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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WrestleDream 2026
Date: October 17, 2026
Location: Addition Financial Arena, Orlando, Florida
Commentators: Paul Wight, Excalibur, Tony Schiavone

We’re back on pay per view and it has been a rushed build to say the least. Not only are we only a few weeks removed from All Out, but the Pac tribute show took away some of the time. That’s absolutely not on AEW (or anyone, as it was a tragic situation that had to be dealt with) but it has made things a bit tricky. The big main event is a new concept match called Clockwork Carnage for the World Title, which is certainly intriguing. Let’s get to it.

Kickoff Show: Megan Bayne/Lena Kross vs. Sisters Of Sin

Hart and Kross grab each other to start with Kross grabbing a backbreaker. Hart’s armdrag is blocked and it’s off to Blue, who is taken into the wrong corner. A middle rope hurricanrana gets Blue out of trouble and a crucifix gets two on Bayne. Kross offers a distraction though and Bayne suplexes Blue as we take a break.

We come back with Blue slugging away and grabbing a tornado DDT. It’s back to Hart to pick up the pace with some kicks to the face, followed by a crucifix bomb for two on Kross. A running…I think Codebreaker hits Kross in the ropes but Bayne German suplexes both Sisters at the same time. Blue catches Bayne with a Cheeky Nandos kick and a powerbomb out of the corner but Bayne grabs a release gordbuster. Kross knees her in the face and Divine Intervention finishes Hart at 9:38.

Rating: C+. Perfectly fine opener here with Bayne and Kross continuing to be the monsters that they are. Getting them back on their horses after losing to the Brawling Birds is the best thing that can be done and it worked well enough here. The Sisters will be fine as long as they’re with Thekla and there’s no reason to think that will be changing anytime soon.

Kickoff Show: Don Callis Family vs. Alex Breeze/Papi D/Rhys Maddox

The destruction starts fast with Papi being clotheslined on the floor. Maddox tries some chops to Wardlow, who runs him over without much effort. A bunch of powerbombs give the Family a triple pin at 2:45. I have no idea why this needed to be on the show.

Kickoff Show: Death Riders/The Dogs vs. Bang Bang Gang/Conglomeration

12 man tag and Jay White is back. Connors chops Strong in the corner to start and it’s a string of double suplexes to put the Riders and the Dogs down. Castagnoli isn’t having that and grabs his own double suplex, followed by a ridiculous 70 second (and by real time, not the off speed fan counting) Swing to Cassidy.

Castagnoli falls outside and we take a break, coming back with Austin fighting his way out of the corner. The diving tag brings in White as everything breaks down and some dives have the villains in trouble. Finlay gets in a backbreaker so it’s back to Colten, who gets in a dropkick to Castagnoli.

That’s it for the offense though as Colten is sent into the corner for the running clotheslines. Marina Shafir gets in one of her own so Willow Nightingale sends her crashing out to the floor. Yuta sends Nightingale outside and the fans are not exactly pleased. We get the parade of knockdowns until the Gunns start taking over but Yuta cuts that off. The Fastball Special finishes Colten at 11:03.

Rating: B. This was the fun kind of match where AEW excels, even with so many people in there that only Castagnoli, with that absolutely ridiculous (in a good way) Swing getting to stand out. It doesn’t help that it feels like these teams have been feuding for the better part of ever without much changing. With so many people involved though, that’s about all they can do to get them all a chance. Rather entertaining match here.

Kickoff Show: FTR vs. Motor City Machine Guns

Match #1 in a best of five series and Stokely is here with FTR. Shelley and Wheeler start things off but it’s quickly off to Harwood, who gets caught in a hammerlock. The Guns take turns working on the arm so it’s back to Wheeler, who gets armdragged into an armbar of his own. Harwood is knocked outside and we take a break.

We come back with everything breaking down and the Guns clearing the ring, much to the fans’ delight. Wheeler tries a tag on the floor and for once the referee enforces a rule, meaning Harwood has to come back in to take over on Shelley. That doesn’t last long as it’s back to Sabin for the alternating chops to Harwood as the pre-show ends and we go into the main pay per view. Therefore the pyro goes off, apparently rather pleased about Wheeler getting caught in the Dream Sequence.

Shelley’s baseball slide misses though and he gets dropped face first onto the apron. That means Shelley can get caught in the ropes and kicked in the face a few times, followed by an abdominal stretch. Wheeler switches in for one of his own before it’s back to Harwood, who gets dropped with a clothesline. That’s not enough for the tag though as Wheeler is back in with a chinlock, which is broken up rather quickly as well.

A Stunner over the top rope slows Harwood down but he drops Shelley with a right hand. Shelley gets his gord bustered for two and the chinlock goes on again. Shelley fights up again and dives over for the tag to Sabin, who is pulled off the apron in one of those spots that will always work. Wheeler misses a charge into the corner though and it’s finally back to Sabin to clean house. Stokely offers a distraction but punches Harwood by mistake, leaving Wheeler to get in a cheap shot.

Harwood gets in a spinebuster for two but Sabin grabs a cutter. That means a missile dropkick into a frog splash for two and a pair of sunset flips get two each. Skull & Bones hits Harwood so Wheeler puts the foot on the rope for the save. Sabin chases Harwood, who catches him in a spike piledriver for two. The Shatter Machine is broken up though and it’s a Dirt Bomb to finish Wheeler at 26:05.

Rating: A-. Well yeah of course these teams are going to have a great match. They’re teams who are basically designed to have awesome matches and that’s what they did here. This was exactly what you would have been expecting and if they keep that up in the next few matches, we should be in for something awesome. Granted there is also the chance that things will get stale as they face each other so often, but that is the chance you run with something like this. Anyway, heck of a match here.

The opening video looks at the work that has to be done to become a champion and the issues that have brought us here.

We recap Thekla challenging Mercedes Mone for the Women’s Title. Thekla says Mone has never been toxic and Mone implies that she has a large belt shaped penis.

