both men crawl, but Kaun anchors Knight! Kaun drags Knight back, but Knight gets loose! Hot tags to Bowens and Ricochet! The fans fire up as Bowens fires off hands on Kaun and Ricochet, and even the Rock, Paper, Scissors, SUPERKICK for Liona! Bowens fires up, but Kaun runs up! Bowens sends him into Liona! Then FAMOUSER for Kaun! Bowens ducks Ricochet’s lariat to torture rack and INVERTED ANGLE SLAM! Cover, TWO! The fans fire up and Bowens runs, but Ricochet ducks to roll Bowens up! TWO, and Bowens runs in, but Ricochet sends him into buckles! Tag to Liona but Ricochet adds a TIGER FEINT first!

Ricochet then FLYING LARIATS Bailey! Ricochet keeps moving, and he FOSBURY FLOPS JetSpeed! Liona LARIATS Bowens in the corner, then feeds him to a DOUBLE HIP TOSS! They then send Ricochet back to Liona, WHEELBARROW BULLDOG COMBO! URENAGE to LIONSAULT! Liona covers, TWO!! Bowens survives the onslaught and Lions argues with the ref again. Liona tags Ricochet back in, Ricochet aims at Bowens, and he loads up, SPIRIT- NO, Bowens slips around to waistlock! JetSpeed is back, DOUBLE SUPERKICKS for Ricochet! Bowens hits THE ARRIVAL! Cover, but The Gates break it!

The Gates send Bailey to a corner, Kaun sends Liona in, but Bailey dodges! Liona hits buckles, Kaun LARIATS Bailey out! Knight SATELLITE DDTS Kaun! Ricochet is back up, Bowens runs in, but he blocks boots to put Ricochet in the ropes! ENZIGIRI and then the SIDEWINDER! The fans fire up for Bowens and he goes up! But Kaun is after him! Bowens kicks Kaun, but Liona is up! Bailey DROPKICKS Liona! Ricochet back suplexes Bailey, Bailey lands out, and then Bailey dodges Ricochet to go up, up, and TRIANGLE JUMP MOONSAULT! Bowens then SUPER CROSSBODIES Liona! Ricochet turns around, FLYING LARIAT from Knight!

Bowens runs in, PENALTY KICK!! Cover, TWO!! Ricochet survives and the fans fire up again! The fans cheer “This is Awesome!” “A E DUB!” Bowens winds up, MOLLY- POUNCE from Liona!! But Knight SUPERKICKS Liona! Bailey SUPERKICKS Liona! SATELLITE- NO, Liona just throws Night away! Kaun is back, he ducks the thrust kick, and Liona HEADBUTTS Bailey! Kaun si given both of JetSpeed, DOUBLE BIG ENDING! Then JetSpeed flops out of the ring. But Bwoens sends Liona into the steps! Bowens wrenches Kaun, turns him, NECKBREAKER! But Ricochet has Bowens! Bowens victory rolls thorugh, TWO!

Both men stand, Bowens SUPERKICKS Ricochet! Bowens brings Ricochet up, winds up, but the ref is used as a shield! Ricochet then ducks, O’Conner Roll with tights, TWO! Bowens has it, TWO! Ricochet runs up, FLAPJACK onto ropes! Kaun sneaks the tag, MOLLYWHOP on Ricochet!! But Ricochet isn’t legal! Kaun runs up on Bowens, LARIAT!! Then Kaun and Liona get Bowens up, whip, and CLOSE THE GATES!! Cover, The Demand wins!

Winners: The Demand, by pinfall

Ricochet is half-conscious, but Liona helps him stand so they can celebrate. Then The Demand beats up on Bowens for pushing them this far! The fans boo, but MAX CASTER is here! But he says keep going? He’s NOT here to save Bowens? The fans cheer on The Best Wrestler Alive, but JetSpeed gets back up! Caster gets in and he starts helping! Was that all just a distraction then? The former Acclaimed beat up on Kaun, but now the Don Callis family rushes out here! They beat up on JetSpeed, Caster & Bowens, but then wait! The Conglomeration is rushing out here! Komander, Roddy, Briscoe, and Cassidy all fight the DCF!

The fans are thunderous, and now The Conglomeration and friends all stand tall! Will this build into an all out war of 8v8?

My Thoughts:

A great Collision to be one last go-home to Maximum Carnage, but also to set up things for more. Very good Six Man Tag to open, but I think there was a botch on when Marina was supposed to distract and get into it with Zayda. But either way, I figured Death Riders would win. Good stuff with Marina sending Zayda into Megan, too, but with Leila Grey out, I don’t know who Zayda could get as a tag partner against them. Pac VS Darby will be really good, and I would think Darby wins out. Though maybe Zayda asks Toni & Mina for help given the feud building between Mega Problems and Love Bombs. Mina VS Frost was a good match, but not sure why we’re throwing a “secret admirer” into this.

Good filler match for Brody King, and good promo from Bandido later. But as I said on Dynamite, pretty sure MJF wins, even if he has to cheat hardcore to do it. Maybe Brody gets a (non-title) match against MJF to go for revenge but also to try and earn a match. After all, we gotta stretch things to March, so while Hangman, Swerve and Samoa Joe sort out who gets that match, other guys like Brody can get a chance. Great promo from Mercedes Mone to write herself off from AEW for awhile. Not sure what project she might be part of in “Hollywood,” but it’d make sense if she needed time off to do that instead.

Very good promo from Josh Alexander as we get another moment of The Don Callis Family just roughing up randos. But I don’t think Don Callis was really in Japan, because they really screwed up the “live from Tokyo” promo he did. Japan is 14 hours ahead of the US East Coast, so 8PM to 10PM for Collision is 10AM to noon in Japan. Kayfabe is dead because people can’t do math. But all that aside, Kyle confronting Callis about Okada’s behavior is good stuff, and I would definitely love to see a Don Callis Family Civil War. Kyle can join Konosuke on one side, Okada will lead the other with Callis supporting him.

Awesome match from Clon VS Komander, so many times I had to replay things so I could be sure about what I saw. Great win for Clon, I’m sure he’ll build a winstreak comparable to Hologram’s so that when Hologram returns, Clon VS Hologram will be Streak VS Streak. Great promo from The Conglomeration, and great match from Briscoe VS Hechi. Briscoe winning was obviously going to happen, but Callis also talking “game seven” of Kyle VS Briscoe is itself a great TNT Championship idea, maybe for Revolution. Maybe Briscoe keeps battling other members of the DCF before then, like Josh Alexander and Lance Archer.

Then we got two great trios matches as an unofficial double main event. Very good showing for Maya, Hyan and the returning VertVixen, but of course our three women’s champions win. Good promo from Thekla, and not sure if Kris needed to respond, but it was a good response. The Triangle of Madness probably cheats to win and earn their way to title matches, and maybe we get both title matches (Kris VS Thekla for the world title, Babes of Wrath VS Sisters of Sin for the tag titles) on a special edition episode. And great stuff from Bowens & JetSpeed VS The Demand, but I figured The Demand would win.

Their beatdown of Bowens of course brought out Caster, though I do appreciate Caster pretended he was here to cheer The Demand on. We’re just a little bit closer to The Acclaimed truly reuniting, and maybe they pull it off by Revolution so they can challenge FTR for the tag titles. And even then, great ending with like 15 or 16 guys all fighting out there. They could do a massive team match or a team battle royal, just something to get all this faction fighting done in a big way. I still wonder about that Stadium Stampede involving Kenny Omega & The Elite, too.

My Score: 8.9/10