Collision
Date: October 31, 2026
Location: Chaifetz Arena, St. Louis, Missouri
Commentators: Nigel McGuinness, Paul Wight, Tony Schiavone

It’s Halloween night and we’ve got the second half of this week’s Fright Night special. Hopefully this show has a bit more festiveness as the Halloween aspect seemed pretty tacked on with Dynamite. We’re rapidly approaching Full Gear and the card has only started coming together so we should get something else here. Let’s get to it.

Here is Dynamite if you need a recap.

McGuinness is a vampire. That’s something at least.

Tommaso Ciampa vs. Matt Sydal

Ciampa appears to be dressed as Kratos and misses a chop in the corker to start. A dropkick puts Ciampa out on the floor but he moves away before Sydal can dive. Back in and they try a test of strength with Ciampa breaking it up to stomp him in the ribs. Sydal is right back with a standing reverse Fameasser for two and the Meteora off the apron drives Ciampa onto the floor. It’s too early for the shooting star press though and Ciampa rolls outside again, only to be tossed inside for his efforts. One heck of a running knee catches Sydal though and we take a break.

We come back with Ciampa’s jumping knee knocking Sydal out of the air (that looked/sounded great) for two. The chinlock goes on for a bit until Sydal is up with more kicks to the head. Sydal dives out to the floor to take Ciampa down again and he reverses a super Air Raid Crash back inside. A running shot in the corner sets up the shooting star press, which hits raised knees. Project Ciampa is countered into a hurricanrana to give Sydal two more but the second attempt connects for Ciampa. The running knee finishes for Ciampa at 11:54.

Rating: B. This was a hard hitting match, but it’s another good example of a match that felt like it was going long for the sake of killing time. There was a grand total of no way that Ciampa was losing to Sydal, not matter where the match was taking place, and it got a bit long in the tooth at times. The match was good, but trim a few minutes off and it’s that much better.

We take a quick look at Swerve Strickland winning the World Title two years ago at Dynasty in St. Louis.

Hurt Syndicate vs. Soloroto

Soloroto actually jumps them to start and Lashley gets splashed in the corner as commentary insults each other. Lashley fights out of trouble rather quickly and knocks Comoroto outside. Benjamin comes in and toys with Solo before German suplexing him down. MVP beats up Griff Garrison on the floor and the running knee hits Solo inside. The fans want more so Lashley gives Solo a spear for the pin at 4:11.

Rating: C. There is something so fun about watching the Syndicate slaughter poor human beings. It works every time and while I knew there are some issues there, it would be great to see it more often. They’re big scary monsters and that is something that can be effective for a very long time.

Gabe Kidd swears revenge on the former Dogs. The team is used to being outnumbered and they’ll do it again, Claudio Castagnoli or not.

After Dynamite, Persephone ranted about losing her TBS Title to Queen Aminata and wants both of them in Blood & Guts.

Artist Of Stardom Titles: Trinity vs. Triangle Of Madness

The Triangle is defending against Hazuki/Koguma/Fuwa-Chan. Hart and Fuwa-Chan start things off with Hart taking her straight into the corner. Fuwa-Chan escapes a fireman’s carry and everything breaks down, with the champions being knocked into the ropes for some running knees to the face. A double suplex drops Blue for two but Thekla stomps Fuwa-Chan off the apron and we take a break.

We come back with Trinity hitting a double dive and then spinning Hart around in a choke. Thekla is back in to cut off the tag attempt but Koguma runs the ropes to bring Hazuki in instead. A crossface has Thekla in trouble but the champs get up for a triple Octopus hold. With that not lasting long, Fuwa-Chan and Blue slug it out until Fuwa-Chan gets an Octopus of her own.

That’s broken up as well and a top rope splash into a Shining Wizard gets two on Black as Hart makes the save. Thekla dives onto Trinity on the floor and Code Blue is broken up back inside. Blue mists Fuwa-Chan and the assisted swinging Side Effect retains the titles at 13:05.

Rating: B-. Ok then. I’m not sure what else to say as these titles don’t mean a thing around here and this was the first time two of the challengers have wrestled in AEW. Then again I’m sure all I have to do is watch a few years of Stardom and I’ll get why this matters. Titles were involved though and that’s what matters. Or something. I think. Either way, the match was fine, albeit rather meaningless.

Samoa Joe isn’t sure who is is causing the problem with the Opps but the monster is back and teases changes.

Ilja Dragunov vs. The Beast Mortos

Dragunov chops away to start but can’t get very far. That earns him the pop up Samoan drop for two but Dragunov is back with a running shot of his own. The missile dropkick in the ropes connects for Dragunov and we take a break. We come back with Dragunov muscling him up for some German suplexes and a top rope backsplash gets two. The D Bomb is cut off and a discus lariat gives Mortos two. They slug it out from their knees until Mortos hammers away in the corner. That’s reversed into a powerbomb and the Torpedo Moscow drops Mortos. The D Bomb finishes for Dragunov at 10:56.

Rating: B. They beat each other up rather well and the idea here was rather clear. This was Dragunov getting to fight against a monster and come up looking good, which has been his bread and butter for a long time. It wasn’t supposed to be a match with any drama about the result, but the fans still need to get to know Dragunov.

Post match Tommaso Ciampa comes out for the staredown with Dragunov.

Video on Nick Wayne bragging about beating Chris Jericho, who gave him some advice.

Wayne is on the streets of Miami bragging about his two wins over Jericho. Now this is more like it with him, as it plays into that punchable face.

Darius Martin vs. Mike Bailey

Commentary gets into it about Bailey’s mullet as Martin takes him down to start. Back up and they trade some flips until Bailey gets in a kick to the chest. Bailey sends him outside for a running dive but a Christopher Daniels distraction lets Martin get in a dropkick. A DDT off the apron drops Bailey again and we take a break. We come back with Bailey knocking him off the top and firing off the kicks for two. A standing Spanish Fly gives Martin two but Bailey knocks him outside for a triangle moonsault. Back in and Martin tries some rollups but Bailey reverses into his arm trap sunset flip for the pin at 9:02.

Rating: B-. It was another match with no reason to believe that anything out of the norm was going to happen here. Martin is half of a low level tag team and Bailey is on his way to a huge match on Dynamite. That makes for a fine enough match, but it’s not exactly something that is the most interesting.

Post match respect is shown.

Will Ospreay is ready for Blood & Guts.

Lena Kross/Megan Bayne vs. Nixi XS/Leela Feist

Bayne is in….Fred Flintstone style gear? The destruction is on quickly and it’s a pair of fall away slams on the floor. XS breaks up Divine Intervention so the monsters beat her down as well, setting up Divine Intervention to pin Feist at 2:01.

Queen Aminata is in for Blood & Guts. Willow Nightingale introduces the team, minus the Brawling Birds, who apparently will be there. This really does not need to be a twelve person match.

Adam Priest vs. Konosuke Takeshita

They go to the mat and fight over headlocks until Takeshita hits a jumping clothesline. Takeshita knocks him outside but Priest avoids a charge back inside. A dropkick has Takeshita in trouble and Priest knocks him outside for a change. Takeshita avoids a charge into the barricade and hits a DDT on the floor as we take a break. We come back with Priest tying up Takeshita’s leg in the ropes and striking away. A Blue Thunder Bomb gives Takeshita two but Priest is back with the half crab. That’s broken up as well and Takeshita wins a slugout, including the discus forearm. The Raging Fire pins Priest at 8:23.

Rating: C+. Priest is someone who continues to work hard and continues to feel like little more than someone who is never going anywhere. Maybe he could go somewhere in the ROH midcard, but that’s about it. It isn’t about his talent, which is indeed there, but rather just that he has lost a bunch and is on the smaller side and that is going to hold him back from anything significant.

The Triangle Of Madness and company are ready for Blood & Guts.

Video on Mercedes Mone vs. Marina Shafir.

The Cut vs. The Conglomeration

Everyone comes in for a staredown at the bell and it’s Robinson getting caught in the corner for the chopping. O’Reilly and Strong take turns firing off the right hands and even Cassidy gets in on the fun. The Conglomeration snaps off some suplexes and Austin Gunn gets caught in the ropes for the chops and kicks, as the Conglomeration tends to do. Robinson knocks O’Reilly into the corner though and the stomping is on as we take a break.

We come back with a high/low getting two on O’Reilly and we’re off to the chinlock. Everything breaks down with the other four brawling on the apron, meaning O’Reilly has no one to tag. It’s back to Strong a few moments later and house is quickly cleaned. Cassidy even gets a springboard flip dive to the floor but everyone is knocked down for a big breather. Robinson slugs away at O’Reilly but gets caught in the ankle lock. Jay White sends in the brass knuckles though and a big left hand gives Robinson the pin on O’Reilly at 12:48.

Rating: B. This was a fast paced match and it was nice to see a match that actually felt important. The Cut at least feels like one of the biggest stories going in AEW right now and it’s interesting to see what’s going on with the rather large team. Beating the Conglomeration is important, especially by playing the numbers game again.

Post match the beatdown is on, with the brass knuckles helping to leave the Conglomeration laying.

Overall Rating: C+. The show was fine, but my goodness it did not feel important. Look at the matches and outside of the main event, find something that felt like it mattered. I get that has to happen on occasion, but on Halloween night? This was the best they had? I would have had no idea that this was a holiday show and they didn’t exactly put in the work to change that mindset. It’s a good enough show, but egads this would have been so much better at half the length.

Results
Tommaso Ciampa b. Matt Sydal – Running knee
Hurt Syndicate b. Soloroto – Spear to Solo
Triangle Of Madness b. Trinity – Assisted swinging Side Effect to Fuwa-Chan
Mike Bailey b. Darius Martin – Arm trap sunset flip
Megan Bayne/Lena Kross b. Nixi XS/Leela Feist – Divine Intervention to Feist
Konosuke Takeshita b. Adam Priest – Raging Fire
The Cut b. The Conglomeration – Left hand with brass knuckles to O’Reilly

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Dynamite
Date: October 21, 2026
Location: Watsco Center, Coral Gables, Florida
Commentators: Excalibur, Taz, Tony Schiavone

We’re done with WrestleDream and Will Ospreay is still the World Champion, having survived Clockwork Carnage. That probably isn’t the biggest surprise but he was pinned a few times in the match and that very well could set up some challengers for him in the coming weeks. Those coming weeks also include Full Gear so let’s get to it.

Here is WrestleDream if you need a recap.

We run down the card.

Young Bucks vs. Don Callis Family

Non-title. The Family jumps the Bucks to start fast and they’re sent outside, with the Bucks being sent into the steps. A powerbomb sends Nick onto the announcers’ table and another puts him through it. Back in and the double standing clothesline hits Matt and three piledrivers knock him cold. Doyle bearhugs Nick out and it’s a double pin on the Bucks at 2:49. The Bucks had no significant offense here whatsoever and it was a total squash.

Long WrestleDream recap.

Adam Copeland/Will Ospreay vs. Don Callis Family

This would be Kyle Fletcher/Kevin Knight for the Family. Copeland and Knight start things off with Copeland hitting an early clothesline. Knight is right back up to choke in the corner, earning himself a swinging neckbreaker. Ospreay comes in to face Fletcher and it’s already time to slug it out. Fletcher gets knocked down for the standing corkscrew moonsault and it’s back to Copeland. Ospreay’s running hurricanrana is blocked though and a standing Doomsday Device dropkick drops Copeland as we take a break.

We come back with Ospreay in trouble and getting kneed in the face. The brainbuster is countered into a Stundog Millionaire but Knight is over to cut off the tag. A Phenomenal Forearm gets Ospreay out of trouble though and it’s back to Copeland to start firing off the clotheslines. Knight gets back up with a springboard clothesline of his own and Fletcher’s Michinoku Driver gets two.

Everything breaks down and Fletcher knocks Ospreay off the apron. Cue Kazuchika Okada to distract Copeland, who is fine enough to give Fletcher a Killswitch. The spear hits Knight but Okada gets in a belt shot to Copeland. That and a brainbuster are enough to give Fletcher the pin at 13:22.

Rating: B-. This was your standard big time tag match and it was a good way to set up a few things. Copeland has quite a few options for singles matches and it seems like Okada is going to be up next. There is definitely something to be done with Copeland going after the World Title but warming up with Okada isn’t a bad idea either.

Okada’s diabolical smile after costing Copeland is great, but he stops to come in and beat on Copeland instead. More of the Family comes in and Ospreay is beaten down as well. Fletcher holds up the World Title and the lights go out. Darby Allin, the returning Steven Borden and a Young Buck run in for the save. Borden: “I’m back. For Blood & Guts.” On one hand, I get the idea, but with the Bucks getting wrecked, Borden having had about five matches, and there only being so much reason for him to hate the Family, this feels like a less than thrilling Blood & Guts team.

Swerve Strickland vs. Tome Filip

Strickland gives him the House Call before the bell and finishes with a Vertebreaker at 22 seconds.

