It’s a Collision for the ROH World Tag Team Championships!

Dustin Rhodes & Sammy Guevara defend the ROH Tag Team Championships in The Kingdom’s backyard of Springfield, Massachusetts! Will Taven & Bennett survive the Bunkhouse Brawl?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

• ROH World Tag Team Championships Bunkhouse Brawl: Dustin Rhodes & Sammy Guevara VS The Kingdom;  Dustin & Sammy win and retain the titles.
• Six Man Tag: Mark Briscoe, Kyle O’Reilly & Holo.grm w/ Rocky Romero VS The Premier Athletes w/ Mark Sterling; Briscoe, Kyle & Hologram win.
• Mariah May VS Lady Frost; Mariah wins.
• Darby Allin VS Evil Uno w/ Alex Reynolds; Darby wins.
• Queen Aminata VS Serena Deeb; Deeb wins.
• All Star 10 Man Tag: Hook, FTR & The Outrunners VS Roderick Strong, The Beast Mortos, Rush & Grizzled Young Veterans; Roddy, Mortos, Rush & GYV win.

PLAY BY PLAY

ROH World Tag Team Championships Bunkhouse Brawl: Dustin Rhodes & Sammy Guevara VS The Kingdom!

Even after leaving the ESports Arena, “The Sons of Texas” are still fending off those who are coming for them and their gold! But while AEW is in Springfield, Dustin & Sammy are looking to bring the thunder to the Thunderbirds’ nest! Will The Natural & The Spanish God right off into the sunset? Or will the Bunkhouse soon belong to Boston?

The introductions are made, and WHOA, Sammy & Dustin attack on the ramp! The fans fire up, the bell rings, and things head back down the ramp. The fans fire up for “A E DUB! A E DUB!” as Sammy RAMS and CHOPS Taven, then ROCKS him! Dustin puts Bennett in, throws some goodies in after him, then slides into the ring. But Bennett kicks first! Bennett whips, but Dustin LEAPING LARIATS! Sammy SMACKS Taven off the steps, then off the railing! The fans fire up as Dustin wraps his hand in his leather belt! Dustin DECKS Bennett! Then he digs that buckle into Bennett’s face! The fans tell Dustin “You’ve Still Got It!”

Sammy fights Taven off, then goes up the railing, QUEBRADA! Down goes Taven and Sammy blows a kiss to the fans. Bennett is already busted open, but Dustin wedges a chair into a corner. Bennett goes to the other corner, Dustin brings him up and around, to then whip, only for Bennett to reverse! Dustin hits steel chair! Taven hits Sammy in return, pushes him into the ring, and Bennett is on him! Bennett hoists Sammy up, but Sammy lands on his feet! Taven back suplexes, but Sammy lands on his feet! Sammy has a kendo stick, and he SMACKS Taven! And he SMACKS Bennett! And repeat!

The fans fire up as The Kingdom bails out, and Sammy swings the stick around. Sammy builds speed to DIVE into a chair!! Bennett takes Sammy outta the air, and he fires up now! Bennett drags Sammy up, Taven goes into the ring. Bennett Electric Chair Lifts and Taven runs, TOPE DOOMSDAY!! A rough landing for everyone and the fans lose their minds! Taven gets up, he and Bennett regroup again. But Dustin is there and he DECKS Taven! Taven falls on Bennett, and Dustin storms up with a cattle prod! But DOUBLE SUPERKICKS hit first! The Kingdom gets Dustin up, but Dustin BACKDROPS free! Then he UPPERCUTS Taven!

The fans fire up, Dustin BULLDOGS Taven off the stage, THROUGH TABLES COVERED IN BARBED WIRE!! When did those get there!?! The fans lose their minds again, but Bennett drags Dustin out of the wreckage. They leave Taven behind so Bennett can POST Dustin! Bennett puts Dustin in the ring, but Sammy CUTTERS Bennett off the apron and THROUGH ANOTHER TABLE!! The fans lose their minds again, and Collision goes picture in picture.

Dustin writhes in the ring, Sammy drags himself up from the wreckage, and The Kingdom is in a lot of pain. Sammy goes looking under the ring, and he brings out a new TABLE! Taven crawls towards the ring, also busted open. Sammy sets up his table, then brings a ladder over! Bennett staggers around, finds that belt of Dustin’s, and JAMS the buckle into Dustin’s face! Sammy runs up to JAM Bennett with a chair! Sammy stalks Bennett, JAMS him up again, and Bennett falls over! Sammy slides the chair in the ring, drags Bennett in, and then brings the trash can over! SMACK with the can, right to the head!

Bennett flounders, Sammy finishes setting up his ladder, and Sammy even brings a chair into this. Sammy puts the chair around Bennett’s face, FULL METAL CUTTER!! Cover, TWO!! Bennett survives, but Sammy doesn’t even hesitate. Sammy puts Bennett in the drop zone as Collision returns to single picture, and then Sammy puts that chair on top of Bennett. The fans fire up as Sammy climbs! Sammy goes up and up, but Taven pushes the ladder over! Sammy falls through two tables!!! The fans lose their minds again, and The Kingdom mugs Dustin! There are crimson masks all over, but the fans boo as Taven picks up Dustin’s belt.

Bennett takes the belt, wraps it around his hand, and Taven sits Dustin up. But Dustin DOUBLE GROIN CLAWS!! The fans are thunderous as Dustin TWISTS AND PULLS! Dustin ROCKS Bennett, ROCKS Taven, then runs up to BOOT Bennett! Dustin whips, Bennett reverses, and Bennett SPINEBUSTERS! Bennett drags Dustin up, shoves him out, and brings out a bull rope! Bennett mocks Dusty, but Dustin dodges! Dustin kicks low, grabs the rope, and he SMACKS Bennett with that cowbell! Taven grabs at Dustin, Dustin SMACKS him with the bell, too! The fans fire up as Dustin CLOBBERS Taven, CLOBBERS Bennett, repeat!

Dustin grabs a chair, makes Bennett take a seat, but Taven SUPERKICKS! Dustin wobbles, Taven runs, SNAP POWERSLAM on the chair! Not the cleanest hit but that is still painful! “This is Awesome!” as Dustin suplexes to SLAM Taven on the chair!! Cover, Bennett DROPKICKS Dustin! Bennett grabs chairs, he sits them together, and he goes back to Dustin. Dustin flips Bennett off! Kick and RHODES UPPERCUT! Then Dustin runs up, but Bennett fireman’s carries! FULL METAL DEATH VALLEY!! Taven returns, FULL METAL JUST THE TIP!! Cover, SAMMY BERAKS IT!!! A miraculous save and the fans are thunderous!