Women’s Title: Mercedes Mone vs. Thekla

Thekla is challenging. Mone sends her into some buckles to start and chokes with the boot. The Statement Maker goes on less than a minute in but Thekla spiders out in a nice counter. Thekla poses in the ropes and avoids a charge to send Mone outside, where Mone is whipped into the barricade. A running boot and high crossbody give Thekla two but Mone is back with a quick gutbuster.

The Meteora gives Mone two and she’s already getting annoyed. Some double arm cranks have Thekla in more trouble and Mone grabs the surfboard. Back up and Mone misses a charge in the corner and gets caught in an upside down leg choke. They head to the apron with Mone hitting a Codebreaker but the running Meteora hits the post. Thekla stomps her off the apron and dances and the spider superplex connects back inside.

A spear drops Mone for two but she’s back up with a sunset bomb into the corner. Now the Meteora can connect in the corner and the middle rope version gets the same. Thekla is right back with something like an Octopus on the mat, followed by a stomp for two. Mone has to roll out to the floor, where she takes off the mask and smacks Thekla upside the head. Thekla escapes the Mone Maker but misses a stomp, allowing Mone to hit the Mone Maker to retain at 14:33.

Rating: B. This was about what I was expecting, with Thekla feeling like enough of a threat to keep the match interesting. Mone is likely to hold the title for a long time and Thekla is one of the few women right now who feels strong enough to give her a real threat. That’s a good thing to see, though I’m not sure who is supposed to come after the belt next without feeling like a nothing challenger.

We recap Chris Jericho vs. Nick Wayne. Jericho thinks Wayne is a young whippersnapper and Wayne is mad that Jericho broke his necklace. They’re 1-1 and like to trade low blows so we’re having a rubber match.

Nick Wayne vs. Chris Jericho

Wayne insists that he is described as really handsome and such, which the fans don’t like. Wayne spits in Jericho’s face to start and is quickly knocked outside for a whip over the barricade. Jericho stops to hug Paul Wight at ringside before catching a diving Wayne for an AA onto the steps. We get the Jericho camera spot before he takes Wayne inside to stomp away.

The super hurricanrana is broken up as Jericho is knocked outside for a moonsault. Back in and Jericho trips him to cut off a dive before winning an exchange of chops. The Judas Effect misses but Wayne’s World is countered into a Codebreaker to leave them both down. They chop it out until Jericho gets in a brainbuster but the Lionsault is broken up. Wayne misses a dive while Jericho is tied in the ropes, meaning Jericho can hit a big dive to the floor. Back in and Wayne hammers away in the corner but gets powerbombed down, setting up the Walls.

That sends Wayne over to the rope and he grabs some water on the floor, which he spits into Jericho’s eyes. A Sliced Bread on the apron hits Jericho and a 450 gets two back inside. Wayne’s World misses so Wayne settles for a middle rope cutter. Jericho Hulks Up though and catapults Wayne into the corner. The low blow….doesn’t do anything to Jericho so Wayne kicks him low again with no effect for a second time. Jericho reveals a cup and uses it to hammer Wayne, who ducks the Judas Effect and gets a small package for the win at 14:50.

Rating: B. The ending is going to need some time to sink in as Wayne got a clean win but it felt like he caught Jericho rather than beating him. That’s about as good as you’re going to get and the good thing is that Jericho did indeed get pinned with no cheating. Well no effective cheating at least. They need to move on though as the match has been done enough, with Jericho giving him a pair of wins.

Post match Wayne brags about winning another match against Jericho, who looks disgusted.

We recap the Don Callis Family challenging the Young Bucks for the Tag Team Titles. The Bucks won the belts at All out and the Family has won some matches to set this up.

Tag Team Titles: Young Bucks vs. Don Callis Family

The Family (Kevin Knight/Kyle Fletcher in this case) are challenging. Nick and Knight lock up to start with Knight getting in a shoulder and doing the muscle pose. Back up and Nick is knocked out to the floor so we’ll try Matt vs. Fletcher instead. They trade shoulders with the much bigger Fletcher getting the better of things to take over, with Knight coming in for a pop up dropkick.

Everything breaks down and the Family does the stereo running bulldogs, ala the Bucks, and Matt stays in trouble. Back up and Matt avoids a charge, allowing Nick to come in and clean house, with the Family being knocked outside. The big moonsault connects and Don Callis is chased into the crowd to a positive reaction. Back in and Fletcher gets German suplexed but Matt is dropkicked out of an electric chair. Knight’s pair of clotheslines (corner and sliding) gets two but Matt gets in the slingshot X Factor.

The moonsault to the floor takes Fletcher out and there’s the rolling tag off to Nick. Everything breaks down and the rolling northern lights suplexes get two on the Family. The springboard double stomp to the back sends Fletcher crashing into a sitout powerbomb for two. A nasty Michinoku driver gets two on Matt but Nick is up with a step up Canadian Destroyer off of Matt’s back to take Fletcher out. The Bucks give Fletcher an assisted springboard hurricanrana to take him down again before going up.

That takes too much time though and it’s a double crotching, followed by Knight’s UFO Splash to Matt. A DDT onto the apron drops Fletcher but Knight gets out of a Meltzer Driver on the floor. That only works once though, as Nick runs the announcers’ tables to hit the second Meltzer Driver to drop Knight, leaving a hurricanrana to get two on Fletcher back inside.

The EVP Trigger gets two but Fletcher is back up to send Matt into the Tree of Woe. Nick is sent into the corner as well and Knight his a double Coast To Coast, setting up Fletcher’s brainbuster for two. A super brainbuster onto the turnbuckle and the UFO Splash gets two more, with Matt making a save. Fletcher loads up something in the corner but Knight tags himself in, only to springboard into a superkick. Fletcher comes back in for some running shots in the corner before walking into a string of superkicks. Knight springboards into Fletcher by mistake and the EVP Trigger to Knight retains the titles at 22:39.

