Dynasty 2026
Date: April 12, 2026
Location: Rogers Arena, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Commentators: Excalibur, Tony Schiavone, Nigel McGuinness

We’re back on pay per view for what doesn’t feel like the biggest show. That’s been the case before though and things have wound up going rather well so maybe they have another one up their sleeves here. The main event is MJF defending the World Title against Kenny Omega so let’s get to it.

Zero Hour: Alex Windsor vs. Marina Shafir

Windsor’s New Japan Strong Women’s Title isn’t on the line. They go right to the slugout to start with Windsor taking her down. Shafir can’t get the armbar all the way in but there’s enough damage to put Windsor in trouble. Another armbar on the ropes sends Windsor outside and Shafir sends her hard into the barricade. Back in and a judo throw takes Windsor down and Shafir steps on her face, which has the fans rather upset.

A whip into the corner has Windsor in more trouble but she manages to send Shafir outside for a breather. Shafir gets back inside and is shouldered down a few times but blocks a Sharpshooter attempt. Back up and another armbar has Windsor in trouble and they strike it out again. A kick to the face puts Windsor down and they get a double breather. Windsor tells her to bring it before grabbing….call it a t-bone DDT for the pin on Shafir at 8:42.

Rating: C+. This was almost a squash until Shafir came out of nowhere with the surprise pin. I do like Windsor winning here though, as Shafir is kind of locked into her spot as one of the Death Riders’ enforcers and doesn’t really need to win anything. On the other hand you have Windsor, who could be turned into a title contender pretty quickly if need be. I’m not sure why this was on the pre-show, as it had enough of a story to be a main roster match, but they got the result right.

Zero Hour: Kamille vs. Big Anne

So Kamille attacked Willow Nightingale and ruined the open challenge for the TBS Title so she gets this instead, ending her 500+ day hiatus from AEW. Kamille stomps away in the corner and hits a pump kick, followed by a torture rack powerbomb for the fast pin at 1:25 to complete the squash. Cool. Now do something with her.

Post match a taped up Nightingale comes in and gets beaten up again.

National Title: Mark Davis vs. Jack Perry

Perry is defending. Davis throws him down to start and knocks Perry’s flying shoulder out of the air. Back up and Perry dropkicks him to the floor but Davis grabs a dive out of the air. That’s escaped as well and Perry hits a quick 619 around the post. They get back inside, with Perry getting knocked back into the corner for a running elbow and backsplash to give Davis two. The chinlock goes on but Perry is right back up to low bridge him to the floor.

Perry grabs a Sliced Bread out of the corner but can’t grab a piledriver. Instead Davis sends him to the apron for a big running shoulder and a suplex slam drops him onto the apron. The piledriver is broken up back inside though, with Perry eventually swinging around into a DDT. Perry hits his own piledriver for two but Davis is back with an enziguri. A quick hurricanrana is enough for Perry to retain the title at 8:30.

Rating: B. I liked this one way more than I was expecting to, as they told a good story out there. It was Perry in over his head physically so he had to pick some shots where he could. That wound up working well, partially because Davis is becoming pretty awesome at being a powerhouse. Good stuff here and a rather nice surprise.

Zero Hour: Women’s Tag Team Titles: Hyan/Maya World vs. Megan Bayne/Lena Kross

Kross and Bayne are defending and Kross knocks World down to start. World pops right back up and brings in Hyan to face Bayne. A hurricanrana out of the corner takes Bayne down but she knocks both of them outside without much trouble. Bayne’s suplex sets up a basement crossbody for two and some running pump kicks in the corner drop Hyan for two. Hyan manages to low bridge Bayne to the floor but it’s still not enough for the tag.

Bayne misses a charge into the post though and it’s back to World to pick up the pace on Kross. Everything breaks down and a running knee into a neckbreaker drops Kross for two. That doesn’t last long as Kross kicks her way out of trouble and Bayne fall away slam/Samoan drops the challengers. The double chokeslam is broken up and World is back with a double DDT. Hyan dives onto the floor and World adds a moonsault onto both villains. A TKO gets two on Kross but Bayne boots World into a German suplex. The double chokeslam retains the titles at 10:38.

Rating: B-. The champs had to break a sweat here and I’ll take that as a nice surprise. Hyan and World aren’t a successful team and were little more than cannon fodder here but at least the action wound up being good. I’m not sure who is going to take the titles from Kross and Bayne, but this was closer than I was expecting.

And now, the show proper.

Konosuke Takeshita/Kazuchika Okada vs. Young Bucks

Don Callis is on commentary. Takeshita shoulders Nick down to start so it’s off to Okada, who shakes Takeshita’s hand on the way in. Okada’s slingshot hilo connects but Nick is up with the springboard wristdrag/armdrag combination. Matt comes in to sunset flip Nick, who German suplexes Takeshita at the same time. The TK Driver is loaded up but Nick headfakes Okada into missing a dropkick in a funny spot.

Matt gets knocked down and Takeshita grabs a chinlock, leaving Callis to call for getting Matt’s eye (he’s offering money). Callis goes after Matt’s eye on the floor and Okada is over to pull Nick to the floor, meaning there’s no tag. That lets Okada grab the Bucks’ gear for some posing (Callis: “What a fiery young babyface!”) but Matt manages to knock both of them down. Nick comes in to make the rapid fire comeback and the fans certainly approve.

The Bucks are sent to the apron but come back with stereo sunset flips into Sharpshooters. That leaves Okada and Takeshita facing each other and slapping one another in the face rather than tapping. They eventually make the ropes so the Bucks take them down with the superkicks. A top rope elbow and Swanton get a double near fall but Okada breaks up another TK Driver attempt. The Family hit a Tombstone each and Matt gets sent flying with an overhead release German superplex.

Nick is back in for the save and everyone is down again. Okada is up with his falling top rope elbow to Nick but it’s a sunset flip into a German suplex to put everyone down again. Takeshita’s running knee drops both Bucks but he can’t cover as the fans are rather enthused. Back up and they slug it out until Okada hits Takeshita and they forearm each other.

Matt gets between them and then sends them into each other so Takeshita’s running knee hits Okada. Takeshita breaks up the BTE Trigger but Okada Rainmakers him by mistake. The BTE Trigger gets two on Okada…and Takeshita leaves him to take the TK Driver for the pin at 20:12.

Rating: B+. This got rather good and they were doing a nice job of tying the story between Takeshita and Okada into the match. There was only so much of a reason for these teams to fight so having the Family fighting among themselves (again) was a good idea. If nothing else, we might finally gets the Takeshita vs. Okada grudge match, which has been built for…ever?

Post match Takeshita leaves and Callis is livid.

We recap Chris Jericho vs. Ricochet. Jericho returned, Ricochet didn’t like it, the match was set.

Chris Jericho vs. Ricochet

The Gates Of Agony are here with Ricochet. Jericho takes him down to start fast and mocks Ricochet a bit, followed by his stolen camera deal. Ricochet flips into his pose and gets chopped down, setting up Jericho’s running bulldog. The Lionsault is shoved off though and the Death Valley Driver plants Jericho on the apron. Jericho is sent shoulder first into the post and Ricochet nails his slingshot dropkick in the corner.

The bad arm is bent around the ropes, with Liona getting in some pulling of his own. Ricochet cranks on the arm but Jericho gets back up to avoid a dropkick. Now the Lionsault connects but the Walls attempt is countered. A kick to the back lets Jericho try it again, only for Liona to offer a distraction so Kaun can send him into the corner. Jericho fights up and they slug it out from their knees but Ricochet grabs the Detonation Kick.

Vertigo gets two so Ricochet goes up and gets crotched back down almost immediately. Ricochet kicks him away and tries the shooting star press but gets Codebreakered out of the air for two instead. The Walls go on so of course the Gates get involved for the save. Jericho dives onto all three of them and hits a Judas Effect on Kaun. That doesn’t get rid of Liona though, who is right there with a running clothesline. Back in and Ricochet hits a shooting star press for two, followed by a Spirit Gun. That’s not enough for a cover though, as Ricochet adds a Lionsault for the pin at 19:12.

Rating: B. This had its moments and I was a bit surprised by the result, but I’m more worried about this being the high point for Jericho’s return. There is a good chance that he goes to find some new lackeys to help him deal with the Gates and that’s not the best sign for his future. It was a nice return and the fans liked it, though I’m worried about how long those good feelings are going to last.

We recap Darby Allin vs. Andrade El Idolo. Allin wants the World Title and MJF has paid the Don Callis Family to stop him. Therefore, if Allin wins here, he gets the title shot.

Darby Allin vs. Andrade El Idolo

Idolo powers him into the corner to start so Allin comes back with a rather aggressive headlock. That’s broken up rather quickly and Idolo pulls him into a surfboard to have Allin in some early pain. Idolo is up with the Tranquilo pose in the ropes so Allin gets smart by knocking him to the floor. A woman at ringside inspires Idolo to fight back and grab a suplex while walking Allin up the steps.

Now it’s time to meet said woman, allowing Allin to take him out with a dive. They fight into the crowd and go up the steps, with Allin dropkicking him back down. Allin throws him back inside (after three minutes and fifteen seconds on the outside because countouts are a thing of the past) and gets caught in the Three Amigos, with the third sending him into the corner. Andrade’s running knees miss though and Allin grabs the flipping Stunner. They go up top with Allin grabbing…some kind of a flipping slam into a crossface, which sends Idolo into the ropes.

Idolo heads back outside and gets caught with a suicide dive, though Allin hits the announcers’ table instead. A bite to the head has Idolo in more trouble and they slowly get back inside. Andrade goes to the apron and suplexes Allin to the floor, because of course he’ll take that bump.

Back in and the running knees hit Allin in the corner for two so Idolo takes his (I’ll let you guess whose) pants off. The double moonsault gets two on Allin but he’s back up with a Scorpion Death Drop out of the corner. The Coffin Drop gets two, with Idolo having to grab the referee’s arm. Back up and the spinning elbow gives Idolo two but Allin grabs a quick Last Supper for the pin at 16:33.

Rating: B. Allin seems to be on his way to the main event scene and that’s pretty overdue. There are very few wrestlers who get the same kinds of reactions as Allin and it was nice to see him not do a bunch of stupid stuff. Allin has the wrestling abilities to make something like this work and he did rather well here, though Idolo loses something without the pants.

We recap FTR vs. Adam Copeland/Christian Cage for the former’s Tag Team Titles. Copeland and FTR were really close but FTR turned on him, even attacking his wife. Copeland left for a bit and came back with Cage to reform their famous team to get revenge. And the titles. FTR did attack Cage’s arm on Dynamite so he’s coming in banged up.

Tag Team Titles: Adam Copeland/Christian Cage vs. FTR

FTR, with Stokely, is defending. Copeland and Wheeler won’t shake hands to start so the four way brawl is on. The Canadians take over and it’s a side slam/reverse DDT combination to put Harwood down. We settle back down but FTR takes over on Copeland anyway, with Harwood grabbing a chinlock. Wheeler misses a charge in the corner though and it’s off to Cage, who puts both champions in the ropes.

Cage stands on their back and a low blow cuts Harwood off. FTR is sent outside for a big dive out to the floor, which sets up the Unprettier for two as Wheeler makes the save. Cage’s arm is wrapped around the post and slammed into the post, followed by the seated armbar. The piledriver is broken up and Cage blocks the PowerPlex. A Swan Dive hits Harwood and it’s back to Copeland for the top rope clothesline.

Copeland and Cage load up a PowerPlex of their own but Cage’s splash hits knees. Harwood’s does as well though and we get stereo crossfaces on FTR. Those are broken up so Wheeler tries to bring in a title, which knocks Copeland silly. A 3D gets two on Harwood as Copeland is busted open. Stokely’s distraction sends Copeland running into the Shatter Machine, with Cage shoving Stokely into the cover for the save.

Copeland is back up with a spear for two and Cage goes to grab a chair. That earns him a posting and a toss over the announcers’ table, leaving Copeland to slug it out with FTR. That’s reversed into FTR’s version of the Young Bucks’ kicks, only for Copeland to spear both of them down. Back up and Copeland charges into the Shatter Machine to retain the titles at 21:05.

Rating: B. The match had the good moments you would expect as Copeland and Cage still have their chemistry together but having them lose here is quite the surprise. It felt like a layup to change the titles in the big moment for the Canadian fans but they went the other way instead. Copeland was the big star here, which isn’t a surprise, though Cage did look good in his return. FTR is still a heck of a team, but I’m not sure who is supposed to take the belts. As long as this doesn’t lead to another ladder match (it probably will), it should work out.

We recap the TNT Title match. Kyle Fletcher is injured, Casino Gauntlet match, end of recap.

TNT Title: Casino Gauntlet

For the vacant title with random intervals, first fall wins (can happen at any time so there is no guarantee of how many entrants you’ll get) and Tommaso Ciampa in at #1 and Rush in at #2. They slug it out to start and seem to enjoy an exchange of chops. Rush gets the better of things and knocks him into the corner for the cocky kick to the face. Ciampa is back up with a running knee in the corner and it’s Bandido in at #3.