But then Taven SMACKS Sammy with a chair! Taven drags Sammy up to headlock, but Sammy makes it a torture rack! GO TO HOSPITAL! But Bennett UPPERCUTS Sammy! Bennett goes up, but Sammy trips him and SUPERKICKS him! Bennett is stuck int he ropes, and Dustin wraps his foot in barbed wire!! The fans are already going nuts as Dustin takes aim! Sammy grabs that ladder and sets that up again. Dustin runs up, BARBED WIRE DREAMS!! Then Dustin reels Bennett in, Sammy climbs the ladder, FINAL RECKONING, and a SUPER SWANTON BOMB!! Cover, The Sons of Texas win!!

Winners: Dustin Rhodes & Sammy Guevara, by pinfall (still ROH World Tag Team Champions)

Now this was a Collision! Bloody and bruised but standing tall, will no team be able to stop Dustin & Sammy from running ROH?

Backstage interview with Mark Briscoe, Kyle O’Reilly & Holo.grm.

Lexy Nair is with The Conglomeration and their honorary amigo, but before she can even really start, The Premier Athletes barge in! Ariya Daivari says what Lexy should really be doing is interviewing the premier half of this match. And Mark Sterling says that’s his team. Something happened yesterday at city hall. The Mayor of Springfield personally told Mark Sterling that today is now AEW Day. Sterling was offered the chance to make it just Premier Athletes Day, but he said no, give it to the entire company because that’s just how giving Sterling is.

They’re in Sterling’s hometown, and he’s gonna make sure there are no shenanigans out there! And he will not allow Kyle O’Reilly to get him in the privates again. Mark Briscoe repeats, “Shenanigans? Shenanigans?” Well that’s funny, because even in the midst of these three scallywags, Mark only sees one single shenanigator, and that is Sterling! What?! Kyle asks if “Shenanigator” is that the word of the day. Mark says close, but also way off. The word of the day is, “Equalizer!” It’s AZUCAR~! Rocky Romero steps in now and he says there is only one way to equalize shenanigans, and that is with Azucar~!

Sterling says alright, save it for the ring. The Premier Athletes all promise to see The Conglomeration and friends out there, but will they be able to shenanigate their way out of this one?

AEW receives a special message.

The AEW Dynamite five-year anniversary, 10/2/24, get ready for more D M D! Britt Baker is going to return for the first time since All In, but who will see The Doctor in that ring?

Backstage interview with The Dark Order.

Lexy Nair is with Evil Uno & Alex Reynolds, and notes that Player One will be facing Darby Allin ahead of the big match at Grand Slam against Jon Moxley. Oh, yes, a BIG~ match! HUGE~! ENORMOUS~! But also hilarious. We’re already talking as if Uno isn’t facing Darby tonight. Well, Darby steps in and tells Uno that yeah, they’re having a fight. But can’t they see what is happening? There is a war coming. Didn’t they see what happened to Private Party? Moxley thinks Private Party are just a couple jokes. Moxley thinks the same of Dark Order. And he thinks the same of Darby Allin.

But Darby Allin isn’t gonna lay down and die. The Dark Order can do that, play their video games, do their dumb skits, but not Darby. They’ll fight tonight, and Darby shows the difference between him and Uno. Darby won’t lay down and die, he’s gonna lead the way into the future as the NEXT AEW World Champion. “Remind me what you’re capable of! Remind me that you still have that dog in you! Cuz I don’t see it anymore! All I see is someone collecting a paycheck and coasting! You have been on cruise control for too long, remind me what you can do!” Darby then takes a chug of water, and he gets in Uno’s face!

Darby tells Uno to fight him tonight, because this isn’t a joke anymore! Darby has Uno all riled up, will these two tear each other apart?

Six Man Tag: Mark Briscoe, Kyle O’Reilly & Holo.grm w/ Rocky Romero VS The Premier Athletes w/ Mark Sterling!

We heard from these teams backstage, now it is time to put up or shut up! Will The #Hologlomeration be blazing a trail through the AEW Trios Division? Or will Tony Nese, Ariya Daivari & Josh Woods prove they’re not just their potential?

Sterling of course takes the introductions because everyone knows who they are, “especially the people of Springfield.” Must be why they’re booing… Sterling reminds us that today has been declared AEW Day in Springfield. And also, Sterling was given the key to the city! Which he has to say, it doesn’t even work! They’ve been treated so poorly since they got here, they cannot wait to get outta this crap town and go to somewhere like New York! Springfield, you can redeem yourselves. Join in the cheer, “Athletes” and “Rule!” NOT “Suck!” Hands in, boys. Oh… “ATHLETES!” “SUCK!!” Yeah that never works out.

The trios sort out and The Violent Artist starts against The Technical Beast. The bell rings, Woods shoves Kyle so Kyle shoves back. Kyle avoids a boot, Woods blocks a kick but Kyle ROCKS him! Kyle ducks a kick, headlocks, but Woods powers up to headlock takeover! ARMBAR! Kyle moves around, stacks, TWO, but Kyle has the ARMBAR! Woods fights to get a KNEEBAR, but then Kyle has an ANKLE LOCK! Woods grabs the ROPEBREAK! Kyle lets off slowly. Kyle eggs Woods on, they reset and tie up, and then Woods kicks low! Woods fires forearms, brings Kyle over to RAM into the corner, then he tags Nese.

The Premier Athletes mug Woods, Nese headlocks, but Kyle powers out. Nese RUNS Kyle over, then fires up as he builds speed. Kyle drops down, then kitchen sink knees! Tag to Hologram and the fans fire up more! Kyle whips Nese, Hologram DROPKICKS Nese down! Kyle intercepts Daivari, then he and Hologram DOUBLE SNAP SUPLEX! Then STANDING MOONSAULT KNEE DROP COMBO! The fans fire up with Hologram, and he drags Nese up. Hologram CHOPS in the corner and the fans fire up! Hologram whips corner to corner, Nese reverses, and then runs in. Hologram dodges, goes up and over, then goes out and around!

The fans fire up as Hologram just keeps leading Nese on the cat ‘n’ mouse! Up, around, and GAMANGIRI! The fans are thunderous, and Hologram climbs up! Nese staggers over, Hologram tightrope MISSILE DROPKICKS! Cover, TWO! Nese survives but Hologram drags him up. Hologram wrenches an arm, tags Kyle, and Kyle takes the handoff, only for Nese to ROCK Kyle! Kyle ROCKS Nese, Nese ROCKS Kyle, repeat! Nese throat chops and the ref reprimands. Nese runs, into a KNEE! Kyle snapmares Nese, but Sterling gets on the apron! Kyle storms up but Sterling says he hasn’t done anything yet!

The Conglomeration protests, the ref stops them from getting in, and Woods CLOBBERS Kyle! The fans boo as now Sterling and The Premier Athletes stomp away on Kyle! Rocky storms up and Sterling runs away! The fans rally for Kyle while Collision goes picture in picture.

