AEW Coverage
Mitchell’s AEW Collision Results & Report! (1/4/25)
The first Collision of 2025!

New Year, new champs?
AEW also takes Collision to the MAX, as Private Party defend their World Tag Team Championships while Daniel Garcia defend his TNT Championship! Will the landscape of AEW change already?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- AEW TNT Championship: Daniel Garcia VS Mark Briscoe; Garcia wins and retains the title.
- Jeff Jarrett VS Aaron Solo; Jarrett wins.
- AEW World Tag Team Championships: Private Party VS Lio Rush & Action Andretti; Private Party wins and retains the titles.
- Toni Storm VS Deonna Purrazzo w/ Taya Valkyrie; Toni wins.
- $100K Fatal 4 Way: Komander VS Dante Martin VS Brian Cage VS The Beast Mortos; Cage wins and earns the $100,000 prize.
- Six Man Tag: #RatedFTR VS The Learning Tree; Rated FTR wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Mark Briscoe speaks.
“It’s the New Year, but the only thing I’m bringing new is the fact that I’m cranking it up, baby! The violence! The intensity! All that! Tonight, Daniel Garcia, I’m coming for that TNT title! Danny G, you’re my boi, but I must whoop dat ass tonight, cuz I need that TNT title! Let’s go, baby! ARF ARF AAAH!”
Daniel Garcia speaks.
“Tonight, we make history. The first ever simulcast, TNT, MAX, Mark Briscoe, Daniel Garcia. Mark, I like you, but everybody in Charlotte, North Carolina wants to see a fight tonight, and I do, too. Let’s get it!”
The Learning Tree speaks.
Big Bill starts by telling Rated FTR that tonight, you get taken to school. They won’t give you a rating, they’re giving you a grade. Bryan Keith says they’re gonna flunk, dumbass! Chris Jericho says, “See you soon, guys.” Then his smile slowly sours to a frown.
Rated FTR speaks.
Dax Harwood says that for the first time ever, Collision is on both MAX and TNT. And three days after an absolute war on Dynamite, Rated FTR makes their Collision debut. And it is against Jericho & The Learning Tree. Cash Wheeler says more like The Ugly Trees. Or maybe they fell out of an ugly tree, hit every ugly branch, then got run over by an ugly bus driven by an ugly bus driver, full of ugly kids. Well, that said, #TopGuysOut. But will things get ugly here on the first Saturday night of 2025?
AEW TNT Championship: Daniel Garcia VS Mark Briscoe!
A rematch from the 2024 Continental Classic, Red Death wants to redeem himself against the Sussex County Chicken. Will Garcia make sure he’s still the Face of TNT in the New Year? Or will Briscoe take the intensity to the MAX?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and Collision kicks off with gold!
The bell rings and the fans rally up. Garcia and Briscoe circle, and the two tie up. They’re in a deadlock, but then Briscoe finds a point of leverage. Briscoe puts Garcia in a corner, the ref counts, and Briscoe lets off cleanly. The fans cheer and Briscoe resets with Garcia. They tie up again, are in another deadlock, and Garcia waistlocks. Garcia spins Briscoe to snapmare, but then he lets off. Briscoe stands, the two circle again. The fans duel and the two feel things out. They tie up again, and Briscoe headlocks. Garcia powers up, powers out, but Briscoe grabs ropes. Briscoe ELBOWS Garcia, then TOSSES him out!
The fans fire up and Briscoe builds speed, but Garcia slides in while Briscoe slides out! The fans are torn but Garcia waits on Briscoe to return. Briscoe dares Garcia to bring the fight to him on the outside instead. The fans fire up but the ring count climbs, so Briscoe goes back into the ring. Briscoe and Garcia reset, tie up, and are in a deadlock. Briscoe wrenches, Garcia rolls and wrenches back. Briscoe rolls, trips Garcia, then drops into a headlock. Garcia headscissors, Briscoe kips free, and the fans cheer the standoff. Briscoe and Garcia circle again, the dueling continues, and the two tie up again.
Garcia waistlocks, rolls Briscoe, then ties up the legs. The fans rally as Garcia then hooks the legs, and he hears the fans get louder. Garcia STOMPS the legs, and Briscoe gets frustrated. The two reset, tie up, and Briscoe headlocks for the takeover. Garcia headscissors, Briscoe kips free, and now roles reverse as Garcia headlocks for the takeover but Briscoe headscissors. Garcia kips free, Briscoe kicks low! Briscoe underhooks but Garcia trips him! Garcia has the legs but Briscoe kicks him away! Another standoff and the fans cheer again. Garcia puts up his dukes, and he does his dance! Briscoe runs up but Garcia TOSSES him!
Garcia waits on Briscoe again, but Briscoe again dares Garcia to come get him. Garcia holds the ropes open, the ring count climbs, but Briscoe goes around the side to slide step in on his own. Briscoe won’t let Garcia do him like that, and the two go again. They tie up, break, then Briscoe dodges to CHOP! And ROCK! And CHOP again! Briscoe brings Garcia in to suplex high and hard! Cover, ONE!! Garcia is tougher than that, but Briscoe brings him up. Briscoe swings, Garcia gets around and spins Briscoe for a TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT! Then TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT again! And then TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT again! Cover off the hattrick, TWO!
Briscoe goes to the corner, Garcia runs up, and Garcia LARIATS! Garcia climbs up, the fans count along as he rains down fists, buy Briscoe stops him at 5! Briscoe then UPPERCUTS Garcia off the corner! Garcia falls, Briscoe runs to WRECK him with a dropkick! The fans fire up and Briscoe goes to the apron! BLOCKBUSTER to the floor! The fans fire up more and Mark hops up onto the railing. The fans cheer as Collision goes picture in picture.
Briscoe drags Garcia up, CHOPS him, then follows him to the barriers. Briscoe ROCKS Garcia, CHOPS him, then refreshes the ring count. Briscoe then kicks Garcia, then snap suplexes him to the floor! The fans cheer while Briscoe goes up to the apron. BANG BANG, FOLEY ELBOW DROP! Briscoe has the fans all fired up, then he ROCKS Garcia. Briscoe again refreshes the ring count, and he BOOTS Garcia against railing! Briscoe CHOPS Garcia, the fans cheer, and then Briscoe CHOPS Garcia again! Briscoe brings Garcia around, but Garcia fights the suplex! Garcia slips free, slips into the ring, but Briscoe follows him.
Briscoe aims from the apron, RAMS into Garcia, then slingshots to sunset flip! Garcia rolls through and he gets a leg! Briscoe fights but Garcia still turns him over for a HALF CRAB! Briscoe endures, even as Garcia sits on the hold! Briscoe turns over and he kicks at Garcia! Garcia just steps through, only for Briscoe to BOOT him to the apron! Collision returns to single picture as Briscoe ROCKS Garcia! Garcia holds onto the ropes, Briscoe fires more shots! Garcia hits back! The fans rally as the haymakers go back and forth! Garcia then fires a flurry! Garcia storms in, storms up, but Briscoe body shots!
Briscoe suplexes but Garcia fights it! Garcia tries to suplex but Briscoe fights it! They fight for control, and Briscoe suplexes Garcia and himself up and out of the ring! The fans fire up while both men are down on the floor! The ring count climbs, both men stir at 4 of 10, but Briscoe grabs a foot. Garcia kicks free, goes to the apron, but Briscoe drags him back out! Garcia BOOTS Briscoe away, rolls into the ring, but Briscoe follows! Garcia catches Briscoe, but Briscoe goes to backdrop! Garcia fights that off, but Briscoe REDNECK KUNG-FU UPPERCUTS! Briscoe runs, but into a BOOT! Briscoe BOOTS in return!
Garcia rebounds, gets under, SAIDO! But Briscoe is right up! Both men run, Briscoe LARIATS first!! The fans fire up for “A E DUB! A E DUB!” making this the first match. Briscoe and Garcia rise up, and Briscoe runs up. Garcia BOOTS back, but Briscoe LARIATS again! Briscoe suplexes for a FISHERMAN BUSTER! Cover, TWO! Garcia survives and the fans fire up! Briscoe calls his shot, hauls Garcia up and reels him in. Underhook and- NO, Garcia fights the driller! Briscoe adjusts to POWERBOMB! Cover, TWO! Garcia survives, then he clings to the ref, he must really be in a daze if he doesn’t know who is who!
Briscoe drags Garcia up, fireman’s carries, but Garcia fights with elbows! Garcia is free, and he JABS! Briscoe shakes his head, but Garcia JABS again! Briscoe fires up, but Garcia JABS, JABS, and JABS! Briscoe roars, the fans fire up, but Garcia fires a haymaker! Briscoe fires back, the fans rally as the shots go back and forth! Briscoe fires a flurry, but Garcia CHOPS! And ROCKS! And repeat! Garcia whips, Briscoe reverses and CHOPS! Then Briscoe fires forearms to put Garcia in a corner! Briscoe lets off, takes a swing, but Garcia dodges! Garcia CHOPS again! Garcia climbs up, and he rains down fists! The fans count along, all the way to 6 before Briscoe shoves him down!
Garcia comes back with a SHOTGUN! The fans fire up as Garcia goes for more shots! Garcia goes right to nine, then winds up for TEN! Garcia snarls, he reels Briscoe in, PILEDRIVER! Cover, TWO!! Briscoe survives and the fans fire up! Garcia snarls and he reels Briscoe in, but Briscoe BACKDROPS free! Briscoe underhooks but Garcia wrenches and body scissors for a takedown! Garcia has the legs, and he steps over for the DRAGON TAMER!! Briscoe endures, the fans rally, and Briscoe reaches out to the ROPEBREAK! Garcia lets go in frustration, but he drags Briscoe up in a corner. Garcia CHOPS Briscoe, puts him up top, then climbs.
The fans rally as Garcia brings Briscoe up to the very top, but Briscoe fires body shots! Briscoe then UPPERCUTS, and Garcia falls! The three minute warning is given, and Briscoe vows to end this! FROGGY-BOW!! Cover, TWO!! Garcia survives and Briscoe fires up! Briscoe calls his shot, underhooks Garcia, JAY DRILLER!! Cover, ROPEBREAK!! Garcia survives by a literal foot and Briscoe is stunned! Briscoe slashes his throat, he drags Garcia up again! Straitjacket, but Garcia grabs the ropes! Briscoe CLUBS away on Garcia, torture racks, but Garcia slips free! Tackle and jackknife bridge, GARCIA WINS!!
Winner: Daniel Garcia, by pinfall (still AEW TNT Champion)
With two minutes to spare, Garcia finds a way to win! Briscoe shows Garcia respect, that was definitely a fight! But will Garcia be able to keep up the pace through 2025?
The Death Riders speak.
Specifically, Wheeler Yuta tells Jay White that he had no business interfering with the main event match on Dynamite! But now, he is a marked man! White is Yuta’s target, because nobody, and he means NOBODY- Moxley has Yuta calm down, and he brings up FTR. Moxley has always had respect men who are a defining tag team in their generation. In Moxley’s generation. Taking old school to the next level, like their generation does. They are representative of an artform that is tag team competition. Two of the toughest SOBs East of the Mississippi. But FTR crossed a line interfering in Moxley’s business.
FTR paid a price, but as far as Moxley’s concerned, that was the end of it. Then what’d FTR do? They created a whole new mess! And they didn’t come alone, they brought a “friend,” if that’s what we’re calling it. What do we know about “Cope,” Adam Copeland? A legend, an innovator, perennial champion, and he has the gold to prove it. Reigns, belts, trophies, whatever you want. Spent nearly a decade on the shelf with a broken neck, almost extinct. But he defied the laws of nature to come to a new, more unforgiving world, in the most unforgiving sport in the world. Cope came up the hard way. Been through everything, seen everything.
But he’s always been a frontrunner. This new world, this AEW of the future… In Moxley’s world, survival comes at a cost, so Cope will have to become something new. If Rated FTR wants to keep going down this road, Moxley won’t stop them. But he promises them that they will find nothing good down this road. Hell on Earth, if you will. Moxley leads The Death Riders away, but will the New Year be the end for their enemies?
Jeff Jarrett VS Aaron Solo!
The Last Outlaw declared on Wednesday that his last wrestling contract is right here in AEW, and he wants to be AEW World Champion before the ride’s over! Double J got the better of QT Marshall, will he do the same to QT’s sidekick? Or will Solo remind us all that he’s Extra Talented?
Solo goes after Jarrett before the bell! The fans boo, the ref reprimands, but Solo keeps after Jarrett as the bell rings. Solo ROCKS Jarrett, whips him, then ELBOWS him down! Solo soaks up the heat while he mocks the Fargo Strut. Solo CLUBS Jarrett, ROCKS him again, but the fans rally for Double J. Solo laughs, whips Jarrett again, but Jarrett reverses and CLOBBERS Solo! And CLOBBERS him again! Solo blocks a kick but not the ENZIGIRI! Jarrett then runs to STRADDLE ATTACK! The fans fire up as we get the real Fargo Strut! Solo runs up, Jarrett dodges, and then Jarrett BACKDROPS him! Solo writhes but Jarrett brings him up.
Jarrett whips, Solo reverses, but Jarrett reverses back to KNEE low, and THE STROKE! But that’s not all, THE STROKE ENCORE! Cover, Jarrett wins!
Winner: Jeff Jarrett, by pinfall
The Last Outlaw puts this one to bed fast, he is all tuned up and ready to go for next week’s Casino Gauntlet! Will Jarrett earn himself that golden ticket to Maximum Carnage in Cincinnati? Will Moxley make Jarrett regret sticking around another year?
AEW World Tag Team Championships: Private Party VS Lio Rush & Action Andretti!
Marq Quen & Isiah Kassidy brokered the #1 contenders match between both sides of Top Flight Airlines, and little did anyone know that The Bad Child & Sight to See would resort to new lows just to win. But now it is time for their “SHOTS! SHOTS! SHOTS!” at these titles, will Lio & Action make sure they’re the Men of the Hour? Or will there be no end to this party?
The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and we see whose time it is!
The teams sort out but there’s already some trash talk and even some shoving. The ref reprimands, gets the teams to sort out already, and Lio starts against Brother Zay. The fans rally as Zay and Lio circle. They talk more smack, the fans rally behind Private Party, and then Lio steps to Quen! Lio grins, Zay runs up, but Lio slips around. Zay elbows Lio, whips, but Lio reverses. Zay dodges Lio to BLAST Action! Lio BLASTS Zay, Quen BLASTS Lio! Then things start going off on the outside! The fans fire up as Private Party gets the edge, and they put the challengers back in the ring. The fans cheer, but then Lio & Action regroup.
Private Party returns, Zay blocks Action’s boot to give it to Lio. Quen kicks but Lio ducks! Zay ENZIGIRIS Action! Quen blocks Lio’s kick, flips him, then Zay pops Lio up for an atomic drop! ENZIGIRI! Action returns but into a DOUBLE BACKDROP! The fans fire up with Private Party, then they set up with Lio in the corner. PARTY IN- NO, Action drags Quen out and Lio CLOBBERS Zay! Quen is sent into barriers, then a DOUBLE SUPLEX onto the apron! The fans boo but Action & Lio mug Zay with their strike fest combos! They kick legs out then double FALCON ARROW! Cover by Lio, TWO!
Zay stays in this but Lio grins as he looms over him. The fans boo but Lio mocks the shots. Lio drags Zay up, the fans chant “LIO SUCKS!” Lio ROCKS Zay to the corner, tags Action, and they double snapmare. Zay sits up into a KICK after KICK! Then Action & Lio both run, DOUBLE BASEMENT DROPKICK SANDWICH! Zay writhes, Quen crawls to the corner, but Action stomps a mudhole into Zay. Action stands Zay up to CHOP, but Zay CHOPS! Action RAMS into Zay again and again, then sits him down. Action goes corner to corner and back again, HYDRAULIC DROPKICK! Cover, TWO!
The fans continue to rally but Action BOOTS Quen back down! Action stalks Zay, drags him up, and brings him to Lio. Lio tags in, he and Action DOUBLE SUPLEX! Zay writhes and Lio soaks up the heat. Lio talks smack, stomps away on Zay, then throws hands. Zay flounders, Quen drags himself up to the corner, but Lio stays between them while Collision goes picture in picture.
Lio wrenches Zay for a BIG back suplex! Cover, TWO! Lio taunts Quen, facelocks Zay and gator rolls him away. The ref won’t honor the tag via Lio’s foot, which Lio argues about, but Zay rolls Lio up! TWO!! Lio CLOBBERS Zay! Lio keeps Zay down with a headlock and Action talks smack to fans. The fans talk smack back while Lio rains down fists. Lio drags Zay up, brings him over to bump off buckles, and he tags Action. They mug Zay, stomp a mudhole in, but they stop as the ref counts 4. Action drags Zay to a cocky cover, TWO! Action scuffs Zay, taunts him, then stands him up. Zay CHOPS back and fires off hands, and Collision goes to break!
Collision returns and Action has Zay down again. Action may have also knocked Quen back down, he isn’t on the apron. Lio steps in so that he and Action can double whip Zay to the corner. Action runs up, but Zay TOSSES Action out! Lio runs up but Zay pops him up for a SPINEBUSTER! The fans fire up while Zay crawls, and Quen returns to the apron! Zay crawls, Lio grabs at feet, but Zay kicks free! Hot tag to Quen! The fans fire up as Quen rallies on Action! Forearm, forearm, BOOT, ROUNDHOUSE! Lio runs up, Quen fireman’s carries, but the back stops him! Lio goes to a corner, Quen runs up, but Lio BOOTS him!
Lio goes up, but Quen GAMANGIRIS! Quen fireman’s carries now, and he DEATH VALLEY DRIVERS Lio onto Action! Cover, TWO! The fans fire up and Quen brings Action over. Tag to Zay, and Zay puts Action up top! GAMANGIRI, and then Zay whips Quen, but Quen collapses! Zay helps Quen to his feet, then he ROCKS Action. Zay brings Action in, but Action denies the Twist of Fate! Action sends Zay into Lio’s CUTTER! Quen is stuck up top for Action’s SUPER SPANISH FLY! Lio DIVES onto Zay, then puts him back in! Lio hoists Zay up top, calls to Action, then climbs. Lio SUPER STEEINERS Zay into a CUTTER! GIN & JUICE?!? Cover, TWO!!