Orange Cassidy/Jay White vs. Death Riders

Garcia grabs a waistlock to start but gets backed into the ropes so White can escape. A chop and suplex give White an early one and Cassidy comes in for a less than strong effort on a double suplex. Yuta comes in to take Cassidy down by the leg before blocking the Stundog Millionaire. Cassidy gets tied up in the ring skirt and pummeled, leaving White to get taken down with a suicide dive as we take a break.

We come back with Cassidy escaping a sunset flip attempt and calmly walking over to bring in White. Some chops and a DDT get two on Yuta but it’s Garcia grabbing the Dragontamer. Cassidy offers the lazy strikes for…I guess we’ll call it a save as everything breaks down. The Fastball Special hits raised knees and it’s a pair of Orange Punches into the Blade Runner to pin Yuta at 10:27.

Rating: B-. This was about what you would have expected, with the makeshift team getting to beat the lower part of the Death Riders. I do love seeing White getting a chance to win as the important thing he’s back and at least he’s getting to have some success. That just needs to stay the case for a long time, which is far from a guarantee.

Hangman Page and Brodido are happy to be the first three time Trios Champions but Swerve Strickland comes in. He and New Level (not here) want a rematch so Page says name the time and the place. That would be Full Gear, but Swerve wants Texas Death. Page says no way as he’s not letting them get dragged down to that level again. The rematch seems to be set though.

Nick Wayne, with a shirt advertising his win over Chris Jericho, arrives and glares at Jericho’s image on a truck.

Here is Mercedes Mone for a chat. She brags about her recent wins and calls her challengers stupid before telling Renee Paquette to get out. Mone is the division and she wants to know who is next…so here is Marina Shafir, who has Mone a bit shaken. Shafir tells her to not be a pu*** and Mone bails.

Roderick Strong vs. Jon Moxley

Non-title. They go with the grappling to start and Moxley gets a hammerlock on the mat. Strong is back up with a quick dropkick for two but Moxley wins a strike off. A running dropkick to the leg has Strong going outside, where he drops Moxley onto the apron. We take a break and come back with Moxley in trouble but grabbing a quick Paradigm Shift.

Strong falls outside so Moxley hits him with a suicide dive before unloading on him in the corner. Some backbreakers have Moxley in more trouble but he’s right back with the big clothesline. A tiger driver lets Strong grab the Stronghold, which Moxley escapes rather quickly. The rear naked choke finishes for Moxley at 11:02.

Rating: B-. Yeah this was what you have to expect from Moxley as he runs through another name. The match is pretty formula based at this point, which makes it a bit pesky when Moxley is on the shows so often. It was a perfectly fine match, but I’ve seen Moxley do something like this so many times that it’s hard to get that interesting.

Post match Moxley rolls out and Strong is left in the ring, when the Dogs run in to jump Strong. Moxley sees it and gets back inside to call them off…so the Dogs jump Moxley from behind. Gabe Kidd runs in to stop them but gets beaten down by the Dogs as well. The Conglomeration and Jay White run in, but White turns on the Conglomeration (ending their partnership after what must have been a good 30 minutes).

The rest of the Bang Bang Gang runs in to jump the Conglomeration, as well as the Death Riders who try to make a save. Claudio Castagnoli tries to fight back but can’t hang with the numbers. So the Dogs are split and most of them have joined the Bang Bang Gang (which now has seven members) but Kidd seems to be full time Death Riders. I still have no idea why the Dogs need to be here but this was a hot angle for sure, and White is FAR better as a heel.

Video on Ilja Dragunov, who is ready to share all of the passion that he has around here.

Megan Bayne, Lena Kross and the Triangle Of Madness jump Kris Statlander, Harley Cameron and the Brawling Birds to leave the latter four laying.

Here is Nick Wayne for a chat. Wayne brags about his TWO wins over Chris Jericho and we get a double shot of pyro. That means Jericho needs to come out here and apologize (which was established before the rematch) and, eventually, he does show up. Wayne keeps cutting him off, saying how excited he’s been to hear this, eventually getting a WOULD YOU PLEASE SHUT THE H*** UP!

Jericho praises Wayne for his win and says Wayne has learned a lot. Wayne brings up the win again and more pyro goes off. Jericho: “How do you do that?” Wayne: “I’m a prodigy.” Wayne keeps demanding the apology and Jericho calls him a douchebag. Then again, Jericho was the same when he was 21 and does apologize.

Jericho says this is the turning point of Wayne’s career and he can get to the top of his business, just like Jericho did. He lists off some great names that have helped him over the years and if Wayne listens too, he can become that big of a star. Jericho: “So don’t f*** it up.” Jericho leaves and Wayne looks like he has something to think about. Wayne has been doing very well in this and that continued here.

We look at the first Motor City Machine Guns vs. FTR match from WrestleDream.

Queen Aminata vs. Maya World

For a TBS Title shot against Persephone, who is on commentary with Britt Baker. World flips out of a wristlock to start but gets pulled into Chocolate Kisses. The fisherman’s neckbreaker is broken up and World sends her outside for a middle rope crossbody. We take a break and come back with the exchange of forearms.

Aminata misses a boot in the corner and gets moonsaulted for two. They trade rollups for two each until World’s running knee gets two. Aminata sends her into the ropes but the threat of Off With Her Heads has World bailing to the floor. World is put in a chair for the running shot off the apron and Off With Her Head finishes for Aminata at 10:13.

Rating: C+. World is back and is already losing, though Aminata will be fine as another victory for Persephone. I’m not sure if I get the appeal of Aminata for the most part but AEW certainly sees a lot in her as she has been around rather frequently. She’s far from bad, but I’m not sure I can picture her as a real threat to win the title.

Don Callis announces that the Don Callis Family is in for Blood & Guts.

Samoa Joe, with the Opps (minus Anthony Bowens), wants the World Title back. Jack Perry comes in to say he wants one more match with Joe to get the handshake he didn’t get last time. Sure.

Mike Bailey vs. Ilja Dragunov

They go to the mat to start before Dragunov takes him to the corner for a missed chop. Bailey takes the leg down and we’re off to a chinlock. A headscissors sets up a running kick in the corner but Dragunov is right back with a jumping kick. They head outside where Bailey kicks the apron by mistake, allowing Dragunov to hit a German suplex as we take a break.

We come back with Dragunov unloading with forearms but getting kicked in the head for a double down. Bailey can’t get a cross armbreaker and has to kick his way out of a half crab attempt. Back up and Dragunov wins a strike off before rolling the German suplexes (with Taz doing his always great physics lessons). Dragunov’s top rope backsplash gets two and they go to the apron, where Bailey hits some moonsault knees to put him down.

Dragunov catches him on top and fires off a bunch of headbutts, setting up the superplex. The D Bomb (a running forearm to a downed opponent) misses as Bailey gets two off a small package and a crane kick puts Dragunov down again. The tornado kick connects but Bailey’s Ultimate Weapon is broken up. Instead it’s a D Bomb to the leg and a regular D Bomb for the pin on Bailey at 16:04.

Rating: B. This was certainly a Dragunov match but it was necessary to introduce him to the new audience. Dragunov isn’t the biggest guy in the world but he knows how to beat the fire out of someone. This was a good way to show what they have with him and Dragunov looked good. Bailey was his usual self here and that’s all he needed to be.

Dragunov celebrates to end the show.

Overall Rating: B. They were in a weird place here as they only had so much to build from coming out of WrestleDream. What we got worked, though they’re now building towards Blood & Guts as well as Full Gear at the same time. This was a good first step, but they need to find some time to let things breathe a bit. Having so many big shows in a row can wear things out a bit and that’s a danger they’re approaching. That might start clearing up after Full Gear, but at least the build is off to an effective start.

Results
Don Callis Family b. Young Bucks – Double pin
Don Callis Family b. Will Ospreay/Adam Copeland – Brainbuster to Copeland
Swerve Strickland b. Tome Filip – Vertebreaker
Orange Cassidy/Jay White b. Death Riders – Blade Runner to Garcia
Jon Moxley b. Roderick Strong – Rear naked choke
Queen Aminata b. Maya World – Off With Her Head
Ilja Dragunov b. Mike Bailey – D Bomb

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Dynamite
Date: October 6, 2026
Location: Adidas Arena, Paris, France
Commentators: Tony Schiavone, Excalibur, Nigel McGuinness

It’s a special show here as we’re in Paris, France for Grand Slam. Therefore the card is pretty stacked, with Will Ospreay defending the World Title against Kazuchika Okada, plus Queen Aminata challenging Mercedes Mone for the Women’s Title. In addition, we have to keep getting ready for WrestleDream in less than two weeks. Let’s get to it.

Here is Collision if you need a recap.

We run down the card.

Ring Of Honor World Title: Bandido vs. Kofi

Kofi, with Austin Creed, is challenging and Brody King is here with Bandido. We do get a handshake and a hug as Bandido seems honored to be facing Kofi. They go with some grappling and Bandido stops to dance a bit. Kofi escapes a wristlock and dances as well but gets more serious to block the gun pose. A monkey flip sends Bandido into the corner and yes we have more dancing.

Kofi dropkicks him to the floor and another dropkick sends him into the barricade, setting up the big running flip dive. Back in and Bandido pulls a high crossbody out of the air for a rather delayed vertical suplex. That’s enough to bring out Swerve Strickland with Prince Nana and of course here is Hangman Page to even things up. We take a break and come back with Kofi hitting a Fameasser.

Now the high crossbody can connect to give Kofi two so Bandido is right back with a corkscrew version of his own. A jumping stomp to the chest puts Bandido down and an SOS sends Bandido hard into the corner. The top rope splash to the back gives Kofi two so he goes up again, with Bandido catching him with the super flipping fall away slam. Page and Strickland have to be held apart, and in the melee it’s the 21 Plex to retain the title at 14:27.

Rating: B+. I don’t think there was any doubt that this was going to be a heck of a match given the people involved. At the same time, I wasn’t sure who was winning and that’s a great feeling. Bandido is closing in on the longest reign in the title’s history and beating a former WWE Champion clean is quite the accomplishment on the way there.

Post match Page and Strickland have to be held apart again.

Video on Clockwork Carnage, which seems to be a Royal Rumble which then turns into a multi-man Iron Man match after everyone is in. At least I think, as the rules are a bit complicated. It might sound insane, but NXT’s Iron Survivor Challenge did too and that match has been a blast so this is worth a shot.

Will Ospreay (with the audio sounding rather quiet) says he has to face seven #1 contenders at once but Mike Bailey is ready to qualify on Collision. Works for Ospreay, who is ready for the World Title match tonight.

Clockwork Carnage Qualifying Match: Samoa Joe vs. Jack Perry

Perry charges right at him to start and is quickly faceplanted. Back up and Perry’s chops just tick Joe off but a running clothesline knocks him down. The release Rock Bottom out of the corner plants Perry and an elbow to the face drops him on the floor. Joe knocks him over the barricade and then sends him back inside for a big jumping elbow.

We take a break and come back with Joe sidestepping a dive, earning himself a standing ovation. Joe gets in a superkick and hammers away in the corner. The Snare Trap sends Joe over to the ropes, leaving them both to go outside. Perry charges into another release Rock Bottom but the Koquina Clutch is reversed back inside. Joe catches him on top though and the MuscleBuster finishes quick at 10:41.

Rating: B-. That was kind of a weird one as Perry had been built up for a few weeks and then just got beat clean here. Granted that’s the better move as Joe is a lot more interesting than Perry could hope to be. Throw in his ability to be a menacing force in the title match and it’s that much better. Now make Perry clean the wall that he used to issue the challenge to Joe.

Kazuchika Okada shows off his French and thinks he’ll be so amazing tonight that he’ll get his own monument.

Jon Moxley/Gabe Kidd vs. Don Callis Family

Pac’s chair is still there for Moxley’s entrance. Kidd and Davis chop it out to start so Doyle comes in for a double shoulder. Moxley comes in to try his running shoulders to Doyle and it’s Kidd taking over with the chops in the corner. Everything breaks down and Moxley knocks Davis outside for the suicide dive. Back in and Kidd and Doyle clothesline each other down and we take a break.

We come back with Moxley getting Doyle in the bulldog choke, which is broken up in a hurry. Doyle presumably hits a sitout powerbomb, though the camera decided to cut between him lifting Moxley up and putting him down. Kidd comes back in for some clotheslines, including a big rebound version for two on Davis. A brainbuster gives Kidd two but Davis is right back up with the piledriver for the pin at 10:48.

Rating: C+. They beat each other up well enough and I do always appreciate Kidd being taken out. If nothing else, it’s weird to see the Family winning as it’s hardly something you see very often against bigger competition. I’m not sure what the Death Riders have to do at the moment, but you can bet on at least one of them being in the Clockwork Carnage match.

Video on Nick Wayne vs. Chris Jericho, with their rematch being set for Collision.