Rocky coaches Kyle up, but Nese runs Rocky off. Kyle rolls into the ring, Nese slides in after him. Nese stomps Kyle to keep him from The Conglomeration. Nese bumps Kyle off buckles, tags Daivari, and they mug Kyle with haymakers! The ref counts, The Premier Athletes let off, and Daivari snapmares Kyle into a chinlock. Kyle endures as Daivari grinds him down. Kyle fights up as the fans rally, and he fires body shots. Daivari CLUBS Kyle, then turns him for a NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Kyle stays in this, but Daivari drags Kyle up. Daivari whips Kyle hard into the corner! Daivari stomps Kyle, then tags Nese.

The Premier Athletes mug Kyle more, then taunt the fans, while Collision goes to break.

Collision returns and Nese digs his knees into Kyle in the corner. Nese drags Kyle up but Kyle fights towards his corner! The fans rally, but Nese knees low! Nese CLUBS Kyle, DECKS Mark, then taunts Hologram. But Kyle fires a strike fest! KNEE! Hot tag to Hologram! He slingshots in, SOBATS Nese, then kicks, whips, only for Nese to reverse. Hologram slides under, handsprings, but Nese moves aside! Hologram rolls through, then ducks ‘n’ dodges to RANA! Nese staggers up, runs up, but Hologram blocks a shot to wrench, hammerlock, and clinch! SWINGING SLAM! Cover, TWO! Nese stays in this but Sterling is freaking out!

Hologram stands Nese up, but Nese waistlocks. Hologram elbows free, runs, but Daivari gets a cheap shot in! Nese WHEEL KICKS Hologram! The fans boo but Nese tags Woods. Woods hurries, but Hologram still hot tags Briscoe! The fans fire up as the Chicken runs up, dodges Woods, and UPPERCUTS Daivari! CHOp for Woods! Repeat! The fans fire up as the forearms keep flying! REDNECK KUNG-FU UPPERCUT! Daivari kicks and whips, but Mark BOOTS Nese! Mark then dodges Daivari, CHOPS him, whips him at Woods, but Daivari reverses. Mark SPALSHSE Woods, then clinches Daivari for an EXPLODER!

The fans are thunderous as Mark runs in, but Woods KNEES him away! Woods runs up, but Mark fireman’s carries! ROLLING DEATH VALLEY! And Mark goes up the corner! But Sterling gets on the apron again! So Rocky YANKS him down! Sterling begs for mercy, Azucar says okay. So Hologram DIVES onto Sterling! Mark leaps, Woods dodges! Woods comes back, but into a wrench and kick! Underhooks and JAY DRILLER!! Cover, Conglomeration wins!

Winners: Mark Briscoe, Kyle O’Reilly & Hologram, by pinfall

The ROH World Champion scores the game winner! Will no one stop The Conglomeration from continuing on their triumphant journey? Will The Premier Athletes learn to rely on those top tier talents of theirs and not Sterling?

MXM Collection speak.

Mansoor & Mason Madden wait, then POSE! And Mansoor says just last night, they promised an extreme makeover of Max Caster’s jacket. Mason says that is what they have done! They hold up the garment bag by its coat hanger. Wanna see what’s inside? Wanna see Mansoor pull this zipper all the way down? Wanna see them whip it out right now? BUT NO! Mansoor zips it back up and almost clips Mason’s (finger) tip. MXM’s Magnum Opus can’t come so soon. That would be premature. Exactly one week from tonight, Collision Grand Slam, Arthur Ashe Stadium, MXM Collection presents the Grand Slam Finale to New York Fashion Week.

And get your Acclaimed ready, because Max Caster’s new jacket will be the star of the show! And it will be something everyone actually loves. MXM laugh and touch tips, but just what have they down to the best jacket of The Best Wrestler Alive?

Mariah May VS Lady Frost!

The Glamour says she still wants Mina, but she will be getting Yuka Sakazaki at Grand Slam, and she is getting the Coolest Wrestler You Know here tonight! Will Mariah freeze up in Springfield? Or will Frost be crying “MAYDAY!” after this Collision?

The bell rings and Mariah doesn’t even take Frost seriously. The fans rally for Frost, but Mariah waves hi to Nigel on commentary. Nigel has to back up before he falls out of his seat! But Frost rolls Mariah up! TWO! Frost trips Mariah, jackknife bridge, TWO! Frost tilt-o-whirls to a stack, TWO! Mariah is upset, she swings, but Frost dodge! Mariah dodges the handspring to ROCK Frost! Mariah scoops and MARIAH-GO-ROUND! Cover, ONE!! Frost is tougher than that spin cycle, but Mariah smirks. Mariah bumps Frost off buckles again and again and again! Then she digs her boots in! The ref counts, Mariah lets off, and she soaks up the heat.

Frost sputters, Mariah smiles and blows another kiss to Nigel. Mariah runs, but Frost skins the cat up top! Mariah CHOPS her anyway! Mariah positions Frost just right, CHOPS her again, then runs up for some STRATUSFACTION! Then a SHOTGUN! Frost ends up in the other corner, Mariah winks and flirts through the camera. Mariah runs corner to corner, but into a BOOT! And then another BOOT! Cartwheel and BLINDSIDE SHOTGUN! Frost fires up and the fans are with her! Frost goes up and up, Mariah stands, into the SKY TWISTER! Cover, TWO! Frost keeps cool, the fans rally, and Frost fires forearms!

Frost cartwheels to Alabama Lift but Mariah slips free. Frost bobs ‘n’ weaves, feints the kick, then DOUBLE CHOPS Mariah! Frost runs, wheelbarrows, but Mariah says no to that! GERMAN SUPLEX! Mariah grins, but Frost rises! To GERMAN SUPLEX! The fans fire up as both women rise, and Mariah HEADBUTTS! Frost wobbles but so does Mariah! Mariah then runs to KNEE Frost down! Mariah roars, reels Frost in, STORM ZERO!! Cover, Mariah wins!

Winner: Mariah May, by pinfall

The AEW Women’s World Champion continues to parody Toni Storm, but she made it through the Frost. Will she tear down the Wrestling Magical Girl as well? Or will we have a new champion before Mariah ever gets to properly celebrate?

BREAKING NEWS for Collision: Grand Slam!

After the chaos on last Wednesday Night Dynamite, The Conglomeration is going to settle things with The Learning Tree once and for all! Orange Cassidy, Mark Briscoe & Kyle O’Reilly take on Chris Jericho, Bryan Keith & “Big Bill” Morrissey in a TORNADO TRIOS MATCH! Will Freshly Squeezed and friends finally cut down all the Branches? Or is there no escaping the Jericho Vortex?

Backstage interview with Willow Nightingale.

Lexy Nair is with The Babe with the Power, and says we haven’t seen her in AEW since the brutal defeat by Kris Statlander at All Out. How is she doing? Still in a lot of pain, her back is tight, but hey, at least she doesn’t have to deal with Stokely Hathaway anymore, so silver lining to the loss. But in all seriousness, life is full of ups and downs, and she is just moving forward. And she is so excited to hear her friend, Yuka Sakazaki, is going after the title. But then in steps Deonna Purrazzo & Taya Valkyrie. The Virtuosa says Willow must not understand the implications of the word, “Friend.” Because if Willow did, she would’ve been there for Yuka on Wednesday.