The fans fire up as Lio & Action could not score using Private Party’s own move! Lio & Action talk out what to do next, and wait! Top Flight is in the crowd taunting them! Lio & Action ignore Dante & Darius to climb up, but Quen gets in to help Zay. Zay & Quen dare Lio & Action to bring the fight, so Action & Lio run up! The hands fly and the fans fire up! Private Party gets the edge, then run, but Lio & Action both dodge! They send Private Party at each other, but Quen & Zay dosido! QUADRUPLE LARIATS take everyone down! The fans fire up and Top Flight pretend to be worried for Lio & Action.
Hot tags to Lio and Quen, and Lio gets around to ROCK Quen’s back! Lio runs, RUSH- NO! Quen stops the stunner to TOSS Lio! Zay CANNONBALLS Lio down! But Action ARABIAN PRESS SAULTS Zay! The fans boo but Quen is going up top! SUPER SWANTON! Down go Lio & Action! The fans fire up while Quen puts Lio in. Tag to Zay and he kicks Lio! TWIST OF FATE! Quen goes up, SHOOTING STAR PRESS! Cover, but Action 450 SPLASHES onto it all! Top Flight admits, that was good. Action drags Lio to their corner and then tags himself in. Action & Lio go after Zay but Zay fires off shots! But Action blocks his kick!
Zay still fights, and he manages a STUNNER on Lio! But action fireman’s carries! Zay fights with elbows, then goes to the apron. Zay GAMANGIRIS, sunset flips, but Action stays up! Lio grabs Action’s hand! DANTE BREAKS THAT UP! Zay rolls Action, PRIVATE PARTY WINS!!
Winners: Private Party, by pinfall (still AEW World Tag Team Champions)
Lio is furious, but Top Flight made sure justice was served! Will Darius & Dante make sure Lio & Action are humbled for the New Year?
Backstage interview with “Cope,” Adam Copeland.
Lexy Nair is with the Rated R Superstar and says Rated FTR takes on The Learning Tree, Chris Jericho and his group. But she wants to take us back to Worlds End, seeing him and FTR target The Death Riders. Why? Cope says it is real simple: You attack his friends, now they have a problem. Moxley and his Death Riders, they threw Darby Allin down a flight of stairs in the Hammerstein Ballroom, we haven’t seen Darby in the week since, no telling when he will be back. The Death Riders also attacked FTR, very dear friends of Cope’s. Therefore, we have a problem. And there’s also the fact that Jon Moxley is the AEW World Champion.
And while Cope was gone, he heard Moxley say that no one here wants to be AEW World Champion. Well, Cope wasn’t here, but he’s an ELEVEN-TIME World Champion! And it’s time to make that a dirty dozen! Cope won’t hide that title in a bag or a briefcase, hide it in a pouch, he will wear it around his waist proudly, like a world champion should! So Moxley, it is- Wait, Chris Jericho walks over. The ROH World Champion hears Cope talking about Moxley, but don’t forget what he has in front of him tonight, here on Collision. Because while Cope was gone, Jericho became a world champion for a NINTH time!
Jericho is El Nueve, the King of New York, and The Learning Tree! Cope has Jericho stop there. Jericho doesn’t need to be all fired up, because Cope gets it. Cope respects Jericho. Hell, Cope kinda likes Jericho. They have a long history. In fact, this is the fourth decade that they’ll compete against each other in, and it’s been about 15 years since they faced off. Jericho says wow, four decades, 15 years. He doesn’t remember any of that. Seems their “relationship” meant more to Cope than it did to Jericho. Because all Jericho remembers was Cope getting hurt all the time. Okay, Cope will take that “liking” thing back.
Because now Cope can only remember that Jericho’s an A-hole, and still is. See you out there. Cope heads out, and Jericho says as far as he’s concerned. Cope’s a Dope! Sick burn. Jericho leaves, having complimented himself, but will Cope add insult to injury when Rated FTR chops down The Learning Tree?
Toni Storm VS Deonna Purrazzo w/ Taya Valkyrie!
The Rockstar didn’t quite get The Virtuosa’s insult when Deonna mocked Toni’s apparent memory loss. However, Deonna also vowed to make this a night no one will forget. Will Deonna make sure to end “rookie” Toni’s time before it even begins? Or will no Vendetta take down the former AEW Women’s World Champion?
The bell rings and Toni offers a handshake. Deonna accepts it, the fans cheer, and the two circle. They feel things out, knuckle lock, and go shoulder to shoulder in a Test of Strength. The fans rally as Toni pushes Deonna, but Deonna trips Toni! Double knuckle lock cover, ONE as Toni gets an arm up! Deonna pushes it down, ONE as the other arm comes up! That arm goes down, ONE as Toni bridges. Deonna hops on, Toni drops, but then kips up to MONKEY FLIP! They have a double cover, ONE as arms come up! ONE as the other arms come up! ONE as both women bridge! They shake hands again, and the fans cheer.
But then Deonna SLAPS Toni! No more sportsmanship, and Taya taunts Toni. Deonna stomps Toni in the corner, then digs her boots in. The ref counts, Deonna steps off, but Taya pulls Toni’s hair! The fans boo but Taya gets away with that. Deonna brings Toni up to bump her off buckles, then she CHOPS! Toni goes to another corner, but Deonna CHOPS again! The fans “WOO~!” and Deonna RAMS into Toni. Deonna smiles as she digs her shoulder in, but the fans rally up. Deonna whips, Toni comes back and she CLOBBERS Deonna! Deonna bails out and Taya is there to cool her down. Taya coaches Deonna up but Toni storms out.
Taya stands in the way, Toni says look, what’s that? Taya falls for it and Toni goes after Deonna! Deonna clinches, Toni fires forearms! Toni RAMS Deonna into the barriers, CHOPS her, then SMACKS her off the apron! Toni puts Deonna in but Taya storms up! Taya drags Toni off the apron! The fans boo but Deonna WRECKS Toni with a dropkick! Deonna goes up the apron, and she CANNONBALLS! Not the cleanest tumble but Toni still falls, and Collision goes picture in picture.
Toni writhes while The Vendetta soak up the heat. Deonna brings Toni around to RAM into the barriers, then SLAPS her! Taya cheers while Toni staggers around. Deonna puts Toni in the ring, Toni goes to a corner, and Deonna storms up. Deonna stands Toni up to LARIAT, then LARIAT again! Then short arm LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Deonna is annoyed but she drags Toni up to TOSS her out of the ring! The ref argues with Deonna but Taya gets a bunch of stomps in! Taya soaks up the heat, Toni crawls to the ring, but Deonna is there to stomp her! Deonna drags Toni up to throat chop! The ref reprimands but Deonna stomps Toni more.
Deonna whips corner to corner, runs up, and she blocks boots to put Toni in the ropes! DRAPING DDT! Deonna smiles as she strikes like a Viper, then covers, TWO! Taya is frustrated for Deonna but Deonna drags Toni up. Deonna whips, Toni reverses and Deonna is sent out of the ring! Taya coaches Deonna and Deonna hurries back in, but Toni CLUBS away on her! Toni whips, Deonna reverses and ELBOWS her down! Deonna soaks up heat while Toni sits up slowly. Deonna digs her knee into Toni’s back with the chinlock, but Toni endures. Toni fights up, Collision returns to single picture, and Toni fires body shots!
Toni is free but Deonna runs, only for Toni to scoop and BACKBREAKER! Toni and Deonna stand, and Toni hits a THESZ PRESS! Toni rains down fists, the fans fire up, and Toni brings Deonna up to FISHERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO! Not quite perfect, but Toni hooks up the legs! DEATHLOCK STF! Deonna endures, reaches out, ROPEBREAK! Toni lets go, Deonna goes to a corner, and the fans fire up for the rock ‘n’ roll! HIP ATTACK! And then STORM- NO, Deonna trips Toni to jackknife, TWO! Toni reels Deonna back in but Taya gets on the apron! Toni storms up on Taya, Taya avoids the shot, and Deonna GERMAN SUPLEXES!
Deonna BOOTS Toni down, covers, TWO!! Toni survives but Deonna goes for an arm! FUJIWARA ARMBAR! Toni endures, fights around, reaches out, ROPEBREAK! Toni survives by a foot and Taya scowls. Deonna lets go in frustration, then reels Toni. But Toni wrenches out and fires forearms! The fans rally up, Deonna fires back! The forearms go faster and faster, meaner and meaner! Toni gets the edge but Deonna shoves her! Toni HEADBUTTS! Deonna BOOTS! Toni kicks and DDTS! Cover, TWO! Deonna survives but Toni has her up and in! Deonna RAMS Toni into a corner! And RAMS her again!
Deonna lets off to run up, but Toni ELBOWS her away! Taya storms up but Toni DEKCS her for it! But Deonna rolls Toni! TWO!! Toni escapes, Deonna wrenches, but Toni wrenches back! Cradle, TONI WINS!!
Winner: Toni Storm, by pinfall
Toni hurries away before Taya can get at her! The Vendetta got bested by the “rookie,” and even Toni is surprised! Will this win streak of hers bring Toni back to the top of AEW?
AEW shares footage from after Dynamite.
Alex Marvez was on standby as Christopher Daniels argued with Hangman Page given how Dynamite went down. Daniels says he keeps telling Hangman he is on Hangman’s side! All this anger is useless! Hangman could be world champion, and Daniels believes in him! Oh, Daniels bElIeVeS~ in him? What’s that even supposed to do for Hangman? It doesn’t mean s*it to Hangman! Y’know what Hangman needs? Daniels should’ve been at Worlds End, where was he? And what was Daniels supposed to do for Hangman? That was a Fatal 4 Way! Hangman says Daniels could’ve done something! Anything! But he got NOTHING.
In fact, what has Daniels given anyone? What has he given AEW? What has he given wrestling? When Hangman looks at Daniels, he sees an old man clinging on to a sport that left him behind a long time ago. Understand? And if Daniels hasn’t already lost his mind to old age, he would’ve hung it up five years ago when he still had an ounce of dignity! Hangman then SLAPS Daniels! The Fallen Angel seethes, but Hangman says, “That’s what I thought.” Daniels shouts at Hangman and TACKLES him! Daniels fires fists, HEADBUTTS away on Hangman, and even busts himself open with those! But he shouted at Hangman that he isn’t done!
Daniels fires off kicks and stomps, and he has Hangman reeling! Daniels says he is the Fallen Angel, and Hangman better respect him or go to Hell! Daniels storms off, and Hangman says if that’s how Daniels wants it, then he’ll get it. Is the Blackhat Cowboy about to go to war with one of the all-time greats?
AEW shares more footage from after Dynamite.
AEW Media caught up with Anthony Bowens to ask him about losing to Hurt Syndicate. Bowens says don’t ask him, ask Max Caster. Caster hobbles along and the reporter asks him what happened. Caster says what we witnessed was The Best Wrestler Alive in action, but a 2v1 attack by the Hurt Syndicate, a cowardly move by a couple of cowards. Caster said it before and will say it again, they don’t want The Syndicate here. Caster may have lost that battle but- Bowens returns to shout at Caster, “Are you kidding me?!” The Best Wrestler Alive BS got him exactly what he deserved out there!
And Caster has been annoying the hell out of Bowens, pissing him off, for MONTHS! By the way, that’s why Billy doesn’t even show up because he doesn’t wanna deal with Caster. Caster says F Billy! CASTER is the leader of The Acclaimed! He has to deal with Billy! Bowens gets mad and says the only reason he hasn’t punched Caster in the face is because Billy asked him not to. Oh? Then keep listening to Billy. Bowens storms off, is The Acclaimed going to fall apart before the year’s even begun?
$100K Fatal 4 Way: Komander w/ Alex Abrahantes VS Dante Martin w/ Leila Grey VS Brian Cage VS The Beast Mortos!
That’s right, ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS is on the line in this match! The Commander of the Skies is already ROH World Television Champion, but could he be rolling in the green? Will Angel Dorado win another big money match for Top Flight? Will The Machine win the money for The Don Callis Family? Or will the menacing minotaur make La Faccion Ingobernable proud by raking in the dinero?
The bell rings and the fans rally up as the four men watch each other. Charlotte rallies behind “BEAST! BEAST! BEAST!” Mortos roars and runs up, but Dante & Komander dodge! Cage UPPERCUTS, Mortos stays up, but then Dante and Komander BOOT! Cage CLOBBERS Mortos, the fans boo, but then Komander & Dante kick. They double whip but Cage blocks! Cage kicks Dante, CLOBBERS Komander, then whips Komander to ropes. Komander slips out of the pop-up to MONKEY FLIP Dante, but Dante uses that to RANA Cage! The fans fire up as the Cruiserweights now circle, and then they DOUBLE DIVE to take out the big men!
The fans fire up and Leila Grey cheers Dante on. Dante gets in with Komander, arm-drag into a lateral press, TWO! Komander has the ghost pin, TWO! Dante has the cover back, TWO! Komander has it back, TWO! Dante has a cover, TWO! Mortos HEADBUTTS Dante down! The fans fire up as Mortos runs up on Komander, DISCUS- NO, Komander gets under. Mortos switches, back suplexes, but Komander lands out! Komander dodges again, then tilt-o-whirls for a DEJA VU RANA! The fans fire up while Mortos tumbles out! Komander then runs to go up, up and ARIHARA SKY TWISTER! The fans fire up as Komander takes down the big men!
Komander fires hands on Mortos, but now Dante goes up, up and ESCALARA SWANTON! The fans fire up again, and Dante puts Komander in, only for Lio to CLOBBER Dante! Lio whips Dante hard into railing! There’s nothing that can stop Lio, or Action for that matter as he comes back out here, but the damage was done. Cage tells them to get outta here, and then he goes to fetch Dante. Cage whips Dante back into railing, but Komander leaps over Mortos! Mortos runs up to slingshot whip, then POP-UP SAMOAN DROP! Cover, but Cage is right in! Cage CLUBS Mortos, hauls him up, PUMP HANDLE FACEBUSTER!
Cage shouts, “Who Betta Than Cage?” while fans boo, and Collision goes picture in picture.
Darius returns to ringside to check on his brother, but Cage bumps Mortos off buckles. Cage RAMS into MOrtos again and again, then he ROCKS Mortos! mortos flounders against ropes, but Cage CHOPS him! And ROCKS him! And CHOPS again! Cage fires off more forearms and CHOPS, then a flurry of forearms! Cage fires up while Mortos flops over! Cage goes out to fetch Komander, and he RAMS Komander into the apron! And then he hits an APRON BACK SUPLEX! Komander writhes, Cage storms in, and Cage drags Komander up to bump off buckles. Cage whips corner to corner hard, and Komander bounces off buckles!
Cage goes to the apron and he drags Dante up. Cage DECKS Dante, then aims from the apron. Cage BOOTS Dante down, then goes back to the ring. Mortos attacks but Cage ROCKS him first! Cage and Mrtos fire forearms, then haymakers! Mortos SMACKS Cage, Cage ROCKS Mortos, repeat! Cage JUMP KNEES, Mortos falls, and Collision goes to break!
Collision returns and Cage hoists Mortos up for a BIG back suplex! The fans rally but Cage runs up on Dante. Dante goes up, around, and GAMANGIRIS! Dante then dodges a shoulder to KICK Cage in the ropes! But Cage SUPERKICKS back! Mortos HEADBUTTS Cage! Cage goes to a corner, Mortos UPPERCUTS, LARIATS and GAMANGIRIS! Mortos snapmares to then NECK TWIST! Cage flounders away, Komander is back, but Mortos SOBATS, KNEES, and ELBOWS Komander! Snapmare, but Komander handsprings through! Things keepm oving, Komander rolls to then FACEBUSTER!
The fans fire up as Komander runs, goes up and up, FLYING DESTROYER!! The fans are thunderous and Komander is all fire dup! But then Cage FLAPJACKS Komander, reels him in, and puts one out! POWER- NO, Komander slips free to ENZIGIRI! Dante springboards to CANNONBALL! Cage is down, Dante fires forearms on Komander. Dante runs up, forearm SMASHEs, then wrenches to reel Komander in. Dante goes up the corner for a headstand, then uses the momentum to suplex Komander far away! Mortos returns to shove Dante and scoop! CIPHER UTAKI! Cage rises, Mortos runs up, but Cage puts Mortos outside!
Mortos and Cage fire forearms, then Cage ROUNDHOUSES Mortos! Cage goes up the ropes and he deadlift SUPERPLEXES Mortos!! The fans fire up and Cage rises, but Komander QUEBRADAS! Cage catches him, swings him, btu Komander still DDTS through! And then POISON-RANA for Mortos! The fans fire up as Komander runs and aims at Cage! Springboard, but NO Destroyer this time! SPINEBUSTER and deadlift, into a fireman’s carry and F5!! Cover, but Dante runs up to sunset flip! Cage stays up, he YANKS Dante up, and then whips for the DISCUS LARIAT! Ripcord into the Gory Especial, for WEAPON X!! Cover, CAGE WINS!
Winner: Brian Cage, by pinfall (earns the $100,000 prize)
Don Callis is in Japan with Konosuke Takeshita right now, but clearly he’ll be happy to learn the family just made some serious bank! Will there be plenty to go around as the Don Callis Family looks to take over the wrestling world?
FTR talks with the Rock ‘n’ Roll Express.
Dax & Cash are honored to be standing in front of tag team greatness! The greatest tag team of all time, and for once, he doesn’t mean FTR. Well, don’t think they forgot about FTR dropping Ricky Morton on his head. Dax promises Ricky, that was a dark place in their lives. They apologize for that spike piledriver and almost breaking Ricky’s neck. From the bottom of Dax’s heart, he wants them to forgive him and Cash. Nah, just another day at the office. But then in step The Outrunners! Turbo Floyd & Truth Magnum look at the 80s legends, and Turbo says Memphis, Tennessee, Colt Convention Center, 1982, Rock ‘n’ Roll Express still owe them a dance!
FTR has The Outrunners calm down, and Ricky’s pretty sure these guys weren’t even born in 1982. Aw c’mon, they were just really young then. Yeah, Youngest Men Alive! And they’re here to collect! Well, Ricky isn’t sure what to say, but how about, “We’re sorry.” FTR says just bury the hatchet, guys. The 80s were a long time ago. Turbo tells Ricky & Robbie, “You son of a b*tch!” They all shake hands, and FTR says #TopGuysOut!
BREAKING NEWS for AEW Homecoming 2025!
It will big a big night in Jacksonville, Florida, on Saturday, January 25th, as AEW Collision will play host to the homecoming special! Tickets on sale now, make sure you don’t miss out!
Six Man Tag: #RatedFTR VS The Learning Tree!