Bandido starts fast with a running clip dive to Ciampa and a frog splash hits Rush, with Ciampa making the save. Rush is back up to throw Bandido down and go for the mask as Mike Bailey is in at #4. As usual, that means Bailey gets to clean house, with a running shooting star press hitting Ciampa for two. Rush chops Bailey down and El Clon is in at #5. Clon gets to fire off some kicks but we’re already up to Pac in at #6.

Pac’s corkscrew moonsault to the floor takes out a bunch of people and we get a Pac vs. Bandido vs. Bailey showdown. Hurricanranas abound and it’s Daniel Garcia in at #7. Garcia tries some fast rollups but gets superkicked by Clon for two. Anthony Bowens is in at #8 and gives Clon the running Fameasser. The wind up DDT out of the corner drops Pac for two and it’s Kevin Knight in at #9.

Jet Speed gets the better of the fight against the Death Riders and knock them to the floor for the stereo dives. Rush is back in to unload on Bowens in the corner and Bandido’s 21 Plex hits Garcia for a VERY close two. Wheeler Yuta is in at #10 and joins the pile, with Ciampa superplexing Knight onto a bunch of people. Pac throws Bailey back inside but Garcia is back with the Dragontamer to Bailey. Knight breaks that up with the UFO Splash and pins Garcia for the title at 21:21.

Rating: B. I love the result as Knight has felt like he has been ready to jump up to the next level for a long time now. Having him hopefully break out on his own is a good idea as we get to see where he’s going. At the same time, the match was fun but these things haven’t nearly reached the heights of the first editions. There were no surprising names here and it felt more like a big scramble, which isn’t quite as fun. Thankfully we aren’t seeing them as often, but throw a few curve balls in there next time.

We recap Jamie Hayter challenging Thekla for the Women’s Title. Thekla attacked Hayter when she arrived and now Hayter wants revenge.

Alex Windsor wishes Jamie Hayter luck.

Women’s Title: Thekla vs. Jamie Hayter

Thekla, with the Sisters Of Sin, is defending. Hayter slugs her down to start and hammers away but Thekla hits a quick spear to send Hayter outside. They trade right hands against the barricade with Hayter getting the better of things and trying a rather delayed suplex on the ramp.

She also tries one off the ramp but Thekla fights out and knocks Hayter down the ramp in a heap. Thekla’s big dive to the floor connects and a slap to the face drops Hayter again. The Black Widow is broken up as Hayter gets over to the rope so Thekla kicks her hard in the face. Hayter manages a suplex on the ramp and fires off some running clotheslines in the corner.

A Liger Bomb gives Hayter two and a Tombstone connects for the same. Hayter catches her up top with the spider suplex, followed by a top rope double stomp to the back. Hayter’s chokebreaker looks to set up the Hayterade but Thekla reverses into a rollup, while grabbing the rope, for the pin at 16:33.

Rating: B-. Another good one here, with Hayter feeling like just enough of a threat to take the title. That’s all this needed to be, as Hayter was little more than a filler on the way to the next really big challenger. I’m not sure who that is going to be, but Hayter is being built up rather well with these title defenses.

Post match Alex Windsor runs out and protests the rope hold but gets nowhere.

We recap Will Ospreay vs. Jon Moxley for the latter’s Continental Title. Moxley and the Death Riders hurt Ospreay’s neck so it’s time for more revenge.

Continental Title: Will Ospreay vs. Jon Moxley

Moxley is defending. The bell rings and Ospreay hits the Hidden Blade about a second later but doesn’t cover. Another Hidden Blade puts Moxley on the floor so Ospreay follows him for a hanging neckbreaker from the apron. Back in and Moxley tries a triangle choke, which is countered into a powerbomb. They head back outside with Ospreay loading up the steps but missing a running knee. Moxley snaps off a sleeper suplex back inside and things slow down a bit.

Back up and they slug it out before heading to the apron, where Ospreay takes over. Ospreay’s springboard is knocked out of the air though and they chop it out again. Ospreay tries a Spanish Fly but gets pulled into the bulldog choke. That’s broken up as well and Ospreay flips out of a belly to belly superplex. Some kicks to the face rock Moxley, who grabs a Paradigm Shift, only to get Hidden Bladed for a double down.

The referee almost gets bumped before Ospreay grabs a Styles Clash into a bulldog choke of his own. That’s broken up but Ospreay hits a third Hidden Blade, only to come out with his arm banged up. They head outside again, where Moxley hits a piledriver onto the steps. Ospreay beats the count so Moxley hits a Stomp and two Paradigm Shifts…for two. The Death Rider retains the title 18:12.

Rating: B. That ending is a bit of a surprise, but I’m assuming the idea here is that Ospreay was going too far after revenge and his body couldn’t hold up. That feels like more of a long term story, though it’s quite the move to have Ospreay lose here. Moxley is being built back up into the evil Superman and I’m not sure who is supposed to take the title from him. Either way, another good match.

Darby Allin is getting his World Title shot on Dynamite.

The Dogs won the Trios Titles last night on Collision. Now the Conglomeration wants the titles and have a mystery partner to come after them.

Trios Titles: Conglomeration/??? vs. The Dogs

The Dogs are defending but we cut to a Conglomeration sitcom set. Roderick Strong comes in (Orange Cassidy wants more sleep) but Kyle O’Reilly pop in to be the mystery partner. Makes sense. The Dogs break down the set and do various unpleasant things to the couch. O’Reilly takes Finlay down to start and sends him into the corner for the rapid fire kicks. Everything breaks down and the Conglomeration sends them outside to hit some dives.

The Dogs take over again and Cassidy gets sent into the corner as we settle down a bit. That doesn’t last long as Cassidy fights up and brings Strong in to clean house. Strong gets double teamed to put him in trouble but hang on as Kidd seems to be injured. The medics check on him as Strong fights up and hands it off to O’Reilly for the real comeback. The kicks abound and an ankle lock makes Connors tap the titles away at 9:50.

Rating: C+. This was fine and O’Reilly was a nice bonus (not the biggest surprise but that’s ok), though Kidd’s injury might have cut things short. Hopefully he’s ok as you never want to see someone get hurt, especially when the Dogs were finally starting to win a bit. The Conglomeration are fine as the new champions, as they’re certainly popular enough to hold the titles.

We recap MJF vs. Kenny Omega for the former’s World Title. MJF is the rather cocky champion and Omega wants the title back. Let’s go.

AEW World Title: Kenny Omega vs. Maxwell Jacob Friedman

Omega is challenging. They circle each other for a bit to start before MJF tries an early Salt Of The Earth. That’s reversed into a rollup for two and Omega scares him out to the floor (oh yeah they’re going long). Back in and Omega snaps off a hurricanrana to send MJF outside again, this time for a slingshot dive. MJF drops him onto the barricade but Omega moonsaults off of it for the knockdown. A table is stomped onto MJF but Omega takes too long setting up the table.

That lets MJF get in a knockdown and the chinlock goes on back inside. An Alabama slam gives MJF two so he fakes a knee injury and grabs a piledriver for two on Omega. MJF’s V Trigger misses and Omega grabs a snapdragon, setting up the Fameasser from behind of two. MJF bails outside again and gets taken out by the big running flip dive. Back in and MJF bites in the corner but can’t hit a super Tombstone. Instead Omega fights back..but gets caught with a poisonrana.

Omega pops up with a running knee for two and they’re both down. The Heatseeker is blocked so MJF settles for the slingshot cutter for two instead. Omega breaks up You Can’t Escape and hits a V Trigger for two of his own. MJF escapes You Can’t Escape but gets hurricanranaed out to the floor. The means a moonsault from Omega and they both need a breather on the floor. Back in and MJF goes after the stomach before stereo crossbodies leave them both down again.

Omega’s dropkick gets two…and a super One Winged Angel knocks MJF silly. Omega can’t cover due to the stomach though and MJF manages to roll outside. Back in and another snapdragon gives Omega two so he tries another One Winged Angel. That’s reversed into a Cross Rhodes and a package piledriver for a rather near fall and MJF is ticked off. MJF slowly strikes away but Omega gets mad and beats him down in the corner, setting up a heck of a V Trigger.

The One Winged Angel is broken up though and the referee gets bumped. A low blow puts Omega down and MJF finds the Dynamite Diamond. The big shot misses and it’s another One Winged Angel…and another referee comes in to count two. That counts as kicking out of it for the first time, though it should have an asterisk. They go to the apron where MJF hits him in the stomach with the ring. A Tombstone through the table sets up the Heatseeker to retain at 38:50.

Rating: B+. It did feel like this big epic struggle and MJF beating Omega is going to be a big deal for him. The match probably went a bit longer than necessary, but the result was the right call as Omega can come back and win the title later. MJF gets to continue to establish himself as this big villain and it’s working well so far. Omega might not be as great as he was before, but he can still put on a heck of a performance. Great main event here, which isn’t a surprise.

MJF poses on his throne to end the show.

Overall Rating: B+. This was another very good show, with the main event and a lot of other things delivering. At the same time, it was another show where I was just wanting it to be over with about an hour and a half to go. That’s par for the course for AEW, along with having a bunch of rather awesome matches. On on top of that, the villains won most of the top matches, which is quite the choice for a show like this. It’s a show worth a look, though as usual you might want to watch it in shifts, which isn’t the greatest feeling.

Results
Alex Windsor b. Marina Shafir – T-bone DDT
Kamille b. Big Anne – Torture rack powerbomb
Jack Perry b. Mark Davis – Hurricanrana
Megan Bayne/Lena Kross b. Hyan/Maya World – Double chokeslam to Hyan
Young Bucks b. Don Callis Family – TK Driver to Okada
Ricochet b. Chris Jericho – Lionsault
Darby Allin b. Andrade El Idolo – Last Supper
FTR b. Adam Copeland/Christian Cage – Shatter Machine to Copeland
Kevin Knight won the Casino Battle Royal – UFO Splash to Garcia
Thekla b. Jamie Hayter – Rollup while holding the rope
Jon Moxley b. Will Ospreay – Death Rider
Conglomeration/Kyle O’Reilly b. The Dogs – Ankle lock to Connors
Maxwell Jacob Friedman b. Kenny Omega – Heatseeker

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It feels like we just had Revolution as AEW doesn’t often do such quick turnarounds. As a result, this show doesn’t feel quite as big as others, though the main event does seem important. So far there aren’t a ton of matches on the card and that gives me some hope, though I have no reason to believe that will last. There is some interesting stuff on the card thus far though so let’s get to it.

Kickoff Show: Alex Windsor vs. Marina Shafir

Here we have the seconds for Will Ospreay and Jon Moxley having a match, which isn’t an awful idea. Windsor has been built up in recent weeks, though that has been as part of a tag team. At the same time, she’s coming off as tough enough to give Shafir a fight, which is hopefully what we’ll be seeing. At the same time, Shafir has been doing a bit more as a singles star in her own right so this could be trouble for Windsor.

It’s a singles match with a tag wrestler so I’ll go with Shafir to win here. It makes more sense for her to get the win as Ospreay can get the real win later. If nothing else, this could set up Shafir getting a partner to face the Brawling Birds. I’m not sure if this is the right choice for a Kickoff Show match, but at least it is set up rather than just a thrown together fight between slightly associated people.

Kickoff Show: Women’s Tag Team Titles: Megan Bayne/Lena Kross(c) vs. Hyan/Maya World

This was set up on Collision as Hyan and World (combined AEW record as a team: 0-5) just announced they were coming for the titles. As usual, winning and losing matches means pretty much nothing around here so this is what we’re getting. I’m fine with Bayne and Kross getting a title defense in, but even an open challenge would have been better than a team with no actual wins together getting the shot.

Of course I’ll take the champions to retain, as Hyan and World’s two match winning streak in Ring Of Honor (it only took them two and a half months) isn’t enough to make me think they’ll pull the upset. Hyan and World are hardly a bad team, but they’re not ready for this kind of a match no matter what they do. I’m not sure why they’re getting the shot, but just go with it and let the champs win a squash.

Kickoff Show: National Title: Jack Perry(c) vs. Mark Davis

This was thrown onto the card on Collision and it doesn’t have much of a build. That’s not a terrible thing as the title is little more than AEW’s version of the TV Title, which is perfect for a random title match. At the same time, Davis has been doing well enough as of late so throwing him out there for the shot is perfectly logical. If nothing else, Perry could use a title win after Ricochet’s time with the title was kind of a mess.

I’ll take Perry to retain here, as there is no reason to believe that Davis is going to get the title so out of nowhere. Perry getting to beat a big powerhouse should work well as he did that for a long time as Jungle Boy. Davis has that rather good looking piledriver and it’s enough of a weapon to make it feel like Perry is in jeopardy. Either way, Perry retains here in what could be a good match.

Women’s Title: Thekla(c) vs. Jamie Hayter

They’re in a weird spot here, as Hayter feels like she is mainly there as a replacement for Toni Storm. At the same time, Hayter is a former Women’s Champion and has the power game to be a perfectly acceptable challenger. Much like Windsor though, she’s mainly been doing tag stuff in recent months and that doesn’t give her the greatest momentum coming into the match.