Rating: B+. As usual, the Bucks have a very entertaining match with the teams both getting in a bunch of cool looking stuff. It might not look the most realistic (an understatement) but it’s some of the best junk food style wrestling out there. The Bucks weren’t going to lose the titles so soon after their latest crowning moment, but I can hardly complain about something like this.

Quick recap of the TBS Title match. Persephone is champion and a bunch of women are after the title. That’s about it.

TBS Title: Queen Aminata vs. Hyan vs. Dani Luna vs. Persephone

Persephone, with Britt Baker, is defending and runs her mouth a lot to start, earning a quick triple beating. Back up and Persephone gets stared at by all three at once, with Persephone and Aminata fighting to the floor. That leaves Luna to basement clothesline Hyan for two but Aminata is back in for the Chocolate Kisses. Hyan is back up with the knees to Aminata with Persephone having to make a save.

A fall away slam drops Luna and a German suplex gets two with Aminata making the save this time. Luna’s middle rope dropkick is speared out of the air to give Hyan two but Luna is back up with an apron German suplex to Persephone. That just earns Luna another shot from Aminata, who hits a top rope double stomp but Persephone makes the save. Luna kicks Persephone to the apron and they slug it out on the apron. Aminata headbutts Luna into a powerbomb onto the floor from Luna before Aminata stomps Hyan through an open chair.

Back in and Aminata’s Off With Her Head hits Persephone for two, with Hyan making another save. A Michinoku Driver gives Hyan two before Luna fall away slams Hyan and Persephone at the same time. The slingshot Blue Thunder Bomb gives Luna two on Aminata and it’s Luna winning a slugout with Hyan. Persephone moonsaults onto the two of them and hits another to Hyan for the pin to retain at 13:56.

Rating: B. It was an exciting match with some good near falls, though this title still feels like a rather low level title. Persephone just does not seem like a top star or really someone who matters that much. She’s certainly talented and is smooth in the ring, but she still doesn’t come off some that big of a star. Maybe she needs some kind of a change to make that work, but it’s not getting there thus far.

We recap Andrade El Idolo defending the National Title against Tommaso Ciampa. There isn’t much to this one, as Ciampa wants a title and helped Samoa Joe pin Andrade earlier this week.

National Title: Andrade El Idolo vs. Tommaso Ciampa

Ciampa is challenging. They stare at each other to start and immediately strike it out, with Ciampa missing the knee to the face. An exchange of suplexes stagger both of them until Andrade hits a high crossbody to send Ciampa bailing to the floor. The removal of the pants takes too long though and Ciampa jumps him from behind. A running clothesline looks to set up the running knee again, with Andrade bailing out to the floor.

The Three Amigos have Ciampa in trouble on the floor and a split legged moonsault gets two back inside. Ciampa is sent outside for a springboard corkscrew dive and we pause for a photo with the woman at ringside. Which woman? The woman there to take a photo with Andrade. Back in and Ciampa sends him into the ropes for the running knee out to the floor, meaning it’s time for Ciampa to be pleased with himself.

Ciampa stops for a photo with a child (I’m assuming his daughter given the kiss thrown in) and we hit the chinlock back inside. Andrade fights out of a chinlock but gets knocked right back down. Ciampa stomps away in the corner but the super Air Raid Crash is broken up. Instead Ciampa settles for a running knee in the corner, allowing him to take off his own trunks, revealing I JUST KNOW trunks. Andrade fights up and hits a backbreaker but only gets his pants half off as Ciampa jumps him again.

Andrade knocks him off the top for the double moonsault and NOW the pants come all the way off. The running knees in the corner and ropes get two on Ciampa as the fans are rather into this. Ciampa is able to catch him on top for a shove out to the floor but he stops to beat up Andrade’s pants. That takes so long that Andrade is back up for Dia de los Muertos and two more. Ciampa’s running knee cuts him off for two of his own and they knock each other down for a double breather.

Back up and they strike it out again with Ciampa rolling him up for two. They go outside where Andrade misses a middle rope moonsault and gets shoved into a cameraman. Ciampa knees him down for two more and grabs the belt, with the referee cutting it off. The chair is cut off as well but it’s enough for Andrade to hit a DDT onto the belt for two. The DM retains the title at 20:57.

Rating: B. I was getting into this one more and more as Ciampa getting the title was far from out of the question. That’s what makes for a better match as you don’t know where it’s going. Other than that, it was a hard hitting match, though Ciampa stopping to beat up the pants for so long was rather out of character for him. He’s more focused than that most of the time and that’s not great to see.

We recap the Trios Titles match, which is pretty much a backdrop for Hangman Page vs. Swerve Strickland.

Trios Titles: New Level/Swerve Strickland vs. Hangman Page/Brodido

Page/Brodido are challenging in a 2/3 falls match. Creed headlocks Bandido to start but Bandido flips away for the finger guns. They run the ropes with Creed avoiding a bunch of shots and the champs triple teaming Bandido down. Bandido is able to muscle Kofi up into a suplex for two and it’s off to Page for the fall away slam. It’s already time for Page and Strickland to brawl on the floor with King getting involved and having to be pulled off of Creed.

Bandido has to calm Page and King down and we settle to Page booking Kofi in the face. A belly to back suplex into a backsplash gets two on Kofi but he kicks King out of the corner. That and a moonsault put King down and it’s Creed coming back in to take over. A springboard tornado DDT plants Bandido and Swerve is in for a suplex. Bandido’s very spinning DDT drops Strickland but New Level catches Bandido with a springboard wheelbarrow Fameasser for a near fall. The assisted top rope DDT plants Bandido (of course) for the first fall at 9:29.

New Level/Strickland – 1
Page/Brodido – 0

Page and Strickland get into it again with Page being sent to the apron, where he gets tagged back in a few seconds later. Strickland gives Page a backbreaker but Page gets the Deadeye, with New Level pulling him to the floor. The camera goes wide for some reason and we come back with Bandido hitting his pop up cutter on Creed. King sends Creed and Strickland into the corner for a cannonball and Page blasts Kofi with a clothesline. The monkey flip 450 gives Bandido the pin on Creed at 13:48.