If Willow had any sense of loyalty, she wouldn’t just be watching Grand Slam closely, she’d be in Yuka’s corner. But if Willow isn’t willing to do that, they are. Deonna then tells Yuka through the camera that she is offering protection. She is going to show Yuka the generosity she has shown Taya. This is the biggest match of Yuka’s career. Deonna may be from New Jersey, but her connections run strong in New York. Um, Willow’s actually from New York, so… Taya steps in and asks if Willow is insulting them by interrupting them. Taya will enter Willow’s state and kick her ass! Willow has an idea, and one that the fans here in Massachusetts will love!

Friday Night Rampage, Willow VS Taya 1v1! Taya says alright, fine! Taya storms off, Deonna smirks, but is Willow getting herself in trouble with the wrong ones?

The Acclaimed speak.

Billy Gunn tells MXM to listen. Max Caster says, “Takin’ jacket without askin’ me? That’s so dastardly! It’s so brash to me. You himbos walk around like Fashion Week, lookin’ like you shop on Temu, your fashion’s weak! You get a jacket, you’re jackin’ our style up. Doin’ finger stuff to get the crowd riled up. Of course they were checkin’ the vibe, they wanna dress like the Best Wrestler Alive! And that’s a mic drop!” Anthony Bowens says “That’s right! MXM, it’s time to nut up or shut up. Because EVERYONE Loves The Acclaimed!” Platinum Max, The Five Tool Player & Daddy Ass have put MXM on notice, will they give the jacket back before it’s too late?

Darby Allin VS Evil Uno w/ Alex Reynolds!

Speaking of ultimatums, The Relentless One gave one to Player One, and now they go 1v1, but Alex Reynolds is still by Uno’s side. Will Darby be ready to go wild against The Maniac after he and Uno fight it out?

The bell rings, the fans rally, and Reynolds slithers in. Darby stares him down, but Uno DECKS Darby! Uno drags Darby up, Darby fights but Uno RAMS him into a corner! Uno CHOPS, CLUBS and repeat! The fans fire up but the ref counts so Uno lets off. But then Uno DECKS Darby again! Reynolds steps in again, the ref stops him, and that lets Uno take off his belt! Uno LASHES Darby with it! The fans are torn while Darby writhes. The ref notices the belt now, though! Uno says okay, he’ll put it down. But then Darby hops on! CODE RED! Uno bails out, Darby builds speed, and Darby DIVES! Direct hit into railing!

Darby glares at Reynolds, CLAWS at Uno’s mask, and he rains down fists! Darby dribbles Uno off railing, then snarls as he storms around. Darby drags Uno up by his mask, but again Reynolds gets closer! Uno takes advantage and trips Darby up! Uno rolls into the ring, argues with the ref, but Reynolds CLOBBERS Darby! The fans boo this unofficial Handicap Match but Reynolds talks a lot of trash. Uno storms out, and runs up, to CANNONBALL Darby again the steel steps! And then he throws Darby into the other steps! Darby staggers up, and Uno POUNCES him into railing! Uno is seething a he storms up on Darby.

Uno puts Darby in, runs up and BOOTS him down! Uno drags Darby up, reels him in, and hits a PILEDRIVER!! Cover, TWO!! The fans rally as Darby survives, but Uno mockingly asks if this is what he wanted. Uno drags Darby up, reels him in, and hooks him up for SOMETHING- NO, Darby slips free, BACK2BACKBREAKER, into the BULLY CHOKE! That’s Moxley’s favorite hold! Uno fights up, but Darby wrangles him back down! Uno endures, fights, but Darby squeezes tight! Uno still gets the ROPEBREAK! Darby lets off, just to throw hands! Darby RIPS the mask, and BITES Uno’s face! Reynolds distracts, Uno runs and BUCKLE BOMBS Darby!

Uno clinches, FLATLINER! Cover, TWO!! Darby survives and Uno argues with the ref. Darby goes to the apron, Uno drags him up, but Darby CLAWS Uno’s eyes! The ref counts, Darby CLUBS and sunset flips, but Reynolds helps Uno stay up! Darby lets off, runs and dodges Uno to DIVE onto Reynolds! The fans fire up, Darby LASHES Reynolds with that belt! And again! And again! Uno runs out to CANNONBALL but only gets floor! Darby hurries up, and up, and he SUPER COFFIN DROPS! Down goes Uno and the fans fire up! Darby drags Uno into the ring while the fans rally, and Darby goes up again! COFFIN DROP!! Cover, Darby wins!

Winner: Darby Allin, by pinfall

That was most certainly a fight, and Uno certainly brought that fire, but Darby is just that much wilder. Will he be too much even for Jon Moxley? Or is Darby going to lose his shot at the AEW World Championship?

AEW shares footage from after Dynamite.

Renee Paquette was with both Jeff & Karen Jarrett, and brings up Double J vowing that if it’s the last thing he does in his career, he will end Hangman Page. Things are escalating, and that’s clear by Jarrett’s foul mood. Jarrett says he is sick of it! Renee wants to ask Karen, wife to wife, she doesn’t want Jeff to take on Hangman. Of course not! Hangman is literally- Jeff says Hangman heard him loud and clear! He said somehow, someway, somewhere, so why not make that New York City and Grand Slam in Arthur Ashe! Hangman wants to talk about taking down those who stood in Hangman’s way? Then how about we get all those people down in the ring!

Let’s do it the Last Outlaw way! Jarrett VS Hangman. Jarrett doesn’t need to beat Hangman’s ass 1-2-3. He just has to beat Hangman’s brains out and get him outta the ring! What Jarrett wants, that’s right, Hangman! Jarrett slaps the wall with a strap, because it will be a LUMBERJACK STRAP MATCH!! Eight guys waiting outside that ring, from Dark Order to Bang Bang Gang, to Conglomeration and Jarrett’s boys, Jay Lethal & Satnam Singh! All eight of those men, and then a four foot long, four inch wide leather strap! No syringes, no cinderblocks. They do it the way Jarrett was brought up! His favorite of all was a strap to beat someone’s back ’til the flesh was coming off ’em!

Jarrett says he has had it with Hangman, and his derangement, his ego. So Wednesday night, it is all going down! And with God as Jarrett’s witness, he whoops Hangman’s freakin’ ass!! The Last Outlaw is ready for one last ride, will he be riding off into the sunset? Or will the Black Hat Cowboy put Jarrett out to pasture?

Queen Aminata VS Serena Deeb!

Given the tag team match alongside Yuka Sakazaki and Mariah May did not settle a thing, the One True African Woman and The Professor need to handle this themselves! Will Aminata prove she doesn’t need any of Serena’s lessons? Or will there be no mercy in Deeb’s Dojo?