Adam Copeland is making sure his return is a strong one, going after not just The Death Riders for all their crimes, but also accepting the challenge from Bryan Keith, Big Bill & Chris Jericho. Will the Learning Tree find a way to take the Top Guys out? Or will Jericho have to cope with a loss to Rated FTR?
The trios sort out and the fans rally for FTR while Cope starts against Jericho. The two circle, approach, but then Jericho backs off to tag in The Bad Apple. The fans boo but Keith and Cope circle now. Cope and Keith tie up, Keith waistlocks then headlocks. Cope powers up and out, drops down, then hurdles, to then DROPKICK! The fans fire up as Cope tags Dax, then Dax tags Cash. Cash hangs back while Dax & Cope double whip Keith, then Cash slingshot SHOULDER TACKLES Keith! The fans fire up as Cash covers, TWO! Cash UPPERCUTS Keith to the corner, wrenches Keith then tags Dax. But Keith gets away!
FTR stands down while Keith tags Bill. The fans are torn as Bill circles with Dax. Bill and Dax tie up, but Dax goes for a leg! Bill hops to a corner but Dax RAMS him again and again! Dax puts the leg on ropes, KICKS away on it, then pulls! The erf counts, Dax lets off, and Bill TOSSES Dax to the corner! Bill CHOPS Dax, and Dax dangles out of the ring! Bill then stands Dax up to CLUB him in the chest! Bill BODY SHOTS Dax, then whips corner to corner. Dax hits buckles hard, Bill storms up, but Dax drops down! Dax trips Bill, drags him to the corner, and he SWINGS the big leg into the post! And then SWINGS it again!
Keith runs up but Dax DECKS him! Jericho steps up, the ref stops him, and Dax slides into the ring. Dax brings Bill over, tags Cash, and FTR double whips. Bill RAMS both men, DECKS Cash then DECKS Dax! Then Bill CHOKE SLAMS Cash onto Dax! Both FTR writhes and Bill soaks up cheers and jeers while Collision goes picture in picture.
Bill stands over Cash, then steps on him at the ropes! The ref counts, Bill counts along, and steps off at 4. Bill “apologizes” to the ref, but Jericho gets cheap shots in! Cope protests but Bill CHOKES Cash on ropes! The ref counts, Bill lets off at 4 again, and now Keith gets a cheap shot in! Bill drags Cash up, but Dax CHOPS Keith! Bill tags Jericho and Jericho bumps Cash off buckles. Jericho fires lariat after lariat into the corner, then puts him up top. Jericho CHOPS Cash, climbs up, and Jericho waves hi to the fans. Then Jericho rains down fists on Cash, going all the way to NUEVE before the SUPER STEINER!
Jericho taunts Cope, stomps Cash, then taunts the fans. Jericho drags Cash up, CLUBS him down, stomps him around, then tags Keith. Keith & Jericho mug Cash, and Keith stalks Cash. Keith CLAWS Cash’s back, then pushes him down to drop a KNEE on the chest! Cover, TWO! Cash stays in this but the ref has to keep Dax back. Keith taunts Dax before he clamps onto Cash with a chinlock. Cash endures, the fans rally up, and Cash fights to his feet. Cash powers up and out, but Keith reverses to whip. Cash ducks ‘n’ dodges then catches Keith to a POWERSLAM! Both men are down and Collision returns to single picture.
The fans rally up as Cash and Keith both crawl, hot tags to Jericho and COPE! The fans fire up as Jericho sees he’s stuck now. Cope and Jericho circle, the fans are losing their minds already, and Jericho sighs. Jericho offers a handshake? Cope takes it, and then Jericho CHOPS! Cope CHOSP! The fans “WOO~!” as the CHOPS keep going here in Flair Country! The CHOPS keep going, but then Jericho pokes Cope’s eyes! Jericho whips but Cope CLOBBERS him! And FLAPJACKS! Then clinch and half nelson SIDE SLAM! Cope brings Jericho in, Keith runs up and attacks! The fans boo but Cash storms in!
Cash CLOBBERS Keith, but Bill CLOBBERS Cash! Dax runs in but Bill ROCKS him first! Bill reels Dax in, for a POWERBOMB! Bill SHOVES Cash up and out, but then Cope DUMPS Bill out! Jericho rolls Cope, with feet on the ropes! TWO!! Jericho swings, misses, and Cope kicks for the IMPALER DDT! Jericho flounders away and the fans fire up! Cope goes to a corner and he loads up! Jericho rises, Cope runs in, but Jericho hits a CODE BREAKER! Cover, TWO!! Cope survives but Jericho just soaks up the heat. Jericho stomps Cope around, drags him over, and Jericho puts Cope in the corner. Tag to Bill but the fans boo.
Bill & Keith mug Cope, then Bill digs his boots in. The ref counts, Bill stops, and The Learning Tree soaks up the heat. Bill stands on Cope’s neck, but he steps off at 4. Jericho CHOKES Cope behind the ref’s back! FTR protests but Jericho gets away with it. Bill mocks Cope’s rock ‘n’ roll hands, then tags Keith. They mug Cope, then Keith hits a ROPE GUILLOTINE! The ref reprimands and Cope sputters, but Keith tells the ref to shut up. Keith brings the straps down, then he fires forearms on Cope. Cope goes to a corner, Keith CHOKES Cope on ropes! The ref counts, Keith lets off, and then Keith wrenches to fireman’s carry.
Cope fights free and then EDGE-O-MATIC! Or perhaps the Cope-o-setic? The fans fire up while both men are down! Hot tags to Bill and Cash! Cash fires forearms on Bill, runs, then ROCKS Bill again! Keith returns, Cash DECKS him! Cash DROPKICKS Jericho, DROPKICKS Bill, then LARIATS! Bill stays up so Cash keeps moving! Cash ducks ‘n’ dodges to LARIAT! Bill staggers to a corner, fans fire up, and Cash runs up! But Bill TOSSES Cash up and out! Cash bumps crossbar but stays on his feet to HOTSHOT Bill! Cash goes up to CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO! Bill stays in this so Cash uses ropes for a TORNADO DDT! Cover, TWO!
Bill is still tougher than all that, so Cash drags him over. Tag to Dax and FTR puts Bill in a corner. They hoist Bill up top, then they both go up after him. But Bill fires off big hands! Bill DECKS Cash, DECKS Dax, then adjusts, only for Dax to ROCK him! Dax fires more hands, then climbs up. Cash goes to another corner, as does Cope! Dax brings Bill up to SUPERPLEX! That’s the Power, here’s The GLORY from Cash! MACHO ELBOW from Cope! Cover, TWO?!? Bill survives and Rated FTR cannot believe it! But then they get Bill up to whip and- NO, Bill fights off Shatter Machine! Bill LARIATS Cash, LARIATS Cope, but Dax dodges!
Dax comes back, but into a SCRAPBUSTER! Cover, TWO!! The fans fire up as Dax survives Big Bill’s Big Boss Man Slam, but then Bill puts him in a corner. Bill aims from a corner, mocking Cope’s mannerisms, then runs in, but Dax dodges! Bill collides with buckles and post! Jericho hurries to tag in! Jericho runs up but Dax wrenches and suplexes for a BRAINBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Jericho survives, Keith returns, but Dax tackles Keith! Dax has the legs, SHARPSHOOTER! Cash runs up but Jericho trips him, WALLS OF JERICHO! Jericho and Dax shout at each other while the ref reprimands, none of this will matter since Cash and Keith aren’t legal!
Jericho and Dax let Cash and Keith go, to start throwing SLAPS at each other! The fans fire up as the SLAPS go back and forth, but then Cope and Bill BOOT Jericho and Dax! Bill BOOTS Cope! Bill runs but Cope DUMPS Bill out! Bill manages to stay on the apron, but Cope SPEARS him off! The fans fire up as Cope then climbs, for a SUPER CROSSBODY! Down goes Bill and the fans fire up! Keith runs at Cash, Cash DUMPS Keith out! Cash then builds speed, and Cash DIVES onto Bill! The fans fire up as Jericho and Dax are alone in the ring, and they start firing forearms! The fans rally as Dax CHOPS and CHOPS and CHOPS!
Dax runs, but Jericho BOOTS him! Both men run, DOUBLE LARIATS collide! Dax DECKS Jericho, then hurries to a corner! Dax climbs up, takes aim, but Keith has the ROH World title! Jericho grabs at the ref so he won’t see the BELT SHOT on Dax! Dax falls, the fans boo, and Jericho crawls to a cover! TWO?!?! Dax survives and the fans are thunderous! Jericho is stunned but Keith calls to him. And then Cash CLOBBERS Keith! Dax rolls Jericho up, TWO! Jericho runs up to LARIAT, then LIONSAULT FLOP as Dax moves in time! Dax tags Cash, Cash tags Cope! Jericho staggers up into SHATTER MACHINE! Then they give Jericho to Cope for the SPEAR!! Cover, Rated FTR wins!
Winners: Rated FTR, by pinfall
From Dynamite to Collision, from TBS to TNT to MAX, Rated FTR is undefeated! And Cope gets a mic to tell Charlotte, NC that it is so damn good to see them. But wait, The Death Riders are on the tron! Moxley says, “Guys, it’s a jungle out there. You gotta be careful. Accidents can happen.” Wait, the Death Riders have taken Rock ‘n’ Roll Express hostage?! Ricky tells Moxley he doesn’t have the balls. Is that so? Moxley tapes Ricky’s mouth, but the Outrunners rush over! Only for Yuta and Marina to CLOBBER them from behind! Rock ‘n’ Roll Express are just the bait so The Death Riders could get at FTR’s friends!
FTR & Cope hurry backstage, but The Death Riders slip away into the night! Rocky & Robby motion that they went out the door, so Rated FTR continues pursuit! Rocky & Robby get free and help Turbo & Truth, but will The Death Riders show no mercy to anyone, not even legends?
My Thoughts:
A great Collision to continue things from Dynamite as well as the MAX simulcast. Though, AEW continues to be redundant with promos. Why have the cold open promos from Rated FTR and Learning Tree and then the promos later? Just stick to the promos from Briscoe and Garcia, then maybe give us promos from Private Party and Lio & Action to hype up the tag title match. Cope and Jericho had a good promo together, and then we got a real fun promo from FTR, Rock ‘n’ Roll Express and The Outrunners, all leading into a great Six Man Tag main event. The only real flub was I think Cope’s half nelson slam was supposed to be his half nelson facebuster but Jericho thought it was Russian Leg Sweep.
Great win for Rated FTR, but much to my surprise, Death Riders went after Rock ‘n’ Roll Express and then Outrunners. I suppose if Cope is aiming for them, they of course have to go after him. Though, I dunno, maybe go after him, not the old guys who can’t even wrestle. Maybe Cope gets in on the Casino Gauntlet in hopes of getting a title shot at Maximum Carnage, but I feel like someone else wins to then lose to Moxley in Cincinnati. Cope can instead battle Moxley for either Homecoming (to counter program WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event), or even stretch this out to Revolution in March.
Jarrett of course beats Solo in their match, that helps Jarrett have some momentum going into the Casino Gauntlet, and maybe Jarrett wins so that he then takes the loss at Maximum Carnage. And great match from Toni VS Deonna, great win for Toni, that makes her 2-0 over The Vendetta. It might still be too soon for “Rockstar” Toni to face Mariah May for the championship, but maybe with big things happening at WrestleDynasty tomorrow, there will be big opportunities for Toni to go after one of Mercedes Mone’s multiple belts. I could see Toni winning the TBS Championship, acting like it’s her first major title, but then she actually makes history by being the first Women’s World and TBS Champion in AEW history, making her question her own reality.
Going back to the various title matches tonight, great promos from Briscoe and Garcia and a great match to kick the night off. Garcia of course won but that was a good showing from Briscoe. I was a little surprised no one came out to call Garcia out for the next shot, but they’ve got time since there’s Homecoming and Revolution to build towards. Great tag team title match, but I figured Private Party would win. It was a great detail that Lio & Action were going to cheat but Dante & Darius were there to prevent that. And of course Lio & Action came back for revenge during the Fatal 4 Way, because they could do it and not give Dante the win.
Now, that Fatal 4 Way was awesome, but does Tony Khan really have to put a kayfabe big money prize on it? If there has to be kayfabe incentive, make it a #1 contender’s match to a title. Komander was even in it, as ROH World TV Champion, so why not make this Fatal 4 Way a big Title Eliminator something or other? And have we ever really seen anything coming from the other big money matches? Did Top Flight really do something in kayfabe with that $3,000 prize or whatever that was? Alright, enough venting, Cage winning was good for Cage because he just lost the ROH World TV Championship and needed a rebound. Though, why not just make Cage & Archer next up for the tag titles?
My Score: 8.9/10
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Mitchell’s AEW Collision Results & Report! (5/22/25)
There’s a Collision in Albuquerque!

Will Mercedes still be #ThreeBeltsMone going into Double or Nothing?
Before the Women’s Owen Hart Cup Finals, Mercedes Mone defends her AEW TBS Championship against CMLL’s Reyna Isis!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Six Man Tag: Bandido & The Outrunners VS The Don Callis Family; The Don Callis Family wins.
- AEW TBS Championship: Mercedes Mone VS Reyna Isis; Mone wins and retains the title.
- Kyle Fletcher w/ The Don Callis Family VS Jay Lethal; Kyle wins.
- Paragon w/ Adam Cole VS Grizzled Young Veterans; Paragon wins.
- Josh Alexander w/ The Don Callis Family VS AR Fox; Alexander wins.
- Six Man Tag: Mistico, Templario & Mascara Dorada VS Los Depredadores; Mistico, Templario y Mascara win.
- “Speedball” Mike Bailey & Komander w/ Alex Abrahantes VS La Faccion Ingobernable; Bailey & Komander win.
PLAY BY PLAY
Tony Schiavone is in the ring.
He welcomes out the TNT Champion, Adam Cole! The fans in Albuquerque fire up as Cole makes his way to the ring. They join in on the “BOOM!” and “ADAM COLE, BAYBAY!” Cole then joins commentary, and Schiavone brings out the guests for this contract signing. First of all, alongside Stokely Hathaway, it is FTR! The fans boo as #BigStoke and his #TopGuys walk to the ring. They sarcastically pat Schiavone on the back and he asks for some decorum. Now to FTR’s opponents! First of all, Daniel Garcia! The fans cheer as Red Death makes his way out here, Daddy Magic by his side. They join everyone in the ring, and Garcia shakes Schiavone’s hand.
Schiavone notes Menard here with Garcia. Garcia’s partner for Sunday is one of the most decorated ROH wrestlers ever, THE Nigel McGuinness! The fans cheer as Nigel makes his way out, throws up deuces, and he joins the rest in the ring. Schiavone has the contract for the sanctioned tag team match. Stokely takes the contract while Cash Wheeler takes the mic. “Out of the kindness of our hearts, we asked you two out here, face to face, to give you one more chance to reconsider!” Cash hushes the fans, and he says no matter how much Garcia has hurt FTR, how much Garcia has stabbed them in the back, FTR still see Garcia as a son.
Is Garcia throwing all of that away for nobodies like Daddy Magic? And Nigel, you get paid to talk now, but it’ll pay to shut your mouth and listen! He doesn’t understand how much trouble he’s talked his way into! Cash tells the fans HE is talking! Nigel hides behind commentary and makes jokes, claim he’s retired, then physically interject himself into FTR’s business?! This Sunday, there is no desk to hide behind! There is no magic trick to save his ass! It is Nigel, a shell of his former self, against the greatest tag team of all time! Is Nigel sure he wants this? FTR finishes signing their part, and then they pass the contract back to Schiavone.
Schiavone hands the contract to Garcia, and Garcia also gets the mic. Garcia says he was having trouble hearing Cash there. The fans cheer Garcia, and Garcia says he does still care for FTR. That is not something that just goes away. But he has to look at them now and see they are selfish, narcissistic sociopaths! They say Garcia turned on them, but no, they turned on him. FTR turned their backs on everyone who has ever cared about them! They have crossed too many lines to count, and now Garcia stands up for himself. But not just for himself, but for Schiavone, for Daddy Magic, for Adam Copeland and his family, and for everybody here that has had enough of FTR!
The fans cheer and Garcia says FTR is right about one thing: They are the greatest tag team that wrestling has ever seen. But this Sunday, it won’t be a wrestling match. It’ll be a fight! Garcia is coming to fight! Nigel, Garcia knows you’re worried, you have that little voice of doubt. But the thing is, no matter what FTR says, no matter how Nigel feels, Garcia sees Nigel walking those halls. Garcia sees that look in his eyes. It was the look Nigel had when he was wrestling Samoa Joe, Bryan Danielson, and being one of the GREATEST ROH Champions of all time! The fans cheer and Dax wants everyone to calm down.
Garcia says no matter what FTR says or how Nigel feels, Garcia and the fans all know, you still got it! The fans cheer that, “You Still Got It!” Garcia tells Nigel that if he’s not getting the Nigel we all know, then don’t bother signing the contract. Garcia signs his part, and Nigel speaks. Whether he still has it or not, we find out at Double or Nothing. But before Nigel signs, he needs FTR’s word, whatever that’s worth these days, that after Sunday, win, lose or draw… FTR does NOT touch Schiavone or Nigel ever again! You do not even TALK to them ever again! In fact, don’t even LOOK their way ever again! Because if they do, Nigel promises them, it’ll be Top Guys Out for good!
The fans cheer, FTR seems to accept that, and Nigel holds the contract. But Dax still has to talk… The fans boo, and Dax says hey, hold on. Before they all wrap this up, he wants to tell Nigel to look him in the eyes. Dax has to know. He has to know this is what Nigel wants. This isn’t 2009, when it was all about Nigel. It is 2025 and Nigel has a beautiful family he has to think about. Dax knows the business has beat Nigel up through the years. But if Nigel wants FTR to finish the job, then sign the contract. But if Nigel signs it, it is his blood on his own hands. If Nigel signs, what happens at Double or Nothing is not on FTR.
Or, Nigel can turn around, leave the ring, walk back to commentary “where you belong,” and they can just forget about all this. They’ll put it behind them. And then maybe, all of them can even be friends again. Dax pats Nigel on the cheek, and Nigel grabs the mic. “I’m only gonna ask you this once: Don’t put your hands on me again.” Dax laughs that off and says hold on! Why so serious? This is just business! Cuz if this were personal… Dax would’ve already splattered Nigel’s nose across his face. But this is business, and Sunday, FTR will be businessmen. Dax just hopes so can Nigel. Dax touches Nigel’s shoulder, Nigel grabs that arm!