I’ll take Thekla to retain here, as she’s doing rather well as champion thus far and it’s hard to imagine her dropping the title so soon. She’s also fresh off a feud with a powerhouse in Kris Statlander and I can’t quite imagine her dropping the title to a wrestler that similar to the one she beat for the title. It’s not a total guarantee that Thekla will win, but it’s what winds up happening.

Trios Title: The Dogs(c) vs. Conglomeration/???

The Dogs won the suddenly hot potatoing titles on Collision, which doesn’t quite make sense given their win/loss record but it’s not like these titles have the most logical history in the first place. After the match, the Conglomeration popped up on screen for the challenge, suggesting they’ll have a third man. Since this division isn’t a thing, that’s enough to set up a title match.

While the titles have been bouncing all over the place in recent weeks, I’ll still go with the new champions retaining. I’m assuming that it’s going to be the returning Kyle O’Reilly as the third man so it wouldn’t be the most out of nowhere pairing, but the Dogs need the win a lot more than the Conglomeration. If nothing else, I could go for the titles actually being successfully defended for more than 18 seconds.

Andrade El Idolo vs. Darby Allin

If there is some sanity around here, this should be wrestling 101. Allin is someone the fans have been behind since AEW started and it makes sense for him to want to go after the World Title. If he beats Idolo here, he gets the title shot, which is something that makes all the sense in the world. It’s an idea that has been done for years, but AEW doesn’t always do things that traditional way.

In this case, I’ll take AEW to do the right thing and have Allin win. While I’m sick of all of his antics and “hey look at me get hurt again!” stuff, he’s about as over of a face as there is in AEW. He has a connection with the fans and putting someone like that in the World Title picture writes itself. Hopefully it winds up working out, but it starts out by having Allin beat Idolo here in what could be a heck of a match.

Tag Team Titles: FTR(c) vs. Adam Copeland/Christian Cage

This is a thing and yes the show is taking place in Canada, which should be the big telling point of the whole match. Cage had his arm Pillmanized on Dynamite though and that isn’t going to make things any easier. At the end of the day, this feels like one of the biggest layups on the entire card and in this case, it feels like something that we’re actually going to be seeing.

So yes, I’ll take what feels obvious and go with Copeland and Cage winning the Tag Team Titles. FTR is long established as one of the best teams in AEW history so it’s not like a loss here is going to hurt them. I’m not sure I want to see what feels like the upcoming Copeland/Cage vs. Young Bucks match that has been teased, but for now we’ll at least get step one with new champions.

Young Bucks vs. Konosuke Takeshita/Kazuchika Okada

We might as well get the Bucks out of the way here too. This is more about Takeshita/Okada, as the two of them have been teasing having a big fight for the better part of ever but have only had the Continental Classic match back in December. They’re certainly taking their time here, but it seems that they get to fight each other at Double Or Nothing if they win here.

That being said, I can’t imagine the Bucks losing to a team who can’t get along (talent aside) and the loss can further Okada vs. Takeshita. The match has to happen sooner or later one way or another and this seems to be the catalyst for making it happen. The Bucks can win here and the other two can fight later on while the Bucks likely move back into the title picture. Because of course.

Chris Jericho vs. Ricochet

Yes he’s back and no the fans don’t seem interested. Jericho being back for the first time in about a year is quite the big moment, though having him as a good guy for a change is a big change. I’m not sure where that’s going, but you can almost guarantee Jericho will have a stable around him sooner rather than later. He needs a match to get him going again though and that’s what we have here.

At the end of the day, there is pretty much no reason to believe that Jericho will lose…and that gives me pause. It would make sense for Jericho to win here but he has a history of going in the opposite direction every so often. I just don’t think they’ll do that here though and I’ll take Jericho to win. It’s not really interesting in any way, but it’s the right move for this situation.

TNT Title: Casino Gauntlet Match

Right now, we only have two participants announced so it’s hard to guess about who will really win. The good thing is that AEW is certainly not lacking in talent to go after the title so this could be a rather stacked match. Hopefully we get some surprises in there as well, as those are the kinds of things that make the match that much more fun. The title is vacant coming in though, and that leaves the door wide open.

There are only so many realistic options to pick from and I’ll go with Tommaso Ciampa, as he has been on a roll since he came in to AEW. Hopefully he gets to keep that going and gets Silvie back, as that’s way too good of a name to not let him keep using it. This is one of those matches that could go in a bunch of directions though and I have no idea who will be involved, but I’ll hope for Ciampa, who has made me a fan in a short time.

Continental Title: Jon Moxley(c) vs. Will Ospreay

This is one of those simple ideas that AEW seems to understand rather well. Moxley is back to being a full on villain and Ospreay is the definition of a superhero in wrestling. In this case, Ospreay wants to get some revenge of his own and that should make for a heck of a fight. Moxley can bring it on the big stage and I could go for seeing what he can bring out of Ospreay here.

The match is all about Ospreay wanting to get his hands on Moxley for his injuries last year, but that might get him in trouble here. While I don’t think Ospreay is going to get disqualified, I don’t think he’s going to get the title. I’ll even say this goes to a time limit draw, with Moxley keeping the title and Ospreay gets a rematch for more revenge in a bigger match. For now though, Moxley keeps the belt but takes a beating in the process.

AEW World Title: Maxwell Jacob Friedman(c) vs. Kenny Omega

The idea here is that Omega’s health isn’t holding up and he isn’t what he was before. At the same time, even a diminished Omega is not someone who should be sweating MJF. The thing is, that has been the case with MJF since he won the title the first time and it’s where he tends to thrive. What matters the most is that this feels like a pay per view main event and they should be able to deliver on it.

As much as I think Omega is going to wind up with the title again one day, I don’t think it happens here. While Omega probably doesn’t have much time left in the ring, I’m not seeing the reason to take the title off of MJF so soon. That is going to be a huge moment for someone and Omega isn’t in need for that kind of a win. MJF retains here and gets to soak in the hatred of the Canadian fans.

Overall Thoughts

This card doesn’t feel like some blow away show, but it has the potential to do some good stuff. If they can live up to the usual hype, they’re going to be fine as a few of these matches could steal the show. Then again there is always the chance that more stuff will be added to the card (future edit: yep) to water it down, but at least the version of the show coming into the weekend looks pretty good.

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Collision
Date: April 11, 2026
Location: Rogers Center, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Commentators: Nigel McGuinness, Tony Schiavone, Excalibur

It’s the night before Dynasty and we have something of a warmup title match this week. The Trios Titles are on the line as Mistico and Jet Speed defend against the Dogs, who have barely won anything but get a title match anyway. Other than that it’s likely time for the final hard sell to the pay per view so let’s get to it.

Here is Dynamite if you need a recap.

Opening sequence.

Trios Titles: The Dogs vs. Mistico/Jet Speed

Mistico and Jet Speed are defending and get jumped by the Dogs to clear the ring to start. Back in and Bailey flips away from Kidd but gets knocked out to the floor. Mistico gets back in to grab a headscissors to send Connors outside. Kidd runs back in to take Mistico down but all six are back inside for the slugout. The champions all hit dives to the floor so they load up more, only to get knocked down as we take a break.

We come back with Knight fighting to his feet and bringing Mistico back in, meaning more dives can put the Dogs down again. Bailey hits a moonsault to the floor and Knight drops Finlay but the UFO Splash is broken up. Kidd piledrives Mistico but Bailey is back up with the Ultimate Weapon to put Kidd down. A straitjacket sunset flip gets two on Kidd, who is right back with a heck of a clothesline. Connors picks Bailey up for a suplex and a top rope spear gives us new champions at 13:39.

Rating: B-. It was the kind of wild match you would expect from these guys and while the Dogs don’t have the best win/loss record, it wasn’t like Mistico was going to be a regular around here. The titles are hardly some mega serious thing so having them bounce around might be the best option for them. They still don’t really need to exist but this is better than having them sit on a shelf for months at a time.

Post match Orange Cassidy and Roderick Strong pop up on screen for a challenge, suggesting they have a third. Kyle O’Reilly I’m guessing?

Will Ospreay introduces the United Empire and then says they won’t be there at Dynasty. Ok then.

Kris Statlander/Hikaru Shida vs. Ava Lawless/Gigi Rey

Shida strikes away at Lawless to start and puts her down with a Falcon Arrow. Statlander comes in with some suplexes to Rey and Staturday Night Fever finishes at 1:40.

Post match Shida isn’t happy with Statlander tagging herself in to win the match.

Hyan and Maya World are getting a Women’s Tag Team Title shot at Dynasty. Their AEW record as a team: 0-5.

Jon Moxley says no one can hang with the Death Riders and if Will Ospreay is so determined to break his neck again, so be it.

Rush vs. Anthony Bowens

For the #2 spot in the Casino Gauntlet. They trade headlocks to start and then shove each other a bit. The exchange of strikes goes to Rush but Bowens is back up to send him outside. Rush is sent into various things, including the steps, but he whips Bowens into the barricade and we take a break.

We come back with Rush hitting a basement dropkick to the back of the head before they strike it out again. Rush misses a kick in the corner and gets caught with a hanging wind up DDT for two. Back up and Rush sends him into the corner but the Bull’s Horns is broken up. A running dropkick sends Bowens outside, where Rush sends him into the barricade. Back in and the Bull’s Horns finishes Bowens at 11:10.

Rating: B-. They had a hard hitting match here, but what mattered the most was the fact that either of them could have pulled this off. Bowens winning wasn’t out of the question as Rush hasn’t been the most consistent star in AEW. Odds are Bowens will be in the match anyway, but in this case the numbers actually matter so he’s at a disadvantage. Oh and is Bowens to the Opps still a thing?

The Brawling Birds are ready for their singles matches at Dynasty, as they want revenge and the Women’s Title.

Hurt Syndicate vs. Andy Anderson/Mo Jabari

Lashley shoves Anderson into the corner to start and gives him a delayed vertical suplex. Benjamin comes in and gets annoyed at Jabari’s chops. That earns him a knee to the head, followed by a spear to Anderson. Benjamin superkicks Anderson for the pin at 2:19. Total squash.

Mina Shirakawa and Harley Cameron are sad that their partners are gone. They opt to drink instead.

Young Bucks vs. Don Callis Family

Hechicero/Clon for the Family. Matt and Clon start things off with Matt grabbing a wristdrag/headscissors combination to put the Family down. The Bucks hit some dives, only for Hechicero to knee Matt in the face back inside. The rather spinning rollup gives Hechicero two, followed by the spinning backbreaker for the same.

We take a break and come back with Matt rolling the northern lights suplexes. Nick comes in with a double high crossbody and everything breaks down. The Bucks go with stereo sunset flips into stereo Sharpshooters, which are quickly broken up. The Family grabs a pair of bridging rollups for two each and everyone is knocked down for a breather. Back up and Clon flips out of a DDT, only to get superkicked down. Hechicero throws Matt into a choke with Nick making the save. The EVP Trigger misses but the Bucks are right back with the TK Driver to finish Clon at 14:49.

Rating: B. This was little more than a way to get the Bucks on the show, which is all it needed to be. The Bucks are one of those acts who are able to pop the crowd just by being in the ring and that’s what we got here. It’s a good enough match too, even with the D-list Family opponents.

We look at Chris Jericho and Ricochet’s meeting on Dynamite to set up their match at Dynasty.

International Title: Myron Reed vs. Kazuchika Okada

Okada is defending and both of their associates are here too. Okada misses a clothesline in the corner to start and sends Reed to the apron. That’s fine with Reed, who is back with a springboard kick to the face. A springboard is blocked though and Okada dropkicks him out to the floor as we take a break.

We come back with Okada hitting a DDT for a cocky one but the falling top rope elbow hits raised knees. Reed ties him in the ropes for a slingshot legdrop as Don Callis is starting to panic. Okada is sent outside and taken out with a dive but comes back in with the Air Raid Crash onto the knee for two. Now the top rope elbow can connect but Reed is right back up with the diving cutter to the floor. Back in and Reed’s springboard 450 hits raised knees and the Tombstone into the Rainmaker retains the title at 11:22.

Rating: B-. Reed was able to get in some stuff here but it wasn’t quite what he’s done before. At the same time, he has been treated as the singles star from the Rascalz, which isn’t the worst move. He’s one of those guys who puts everything into his matches and that makes for a nice feeling. At the same time, Okada is (still) gearing up for his match with Takeshita and this was a way to keep him warm.

Willow Nightingale wants some of the new talent to come after her title.

Lena Kross and Megan Bayne are ready for Hyan and Maya World.

Dynasty rundown.

Thekla/Marina Shafir vs. Brawling Birds

Thekla and Shafir jump them during the entrances and the brawl heads to the floor before the opening bell. Hayter gets choked with part of the barricade but Windsor drops Shafir onto the apron. The bell rings (the fans don’t seem thrilled) with the Birds getting beaten up again as we take an early break.

We come back with Windsor fighting her way out of trouble and bringing in Hayter to clean house. Thekla catches her in a Black Widow as everything breaks down again. All four are knocked down for a bit until Shafir is up to strike it out with Windsor. A shot to the face staggers Shafir and a quick Two Birds One Stone finishes her off at 9:01.