The bell rings and the fans rally as the two circle. They tie up, Aminata powers Deeb back and hard! They fall to the mat, the ref counts as they’re still in ropes, and Aminata lets go. Deeb bails out to the apron, but Aminata keeps her eyes on her. Deeb steps back in, resets with Aminata, then headlocks. Deeb shifts to a hammerlock, then headlock, then another spin, and another. Deeb then hits the takeover, but Aminata headscissors. Deeb kips free, Aminata reverses the roles by hitting the takeover. Deeb headscissors, Aminata moves around, and she pops free. Deeb gets away, and the fans applaud this opening exchange.

Aminata and Deeb reset, feel things out, and knuckle lock. Deeb drops, rolls, kicks one arm then wrangles Aminata with the other. Deeb isolates that arm to STOMP it! The fans rally but Deeb headlocks. Aminata powers up and out, but Deeb RAMS her! Aminata doesn’t move and the fans fire up. Deeb runs, Aminata drops down, and then Aminata runs up, only for hip toss to become arm-drag! Deeb then uses that to get the legs, and a SEATED SURFBOARD! Aminata endures as Deeb rocks the boat! Deeb lets go, waits on Aminata, and the fans rally up. Deeb runs in, and she LARIATS in the corner! Deeb whips corner to corner, but Aminata goes up and over!

Deeb hurries after Aminata but Aminata drop toeholds! Then Aminata basement dropkicks! Cover, TWO! Deeb hurries to a corner, Aminata runs up, but has to block a boot! Deeb reels Aminata in to KICK her! Deeb then goes out, catches Aminata, and turns her, for a HOTSHOT NECKBREAKER! Aminata flops back, Deeb blows kisses while the fans are torn, and Collision goes picture in picture.

Deeb soaks up cheers and jeers, drags Aminata to a corner, then CHOPS! Deeb brings Aminata around to UPPERCUT, then UPPERCUT again! Aminata pushes back, but Deeb kicks low! Deeb scuffs Aminata, Aminata goes to a corner, but Deeb is on her again. Deeb whips, drops down, then ELBOWS Aminata! Cover, TWO! Deeb clamps onto Aminata with a neck wrench! Aminata endures, Deeb shifts to have a chinlock, but Aminata fights up. Aminata fires body shots, then ROCKS Deeb! Aminata runs, but Deeb CLOBBERS her! Cover, TWO! Deeb is annoyed, but she grabs Aminata’s legs and ties her up in Paradise!

Aminata is stuck as Deeb sits on her! Deeb pretends she’s a queen, putting on a crown and flexing. Deeb then rallies the fans, before she DROPKICKS Aminata out of Paradise! Aminata writhes, clutching her cheeks, but Deeb rings her up, hooks her in, and has the IRON OCTOPUS! Aminata endures, even as Deeb pulls on the arm and fingers. Aminata fights forward, step by step, and Collision returns to single picture. Aminata powers up, and she hits an AIR RAID CRASH! Both women are down and the fans fire up again! Deeb and Aminata crawl to corners, Aminata rises first! Aminata BOOTS Deeb! Then she reels Deeb in, snap suplex!

The fans fire up and Deeb flounders up. Deeb swings, into a wrench and FISHERMAN SCREW! Cover, TWO! Deeb survives all that torque Aminata has, and the fans rally up. Aminata waistlocks, Deeb fights the lift to switch. Aminata drops, victory rolls, TWO! Deeb runs up, Aminata ROCKS her! And GERMAN SUPLEXES her! The fans fire up with Aminata while Deeb flounders to ropes. Aminata runs side to side to BOOT WASH! Aminata has wild eyes as she drags Deeb to a cover, TWO!! Aminata is beside herself but Deeb survives! Aminata drags Deeb up, reels her in, and the fans fire up. But Deeb cradle counters! TWO!!

Deeb and Aminata run up, Deeb gets around to hammerlock and PEPSI TWIST!! Cover, TWO!! Aminata survives but Deeb snarls. Deeb wipes her bloody nose, drags Aminata back up, and tucks her in! DEEB- NO, BASCKDROP! Sit-down on the cover, TWO! Deeb sunsets! TWO! Aminata has it! TWO! Both women get up, and Aminata hits the DOUBLE CHOP! Aminata runs, Deeb follows to CHOP BLOCK! Deeb stalks Aminata, pushes her around, then runs, but into the BRAIN DRAIN!!! But Deeb falls OUT of the ring!! Aminata hurries out to fetch Deeb, but her leg slows her down. Aminata drags Deeb up but Deeb’s a ragdoll!

Aminata puts Deeb in, “This is Awesome!” Aminata aims, steps in, but Deeb gets the leg! DRAPING DRAGON SCREW! Deeb reels Aminata in now, tucks her in, DEEB-TOX!! Cover, DEEB WINS!

Winner: Serena Deeb, by pinfall

Aminata’s natural talent shined tonight, but Deeb proved Aminata still has a lot to learn. Will Aminata reconsider Deeb’s offer? Or is The Professor on her way towards a title opportunity with no looking back?

Backstage interview with The Outcasts.

Renee is now with Saraya & Harley Cameron, and brings up the challenge to Jamie Hayter for Grand Slam: Collision. It will be the first ever “Saraya’s Rules Match.” Saraya says no no no, it has been in her family’s wrestling for generations. Everyone across England knows this match type! Then enlighten us. Um, sure. Harley, the list. Harley brings a paper out of her boot, and unfolds it. Rule One: There are no rules, aside from the following. Rule Two: You cannot use weapons, unless you are Saraya. Rule Three: You must obey the 10 count, unless you are Saraya. Rule Four: No biting, choking, clawing, closed fists, hair pulling or groin kicking, unless you are Saraya.

Rule Five: NO… hammerlocks. Saraya never liked those anyway. Rule Six: No outside interference, unless you are a friend of Saraya’s. Rule Seven: No ropebreaks, unless you are Saraya. Rule Eight: The match must begin with offense from Saraya. Rule Nine: Jamie Hayter is a slag. That’s not even- Rule Ten: The winner receives an autographed copy of Saraya’s autobiography, available for preorder now. Yes, straightforward, isn’t it? “So, Jamie, baby girl, make sure you learn those rules, okay?” Harley then eats the paper so as to… Oh whatever, she’s crazy. But so are these rules! Does Hayter stand a chance with this deck stacked against her?

Backstage interview with Dustin Rhodes & Sammy Guevara.

Lexy congratulates them on retaining the ROH World Tag Team Championships, and Dustin thanks Sammy. Sammy thanks Dustin, and Dustin says Sammy is one of the greatest tag team partners he’s ever had. The Spanish God & The Natural are Bunkhouse Kings. Sammy says it is an honor to tag with Dustin. Both men have had setback after setback in their careers, but it is nights like tonight that make it all worth it. They can be down on their luck one day and turn it all around. And heck, this is #DustinTwoBelts! Sammy is motivated, he wants a second belt! He is issuing a challenge!