Nigel puts Dax in a corner, Cash SHOVES Garcia into Menard! Stoke bails, Schiavone isn’t far behind, and Cash storms up on Nigel. Nigel HEADBUTTS Cash, and Garcia fires hands! Dax kicks Nigel, but Nigel WRINGS Dax’s arm! Garcia has Cash’s legs, Nigel has Dax’s arm! DRAGON TAMER and SHANKLY GATES!! FTR is tapping out! Menard dares Stoke to try something! Security rushes out, FTR is set free, and they retreat with Stoke while fans want to “LET THEM FIGHT! LET THEM FIGHT!” Nigel gets the mic back, and the pen, and he says if they want to look in his eyes, come Sunday, he’ll look into their souls!
“At Double or Nothing, THIS… ENDS!” Nigel signs and it is official! Will nothing stop Nigel & Garcia from making FTR tap out again?
Toni Storm speaks.
“So many women have died when they are young, only for their bodies to be buried much later. But you, Mina Shirakawa, have only ever made me feel very much alive. I have appreciated you, I have admired you, and by gawd, have I envied you. But now, you’re here to stay. The safari is over. And it’s much more difficult to survive the squared jungle when this pussy is on the prowl. I’ve always had a premonition that this journey would end in tragedy. So if there’s anyone can stop this belt from shining in my reflection at All In, then there is nobody more talented than you.
“I just have one request: Sunday, give me your damndest in the desert! Make me fight for my fate in Phoenix! Let’s drag out tits through the dirt, and let’s make every cactus cream in celebration! And then, decades from now, when we’re in the wrestler retirement home, giving Brutus Beefcake a lap dance, I will turn to you and say, ‘Dammit! You lusty, busty bastard! We lived!'” The Timeless One has come to terms with what could be, but what will happen when she and the Fighting Gravure Idol go Double or Nothing?
Six Man Tag: Bandido & The Outrunners VS The Don Callis Family!
We’ve seen the Most Wanted and “Los Outrunners” team with before, and now they’re taking on some real bad hombres! Will they be the ones winning this shootout? Or will Konosuke Takeshita, Rocky Romero & Trent Beretta be bringing down the ROH World Champion and the Youngest Men Alive?
The trios sort out, Callis is on commentary and says he is a big Adam Cole fan. Bandido starts against Trent and the fans are all on Bandido’s side. They circle, tie up, and Trent powers Bandido back. The ref counts, Trent lets off, but then he swings! Bandido dodges to CHOP, CHPO, and CHOP! Trent throat chops! The ref reprimands but Trent whips. Bandido rolls over the dropdown, then whips. Trent reverses, hurdles, but Bandido leaps over! Bandido aims a finger gun, then runs up. Trent bypasses, hurdles, but into a BACKBREAKER! The fans fire up and Bandido brings Trent up. Bandido suplexes, and he holds Trent up!
The fans count along, but Konosuke and Rocky rush in! Truth & Turbo cut them off, we pass TEN, then the Outrunners send Rocky & Konosuke into each other! We pass 15 as The Outrunners suplex Konosuke and Rocky! Then we hit 25 and we get TRIPLE SLAMS! The fans fire up for Bandido y Los Outrunners as they flex! Then they whip Bandido so he can FLY! Down goes the Don Callis Family and Collision goes picture in picture!
Bandido fires up and he returns to the ring. Trent crawls around in there, and Bandido keeps the fans fired up. Bandido drags Trent up with a headlock, then tags in Truth Magnum. Truth headlocks, brings Trent around, but Trent RAMS him into the Callis Family corner! Rocky is there to tag in, and he BLASTS turbo and Bandido! The ref reprimands, but Rocky then scoops and SLAMS Truth! Tag to Konosuke, he hops right up, and he SUPER SENTONS! Truth sputters from the impact! Truth goes to the apron but Rocky CLUBS him! The ref reprimands but Konosuke drags Truth back in.
Truth CHOPS, and CHOPS, but Konosuke ALPHA ELBOWS Truth down! Konosuke steps on Truth at the ropes, CHOKEs him, then argues with the ref. That lets RPG Vice mug Truth! The ref keeps Turbo and Bandido back, letting Konosuke add on! Konosuke keeps Truth from his corner to whip him back into the Callis corner. Tag to Trent and he stomps Truth. Trent UPPERCUTS, tags Rocky, and Rocky snapmares Truth for a basement DROPKICK! Cover, TWO! Truth toughs it out but Rocky kicks him around. Rocky eggs Truth on, KICKS him in the leg, then stalks him. Rocky brings Truth around, whips him back in, and Collision returns to single picture.
Truth fires elbows on Trent and Konosuke! Rocky runs up, Truth BOOTS him, but then Rocky whips Truth away. Truth rolls off Rocky’s back, hot tag to Bandido! Bandido rallies on RPG Vice! Trent sends Bandido to a corner, runs up, but Bandido pops Trent up! Bandido runs and DROPKICKS Trent down! The fans fire up but Rocky kicks Bandido! Rocky runs, but Bandido pops him up and THROWS him at Trent! The fans are fired up even more, but Konosuke tags in. Konosuke and Bandido step up, and they start throwing forearms! The fans rally for Bandido as he gets the edge, but the ALPHA ELBOW lands!
Konosuke stands over Bandido, drags him up and whips, but Bandido reverses. Bandido runs in, Konosuke puts him on the apron, but Bandido bumps him off buckles then KICKS him away! Bandido goes up, up, and TORNILLO CROSSBODIES! The fans fire up, Bandido whips and scoops to a torture rack! Then the X- NO! Konosuke blocks the knee, and BLUE THUNDER BOMBS!! Cover, Outrunners break it! RPG Vice storms in, they TOSS The Outrunners, and Konosuke drags Bandido up. Rocky is up top, Konosuke puts Bandido on the ropes! Rocky hits the GUILLOTINE KNEE, Trent adds the SLIDING KNEE!
Konosuke drags Bandido back up, RAGING- NO, Outrunners save Bandido! And they DOUBLE DROPKICK Konosuke and Rocky! Outrunners fire hands on RPG Vice then run, but into DOUBLE JUMP KNEES! Bandido BOOTS Trent, dodges Rocky, and he shoves Rocky to the scoop and torture rack! X KNEE STRIKE!! Rocky flops to ropes, Callis panics, but Bandido deals his hand! Trent saves Rocky from the 21 Plex! Konosuke BOOTS Bandido and GERMAN SUPLEXES! Bandido is right up! And he SUPERKICKS! The fans are thunderous while both men are down! Bandido and Konosuke crawl, hot tag to Turbo!
The fans fire up as Turbo rallies on RPG Vice! Scoop SLAM for Trent! Scoop SLAM for Rocky! Scoop SLAM for Konosuke! Truth becomes Turbo’s weapon, scoop SLAM onto Konosuke! The fans fire up, Outrunners wind up, and “Turbo Floyd! You son of a b*tch!” Big handshake and DOUBLE ELBOW DROP! Trent is in but Bandido pops him up for a CUTTER! The Outrunners have Konosuke set up, scoop and run, but Rocky trips Truth! Konosuke shoves Turbo, KNEES him into Truth, and then ARCHER attacks in the distraction! The fans boo but the Murderhawk Monster gets away with one!
Konosuke has Truth, Trent has Turbo, DOUBLE HALF ‘N’ HALF PLEXES! Konosuke then gut wrenches Truth while Trent Alabama Lifts Turbo. They each tuck the Outrunners in, Rocky is up top, DOUBLE STRONG ZERO!! Cover, the Callis Family wins!
Winners: The Don Callis Family, by pinfall
Rocky slides for his soccer style celebration, this is a big win for the Callis Family to kick off the night! But will the rest of the family be just as victorious? Or will Kyle Fletcher and Josh Alexander pay for the karma Callis just banked?
Gabe Kidd speaks.
“See, I don’t understand what you don’t get. I don’t understand what I have to explain here. Let me make it very clear. There’s a lot of people asking questions, ‘Why would Gabe Kidd join up with The Young Bucks? Why would Gabe Kidd join up with Jon Moxley?’ It’s very EFFIN’ simple! You wanna save this company? You wanna save what AEW is? Protect it from all of us? How are you gonna do that when we are here eating it alive from the inside?” Jon Moxley says that at Anarchy in the Arena, they will paint a picture of the true spirit of professional wrestling, and they will paint it in blood!
AEW TBS Championship: Mercedes Mone VS Reyna Isis!
The Open Challenge was put out and it was quickly answered by CMLL’s rising star. But will The CEO just use her as a tune-up for Jamie Hayter and the Women’s Owen Hart Cup? Or will she end up Two Belts Mone against the Queen of Redemption?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see if Mone wins her own gamble!
The bell rings and the two circle. The fans rally, Mone and Isis feel things out, and they tie up. They go around, break, then reset. They circle, talk some smack, then tie up. Isis waistlocks and rolls Mone up, TWO! Mone jumps up and RANAS to a cover, TWO! Mone wheelbarrows to victory roll, TWO! Isis swings, Mone ducks and waistlocks, but Isis drops down to victory roll, TWO! Both women stand and have a stare down while the fans cheer. Isis says watch this. Isis does her dance, and the fans cheer. Mone runs up, Isis dodges but Mone tilt-o-whirls, LA MYSTICA into CROSSFACE! Isis claws at the Statement Maker, then rolls!
Mone THROWS Isis down by her hair, then Mone does her CEO dance. Mone drags Isis up, bumps her off buckles, and then pushes her around. Mone winds up to CHOP! The fans “WOO~” and Mone runs, but Isis dodges! Mone ends up in ropes and Isis KICKS her! Isis runs to DOUBLE KNEE Mone! Isis keeps Mone in the ropes, then goes up the corner, GUILLOTINE LEG DROP! Cover, TWO! Isis is frustrated but she drags Mone up. Mone ROCKS Isis! Isis CHOPS Mone! Isis runs, then FLYING HEADBUTTS! And FLYING HEADBUTTS! Cover, TWO! The fans rally, Isis drags Mone up, and Isis underhooks.
Isis lifts for a BUTTERFLY SLAM! Cover, TWO! Mone stays in this but Isis stays focused. Isis drags Mone around, the fans rally, but Isis KNEES low! Isis KNEES Mone, but Mone grabs the leg! The fans cheer as Mone KNEES Isis in return! Mone runs, tilt-o-whirls and RANAS! The fans fire up and Mone runs corner to corner, DOUBLE KNEE! Isis sits down, Mone runs in again, METEORA! Mone pushes Isis out, goes up and leaps into a CODE BREAKER! Cover, TWO!! Mone survives but Isis fireman’s carries! Mone flails, slips down, and hits the BACKSTABBER! Cover, TWO! The fans cheer while Isis stays in this, and Mone is annoyed.
Mone drags Isis up, whips her to ropes, but Isis ducks ‘n’ dodges to then tilt-o-whirl, only for Mone to SLAM her down! And she wrangles her into the STATEMENT MAKER!! Isis TAPS, Mone wins!
Winner: Mercedes Mone, by submission (still AEW TBS Champion)
The CEO makes Isis suffer for pushing her even this hard! The fans boo, the ref reprimands, but Mone lets go to collect her belts. But wait! Here comes Jamie Hayter! Jamie waves hi and dares Mone to continue where they left off last night. But security rushes out here to stop this! Mone and Jamie shout at each other, but Mone taps the trophy. Will Mone not be denied adding that to her collection?
The Sons of Texas speaks.
Dustin Rhodes says, “This marks six years since the very first Double or Nothing. A moment in time that’ll never be forgotten. I’ll also never forget when I made history with my brother. I have given my SOUL for this.” Sammy Guevara says, “We are the Sons of Texas. We are an undefeated tag team, and we are two men who have bene here since day one, since the very beginning, and now here we are, the ROH World Tag Team Champions. But we ant more gold.” Dustin & Sammy earned their shot at the AEW World Tag Team Championships and the Hurt Syndicate. These two are the perfect combination of sweat, blood, grit, passion and speed.
Lashley & Shelton like to hurt people? Well have at it! Dustin & Sammy will risk everything every single time they step in that ring to get everything! If you’re a betting man, then bet on the day one guys. Will the Natural & Spanish God become DOUBLE Tag Team Champions? Or will they both get hurt?
Kyle Fletcher w/ Don Callis VS Jay Lethal!
The Protostar steps up for the Callis Family now, and he’s taking on the Franchise Player of ROH! Will the Aussie Arrow take down one of the greats to prove HE is one of the greats? Or will it take just one Lethal Injection to put Kyle down?
The bell rings and the fans cheer on Lethal. Lethal and Kyle circle, feel things out, then Lethal goes for a leg. Kyle fights it with a gut wrench but Lethal slips around to a waistlock. Kyle RAMS Lethal into a corner, and he lets off slowly. Kyle ELBOWS Lethal, the fans boo, but Kyle CHOPS! Kyle wait son Lethal, kicks low, then CHOPS again! The fans “WOO~” and Kyle whips. Lethal redirects, then he struts! The fans cheer and ‘WOO~!” Kyle mockingly applauds, but then Lethal ROCKS him! Lethal fires hands, JABS, and then ROCKS Kyle! Lethal climbs up to rain down fists! The fans cheer and count along, Lethal goes to TEN!
Lethal hops down, the fans cheer, and Lethal whips corner to corner. Kyle reverses, Lethal goes up and out, but Kyle catches him in the ropes! Kyle suplexes, Lethal fights that and wrenches free to whip Kyle. Lethal HIP TOSSES then cartwheels to basement DROPKICK! Cover, ONE!! Kyle shows that toughness but Lethal stomps him. Kyle goes to a corner, Lethal storms up, but Kyle scoops and SLAMS! The fans boo, Kyle soaks up the heat, and Kyle stomps Lethal. He stomps away on Lethal at the ropes, but the ref counts. Kyle stands on Lethal, steps off as the ref counts more, and the fans boo. Kyle soaks it up, then goes back to Lethal.
Kyle whips, Lethal reverses, but Kyle BOOTS Lethal, only for Lethal to block! Lethal puts the leg in the ropes and CHOPS! Then Lethal has the other leg, DRAPING DRAGON SCREW! Kyle falls out of the ring and the fans fire up. Lethal builds speed and DIVES! Kyle is sent into the desk and the fans fire up! Archer is there to check on Kyle, the ref has him stay back, and Lethal comes back. Kyle KNEES Lethal and Archer cheers. But Lethal CHOPS Kyle! Lethal and Cole fist bump, but Kyle SUPERKICKS! Kyle reels Lethal in for an APRON POWERBOMB!! Lethal falls in a heap, Kyle stares down with Cole, and Collision goes to picture in picture.
Kyle talks trash on Cole, goes back to Lethal, and Kyle drags Lethal up. Kyle puts Lethal in the ring, takes his time stepping in, and Lethal fires body shots! Lethal UPPERCUTS, but Kyle BOOTS Lethal down! Kyle rains down fists on Lethal, then rains down ELBOWS! Kyle steps off and lets Lethal stand up in the corner. Kyle returns and he climbs up to rain down fists! Kyle goes to nine, then flips everyone off before he BOOTS Lethal! Lethal slumps down and Kyle soaks up heat. Kyle drags Lethal up, scoops him and SLAMS him, but he keeps a wristlock. Kyle drags Lethal up to scoop and SLAM again!
Kyle looms over Lethal, drags him up again, but Lethal fires hands! Kyle scoops to SLAM! Kyle huffs ‘n’ puffs and Collision returns to single picture. Kyle stalks Lethal, but Lethal CHOPS! The fans rally for Lethal and he CHOPS again! Kyle eggs Lethal on, so Lethal winds up to JAB! JAB! JAB! Lethal tricks Kyle and fires JAB after JABS! Kyle swings, Lethal turns him, backslide! TWO! Lethal has the arm, steps over, LA MAGISTROL! TWO! Kyle runs up, Lethal trips him, and the fans “WOO~!” Lethal steps through, but Kyle turns that into a cradle, TWO! Lethal is up, he trips Kyle again, but then he switches legs!
Kyle BOOTS Lethal, but Lethal KICKS Kyle’s leg! And KICKS it again! And again! Then he blocks a punch, catches the leg, and DRAGON SCREWS! The fans fire up and Lethal handsprings, LETHAL INJEC- NO, Kyle catches Lethal! But Lethal drops down, victory rolls, and then has the legs! FIGURE FOUR!! Kyle endures, his shoulders are down, TWO as Kyle sits up! Lethal puts the pressure on, Kyle reaches out, and Kyle works to turn things. Lethal turns Kyle back the other way! The fans rally, Kyle backstrokes, but Lethal puts on the pressure! Kyle comes very close but he still holds on! And then he has the ROPEBREAK!
The ref counts, Lethal lets go, and the fans continue to rally. Lethal drags Kyle back, KICKS the leg, then Lethal climbs the corner. The fans cheer, but Kyle is up to ROCK Lethal! Kyle climbs, brings Lethal to the top, but Lethal fights the suplex! Lethal fires body shots, CLUBS away on Kyle, and then ROCKS him! Kyle falls into the drop zone! The fans are thunderous as Lethal aims, MACHO ELBOW but onto knees! The fans rally while both men are down! Kyle and Lethal go to corners, Kyle runs up, GAMANGIRI! And then Kyle reels Lethal in, suplex, and BRAINBUSTER! Cover, Kyle wins!
Winner: Kyle Fletcher, by pinfall
Another win for the Don Callis Family, and the former ROH World Television Champion takes down the longest reigning ROH World Television Champion. Josh Alexander & Konosuke Takeshita join Kyle to celebrate, but then they beat up on Lethal! Cole is pissed, he gets off commentary to shout at them, but Kyle dares Cole to do something. Cole says bet, and here comes the rest of Paragon! Kyle O’Reilly & Roderick Strong storm in, so they run off the Don Callis Family! Alexander still has a match to worry about, will the Walking Weapon make it a clean sweep?
As for Paragon, their showdown with the Grizzled Young Veterans is happening! Will Kyle & Roddy remind everyone why they’re one of the best teams ever? Or will they learn to grit their teeth?
Paragon w/ Adam Cole VS Grizzled Young Veterans!
Collision returns as Zack Gibson & James Drake make their entrance. The teams sort out, Kyle and Drake start and they circle. The fans rally, the two tie up, and Kyle waistlocks. Drake wrenches to hammerlock, but Kyle switches that onto Drake. Drake switches that back, but Kyle slips through to BACKDROP Drake, only for Drake to sunset flip. Kyle drops into the ARMBAR, but Drake stacks to a cover, TWO! Kyle blocks a kick, KICKS that leg, then KNEES low. Tag to Roddy, Paragon double whips, and they DOUBLE HIP TOSS BACKBREAKER! PENALTY KICK! Cover, TWO! Roddy CHOPS, then Roddy KNEES and CLUBS Drake.