TNT Title: Darby Allin vs. Kyle Fletcher

Allin is defending and they slug it out to start with Fletcher being knocked outside. Allin’s dive is cut off though and Fletcher launches him face first into the barricade. Fletcher misses a charge though and Allin climbs onto the post to dive onto Fletcher in the timekeeper’s area. The announcers’ table is loaded up but Allin gets backdropped onto the other table, landing face first for a nasty crash.

Back in and Allin is fine enough to grab a guillotine, with Fletcher escaping rather quickly. Allin is still staggered from the crash so Fletcher slams him as we take a break. We come back with Allin flipping over him for a Scorpion Death Drop, with Fletcher pulling the turnbuckle pad off. A small package gives Allin two, with Fletcher’s rather aggressive Michinoku Driver getting two.

Allin catches him up top with a super Code Red, followed by a regular version for the same. The Coffin Drop on the apron misses though and Fletcher’s brainbuster gets two for the big surprise kickout. A snap half suplex drops Allin again so it’s a top brainbuster onto the exposed buckle, because of course it is. Naturally Allin is gushing blood so Fletcher hammers on the cut but gets sent into the corner. That lets Allin grab the Scorpion Deathlock, with Fletcher going to the ropes. Allin pops up for a pair of Coffin Drops and the pin at 14:45.

Rating: B. This changed gears right in the middle, with most of the focus being on the match and then all of the blood took over. I like watching Allin’s matches and it’s rather annoying to see it turn into whatever stunt he wants to do this week. I’m glad he won here, but find a different way to do this stuff. Like wrestling.

Video on the Dogs vs. the Young Bucks, which happens on Collision.

Queen Aminata speaks another language and says something about the Women’s Title.

Women’s Title: Queen Aminata vs. Mercedes Mone

Mone is defending and is quickly backbreakered to send her into the corner. Aminata hammers away and Mone is already needing a breather. Chocolate Kisses her Mone (with her broken nose) in trouble but she gets Aminata in a dragon screw legwhip to the floor. That means the Meteora can connect as we take an early break.

We come back with Aminata getting two off a headbutt and a snap suplex to send Mone into the corner. Mone is right back with two Amigos but Aminata reverses the third into a neckbreaker. Back up and Mone sunset bombs her into the corner so Aminata is up with a knockdown of her own. A middle rope double stomp gives Aminata two and something like a German suplex knocks Mone outside. Aminata follows and is sent face first into a chair, only to send a charging Mone into it as well. Back in and the top rope double stomp misses for Aminata, allowing Mone to get in the Mone Maker to retain at 11:05.

Rating: B-. This was another case where there was no real doubt about the result but that wasn’t exactly the point. Instead this was more about having a title match on the show, with Thekla already set for Mone at WrestleDream. That should be a lot more intriguing, though Aminata did a good job in the high profile match here.

Post match Thekla runs in to chase Mone off.

Video on the recent issues between Hangman Page and Swerve Strickland, resulting in the latter issuing a challenge for a 2/3 falls Trios Titles match at WrestleDream.

AEW World Title: Kazuchika Okada vs. Will Ospreay

Ospreay is defending and tries a wristlock, with Okada pulling him to the mat. That’s broken up and Okada rolls outside, seemingly ready to walk until Don Callis brings him back. Ospreay gets in a monkey flip and they trade some legsweeps until Okada just misses a Rainmaker to reset things a bit. Ospreay knocks him to the floor for a slingshot dive, setting up a knee drop back inside. Okada is fine enough to dropkick him off the top though and we take a break.

We come back with Ospreay getting two off of a Phenomenal Forearm but he can’t manage Stormbreaker. Okada catches a charge in the corner and hits an air raid crash onto the knee to get back to the neck. The dropkick misses for Okada but he gets his knees up to block the corkscrew moonsault. Another dropkick is countered with a running powerbomb (that was some great timing) to give Ospreay two and they need breathers. Back up and they slug it out until Okada is knocked to the apron for the Oscutter.

Okada barely gets back in so Ospreay gives him a missile dropkick before he can get up. Naturally Okada is right back up with the Rainmaker for two and we slow back down. A shotgun dropkick sends Ospreay into the corner so he hits his own Rainmaker for one. Ospreay is right back up with a Styles Clash for two more and the fans are singing. Stormbreaker is countered into a pair of Rainmakers but Okada doesn’t cover, allowing Ospreay to hit a quick Hidden Blade for two. Stormbreaker gets two more and another Hidden Blade finishes Okada to retain at 18:53.

Rating: B+. This was a pay per view worthy title match as Okada getting a World Title match is a good choice for a big match, especially on this kind of a stage. Ospreay gets credit for winning over a big name and Okada is hardly hurt. Granted I could have gone without a champion losing but that’s hard to avoid with how many belts they have floating around.

Post match Samoa Joe comes out for the staredown to end the show.

Overall Rating: A-. Hot crowd, rather good matches, big time title showdowns and some build for WrestleDream. What more can you ask for from a free TV show? They wanted this to be a big deal and it wound up being exactly that. The show was pretty much what they teased it would be and that’s a nice result. Sometimes it’s as simple as putting on a great show and they made it work here.

Results
Bandido b. Kofi – 21 Plex
Samoa Joe b. Jack Perry – MuscleBuster
Don Callis Family b. Jon Moxley/Gabe Kidd – Piledriver to Kidd
Darby Allin b. Kyle Fletcher – Coffin Drop
Mercedes Mone b. Queen Aminata – Mone Maker
Will Ospreay b. Kazuchika Okada – Hidden Blade

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Dynamite
Date: September 23, 2026
Location: Fishers Event Center, Fishers, Indiana
Commentators: Excalibur, Taz, Tony Schiavone

It’s the last night before All Out and that means we have another three hour special with Dynamite and Collision (one hour version) being held back to back. Odds are we’ll get some more matches added to the pay per view card and that should make for an interesting night. Let’s get to it.

Here is Collision if you need a recap.

Commentary runs down the card.

Ricochet talks about the Demand being a family and they’re ready to get the Trios Titles back.

Swerve Strickland and the New Level are ready to take the Demand out. They want to retain tonight so they can move on to All Out and get revenge on Hangman Page/Brodido.

Trios Titles: The Demand vs. Swerve Strickland/New Level

Strickland and New Level are defending. Ricochet wants to face Strickland and snaps off a headscissors, earning himself a knockdown. Back up and Ricochet scores with a dropkick, meaning it’s off to Creed to chop at Kaun. Some right hands in the corner are shrugged off so Creed goes with a dropkick to the back. Kofi comes in with a high crossbody and New Level grabs a double bulldog but Kofi gets low bridged to the floor. That leaves Creed to get planted by Liona and we take a break.

We come back with Creed still in trouble but he manages a quick running flip dive to the floor. That just earns him a cheap shot but Strickland cuts off a running Kaun with a House Call. Strickland is dropped by Liona and it’s time to head back inside, where Ricochet gets superkicked by Creed. That’s enough for Kofi to come back in and clean house. I’m not sure what he was trying off the top but it takes Kaun down anyway.

Everything breaks down and Kaun sends Creed over the top and onto the steps. Kofi gets double faceplanted for two and Ricochet drops a 630 for two, with Strickland making the save. Liona shrugs off the rolling Downward Spiral so Kofi kicks him into Creed’s tornado DDT. Strickland hits a 450 on Liona but Ricochet makes a save with a 450 of his own. Creed gives Liona an AA and we hit the parade of knockdowns. Liona blocks the SOS (a leg sweep flipping into a rollup) so Strickland runs in with another House Call to put Liona down. A triple cover retains the titles at 17:45.

Rating: B. It was the kind of match you would have expected from these guys and New Level and Strickland get to move on to the bigger title match on Saturday. That’s the right match to go with and I’ll take that over some big three team mess. I do kind of appreciate the referee just not doing anything but stand there and count covers. If you’re not going to bother with the rules, why even pretend?

Post match here are Hangman Page and Brodido to congratulate the champions. Page is glad new Level is here but they don’t realize who they’re facing at All Out. He asks Strickland what he’s doing but Creed says Strickland is teaming with the greatest team around. Kofi: “Ever since we’ve been here, Swerve has been nothing but cool.” King: “It’s been three weeks.” Strickland points out that every team abandons Page and it’s a matter of time before it happens again. Bandido promises to take the titles home.

Will Ospreay officially offers Mike Bailey a spot in the United Empire and Bailey is in.

Thekla explains the difference between a dumb b**** and a real b****. She’s the latter and Willow Nightingale is the former. She’ll be nice tonight, but on Saturday, it’s time to get toxic.

Jon Moxley vs. Dezmond Xavier

Non-title Eliminator match. Xavier’s early headlock is shoved off and they take turns hitting each other in the corner. A hurricanrana sends Moxley outside but they switch places and Moxley is right back with a big boot. We take a break and come back with Moxley pounding Xavier in the corner but Xavier sends him outside. The suicide dive connects and a running shooting star press gets two on Moxley back inside.

Xavier’s cutter gets two more and he connects with a handspring flipping kick to the head. Xavier goes up top but misses a Phoenix splash (which would have missed by a mile even if Moxley hadn’t moved), allowing Moxley to kick him into the corner. Then Moxley sits up so Xavier can give him a running Meteora for two, only to get pulled into the rear naked choke (and the most obvious spot calling I’ve seen since John Cena’s heyday). Moxley traps the arm and Xavier is done at 9:48.

Rating: B-. Well, it was better than when Moxley did the same thing to another Rascal on Collision. This did at least feel more like a competitive match, even if there was no chance of Xavier winning. Moxley continues to run over people, though the sitting there for the running Meteora was just ridiculous.

Adam Copeland comes in to see Darby Allin and Steven Borden, who want to get to the Tag Team Titles. Copeland says coming after the titles is like climbing two Everests, which is a challenge Allin accepts. They part in peace.

Here are the Young Bucks, FTR/Stokely and Adam Copeland/Christian Cage for a chat, with ladders and chairs around the arena. Schiavone thinks a fight might break out here, which is why he earns that big paycheck. Stokely says FTR is here so they don’t get fined and the Bucks point out that FTR and the champs have beaten them.

They’re not getting any younger but they’re ready to fight to become the first ever four time champions. Cage says that’s nice but he and Copeland are going to remain one time champions (that might not mean what it was supposed to mean). Now, with that out of the way, Cage is looking forward to meeting the Bucks’ mother in Chicago for a special ritual of his. Copeland cuts that off and says neither team can do anything that hasn’t been done to them before.

The Bucks point out that it was true in 1999 but how badly was Copeland hurt with his last dive off something? That’s enough for the brawl to start and the Bucks beat up security, with Copeland and Cage getting in a Conchairto. This was about what you would expect, mainly because they don’t have anything left to say and this was always the big result because ladders.

Willow Nightingale’s hand is getting better and is ready to beat Thekla again.

Tommaso Ciampa vs. Jake Doyle

Doyle misses a charge into the corner and gets pummeled, allowing Ciampa to hit a clothesline. The running knee is cut off and they go outside with Doyle taking over, only to get caught with Willow’s Bell. Now the running knee connects for two but Doyle drops him onto the barricade.

We take a break and come back with Ciampa getting two off a super Air Raid Crash. Ciampa mocks Kazuchika Okada’s middle finger, allowing Doyle to get up for a slugout. The running knee is countered into a sitout powerbomb for two on Ciampa. The Boss Man Slam is countered as well though and now the running knee gives Ciampa the pin at 9:08.

Rating: B-. This had a good story with the running knee not being able to connect until the ending. Ciampa is on the way to the title match with Okada and having him beat one of the members of the Don Callis Family is good, especially as it wasn’t another big epic match. Granted it’s Ciampa so any kind of match is going to work.

Post match Ciampa says that was for Don Callis more than Kazuchika Okada. People had asked what would happen if Okada and Ciampa met and now we get the chance to find out. Let’s just do it now instead of on Saturday. Cue Okada, who mockingly says Ciampa doesn’t get the Rainmaker tonight. Instead, he’ll get a beating at All Out. B****. Ciampa isn’t intimidated and says Okada gets the Psycho Killer in three more sleeps.

TBS Title: Persephone vs. Hyan

Persephone, with Britt Baker, is defending and takes her down by the arm to start. Hyan fights up with a test of strength but gets rolled up for a fast two. Back up and Hyan sends her outside for a suicide dive and we take a break. We come back with Persephone snapping off a powerslam, leaving her rather stunned.

Hyan gets in a clothesline and a belly to back suplex with almost no elevation and Persephone snaps off a northern lights suplex for two. The Razor’s Edge is escaped though and Hyan spears her down for two more. A sunset flip out of the corner doesn’t work either as Persephone drops down onto her and grabs the rope to retain at 8:52.

Rating: C+. This was your random title match of the week and it’s a good enough way for Persephone to get out there. She’s still kind of a strange choice for the title as she had only done so much in her time before the title win. Granted it helps that she’s rather talented and the pairing with Baker is working so far. Baker didn’t do much here as she was on commentary, but I do like having her around doing something after such a long time away.