Rating: C+. There is nothing wrong with taking two PPV matches and having them do a tag match together to build it up. That’s all it needed to be here and it worked out fine enough. The Birds winning gives Hayter just enough momentum to make her feel like a bigger threat to the title. It’s not exactly a main event level match, but I’ll take what I can get.

Overall Rating: B-. This was a fine enough show, with just a show that got us over the final stretch to Dynasty. They added in a few matches to make the PPV card even bigger because we have to do that but nothing really big was changed. That’s all it needed to be and the show went by rather easily.

Results
The Dogs b. Mistico/Jet Speed – Suplex/top rope spear combination to Bailey
Kris Statlander/Hikaru Shida b. Ava Lawless/Gigi Rey – Staturday Night Fever to Rey
Rush b. Anthony Bowens – Bull’s Horns
Hurt Syndicate b. Andy Anderson/Mo Jabari – Superkick to Anderson
Young Bucks b. Don Callis Family – TK Driver to Clon
Kazuchika Okada b. Myron Reed – Rainmaker
Brawling Birds b. Thekla/Marina Shafir – Two Birds One Stone to Shafir

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Dynamite
Date: April 8, 2026
Location: Rogers Place, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Commentators: Tony Schiavone, Excalibur, Taz

It’s the last Dynamite before Dynasty and that means we’re going to be seeing one of the last pushes towards the pay per view. In this case we have a big six man tag, which should make for a rather entertaining match. We might be seeing some more matches added to the card, which still has some spots available. Let’s get to it.

Here is Collision if you need a recap.

Will Ospreay jumps Jon Moxley in the parking lot so here are the Death Riders to cut him off. Cue Alex Windsor and the United Empire (New Japan stable) for the big brawl. The fight heads into the arena, with Callum Newman (the new IWGP World Champion) hitting a dive. The Death Riders run off and Ospreay says this is him using his head. Ospreay issues the challenge for the big team match tonight.

Don Callis announces that Kyle Fletcher is injured so the TNT Title is vacated. There’s going to be a casino gauntlet match for the title at Dynasty, but he’s not done. People are asking to see Takeshita vs. Okada but he doesn’t give them what they want. The Family will be stronger than ever.

Darby Allin/Bandido/Jack Perry vs. Don Callis Family

It’s Konosuke Takeshita/Andrade El Idolo/Mark Davis for the Family. Bandido is replacing Brody King, who had a family issue. Allin starts with Andrade, who hands it off to Takeshita and walks out. Davis teases a piledriver but gets knocked outside for some dives. Allin calls Andrade back out, so here he is to suplex Allin in the aisle. Takeshita throws Allin into the corner but it’s off to Perry to take over, including a dive to the floor. Back in and Takeshita knocks Perry out of the air and Andrade sends him into the barricade. Andrade gets his weekly photo with the woman and we take a break.

We come back with Perry enziguring Davis, allowing Bandido to come in and start the comeback. A pop up hurricanrana gets two on Davis and Allin dives onto Andrade. Allin gets caught though and LAUNCHED over the announcers’ table for a huge crash. Bandido gets powerbombed onto the apron to take him out as well. Back in and Davis hits the piledriver on Perry, leaving the rather cocky Andrade to come in and hit the DM for the pin at 11:40.

Rating: B-. This was quite the wild match, with Allin’s huge toss over the announcers’ table being a heck of a visual. The Family basically won by diving and conquering, which was a fun strategy. It should mean that Andrade gets the next National Title shot, but can we pleased stop having the champion get pinned? It’s happened far too often in the title’s short history.

Post match the beatdown continues, with Andrade distracting Allin to kick him low. Even Callis gets to go after Perry’s eyes but the Young Bucks run in for the save. Kazuchika Okada comes in to save Davis from the TK Driver before going face to face with Takeshita. They slug it out until the Family breaks it up. Cue the Rascalz to hit some dives onto the Family as this was quite the populated segment.

The medical doctor says Kenny Omega has been cleared, no matter what MJF said.

TBS Title: Queen Aminata vs. Willow Nightingale

Nightingale is defending. Aminata snaps off a quick neckbreaker for an early two and they head outside to forearm it out. We see Hikaru Shida watching as Aminata misses a running boot over the barricade. Back in and Nightingale fires off the clotheslines in the corner but gets taken down for a PK.

We take a break and come back with Nightingale grabbing a backbreaker, followed by a middle rope dropkick. The Death Valley Driver gives Nightingale two and Aminata rolls outside, where a running flip dive from the apron takes her down. Back in and Aminata hits a running elbow for two, followed by some chops. Nightingale grabs a backslide for two before Pouncing Aminata out to the floor. The Babe With The Powerbomb finishes for Nightingale at 11:08.

Rating: B. Aminata hasn’t been around in a rather long time but she had a good return here. It certainly helped to be in the ring with Nightingale, who can work well with just about anyone. The match kind of came out of nowhere but it wound up being better than I was expecting, which is always a nice bonus.

We get a video on MJF’s impact on wrestling, which is quite praising of everything he has done.

Here is Chris Jericho for a chat. Jericho has a clipboard and talks about how glad he is to be back. He’s going to sign his new AEW contract, just 100 kilometers from where he wrestled the first match of his career. Yes he’s glad to be back, but he admits that everything he’s done here hasn’t been great.

There have been times when things haven’t gone as they were supposed to but all he cares about is trying to build AEW. Jericho is about to sign the contract but here is the Demand to interrupt. Ricochet insults all of Canada, though he’s here to talk to Jericho (as you might have guessed). His advice to Jericho is to just don’t sign and come back. Why would he want to come back after a year?

The reality is that Ricochet is the man right now and no one wants Jericho here right now. Jericho: “Wow. You really are bald.” He doesn’t care what Ricochet thinks and signs the contract. Oh and there’s a bonus: he can pick whomever he wants to face at Dynasty, so he’ll face Ricochet. He hasn’t done this in about ten years, but he takes the back of the clipboard off to reveal his own logo. Ricochet being bald means HE JUST MADE THE LIST!

Don Callis announces the Young Bucks vs. Okada/Takeshita, neither of whom are happy with this. Takeshita wants to challenge Okada for the International Title, which is fine with Callis. He even makes them shake hands, but they argue over which one is Pippen and which is Jordan.

Tommaso Ciampa vs. Mascara Dorada

For the #1 spot in the Casino Gauntlet match at Dynasty. Ciampa works on the arm to start but has to escape a quick crossface attempt. Back up and Dorada flips around a lot, setting up a nice wristdrag. Ciampa avoids a flip to the floor and hits a heck of a running knee. Dorada gets back inside for a headscissors out of the corner and we take a break.

We come back with Dorada coming off the top with another wristdrag to send Ciampa outside. A big moonsault off the post hits Ciampa, followed by a middle rope 450 for two. Dorada’s handspring is cut off with a dropkick but Dorada catches him with something like a 619 on top. Something like a standing Iconoclasm gets two but Dorada misses a charge and gets caught in Willow’s Bell. The running knee finishes Dorada at 11:01.

Rating: B. When Ciampa signed, he felt like just another guy but he has wound up being one of the best additions to the roster in a good while. He’s had one good match after another and it wouldn’t be a bad idea to give him the title back on Sunday. Dorada is quite the star in his own right but Ciampa felt like the better one here, which has me encouraged about where he’s going.

The Dogs have attacked Orange Cassidy and Roderick Strong and now they’re coming for the Trios Titles.

Thekla is so sick of hearing about Jamie Hayter being a former Women’s Champion that she threatens….to take Lexi Nair to a strip club, give her a nice dinner, and drag her onto the stage and break every bone in her body. Oh and general threats to Hayter. I have no idea what Thekla was going on about here but it certainly had my attention.

Here are Adam Copeland and Christian Cage. Copeland talks about how FTR’s jealousy of being in his shadow but that’s not his fault. He’s not shrinking to their size and they’re not big enough to get into his. Cage talks about how FTR has ticked off all of Canada and as everyone’s favorite father figure, they have been very naughty. He has visited both of their mothers and, just so there’s no confusion, “I mean, I banged them both” (Copeland needs a minute on that one). Oh and Stokely shouldn’t feel left out, because Cage will be visiting Stokely’s mother very soon, but as half of the Tag Team Champions.

Cue FTR and Stokely for a distraction, allowing Roppongi Vice of all people to sneak in and beat Copeland and Cage down. That left FTR come in to beat the Canadians down, with Stokely even spearing Copeland. Cage’s arm gets Pillmanized as well to leave him in big trouble. It’s not a great ending for them, but Cage was hilarious here.

Darby Allin talks about how he really wants to be champion and he’s coming for the winner of the title match at Dynasty.

United Empire vs. Death Riders

Anything goes as this is CHAOS IN CANADA. The Empire jumps the Riders in the crowd to start fast and they head back to ringside. Cue Alex Windsor to go after Marina Shafir as Francisco Akira and Henare pull out a ladder to go after Castagnoli. Newman hits a huge dive onto a pile of Riders and we take a break.

We come back with the Empire setting up a table at ringside (to go with another on the other side) but Castagnoli cuts Newman off. Akira gets taken inside for a string of running shots in the corner and Newman receives the same treatment. Henare is back in to take the Riders down again but Castagnoli muscles him up on the floor, where he walks Henare around to suplex him through a table.

We take another break and come back with Castagnoli forearming away at a downed Ospreay. Henare comes back in and we hit the parade of knockdowns. Garcia gets Ospreay into a Dragontamer, with Moxley adding a Stomp to knock Ospreay silly. Akira breaks up the cover and strikes away at Moxley, which doesn’t go so well. Newman comes in to strike it out with Moxley until Ospreay is back in for a double cutter and a double near fall

Castagnoli swings Ospreay, only to get taken down by Henare’s clothesline. Henare finally spears Castagnoli through the table at ringside and Garcia is put onto (not through) another table. A top rope double stomp puts Pac through a table at ringside and Callum’s splash still won’t put Garcia through another table. Back in and Moxley gives Ospreay the Paradigm Shift and then does it two more times. Newman makes a save with a clothesline and Ospreay Hidden Blades Moxley through the table in the corner for the pin at 20:49.

Rating: B. I’m not sure what to think of this one. It was a wild brawl and felt like a bigger deal than most of the matches of this kind…but that’s kind of the problem. This is something AEW does fairly often and they threw it together on about two hours’ notice. You have all of these guest stars, including the IWGP World Champion, and he’s in an eight man tag with no rules. It felt like this was thrown together without much planning, which left it more like “yeah go do something and we’ll call it a main event”. Still good, but it felt like it should have been something more.

Video on Kenny Omega’s history in wrestling, basically his version of the MJF video from earlier.

Here is Omega (in a suit) for a chat. He talks about how he used to drive here about twenty five years ago because he wanted to be part of this place’s independent scene. That brings him to MJF, who thought he was surprising people by bringing up his diverticulitis. Omega points out that commentary mentions it EVERY SINGLE WEEK so it wasn’t exactly shocking

MJF is best known for his talking about everything he can do. Well everything MJF can do, Omega can do better and everything MJF can’t do is what Omega does every day (that’s a great line). He thought the idea here was to have the title on the best wrestler, as in someone who can actually wrestle. These fans deserve a better champion and while he might not be the same Omega he was before, but now it’s about working harder. At Dynasty, he’s taking the title and starting to right MJF’s wrongs.

This brings out MJF, who thinks Omega and the fans are scared. Is this going to be Omega’s last match? It will be his last shot, because his health isn’t holding up and MJF is ready to show that Omega isn’t on his level. Omega says this is their last chance to act civil together and offers one final handshake before Dynasty.

MJF swings instead and gets kneed in the face, with Omega calling him predictable and stealing the ring. Omega hits his catchphrase and drops the ring to end the show (a whopping 25 minutes after the scheduled ending). This was really long after it started late in the first place, but Omega’s promo was great.

Overall Rating: B+. This was the big final push towards Dynasty and that worked pretty well, even if Dynasty doesn’t feel like the biggest show. I liked Omega’s promo a lot and Ciampa is always worth a look. It would be nice to keep the card a bit smaller than usual, though there is always the chance that more matches will be added on Collision. Good show here though, and that’s what they needed for Dynasty.

Results
Don Callis Family b. Darby Allin/Bandido/Jack Perry – DM to Perry
Willow Nightingale b. Queen Aminata – The Babe With The Powerbomb
Tommaso Ciampa b. Mascara Dorada – Running knee
United Empire b. Death Riders – Hidden Blade to Moxley through a table

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Collision
Date: April 2, 2026
Location: Canada Life Center, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Commentators: Tony Schiavone, Nigel McGuinness, Excalibur

It’s a rare Thursday night show and it would be nice to see this show be treated as something special for a change. There are some big names set for the card and I could go for seeing some of those stars in action for the week. That includes an open challenge for the TBS Title so let’s get to it.

Here is Dynamite if you need a recap.

Jon Moxley vs. Anthony Bowens

Non-title Eliminator match. Moxley shoves him in the face to start so Bowens is right back up to fire off some right hands. Forearms and elbows have Moxley in more trouble but he slugs away against the ropes. A spinning faceplant drops Moxley though and Bowens clotheslines him to the floor. They go to the mat for some grappling and then trade right hands in the corner.