Roddy suplexes but Drake blocks. Gibson tags in, then he saves Drake from the suplex to ROCK Roddy! Drake ELBOWS Roddy, Gibson LARIATS, then Gibson feeds Roddy to a WHEEL KICK! Gibson covers, TWO! Gibson drags Roddy around, talks trash on Cole, and then UPPERCUTS! Gibson scoops, Roddy slips free, and Roddy shoves to DROPKICK! Roddy brings Gibson up, tags Kyle, and Paragon KICKS and CHOPS Gibson against the ropes! The fans cheer, Roddy feeds Gibson to a KICK! Cover, TWO! Kyle rains down palm strikes, then he brings Gibson up. Kyle wrenches an arm but Gibson ROCKS him in the back.
Gibson sucker punches Roddy, but Kyle fires off fast hands! Gibson headlocks, Kyle powers up but Drake tags in as Kyle powers out. Gibson whips Kyle, drops down, and Drake dropkicks the legs out! Gibson basement dropkicks Kyle! Then he sets up for Drake, MAYHEM IN MOTION on Roddy! The fans are torn and Drake brings Kyle over. Tag to Gibson but Kyle HOTSHOTS Drake’s arm! Kyle and Gibson brawl, but Drake DIVES onto Kyle! Drake talks trash on Kyle, then on Cole. Cole says focus on Kyle, but Collision goes picture in picture.
GYV soaks up the heat, and Gibson puts Kyle on the apron. Gibson SLAMS Kyle against the edge, then slowly steps in. Gibson taunts Kyle, ROCKS him, then taunts him more. Kyle fights back with forearm sand elbows! Kyle runs but Gibson catches him! Kyle fights free, TOSSES Gibson, but now Drake is in the way! Drake shoves Kyle back and LARIATS him down! Cover, TWO! Drake is frustrated but Drake KNEES Kyle in the back, and clamps onto Kyle with a chinlock. Kyle endures, fights up, and he hits a BIG back suplex, only for Drake to hold on! Kyle fights up, Gibson tags in, and Kyle TACKLES Drake! Gibson CLAWS Kyle’s eyes!
The ref reprimands but Gibson looms over Kyle. Gibson drags Kyle up, UPPERCUTS, and Kyle sputters. Gibson UPPERCUTS again, then CLOBBERS him! Cover, TWO! Gibson clamps onto Kyle with a chinlock. Kyle endures, even as Gibson shifts the angle. Gibson smothers Kyle, shifts to a facelock, but Kyle fights up. Collision returns to single picture, Gibson turns Kyle, but Kyle powers out. Kyle hits the kitchen sink knee! Both men are down, they crawl, Drake tags in to grab Kyle’s foot! Kyle kicks at him, and kicks, and finally kicks free! Hot tag to Roddy! The fans fire up as Roddy rallies on GYV! HALF NELSON BACKBREAKER for Drake!
Gibson runs up, but into an ANGLE SLAM! Roddy runs hup on Drake to CHOP! And CHOP! Roddy goes side to side to ELBOW him again and again! ATOMIC FACEBUSTER! Cover, Gibson breaks it! Gibson stands Roddy up but Roddy CHOPS! And CHOPS! And CHOPS! Drake runs up, Roddy fireman’s carries, but Gibson RAMS Roddy into the corner! Drake goes to the adjacent corner, Gibson runs up on Roddy, but Roddy BOOTS him! Roddy goes up, but Gibson kicks the legs out! DRAPING CODE BREAKER! Gibson holds Roddy up like that, Drake goes COAST2COAST!! Cover, KYLE BREAKS IT!
The fans lose their minds over that exchange, but GYV mugs Paragon. Drake insults them, “You both suck!” Drake SLAPS Kyle! Gibson says GYV promised to drag them into the deep waters! Gibson and Drake fire shots, but Paragon stands up! The brawl is on and the fans fire up! Kyle KICKS Drake, Gibson throat chops Kyle! Roddy CHOPS Gibson, ROCKS Drake, and repeat! Gibson clinches, Drake ENZIGIRIS! Then Drake headlocks Roddy and Gibson runs, only for Kyle to KNEE Gibson at the ropes! Roddy KNEES Drake, Kyle hits the AX, and DOUBLE SMASH connects! Then the TOTAL ANNIHILATION!N Kyle intercepts Gibson while Roddy covers, PARAGON WINS!
Winners: Paragon, by pinfall
Cole is pumped for his guys! He says that is what they needed! And going back to the Don Callis Family, how about Paragon teaches them a lesson? They’re all free for Double or Nothing, so Cole wants a Six Man Tag! Will Cole, Kyle & Roddy put the Callis Family in their place in Phoenix?
Josh Alexander w/ Don Callis VS AR Fox!
Well, speaking of the Don Callis Family, the Walking Weapon looks to secure the 3-0 sweep on the night. Will nothing stop the Callis Family from dominating AEW? Or will this still be the Whole Fox’n Show?
The bell rings and Callis is back on commentary to accept Adam Cole’s Six Man Tag match challenge. In fact, he’ll put up “the big three” of Konosuke, Fletcher and Alexander! Alexander and Fox tie up, Alexander waistlocks, and Alexander SLAMS Fox down! The fans rally for Fox, and they taunt Callis as “BALD FOREVER!” Fox and Alexander tie up again, Alexander wrenches but Fox rolls, kips up and cartwheels. Fox RANAS Alexander, then dodges him. Fox drops, hurdles, but Alexander catches him for a POWERSLAM! The fans boo but Alexander pushes Fox around. Alexander ROCKS Fox with a forearm, then CHOPS!
Alexander whips corner to corner, Fox goes up and mule kicks, then he springboards to STUNNER! The fans fire up as Alexander tumbles out. Fox slingshots, Alexander moves, so Fox lands safe on the apron. Fox jumps the leg sweep to then mule kick Alexander! Fox goes to the corner to MOONSAULT! Down goes Alexander and the fans fire up! Fox brings Alexander up and puts him in, then he blocks a shot to ROCK Alexander. Fox springboards, but into a clinch! EXPLODER! Alexander rains down fists on Fox, but lets off as the ref reprimands. The fans boo and Alexander drags Fox up. Alexander CLUBS Fox, eggs him on, then stands over Fox.
Fox fires CCHOPS and forearms, then whips. Alexander KICKS Fox, then blocks the enzigiri! ANKLE LOCK! Fox flails, rolls, and Alexander is sent into buckles! Fox rolls Alexander, SUPERKICKS, BUZZSAWS, but Alexander ducks the heel kick, only to get a BASEMENT CUTTER! The fans fire up but Alexander comes back! Fox goes Matrix to then CUTTER! Alexander bails out, Fox builds speed, and Fox FLIES! Down goes Alexander and the fans fire up! Fox drags himself up, drags Alexander into the ring, and the fans rally. Fox climbs, aims, and 450- NO, Alexander moves so Fox rolls through. Fox dodges Alexander, snapmare and roll, but Alexander catches Fox!
GERMAN SUPLEX! Alexander brings the straps down, deadlifts Fox, and POWERBOMBS! Then a flip over, underhooks, and C4 SPIKE!! Cover, Alexander wins!
Winner: Josh Alexander, by pinfall
All parts of the Don Callis Family win tonight, and Callis aims the Walking Weapon at Adam Cole & The Paragon. Callis says he loves Cole, would’ve had Cole in the family, but Cole screwed up! Now the Paragon will be buried! Cole says go ahead and try. Will Cole, Roddy & Kyle make sure Double or Nothing is undisputed? Or will everything in AEW soon belong to the Don Callis Family?
Six Man Tag: Mistico, Templario & Mascara Dorada VS Los Depredadores!
CMLL looks to represent on the Collision before Double or Nothing as two-thirds of the CMLL World Trios Champions in Mistico & Dorada teams the CMLL World Middleweight Champion, Templario. But will these three shine like the sun here in New Mexico? Or will Volador Jr, Magnus y Rugido ruin all their fun in part one of our double main event?
The trios sort out and fans rally for “LUCHA! LUCHA!” The Lion Warrior starts against The Roar. They circle, the fans rally up, and then the forearms fly! The fans rally as Temp gets the edge. Things speed up, Rugido drops down then hurdles over. Temp comes back to hurdle, then he ducks ‘n’ dodges to CLOBBER Rugido! The fans fire up, Rugido bails out, and lucha rules lets Volador rush in. Things speed up again, Temp rolls off Volador’s back to SOBAT, KICK, and ENZIGIRI! Volador bails out so Magnus runs in. Magnus wrenches and whips Temp but Temp goes up and over. Temp rolls back, then kicks, but Magnus blocks
Magnus flips Temp, Temp lands out and runs up to tilt-o-whirl arm-drag! The fans fire up and Temp hits the Templarooni! Cole is amazed and the fans rally up. Tag to Mascara Dorada and he sets up with Rugido. Rugido runs up, Mascara jumps over, rolls and goes up the corner. Mascara handsprings, then he blocks a shot to knuckle lock and CHOP! The fans cheer, Mascara goes up, up, jumps around and pinballs to arm-drag! The fans fire up and Magnus is in! Mascara eggs him on, but Magnus kicks low. Maghus whips, Mascara rolls under, then comes back to tilt-o-whirl and RANA! The fans fire up and Volador is in.
Mascara runs up, Volador puts him on the apron, and Volador swings. Mascara blocks and GAMANGIRIS, then he springboards, but Volador dodges. Mascara handsprings back, runs in again, ducks ‘n’ dodges and tilt-o-whirl RANAS again! Volador bails out, Mascara kips up, and the fans fire up! Mascara builds speed but Los Depredadores regroup. Mascara slows up, the fans rally, and the ref reprimands. Despredadores wanna bail? The fans boo, the count begins, and Depredadores change their mind. They come back, so Mistico tags in. The fans cheer him on while Depredadores talk strategy.
Mistico and Volador step up, and Volador wants a handshake? Mistico is wary, he doesn’t accept. The two get moving, Mistico runs, handsprings, but into a DROPKICK! Then Los Depredadores attack! The fans boo as they knock Templario y Mascara down, then mug Mistico 3v1! The ref reprimands but Collision goes picture in picture.
Depredadores stop to soak up the heat, then they drag Mistico up. They double whip him corner to corner, then they send Rugido to LARIAT! Magnus LARIATS! Then they feed Mistico to Volador’s SUPERKICK! Temp tags in, but Volador blocks a kick for Rugido to KICK that leg! Magnus adds a CHOP, and the process starts again. They double whip Temp to DOUBLE ELBOW, then DOUBLE ELBOW DROP! They stand Temp up for a SUPERKICK! Mascara is in but he gets mugged, too! And fed to Volador to put up top. Magnus UPPERCUTS, Volador GAMANGIRIS, and they YANK Mascara down for Rugido to basement DROPKICK! Volador covers, TWO!
Depredadores soak up the heat while keeping on Mascara. Volador grinds Mascara down with a chinlock but Volador also CLAWS at Mascara’s mask! The ref reprimands, but Volador drags Mascara up to whip. Mascara ducks under, tag to Mistico! Mistico dares Volador to bring it but Volador backs down to tag Magnus. Magnus offers a handshake, but that’s just so Rugido can KICK Mistico in the leg! Depredadores stomp Mistico around, then sit him up into a motorcycle stretch. Magnus BLASTS Mascara y Templario off the corner, then adds a leglock to the hold! Mistico endures, the ref reprimands, and Depredadores let go.
Rugido wrenches Mistico, CLUBS his arm, then brings him around. Tag to Volador, then Magnus steps in. They whip, DOUBLE HIP TOSS, but Mistico handsprings to DOUBLE ARM-DRAG! Rugido y Magnus are sent out, Mistico RANAS Volador! Mistico’s team steps in, the fans fire up, and Mistico leads his team in building speed! TRIPLE TOPES and down go Los Depredadores! The fans fire up and Mistico returns to the ring. The fans rally for “LUCHA! LUCHA!” as Magnus returns. Magnus and Mistico trade shots, Mistico SOBATS, then Mistico whips. Magnus reverses. Mistico keeps moving, springboard and CROSSBODY!
Rugido clamps on, but Mistico dodges, the CHOP hits Rugido! Mistico then RANAS Magnus, and he dodges Volador y Rugido! Mistico comes back to RANA Rugido away, then he dodges Voladro to RANA again! The fans fire up as Mistico again rallies his team. Templario builds speed and he FOSBURY FLOPS! Down go Volador y Rugido! Templario sets them up, Magnus runs in at Mistico, but Mistico dodges and SUPERKICKS! Magnus wobbles, Mistico runs, and Mistico uses Magnus to get up and FLY! Down goes everyone else, and then Mascara CROSSBODIES Magnus! Magnus gets up to wrench and kick, then underhooks.
Mascara fights the lift, dodges the lariat, then pops up to POISON-RANA! Mascara drags Magnus to the drop zone, goes up top, and SHOOTING STARS! Cover, Mascara’s team wins!
Winners: Mistico, Templario y Mascara Dorada, by pinfall
The CMLL Trios Champions and their amigo in the CMLL Middleweight Champion take down the Mexican National Tag Team and the living legend that leads them! Will these stars shine even brighter once AEW visits Arena Mexico in June?
AEW hears from Anna Jay, Harley Cameron, Megan Bayne & Penelope Ford.
The Queenslayer says, “Penelope, Megan, we are not finished with you.” The Wild Aussie says, “We’ve still got plenty of fruit left on these vines!” They will have a tag team match with them. The Megasus says when weaklings keep trying, some call it perseverance. Megan just calls it delusion. She has beat them both, but was that not enough? Anna says she doesn’t care who, one of them is getting choked out! Harley says she’s got some grapes of WRATH coming! The Superbad Girl says if they want a match so bad on Sunday, then don’t worry about her. Megan tells them to pray God shows them mercy, because Megan never will. That is, unless they #BowDown!
And so it is official! The Double or Nothing Buy-In will see Harley & Anna VS Megan & Ford! Who will win big this Sunday to perhaps even head for golden opportunities for the Summer?
Kris Statlander speaks.
“Willow. Who do you think I hang out with? What do you think I do? What’d I ever do to you? Besides spear you off the stage, drop you headfirst onto thumbtacks, and choke you with a chain… You may have a point. But, here’s mine. I’m sorry. I’ve made mistakes, but I am a very dangerous person. So be careful who you push, because they might just push back.” The Galaxy’s Greatest gave a friendly warning, but it was still a warning. Will this #BornAgainKristen find herself ruining her testament over an old grudge?
“Speedball” Mike Bailey & Komander w/ Alex Abrahantes VS La Faccion Ingobernable!
Part two of the double main event is here, and it has even more high-flying, hard hitting lucha libre! Bailey is still getting his shot at Kazuchika Okada and the Continental Championship, but will he and the Commander of the Skies survive this Collision? Or will Rush y Dralistico make sure Bailey is in no shape to face the Rainmaker?
Rush makes his entrance, but where is Dralistico? Dralistico attacks from behind! The fans boo as Dralistico knocks Komander and Bailey down! The bell rings and Dralistico stomps away on Bailey. Dralistico then goes out to ROCK Komander, letting Rush go after Bailey with a whip into railing! Bailey falls but Rush stands him up to THROW into more railing! Dralistico does the same to Komander, then SMACKS him off the desk! Dralistico CHOPS Komander, Rush HEADBUTTS away on Bailey, and Rush says HE is number one! Dralistico BOOTS Komander down! Rush SMACKS Bailey off the desk, then grabs that can of iDrinq!
Rush SMASHES the can in Bailey’s face! The ref reprimands, Rush y Dralistico revel in the cheers and jeers, and they mug Bailey. They put Bailey in the ring, then THROW Komander into railing. The fans rally for Speedball, but Dralistico stomps him down, Dralistico drags Bailey up by his hair, puts him against the ropes, and Rush holds Bailey up so Dralistico can CHOP! Bailey might as well have been shot! Rush CHOPS, whips, but Bailey grabs ropes! Bailey BOOTS Rush, BOOTS Dralistico, then Komander tags in! DOUBLE MISSILE DROPKICK! LFI bails out, the fans fire up, and Komander coordinates with Bailey.
Komander and Bailey both build speed, and they both DIVE onto LFI! Then they trade, and they DIVE the other way! The fans fire up as the two slide back in, go again, and DIVE! But LFI say “Nope!” and let both men crash ‘n’ burn! The fans fire up while Collision goes picture in picture.
Bailey writhes, Rush stalks him, and Dralistico stands on the barriers to soak up cheers and jeers. Rush throws body shots on Bailey, HEABUTTS him, then leaves him behind to taunt fans. Meanwhile, Dralistico POSTS Komander! Dralistico puts Komander in a GROUND COBRA TWIST, Rush RAMS Bailey into the steel steps, and then Dralistico puts Komander in the ring. Dralistico hoists Komander up top, then HAMMERS away on him! Dralistico pulls at the mask, the ref reprimands, and Komander fights back. Dralistico traps Komander’s arm to CLAW at the mask! Komander still fights, so Dralistico puts him in the Tree of Woe, for a KICK!
Komander flops to the mat and Dralistico argues with the ref. Dralistico drags Komander from the corner to then tie up the legs and pull on an arm! Komander endures, Dralistico STOMPS the knees, and Dralistico soaks up heat. Dralistico bumps Komander off buckles, sits him down, then runs side to side for a SUPERKICK! Dralistico lounges on the ropes and says tranquilo! Dralistico tags Rush, LFI mugs Komander, and Rush even SPITS at Bailey! The ref keeps Bailey back while Collision returns to single picture. LFI mug Komander more, and Rush CHOPS! Komander sputters, Rush whips him corner to corner, then whips Dralistico.