United Empire vs. Gabe Kidd/Claudio Castagnoli

Jon Moxley is on commentary. Bailey and Kidd trade chops to start with Bailey getting the better of things but going after Castagnoli instead. That’s enough for Kidd to send Bailey outside but Ospreay is over with a Phenomenal Forearm off the barricade. Back in and the Empire takes over to send the villains to the floor again. The stereo slingshot dives connect but Castagnoli is able to suplex both of them at once back inside.

We take a break and come back with Bailey fighting out of trouble but Castagnoli pulls Ospreay off the apron. Bailey’s sitout powerbomb out of the corner drops Kidd and it’s back to Ospreay. The suplex finally takes Castagnoli down and it’s off to a cross armbreaker. Everything breaks down and Castagnoli powerbombs Bailey onto the other two for the save. Kidd rams his own head into the turnbuckle because of course he does and it’s Swiss Death for two on Ospreay. The Swing has Ospreay in trouble so he climbs up into a DDT to Castagnoli, setting up the Styles Clash for the pin at 13:38.

Rating: B. This was about what you would have expected, with Castagnoli taking the pin as he does so often. Ospreay gets the pin to keep him looking strong on the way to the title match in three days and I’ll take this over him doing another singles match. Mixing it up a bit helps and this was a good match between talented, interesting people. And Kidd.

Post match Ospreay thanks the fans and says that Moxley has been here as long as AEW has been alive. Ospreay thanks Moxley for breaking him and turning him into the man that he is today. Moxley is being dunked into a tank with a shark, which brings Moxley inside. Kidd tries to get in a cheap shot and is quickly cut off. Ospreay wants Moxley ready to fight to end the show.

Overall Rating: B. This show was in a weird place as they had to build up All Out but the show is mostly set. The two biggest matches on the show are for the World and Tag Team Titles and there isn’t much left to say about either of them. Having the show so soon after All In makes it harder to get interesting but they’re doing about as well as expected. The Ciampa vs. Okada match has me interested and hopefully that happens a lot more.

Results
New Level/Swerve Strickland b. The Demand – Triple cover to Liona
Jon Moxley b. Dezmond Xavier – Rear naked choke
Tommaso Ciampa b. Jake Doyle – Running knee
Persephone b. Hyan – Rollup while holding the rope
United Empire b. Claudio Castagnoli/Gabe Kidd – Styles Clash to Castagnoli

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Dynamite
Date: September 16, 2026
Location: Chartway Arena, Norfolk, Virginia
Commentators: Excalibur, Tony Schiavone, Taz

We’re rapidly closing in on All Out and that means the card needs to start coming together. The top of the card is already set but there are still a few spots left to fill in. That’s what we’ll likely be doing this week, as there are several stories that are likely all but set for the show. Let’s get to it.

Here is Collision if you need a recap.

We look back at the end of last week’s show, with Darby Allin and Steven Borden saving the Young Bucks from FTR.

Adam Copeland thanks Allin and Borden for their help. Christian Cage comes in and apologizes for the loss of Borden’s father…..’s career. Allin isn’t impressed with Cage because this isn’t over between them.

Stokely Hathaway says FTR and the Don Callis Family are ready for their eight man tag tonight.

Adam Copeland/Christian Cage/Steven Borden/Darby Allin vs. Don Callis Family/FTR

Copeland and Fletcher start things off with Fletcher working on the arm. That’s broken up and Allin comes in, only for Cage to tag himself in instead. Allin tags himself right back in and everyone comes in for the big staredown. We settle down to Harwood shouldering Borden down but accidentally knocking the Family off the apron. Borden gets back up to scare Harwood outside, where Allin is ready to jump him. Everything breaks down and we take a break.

We come back with Allin fighting out of a chinlock with a jawbreaker but Fletcher cuts off the tag attempt. Allin and Fletcher collide though and it’s back to Borden to clean house. Borden can’t get the Scorpion Death Drop and gets crotched on top as everything breaks down. Harwood gives Borden a top rope superplex and his partners add in a top rope splash, a top rope elbow and a UFO Splash for two, with the other three good guys making a save. Harwood teases the Scorpion Deathlock on Borden but it gets broken up, with Copeland spearing Knight out of the air. The Coffin Death Drop finishes Harwood at 14:34.

Rating: B-. This was a pretty standard eight man tag, with some of the people not really getting to shine. The good thing is that Borden is getting his chance to get elevated in a hurry, which almost has to be done given how old he is when he finally started. The athleticism is certainly there and it’s worth a try, though he has a lot of things working against him. Copeland and Cage are set for their not-TLC match and that’s…well it’s a thing that is happening.

Naturally Cage poses with the TNT Title, because he’s that kind of a guy.

Jon Moxley is impressed by how far Will Ospreay has come in the last year. Just because you’re the champion though, it doesn’t make you a top star. Moxley never wanted Ospreay to follow him and the Death Riders are ready to destroy Ospreay tonight.

Video on Lena Kross/Megan Bayne vs. Brawling Birds.

Chris Jericho vs. Nick Wayne

Wayne armdrags him down and brags a lot, only to get armdragged right back. The bulldog out of the corner takes Wayne down but he breaks up the Lionsault attempt. The butterfly backbreaker drops Wayne again and they’re quickly on the apron, with Wayne’s Spanish Fly being broken up. Instead Jericho hits a Death Valley Driver but gets sent into the steps. That lets Wayne grab a running Canadian Destroyer off the steps and we take a break.

We come back with Jericho hitting a backdrop and adding the triangle dropkick to the floor. The fans seem to approve of Jericho, even as Wayne ties him up in the ropes for a Swanton. Wayne goes up again and dives into a Codebreaker as the counters continue. A standing Sliced Bread gives Wayne two but Jericho puts him on top for ten right hands and the super hurricanrana.

The Judas Effect misses and Wayne’s World connects for two more. They chop it out from their knees and Jericho breaks Wayne’s necklace. Wayne is so incensed that he gets caught in a Walls attempt, which is almost reversed into a rollup as Jericho sits down on him for the pin at 13:55.

Rating: B. They were going nuts with the back and forth counters here and it wound up being a good match. I’m not sure what the point is in having Jericho win here but odds are they’ll run it back. The necklace being broken feels like a personal issue, though it doesn’t exactly make Wayne look like the biggest heel.

Post match Wayne is so upset over the necklace that he ignores the offer of a handshake and beats the fire out of Jericho, including some chair shots.

Mercedes Mone is injured and can’t wrestle at All Out, so Willow Nightingale and Thekla will face each other with the winner challenging Mone at WrestleDream.

Video on Thekla vs. Willow Nightingale, with Thekla mocking Nightingale and Mone for being so fragile.

The United Empire, now with Andrade El Idolo, is ready for a six man tag tonight. Will Ospreay is ready to face Andrade through the contract but Andrade says they’re a team tonight.

Conglomeration vs. Hangman Page/Brodido

For a Trios Title shot at All Out. Page and O’Reilly start things off with Page shouldering him down but not being able to get in a sunset flip. Back up and Page takes over on the arm before handing it off to Bandido for some armdrags. O’Reilly takes Bandido down for a running basement dropkick from Cassidy. King comes in and Cassidy tries his usual but realizes that King is behind him.

Cassidy turns around and the big chop has him crashing into the corner. Strong and King chop it out and we take a quick break. We come back with Cassidy suplexing Bandido and Page coming in to fire off the right hands. Strong tries to throw Cassidy at Page, who catches him for a fall away slam. King is back in to fire off the chops but Bandido and Page are backdropped out to the floor.

Cassidy’s dive is pulled out of the air by King, who sends him crashing down. Bandido lifts Cassidy up with the one armed gorilla press into a cutter but the frog splash misses. A Stundog Millionaire and Strong’s Angle Slam give Cassidy two so Page and Strong forearm it out. Cassidy and Page take turns getting on each others’ backs for some rodeo action (yep) and it’s time for the parade of knockdowns. Page is back up with a heck of a Buckshot Lariat to finish Strong at 13:25.

Rating: B. This was the regular “we’re not going to bother tagging” six man tag and it was another fast paced match. I like the idea of Page and Brodido sticking around as it’s not like he has anything else going on at the moment. At the same time, it lets Bandido keep moving towards the record for longest reigning ROH World Champion in history, mainly by not really defending the thing. Whatever works.

We look at the tribute to Andy Williams on Collision.

Tommaso Ciampa vs. Myles Hawkins

Hawkins takes his sweet time removing his jacket and gets kneed in the head (only move of the match) for the pin at 53 seconds.

Ciampa storms off after the win.

Tony Schiavone brings out Swerve Strickland and the New Level for a chat. And never mind as the Demand jumps them on the way to the ring. Austin Creed’s knee is taken out and both he and Kofi are planted. Strickland is part of the team so he gets a beatdown of his own.

Jack Perry talks about how he wants the World Title and wants to face the best. This involves painting a challenge to Samoa Joe on a wall.

Lena Kross vs. Jamie Hayter

Kross kicks her in the face to start fast but Hayter is back up to forearm away in the corner. Hayter sends her to the apron but gets dropped face first to put her in trouble again. An apron powerbomb has Hayter in more trouble as we take a break. We come back with Hayter hitting a running clothesline, followed by a running dropkick into the corner.

A missile dropkick gets two but Hayterade is blocked. Hayter has to settle for an AA and they’re both down. One heck of a knee to the face gives Kross two more so Hayter is right back with a basement dropkick. The Haytebreaker gets two so Megan Bayne offers a distraction, allowing Kross to hit Hayter with a pipe. The Jackhammer gives Kross the pin at 11:03.

Rating: B-. They beat on each other rather hard here though the ending came out of nowhere, with Kross winning because Alex Windsor wasn’t there to even things up. It’s something of a preview for the street fight, though it doesn’t exactly make the champions look smart. At least Kross gets a big win though, which is easily the most important of her singles career.

Post match Windsor comes in to chase the villains off.

Video on Andrade and his history/family in wrestling.

Kazuchika Okada calls Tommaso Ciampa a b**** and gets jumped. Ciampa wants a title shot at All Out, Psycho Killer vs. Rainmaker.

The Brawling Birds are ready for their street fight at All Out.

Death Riders/Gabe Kidd vs. United Empire

Ospreay and Moxley start things off and of course never mind as we’ll go with Kidd taking over instead. Ospreay takes Kidd into the corner and Akira is brought in to get dropped onto Kidd for a big crash. We pause for Andrade to take a photo with a woman at ringside and Moxley takes over on Akira by sending him into the corner. Moxley chops him down into a half crab and we take a break.

We come back with Akira still in trouble as Kidd chokes him in the corner. Akira finally rolls over and stomps Pac in the ribs, allowing Andrade to come back in. Ospreay’s top rope elbow gets two on Pac but he misses a charge and gets caught in a German suplex. Now Moxley comes in for the exchange of the forearms and Moxley grabs the choke.

That’s broken up and Kidd is sent outside and Akira hits a big moonsault to the floor. Back in and a cutter gives Akira two on Moxley, meaning it’s time for the exchange of strikes (including Kidd ramming his own head into the turnbuckle). Moxley boots Akira in the face and Pac plants Andrade with a poisonrana on the floor. Moxley’s bulldog choke finishes Akira at 16:45.

Rating: B. It was the usual wild match and it was nice to see a little tease of Moxley vs. Ospreay, though it still feels like it’s a rather quick turnaround after the big title win. At the same time, it’s nice to see an established AEW name on Ospreay’s team. I get the idea of the New Japan guys coming in but they’re just kind of people being brought in with only so much recognition. At least Andrade feels like a bigger deal and that helps a good bit.

Post match Andrade runs in for the save but the Dogs come out to beat him down. Ospreay is back up to prevent Akira from having his neck Pillmanized.

Overall Rating: B. This show had an important job to cover and they did it well enough, with All Out being built up as fast as possible. There is only so much time between All In and All Out and a week of that was spent on the tribute shows last week (which were far more important). They had to go through this one rather quickly and it did a nice enough job. It’s a case where the calendar is causing them issues and they’re doing well at fixing the issue, which is nice to see.

Results
Adam Copeland/Christian Cage/Steven Borden/Darby Allin b. FTR/Don Callis Family – Coffin Death Drop to Harwood
Chris Jericho b. Nick Wayne – Cradle
Hangman Page/Brodido b. Conglomeration – Buckshot Lariat to Strong
Tommaso Ciampa b. Myles Hawkins – Running knee
Lena Kross b. Jamie Hayter – Jackhammer
Death Riders/Gabe Kidd b. United Empire – Bulldog choke to Akira

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Collision
Date: September 5, 2026
Location: Credit Union Of Texas Event Center, Allen, Texas
Commentators: Excalibur, Tony Schiavone, Walker Stewart

We’re rapidly on the road to All Out and the main event is already set, even if it seemed to be a surprise to the participants. New AEW World Champion Will Ospreay is set to defend against Jon Moxley, who helped train him to win the title. Throw in the (unofficial) TLC for the Tag Team Titles and we’re mostly set. Let’s get to it.