Sammy wants a match for Grand Slam. It’ll be a Title Eliminator against KAZUCHIKA OKADA! Continental Rules! And while Okada’s one of the best, Sammy’s gonna do his best to beat him. And by Heaven’s chance that Sammy does, Sammy will then get to challenge Okada for the Continental Championship on the Dynamite Anniversary Show! Sammy had the very first match on Dynamite, and five years later, Sammy is ready to beat Okada for a title. Dustin asks Sammy, how many times has he been knocked down. More times than he can count. And how many times has he gotten up? Every single time!

Dustin says Sammy has more heart and soul than half this roster. Dustin believes in Sammy, and Sammy just has to go crazy and have fun. Hell yeah! They fist bump, will The Sons of Texas soon become a Two Man Power Trip? Or will The Rainmaker make it rain on Sammy’s parade?

All Star 10 Man Tag: Hook, FTR & The Outrunners VS Roderick Strong, The Beast Mortos, Rush & Grizzled Young Veterans!

With a big week ahead of AEW, this is a BIG main event for Collision! The Cold-Hearted Handsome Devil knows he and The Savior of the Backbreaker will be fighting it out for the FTW Championship, but they’re bringing reinforcements here tonight! Will the #FTRunners #SendHook to Grand Slam with all the momentum? Or will a menacing minotaur, El Toro Blanco, Liverpool’s Number One & Birmingham’s Mr. Mayhem help Roddy ruin all the fun?

These big teams sort out, and Cash Wheeler starts against James Drake. The fans rally, the two circle, and then they tie up. Drake headlocks, hits a takeover, but Cash headscissors. Drake kips free, headlocks back, but Cash powers out. Drake RUNS Cash over, talks smack, then RUNS him over again! Things keep moving, Cash hurdles but Drake stops the hip toss! Cash stops a hip toss, backslides, TWO! Cash headlocks, Drake powers up and out, but Cash goes up and over! Cash keeps moving, Drake drops down but Cash arm-drags! And arm-drags again! Cash cording holds, the fans fire up, but Drake fights up.

Gibson tags in, GYV mugs Cash but Cash fights everyone in the corner! Dax runs in, FTR fire hands with GYV then DECK them! Rush, Mortos & Roddy run in, but so does everyone else! It is a brawl, Outrunners DOUBLE LARIAT Mortos, FTR TOSSES Rush! Roddy finds himself alone, he gets pinballed between haymakers! And REDRUM! But Mortos drags Roddy out to safety! Roddy’s team regroups, the fans are thunderous, and Collision goes picture in picture.

FTR & Outrunners fire the fans up with flexing, then things sort out again. Gibson storms into the ring to tie up with Cash> Cash hammerlocks, headlocks, then tags Dax. FTR whip, drop toehold, and elbow drop! Cover, ONE!! Dax bumps Gibson off buckles, CHOPS, then CHOPS, but then Gibson turns things around to CHOP! Dax turns things around to CHOP, CHOP and whip! Gibson comes back, into a BACKDROP! Dax hurries to stomp Gibson, then drag him over. Tag to Truth Magnum, and they handoff the wrench. Gibson pulls Truth’s hair! Tag to Roddy, he CHOPS Truth! Tag to Rush, and he CHOPS Truth!

Rush tags Mortos, but Truth fires hands! Mortos HEADBUTTS Truth, then SMACKS him in the corner! Mortos full nelsons Truth to TOSS him into the corner! Mortos tags Drake and Drake fires body shots on Truth! Drake ROCKS Truth with a haymaker, talks smack, then pushes Truth down. Drake kicks Truth along ropes, but Truth fires CHOPS and haymakers in return! Truth gets going, but Collision goes to break!

Collision returns and Dax has a headlock on Mortos. Mortos powers up and out, Dax RAMS him, but Mortos doesn’t budge! Mortos SMACKS Dax! Dax snarls, so Mortos SMACKS him again! Dax CHOPS! Mortos SMACKS! Repeat! Then they fire haymakers! Mortos ROCKS Dax, whips him to a corner, then runs in to ELBOW! Dax sits down, Mortos keeps going, CANNONBALL! Mortos drags Dax to a drop zone, fires up, and the fans rally as he climbs. Mortos aims, to MARIPOSA! Cover, TWO! Mortos drags Dax into a chinlock, then he tags Rush. Rush CHOPS, Mortos CHOPS, repeat! Rush then CHOPS, CHPOS, and stomps away in the corner!

The ref counts, Rush goes corner to corner, and fakes the dropkick, so he can BOOT Dax! The fans cheer as Rush rolls back to tranquilo! Dax snarls but Rush has fans out there for him. But Dax CHOPS Rush! Dax rips Rush’s shirt open to CHOP! Rush BODY BLOWS, takes the shirt off, then DECKS Dax! Tag to Gibson, he runs up to kick Dax in the corner. Gibson reels Dax in, but Dax fights the suplex! Dax wrenches and CHOPS! Gibson backs up but into the wrong corner! Dax snap suplexes Gibson, drops a leg, cover, TWO! Dax drags Gibson up, tag to Hook! Hook kicks Gibson, fires off in the corner, then brings Gibson out for knees.

Hook clinches, Gibson wrenches, but Hook headlocks. Gibson powers out and Drake tags in. GYV leap frog, bypass, and DOUBLE LARIAT Hook down! Cover, TWO! Hook stays in this but Drake tags Roddy. Roddy tells Hook, “I thought you were the man. I’M the man!” Roddy fires knees and then a CHOP! Hook CHOPS, Roddy CHOPS again! Roddy CHOPS, CHOPS, and CHOPS! The fans fire up as Roddy facelocks, but Hook NORTHERN LIGHTS! And LARIATS! Hook LARIATS Drake, KNEES Gibson, then TOSSES Gibson away! Rush runs up, Hook DECKS him! Hook ROCKS Mortos! And he dodges Roddy!

Hook SINGLE LEG PLEXES Roddy! The fans are thunderous, and Hook runs up to fire hands on Roddy in a corner. The ref counts, Hook KNEES low before he lets off, to then HEADBUTT! Roddy sits, but the team rushes in! Mortos CLOBBERS Hook, Roddy drags Hook around to stomp him! The fans boo but Roddy hauls Hook up, BACKBREAKER! Roddy tags Drake, they stomp Hook, and Collision goes back on break.

Collision returns again and Gibson grinds Hook down with a chinlock. The fans rally up, Hook fires body shots, but Gibson knees low! Tag to Drake, but Hook BOOTS Drake, ROCKS Gibson, ROCKS Drake, only for Gibson to suplex! Hook slips out, and he shoves Gibson into Hook! Hot tag to Turbo Floyd! Turbo fires off haymakers on GYV! Turbo scoops and SLAMS Gibson! Then scoop and SLAM Drake! Back to Gibson! Back to Drake! Then another SLAM for Gibson! The fans are thunderous, because here’s another SLAM for Drake! Rush runs in, Turbo dodges to kick low! Mortos tries, but Turbo kicks him!