Komander goes up and over Dralistico, rolls, ducks ‘n’ dodges, then he RANAS Dralistico hard! Rush runs up, Komander dodges and springboards to DROPKICK! The fans fire up, hot tag to Dralistico, and he waits on Komander. Komander crawls, hot tag to Bailey! Bailey BOOTS Dralistico, BOOTS Rush, then he fires LIGHTNING KICKS on Dralistico! The fans fire up and Bailey ENZIGIRIS! Dralistico runs up, Bailey mule kicks, AX KICKS, and BUZZSAWS! Then STANDING SHOOTING STAR! Cover, TWO! Bailey glares at Rush, the fans rally up, and Bailey sits Dralistico up again. PENALTY KICK! STANDING-
NO, Dralistico moves, Bailey lands out, and Dralistico DREAMCAST KICKS! Both men crawl, hot tag to Rush! Rush storms up on Bailey, eggs him on, and drags him up. Bailey ROCKS Rush, but Rush brushes that off. Rush ROCKS Bailey and eggs Bailey on. Bailey and Rush fire forearm after forearm, and then they CHOP back and forth! The fans fire up, Rush eggs Bailey on again, then he blocks Bailey’s kick! Rush trips Bailey, Bailey avoids the stomps! Bailey runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges, but Rush CHOPS! And CHOPS! Bailey runs, Rush dodges, ROLLING ELBOW! Bailey falls into a corner and the fans fire up!
Rush stomps away on Bailey, then runs corner to corner. Rush runs back in, feints the horns to BOOT Bailey! Rush says, “Tranquilo!” The fans are torn but Rush tags Dralistico. Rush sets Bailey up, Bailey shoves Rush away and Komander GAMANGIRIS! Rush flops out, Dralistico springboards in, but Bailey dodges! Bailey SUPERKICKS! Dralistico tumbles out, Komander is on the far corner! TRIANGLE JUMP MOONSAULT from Bailey, tightrope walk and ESCALARA from Komander! The fans are thunderous as Komander takes down LFI! Komander and Bayiley high-five, then they get Dralistico in the ring.
Komander puts Rush in the drop zone, and now both Komander and Bailey climb! They aim at LFI, DOUBLE SHOOTING STARS!! Cover, TWO?!? LFI survives and the fans can’t believe it! Abrahantes coaches his guys, “This is Awesome!” Bailey kicks Rush out, tags Komander in, and they focus on Dralistico! Komander springboards to FLYING DESTROYER!! Cover, RUSH BREAKS IT! Rush stands Komander up just to HEABUTT him back down! Bailey runs up, Rush sidesteps and SNAP GERMANS! Bailey flounders into a SLIDING KNEE! Rush fires up, the fans are torn, but he coordinates with Dralistico.
The fans duel as Rush goes out to get Bailey. Dralistico brings Komander up in a corner, and he underhooks, SUPER FACEBUSTER! Cover, TWO!?! Komander survives and the fans fire up! Rush runs up on Bailey but is sent into steel steps! Dralistico is shocked, but Komander gives him a POISON-RANA! Hot tag to Bailey! Bailey hurries to spin and TIME ADVENTURE! Komander adds the CIELITO LINDO!! Cover, Bailey’s team wins!
Winners: “Speedball” Mike Bailey & Komander, by pinfall
A high-speed combo wins it for- WAIT! The coin drops, and here comes Okada! The Continental Champion walks down the ramp, eyes on Bailey in the ring. Champion and challenger are face to face, and Bailey gives a respectful bow before offering a handshake. Okada reaches out, only to flip Bailey off! The fans are torn, but Bailey KICKS that finger and HEEL KICKS Okada! Okada tumbles out, Bailey builds speed, and Bailey FLIES! Down goes Okada and Bailey stands up with the belt! Will Speedball be too fast to be touched by the rain? Or will no one stop Okada’s reign of terror?
My Thoughts:
A very good Collision considering it is the go-home to Double or Nothing. But that said, it felt like a lot of last-minute promos were shoved onto this. Dustin & Sammy didn’t say anything more than what was said last night on Dynamite, and at least the one from Harley, Anna, Megan & Penelope established their match for The Buy-In. Toni’s was very good, as they always are, but it doesn’t add much from last night as the math already said Toni was winning. Very good promo for the tag team match contract signing, though, with a great brawl as part of it. Nigel & Garcia might win, but I mostly expect Adam Copeland to make his return as part of it.
Very good match from Mercedes VS Isis but it makes sense it wasn’t very long given we knew Mone would win. It was mostly a vehicle for one last confrontation of Hayter and Mone before the PPV. It still feels very likely that Mone wins so that she can face Toni and maybe they go title VS title at All In. Great stuff with the Don Callis Family throughout the night, all members getting wins tonight to stay strong. Great match of Paragon VS GYV, great win for Paragon, and instead of just cutting to the chase of Cole VS someone for the TNT Championship, they’re given us a Six Man Tag. That’s fine, because I expect whoever wins for Don Callis Family is the guy that faces Cole for the TNT Championship either at Fyter Fest or the first-ever “Summer Blockbuster.”
Maybe Excalibur misspoke but I know he called the lucha libre trios match a “main event.” Either way, great CMLL Six Man Tag, and naturally the Faces won that. It was just for a lot of fun, I would’ve thought maybe they could put this on the Buy-In, but it at least makes for good marketing on the road to Grand Slam: Mexico. And great tag match main event from Bailey & Komander VS LFI. Not sure what happened to them doing Titans of the Air, Komander & Hologram as a duo, but that’s typical AEW. Bailey’s team of course won so that he has momentum, and then Okada shows up so that Bailey can also stand tall over him. All that math adds up to Okada retaining at Double or Nothing, but it’ll be a great match for Bailey, too.
My Score: 8.8/10
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Will there be anarchy in New Mexico?
Before Double or Nothing and Anarchy in the Arena, Jon Moxley teams with The Young Bucks against Swerve, Samoa Joe & “Powerhouse” Hobbs!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Six Man Tag: Jon Moxley & The Young Bucks VS Swerve Strickland, Samoa Joe & “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs; Swerve, Joe & Hobbs win.
- Ricochet VS Anthony Bowens w/ Billy Gunn; Ricochet wins.
- Mina Shirakawa VS Julia Hart; Mina wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Tony Schiavone is in the ring!
He brings up the Owen Hart Cup Finals, and the two men fighting for their chance at the AEW World Championship at All In. He introduces first, Hangman Adam Page! The fans fire up for the Blackhat Cowboy as he goes to the ring, and we notice the extra security already on hand. Schiavone then welcomes out the Aerial Assassin, Will Ospreay! Albuquerque fires up again as Ospreay sports his new baseball jersey style merchandise. Schiavone says both men know what is at stake. One goes on to All In: Texas to fight for the world title, upon winning the Owen Cup. Schiavone then turns things over to Ospreay and Hangman.
Ospreay thanks Schiavone and wants everyone to hear him out. He understands why there is security, but he won’t get physical. Will Hangman get physical? No? Good. Then he excuses the security and assures them, he’ll make sure they get paid for their time. Ospreay thanks them as they exit, and Ospreay says he just wants it to be him and Hangman. The fans cheer Ospreay for the gesture, and Ospreay tells Hangman that he has one very important question: “Do you still drink?” The fans boo but Ospreay says c’mon, not in a bad way! He just means, Hangman loves a good beer. And to be honest, Ospreay owes him an apology.
Ospreay says that when they got jumped the other day, Ospreay did take a swing on Hangman. But to be fair, Hangman gave him a headbutt. But like Ospreay’s dad says, when he gets hit in the face, it is a drastic improvement. But Ospreay does have some beers for them. The ring crew brings those over, and Ospreay hands Hangman one. Ospreay wants cheers, but Hangman stares him down. The fans are torn, Ospreay takes a swig, and says it’s fine. Ospreay puts his aside, and says while they need to get things off their chest, there is something else Ospreay wants to do.
Ospreay wishes to petition to Tony Khan and the AEW Board of Directors that Ospreay VS Hangman on Sunday are the main event. The fans like that idea! Ospreay says surely some still think he’s crazy. Why would Ospreay wanna follow one of the most destructive and brutal matches AEW has in Anarchy in the Arena? Why would Ospreay wanna follow three hours of amazing professional wrestling? Ospreay says to those people, “You do not know what is at stake!” The fans cheer, and Ospreay says not only is this about winning the beautiful Owen Hart Memorial trophy, not only is this about going to All In: Texas on Saturday, July 12th…
But the winner of this match is the person with the responsibility of bringing back that beautiful gold belt! The fans cheer that! Ospreay says he really wants this. He wants this so badly! He feels the moment he stepped here, he has done everything the right way. He leaves his home country on a Tuesday, arrives here, makes seven to 15 HOUR flights every single week! He barely sleeps on Tuesday, he is constantly jetlagged, doesn’t really know where he is, but he puts on his “crime fighting pants,” and he says ring the bell, bruv! The fans cheer that! Ospreay says he wants to wear the title with pride! To show it around the world!
And most importantly, he wants to bring it home. Ospreay brings up August 24th, Forbidden Door in London, the O2, an arena just 30 minutes from his home. There are people that have supported Ospreay from the ballrooms and the halls. He has been a young, immature man who has grown up right in front of them, and he wants to wear that title in front of them while he thanks them for their support! The fans also cheer that. But the other thing is, every Tuesday when he flies to the US is that he leaves his six-year-old son at home, and he wants nothing more than to walk into that building so his son can see him as WORLD CHAMPION!
The fans cheer more, and Ospreay understands how much Hanger wants it. But Ospreay wants it just that little bit more. The fans cheer Ospreay on, but then the “COWBOY SH*T!” rises. Hangman tells Ospreay, “That is the difference between you and I. And that will be the difference between you and I on Sunday. Will, you want this, you want it bad. And I know that feeling, because I have lived it. And I know that you understand that in ALL of professional wrestling, there is no prize grander, there is no greater honor, than to be the All Elite Wrestling World Champion, I know you know that!
“But Will… For you, this could be a professional accomplishment. Granted, it is the biggest professional accomplishment either you or I could ever dream of having! But it is that: A professional accomplishment. For me, this is personal. I don’t want this opportunity, I need it.” The fans cheer that, too! Hangman says he has WASTED two years of his life, filled with nothing but grief, sorrow, and hate! In those two years, Hangman has not won a single tournament or a single championship. The one thing that Hangman did win brought him nothing but the same. The worst of it wasn’t even here. It was when he was at home.
It was last Christmas morning, when Hangman’s son sat on the floor… playing with his new toys, he looked up to see his dad staring out the window, looking for someone he knew would never come back! How many times in two years did his son look at Hangman and feel disappointment?! Hangman NEEDS this!! When Hangman goes home, he needs his wife to look at him and not feel pity! She needs to see the man she fell in love with all those years ago! For Hangman’s kids to look up to him, to know they have the father they deserve! And for all these people who supported him when he deserved it the least to know that he can be the kind of man that THEY can believe in!
And Hangman needs this for himself. Because Hangman needs to know that there can be some kind of light at the end of this two year tunnel through Hell… Hangman needs it, because he needs to know Ospreay was wrong when Ospreay said that for Hangman, this was too little, too late. Ospreay scowls a bit as the fans get fired up. Ospreay tells Hangman, “So what’re you planning on doing about it? You’re gonna wrap a chair over my skull? You gonna beat me so bad that I have to retire, like you did Christopher Daniels? I’m not going down that path. Cuz I’ve been there, and it took a lot for me to come back.”
As silly as this might sound, Ospreay says he is showing up, and he is doing his best. And sometimes, his best hasn’t been good enough. He’ll admit that he’s lost. Lost bad. But he’s never lost because he dragged the ref around to get an advantage. He’s never whined to his boss about not getting his way. If Ospreay has lost, he has lost leaving it all in this ring! And if he’s lost, he at least won the fans’ respect! The fans cheer that, and Ospreay says more importantly… He won their trust! Hangman asks if that’s enough! Is that enough for Moxley and the Death Riders? Ospreay doesn’t know!! He doesn’t know what it takes!
Ospreay wrestled Moxley twice, and he lost both times! He doesn’t know how to do it, but Hangman does! So then show Ospreay! Show THAT man on Sunday! That fire, that animal! Because of Ospreay can beat that Hangman, then Ospreay knows he can beat Moxley! The fans fire up more, and Ospreay says Hangman used to be a pure-hearted man, and he can also be a bad man! He is a Cowboy! The one we’re meant to look towards when times are hard! But he hasn’t been doing that! He’s been staring out of the window! Hangman’s been looking for Swerve! His attention hasn’t been on being The Guy, but on someone else.
And Ospreay gets it, when someone crosses the threshold from business to personal, you gotta handle it. We could give Hangman a month, two months, three, but an entire YEAR?! An entire year has changed Hangman! The kids don’t look up to him! The men, the boys backstage, they lost respect for him. And the women have screamed in terror when Hangman wanted to kill Swerve! Ospreay is not that guy. Ospreay is just the guy that’ll show up and do his best. But before writing Ospreay off, Ospreay’s best has beaten MJF, Bryan Danielson, Kazuchika Okada, Kenny Omega, Chris Jericho, anyone else you can name!
Wanna know what? Because Ospreay is the best in the EFFIN’ WORLD!! The fans are really fired up now! Ospreay tells Hangman, he knows that when the bell rings, anything can happen. If it is Hangman, Ospreay will be happy for him. And if Hangman thinks he has no friends, then it’ll take more than one person off of Moxley. Ospreay says if Hangman needs a friend, someone watching his back, Ospreay will have his back. Ospreay hopes the same goes back from Hangman. If Ospreay wins, hopefully Hangman will have his back. Ospreay then offers the toast again. So what Ospreay is saying, Cowboy, “Meet me in the desert! I’m calling you out for a shootout, bruv!”
Ospreay chugs his bear, HHH spits some of it, and then tosses his bottle. Hangman chugs his beer down to the very last drop, and the duel is set! Which one of these gunslingers hits the mark to then take aim at The Maniac in Texas?
Jon Moxley walks into the building.
Marina Shafir follows the Maniac AEW World Champion, and he seethes all the way. “Tensions are rising in AEW. The spoils will go to those that embrace the anarchy.” Moxley goes from pavilion to bleachers as he makes his entrance. Anarchy in the Arena is no longer the main event, but will this appetizer make up for that?
Six Man Tag: Jon Moxley & The Young Bucks VS Swerve Strickland, Samoa Joe & “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs!
The trios sort out, Joe starts against Moxley and they go right to throwing hands! The fans fire up as Joe gets the edge, “JOE! JOE! JOE!” Moxley throat chops, the fans boo, and Moxley runs, but into a ROLLING ELBOW! Moxley and Joe fall back, and both teams have their guys calm down. Hobbs tags in, as does Matthew Jackson. The fans rally for “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” Hobbs and Matt tie up, and Hobbs SHOVES Matt down! Matt comes back, ducks ‘n’ dodges, but Hobbs CLOBBERS him! The fans fire up as Hobbs then scoops Matt, brings him over, but Matt slips free! Nick GAMANGIRIS, then tags in!
The fans boo as The Bucks kick, run, and ALLEY-OOP DROPKICK! Swerve tags in, runs up, Nick sidesteps but Swerve flips with the ropes to come back! Swerve trips, laces the legs, then waistlocks. Nick fights with elbows, he runs but Swerve drops down, hurdles, and turns Nick’s leap over into a suplex! Swerve catches the superkick to hit a BACKBREAKER! Swerve runs at the corner, UPPERCUTS Nick and snapmares! Swerve goes up, Matt runs over, but Swerve DECKS him! Nick runs up, Swerve jumps over to HIP TOSS and gator roll! Swerve deadlifts for the suplex! The fans fire up, but Moxley and Matt attack!
The fans boo but Joe & Hobbs storm in! They all brawl, Moxley TOSSES Hobbs to the outside, and Nick RANAS Swerve! The Bucks regroup to DOUBLE PLANCHA, but Joe & Swerve pull the double “Nope!” Moxley builds speed, but Hobbs is in his way! Hobbs swings, Moxley CLAWS Hobbs’ eyes! Moxley shoves Hobbs down then runs to DIVE! Down goes Hobbs! The Bucks see Joe in the ring. Joe winds up and builds speed, but into DOUBLE SUPERKICKS! The fans boo but Matt brings Joe out. Nick builds speed, but Swerve slingshots and somersaults! COMPLETE SHOT! Swerve builds speed now to FOSBURY FLOP onto Nick!
Joe throws Matt away, builds speed after all, and he DIVES onto Moxley & The Bucks! The fans are thunderous and Joe flexes while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Joe drags Nick up, SMACKS him off the apron, then follows him around the way. Marina can only glare while Joe puts Nick in for Swerve. Swerve drags Nick up, wrenches and whips him to a corner, then CHOPS! Swerve snapmares and goes up, FALLING UPPERCUT! And he hits the Griddy! The fans cheer and Swerve drags Nick up again. Tag to Hobbs, Hobbs ROCKS Nick, then he DECKS him! Nick flounders, Hobbs brings him around to suplex. Hobbs holds Nick up for a count of TEN before the SLAM! Hobbs flips off Moxley and Matt, then goes back to N ick. Hobbs has Nick in a corner, whips him corner to corner, then runs up, but Nick dodges!
Nick KIKCKS Hobbs in the leg, hot tags Moxley, and Moxley wraps Hobbs’ leg in ropes. Hobbs fights back but Moxley CLAWS Hobbs’ face! Moxley climbs up and rains down fists! The ref counts, Moxley stops, but that lets Matt get cheap shots in! Hobbs slumps down and Moxley DROPKICKS the leg! Tag to Matt, and Moxley stands on Hobbs’ leg! Matt stomps Hobbs, then HIP DROPS the leg! Matt bends the leg on the ropes but the stops as the ref counts. Matt drags Hobbs over, tags Moxley, and Moxley helps Matt split the wishbone! Moxley talks trash while Dynamite returns to single picture.
The fans rally, Moxley stands Hobbs up, and he climbs up again to talk more trash. Moxley rains down fists, but Hobbs SHOVES him away! Hobbs hobbles but Moxley CHOP BLOCKS him down! Moxley stomps away on Hobbs, then tags in Nick. Nick puts some stank on the CHOP! Hobbs just gets mad! The fans tell Nick he messed up, but Nick kicks low. Nick winds up to CHOP Hobbs on the back again! Hobbs just frowns. Nick runs but into Hobbs’ arms! Hobbs POWERSLAMS Nick! Tag to Swerve but Nick tags Matt. Swerve LARIATS Nick, LARIATS Matt, repeat! Swerve then wrenches Matt and turns him for a NECKBREAKER!
Nick springboards to RANA, but Swerve blocks! Swerve pops Nick up for a POWERSLAM of his own! Nick hobbles up, Swerve runs in, but Nick BOOTS him! Nick cartwheels to the apron, then eggs Swerve on. Swerve runs up, Nick backflips away, but Swerve handsprings through! The two stare down, then Swerve scoops Nick to BACKBREAKER! Moxley runs up, Swerve dodges, but Matt SUPERKICKS him! The fans boo but Matt soaks it up. Matt & Moxley get Swerve into the ring for Nick, and Nick tags Matt. They double whip, Swerve ducks a lariat to waistlock, but Matt backs him down into the corner.