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

Don Callis Family vs. Young Bucks

The Family jumps them from behind to start and sends them outside. Back in and Doyle chokes Matt in the corner but Matt slips through the legs and dives over for the tag to Nick. Everything quickly breaks down and a double dropkick has the villains on the apron for the running flip dive. Cage is fine enough to grab an apron superplex and Matt is knocked down as we take an early break.

We come back with Nick being pulled out of the air but coming out with a Canadian Destroyer. Matt comes back in and everything breaks down again, with a Swanton and top rope elbow combining for a double near fall. The Bucks fire off the superkicks until Cage counters the Meltzer Driver into the F5. Cage and Doyle are sent into each other though and the BTE Trigger finishes Doyle at 11:51.

Rating: B-. This was the usual match from the Bucks and any members of the Family. You could pretty much guess what this was going to be from the second the teams were announced and shockingly enough, the match was completely acceptable. The Bucks weren’t going to lose to the random Family members at any time, especially after the All Out match was announced but it worked for a Collision opener.

Video on Thekla coming after Mercedes Mone, though Willow Nightingale isn’t happy.

Hangman Page/Brodido vs. Braddah Kaimi/LVJ/Vin Parker

Parker chops King to start and…yeah it goes as well as you would expect. The non-stars are stacked up in the corner for a running Cannonball. The Deadeye into King’s big lariat into Bandido’s frog splash finishes Parker at 1:43.

The Bang Bang Gang doesn’t think much of Swerve Strickland and New Level but they’re ready for the Don Callis Family tonight.

The Brawling Birds aren’t done with Megan Bayne/Lena Kross so let’s do it again in a street fight at All Out.

Nick Wayne vs. Komander

Wayne backs him into the corner to start and hits the pose but Komander flips over him without much trouble. Komander sends him outside without much trouble and then does it again with a headscissors. Wayne pulls him down by the mask though and grabs a suplex into the corner as we take a break.

We come back with Komander fighting out of a chinlock but getting forearmed in the back. Komander gets up for a springboard Canadian Destroyer but Cielito Lindo hits raised knees. Wayne’s World is broken up as well so Komander goes up, only to dive into a cutter. The ProdigyPlex finishes Komander at 10:29.

Rating: B-. Wayne certainly seems to be getting more of a push in recent weeks and that’s not the worst thing. If nothing else, having him rack up some wins is better than having him just randomly get a title shot in Ring Of Honor. Let him show what he can do and why we should be impressed. That was what we saw here as Wayne looked good.

Post match Chris Jericho comes in to give Wayne a Judas Effect.

The Conglomeration (minus Roderick Strong) wants some more gold and Konosuke Takeshita seems to have similar goals.

TBS Title: Vertvixen vs. Persephone

Persephone, with Britt Baker (on commentary), is defending and fires off some knees to the ribs to start. Vertvixen gets in a trip for a quick near fall but gets caught in a fall away slam to send us to a break. We come back with Vertvixen fighting out of a rear naked choke and kicking her in the head. Back up and Persephone rolls into a basement dropkick to put Vertvixen down, setting up the Razor’s Edge to retain the title at 7:23.

Rating: C. This was just a way to get Persephone in the ring shortly after winning the title, with Baker being there to sing her praises. Vertvixen is little more than one of the bigger named jobbers and she’s good in the role, but there wasn’t much to be seen here. Persephone and Baker are an interesting combination and I could go for seeing where it goes, but we’re still really early in their story.

Post match the double beatdown is on but Maya World and Thunder Rosa make the save.

We recap Andrade El Idolo and Gabe Kidd’s rivalry in New Japan.

The Swirl vs. Motor City Machine Guns

Shelley and Johnson trade wristlocks to start and it’s off to Christian, who gets chopped into the corner. Sabin snaps off an armdrag into an armbar and everything breaks down, with the Guns taking over again. Sabin’s suicide dive takes both of them down and we take a break. We come back with Shelley making a diving tag to Sabin so house can be cleaned again.

Shelley works on Christian’s arm but Christian takes over, setting up an assisted top rope splash for two. Everything breaks down again and Sabin cutters Christian, setting up the Dream Sequence. The Dirt Bomb (kind of a double Death Valley Driver) finishes Johnson at 12:28.

Rating: B. The Swirl is a good pair of hands and it’s nice to see them being used in the right way. The point here was to establish the Guns in AEW and while the fans know them, we have to see what they can do. They beat a team who is established enough and looked good doing it. That’s a perfectly fine way to start and as usual, the Guns did their part.

Jack Perry still wants the World Title and will face the best to become the best.

The Demand wants the Trios Titles.

National Title: Gabe Kidd vs. Andrade El Idolo

Andrade is defending and Kidd jumps him from behind to start, setting up a brainbuster for two. They go outside with Kidd going for some toys but getting sent into the barricade. Back in and Andrade grabs Three Amigos and they head outside again, with Kidd going into the steps. That lets Andrade take off his pants but his frog splash hits knees as we take a break.

We come back with Andrade taking his usual picture and busting out the double moonsault for two. The running knees in the corner miss though and Kidd gets in a sitout powerbomb for two of his own. Andrade sends him into the corner again and now the running knees connect. Kidd slugs away until he charges into Dia de los Muertos for two and, since that’s a secondary finisher, Andrade grabs the DM for the pin seconds later at 11:44.

Rating: C+. I still do not see the appeal in Kidd most of the time and this was a match where the story was “well they’ve feuded in Japan”. Somehow that’s more than you get for a lot of title defenses around this show, and it’s fine for Andrade to get a title defense. I’m not sure why he needs to be the National Champion if he has the version of the Money In The Bank but Andrade is hot right now and the fans like him enough.

Post match Andrade talks about how he’s hoping to become the best National Champion of all time. Given that he’s the fourth champion, the title hasn’t been around for a year yet and he is already over a third of the way to the longest reign ever, that shouldn’t be hard. Anyway he’s going to defend the title every week.

Tommaso Ciampa wants some new gold.

Isla Dawn vs. Athena

Non-title Proving Ground match. Dawn gets kicked out to the floor to start and it’s time to trade forearms, with Athena getting the better of things. That means Athena can send her into the barricade but gets small packaged for two back inside. Dawn’s running knee gets two but Athena is back up with some rolling German suplexes. The O Face finishes for Athena at 5:00.

Rating: C. If you’ve been watching Ring Of Honor for any time in the last few years, this was nothing new for you. Athena has run through so many people that there are very few wrestlers left who can reasonably challenge her for the title. Dawn was little more than a human for Athena to beat here, in what will probably be another one off AEW match before she goes back to doing the same thing on Ring Of Honor for whatever reason.

Bang Bang Gang vs. Don Callis Family

That would be Ace Austin/Juice Robinson vs. Kevin Knight/Kyle Fletcher in this case. Austin and Fletcher start things off with Austin taking over with an armbar. Knight tags himself in and walks into a clothesline, allowing Robinson to hit a splash for two. Fletcher comes in for a save and Knight isn’t happy, meaning it’s time for an argument as we take a break.

We come back with Austin getting the tag to Robinson to clean house. The big jabs set up a DDT on Fletcher and Robinson dives on Knight on the floor. A running faceplant gives Austin two and he kicks Fletcher in the face. Fletcher hits a quick Michinoku Driver for two more but Austin has to go after Knight, allowing Fletcher to catch him with a superkick. Fletcher hits his brainbuster and Knight tags himself in to hit the UFO Splash for the pin at 12:15.

Rating: B-. Yeah of course this is how it went. I’m sure this was just thee way to set up this version of the Family to go after a bigger team, because if there is one thing AEW loves, it’s more of the Don Callis Family. And of course Austin looks like a star and then loses, which is the case way too often with him.

Post match The Family vs. the Young Bucks in a tables match is set for Dynamite. There it is.

Overall Rating: B-. This was a very typical Collision, as it was absolutely an acceptable wrestling show. The matches were good, there was some star power involved and it set up some things for Dynamite. At the same time, nothing on here felt overly important. It was a bunch of matches with people being thrown out there with little reason other than to get them on a show. It comes off like a cross between Dark and Ring Of Honor, albeit with some bigger names. I understand that you don’t want to burn stuff off on a Saturday night when fewer people are watching, but adding something of value to this show would be great.

Results
Young Bucks b. Don Callis Family – BTE Trigger to Doyle
Hangman Page/Brodido b. Braddah Kaimi/LVJ/Vin Parker – Frog splash to Parker
Nick Wayne b. Komander – ProdigyPlex
Persephone b. Vertvixen – Razor’s Edge
Motor City Machine Guns b. The Swirl – Dirt Bomb to Johnson
Andrade El Idolo b. Gabe Kidd – DM
Athena b. Isla Dawn – O Face
Don Callis Family b. Bang Bang Gang – UFO Splash to Austin

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Collision
Date: July 2, 2026
Location: Viejas Arena, San Diego, California
Commentators: Tony Schiavone, Nigel McGuinness, Excalibur

It’s a rare Thursday show as there isn’t much of a point of airing in the usual 4th Of July time slot. The big story here is the rapid fire build towards Redemption, but we also have an extra push towards next Wednesday’s World Title match between MJF and Kenny Omega. Let’s get to it.

Here is Dynamite if you need a recap.

Death Riders vs. Shingo Takagi/Drilla Moloney

Pac and Takagi fight over arm control to start with Takagi getting in a headlock takeover. After a bit of a breather, Pac grabs a headlock of his own, followed by a running headscissors. Moloney comes in to shoulder Castagnoli down and some chops put him in the wrong corner. A rolling neckbreaker drops Castagnoli again and we take a break.

We come back with Moloney in trouble but jumping over Pac into a dropkick. Takagi comes back in and gets knocked down, only to drop Pac just as fast. An enziguri puts Pac down again and it’s back to Castagnoli vs. Moloney. A spinebuster drops Castagnoli and a top rope elbow gives Moloney two, with Takagi celebrating early. Everything breaks down and a powerbomb leaves everyone down again.

The Swing into the dropkick gets two on Takagi with Moloney making the save. Moloney is taken to the floor, where Daniel Garcia pops up to choke him from the crowd. That leaves Pac to clothesline Takagi for two as this match is still going. Moloney’s piledriver to Garcia on the floor is broken up and Takagi clotheslines Castagnoli. Garcia comes in for a distraction and Castagnoli rolls Takagi up for the pin at 18:12.

Rating: B-. Well that was long. I’m really not sure if we needed to keep up something set up with a bonus match thrown onto the Kickoff Show but AEW does some odd things. The match was good enough, though it seemed a bit slow paced until things picked up at the end. Hopefully this wraps it up though, as the Death Riders feuding with another stable sounds very tiring.

The Conglomeration is upset about Tomohiro Ishii and Mark Briscoe being out and injured. They’re still scared of Lio Rush (though he might like them), but Konosuke Takeshita wants to face El Phantasmo.

Andrade El Idolo vs. Brian Cage

Andrade jumps him to start fast and they trade the rather hard chops in the corner. Cage gets in a slam into a legdrop but Andrade knocks him outside for the corkscrew drive. We pause for the picture with the fan, allowing Cage to hit the apron superplex as we take a break. We come back with Cage charging into a knee in the corner, setting up the double moonsault to give Andrade two.

Three Amigos connect for Andrade but Page is back with a 619 into the sitout powerbomb for two more. Cage gets knocked off the top and it’s a frog splash to give Andrade another near fall. The running knees in the corner connect for Andrade, with Cage popping back up for an F5. Cage’s big clothesline is countered with the spinning elbow, setting up the DM to give Andrade the pin at 13:21.

Rating: B. I liked this fairly well as Andrade continues his roll around here. I’m not sure where it goes and I really don’t need to see Andrade running through the Family again (it’s been done) but the fans are way into Andrade right now. Giving him a bunch of matches on TV isn’t a bad idea and if it winds up making him more popular, great.

Post match Andrade hits the catchphrase.

Gabe Kidd is ready to come back and hurt people. You know, Gabe Kidd stuff.

Thunder Rosa/Mina Shirakawa vs. Zara Zakher/B3cca

Shirakawa dances a bit to start and a rollup gets two on B3cca. Everything breaks down rather quickly though and Rosa wins a slugout. Some running shots in the corner crush B3cca/Zakher, with Shirakawa adding a running basement dropkick. A Tijuana Bomb finishes for Rosa at 2:22.

Here is Thekla to brag about beating Starlight Kid and stealing her mask. After the show, she made Kid go to the strip club and dance for her. Stardom is dead so long live the Toxic Spider and she’s ready for anyone who shoots at her at All In. She’ll catch the bullet with her teeth.

Skyflight officially offers Matt Sydal a spot on the team and he….I think accepts? Either way he has their backs.

Shane Taylor Promotions vs. Bang Bang Gang/Adam Copeland

Ok then. Colten takes Moriarty down to start but comes out of the corner with a dropkick. Copeland comes in for a double hiptoss and the Edge O Matic drops Bravo. A double Quick Draw puts Bravo down again and Copeland seems rather pleased. Austin is pulled outside for the big beating and we take an early break.