Turbo says time for a meeting of the minds! Rush falls but Mortos roars! Mortos runs into a BIG back suplex! Turbo TOSSES Drake, tags Truth, and the fans are fired up! Gibson runs in, into a DOUBLE HIP TOSS! Truth & Turbo fire up, they handshake! DOUBLE ELBOW DROP! The fans fire up as The Outrunners flex! Drake runs in, but into a SHATTER MACHINE?!? Outrunners use FTR’s move! Cover, EVERYONE breaks it! And now we get another brawl! FTRunners TOSS Rush and Mortos, only for Rush and Mortos to turn things around! Truth has Drake but Gibson tags in before the O’Conner Roll! Gibson THROAT CHOPS Truth!

The ref reprimands, the fans boo, nut Gibson stalks Truth. Gibson CHOKES Truth on ropes, the fans rally, but Gibson lets off at 4. Gibson ROCKS Truth, tells him he is a joke, and he SLAPS Truth down. The fans only like Truth ironically! Tag to Roddy, they stomp away, then Roddy drags Truth up. Half nelson and BACKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Roddy drags Truth away from his corner and stomps him down. Tag to Rush, they mug Truth, and Rush CHOPS! Ruth CHOPS again, then winds up to whip. Truth hits buckles hard, Rush SPLASHES! Snapmare and basement DROPKICK! Rush takes a bow but fans are torn.

Truth crawls, Rush stomps him, and Rush wrenches to then tag Roddy. They mug Truth again, and then Roddy hits a BIG back suplex! Cover, TWO! Roddy clamps onto Truth with a chinlock, then makes it a straitjacket stretch! Truth endures, the fans rally, and Truth fights up. Truth fires elbows, but Roddy shoves him! They DOUBLE LARIAT and both men fall! The fans fire up, Gibson tags in, and he clamps right onto Truth with a wristlock! Truth reaches out but Gibson tags Drake! Clinch and ENZIGIRI! Then the DOUBLE FLAPJACK! Tag to Mortos and he goes right up! FROG SPLASH! Cover, TWO!! Truth survives and the fans fire up!

Truth crawls, Mortos drags him up, and Collision goes picture in picture one more time!

Mortos snapmares Truth into a NECK TWIST! Cover, TWO! Truth toughs it out but Mortos clamps on with a seated cobra twist! Truth endures, even as Mortos digs his elbow in. Truth fights up, but Mortos throws him down! Mortos tags Rush, and the bulls mug Truth. Rush whips Truth to then SNAP POWERSLAM! And SENTON! Cover, TWO! Dax is there but Rush stares him down. Dax backs up, Rush CHOPS Truth! And CHOPS! Truth CHOPS back! So Rush CHOPS again! The CHOPS keep going, back and forth, but then Rush ROCKS Truth! Rush CHOPS away in the corner, tags Roddy, and he drags Truth up.

Roddy scoops to BACKBREAKER! Roddy sits Truth up, brings him around, and grinds him down with a facelock. Roddy then shifts to a chinlock stretch! Truth endures being bent back, the fans and the team rally, and Truth fights up again! But Roddy throws him down! Roddy taunts FTR, then clamps on with a seated cobra twist! Truth endures, the fans rally up, and Collision returns to single picture once again! Truth fights, he BACKDROPS free of Roddy! Roddy hurries, hot tag to Drake! Drake runs at Truth, but Truth dodges! Drake hits buckles, staggers around, Rush tags in! Truth hot tags Dax!

Dax fires off JABS then he DECKS Rush! He DECKS Drake! he ROCKS Mortos! He dodges Gibson to DECK him! Dax dodges Rush to GERMAN SUPLEX! Dax holds on, to GERMAN SUPLEX again! And then GERMAN- NO, Rush switches! Dax BOOTS Mortos, Cash gets in! FTR STEREO GERMAN SUPLEXES! Roddy gets in, Hook catches him! TRIPLE GERMAN SUPLEXES!! Cover, GYV break it! The brawling happens again, The Outrunners LARIAT GYV up and out of the ring! Hook fires off on Roddy on the outside, DECKS him at the ramp, but Roddy fights back! Those two just keep brawling their way to the stage!

Cash sends Mortos into railing, Dax and Rush get in the ring! They CHOP, CHOP, CHOP, and repeat! The fans fire up as Rush then fires forearms! Rush runs, Dax ROCKS him! Dax ‘n’ Rush bob ‘n’ weave, but they both ROCK each other! Dax then wrenches to short arm LARIAT! Cash steps in, FTR watches Rush. But Mortos runs up! Cash UPPERCUTS him, has to fire off more shots, so Dax has to do the same with Rush! Mortos ROCKS Cash, runs, then dodges Cash, so he can TORNILLO DIVE onto GYV and Outrunner!! Cash then PLANCHAS Mortos! Dax calls to Cash, FTR aims! Rush staggers, into a SHATTER- NO, Mortos pops Cash! SAMOAN DROP!!

Dax lets Rush go, runs up on Mortos, but Mortos shoves him into Rush’s FOREARM! HEADBUTT! SPLASH in the corner! UPPERCUT in the corner, then a GAMANGIRI! Mortos sits Dax down and Rush runs in, BULL’S HORNS!! Cover, Rush’s team wins!!

Winners: Roderick Strong, The Beast Mortos, Rush & The Grizzled Young Veterans, by pinfall

El Toro Blanco makes a powerful return to AEW, and surely Don Callis is somewhere happy to see this. Will Callis still convince Rush to make the Family tranquilo?

Serena Deeb speaks.

“Are we done talking about all the people that aren’t even here tonight? Why don’t we talk about the people that are? Why don’t we talk about The Professor? And how The Professor, tonight on Collision, beat the hell out of Queen Aminata, just like I said I would. Now let’s fast forward, the Dynamite fifth-year anniversary is coming up, and I’ve been hearing rumblings that a certain DMD is thinking about popping her head in. Well, Britt. You’re gonna be there, and The Professor is gonna be there, so it only makes sense that we have a match. I’ll propose this to you now, and I’ll wait for your answer.

“But Britt, it’s only if you’re down to get your ass beat in your own hometown.” Deeb smiles, will The Doctor be more than ready to fight in #Brittsburgh?

Nigel McGuinness is on stage.

Wearing a “BRYAN FEARS NIGEL” shirt, holding a mic, he tells the world, “A week and a half ago on Dynamite, the world saw me challenge Bryan Danielson to face me at Arthur Ashe Stadium. And true to form, the American Coward, Benign Danielson, has refused to answer my challenge. The AEW World Champion, a representative for this company. How pathetic! And what’s even worse is this clam digger, hiding behind this fake injury, when the truth of the matter is… Bryan FEARS Nigel!” Nigel says if Bryan isn’t gonna do it for Nigel, or for himself, or even for his family, assuming they aren’t embarrassed of him anymore… You should do it for the fans!”