Nick SHINING WIZARDS, then he helps Matt with SLICED BREAD! SHIING WIZARD again, then Matt covers, TWO! Swerve stays in this but Matt tags Nick. Nick climbs up and aims, to SWANTON BOMB onto knees! Swerve saves himself and the fans fire up! Swerve and Nick crawl, but Moxley runs up to BLAST Joe & Hobbs! Swerve BACKDROPS Moxley, but no one is there to tag! Matt runs in, Swerve puts him on the apron. Nick runs in, Swerve puts him on the apron. Moxley runs up, LARIAT DOUBLE GIRI COMBO! Then an X PLEX! Matt grins as he goes up the corner, and he CROSSBODIES onto Hobbs & Joe!
Matt hurries back in, sets Swerve up, and The Bucks coordinate, RISKY BUSINESS! Cover, TWO! Swerve survives and the fans fire up! Nick drags Swerve up, bumps Swerve off buckles, and tags Matt. Matt ROCKS Swerve in the back, then puts him in the ropes. Nick goes up, DRAPING SWANTON BOMB! Matt covers, Hobbs breaks it! The fans cheer and Hobbs coaches Swerve. Matt paces while Dynamite goes back to picture in picture.
Matt stomps Swerve around, ROCKS him, then throws hands. Matt bumps Swerve off buckles, tags Moxley, and Moxley throws hands. Moxley beats Swerve down then stands on him! The ref counts, Marina talks trash, and Moxley steps off at 4. Nick gets a cheap shot in while the ref is busy with Moxley. Moxley goes out to fetch Swerve and bring him around. Moxley makes Swerve take a seat, then he flips off the fans before raining down fists. Moxley BITES Swerve’s forehead but Swerve fires hands! Swerve fires more shots, and he backs Moxley down! But Moxley pokes Swerve in the eyes! Then Moxley RAMS Swerve into the steel steps!
The ref reprimands but Moxley just ignores him. Moxley puts Swerve in, dares him to go tag his team, but then stomps hm. Moxley clamps onto Swerve’s arm, bends the fingers, then drags him over with a facelock. Tag to Nick and they mug Swerve. Nick whips Swerve back into the corner, runs up, and SHINING WIZARDS! And then SHINING WIZARDS! Matt won’t let Swerve fall, and Nick SHINING WIZARDS again! Nick soaks up heat while Swerve sputters. Moxley tags in, the mugging continues, and Moxley puts Swerve in the corner. Moxley fires hands and Dynamite returns to single picture.
Moxley and the ref argue, but that lets Marina CHOKE Swerve! She’s once again a problem and the fans boo! Hobbs protests but Marina gets away with it. Marina warns Nana to watch himself, and then Moxley drags Swerve into a stalling, middle finger flipping PILEDRIVER! Cover, JOE BREAKS IT! Joe fires away on Moxley but the ref backs him off. The fans rally but Moxley clamps onto Swerve with a CROSSFACE! Swerve endures, the fans rally for “Whose House?” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” Moxley shifts into a RINGS OF SATURN, but Swerve still endures! Moxley shifts to a facelock then a full nelson, but Swerve still endures!
Swerve reaches out, fires elbows, and he is free! But Moxley has the waistband! Swerve uses his foot to get free, he ROCKS Moxley, but Moxley grabs the waistband again! Swerve HEADBUTTS and both men fall! The fans are thunderous as the teams call to their guys! Hot tags to Matt and Joe! Joe rallies on The Bucks and even Moxley! The Bucks kick and whip, then run up! Joe URENAGES Nick down, then he SNAP POWERSLAMS Matt! Cover, TWO!! Matt survives but Joe hauls him right up! Tag to Swerve, Joe sends him in for an UPPERCUT! Joe BACK ELBOWS, and PELES! Hobbs goes up!?
Hobbs aims to DIVING SPLASH!! Swerve covers, but Moxley AND Nick break it! The fans boo but Moxley backs away. Swerve snarls and the fans rally up again. “This is Awesome!” as Swerve gator rolls again. But Nick saves Matt from the suplex! They DOUBLE SUPERKICK Swerve, then dodge Hobbs to feint and DOUBLE DDT! They both kip up, Joe is in, but Nick SUPERKICKS him! Joe wobbles, so Matt SUPERKICKS! Joe still DOUBLE LARIATS!! The fans are thunderous, but Moxley hits Joe with a PARADIGM SHIFT! HOUSE CALL for Moxley! Then a FLYING STOMP onto The Bucks!! The fans are electric and Nana is loving it!
There is a ring count on Swerve and Matt while the fans rally up. Swerve and Matt crawl, Swerve puts Matt in at 8. The fans cheer as Swerve drags Matt over. Tag to Hobbs and then Swerve climbs. Hobbs brings down his straps, but Moxley is in! Moxley kicks Hobbs, underhooks, but Hobbs werernches out to then hit a SPINEBUSTER! Then SPINEBUSTER for Matt! Nick springboards in, but SPINEBUSTER onto Matt!! Hobbs handles town bidness three times over, then he tags Swerve back in! Swerve is up, but Moxley SHOVES Hobbs into him! Then CUTTER for Hobbs! Joe LARIATS Moxley up and out!
The Bucks DOUBLE SUPERKICK Joe!! The Bucks hurry after Swerve, DOUBLE SUPERPLEX!! Then the E V P- NO, Swerve ducks and knees hit together! COQUINA CLUTCH for Nick! O’Conner Roll for Matt!! Swerve & Opps win!!
Winners: Swerve Strickland, Samoa Joe & “Powerhouse” Hobbs, by pinfall
But Moxley and Matt attack! The fans boo as now Yuta & Claudio join in, too! The Death Riders and Bucks mug Swerve & Opps, and Marina even mugs Nana! BUT SHIBATA IS BACK! The Wrestler fires off fast hands on everybody! Shibata whips and BOOTS Yuta in the corner! Shibata fires more forearms, but Claudio is back! Shibata ROCKS Claudio first! Shibata fires forearms in the corner, he is getting payback for that chair gut buster! But Marina LOW BLOWS Shibata!! The fans boo but HERE COMES WILLOW! The Babe with the Power has been a Problem solver, and she SPEARS Marina!
The fans fire up, because here comes KENNY OMEGA! The Cleaner is a missing piece to the puzzle, but he gives Yuta a SNAP DRAGON! SNAP DRAGON for Claudio! He blocks Matt’s superkick, Matt begs for mercy, but he gets a SNAP DRAGON instead! Matt is on the ropes, Omega takes aim, and everyone joins in with the BANG!! V-TRIGGER on the ropes!! But Omega isn’t done, he drags Matt up. Swerve says hold on a moment. Swerve brings out a TABLE!! The fans fire up and Omega likes that idea. Joe helps set the table up, Omega brings Matt to the apron, and the fans are thunderous! Omega Electric Chair Lifts, but Claudio saves Matt!
The fans boo but The Bucks & Death Riders retreat! Joe shouts, “OH NO NO NO NO NO! A sane man would realize I’ve got all your asses this weekend and I can wait ’til then. But y’know what? I’m not a sane man, and we don’t give a s*it! We’re coming after you tonight in Albuquerque, whether you like it or not!!” Joe has put The Bucks & Death Riders on notice, will this fight go all the way into Collision and the rest of the week?
Backstage interview with The Hurt Syndicate.
Alicia Atout is with Montel Vontavious Porter, Shelton Benjamin, Bobby Lashley, and their other lawyer on this very exciting evening. MJF is set to finally put pen to paper and join the team. How excited are they for this new chapter? MVP says yes, this is a momentous occasion. They are adding a fourth man. But regarding the excitement, you’d need to ask Max about that. “Oh, you can ask him, baby!” MJF steps in, wearing a brand new suit that is covered in gold leaf. Mark Sterling is also here, and MVP likes the suit. MVP says they’ll get some food, let his lawyer handle the legalese, and they’ll see MJF later.
MJF says absolutely. He fist bumps the Hurt Syndicate on the way out, and tells Alicia to scoot. MJF then tells Sterling that he did it! And a pleasure doing business with MVP’s lawyer, too. Sterling presents MJF with a pen, but Dynamite goes to break. Will it all be to MJF’s liking? Or will there be some fine print that bites him in the ass?
The Hurt Syndicate heads to the ring.
Mark Sterling already has a table set up as MVP & The AEW World Tag Team Champions enter, and MVP grabs a mic. “Attention AEW viewing audience. This is an official announcement from the Hurt Syndicate. Tonight’s a very special night. As you know, you’ve been following this drama as it has unfolded. We finally got the All Mighty to change his position, and tonight we officially induct our fourth member into the Hurt Syndicate.” The fans boo a bit, and MVP says hold on, they shouldn’t boo that. But he gets why they’re booing. Maxwell Jacob Friedman is better than all of them, and they know it.
So without further ado, the newest member of the Hurt Syndicate… Maxwell Jacob Friedman! M J F! The Scumbag makes his entrance, he has them cut his music, and he says he’d boo, too, if he was born and raised in Albuquerque. “Gentlemen, I gotta tell you, this reminds me of when I was a young little lad. My mother sat me down, and she said, ‘Son, the most important moment of your life is the day you marry the love of your life.’ And now that I’m older and wiser, I gotta say, clearly, that dumb b*tch never joined the Hurt Syndicate!” The fans boo, but MJF says, “Excuse me, I’m talking. Thanks, though, I appreciate the input.”
MVP also tells the fans to show respect to MJF. The only thing that sucks here is Albuquerque! They paid money to be here, so shut up and show respect to the young genius! MJF thanks Montel for that, and says he loves him. It is such a shame that such a great moment has to happen here, in a state nobody remembers exists. They don’t even have good sports teams here! Nobody cares about Albuquerque! Anyway, they’ve had their fun. Smart Mark, explain the legalese. Sterling assures that the contract benefits both parties. MJF will sign first, then MVP, Shelton & Lashley will sign to make MJF an official member of the Hurt Syndicate, LLC.
MJF tells the fans no one asked them, so please quiet down. MVP suggests booing their bosses when they go back to the jobs they hate. MJF finishes his part, then MVP signs his. Shelton signs, MVP tells more fans to shut up, and Lashley is last, much like he was with giving his thumbs up. Lashley hesitates, though. Now that it is really real, he might have second thoughts. Lashley double checks, MJF says he trusts “Bob.” MVP tells one fan in particular to shut up, men are conducting business! Lashley & Shelton check with their lawyer, MJF asks what’s the problem. Lashley goes back to the contract, and he works up the effort to sign his name.
The fans boo, but there’s nothing to it! MJF says this is the greatest moment of his life! He is now the newest member of- Wait, the Sons of Texas head out here? The fans cheer Dustin Rhodes & Sammy Guevara, aka the ROH World Tag Team Champions, aka the #1 contenders to the AEW World Tag Team Champions! Dustin has a mic but MJF says cut the music! And he tells them to look at him! Dustin & Sammy must be as dumb as these fans are ugly! He wants the White trash honkies to realize they have no right to interrupt this! Dustin tells MJF to shut up, “You stupid SOB!” All MJF does week in and week out is talk! MJF barely wrestles! He has no work ethic, grit, or even…
Well, Dustin will say this. Dustin hates MJF’s guts. He needs MJF to know that. MVP, you and Dustin do go way back. And Dustin has the utmost respect for MVP. He does. But it is in MVP’s best interest as businessmen to watch out for that snake in the grass. MJF says no, that’s not a thing. Dustin say she and Sammy are “day one guys!” Six years ago, Double or Nothing, they did something special! They changed the wrestling landscape! It was an unforgettable night. Fast-forward to now, this Sunday in Phoenix. They have an opportunity that they earned. They want more gold! They’re UNDEFEATED as ROH World Tag Team Champions!
The Sons of Texas have earned their AEW World Tag Team Championship match. Bobby, Shelton, Dustin wants you to look at him when he talks to you. Word is, they like to hurt people. Well, jump on Dustin and see if you can hurt him! He dares you! MVP says please, Dustin, be careful what you wish for. Dustin says there is nothing they can do to him and Sammy, bigger men have tried! And they may not know this, but Dustin & Sammy have both gone to Hell, looked the Devil in his eyes, and kicked his teeth in to claw their way out! They are day one, working around the clock, no off days! Do not think this will be a walk in the park, because it is not!
The fans cheer as Dustin says they fight with heart, honor, fire, passion, soul, and their work ethic is untouchable. One more thing: If Dustin were a betting man, he would bet on day one guys. See you at Double or Nothing. Mic drop from The Natural, and both he and the Spanish God are ready! But will they be able to topple The All Mighty & The Standard of Excellence? Or will Lashley & Shelton just have to hurt people?
Backstage interview with Kazuchika Okada.
Renee Paquette is with the Rainmaker and says last week, “Speedball” Mike Bailey called him out because he is eyeing the Continental Championship. Does he have an official response? “Yeah.” Then what is it…? “I’m the Continental Champion, I say what goes. Speedball, you do not call me out. I call you out! Double or Nothing, you find out why I’m then Continental Champion and you’re not.” Then it is official! But Renee notes that Speedball has yet to be pinned since arriving in AEW. Is Okada at all concerned? Okada says there is a first time for everything, trust him. Okada leaves, but comes back to tell Speedball, “Trust me.” Oh, okay…
The Rainmaker doesn’t hit his signature insult, but will he hit his signature move and be the first to beat Bailey? Or will Speedball be the NEW Continental Champion?
Ricochet VS Anthony Bowens w/ Billy Gunn!
The One & Only picked on Zach Gowen, then beat him in a match, only to beat him down after. Mark Briscoe made the save and then the challenge, so now Ricochet has a STRETCHER MATCH waiting for him on Sunday! Will Ricochet be too worried about that to focus on the 5 Tool Player? Or will Ricochet use the Pride of Pro-Wrestling as a tune-up?
The bell rings, the fans rally, and the two circle. They feel things out, but Ricochet says hold on. He taunts Daddy Ass, but Bowens stops Ricochet from doing the crotch chop! Bowens then fires hands on Ricochet, ROCKS him, and CHPOS him in the corner! The fans cheer Bowens and he whips corner to corner. Ricochet reverses, Bowens goes up and rolls. Ricochet runs up, Bowens hurdles then headlocks. Ricochet powers out, Bowens hurdles, then Bowens FLOAT OVER DDTS! Ricochet flounders to ropes, Bowens LARIATS him up and out! The fans fire up with Bowens again, and Ricochet gets in Billy’s face.
Billy steps and Ricochet flinches! Bowens is there to SLAP Ricochet on his bald head! Bowens whips Ricochet into railing, then he SCISSOR FINGERS~ with Billy! Bowens leaves Ricochet behind, Billy pushes Ricochet in, but the ref reprimands. Bowens runs up, Ricochet dodges, and then Ricochet comes back. Bowens puts Ricochet on the apron, GAMANGIRIS, then he brings Ricochet up. Ricochet fights the suplex, then he drags Bowens to the apron. Bowens BODY SHOTS, fireman’s carries, but Ricochet grabs at the ref! The ref shakes free but Ricochet slips down. Ricochet POSTS Bowens, then SWEEPS the legs!
The fans boo but Ricochet is all fired up, and Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Ricochet taunts the fans, returns to the ring, and Billy helps Bowens. Ricochet CLOBBERS Bowens as he gets in the ring! Ricochet CHOKES Bowens on ropes, lets off, and he soaks up heat. Ricochet storms up and CHOPS! Bowens kicks Ricochet, CHOPS him, and then goes to a corner. Bowens runs up, Ricochet dodges and fires hands! Ricochet CHOPS, then he drags Bowens around. Ricochet taunts the scissor fingers and digs them into Bowens’ eyes! The ref reprimands, Ricochet stops, and he stands Bowens up to throw knees. Ricochet snapmares Bowens, runs, and then KOKESHI HEADBUTTS! Ricochet taunts the fans while Bowens writhes.
Ricochet goes back to Bowens but Bowens throws hands! Bowens rises, ROCKS Ricochet, then runs, but into a DROPKICK! Ricochet taunts Billy, argues with him, then covers Bowens. TWO, but Ricochet stalks Bowens to a corner. Ricochet CHOKES Bowens on the ropes again, stops as the ref counts, and then taunts the fans again. Ricochet goes back to Bowens but Bowens KICKS from below! Bowens kicks again, but Ricochet blocks to YANK Bowens from the corner. Ricochet then headlocks and rains down fists! The ref reprimands, Ricochet stops, and Billy is frustrated on Bowens’ behalf.
Ricochet taunts Bowens, CLUBS him down, then stalks him again. Ricochet looms over Bowens and CLUBS him down again as Dynamite returns to single picture. Ricochet drags Bowens up, puts one out, but Bowens fights the lift! Ricochet CLUBS Bowens, UPPERCUTS him, and CHOPS him! The fans boo but Ricochet runs, only for Bowens to blow past! Ricochet ducks, Bowens dodges, and Bowens mule kicks! Bowens front KICKS, then runs, FAMOUSER! The fans fire up and Bowens has Ricochet for a torture rack! Swing and SLAM! Cover, TWO! Ricochet survives and Bowens is frustrated but the fans rally behind Bowens.
Bowens waits on Ricochet, clinches, but Ricochet fights the Arrival with elbows! Ricochet spins but Bowens ROCKS him first! Ricochet hits back, Bowens ROCKS him again! The hand fly, Ricochet spins but into a BOOT! Bowens runs, but into a TIGER WALL KICK! SOBAT! FRONT KICK! But Bowens fires off the Rock, Paper, Scissors, SUPERKICK!! Cover, TWO!! Ricochet survives and Bowens grows frustrated. The fans rally, Bowens stalks Ricochet and waistlocks, but Ricochet slips out of the back suplex! V-TRIGGER! HEEL KICK! Ricochet goes to the corner, locks ‘n’ loads, and SPIRIT- NO, Bowens ducks it! Clinch and ARRIVAL!!
The fans fire up and Bowens signals the scissors! The fans join in, Bowens makes it a fist, MOLLY WHOP!! But Ricochet is sent out of the ring! Billy wants to fetch Ricochet for Bowens but the ref won’t let him! Ricochet crawls, Bowens brings him up, but RICOCHET HAS THE SCISSORS!! HE JABS BOWENS IN THE FORHEAD!!! The fans boo and Ricochet reloads! SPIRIT GUN!!! Cover, Ricochet wins!!