We come back with Dean hitting a Bronco Buster on Austin, who fights up without much trouble. White comes back in for the dragon screw legwhips and the 3:10 To Yuma hits Moriarty. Taylor is back in to clean house but White saves Copeland from a middle rope splash. A double superplex brings Taylor crashing down and it’s a spear to Bravo. The Blade Runner finishes for White at 10:43.

Rating: B-. This was the fun match of the show and it went rather well, with the focus being getting White back in the ring. White looked good as usual when he’s in there, but the problem is keeping him in there. The feud with the Dogs should be enough to keep them busy, with Copeland and Christian Cage being another possibility.

Post match the Dogs come out for a staredown but the Death Riders run in to beat down the Bang Bang Gang. The Dogs join in on said beating, with David Finlay hitting White with the shillelagh.

Willow Nightingale is still training for a return. Her method this week: buying Billy Joel music.

The Demand vs. Sonico/Chris Nastyy/Jordan Oasis

An assisted cutter and frog splash have Nastyy in trouble as Liona’s eye is cut open BAD. His blood is all over Oasis, who is knocked out to the floor. Nastyy gets crushed and a springboard Doomsday Device finishes for Ricochet at 1:48. Total destruction.

Post match Ricochet says he doesn’t like Matt Sydal and says the three of them have been in demand for over a year. They get to make the decisions around here. Of all the people in AEW, Sydal is getting a focus? Really?

Athena vs. Rina

Non-title and for the #1 spot in next week’s Casino Gauntlet match. Rina fires off some dropkicks to start but Athena is up with a running uppercut. The flipping clothesline misses in the corner though and Rina is back up with a middle rope dropkick for two. They head outside with Athena taking over as we go to a break.

We come back with Athena getting pulled out of the air and Rina throwing her down by the hair. Athena grabs a quick Fujiwara armbar, which is turned into a rollup to give Athena two. Another Fujiwara armbar is broken up and Rina grabs a Gory Bomb. Double knees from the top and a cradle get two on Athena, who is right back with a shove onto the barricade. The O Face is broken up but a second attempt finishes Rina at 13:41.

Rating: B. They had a hard hitting back and forth match here and it’s nice to see Athena getting a win in AEW. At the same time, Rina was another example of “here’s a new person, she’s awesome, end of description”. I’m not saying she’s bad or anything close to it, but it can get a bit tiresome having so many people come in for the first time or their first time in a good while and just be expected to roll with them hanging against a top star.

Kyle Fletcher is ready to get the TNT Title back.

Mistico/Mike Bailey/Bandido vs. Rascalz

Reed dropkicks Bandido into the corner to start so it’s off to Bailey for the bouncing kicks. Bailey gets knocked down and a stomp to his back gets two, only for Wentz to miss a charge to the floor. That means the parade of suicide dives can commence but Bailey’s is cut off. Reed hits the big running diving cutter onto the pile as we take a break.

We come back with Wentz and Bailey getting a double tag to bring in Bandido and Reed. Everything breaks down and Mistico hits a springboard double elbow, followed by a springboard double dropkick. Xavier springboards into Bandido’s X Knee and, with Mistico and Bandido hitting dives, the 21 Plex finishes Xavier at 8:19.

Rating: B-. This was another match that felt like it was a way to get Mistico onto the show in any form. I’m really not sure why all he does is get thrown into tag matches, unless it’s some kind of a mandate from CMLL. The match was the usual bunch of flips and dives and as exciting as you would have expected.

Megan Bayne and Lena Kross think they’re too dominant for any team and say address them from your knees, because it’s easier to bow down.

Rush vs. Jordan Cruz

Rush knocks him outside to start and sends him into the barricade. Back in and some facewashes have Cruz down before the Bull’s Horns finishes at 1:38.

The Opps want an ROH World Title shot for Katsuyori Shibata. You mean AEW wrestlers can challenge for ROH titles? And yes, the match will be on Collision instead of Ring Of Honor (where Shibata wrestles as well). Anthony Bowens tries to get some enthusiasm going and is shot down.

Julia Hart vs. Maya World

For the #2 spot in the Casino Gauntlet. World takes her down for an early backsplash to start but they’re quickly on the floor where Hart fires off some chops. A Tarantula has World in more trouble and we take an early break. We come back with Hart grabbing Hartless but World stacks her up for the escape. A double stomp gives World two but a Shining Wizard is cut off with…something that involved a bunch of camera cuts. World’s tabletop suplex gets two but Hart knocks her off the top. The moonsault hits raised knees though and World’s Shining Wizard gets the pin at 9:48.

Rating: C+. It’s good to see World getting a win, though it isn’t going to mean much if she doesn’t win something that actually matters. That would mean beating Athena or possibly even Thekla and I don’t know if I can see the latter happening. Beating Athena should be a major moment and that’s a lot to put on someone like World, who hasn’t been around that long. It’s not a terrible idea, but it might be too soon. Either way, she definitely looked more confident out there and that is great to see.

Video on Tommaso Ciampa vs. Chris Jericho.

Video on MJF vs. Kenny Omega.

El Phantasmo vs. Kyle Fletcher

Don Callis is on commentary. They trade early rollups for two each to start, with Fletcher freaking out at a VERY near fall. An armdrag takes Fletcher down again but he’s back up with one heck of a big boot. We take a break and come back with Phantasmo hitting a crossbody into a Lionsault for two more. A DDT puts Fletcher, whose knee is banged up, down again but he’s right back up with a Michinoku Driver for two of his own.

Fletcher’s running charge misses and he crashes to the floor, with Phantasmo hitting a moonsault. That earns him a lawn dart into the barricade and Phantasmo has to dive back inside. A heck of a sitout Last Ride gives Fletcher two and he can’t believe the kickout. Some rollups give Phantasmo two each but Fletcher is back up with a running boot in the corner. The brainbuster finishes at 11:54.

Rating: B. They beat each other up and Phantasmo continues to feel like someone who could give almost any opponent a run for their money. It made for a good match as Fletcher has turned into one of the more dependable stars in AEW. I could go for more of Phantasmo, like say having him win a match.

Post match Callis gets in the ring and talks about the disloyalty of Konosuke Takeshita. Starting on Dynamite, the Family is taking everything from him, including the International Title. Takeshita comes out to chase Callis off to end the show.

Overall Rating: B-. There was good action throughout the night but you could feel the extra half hour baked into this. A bunch of the matches felt like there were being dragged out for the sake of filling time and since Collision isn’t exactly known for its heavy emphasis on storyline development, this was a long show. Certainly an entertaining two and a half hours, but 10+ hours in five days from any promotion is quite taxing and I was ready for this show to end a lot earlier than it did.

Results
Death Riders b. Shingo Takagi/Drilla Moloney – Rollup to Takagi
Andrade El Idolo b. Brian Cage – DM
Thunder Rosa/Mina Shirakawa b. Zara Zakher/B3cca – Tijuana bomb to B3cca
Bang Bang Gang/Adam Copeland b. Shane Taylor Promotions – Blade Runner to Bravo
The Demand b. Sonico/Chris Nastyy/Jordan Oasis – Springboard Doomsday Device to Nastyy
Mistico/Mike Bailey/Bandido b. Rascalz – 21 Plex to Xavier
Rush b. Jordan Cruz – Bull’s Horns
Maya World b. Julia Hart – Shining Wizard
Kyle Fletcher b. El Phantasmo – Brainbuster

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Dynamite
Date: March 18, 2026
Location: Save Mart Center, Fresno, California
Commentators: Excalibur, Tony Schiavone, Bryan Danielson

We’re done with Revolution and the big story is…well that could be a few things really. There were several returns with Adam Copeland/Christian Cage, Will Ospreay and Kenny Omega returning. That’s in addition to MJF retaining the World Title, meaning Hangman Page is no longer allowed to challenge for the belt. Other than that, it’s time to start getting ready for Dynasty so let’s get to it.

Here is Revolution if you need a recap.

Revolution recap.

Will Ospreay vs. Blake Christian

Since there is no one in the company who can do this other than the person chasing the ROH World Title. Christian bails out to the floor to start before coming back inside to fight over wrist control. Ospreay knocks him down and snaps off a running hurricanrana to send Christian outside. A slingshot dive takes him out again and Ospreay tosses him back inside, allowing Christian to hit a running flip dive.

Ospreay shrugs that off and hits a springboard clothesline for two so Christian is back with a clothesline of his own. A stomp to the back sends Ospreay outside, with Christian hitting a diving tornado DDT. Back in and a 450 and cutter give Christian two each and he loads up his own Hidden Blade. That’s cut off of course though and Ospreay hits the real Hidden Blade for the win at 7:23.

Rating: B-. Ospreay is back and this was basically just a way to get him back in the swing of things. Now he can move on to his first important match, likely at Dynasty. Christian could have been anyone here and that’s about how the likely #1 contender to the ROH World Title is seen most of the time.

Post match Ospreay calls out Jon Moxley and threatens to snap his neck with his bare hands. Cue Moxley through the crowd so Ospreay charges into the crowd and the brawl is on. Pac comes in for the save and Ospreay is caught in the Brutalizer.

The Bang Bang Gang come out for a match but we pause for Ospreay to dive onto Moxley again.

Death Riders vs. Bang Bang Gang

The Riders jump them to start but Robinson takes Yuta into the corner for some left hands. Yuta rakes the eyes though and it’s off to Moxley to stay on the eyes. Robinson fights out of trouble and hands it off to Austin for the rather speedy kicks. Austin sends Moxley outside for the running dive and we take a break.

We come back with Austin grabbing an STF on Austin, which he quickly switches into a Crossface. That’s broken up and Austin gets over to Robinson so it’s time to clean house. The left hands have Yuta down and Austin goes up, only to dive onto raised knees. Austin is able to fight up with a springboard spinning kick to the face and everything breaks down. A cutter takes Robinson down and Yuta dives onto him, setting up the Paradigm Shift for the pin at 11:10.

Rating: C+. This was about what you would expect, though it seems that Moxley is now the full on heel version again, which is quite the quick shift. Austin and Robinson both got in a bit of offense before losing and that didn’t make for the most interesting match. At least Yuta got beaten up a bit, which is always fun.

Gabe Kidd isn’t scared of Darby Allin.

Kidd wants Allin to meet him in the parking lot.

Kenny Omega wants to face Swerve Strickland one more time and if Strickland is so confident, he can put that #1 contendership up.

Gabe Kidd goes to the parking lot where Darby Allin tries to run him over. The brawl is on with Allin getting the better of things and throwing him in the trunk. Then Allin gets in the car and drives onto a pile of trash, which flips the car over. Allin breaks out of the window and then pops the trunk so that Kidd falls down in a heap. Since there is an anvil case next to them, Allin puts him on the case and wheels him inside for their casket match.

Gabe Kidd vs. Darby Allin

Casket match. Allin wheels him into the arena and opens the case, pulling out his skateboard and a straitjacket as this is going to be really stupid. Kidd is tied up in the straitjacket and put in a chair but manages to kick him low. The jacket isn’t entirely tied so Kidd can choke and bite at the same time. Allin is bleeding a gusher and Kidd slams the casket lid on Allin’s fingers.

We take a break and come back with Allin biting Kidd and giving him a super Code Red. Allin gets the arms tied up tighter and hits a Scorpion Death before going up top. Kidd kicks the referee into the ropes for the crotching though and a powerslam puts Kidd down again. They go to the casket again and Allin bites the nose, followed by a skateboard shot. Back to back Coffin Drops set up a suicide dive to knock Kidd into the casket and give Allin the win at 9:59.

Rating: C+. Yeah sure. I have no idea what to say about this as it started with Allin’s latest stupid stunt and then Kidd wrestled most of the match in a straitjacket, like any good villain should. This was the latest thing that feels like Allin had a dumb idea and got to do it on national TV. I stopped caring about his weird ideas a long time ago and this didn’t make it any better. The guy has talent and a weird charisma that could make him a top star but instead we have to see whatever stupid thing he thinks of this week and it’s been old.

Post match Allin says he’s coming for the World Title.

Video on Jack Perry leaving his house in the new Jurassic Express and riding to the show (as driven by the one armed Luchasaurus), though not before he feeds a squirrel. Once at the arena, he runs into the Young Bucks, who are ready for their six man tag tonight.

Here is Prince Nana to introduce Swerve Strickland, who sits in a chair. Strickland talks about power, which he didn’t get even after winning at Revolution. The reality is that power can be more important than titles. He’s spent most of his life fighting against people with power and that brings him to Kenny Omega. There is no reason for him to face Omega, except for one thing. Omega has power, so if he wants to face Strickland again, he can put up his EVP title, with Strickland getting the spot if he wins.

Mike Bailey talks about the work that he has had to put in to get where he is today and he’s willing to keep doing it.