The fans do cheer that, and Nigel says the truth is, while the fans all cheer Bryan, they identify with NIGEL! And if you deny Nigel, then you deny the fans! Schiavone speaks up, and says this needs to be said. He has been working alongside Nigel for the past year as broadcast partners, and Schiavone has heard all the things Nigel has said about Bryan each and every week, every single broadcast. And Schiavone knows what Nigel is trying to do here, what he is trying to do to Bryan. Bryan feels the fans are the reason he continues to fight. Nigel’s claims are ridiculous! Bryan Danielson is NOT afraid of Nigel McGuinness, and everyone here would agree!

Schiavone says Bryan is not yet cleared to wrestle! If he was, he would get in the ring with Nigel right now! We find out at Grand Slam IF Bryan is cleared, but it is not about being afraid. Schiavone will say this about Bryan. Schiavone has been part of pro-wrestling for the better part of five DECADES. Bryan Danielson is the greatest professional wrestler I have ever seen, I have ever called, in my career.” Nigel has Schiavone stop, and says Schiavone has to be one of the luckiest SOBs Nigel has ever seen. Because if ANYBODY ELSE had said those words, spitting on Nigel’s soul, he’d be knocking their head off!

Nigel tells Schiavone not to tempt fate. If he has an ounce of respect left for Nigel, then he better go sit down and shut up! The fans boo but Schiavone goes back to the desk. Nigel says the others might be drinking the #Cowardade, but Nigel’s not. Nigel tells Bryan that he doesn’t care whether Bryan does it for Nigel, for himself, for the family or for all these fans in the world! On Wednesday night, Bryan needs to walk down this ramp, up these steps, and meet Nigel in the middle of this ring for the FINAL CHAPTER of their rivalry!! The fans fire up for that! “Because it is MY DESTINY!!

“Ever since I had retired, I have told anyone who would listen…! Shouting at the moon! Like a lunatic! Saying I was as good as you, Bryan!!” The fans start booing now, but Nigel says nobody, NOBODY, listened! NOBODY believed! And why would they? Because the truth of the matter is, there are only two people in the world today who know that what Nigel is saying is true! Those people are Nigel, and Bryan! And that is EXACTLY WHY Bryan has refused ot answer this challenge!! Bryan knows if he shows up in Arthur Ashe Stadium, Nigel will beat Bryan, destroy him, and finally have vindication!!

The fans are torn, but Nigel says once again, Bryan is taking the one thing Nigel deserves. But this time, it doesn’t matter. This time, even if Bryan doesn’t show up, Nigel will be vindicated. Because the world will know why! The ball is still in Bryan’s court! And quite simply, Nigel hopes Bryan chooses Option A and shows up. Because if there is a God in heaven, this will happen!! And if there’s not, well, then may the DEVIL hear Nigel’s prayers!! The ROH icon is as furious as he’s ever been. Will Nigel get one last battle with The American Dragon? Or will he have to settle for a moral victory?

My Thoughts:

A great Collision here as a final go-home to the BIG Grand Slam week, though it felt like a talkier episode than usual. Really good promo from Jarrett, though he was maybe playing up his anger a little too much, he was rather haphazard with when he slapped the wall. And a Lumberjack Strap Match combo, with win by ring out, that is definitely old school, not something I’ve ever seen, that will be a lot of fun. Good promo from Willow with Deonna & Taya, though they absolutely ignored Willow losing the CMLL Women’s Championship. Willow VS Taya set for Rampage is good stuff. Now, from how it’s not being called Grand Slam Rampage, I think it’s being taped here in Springfield, as doing FOUR hours on the same night in Arthur Ashe is a lot as it is.

Very good promos from MXM and Acclaimed, and I kinda want this to be like, a ladder match with the jacket hanging up as the prize. But at the same time, the “makeover” will probably be revealed to incite Caster and give us a reason for a match. Great promos to hype matches tonight, too. Darby getting after Uno was good, but as other promos in AEW have gone, it was maybe one statement too long. There are times when less is more. But really good match, with Darby of course winning, even with Reynolds getting involved. And another great promo from Conglomeration, even with Premier Athletes being part of that. But great win for Conglomeration and Hologram to then feed into the Tornado Trios match for Collision next week.

Great promo from The Outcasts to give us “Saraya’s Rules.” I knew they were gonna be biased in Saraya’s favor but those went the extra mile. Saraya is given the opening shot, can do whatever she wants, can have Harley do whatever she wants, etc. so it’ll end up a Handicap Match. Hayter surely still finds a way to win, and she might even move on to the TBS Championship for WrestleDream. Mariah and Mina is of course the given story for the world title, and Mone needs someone to face, so Hayter would make for a great choice. Speaking of Mariah, good match from Mariah VS Frost, and I appreciate there’s this continued flirting from Mariah with Nigel.

Awesome match from Aminata VS Deeb, and a great win for Deeb here. Deeb had a good response promo to the quick Britt Baker tease, and that will be a great match for the anniversary show that can definitely help someone pursue a title. As such, it’ll surely be Britt’s win in Britt’s hometown, and she’ll probably challenge for the world title on the other side of Mariah VS Mina, as I still expect Mariah to retain the title. And if Britt and Hayter are each going for titles, there could be some reference to their past, and they could compete with each other over who gets a title first.

That Bunkhouse Brawl was awesome stuff to open with, and with those tables set up beforehand, it was like they were just appearing outta nowhere to take those spots. I figured Dustin & Sammy would retain, but what a surprise that Sammy wants after Okada and the Continental Championship. I suppose the ROH titles weren’t gonna work out, as Sammy being Face means he isn’t calling out Mark Briscoe or Atlantis Jr, and no sense pivoting to a feud against Shane Taylor Promotions just yet. Plus, Sammy could surely win the Title Eliminator, but then he gives Okada the win back for the Dynamite anniversary show.

That 10 Man Tag was really good stuff, good teamwork on all sides, and it was very smart to have Roddy and Hook take themselves out of the equation so that we can’t really get a read on their FTW Championship match go-home math. But given The Kingdom can help Roddy cheat in an FTW Rules match, I’m leaning towards Roddy just a touch. Great stuff seeing Outrunners use Shatter Machine, that could be a story in itself. But in surprising fashion, it was FTR who took the pin, to Rush! Great way for Rush to return to AEW, I really hope his story with the Don Callis Family gets going again, which would help with Ospreay & Fletcher becoming United Empire again.

And a great promo from Nigel to close the show, but it felt like he was dragging it out for some reason. We were already going into overrun, I don’t think he needed to stretch that much. But I suppose he just wanted to make sure he got all his points across. Great exchange with him and Schiavone, that tension shows how much this match means to Nigel and how Schiavone is kinda voicing a side of the argument that Nigel’s just bitter and keeps taking his jabs. I almost thought we were getting Bryan’s music or a video message from him, but we’ll still just have to wait the “surprise” on Wednesday night. I mean, it’s just standard storytelling for Nigel to think Bryan’s no-showing, then we get Final Countdown, and then we get that killer match.

My Score: 8.8/10