New Level/Strickland – 1
Page/Brodido – 1

Bandido flip dives onto New Level on the floor but Strickland hurricanranas Page off the apron. Bandido is draped over the barricade for a double stomp to the back but King is back up with a suicide dive onto all three champions. A shooting star press gives Bandido two on Creed and the X Knee into the Buckshot Lariat into the German suplex gets two with Kofi making a save. Everyone is down and of course we get the big Page vs. Strickland showdown.

Strickland kicks King off the apron and hits Page with a rolling Downward Spiral. Page Deadeyes Kofi on the apron but gets caught with the Swerve Stomp. Creed fails at slugging away at King and is taken up top but King is taken down with a Vertebreaker. Bandido is back up with a springboard poisonrana to Creed, followed by a super fall away slam to New Level. Strickland is back up and tries Big Pressure but gets reversed into a rollup to give Bandido the pin and the titles at 24:21.

Rating: B+. It was a wild match and little more than an excuse for Page and Strickland to fight again, as they always do. At the same time, the match was a ton of fun and that’s what you knew it was going to be. They got to do all kinds of insane spots and kept their feud going even longer. If nothing else, I’m glad to get the titles off of New Level, who feel ready to move into the tag team scene where they belong.

Post match New Level and Brodido show respect but Strickland drops the title rather than handing it to Page. Yeah that fits.

We meet the newest member of the roster: Ilja Dragunov. Yeah that’s not surprising but it should be a lot of fun.

Quick recap of Mark Davis vs. Jon Moxley for the Continental Title. Davis pinned him in a tag match and that’s about it. Moxley is seemingly on a downward spiral but is ready to fight through it, as he tends to do.

Continental Title: Mark Davis vs. Jon Moxley

Moxley is defending and Pac’s chair now has his name on the towel. They fight along the ropes to start and go nose to nose in a rather aggressive way. Back up and a running shoulder doesn’t work for Moxley, who bounces into the corner. Davis takes him into another corner and chops away before raking Moxley’s eyes over the rope. A Downward Spiral into the buckle has Moxley in more trouble and Davis gives him a running forearm. Moxley is already busted open and gets forearmed even more to draw extra blood.

They go outside with Moxley’s leg getting bent over the barricade and we’re off to the chinlock inside. The right hands to the cut in the corner don’t seem to do much to Moxley, who knocks him off the top. There’s the suicide dive over the announcers’ table and Moxley hits some more effective right hands back inside. Some clotheslines and a cutter drop Davis but Moxley can’t get a cross armbreaker. Then he does indeed get a cross armbreaker, which is broken up just as fast.

Dirty Deeds is blocked and Davis’ tilt-a-whirl faceplant gets two. The piledriver onto the apron knocks Moxley silly but he’s back on his feet about a minute later. Naturally Moxley is all angry but we pause for the referee to check on him, with the Death Riders popping up in the crowd to cheer him on. See they’re not at ringside so it doesn’t count. Moxley gets back in with a stomp for two and they slug it out again. Davis dropkicks him into the corner but Moxley is back with a running clothesline to knock both of them down.

Back up and Moxley puts his own hands behind his own back so Davis can hit him harder. Davis knocks him silly and grabs a choke, which Moxley reverses into one of his own, which is broken up with a cannonball into the corner. Moxley breaks up another piledriver on the apron and hits a suicide dive. Back in and Davis hits a clothesline to the back of the head setting up a German suplex. Moxley’s Death Rider gets two so he slugs away, only to get clotheslined. Davis gets pulled into a Brutalizer, followed by a choke for the tap to retain the title at 23:26.

Rating: B. This has been “Jon Moxley is TOUGH and AWESOME and THE BEST FIGHTER EVER” part….whatever we’re up to now. The idea was that Moxley needed to prove himself and the only way to do that was to get beaten up a lot and then come back and win. That might work a bit better if we hadn’t seen it so many times, but I never bought the title being in jeopardy. But at least we know that Moxley is indeed, awesome and tough.

Post match Moxley is rather pleased. And don’t forget tough.

We recap the Clockwork Carnage match for the World Title. So it’s basically an eight man Royal Rumble and if you survive all of the entrances, you advance to a 15 minute Iron Man match with the most falls leaving as World Champion.

AEW World Title: Clockwork Carnage

Will Ospreay (one of eight entrants with three minute intervals) is defending and it’s Ospreay in at #1 and Konosuke Takeshita in at #2. They forearm it out to start and the fans are indeed behind Ospreay. Takeshita is sent outside for a slingshot forearm and some rather loud chops have him in more trouble inside (as the ring is sounding strange here for some reason). Ospreay is knocked outside for a dive from Takeshita and it’s Mike Bailey in at #3 (as the clock is already being trimmed, which is pretty normal).

Bailey and Ospreay double team Takeshita and kick him down for two but spend too long posing. That lets Takeshita knock both of them down and Ricochet is in at #4. An anklescissors sends Ospreay outside for the big running dive and Ricochet’s springboard high crossbody hits Bailey back inside. Bailey and Ospreay go up top with Takeshita, who superplexes both of them at once. Ricochet’s 450 gets two on Takeshita and Darby Allin is in at #5.

A quick Code Red gets two on Ricochet and a Coffin Drop to the floor hits Takeshita. The suicide dive hits Takeshita’s jumping knee but Ospreay takes Takeshita out as Kazuchika Okada is in at #6 (That would be the fourth entry with three minute intervals, meaning twelve minutes. We’re just over ten minutes into the match, so they’re certainly trimming time.).

Okada gets to clean house, including a dropkick to put Allin on the floor. Bailey comes back in to flip Okada off and the Rainmaker is countered into a sunset flip for two. Takeshita gives Bailey a heck of a wheelbarrow suplex and the Blue Thunder Bomb into Raging Fire gets rid of Bailey at 13:51.