Bowens follows him to the floor, where Moxley takes it into the crowd with Bowens sending him into a wall. We take a break and come back with Moxley working on the arm, apparently after Bowens was sent into…something metal during the break. Bowens gets up for a superkick and they’re both down for a breather. A top rope superplex drops Moxley and Bowens grabs a spinning DDT out of the corner for two more.

Moxley manages a cross armbreaker, which Bowens escapes pretty quickly. They go outside again, where Bowens’ chair shots only hit various metal objects. Back in and Bowens drops him with a trio of discus forearms…but Moxley snatches him into a bulldog choke. Bowens is in trouble so Moxley throws him into the Death Rider for the pin at 14:58.

Rating: B-. Good enough opener here, though I had a bit of a problem buying Bowens hanging in there for fifteen minutes against Moxley. It’s not some totally ridiculous result, but it felt like Moxley could have put him away faster. Either way, there’s a good chance this will tie into Bowens wanting to join the Opps, which would at least be something to do.

Post match Will Ospreay runs in to Hidden Blade Moxley. Ospreay grabs a chair but the Death Riders run in to get Moxley out. Ospreay says Moxley usually has Claudio Castagnoli do his dirty work but at Forbidden Door, Moxley did it himself. They’ll be facing off at Dynasty, but Ospreay wants the Continental Title on the line so no one is allowed at ringside and he gets twenty minutes to do all the damage he can. Moxley doesn’t really answer…but Tony Khan makes it official via Tony Schiavone.

The Don Callis Family is ready for a tag match, even though Kyle Fletcher is injured. Kazuchika Okada says the replacement will be better than Konosuke Takeshita anyway.

Megan Bayne/Lena Kross vs. Kristara/Ava Lawless

Non-title. Bayne throws Kristara down without much trouble and adds an overhead belly to belly suplex. The champs hit stereo fall away slams and some running boots in the corner rock Lawless. For some reason Kristara fights back so it’s Divine Intervention to finish her at 2:28. Total squash.

Jon Moxley, with the Death Riders, isn’t surprised by Will Ospreay’s actions and Ospreay should expect no mercy. Ospreay is going to beat himself.

The Hurt Syndicate is back and they could use another member. All that matters is they’re back in business. Yeah I could go for them being back.

TBS Title: Willow Nightingale vs. ???

Nightingale is defending against…Hikaru Shida, who hasn’t wrestled here since November 2024. Feeling out process to start with Nightingale running her over but getting dropped by a shoulder. A running knee in the corner hits Nightingale and we hit the one armed camel clutch. That’s broken up and Nightingale runs her over with a Pounce and then drops Shida again on the floor.

We take a break and come back with Shida knocking her off the apron before setting up a chair. A running charge off of said chair connects and Shida throws her back inside for a top rope Meteora. Nightingale grabs a Death Valley Driver for two but misses the moonsault, allowing Shida to hit a pair of running knees for two each. A backslide out of nowhere retains the title at 9:35.

Rating: B-. The match was completely decent, with Shida being back as a nice surprise. With Toni Storm gone, the division is going to need some fresh blood and this might be the right way to go. Shida is someone with quite the resume in AEW so why not see what she can do in the spot? Nightingale gets a nice win of her own and her singles run continues to go rather well.

Post match Shida pulls out her kendo stick and teases swinging but everything is cool.

FTR vs. Mo Jabari/London Lightning

Non-title. Harwood drives Lightning into the corner to start and takes him down. Some chops and a clothesline have Lightning in trouble and he gets sent to the apron. A slingshot shoulder drops Harwood though and Jabari comes in. That’s fine with Wheeler, who takes Jabari into the corner for some clubberin. Jabari actually fights his way out and kicks both of them down, allowing the tag to Lightning. He tries to cover Harwood, who kicks out immediately and grabs the Shatter Machine to pin Jabari at 2:50.

Post match Christian Cage and Adam Copeland show up with chairs in hand to take out security and get inside for the brawl. The Impaler hits Wheeler but Stokely breaks up the Conchairto. One of the security guards takes it instead, which seems rather mean.

The Brawling Birds and Mina Shirakawa are happy with their win on Dynamite but Jamie Hayter wants Thekla at Dynasty. Shirakawa wants quite the beating.

Juice Robinson vs. Tommaso Ciampa

They trade headlocks to start until Robinson grabs a quick atomic drop. Another atomic drop lets Robinson send him face first into the buckle over and over, followed by the left hands. Ciampa heads to the floor and pulls Robinson face first into the apron to take over. Robinson is right back up with a slingshot dive but Ciampa sends him into the announcers’ table as we take a break.

We come back with Robinson getting fired up and winning an exchange of headbutts. A spinebuster drops Ciampa and Robinson strikes him down in the corner. Ciampa is able to send him to the apron for a running knee to the floor and they crash into the barricade. Back in and Robinson scores with a Cannonball into something like a Jackhammer for two.

Ciampa slips out of a powerbomb though and gets in a low blow, setting up the Willow’s Bell for two more. Robinson fights out of the corner and grabs a powerbomb (a nice one too) for two of his own. The forward DDT is blocked though and Ciampa hits a pair of running knees to the head for the pin at 13:56.

Rating: B. Ciampa’s hot run in AEW continues as he is getting to show what he can do in the ring, especially against good opponents. Robinson is someone who can work well and he’s playing it a bit more serious since his return, which made for a good match here. Now just find something bigger for Ciampa to do to capitalize on this streak.

Isiah Kassidy says he’s forced to change due to Marq Quen being injured. He wants an opportunity.

Darby Allin is ready for Andrade El Idolo when Brody King and Jack Perry come in. King and Perry talk about their history with Allin but they agree to team with him to face the Don Callis Family on Dynamite. Perry seems obsessed with Allin setting him on fire. Dude of all the dumb things Allin has done, that’s the one that sticks with you?

Don Callis Family vs. Rascalz

Andrade El Idolo/Mark Davis for the Family and Myron Reed is the odd Rascal out. The Family jumps them on the floor before the bell, much to Don Callis’, on commentary, happiness. The Rascalz are send inside, where they score with some dropkicks, setting up stereo suicide dives. Xavier and Davis get inside for the opening bell and some double teaming, including a Motor City Machine Guns Dream Sequence, has Davis in trouble.

Andrade gets in a cheap shot though and Davis adds a backsplash to take over. Andrade comes in and gets knocked outside, where he elbows Xavier’s dive out of the air. We pause for Andrade to take a photo with a fan and take a break. We come back with Andrade grabbing a chinlock as commentary talks about how the team is vicious and delicious. Come on, leave Norton and Bagwell out of this.

Andrade sends him into the corner but charges into a superkick, allowing Wentz to come back in and strike away. A bunch of kicks to the face set up a spinning high crossbody for two. Wentz blocks the piledriver and gets two off a hurricanrana. Everything breaks down and the Hot Fire Flame hits raised knees. Andrade takes out Xavier on the floor and it’s the piledriver to knock Wentz silly. The DM gives Andrade the pin at 10:48.

Rating: B-. The Rascalz seem to be a team who exists to make others look good in defeat, which isn’t the worst thing to see. At the same time, the Family team only means so much as the group is thrown into all kinds of pairings. It isn’t like there is a regular two man team, though Davis and that piledriver looked rather good.

Post match the Family leaves and here are more of the team to jump the Rascalz. Myron Reed comes in for the save and hits a big running flip dive. Apparently Kazuchika Okada was in for the beatdown to prove that he’s a better friend to Kyle Fletcher than Konosuke Takeshita. This company is WAY too obsessed with friendship angles.

Dogs/Death Riders vs. Conglomeration/Mistico/Kevin Knight

Tornado tag with Clark Connors/David Finlay/Claudio Castagnoli/Wheeler Yuta for the former team. The villains jump them on the floor to start fast until Castagnoli throws Mistico inside to start the real match. Mistico slips out of a gorilla press and grabs a rather spinning wristdrag. The Dogs pull Mistico outside but Cassidy cuts off a dive, allowing Knight to hit a big dive of his own.

Back in and the Dogs drop Knight and Cassidy, leaving Mistico to get double teamed by the Riders. Mistico manages a running hurricanrana to send Castagnoli outside, leaving Knight to frog splash Yuta for two. We take a break and come back with Cassidy in trouble in the corner but he manages to take them all out. The Dogs are back in but a suplex is countered into a Stundog Millionaire. Strong is back in to help clean house and Mistico adds a top rope hurricanrana to Castagnoli.

Mistico’s springboard hurricanrana hits Yuta and we hit the parade of knockdowns until Knight’s springboard clothesline gets two on Castagnoli. Finlay Dominators Knight into a spear from Connors but Strong is back in for the save. A triple Stronghold goes on but Castagnoli breaks up two of them.

The boots to the face don’t break up Strong’s though, as he comes up with chops instead. Most of the people head outside and Yuta hits a running knee to Knight. Mistico sunset bombs Castagnoli for two but he’s back up for the Swing. The Fastball Special misses and Mistico gets Castagnoli in La Mistica. Knight hits the UFO Splash to pin Yuta at 15:05.

Rating: B. This was completely insane throughout with all action and that made for a fun match. At the same time, I’m not sure why this needed to be tornado rules other than AEW thought it would be more entertaining that way. I’m also not sure why the Dogs need to lose again, though at least it was Yuta taking the fall here instead of one of them. What else is Yuta supposed to be there for anyway?

Overall Rating: B. The best thing about this show is it felt more like an episode of Dynamite, which is a good sign given the special time slot. There is no reason to make this show feel normal and they did a nice job of putting bigger names and stars out there this week. It would be nice to continue that when Collision is back in its regular spot, but I’ll take it for one week at least.

Results
Jon Moxley b. Anthony Bowens – Death Rider
Megan Bayne/Lena Kross b. Kristara/Ava Lawless – Divine Intervention to Lawless
Willow Nightingale b. Hikaru Shida – Backslide
FTR b. Mo Jabari/London Lightning – Shatter Machine to Jabari
Tommaso Ciampa b. Juice Robinson – Running knee
Don Callis Family b. Rascalz – DM to Wentz
Conglomeration/Kevin Knight/Mistico b. Dogs/Death Riders – UFO Splash to Yuta

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Dynamite
Date: April 1, 2026
Location: Canadian Life Center, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Commentators: Tony Schiavone, Excalibur, Nigel McGuinness

We’re up in Canada with about a week and a half to go before Dynasty. That should make for an interesting night, though I’m almost scared to see what might happen around here on April Fool’s Day. There is a good chance that we’ll get some kind of a gag this week and the humor may go in a variety of ways. Let’s get to it.

Here is Collision if you need a recap.

Here is Tony Schiavone to get things going with the contract signing between Kenny Omega and MJF…and he’s cut off by a returning (hometown boy) Chris Jericho. Oh dear that’s going to get people talking. Jericho walks around and soaks in the fans’ version of Judas, plays to the crowd a bit, says “Winnipeg! AEW! I’m home”, and we’re done.

In the back, Will Ospreay is attacking Jon Moxley until the Death Riders make the save.

Here are MJF and Kenny Omega to sign their contract. Omega signs without saying anything and then cuts MJF off from whatever he was going to say. Omega knows MJF rehearsed this stuff in front of his bathroom mirror and MJF brags about the ratings. These people aren’t here to hear MJF talk though, because they’re here to see the best wrestle.

Omega was less than twenty four hours from dying and someone needs to chop down MJF for thinking he’s a wrestling god. MJF laughs off the idea that this is Omega at his best and while he could talk about how Omega is a stiff breeze away from his career ending, just like Kota Ibushi. No, instead let’s talk about what Omega doesn’t want to talk about: why he wants the World Title so badly.

Apparently his diverticulitis is getting worse and his career and life are ticking time bombs. MJF says Omega would be better off dead at Dynasty, which has Omega turning the table over. Cue Mike Bailey (since Omega isn’t allowed to touch MJF or he loses his title shot) for a lecture and some threats of kicking in the head. Omega says he’s missing 24 inches of intestines but he’d rather miss that than his testicles. MJF agrees to face Bailey and be an American hero.

IMG Credit: All Elite Wrestling

Kenny Omega/Brody King/Jack Perry vs. The Demand

Omega and Ricochet start things off so let’s go with Kaun instead. Ricochet gets in a shot from the apron and Omega is knocked down into the Demand corner. That’s broken up with a quick backdrop and Omega’s partners both come in for running corner clotheslines. Everything breaks down and Perry moonsaults onto a pile at ringside. Back in and we get a parade of fighting over a suplex until the good guys all get together to make it work. Liona runs Perry over on the floor though and we take a break.

We come back with Perry in trouble until he hits a running clothesline to put Ricochet down. The tag brings in Omega and everything breaks down, with Omega hitting an enziguri on Ricochet. King hits a Cannonball on all three in the corner but Lion is up for some running shoulders around ringside. Ricochet hits some dives, followed by a springboard 450 for two on Omega. Perry’s running flip dive is pulled out of the air so King adds a suicide dive to take all of them out.

Omega avoids another 450 and comes back with a running knee but Ricochet grabs a poisonrana to leave both of them down. King and Liona crash into the timekeeper’s area and Ricochet tries to grab the National Title, which is pulled away. Omega nails the V Trigger into the One Winged Angel to pin Ricochet at 16:59.