Mike Bailey vs. Mark Davis

Davis charges at him to start but Bailey kicks away. That only gets him so far but Bailey is back with a middle rope dropkick. Bailey kicks at Davis but can’t knock him off the apron. A legsweep does send him to the floor though and Bailey hits a dive as we take a break. We come back with Bailey in trouble but catching Davis on top with the kicks to the chest. A powerbomb out of the corner puts Davis down but he’s back up to win a strike off.

Bailey kicks him in the head though and they’re both down again. Davis is up first and hammers away, followed by a toss powerbomb for two. Another powerbomb is escaped so Bailey kicks him in the head again but Davis is back with a running clothesline. Bailey kicks him into the moonsault knees, followed by the Ultimate Weapon for the pin at 10:51.

Rating: B. I’m far from a Bailey fan but he was doing well here, as it was a classic monster vs. smaller guy deal here. Bailey kept chopping away (or kicking away in this case) until the giant went down and that’s something that will work almost every time. This was better than I was expecting and that’s always nice to see.

After Revolution, MJF dubbed himself Mr. Revolution, even though he felt every bit of pain from his match. It was all worth it though and he won it the day he turned 30. He has twenty years to go and Hangman Page will be staying in the midcard where he belongs. Now that this is out of the way, he’s going to Disney World.

Kazuchika Okada laughs off the idea of the Young Bucks being his family, because the Don Callis Family is what matters. Well not Konosuke Takeshita.

Marina Shafir vs. Mina Shirakawa

No Holds Barred. Toni Storm was supposed to be in Shirakawa’s spot but was attacked earlier today. Shirakawa comes out with a barbed wire bat and gets in a shot to the knee but Shafir takes it away from her. Shafir says she doesn’t need a bat and gets kicked down for running her mouth too much.

A champagne bottle is brought in but Shafir knocks it away and plants her down to take over. Shafir flips the fans off and we take a break. We come back with Shirakawa knocking the (open) champagne bottle out of her hands but taking too long to load up a chair. Shirakawa is able to faceplant her onto the chair though and a missile dropkick puts Shafir down again.

The top rope Sling Blade onto the chair gets two but the Figure Four is cut off. Shirakawa has to break out of the Mother’s Milk so Shafir grabs a table. The strike out on the apron goes to Shafir, who suplexes Shirakawa through the table. Back in and Shirakawa gets the bottle to crack her over the head, followed by Storm Zero for the quick pin at 10:53.

Rating: C+. Commentary was pointing out that this style isn’t geared to Shirakawa and that was getting clear when things got a bit more violent. At the same time, they were in a weird spot as Storm was pulled out of this match for whatever reason. I’m not sure how much interest there is in having Storm vs. Shafir again now, but maybe they’ll move in a different direction, as they should.

Andrade wants the World Title but gets a briefcase full of money from MJF. Don Callis calls in to say that the deal is to get rid of Darby Allin. Andrade doesn’t seem convinced.

Don Callis Family vs. Young Bucks/Jack Perry

Okada flips the Bucks off to start so Perry gives him a quick dropkick. Beretta and Romero come in but get cut off by the Bucks, who clear the ring. The Bucks hit their dives and Perry adds a moonsault to take the Family down again. Back in and Perry gets caught in the wrong corner, with Okada hitting the Air Raid Crash onto the knee. We take a break and come back with Perry fighting out of trouble and bringing in Matt. The threat of a superkick sends Okada outside and it’s time for the string of northern lights suplexes.

The Bucks both go up and come down onto Romero and Beretta, setting up the superkicks. Romero and Beretta are back with the jumping knees though, only for the Bucks to come back with stereo Sharpshooters. Perry adds a quickly broken Snare Trap but Okada is back in to break up the TK Driver. The Family load up stereo Tombstones but get bitten low, giving us a triple small package for two each. The Bucks hit a BTE Trigger to Romero, setting up Perry’s running knee for the pin at 12:06.

Rating: B. As usual, the best thing they can do here is keep things moving as it made for an entertaining six man. Perry and the Bucks work well together, partially just due to their experience as a team. At the same time you have Romero, and I can’t imagine he gets in the ring for much of a reason other than to put someone else over.

Post match the Bucks say they blew it at Revolution and have to admit that FTR was the better team. The Bucks’ dad told them to remember who they are and work their way back to the top. Cue Adam Copeland and Christian Cage, with Copeland saying they shouldn’t hang their heads after a match as great as the one they had at Revolution.

Copeland knows what it’s like to hate FTR, which is why he and Cage are challenging for the titles at Dynasty. Cage says if they win, they get a bunch of money and prove their greatness. Cue FTR and Stokely, with FTR coming straight tot he ring and getting beaten up. The Bucks hold the titles but hand them to the Canadians, who pose to end the show.

Overall Rating: B-. There were some good parts to the show but it only got so far. Ospreay’s return is nice to see, but the idea of Copeland and Cage winning the titles (even in Canada) doesn’t do much for me. The Allin stuff was even worse, which somehow left Bailey to pick up the slack. It’s a weird show, but that is often the case after an AEW PPV.

Results
Will Ospreay b. Blake Christian – Hidden Blade
Death Riders b. Bang Bang Gang – Paradigm Shift to Austin
Darby Allin b. Gabe Kidd – Kidd was shut in the casket
Mike Bailey b. Mark Davis – Ultimate Weapon
Mina Shirakawa b. Marina Shafir – Storm Zero
Young Bucks/Jack Perry b. Don Callis Family – Running knee to Romero

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Dynamite
Date: February 25, 2026
Location: Mission Ballroom, Denver, Colorado
Commentators: Tony Schiavone, Excalibur, Nigel McGuinness

We’re almost to Revolution and the big story this week is finding out what kind of stipulation we’ll be having for the World Title match. MJF gets to pick the stipulation for his match with Hangman Page, which could be just about anything. Other than that, we need to add some more things to the card so let’s get to it.

Here is Collision if you need a recap.

The Babes Of Wrath and Megan Bayne/Penelope Ford are ready to fight, with Lena Kross ready to help the villains.

We look back at FTR attacking the Young Bucks’ family on Collision so tonight it’s Mile High Madness.

Jon Moxley vs. El Clon

Non-title Eliminator match. They go with the grappling to start and Clon takes it to the mat, where his headscissors is quickly broken up. Back up and Clon’s running shoulder doesn’t do much so he puts Moxley down with a dropkick instead. Moxley is right back up to knock him outside for a beating against the barricade. Back in and a crash landing gives Moxley two and it’s off to something like a reverse Kofi Clutch, with Clon making the rope. Clon hammers away in the corner so Moxley rolls outside, where he gets taken out by a dive.

We take a break and come back with Moxley fighting out of a seated abdominal stretch and rolling outside again. This time Clon boots him in the face but Moxley fights back for a ram into the barricade. That and a suicide dive have Clon in more trouble and the big clothesline drops him again inside.

Clon flips over him in the corner and immediately has to escape the bulldog choke. Moxley is sent outside again, this time for a heck of a step up moonsault to the floor. Back in and Clon dives into a cutter (that looked good too) but pops up to drop Moxley again. The top rope double stomp gives Clon two but Moxley reverses into a Death Rider. The Paradigm Shift gives Moxley the pin at 16:16.

Rating: B+. It’s amazing how much easier it is to watch a Don Callis Family match when there’s no Don Callis. This was an interesting mesh of styles as Moxley would hit him really hard but Clon would pop back up to do a big dive. I got into this despite having no interest in Clon most of the time. Rather good match here and a hot opener to the show.

We look back at Swerve Strickland turning evil again on Kenny Omega last week.

Prince Nana comes in to say Swerve doesn’t care about his $100,000 fine and introduces Swerve, who stands on the announcers’ table. Swerve knows that some people don’t like what he did last week but he had to prove how dangerous he can be. He made a killing taking out the Elite over the last year and that takes him back to All In, where he talked to Hangman Page. Does he feel bad about what he’s done? Back then he said yes, but now he realizes he needs to go back to that way to get back on top.

Brody King is ready to take out Mark Davis on his path back to the World Title. Bandido approves.

Orange Cassidy vs. Gabe Kidd

Kidd stomps away in the corner to start and sends Cassidy crashing into the corner. A quick small package gives Cassidy one and he sends Kidd into a turnbuckle. Oddly enough, Kidd seems to like that and punches Cassidy out for two as we take a break. We come back with Cassidy’s tornado DDT being blocked and Kidd shoving him over the top. Cassidy starts posing a bit to mess with Kidd, which is enough for Cassidy to grab a Stundog Millionaire.

The top rope DDT gives Cassidy two and a spinning DDT puts Kidd down again. The Orange Punch is countered into a stacked up powerbomb to give Kidd two more and he blasts Cassidy with a clothesline. Back up and Cassidy goes with the lazy strikes and a Beach Break gets a quick two. Kidd hides behind the referee to avoid the Orange Punch though, allowing him to rake the eyes. A jumping piledriver finishes Cassidy at 10:14.

Rating: B-. Kidd beat him up pretty well here and beating Cassidy still feels like a big deal. Kidd is still getting established around here and he’s good enough as the slightly crazy guy who gets in violent fights. I’m not sure how much different that is than Moxley, but it’s pretty much what Kidd does.

Post match Clark Connors comes in to hammer Cassidy but Darby Allin makes the save with the skateboard.

Thunder Rosa gets a Women’s Title match next week and Kris Statlander says she’ll be in the corner. Just be careful. When asked why she cares so much, Statlander has nothing to say.

Kevin Knight vs. Mansoor

Mansoor actually takes him down to start and stomps away in the corner. An atomic drop into a spinebuster connect to let Mansoor miss a moonsault. Knight is back with a running hurricanrana and DDT, setting up the UFO Splash for the pin on Mansoor at 2:55.

Post match Knight says he knows Hangman Page will win the World Title and he’d love a shot. Makes sense.

Tony Schiavone is in the ring for the decision on the Revolution World Title match stipulation. Hangman Page and MJF come to the ring, with MJF telling the fans to keep it quiet. MJF recaps the idea of Page not being able to challenge again if he loses and references doing the same thing to Cody Rhodes. After throwing his gum into the crowd (“in the trash”), MJF suggests a coin toss to decide the stipulation. If Page wins, it’s a Texas Deathmatch, but if MJF wins, it’s a one way No DQ match, meaning MJF can do whatever he want but Page can be disqualified.

Page is on and talks about the variety of things he could do in a Texas Deathmatch. If Page can’t beat a piece of s*** like Page, he doesn’t deserve to be champion. MJF then wins the coin flip…but Page wants to see the coin. Jet Speed, Brody King and Bandido come out to cut off his escape and of course it’s a two sided coin. Therefore, according to Tony Khan, it’s a Texas Deathmatch. Fair enough here, as this made sense from all sides.

We look back at the Brawling Birds’ debut.

The Birds are happy with their win and don’t give a f*** who they have to fight.

IMG Credit: All Elite Wrestling

Women’s Tag Team Titles: Megan Bayne/Penelope Ford vs. Babes Of Wrath

The Babes are defending. Bayne and Nightingale start things off with Nightingale winning an exchange of shoulders. Ford comes in and gets clotheslined in the corner, setting up the double backsplash to give Cameron two. The champs clear the ring but Bayne gets back up for a double suicide dive. Ford goes up for a moonsault but lands between Nightingale and Cameron (who go down anyway), with Ford’s knee not looking great on the landing.

We come back with Ford nowhere to be seen and Cameron fighting out of trouble to hand it back to Nightingale. Some corner clotheslines have Bayne down on the floor and the running flip dive off the apron connects. The Babe With The Powerbomb is blocked but Lena Kross comes into hit Nightingale with a belt for the DQ at 8:07.

Rating: C+. This is a hard one to grade as the injury changed everything they had going. Hopefully Ford isn’t hurt too badly as a knee injury of any kind can be devastating. It’s kind of hard to imagine that the titles were going to change hands here, and hopefully that ending sets up a rematch where Ford can stay healthy.

Post match the beatdown ensues with Bayne getting one of the belts.

Brody King vs. Mark Davis

Don Callis is on commentary. They chop it out to start with Davis going to the eyes to take over. A slam puts Davis down but King is back as the fans are chanting “F*** DON CALLIS! F*** ICE TOO!”). King hits a Death Valley Driver but gets sent crashing out to the floor as we take a break.

We come back with King winning the exchange of forearms and sending Davis outside. The suicide dive connects and a running crossbody drives Davis into the barricade. Back in and the cannonball connects but Davis slips over his back into a chinlock. That’s broken up in a hurry so they trade suplexes, followed by a clothesline from Davis to leave both of them down. Back up and King hits a pair of clotheslines of his own for the pin at 10:15.

Rating: B-. This was a straight up hoss fight and that’s a good way to use both of them. They got to beat each other up for a few minutes here and that’s always going to work with stars their size. I’m not sure what is next for King, but he’s on a roll right now and AEW would be smart to follow up on what he’s doing.