Adam Copeland is in at #7 and finally catches Ricochet with a big boot as the fans sing the song. The spear misses but Copeland gets his knees up to block Ricochet’s shooting star press. Takeshita counters the spear into a Blue Thunder but Okada Rainmakers Takeshita for the elimination at 15:58.

An Oscutter gets two on Okada and Vertigo gives Ricochet two on Allin. Samoa Joe is in at #8 to complete the field (Joe, Ospreay, Ricochet, Allin, Okada and Copeland) and start us off on the 15:00 Iron Man section (with only pins and submissions counting). Ricochet’s suicide dive is sidestepped by Joe, who backsplashes Allin’s knee. The MuscleBuster gives Joe the pin on Allin with 14:27 to go.

Joe – 1 (for the sake of simplicity, I’ll only list points earned and will omit anyone with no points)

Joe dives onto someone on the floor and Ricochet is smart enough to pin Allin with 14:13 to go.

Joe – 1
Ricochet – 1

Copeland is in with a full nelson slam to Ricochet but gets caught with a Rainmaker to give Okada the pin at 13:48 to go.

Joe – 1
Ricochet – 1
Okada – 1

Ospreay’s Phenomenal Forearm hits Okada and Ricochet steals another near fall, with Joe pulling him to the floor. Stormbreaker plants Okada but Ricochet dives in for the save, with Ospreay breaking up the cover. A Styles Clash gives Ospreay the fall on Ricochet with 12:11 to go.

Joe – 1
Ricochet – 1
Okada – 1
Ospreay – 1

Allin Coffin Drops Ospreay for the pin with 12:06 to go.

Joe – 1
Ricochet – 1
Okada – 1
Ospreay – 1
Allin – 1

Copeland and Allin have a staredown (as commentary points out that it’s sudden death between anyone who is tied in the event of a draw) and Allin la majistrals Copeland for the pin with 11:28 to go.

Allin – 2
Joe – 1
Ricochet – 1
Okada – 1
Ospreay – 1

Copeland can’t believe it and misses a charge to the floor, leaving Ospreay to Hidden Blade Allin for a fall with 11:00 to go.

Allin – 2
Osprey – 2
Joe – 1
Ricochet – 1
Okada – 1

Ricochet and Ospreay slug it out in the corner until Ricochet’s super hurricanrana gets two. A running knee knocks Ospreay down again and a shooting star press gives Ricochet two. Ricochet beats up some more people on the floor (where a table has been set up) but gets sent to the apron by Ospreay with 7:00 left.

Ospreay charges into a boot but Copeland spears Ricochet off the apron and through the table at ringside. Joe and Allin fight on the floor and Okada drops a top rope elbow on Ospreay. A standing Spanish Fly gives Ospreay two on Okada and Joe plants Allin on the floor with 5:00 left. Joe walks away from the Oscutter and then does it again before grabbing the Koquina Clutch on Ospreay. Commentary is begging Ospreay to tap out, which he FINALLY does with 3:32 to go.

Allin – 2
Ospreay – 2
Joe – 2
Ricochet – 1
Okada – 1

Joe is looking rather cocky as he slowly beats on Ospreay. The MuscleBuster is escaped though and Copeland spears Joe for the pin with 2:09 to go.

Allin – 2
Ospreay – 2
Joe – 2
Ricochet – 1
Okada – 1
Copeland – 1

Another spear out of the air pins Ricochet with 2:01 to go.

Allin – 2
Ospreay – 2
Joe – 2
Copeland – 2
Ricochet – 1
Okada – 1

Another spear to Ospreay is countered into a small package for two as we have 1:30 left. The Hidden Blade misses and Copeland hits an Impaler but can’t cover. Instead he pulls himself up for another spear but Okada cuts him off. Okada gets speared down but Ospreay hits a Hidden Blade on Copeland and steals the pin with 3 seconds left.

Ospreay – 3
Allin – 2
Joe – 2
Copeland – 2
Ricochet – 1
Okada – 1

And time expires to retain Ospreay’s title at 32:05.

Rating: B+. There’s a lot to go through here. First of all, it was fun, and the drama at the end was good. The star power was absolutely there and it felt like a big match. You can also tweak it a bit with the amount of people involved in the second half. At the same time, I’m not sure if this felt like a pay per view main event. It feels more like a #1 contenders match and maybe that’s what it becomes later on now that it’s established. For something where they didn’t really have anything else ready, this was about as good as it was going to get and I did enjoy it, so well done overall.

Post match Copeland shows respect to Ospreay to end the show.

Overall Rating: B+. For a show with very little in the way of stakes or hype (again, not AEW’s fault given the circumstances), this more than over delivered. I had a good time with the show and while there were some matches that definitely could have been trimmed, it was a heck of a second tier pay per view. All things considered, this was a big hit and while it wouldn’t work every time, they escaped through hard work and a unique main event format. Solid show here, but they need to make the next one feel a lot more important.

Results
Megan Bayne/Lena Kross b. Sisters Of Sin – Divine Intervention to Hart
Don Callis Family b. Alex Breeze/Papi D/Rhys Maddox – Triple pin
The Dogs/Death Riders b. Conglomeration/Bang Bang Gang – Fastball Special to Colten
Motor City Machine Guns b. FTR – Dirt Bomb to Wheeler
Mercedes Mone b. Thekla – Mone Maker
Nick Wayne b. Chris Jericho – Small package
Young Bucks b. Don Callis Family – EVP Trigger to Knight
Persephone b. Queen Aminata, Hyan and Dani Luna – Moonsault to Hyan
Andrade El Idolo b. Tommaso Ciampa – DM
Hangman Page/Brodido b. New Level/Swerve Strickland 2-1
Jon Moxley b. Mark Davis – Bulldog choke
Will Ospreay won Clockwork Carnage

 

 

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Collision
Date: October 14, 2026
Location: Wolstein Center, Cleveland, Ohio
Commentators: Excalibur, Walker Stewart, Tony Schiavone

It’s the second, and shorter, half of the three hour AEW block this week and the last show before Saturday’s WrestleDream. There are still some spots left for the Clockwork Carnage match and that means we should be getting a focus on everything else on the card. Then again you never know around here. Let’s get to it.