Rating: B+. This was all about flying around and going nuts for a pretty long time and it was quite the opener. Omega gets some momentum on the way to his title match at Dynasty and Ricochet loses again, which is a rather fun thing to see. Good stuff here, with everyone working hard and going as fast as they could, as you should in a match like this.

Willow Nightingale wants a title defense on Collision so it’s open challenge time.

Adam Copeland and Christian Cage arrive with chairs and want to take out FTR, including everyone in the way. Cage seems to think this includes Renee Paquette, but Copeland cuts him off. Copeland: “Really? Renee?”

Post break Copeland and Cage find FTR’s locker room…but it’s really Roppangi Vice’s locker room. Apparently FTR is on Collision tomorrow, so Copeland and Cage chair Vice down for being in their way.

Pac vs. Will Ospreay

Pac jumps him on the ramp and hits a brainbuster so the medics are here to check on him. Ospreay gets up and tries to go to the ring, but the medic says give it more time. That’s all of two seconds before Ospreay gets inside and we’re ready to go. Pac is right there to stomp him down and we take an early break.

We come back with Ospreay hitting a Phenomenal Forearm for two but the Cheeky Nandos Kick is broken up. Ospreay hits a brainbuster into a 450 for two but the neck is really bothering him. Pac counters a sunset bomb to the floor and hits a tornado DDT to leave Ospreay on the floor. Back in and something like an Octopus on the mat sends Ospreay to the ropes and us to another break.

We come back again with Pac’s bridging German suplex getting two. Ospreay is back up with a Styles Clash for the same and they’re both down again. Pac gets back up this time and snaps off a hurricanrana, followed by a running clothesline. Rather than covering though, Pac goes up and hits the Black Arrow to the back, followed by the Brutalizer. The hold stays on for a rather long time until Ospreay goes for the rope. Pac tries to roll him away but Ospreay stacks him up for the pin at 17:09.

Rating: B. Another good match here, though Ospreay being slowed down a bit by the neck takes away some of the superhero feeling. That being said, I’d rather him slow down a bit and be here later in his life than have his neck give out all over again. The Brutalizer staying on for so long at the end was a bit much to believe but it hardly killed the match.

Post match Pac goes after Ospreay again but gets cut off with a Hidden Blade. Cue the Death Riders, with Jon Moxley wrapping a chair around Ospreay’s neck. Actually Moxley just talks to him though, saying this was how it was going to go because it’s six on one. Next time, use your head or you might lose it permanently. This isn’t personal for Moxley and Ospreay should keep it that way. The Riders leave without hurting him any more.

IMG Credit: All Elite Wrestling

Triangle Of Madness vs. Brawling Birds/Mina Shirakawa

Shirakawa and Thekla start things off with Thekla having to duck underneath an elbow, meaning it’s quickly off to Blue. A pull of the hair brings Shirakawa down but she’s right back with a springboard kick out of the corner. The Birds come in for a sunset flip/PK combination and Blue gets knocked into the corner as well. Shirakawa’s slingshot corkscrew splash connects but Thekla gets in a cheap shot from the apron. A double stomp from the apron to the back hits Shirakawa and we take a break.

We come back with the Triangle getting triple suplexed (just like in the opener) and everyone needs a breather. Shirakawa’s Sling Blade looks to set up a Figure Four but Thekla kicks her away, allowing Blue to grab a swinging full nelson faceplant. Hart comes in and gets backbreakered and everyone is knocked down again. Thekla loads up the brass knuckles but gets them taken away, earning herself Two Birds, One Stone. Another backbreaker cuts Hart off and Hayterade finishes her at 9:20.

Rating: C+. The crowd did not seem overly interested here but the women were working hard for a pretty nice result. Maybe the result means that Hayter is going to get back towards the title picture now that Toni Storm is gone. Someone is going to need to be in that spot and Hayter might be the best possible option they have at the moment.

We recap Tommaso Ciampa’s recent issues with the Bang Bang Gang, leading to his match with Juice Robinson on Collision.

Here is Darby Allin, who wants the World Title and for someone, anyone, to beat MJF. Allin calls him out but gets the Don Callis Family instead. Don Callis gets right to the point: if Allin can beat a member of the Family, he gets a title shot. That would be Andrade El Idolo, but for now, the team comes in to go after Allin. Cue Jack Perry and Brody King to cut the Family off and then stare Allin down. Kenny Omega comes out and says something to Allin, though we can’t hear him.

Mike Bailey vs. Maxwell Jacob Friedman

Non-title and Kenny Omega is on commentary. MJF even brings back the big American flag because he’s an American hero. MJF jumps Bailey from behind to start but Bailey says ring the bell anyway. Bailey strikes back but has to stop the Tornado Kick as MJF pulls the referee in the way. A toss sends Bailey outside and MJF grabs a chinlock back inside. That lets MJF throw him down and recite part of the Pledge Of Allegiance.

Omega thinks that if Bailey could put his mind and feet to it, he could be a champion soon. See? Even the EVP doesn’t care about the Trios Title that Bailey has at the moment. MJF mocks Bailey’s kicking prowess and gets his leg swept out, allowing Bailey to start firing off the kicks. A running boot puts MJF on the floor but it’s too early for the Ultimate Weapon back inside. Bailey grabs a weird sunset flip for two, followed by something like a Spanish Fly powerslam for two more.

Bailey’s springboard is countered into a sitout powerbomb for two and they’re both down. Back up and MJF kicks him to the floor, meaning it’s a middle finger to Omega. The Heatseeker is countered though and it’s a top rope Asai moonsault to the floor. We take a break and come back with MJF kicking him off the top and heading to the apron.

The piledriver is broken up so Bailey tries, and misses, the Ultimate Weapon, instead settling for a running boot in the corner. A snapdragon puts MJF down (Omega approves) and now the Ultimate Weapon (middle rope version) gets two, with MJF putting his foot on the rope. Bailey misses the moonsault knees on the apron though and it’s an apron piledriver to knock him silly. The Heatseeker finishes Bailey at 15:40.

Rating: B. Bailey taking a beating is one of the best ways to use him and it worked well enough again here. At the same time, it’s smart to have MJF get a clean win like this one. He needs to be ready for the World Title shot and at some point he needs to prov that he’s still a top level star. They pulled that off here and Bailey looked good in defeat.

Post match MJF goes after Bailey some more so Omega makes the save. Omega helps Bailey up to end the show.

Overall Rating: B+. AEW continues to be on something of a roll with television as of late and this show was no exception. They did a good job of building up Omega vs. MJF here while also getting Ospreay back in the ring. This show was all about getting us closer to Dynasty and building up the hype, which worked rather well, along with the rather good matches to back it up. Very good show here, with Dynasty having more potential.

Results
Kenny Omega/Brody King/Jack Perry b. The Demand – One Winged Angel to Ricochet
Will Ospreay b. Pac – Rollup
Brawling Birds/Mina Shirakawa b. Triangle Of Madness – Hayterade to Hart
Maxwell Jacob Friedman b. Mike Bailey – Heatseeker

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Collision
Date: March 28, 2026
Location: Alliant Energy PowerHouse, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Commentators: Nigel McGuinness, Tony Schiavone

It’s a title shot as we have the Women’s Tag Team Titles on the line in a Revolution rematch. That should make for a good main event, or something close to the main event. Other than that, there is a good chance we get some buildup towards Dynasty, which is somehow in just over two weeks. Let’s get to it.

Here is Dynamite if you need a recap.

Women’s Tag Team Titles: Babes Of Wrath vs. Lena Kross/Megan Bayne

The Babes are challenging and it’s a brawl to start. Bayne and Nightingale trade running shoulders in the corner, with Bayne getting the better of things. A Saito suplex drops Bayne though and Nightingale is right back with some rapid fire clotheslines in the corner. The other two come in as well and a double clothesline puts Kross back on the floor.

Cameron’s high crossbody gets two but Nightingale is sent outside, where Bayne’s dive…doesn’t quite work as her feet get caught in the ropes but she’s fine. Back in and Kross’ sliding lariat gets two as we take a break. We come back with Cameron getting the hot tag and slugging away on Kross. A half crab is broken up and all four come in, with the Babes getting tossed off stereo fall away slams.

Cameron reverses a double suplex into a double DDT and Nightingale is back in for some German suplexes. Cameron can’t sunset bomb Bayne but Nightingale can Pounce Kross. The Babes both grab half crabs, with the champs both making the rope. Nightingale is sent into the post, leaving Cameron to chop at the two monsters. That just earns her a double chokeslam to give Bayne the retaining pin at 13:11.

Rating: B. This wound up being a good match with the champions quickly figuring out how to do their monster stuff. The Babes are the definition of a fun, wacky team who work well together, but it was time to get the titles off of them. If nothing else, it was holding Nightingale back from her stuff as TBS Champion, which is probably more important. Nice opener here.

The Brawling Birds want a fight but Mina Shirakawa comes in to say she wants to fight Thekla. Any three women who want a fight can come get one.

Myron Reed vs. Johnny TV

The Rascalz and MxM Collection are here too. TV strikes away to start and we’re in an early chinlock. It’s way too early for Starship Pain as Reed is out to kick him out of the corner, setting up a slingshot legdrop for two. The hanging Downward Spiral gives Reed two more but TV is back with an Alabama Slam. The running knee gives TV two but Reed ducks a clothesline and hits a leg lariat. Reed’s springboard 450 gets the pin at 3:58.

Rating: C+. They only had so much time here but that’s exactly how someone like TV should be used. You don’t need to have him out there having long, competitive matches at this point but he was able to help make Reed look good. I’m not sure if Reed is going to become a big star on his own, but at least he got a chance to do something here.

Daniel Garcia, with the Death Riders, talks about how he’s changed a lot. Jon Moxley asks what Private Party could buy with $200,000. Tonight, things get serious. Garcia’s talking here was an improvement over his usual.

Private Party says tonight isn’t about partying because this is their time.

Death Riders vs. Private Party

Claudio Castagnoli is here with Jon Moxley/Daniel Garcia. Private Party is billed as having won nine of their last twelve matches. Assuming that is exclusively talking about AEW, that’s over about a year and a half. Garcia takes Kassidy (they used to be friends, a long time ago) down to start quickly but Kassidy is back up with a wristlock. Kassidy gets mad and hammers away in the corner, with the referee having to break it up.

Moxley comes in and tells Kassidy to hit him in the face, which naturally goes badly for Kassidy. Everything breaks down and Quen dropkicks Moxley down but Moxley is right back to send Quen outside. We take a break and come back with Quen hitting a spinning enziguri to stagger Moxley. It’s back to Kassidy to slug away on Garcia, followed by a big springboard moonsault to take out Moxley on the floor.

Back in and a dancing Swanton gets two on Garcia, with Kassidy still yelling at Garcia. A double cutter drops Garcia and Quen dives on Moxley as Kassidy gets two off a 450. Castagnoli runs Quen over on the floor though, leaving Kassidy to enziguri Garcia. Moxley piledrives Kassidy to give Garcia two and the Dragontamer goes on to make Kassidy feebly tap at 11:46.

Rating: B. This is the kind of match that makes me miss Private Party as they can do some flashy stuff when they’re actually around. The problem is they aren’t here very often and that makes it hard to build any momentum. At least they looked good here, but it’s not like they were going to beat a team that included Moxley.

Last night at ROHxMLP Global Wars (which is worth a watch), Ricochet ranted about how he and the rest of the Demand are ready for Kenny Omega/Jack Perry/Brody King on Dynamite.

Mina Shirakawa/Brawling Birds vs. Nixi HS/Aminah Belmont/Haven Harris

Windsor runs HS over to start and all three are stacked up in the corner for some running elbows. Shirakawa hits a double missile dropkick, followed by the Figure Four for the win at 1:25.

Post match Jamie Hayter says that they liked teaming with Mina Shirakawa but had nothing to do with attacking Toni Storm. They don’t like the Triangle Of Madness, who pop up to swear on Storm’s cold dead body that if anyone tries this with them, it’ll be the same result. Shirakawa sends out the challenge for next week.

Kyle Fletcher brags about the success of the Don Callis Family but they don’t like the Rascalz. Tonight, it’s about revenge. Kazuchika Okada and Fletcher seem to be fine, with Fletcher wanting the World Title.

Tommaso Ciampa vs. Ace Austin

Ciampa backs him up to the ropes to start but Austin grabs a rollup for a fast two. A frustrated Ciampa bails out to the floor but he avoids a low bridge back inside and stomps away (that was smart). Austin is fine enough to send Ciampa outside and get in a handstand into a kick to the chest. Ciampa is right back with some chops up against the barricade but Austin anklescissors him down. Back in and a neckbreaker onto the knee puts Austin down again and we take a break.

We come back with Austin striking away and grabbing a Russian legsweep. Austin’s springboard spinning kick to the head sets up a gutwrench powerbomb for two. They fight over a suplex until Ciampa kicks the knee out and grabs Project Ciampa for two more. A running knee sends Austin crashing to the floor but Austin manages a quick running stomp on the way back inside.