Winner: Ricochet, by pinfall
Just as Ricochet stole Swerve’s coat, and just as he stole Zach Gowen’s prosthetic leg, Ricochet steals this win and he steals the title of “Scissor King” from Bowens! But wait! Mark Briscoe is here with a stretcher! The fans cheer as Mark sneaks up, and he gets Ricochet’s attention! Ricochet freaks out as Mark says this is where he’s going on Sunday! Mark RAMS Ricochet with the stretcher, fires hands, and then scoops him onto the stretcher! Mark positions it at ringside, goes up top, but Ricochet scrambles away! Mark hops down and he tells Ricochet there’s no running away at Double or Nothing! Will Ricochet #ManUp or shut up against the Sussex County Chicken?
BREAKING NEWS for Thursday Night Collision!
While it is official for Double or Nothing, Speedball has business to handle before facing Okada! Bailey teams up with Komander against La Faccion Ingobernable! Will Bailey & Komander wrangle these bulls? Or will they just get the horns? And before she battles Jamie Hayter for the Women’s Owen Hart Cup, Mercedes Mone must defend her AEW TBS Championship against CMLL’s Reyna Isis! Will The CEO lose her belt before going for the trophy? Or can #ThreeBeltsMone build momentum for Double or Nothing?
Stokely Hathaway & FTR speak.
#BigStoke says, “Look what we have here. A contract in my email for your tag match at Double or Nothing, live on PPV this Sunday. And here’s the thing. We could sign this through a dopey Acrobat, but when you look to my left, when you look to my right, you see two men. You see two men who respect and honor the tradition of professional wrestling. You see the greatest tag team alive today, F T R! So we’re gonna do something special. Because Nigel McGuiness, Daniel Garcia, they want to look you in the eyes before they sign this contract. They wanna make sure that this is something that you really want to do.
“And you can even bring along your buddy, Daddy Magic.” Stokely does the fake cough trick as he calls Matt Menard “Dick ass.” Dax gives Stokely a cough drop and Stoke says we will all have the privilege and honor of seeing Nigel sign the last contract he will ever sign in his wrestling career, tomorrow night on Collision, live on TBS. #TopGuysOut. Will Nigel & Garcia be ready for anything FTR might try to pull this close to Double or Nothing?
Renee Paquette is in the ring.
The fans cheer and she says that tonight, we’ve already heard from the Men’s Owen Hart Cup Finalists. Now it is time to hear from the ladies. Renee has chairs set up and reminds us that these two women want to beat the ever loving crap outta each other, so she’ll do her best to keep things in order. That said, please welcome out the Hardest Hitting Hayter there is, the former AEW Women’s World Champion, Jamie Hayter! The fans cheer as Jamie makes her way out to the ring. Hayter takes her seat on Renee’s left, and now we welcome out The CEO, Mercedes Mone. The fans aren’t as excited as Mone struts her way out in her 1990s pop art bodysuit.
Mone takes her seat to Renee’s right, the fans duel, and Renee wants to start with Jamie. Jamie has accomplished something in AEW that Mone has not yet, and that is to hold THE AEW Women’s World Championship. Now, Jamie was sidelined with an awful back injury, but she has fought her heart out just to be back here. But this match makes it seem like Jamie is the underdog. How does it feel to Jamie? Jamie says if she’s the underdog, then so be it. Jamie just hates when people look past her, not realizing how that is a surefire way to get yourself hurt. It doesn’t matter if Jamie is on top of the mountain or deep on rock bottom, she will crawl her way back every single time.
Jamie will fight again and again and again, because that’s just who she is! She’s not some obnoxious C E O~! She doesn’t have people running around doing her dirty work. And she doesn’t walk around here like she’s the best thing since sliced bread! The fans cheer that, and Jamie says yeah, she’s rough around the edges. She doesn’t have it like Mone has it. Jamie will admit to it. But she’s still a fighter. Every single person sat out here tonight, everybody watching at home, helped mold Jamie into just that! This means more to Jamie than it does Mone, and they both know it! It really, really does.
Jamie says this isn’t even about a title anymore. Not to Jamie! It is more than that. This is about not being forgotten. The fans cheer, and Jamie tells Mone that when the bell rings, the confetti falls, and the cup is lifted, if it ain’t Jamie doing it, then what the hell does that even mean for her? Is she just not good enough? Should she even come back? What’s her fight? What’s her why? Will anyone even care? Mone’s guess is as good as hers, but as always, Jamie’s back is against the wall. But what she does is she laces up her boots and she hits bloody hard! That just who Jamie Hayter is! The fans cheer that!
Renee turns to Mone and says Jamie is bringing a new level of intensity even in Mone. Is Mone worried Jamie will be the first woman to beat her in singles competition since joining AEW? The fans cheer that idea! Mone says, “Worried? Renee. Me, worried? Do you not know who the Hell you’re talking to? Jamie Hayter, you think you have me all figured out, but you don’t. Because I am more than just a champion. I’m a revolution. I am the Beyonce of Women’s Wrestling! And I’m not looking past you, I’m looking straight through you like the glass doll that you are.” The fans boo but Mone says she always gets what she wants.
And her destiny is our reality. And the reality is, she will be headed to All in: Texas to become THE AEW Women’s World Champion! The fans are torn, but Mone says Jamie wants to throw shade at her success. Mone is the greatest TBS Champion ever! 360 days and counting, 25-0 in singles competition! She didn’t get there by luck, but by hard work and dedication. So Jamie, at Double or Nothing, Mone will show you why she’s the CEO. It is more than just about winning, but about leaving her legacy. Jamie, Mone wants you to bring your best, to be the best, to be the fighter that you say you are.
Because Double or Nothing will not be where Jamie’s story begins, but where her chapter in Mone’s story ends! Mone laughs, the fans boo, but Jamie has a rebuttal. She wants to ask everyone here tonight, “Have you noticed something a little bit different about Mercedes? She’s looking a little bit lighter, if you will. Something’s missing, but I can’t quite put my finger on it.” Jamie looks Mone up and down, and then says she figured it out! Mone lost the NJPW Strong Women’s Championship! Jamie remembers because she watched Resurgence. That was Mone’s destiny, and Mone’s destiny is to now lose everything!
Mone SHOVES Jamie down! Mone rains down fists on Jamie, Renee bails out, and Mone shoves the chairs aside. Mone is pissed as she makes Jamie look at the belts she still has. But then Hayter grabs an arm, and gives Mone HAYTERADE!! But then Timeless Toni Storm is here! The fans cheer as THE AEW Women’s World Champion is here already, wanting to see her potential challengers before the big night. But at the same time, she’s going to watch her next challenger in person while on commentary! The Fighting Gravure Idol and the Princess of the Black Throne are in the main event, will it all be about #MinaNow?
Mina Shirakawa VS Julia Hart!
Dynamite returns as Toni continues to revel in the cheers before sitting down at commentary. With that, Mina makes her entrance, followed by Julia’s. The bell rings and the fans rally as Mina and Julia circle. The two tie up, are in a deadlock, and then Julia headlocks. Mina powers up and out, drops down, then goes to hip toss, but Julia blocks! Julia gets a leg up, FLIPS, but Mina swings! Julia dodges, wrenches, and YANKS on the arm! Julia goes to a corner, knuckle locks, and climbs. The fans duel as Julia tightrope walks, and she goes OLD SCHOOL! Down goes Mina, Julia runs, but Mina ducks the blindside lariat!
Mina shimmies and shakes, the fans cheer, and Mina blocks a kick to CLUB the leg! Mina CHPOS, and then says it is her turn! Mina goes up, up, and shakes before she goes OLD SCHOOL with a knee drop! Mina shakes more and the fans cheer more. Toni promises that she is not here to make innuendo, just dry sexual comments on occasion. Mina runs in, Julia dodges then comes back, but Mina dodges in return. Mina ROCKS Julia, goes up and FLYING CHUCKS! Mina runs, DROPKICKS the legs out, and brings Julia around. Mina steps through, Julia kicks and kicks, then runs! Mina slides to trip Julia up!
Mina waves to Toni, says she’ll be champion, and Toni asks, “Really? Be careful now.” Julia is there to ROCK Mina! Toni says she told her so. Julia RAMS Mina into the apron, CHOPS her, then pushes her into the ring. Toni is nonplussed, this is going as her “script” says it would. Julia storms in after Mina while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Julia steps on Mina, TWO, but Julia drops down to DRIBBLE Mina off the mat! Cover, TWO! Mina is tougher than that but Julia drags her around. Julia whips Mina to a corner, runs in and LARIATS! Then she stomps a mudhole into Mina! Julia digs her boot in, the ref counts, and Julia steps off at 4. Julia drags Mina up, brings her around, but Mina CHOPS! Julia CHOPS, then reels Mina in. Julia snap suplexes, covers, TWO! Julia is annoyed but she drags Mina into a chinlock. Mina endures, reaches out, then fights up. Mina fires body shots, but Julia KNEES low. Julia whips, ELBOWS Mina down, then paces.
Luther fans Toni given the New Mexico heat. Julia clamps onto Mina with the motorcycle stretch but Mina endures again. Mina fights to turn things around, only for Julia to wrap her in a straitjacket stretch! Mina endures, pushes back to a cover, TWO! Julia clamps onto Mina with a SLEEPER! Mina fights around, Julia shifts to become a backpack, but Mina fights up. Mina JAWBREAKERS free! Julia wobbles, but she ROCKS Mina in the back! Dynamite returns to single picture as Julia stands mina up. Mina fires forearms, Julia fires back, and the fans rally. Julia runs, but into a SOBAT! Mina runs to SLIDING KNEE!
The fans fire up and Mina waits on Julia. Julia stands, into a ROLLING ELBOW! Julia is back up, but Mina LARIATS! Mina grins, runs corner to corner, but she has to block a boot! DRAGON SCREW! Julia writhes, Mina storms up and has the leg. Mina steps through, but Julia BOOTS her away! Julia goes to a corner, Mina runs in, but Julia goes up! And she reels Mina into the TARANTULA!! The fans cheer, the ref counts, and Julia lets Mina go. Julia steps in, but into an URAKEN! The fans fire up and Mina goes to the apron. Mina climbs, brings Julia in, and FLYING SLINGBLADES! Cover, TWO!!
The fans fire up as Julia survives and Mina grows frustrated. Mina drags Julia up, dragon sleepers, “This is Awesome!” as Julia fights through! STO! Julia then drags Mina to the drop zone and stomps her! Julia goes up, up, and HART SAULTS! Mina moves, Julia lands on her feet, and her leg jams! Mina DROPKICKS the leg out! Mina SMASHES the knee, then has the legs for the FIGURE- NO, Julia cradles! TWO, and Mina hurries to her feet! ROLLING ELBOW, and then URAKEN!! Julia falls, the fans fire up, and Mina drags Julia into the dragon sleeper! GLAMOROUS DRIVER- NO, Julia slips out, rolls Mina up, TWO!!
Mina has Julia’s arm! Chicken wing, roll, ghost pin! MINA WINS!!
Winner: Mina Shirakawa, by pinfall
Toni is impressed as Mina snatches another one! Mina taunts Toni, Toni tells commentary that she is not worried, but then Julia BLINDSIDES Mina! The fans boo as Julia throws hands! Mina shoves Julia, trips her up, and has the legs! FIGURE FOUR!! The fans “WOO~” while Julia suffers, but SKYE BLUE is here! Skye BOOTS Mina down, then rains down fists! The fans boo but Toni storms into the ring! Storm drags Skye off Mina, then GERMAN SUPLEXES! Skye flops out, but Julia storms up! SLAP from Toni, URAKEN from Mina! The dark clouds have rolled away, and now Mina grabs the belt off the apron.
Mina brings the belt to Toni, but promises to take it from her on Sunday. They tug-o-war, Mina SHOVES Toni! Toni comes back, but Mina blocks the kick for a DRAGON SCREW! Mina puts Toni in a corner, ties up those legs around the post, HANGING FIGURE FOUR!! The ref reprimands, Luther calls for reinforcements, and the fans are going nuts! Mina lets go when she’s satisfied, and now Toni might be in trouble. Will it only get worse for Toni when it’s time to go Double or Nothing?
Backstage interview with The Young Bucks.
Renee gets a word from them as they’re on their way out. Nick says they don’t have time, they have a flight to catch. Matt says hold on, they can say this. Remember how earlier tonight, Joe and his crew promised to get their hands on The Bucks? Well, it is the end of the night, nothing happened, so that makes Joe a liar. See you at the PPV. The Bucks head for the exit, but Joe is there! He SMASHES them with a trash can! Hobbs joins in, the luggage is also a weapon, and things go to the backstage area! But the Death Riders are there! They brawl 5v2, but Willow joins in! Marina goes after Willow, Swerve shows up, and so do Shibata and Omega!
Swerve has a chain, Omega has a trash can, and now THIS is an appetizer! They brawl out onto the stage, using the tron and the railing as part of this! Marina is sent into railing! Omega CHUCKS a trash can into Moxley! Swerve CHOKES Nick and puts him in the ring! The fans rally as things go down the ramp, Dynamite’s theme song plays in the spirit of Anarchy in the Arena! Omega has Swerve’s chain and uses it to CHOKE Nick! Joe BOOTS Moxley against barriers! Omega CLUBS Nick, but Nick HOTSHOTS Omega! Hobbs has Claudio, Shibata puts Yuta in a trash can to SMACK away with a kendo stick!
The Bucks turn things around on Omega, beat him up 2v1, and Nick has the chain now! The fans cheer on “A E DUB! A E DUB!” as Swerve and Moxley brawl! E V P TRIGGER to Omega!! Claudio SMACKS Hobbs with a chair, but that just pisses Hobbs off! Joe and Moxley brawl now, but the Bucks aren’t done with Omega! They get him up, but Omega slips free! Omega shoves Matt into Nick! Hobbs CHOKES Claudio, Omega SLAM DUNKS Matt! Swerve is in, BOOT for Nick! Omega and Swerve nod, but Moxley CHOKES Joe! Willow beats down Marina, Omega and Swerve have the Bucks! V-TRIGGER and HOUSE CALL in stereo!!
Joe powers out to turn things around on Moxley! COQUINA CLUTCH!!! Joe makes the AEW World Champion pass out! But GABE KIDD is here! He CLOBBERS Joe with the title briefcase!! The Mad Man slips in and CLOBBERS Swerve! And CLOBBERS Omega! He rains down fists on Omega, the fans boo, but Gabe says he wasn’t just gonna go back home! The Bucks bring out the TABLES! Things have turned around from earlier tonight as The Bucks drag Swerve to the table! Gabe CHOKES Omega, puts him on the outside, and now Omega is put on the other table! The Bucks climb the corners, Yuta makes Nana watch!
STEREO MACHO ELBOW AND FROG SPLASH, DOWN THROUGH THE TABLES!! Albuquerque loses their minds, and the evil alliance of Death Riders and Elite stands tall! How much more chaotic will things get when it’s Anarchy in the Arena?
My Thoughts:
A great episode, even for being a go-home that was light on matches. But at the same time, it had more promos and build. Awesome face-to-face promo from Ospreay and Hangman, and even with the passion and bringing up the past, these guys stayed Faces and are keeping it at “may the best man win.” As such, that really keeps things up in the air. Either guy would make a great challenger for Moxley, especially if the story is that Hangman and Ospreay will work together to make sure it is a fair fight. Also a great promo segment from Hayter and Mone with how they brought some fire to that moment. Mone losing her cool over Hayter bringing up her loss was good stuff, but Hayter standing tall makes me think Mone wins now.
Great segue from Mone and Hayter to Toni watching Mina VS Julia. Great match for the main event, but naturally Mina wins to have momentum. Skye Blue showing up and Toni getting involved was also good stuff, but I’m a bit surprised Mina and Toni took it that far. Mina standing tall over Toni on top of her match momentum, clearly Toni retains at Double or Nothing. Then it will be Toni VS Mone, and I would think Mone retains her title against Reyna Isis tomorrow night. And since we’re not going double or nothing on titles, maybe we go all in, with Mone putting up her TBS Championship against Toni’s Women’s World Championship, with the winner becoming the first dual AEW Women’s Champion.
Good promo from Stokely & FTR to set up their contract signing on Collision, and that will be a good segment for the go-home. Pretty fun stuff with MJF and the Hurt Syndicate, but I feel like MVP adlibs his responses a little too much. He didn’t need to keep shouting down the fans unless someone was actually saying something offensive. I appreciated Lashley playing up like he was going to go back on the deal, but also they kept teasing how there might be someone other than MJF joining. Dustin & Sammy showing up was logical, but I feel like Dustin only had most of his promo put together. But as I’ve said before, I don’t see Sons of Texas winning this one. I wonder if MJF has a part to play, too…
Ricochet VS Bowens was a very good match but I’m a little surprised, and maybe disappointed, Bowens’ return push was sacrificed to Ricochet getting momentum going into Double or Nothing. But I suppose the “Scissor King” crown was good enough a reason to have a match. I would’ve waited until after Double or Nothing so that Ricochet and Bowens could have an actual feud going through the summer. Mark going after Ricochet was good stuff, but he kinda gave away the big spot he wants to do: Froggy-Bow to a stretcher. The math on this match is fairly even, but it’d make sense if Ricochet won to stay hot towards a title opportunity of his own.
Speaking of, good promo from Okada to set up Okada VS Bailey. I wonder if he chose to swerve us on saying “b*tch” or he was told to pull back a bit. It feels more like an Okada thing to make that move himself. Bailey & Komander surely find a way to win against LFI tomorrow, but I can’t be sure about Bailey VS Okada. I still think a great idea is to violate the Continental Rules by The Bucks ending up ringside. Given how tonight ended, I can see the Faces and Heels not wanting to wait to get Anarchy in the Arena started, so The Bucks either brawl their way ringside or are chased ringside, Bailey wins, but Okada retains as it is a disqualification and Champion’s Advantage is a thing.
But of course, great stuff with the Anarchy in the Arena field. Awesome Six Man Tag to open, great win for the Faces, but then the Heels stand tall to close the night, so the math is a wash. The stuff tonight was a great teaser, so that Anarchy match is going to be wild. It could go either way, really, but the result should also lend itself towards the next phase in the story. I don’t know if Darby Allin will be back in time for Sunday, because helping the Faces win AITA would be a great way to return, and it means one more ally for Team AEW to fight against the Death Riders.
My Score: 8.8/10
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