Here is Dynamite if you need a recap.

We open with the United Empire getting up after losing in Dynamite’s main event.

Renee Paquette asks Jon Moxley about another loss and he throws a bunch of stuff while making various noises. She kneels down next to him and asks what’s wrong. Moxley says he’s in pain but doesn’t know what kind anymore. Marina Shafir calms Moxley down, which isn’t likely to go well at home.

Clockwork Carnage Qualifying Match: Ricochet vs. Ace Austin

Ricochet backs him into the corner to start so Austin is back up with an armdrag into an armbar. Back up and Ricochet pulls him down for a face first trip into the apron. They get back inside with Austin firing off some chops but getting sent outside again. The big running flip dive takes Austin out again and we take a break.

We come back with the two of them fighting over a suplex until Ricochet is placed on top. The running anklescissors doesn’t work as Ricochet flips onto his feet so Austin grabs a suplex to leave both of them down. Back up and Ricochet wins a slugout before backflipping over for a German suplex. Ricochet has to bail out of a shooting star press and gets pulled into a swinging faceplant to give Austin two. That just earns Austin a running headbutt, followed by the Spirit Gun and Vertigo for the pin at 11:13.

Rating: B. Gah stop beating Austin so often! He has some very consistent performances but loses so often that it stopped mattering a good while ago. Hopefully they find something else for him to do besides be the Bang Bang Gang’s whipping boy, as he deserves a lot better than this. I get that Ricochet needs to be in the title match but there was no one else for him to beat?

We get a sitdown interview with the Don Callis Family, who don’t want to wait for the Young Bucks. Kyle Fletcher is ready to beat the Bucks again, with Kevin Knight agreeing. Callis himself loves that plan but the Bucks run in with superkicks and right hands to break that up.

Justin Roberts reads orders to cheer for the rather handsome Nick Wayne, who is here for a celebrating of his win over Chris Jericho at Grand Slam. He announces his win and pyro goes off, which goes so well that he does it again. A third attempt just brings out Jericho, with Wayne cutting the music off. Wayne throws us to a video on the match at Grand Slam, set to Superman by Five For Fighting.

Jericho isn’t surprised at the video leaving out a few parts, so Jericho shows his own video, complete with the low blows. So Jericho made a highlight reel of himself getting hit in the groin? What a weirdly specific theme. Anyway Jericho wants a third match, but Wayne says if he wins, Jericho has to apologize to him. Jericho is in, saying he wants to teach Wayne some things. Then Jericho kicks him low as this feud just keeps going.

Tommaso Ciampa is ready to take the National Title from Andrade El Idolo. Samoa Joe (Ciampa’s partner on Dynamite) is ready to win the World Title.

Hyan/Dani Luna vs. Persephone/Britt Baker

Luna is a British powerhouse who debuted at All Out. Hyan immediately knocks Persephone into the corner to start as Baker yells at Luna on the floor. Back in and Hyan pump kicks Persephone but Baker gets in a trip from the floor. That lets Baker grab a hanging swinging neckbreaker and we take a break.

We come back with Luna coming in to clean house, including a middle rope dropkick to send Persephone flying. A top rope superplex drops Baker and Luna powerbombs Persephone for two more. Everything breaks down and all four get dropped, leaving Hyan to spear Baker for another near fall. Persephone is back up to take Hyan down on the floor and Baker’s swinging neckbreaker gets two on Luna. Persephone’s belt shot almost hits Baker but they’re sent into each other instead, allowing Luna to grab a rollup to pin Baker at 10:31.

Rating: C+. Luna getting a win is good as she’s still brand new and was already 0-1 around here. She’s not exactly a top level star in the first place so her getting a pin here is a good thing. Persephone still doesn’t feel like a huge star but at least she’s around on television fairly regularly so she’s starting to feel more normal.

Post match the villains are back up for the beatdown but Queen Aminata makes the save.

We get a vignette for someone conducting music. That almost has to be Ilja Dragunov.

TNT Title/Clockwork Carnage Qualifying Match: Hechicero vs. Darby Allin

Allin is defending in addition to trying to qualify. Hechicero starts fast on the arm and neck, with a double arm crank and a knee to the neck working on both at once. With that broken up, Hechicero pulls him into a surfboard to get the legs in on the pain thing too. That’s broken up as well so Allin bites the hand and puts it down the post to strike away. Hechicero is right back up with a spinning faceplant onto the apron, with Allin’s face taking quite the crash.

We take a break and come back with Hechicero flipping him into a choke but Allin backflips out for the escape. Allin’s sunset bomb is countered into another choke, which can’t stay on long due to the ropes. Allin gets in a rollup, with his leg giving out after the kickout. The swinging backbreaker is countered into a crucifix driver to give Allin two. That’s enough for Allin to go up but the Coffin Drop is countered into a cradle, albeit after Hechicero rolls him all around the ring. Allin knocks him outside for a suicide dive and the standing Coffin Drop connects as well. Back in and another Coffin Drop retains the title at 14:11.

Rating: B. Allin was at his best here as it felt like he was trying to survive and as usual, it worked. Hechicero does all kinds of things that no one else even approaches and it was fun to see him torment Allin until the end. It’s smart to keep Hechicero’s appearances limited around here, as it makes his stuff feel that much more special.

Post match the Don Callis Family runs in to go after Allin so the United Empire makes the save. Kazuchika Okada takes Will Ospreay down but Adam Copeland runs in for a save of his own. Ricochet comes in and takes over but gets taken down by Konosuke Takeshita, who gets taken down by Samoa Joe. The parade of knockdowns continues and the big wild brawl wraps up the show.