Post match Bandido comes out to check on King, who says he wants to face Swerve at Revolution. Bandido wants a fight of his own there so here is Andrade El Idolo.

Kyle Fletcher dubs his title Pinkie and Kazuchika Okada comes in to say they’re both champions, unlike Konosuke Takeshita. Okada wants to team up on Collision and yes they have a team name, because that’s the most important thing in the world these days.

IMG Credit: All Elite Wrestling

Jack Perry/Young Bucks/Rascalz vs. The Demand/FTR

Anything goes and the villains jump Perry during his entrance. The Bucks and Rascalz run in and the brawl/match are on with Perry’s music still going. We go triple screen as the Rascalz hit some dives to take out the Demand, leaving FTR and the Bucks to brawl in the crowd. Stokely Hathaway is used as a weapon to knock Matt down the steps but Matt is back up to pour trash on Harwood.

Perry takes out Ricochet and Kaun on the floor but Liona Pounces him over the barricade. Matt beats up FTR in the crowd as everyone else (like you can tell) is back at ringside. The Gates throw Xavier down inside and we take a break. We come back with Myron Reed coming out with a fire extinguisher to save Xavier and clean some house. FTR catches his flip dive and drops him onto the announcers’ table but Perry is up with a vacuum.

A top rope DDT gives Perry two on Liona with Kaun making the save. The Bucks are back in with a trashcan for the save and the Swanton onto the trashcan onto Harwood connects. FTR bails away from the threat of superkicks and it’s time to set up a table. Liona’s double fall away slam is broken up with some dropkicks to the knees and Xavier shooting stars onto a bunch of people on the floor. Perry is backdropped over the top and through the table at ringside, leaving Wentz to get dropped with a headbutt.

A double powerplex into a springboard 450 gets two with most of the good guys making a save. FTR and the Bucks trade DDTs until the Rascalz give Ricochet a double Spanish Fly through another table. Some superkicks and a sunset bomb put Liona through another table and FTR is tossed through yet another. The BTE Trigger and an assisted running knee from Perry finish Ricochet at 18:59.

Rating: B. I enjoyed this about as much as I was going to as I’m not interested in any of the feuds in the match and I’m over these wild matches that feel more like big brawling segments. They did live up to the madness concept and that was fun, but dang I feel like I’ve seen a match like this every few weeks.

Overall Rating: B. The opener and main event were good and I rather liked the coin flip deal, just for the sake of it making sense. It’s a rather solid show this week with a fun main event and some matches being set up for Revolution. While it didn’t feel like the biggest Dynamite, the show flew by (a shorter overrun compared to previous weeks helped) and it was a nice use of two hours.

Results
Jon Moxley b. El Clon – Paradigm Shift
Gabe Kidd b. Orange Cassidy – Jumping piledriver
Kevin Knight b. Mansoor – UFO Splash
Babes Of Wrath b. Megan Bayne/Penelope Ford via DQ when Lena Kross interfered
Brody King b. Mark Davis – Lariat
Jack Perry/Young Bucks/Rascalz b. The Demand/FTR – Assisted running knee to Ricochet

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Collision
Date: February 21, 2026
Location: Frontwave Arena, Oceanside, California
Commentators: Tony Schiavone, Excalibur

We’re inching closer to Revolution and things are starting to pick up, with a few matches officially set. That doesn’t include the World Title match, which has a few stipulations which may or may not be added in. There is a good chance we hear something about that match this week so let’s get to it.

Here is Dynamite if you need a recap.

IMG Credit: All Elite Wrestling

Trios Titles: Hangman Page/Jet Speed vs. The Demand

Page/Jet Speed are defending and my goodness they’re actually on screen together. The Demand takes over to start but Page backdrops Ricochet to the floor. Jet Speed dropkicks the Gates out to the floor and we settle down to Kaun chopping at Knight. That doesn’t last long as it’s off to bailey for the rapid fire kicks. Everything breaks down and Liona does a Braun Strowman run around the ring series of tackles. The Demand gets to pose on the apron as we take a break.

We come back with Bailey kicking away at Liona, who misses a backsplash. Bailey dropkicks Liona down and it’s off to Ricochet vs. Page. Everything breaks down again with Page being knocked down so Ricochet can hit a springboard 450. Jet Speed start firing off superkicks but Liona fall away slams both of them at once.

We get a parade of knockdowns until Page Tombstones Ricochet, leaving everyone down. Liona gets Deadeyed onto the apron but Ricochet pulls the referee in the way to stop the Buckshot Lariat. Vertigo gets two but here is Jack Perry for a distraction (My goodness that feud is STILL going?), allowing Page to hit the Buckshot Lariat to retain at 14:29.

Rating: B. Why? Why would you keep the titles on Page and Jet Speed? They had teamed together once before winning the titles and then barely associate with each other after winning them. Also, Ricochet has beaten Perry twice and there is no reason to keep this feud going. Let someone else come after that useless title already instead of just doing the same thing over and over. As usual, these titles have pretty much no reason to exist whatsoever.

The Rascalz are in a smoky room when FTR come in to complain about the smoke. They’ll have a match tonight.

Young Bucks vs. The Swirl

The Bucks’ family is in the front row and Jay Lethal is here with the Swirl. He even dubs the team the Lethal Swirl because EVERYONE HAS TO HAVE A STUPID NAME THESE DAYS. Matt gets double stomped down to start and everything breaks down, with Christian and the Bucks doing a string of standing switches. The Bucks are sent outside for a running flip dive through the ropes from Christian but come back inside for more superkicks. The top rope elbow/splash connect for the Bucks as we take an early break.

We come back with Nick being kicked outside, leaving Matt to be caught in the Tree Of Woe for a 619. Matt northern lights suplexes both of them and brings Nick back in to clean house. Everything breaks down and the Bucks’ top rope stomp flips Christian into a sitout powerbomb for two. Matt hits a super hurricanrana to Christian and the Doomsday Device knocks Johnson onto Christian with a moonsault. The BTE Trigger finishes Christian at 10:00.

Rating: B-. This was indeed a Young Bucks match, where they did all of their impressive athletic stuff, posed a lot and followed the clearly defined step by step instructions for the match. Naturally they’re back in the title picture because they have to be every so often and hey look it’s against FTR. Again. Because this is a thing that has to happen.

We look back at the MJF vs. Hangman Page showdown from Dynamite.

MJF was at an indy show last night, where according to Schiavone, he defended the Ring Of Honor World Title. Naturally he retained, despite interference from Andrade El Idolo.

After the match, MJF went after Andrade, who said he wanted the title. MJF makes it clear that he’s going to beat Hangman Page, then he’ll deal with Andrade.

IMG Credit: All Elite Wrestling

CMLL World Title: Claudio Castagnoli vs. Josh Alexander

Castagnoli is defending and gets jumped to start fast, including a slam to put him down. A clothesline puts Alexander on the floor and a running uppercut knocks him down again. Back in and they chop it out with Castagnoli easily getting the better of things. They head back outside where Castagnoli is sent knees first into the steps.

We take a break and come back with Alexander slowly hammering away even more. Castagnoli manages a quick gutwrench suplex and uppercuts away in the corner to stagger Alexander. A jumping double stomp puts Alexander down again and the pop up uppercut gets two. Alexander is right back with the ankle lock but Castagnoli muscles him up into a suplex for two more. The Swing and Neutralizer retain the title at 13:46.

Rating: B-. It’s another hard hitting fight between two big men which wasn’t enhanced whatsoever by having a foreign title involved. Granted that’s the case with a lot of the titles around here and odds are it isn’t going to change anytime soon. Castagnoli is in pretty much the same place he’s been for years and Alexander has been beaten so many times that wins over him mean nothing, but it was a title match so that makes it interesting.

Megan Bayne vs. B3cca

Bayne throws her around to start and sends her into some buckles. The Mega Bomb finishes for Bayne at 1:32.

Tommaso Ciampa would love to face Mark Briscoe again, but he also wants the TNT Title back because he isn’t done with Kyle Fletcher.

Death Riders vs. Don Callis Family

Takeshita and the hatted Yuta start things off with Takeshita kicking him down. Clon comes in and exchanges flips with Pac. A monkey flip is cut off though and Pac gets sent into the corner, where Davis comes in to choke him down. Pac gets over for the tag off to Moxley, who comes in to hammer away on Davis. The Riders take turns firing off running shots in the corner until Moxley grabs the bulldog choke.

We take a break and come back with Moxley fighting out of a chinlock and sending Takeshita outside. Davis German suplexes Moxley, who pops up with a clothesline and brings Pac back in to pick up the pace. Pac’s big moonsault to the floor takes the Family out as everything breaks down.

Moxley’s double DDT only half works as Clon flips away and trades stereo kicks with Pac. Marina Shafir takes a chair away from Davis, who gets Cactus clotheslined out to the floor. Takeshita charges into a superkick and the Fastball Special gets two. Back up and Takeshita starts clearing the ring with kicks to the face. That leaves Yuta to get Raging Fired for the pin at 14:33.

Rating: B. Good stuff here, with a push towards the Moxley vs. Takeshita rematch, which should be a heck of a fight. At the same time you have more of the same feud between these two teams that has been going on for a few matches now. I’m not sure where that leads, but Blood & Guts seems like a realistic option.

Post match Moxley gives Takeshita a Paradigm Shift.

The Babes Of Wrath aren’t worried about Megan Bayne and Penelope Ford.

IMG Credit: All Elite Wrestling

Thunder Rosa vs. Julia Hart

This is Rosa’s first match in months and she snaps off some armdrags to start in a hurry. Hart rakes the eyes to cut her off and grabs a neckbreaker over the rope as we take a break. We come back with Rosa hitting a running clothesline in the corner, followed by a running dropkick against the ropes. Hart pulls her into a quick Tarantula and then a Black Widow to keep up the theme. A leg trip sets up the moonsault but Rosa gets her feet up for a painful looking block. The package piledriver slam finishes for Rosa at 9:11.

Rating: C+. It’s a nice comeback for Rosa, but she feels like a relic of the past after being gone for so long. That’s not her fault, but it’s her second really long layoff in just a few years. She’s basically starting from scratch for the time being and while she has the talent to make it work, that’s going to be tricky. At least she’s back though and that’s what matters.

Post match Thekla pops up to insult Rosa, who is apparently rather stupid. AEW is now toxic and Hart tries to jump Rosa, only for Kris Statlander to make the save.

Private Party is having a party and glad to be back.

Gabe Kidd and Clark Connors pop up to say they want to get rid of Darby Allin. Oh and Orange Cassidy is going to take a beating as well.

Rascalz vs. FTR

Non-title eliminator match, Myron Reed is here with the Rascalz and Stokely Hathaway is here with FTR. Harwood slaps Wentz in the face to start so Wentz flips around and hits him in the jaw. Back up and Harwood strikes away in the corner, allowing Xavier to hit a twisting splash for two. A cutter and rollup give Xavier two on Wheeler but Harwood low bridges him to the floor as we take a break.

We come back with Wentz hitting a middle rope moonsault to the floor, leaving Xavier to get two off a sunset flip. Harwood drops Xavier with a clothesline as commentary reveals Swerve Strickland was fined $100,000 for his attack on Kenny Omega on Dynamite. A tiger driver gives Harwood two on Wentz and everyone but the illegal Wheeler is down.

Wentz is back up for a handspring spinning kick to Harwood’s head but Harwood pops up with a brainbuster for two. Wheeler drives Reed into the steps and loads up his glasses but here are the Young Bucks to distract him. That’s enough for the Hot Fire Flame to pin Harwood at 10:55.

Rating: B-. It was a nice win and thank goodness if this results in the Tag Team Title match being something other than the Bucks vs. FTR, but the Rascalz aren’t exactly standing out. They’re just another team who can do a bunch of cool looking flips and dives, which is already covered around here. It’s not that they’re a bad team, but other than the smoke jokes, what makes them stand out?

Post match the Gates Of Agony run in to jump the Rascalz and FTR jumps the Bucks’ family. The big beatdown is on, including a spike piledriver to the Bucks’ brother, and the villains stand tall to end the show.

Overall Rating: B-. This was back to normal for Collision, as there was pretty much nothing going on that made the show feel important. The Trios Titles haven’t meant anything in the better part of ever and the CMLL World Title means even less. I do like having Thunder Rosa back and the Rascalz winning gives me a bit of hope, but this show being cut down to an hour would do it wonders. While there is no chance of that happening anytime soon, all I can do is keep waiting for the big stuff on Dynamite.

Results
Hangman Page/Jet Speed b. The Demand – Buckshot Lariat to Ricochet
Young Bucks b. The Swirl – BTE Trigger to Christian
Claudio Castagnoli b. Josh Alexander – Neutralizer
Megan Bayne b. B3cca – Mega Bomb
Don Callis Family b. Death Riders – Raging Fire to Yuta
Thunder Rosa b. Julia Hart – Package piledriver slam
Rascalz b. FTR – Hot Fire Flame to Harwood

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