There’s the big dive but Ciampa knees him out of the air. The Psycho Driller gets two and they both need a breather. Back up and Austin kicks him in the face and it’s a Death Valley Driver to send Ciampa into the corner. The Fold is countered with a belly to belly into the corner though and the running knee finishes Ciampa at 13:31.

Rating: A-. That might be a bit high but I loved this one, with both guys beating the living daylights out of each other. What mattered the most here is that I reached a point where I didn’t know who was going to win. That’s all the more impressive when you considered how much higher on the totem pole Ciampa really is. Awesome stuff here and one of the best AEW TV matches I’ve seen in a good while.

Post match Juice Robinson comes in to check on Austin and Ciampa leaves in peace.

The Rascalz want to win tonight because they’ll get into title picture.

The Babes Of Wrath seem to split up, though they’re still friends. And Babes.

Don Callis Family vs. Rascalz

Mark Davis/Kyle Fletcher for the Family here. Fletcher easily backs Wentz into the corner to start before blocking Wentz’s wristdrag attempt. A backsplash misses though and it’s off to Xavier to dropkick Davis into the corner. Davis is back up with a fireman’s carry toss into Fletcher’s kick to the face for two.

The Family rams them together, followed by stereo belly to belly suplexes as we take a break. We come back with Xavier kicking away at Fletcher and getting two off a cutter. Wentz is back in to strike away and Xavier’s Cardiac Kick connects, leaving everyone down. Davis is right back up to kick Xavier in the face, setting up the piledriver for the pin at 11:08.

Rating: B. This did get good with the Rascalz flying around, but there is only so much they can do to make themselves stand out. At least Davis was able to get in his rather good piledriver, which he has turned into a signature move. As usual, the Family is better when Don Callis isn’t involved and they had another good one here.

Last night at Global Wars, Ricochet and Don Callis were ready to get together to take out Kenny Omega on Dynamite. They also want to play golf.

Here’s what’s coming on various shows.

Kevin Knight is ready to keep his momentum going and win the International Title.

Jon Moxley has no sympathy for Private Party being banged up and he doesn’t feel any sympathy for Will Ospreay, who wrestled an unsanctioned cage match with a broken neck.

International Title: Kevin Knight vs. Kazuchika Okada

Okada is defending. Knight works on the wrist to start and drops a knee on the arm. Back up and Okada escapes the armbar before bailing out to the floor. Knight welcomes him back inside and snaps off some armdrags. They go right back to the floor, where Okada snaps off a DDT. Back in again and Knight is fine enough to snap off some chops before knocking Okada down. The spinning splash gets two and Okada is outside again, this time for a slingshot splash.

We take a break and come back with Okada hitting the Air Raid Crash onto the knee for two. The falling top rope elbow connects, though Okada would rather flip off the fans rather than cover. Knight is back up with a big dropkick and the clothesline comeback ensues. Okada hits the better dropkick though and his own clotheslines but the rainmaker misses.

Instead Knight low bridges him to the floor for a heck of a springboard clothesline, followed by another one for two back inside. Knight’s top rope superplex is blocked so he settles for a super hurricanrana. A Coast To Coast dropkick gives Knight two but Okada rolls away before the UFO Splash can launch. Knight tries it anyway (because he can jump that far) but hits raised knees. They go to a pinfall reversal sequence until Okada grabs the rope for the win at 17:23.

Rating: B+. This got good near the end, mainly due to watching Knight getting to show off his rather amazing athleticism. Okada looked like he had to escape rather than win here, which is a good way to make Knight look like a star. At the same time, Okada’s title reign continues to feel mostly forgotten, as I could barely remember which title he had. It’s nice to see him in the ring on occasion, but the title really doesn’t feel all that important, which needs to be fixed.

Overall Rating: A-. Yeah that’s probably a bit high but I loved this show, which had some very impressive matches. The Austin vs. Ciampa match was a blast and the main event wasn’t that far behind. They also set up some things for the future and that makes for a heck of a two hour show. Great show here, though I’m not sure how many people will be watching it over basketball, which even Schiavone hinted at during the show.

Results
Lena Kross/Megan Bayne b. Babes Of Wrath – Double chokeslam to Cameron
Myron Reed b. Johnny TV – Springboard 450
Death Riders b. Private Party – Dragontamer to Kassidy
Mina Shirakawa/Brawling Brutes b. Nixi HS/Aminah Belmont/Haven Harris – Figure Four to HS
Tommaso Ciampa b. Ace Austin – Running knee
Don Callis Family b. Rascalz – Piledriver to Xavier
Kazuchika Okada b. Kevin Knight – Rollup while holding the rope

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Dynamite
Date: March 25, 2026
Location: Roy Wilkins Auditorium, St. Paul Minnesota
Commentators: Tony Schiavone, Nigel McGuinness, Taz

Somehow we’re only about two and a half weeks away from Dynasty, which doesn’t have much set up as of yet. That’s really going to need to change and a lot of things could be added this week. We do already have a bit ready to go though and some of those things should get some extra boosts this week. Let’s get to it.

Here are last week’s results if you need a recap.

Kenny Omega vs. Swerve Strickland

Omega is putting up his EVP title and Strickland is putting up his #1 contendership. Prince Nana grabs Omega’s foot to start and Strickland hits an early clothesline. Omega gets dropped throat first across the top rope but he’s fine enough to grab a hurricanrana to send Strickland outside. The running flip dive connects and Omega adds a running hip attack against the barricade.

Strickland rams him into the barricade though and they back inside with Strickland grabbing something like a standing crossface. Omega breaks out and hits a running Fameasser into You Can’t Escape. They trade some hard strikes to the face until Omega sends him into the corner for the V Trigger. Omega goes up top but gets pulled down with something like a super Angle Slam as we take a break.

We come back with Omega winning a slugout and grabbing some snapdragons. They head to the apron, where Strickland distracts the referee so he can kick Omega low. A piledriver onto the barricade knocks Omega even sillier, followed by a suplex powerbomb for two back inside. Big Pressure is countered so Strickland hits a House Call to send Omega into the ropes.

The Swerve Stomp gives Strickland two but Omega kicks him into the corner. Strickland is able to hit a powerbomb into a powerslam for two more so Omega knees him into the ropes. The V Trigger and Vertebreaker are countered so Strickland goes to the eyes, setting up the Vertebreaker for the rather near fall. Another Swerve Stomp misses so Omega V Triggers him into the One Winged Angel for the pin at 20:34.

Rating: B+. This was a good way to go as you had two main eventers beating each other up with some important things on the line. The ending sets up Omega for a likely title shot in Canada at Dynasty, which isn’t a bad way to go. I’m not wild on Strickland losing so soon, but that’s the way to go given the stakes here.

We look at some of Darby Allin’s bigger stunts.

Will Ospreay wants to fight Pac and then he’s coming for Jon Moxley, who he wants to fight at Dynasty.

Death Riders vs. SkyFlight

That would be Jon Moxley/Marina Shafir/Daniel Garcia vs. Top Flight/Zayda Steel and Top Flight are the hometown stars. The men head to the floor as Shafir chokes Steel, who comes back with a headscissors. It’s off to Garcia, who takes over on Darius, followed by Moxley coming in to stomp away. Darius dropkicks his way out of trouble and Dante comes in to clean house. Everything breaks down and SkyFlight hits a triple dive as we take a break.

We come back with Dante in trouble but he fights out without much trouble. A jumping enziguri hits Shafir and it’s back to Steel to clean house. Steel has to escape a Doomsday Device attempt (with Moxley playing Hawk) and Top Flight is back in to take over. Wheeler Yuta knees Christopher Daniels down on the floor and Garcia Dragontamers Darius. Moxley adds a stomp and Garcia gets the pin at 11:03.

Rating: B-. This was ok, though there wasn’t much of a reason to believe that SkyFlight was going to have a change here. Granted there is always the chance that it could go badly for the Riders if Garcia is involved but he held up here. Steel held her own here and it’s nice to see her not take the fall, so maybe she has a bit more of a future than it seemed.

Post match Moxley accepts Ospreay’s challenge for Dynasty but warns him to not let his mouth get him in trouble.

The Young Bucks want the Tag Team Titles back.

Mike Bailey vs. Rocky Romero

Romero takes him down to start and, after dancing, hits a kick to the chest. Back up and Bailey fires off some rapid fire kicks to knock Romero outside, setting up the triangle moonsault. Bailey’s tornado kick misses back inside so Romero does his sliding dance. Bailey kicks him down twice and the Ultimate Weapon finishes Romero off at 2:43. Pretty much a squash.

We look at MJF beating Hangman Page in the Texas Deathmatch at Revolution. How many times do we need to look at this?

Here is MJF for a chat. He’s the World Champion and the man who hanged the Hangman and that means Page can never ever (repeat about 17 times) be World Champion again. That was the easiest win of his career and he holds the ultimate prize in this business. He hits both catchphrases but here is Kenny Omega to interrupt.

Omega mocks MJF’s appearance and smell before listing off his own nicknames. If MJF is the Devil, Omega might be the god of professional wrestling because he can cancel MJF out. Yeah MJF beat a weakened version of Omega but now Omega is back and better than MJF. The title match is set for Dynasty and no, MJF won’t shake hands. Omega gets in his own catchphrase before leaving.

Earlier today, Adam Copeland and Christian Cage talked about the choices that FTR have made to get here. It was going after Beth that went too far, as they have been friends for years, but now Copeland is swearing to take them out.

Here is FTR, with a now standing Stokely Hathaway. The team made a choice to dump Copeland and look at the result of that choice. Cash Wheeler talks about how he used to live in Copeland’s guest house and ate his food, but now he doesn’t need Copeland or his stupid kids. Dax Harwood says if he’ll drop Beth Copeland on her head, what will he do to Adam?

Conglomeration vs. The Dogs

That would be Orange Cassidy/Roderick Strong vs. David Finley/Clark Connors, though FTR shoves the Conglomeration on their way to the ring. Finlay and Strong lock up against the ropes to start before it’s off to Connors, who gets chopped in the corner. Cassidy sends both of them into the corner but the Dogs pull a double high crossbody out of the air. Connors rams both of them into the barricade and we take a break.

We come back with Strong getting knocked off the apron but Cassidy manages a Stundog Millionaire. Cassidy ducks a dive as well and it’s back to Strong to pick up the pace. The belly to back faceplant gets two on Connors, who is right back with a powerslam. Strong is back in to pick Cassidy up and ram him into the Dogs and Cassidy hits his top rope DDT on Connors. Finlay takes Cassidy out to save Connors and a high/low hits Strong. Cassidy is back up to put his hands in his pockets though and a running dropkick hits the Dogs. A chop block cuts Cassidy off though and the Full Clip gives Connors the pin at 10:40.

Rating: B. They had a good, fast paced match, though the Dogs have lost to the Conglomeration so many times that it’s hard to care about them very much. At least they won here, though it’s only going to mean so much for them. At the same time, both teams need to move on from this feud already.

Megan Bayne and Lena Kross are ready to beat the Babes Of Wrath again.

Kyle Fletcher is proud of his recent title defenses but he wants the World Title. Konosuke Takeshita comes in and they’re close as a team. Certainly closer than anything involving Kazuchika Okada.

Women’s Title: Mina Shirakawa vs. Thekla

Shirakawa is challenging and gets more flowers from her mystery admirer. Thekla gets sent into the corner and then back out of it to start, followed by a quick DDT. They head outside and strike it out as Shirakawa is looking more serious than usual. Back in and Thekla hits a running knee and knocks Shirakawa outside. That’s fine with Shirakawa, who sweeps the leg and hits a hanging DDT onto the floor.

We take a break and come back with Thekla holding something like a Rings Of Saturn. With that broken up, Thekla’s spear is cut off with a running boot, followed by a missile dropkick for two. Back up and they trade some shots to the face until Thekla gets in the spear. Thekla takes off her belt so the referee takes it away, allowing her to take out some brass knuckles to knock Shirakawa cold for the pin at 10:45.

Rating: C+. This is where the past catches up with them, as Shirakawa went from a regular loser to winning a single match and getting a title shot. That’s not enough to make this work and it didn’t here, as there was pretty much no reason to believe the title was changing hands. That being said, at least the secret admirer/who attacked Storm should be good enough to keep this part of the division going.

Kenny Omega is ready to take the World Title off of MJF. Mike Bailey comes in to shake Omega’s hand and say he wants the first shot when Omega wins the title. Works for Omega.

Ricochet admits that he lost it the last time they saw him because he had to defend his National Title in a battle royal. Now people like Kenny Omega is getting a World Title shot, even though Ricochet beat him. Anyway, Ricochet and the Demand will be back.

Rush vs. Darby Allin

No countouts for your weird stipulation of the night. Rush jumps him on the floor to start fast and sends Allin hard into the barricade. Another whip sends him into the steps, followed by the barricade again. Allin is sent hard into the steps, with his legs hitting the barricade but he’s able to fight back. The suicide dive only hits barricade though and Rush suplexes him off the apron as we take a break.