Overall Rating: B-. Much like Dynamite, this was about trying to get as much stuff done as they could in the limited time they had to complete the build up. It worked as well as they could have done it here and again, not their fault after everything changed a few weeks ago. They’re pretty much banking everything on Clockwork Carnage though and hopefully it lives up to the hype, as otherwise WrestleDream is in big trouble. Nice enough show here, as it felt like a third hour of Dynamite for a change.

Results
Ricochet b. Ace Austin – Vertigo
Dani Luna/Hyan b. Persephone/Britt Baker – Rollup to Baker
Darby Allin b. Hechicero – Coffin Drop

 

 

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Collision
Date: October 10, 2026
Location: Adidas Arena, Paris, France
Commentators: Nigel McGuinness, Tony Schiavone, Excalibur

We’re still in Paris for the second half of Grand Slam, which should be quite the card. Dynamite already worked well enough and the Collision side has a big lineup as well. We have a Clockwork Carnage qualifying match, as well as Chris Jericho vs. Nick Wayne part two. Let’s get to it.

Here are is Dynamite if you need a recap.

Conglomeration vs. Death Riders

Tornado rules and Jon Moxley is on commentary. Yuta jumps Nightingale to start, which doesn’t seem to be quite fair. Yuta and Cassidy are left in the ring to trade rollups and a Stundog Millionaire has Yuta in trouble. Shafir comes in to go after O’Reilly’s leg and they pop up to a standoff. Nightingale is in to shove them together but Shafir gives her a rolling German suplex.

Back up and Nightingale takes Shafir out before getting into a chop off with Castagnoli. Yuta is up with a suicide dive to Nightingale and Castagnoli reverses Cassidy’s dive into a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker. We take a break and come back with O’Reilly surrounded and triple teaming him down. Yuta hits a big springboard dive to the floor but Castagnoli is sent outside with him. That leaves Nightingale to clothesline Shafir in the corner and then Pounce Yuta to the floor.

Back in and Cassidy Orange Punches Castagnoli and tries his own Swing, which is countered into the real version. Strong is back in with a backbreaker to Garcia but can’t hit one on Shafir. The Dragontamer has Nightingale in trouble but O’Reilly ankle locks Shafir at the same time. The women, both in holds, slap each other until both of them are broken up. Some running elbows in the corner have O’Reilly in trouble and a spike Neutralizer finishes him off at 14:36.

Rating: B. Rather hot opener here and that’s all you could hope for, even with the wacky rules. This was more about getting a bunch of combinations together and letting them have some fun, which is one of those things AEW does rather well. The teams can trade wins forever and it won’t do much damage, plus you had the women in here to mix it up a bit. Nice match.

Chris Jericho is ready to bring Collision to his cruise next month.

Chris Jericho vs. Nick Wayne

Rematch from Jericho beating him a few weeks back. Wayne jumps him from behind to start fast but Jericho (wearing beads around his neck to mock Wayne) fires off some chops. A backdrop puts Jericho on the floor for a dive but Wayne takes his sweet time getting up. That means a triangle dropkick off the apron and there’s the dive to put him down again.

Jericho goes some beads to a fan but gets caught with a Sliced Bread on the floor (McGuinness: “Or would you call that a Sliced Baguette?”). Jericho is right back with an AA onto the announcers’ table and we take a break. We come back with Jericho hammering away on top and snapping off a super hurricanrana.

It works so well that Jericho does it two more times and aw heck, let’s make it four. Jericho loads up the Judas Effect but charges into a running neckbreaker. Back up and Jericho hits a Codebreaker but the Lionsault is broken up. The Walls go on instead so Wayne bites the ankle to escape. A kick to the head and Wayne’s World finish Jericho at 13:19.

Rating: B-. Well, at least Wayne got the win back and that’s what he has been needing. Odds are this sets up a third match between the two of them and there is no reason for Jericho to go over there. The four hurricanranas were a cool moment, but the result is what matters here, as Wayne gets a pretty big win in front of a rather invested crowd.

Wayne is rather stunned by the win.

Kazuchika Okada wants in the Clockwork Carnage match.

Clockwork Carnage Qualifying Match: Lee Moriarty vs. Mike Bailey

Moriarty’s ROH Pure Rules Title isn’t on the line. Moriarty takes him down to start but gets caught with a hurricanrana. Bailey misses something off the top and gets pulled into a headscissors to slow things down. A hot shot and swinging neckbreaker have Bailey down again and we’re off to the crossarm choke. Bailey is back up to send him outside for a triangle moonsault and we take a break.

We come back with both of them being knocked down on the floor. They dive back inside and lock hands to strike it out, setting up an exchange or rollups for two each. Moriarty pulls him into the Border City Stretch, which is broken up just as fast as Schiavone runs through matches as fast as he can. Bailey gets up and kicks him down, setting up the Ultimate Weapon for the pin at 9:42.

Rating: C+. That’s a good example of a match where you didn’t have much in the way drama, as not only is Bailey a bigger star but he’s also an ROH champion, which doesn’t give you the best odds. Bailey was his usual self here, with a bunch of strikes and the cool finish. They had to hurry to get Bailey qualified though and this worked, even with another RO….oh you get the idea by now.

Post match Will Ospreay comes in to celebrate with Bailey.

Ricochet wants in Clockwork Carnage.

Swerve Strickland vs. Carlie Bravo

New Level and Shane Taylor Promotions are here too. Strickland starts fast by kicking him down and a basement dropkick gets an early near fall. An Octopus hold goes on and a string of neckbreakers have Bravo in more trouble. Back up and a quick Zig Zag lets Bravo hammer away, followed by the chinlock.

Strickland is right back up and hits the rolling Downward Spiral. The Promotions offer a distraction and pull Strickland outside, with Taylor himself taking out the New Level. A slingshot cutter gives Bravo two so Strickland kicks him in the face. The Swerve Stomp finishes Bravo at 6:42.