We come back with Rush stomping away in the corner as Allin is busted open. Rush tries the Tranquilo pose so Allin jumps him and hammers away, albeit to little avail. Instead Allin chops on the corner to set up a Coffin Drop to send Rush outside. Now the big dive connects so Allin puts him in the chair for a missile dropkick. The Code Red gives Allin two but Rush sends him flying into the corner with an overhead belly to belly. The Bull’s Horns miss though and Allin grabs a flipping rollup for the pin at 11:29.

Rating: B-. Believe it or not, Allin got beaten up for a good while here and took a lot of painful looking crashes. That’s pretty much the crux of a lot of his matches, though at least he won here. The stipulation didn’t make much of a difference at all here, which makes me wonder why this was even the main event in the first place.

Post match the Don Callis Family comes in to lay Allin out, though Andrade El Idolo isn’t sure about this to end the show.

Overall Rating: B. This was a nice edition of the show, with some stuff being added to Dynasty and a few good matches throughout the night. The opener should have been the main event, though I’m assuming they needed the extra time to hype up MJF vs. Omega at Dynasty. They had a good show here, though Dynasty still has a long way to go to really be ready.

Results
Kenny Omega b. Swerve Strickland – One Winged Angel
Death Riders b. SkyFlight – Stomp to Darius
Mike Bailey b. Rocky Romero – Ultimate Weapon
The Dogs b. Conglomeration – Full Clip to Connors
Thekla b. Mina Shirakawa – Punch with brass knuckles
Darby Allin b. Rush – Rollup

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Collision
Date: March 22, 2026
Location: Save Mart Arena, Fresno, California
Commentators: Tony Schiavone, Nigel McGuinness

It’s the second half of the Slam Dunk show as Collision is split up for a pair of shows this weekend. In this case we have the Trios Titles on the line as the new champions are defending against…eh it’s hard to guess as the titles can be kind of all over the place. The wrestling is going to need to carry things again here and that can work rather well at times so let’s get to it.

Here are last night’s results if you need a recap.

Orange Cassidy/Roderick Strong vs. Lee Johnson/Jay Lethal

Blake Christian is here with the villains. Lethal struts around to start but can’t spin out of Strong’s early wristlock. Strong sends Lethal into the corner and throws Cassidy at him, with Cassidy coming in to pose a bit. Johnson comes in for a big boot/Russian legsweep combination but has to escape a Beach Break attempt.

Back up and Cassidy puts his hands in his pockets to start rolling around. A dropkick connects so Lethal comes in, only to have his Figure Four attempt kicked away. Johnson drops Cassidy with a suplex for two and we take a break. We come back with Cassidy still in trouble in the Tree Of Woe and Christian sneaking in for a quick 619.

Cassidy fights out of the corner and avoids Johnson’s charge, allowing him to kick Lethal away for the tag to Strong. House is quickly cleaned, with an Angle Slam dropping Johnson for two. Everything breaks down again and Lethal’s Hail To The Chief connects, with Strong having to make the save. The Stundog Millionaire hits Lethal and an Orange Punch drops Christian off the apron. End Of Heartache hits Johnson and Cassidy gets the pin at 10:47.

Rating: B-. Nice opener, as Strong and Cassidy get to show that they can work together, which is a good sign for their future. Granted that might have made more sense before they had their big match with the Dogs. Either way, it’s nice to see them win, as the Lethal Twists get to continue their status as the top heels in ROH and losers in AEW.

Post match Strong announces that he’s officially part of the Conglomeration. The Dogs pop up for a challenge for a match next week.

We look at Lena Kross/Megan Bayne winning the Women’s Tag Team Titles at Revolution. The Babes Of Wrath want a rematch.

Megan Bayne/Lena Kross vs. Alex Gracia/Vipress

Non-title. Bayne shoulders Gracia down to start and takes her into the corner for some running shots to the face. It’s back to Bayne for a German suplex and the monsters hit stereo clotheslines. A double chokeslams finishes Gracia at 1:43. Total domination.

Lio Rush vs. Tommaso Ciampa

So Rush is basically Gollum now and Ciampa looks more confused than anything else. Rush, with his eyes bugging out, does his regular running dodges and sends Ciampa outside. There’s the suicide dive, with Ciampa dropping him onto the announcers’ table. Back in and Rush is sent to the apron and then into the post, with Ciampa hitting a running knee to the floor. We take a break and come back with Rush escaping a Fairy Tale Ending and kicking Ciampa in the head.

The springboard Stunner is kicked out of the air and a second attempt is blocked as well. The third works a bit better though as Ciampa is stunned. Rush goes up with Ciampa rolling outside, only to get picked up for back to back Stunners. Ciampa gets up again and they slug it out, followed by the two of them biting the others’ finisher. They strike it out with Rush hitting a spinning kick to the head. Back up and Ciampa sends him into the corner, followed by Project Ciampa for a rather near fall. The running knee finishes Rush at 11:04.

Rating: C+. Yeah I’m not feeling the new Rush thing. It’s weird based on the idea that he looks strange without his hair. The fact that this is somehow a downgrade from Cru isn’t a good sign, but at least Ciampa won here. Hopefully Rush isn’t featured very often or is at last tweaked, because this wasn’t the strongest fit.

Video on Kenny Omega vs. Swerve Strickland and Hangman Page vs. MJF from Revolution.

Trios Titles: Jet Speed/Mistico vs. Don Callis Family

El Clon/Josh Alexander/Konosuke Takeshita are challenging for the Family. Mistico and Clon start things off but the rest of the Family run in to jump Mistico from behind. Everything breaks down and Mistico gets double teamed. Bailey comes in and gets reversed suplexed but Mistico is back up with a headscissors to Clon. Mistico takes all three villains down without much trouble and Knight adds a dive as we take a break.

We come back with Clon working on Bailey’s leg to send Bailey over to the rope. Bailey manages a kick to the head and it’s back to Knight to clean house. Takeshita comes back in with a Blue Thunder Bomb for two but Knight avoids the running knee. Raging Fire is countered as well and Knight plants him down, allowing the tag back to Mistico.

Clon immediately gives him a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker for two but a springboard is cut off with a kick to the head. Everything breaks down again and Mistico hits a big dive to the floor but the UFO Splash misses back inside. Clon’s step up moonsault gets two but Knight manages the spring board clothesline to Takeshita. That leaves Mistico to grab La Mistica to make Clon tap at 13:12.

Rating: B-. For a token title match on a show that probably isn’t going to get much in the way of viewership, I’ve seen far worse. They had a nice back and forth match with the new champions getting to beat something of a regular team (or at least a regular stable) to start off their reign. Mistico and Jet Speed still aren’t exactly fascinating champions, but it’s better than one of them going after the World Title at the same time.

Schiavone runs down upcoming cards in an Excalibur imitation to end the show.

Overall Rating: B-. Much like last night, the show was fine, albeit completely inconsequential viewing. It’s not something that had much in the way of important wrestling but the action you did get was fine. That’s about all you could get out of this kind of a show as there was no reason to do anything else and it worked out well enough. There’s nothing worth going out of your way of seeing, but it’s a fine watch all things considered.

Results
Orange Cassidy/Roderick Strong b. Lee Johnson/Jay Lethal – End Of Heartache to Johnson
Megan Bayne/Lena Kross b. Alex Gracia/Vipress – Double chokeslam to Gracia
Tommaso Ciampa b. Lio Rush – Running knee
Mistico/Jet Speed b. Don Callis Family – La Mistica to Clon

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Collision
Date: March 21, 2026
Location: Save Mart Arena, Fresno, California
Commentators: Nigel McGuinness, Tony Schiavone

This weekend is a bit weird as Collision has been split into two shows due to coverage of the NCAA Tournament. Therefore, this week’s show is only an hour long, with the second half airing tomorrow night. The show even has the theme name of Slam Dunk Saturday, which could lead to some shenanigans. Let’s get to it.

Here is Dynamite if you need a recap.

TNT Title: Kyle Fletcher vs. Robbie Eagles

Eagles is challenging and he had a hand in training Fletcher to make this a bit more personal. Fletcher sends him face first into the mat to start and then takes him into the corner for a clean break. An abdominal stretch is blocked so Fletcher pulls the hair and slams him down. Back up and Eagles snaps off a headscissors before kicking away at the leg. Fletcher is able to plant him hard with a backbreaker and we take a break.

We come back with Eagles posing a lot before kicking away at the chest. A running kick to the chest sets up a some running knees in the corner but Fletcher blocks another attempt. Fletcher tries to pick him up, only to be reversed into Sliced Bread for two. Eagles misses his 450 though and a Michinoku Driver gives Fletcher two. Back up and Eagles kicks at the leg, including a missile dropkick to the leg.

Some kind of a leglock sends Fletcher to the ropes and out to the floor, with Eagles hitting a dive. Back in and Fletcher tries a superplex but the knee gives out, allowing Eagles to suplex him into the corner. A 450 onto the leg takes Fletcher down again and he gets planted with a poisonrana. Fletcher is right back up with the lawn dart into a running kick in the corner, followed by a brainbuster to retain the title at 12:12.

Rating: B. That ending was a bit questionable as Fletcher’s knee was really banged up and then he just does a bunch of stuff that needs a healthy leg. That being said, the rest of the match was quite good, as I’ve liked almost everything I’ve ever seen from Eagles. Fletcher is one of the few all but guaranteed good matches in AEW and that was the case again here with a very fun opener.

Jon Moxley warns Will Ospreay for wanting to break his neck. Pac wasn’t even here when Ospreay got hurt but he’s more than willing to fight Ospreay anytime.

La Faccion Ingobernable vs. Dom Kubrick/Lucas Riley/Alpha Zo

Dralistico takes Riley down to start and chops him into the corner. Rush comes in and hammers Riley into the corner before pulling Kubrick in sans tag. Kubrick is sent outside and taken out with a Dralistico dive. The Bull’s Horns set up Mortos’ corkscrew moonsault to give Rush the pin at 2:13.

Thekla laughs at the idea of Toni Storm being hurt and says she had everything to do with it. Storm saw what Thekla was doing and staged the attack to avoid having to fight her. Anyone else who is coming after her should stage their own death, because the real thing is so much worse. I don’t know what Thekla did to make these promos so much fun lately, but it should be repeated.

Brawling Birds vs. Sisters Of Sin

Hayter backs Hart up against the ropes to start and backbreakers her way out of an octopus attempt. The Sisters are sent into the corner for some chops before Blue and Windsor chop it out. Hart gets in a cheap shot from the apron though and Blue decks Hayter off the apron as we take a break. We come back with Hayterade missing and Hart hitting an Eat Defeat. Everything breaks down and all four are dropped for a double breather. Hart flip dives onto Hayter on the floor and Blue’s running knee gets two on Windsor. Blue powerbombs Windsor out of the corner, with Hayter having to make a save. Back up and Two Birds One Stone finishes Hart at 9:23.

Rating: B-. The Birds are starting to get somewhere and it’s kind of fascinating that they’re already pretty much at the top of the list of contenders. They’re a simple team who beats people up and are playing into the British brawler stereotype. It’s something that will work every time and it is working again here. On the other hand, it feels like the Sisters have been losing a lot lately and that needs to stop, at least for a bit.

Brody King thanks Kenny Omega for the save at Revolution but he’s ready for more of Swerve Strickland. For now though, he wants gold.

Video on Hangman Page vs. MJF at Revolution.

Komander/Mascara Dorada vs. Death Riders

It’s Claudio Castagnoli/Daniel Garcia for the Riders (with Marina Shafir) here. Garcia shoves Komander down to start and kicks at his head but makes the mistake of going after the mask. Komander scores with a dropkick and it’s off to Castagnoli, who gets kicked in the head a few times. Dorada’s slingshot dive to the floor is cut off and he gets dropped onto the announcers’ table. Garcia adds a running knee and we take a break.

We come back with Komander getting pummeled in the corner but Castagnoli misses a charge. Komander facebusters him and dives over for the tag to Dorada, who gets to take Garcia down. Dorada and Komander both walk the ropes at the same time, setting up stereo moonsaults to the floor. Back in and an electric chair faceplant into a standing moonsault gets two, with Castagnoli making a save. Komander’s very springboardy hurricanrana (complete with a pause so Dorada can dive onto Garcia) gets two on Castagnoli, who is right back with the Swing. The Neutralizer finishes Komander at 12:50.

Rating: B-. Komander and Dorada work well together as the random luchador team so it was nice to see them getting a chance here. At the same time, this felt like one of the more random Death Riders combinations, as it isn’t like Castagnoli and Garcia team together very often. Nice enough main event though, especially for a show that didn’t feel important.

Overall Rating: B. As usual, it was a good show bu tit was absolutely not a show that you needed to see. Pretty much nothing was advanced here, but at the same time, it was airing around midnight on a Saturday night so why bother wasting big moments? It’s just an hour long and had good action, which is a nice enough way to see this show, though I can’t imagine many people did.

Results
Kyle Fletcher b. Robbie Eagles – Brainbuster
La Faccion Ingobernable b. Dom Kubrick/Alpha Zo/Lucas Riley – Corkscrew moonsault to Riley
Brawling Birds b. Sisters Of Sin – Two Birds One Stone to Hart
Death Riders b. Mascara Dorada/Komander – Neutralizer to Komander

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