Rating: C+. Bravo got in a lot of offense here and Strickland’s win was delayed by the interference. If nothing else it’s nice to have Strickland win here so we don’t have to continue attempting to make the Promotions feel important. We’ve been there before far too often and there isn’t much of a reason to try it again at the moment.

The Death Riders are ready to work hard and keep going, with Jon Moxley being ready for Mark Davis at WrestleDream. Gabe Kidd wants to fight the Don Callis Family on Dynamite. Marina Shafir says the Death Riders are against the world.

National Title: Andrade El Idolo vs. Michael Oku

Oku, with Amira, is challenging. An early knockdown isn’t enough for Oku to get in his half crab so he knees Andrade down instead. That earns him the tranquilo pose in the rope so Oku knocks him outside. Andrade cuts off a charge with an overhead belly to belly into the barricade.

We pause for the photo, which allows Oku to get another shot and a photo of his own. We take a break and come back with Oku getting the rather enthusiastic half crab, which is broken up rather quickly. Oku hits a frog splash to the back but misses one to the chest. Instead Dia de los Muertos and the DM finish Oku at 8:17.

Rating: C+. Oku is a technically sound star but this was more about getting Andrade in the ring, which isn’t a bad idea. The good thing is that Andrade’s roll continues, though I’m more curious about how he’ll execute the World Title contract. It would be nice to see him do that after losing the title, though that only makes so much sense as you don’t want a #1 contender losing. Good enough match here, even without much time.

Post match Andrade holds up the contract and says he’ll defend the title every week. The catchphrase is loaded up but the lights go out and it’s Tommaso Ciampa interrupting. I’ve heard worse ideas. They shake hands and Ciampa kisses him on the cheek before hitting Willow’s Bell.

Sisters Of Sin vs. Kris Statlander/Harley Cameron vs. Megan Bayne/Lena Kross

For a shot at the Brawling Birds, who are on commentary. Kross, Bayne and Statlander fight to the floor to start and we get the opening bell. Cameron elbows Blue in the corner and Statlander is back in with a slingshot hilo. Hart breaks up Cameron’s half crab but Kross and Bayne are back in to take over. Bayne clears the ring and we take a break.

We come back with Statlander planting Hart for two but the Sisters’ double basement superkick gets two on Cameron. Kross and Bayne hit stereo Towers Of Doom and a dropkick/German suplex combination gets two on Hart. Statlander counters Divine Intervention into a double hurricanrana and Staturday Night Fever finishes Hart at 8:21.

Rating: B-. I do like some fresh blood in the title picture, even if it’s Cameron and Statlander as something of a random team. If nothing else, it’s better than having Bayne and Kross get another shot. The Sisters continue to be in the middle of the pack, as they’ve been for the better part of ever, Stardom titles or not.

Tag Team Titles: The Dogs vs. Young Bucks

The Bucks are defending and get jumped before the bell. That doesn’t last long as the Bucks are back with their high five bulldogs. The Dogs are sent outside for the suicide dives but Finlay crotched Matt on top. Nick is in with a flying clothesline to Finlay and it’s time for the rolling northern lights suplexes. The hanging Swanton connects for the Bucks but Connors is up with a running shoulder on the floor.

We take a break and come back with Matt hitting a dive on the floor but the big tag is cut off. A rolling tag works a bit better as it’s Nick coming back in to clean house. The top rope Swanton and elbow give the Bucks two each and a sunset flip into a German suplex has Finlay in trouble.

We’re off to the stereo Sharpshooters, both of which are broken up. Some superkicks only get the Bucks so far as Finlay clotheslines both of them down. The Meltzer Driver is broken up with a spear and a high/low gets two on Matt. The Full Clip gets two more with Nick having to make the save. A superbomb is broken up with a super hurricanrana and the BTE Trigger retains the titles at 13:28.

Rating: B-. This was in a weird spot as there is only so much you can do with a match that isn’t exactly in doubt. There was no way the Bucks were going to lose here, but at the same time, that’s how the match was set up. The match was more about the Bucks getting on the show and in front of the Paris fans, which was a perfectly fine way to go. Good enough main event here, Dogs aside.

Post match the Don Callis Family runs in to jump the Bucks before their title shot at WrestleDream. The Family stands tall to end the show.

Overall Rating: B-. This was another good show, even if it didn’t feel as important as the rather awesome Dynamite. They are going to be going into a rapid fire build towards next Saturday’s pay per view and we’ll likely get that on the three hour AEW block next week. For now though, at least they gave the fans what they wanted and it was far from bad, even if it felt a bit more like a house show than anything else.

Results
Death Riders b. Conglomeration – Spike Neutralizer to O’Reilly
Nick Wayne b. Chris Jericho – Wayne’s World
Mike Bailey b. Lee Moriarty – Ultimate Weapon
Swerve Strickland b. Carlie Bravo – Swerve Stomp
Andrade El Idolo b. Michael Oku – DM
Kris Statlander/Harley Cameron b. Megan Bayne/Lena Kross and Sisters Of Sin – Staturday Night Fever to Hart
Young Bucks b. The Dogs – BTE Trigger to Finlay

 

 

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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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Ring Of Honor
Date: September 17, 2026
Location: WJCT Studios, Jacksonville, Florida
Commentators: Ian Riccaboni, Caprice Coleman, Tony Schiavone, Paul Wight

We’re back here and the question now is what we’ll be getting this week. That’s a rather wide open question but that’s just kind of how it goes with this show. There’s a chance that it’s a bunch of random matches with little to do with the previous weeks but there will probably be a title match thrown in too. Let’s get to it.

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

Opening sequence.

Women’s TV Title: Remi Reade vs. Red Velvet

Velvet is defending and this is from 1FW (1 Fall Wrestling) and was filmed during Dynamite, because crossing over with one promotion isn’t enough for ROH anymore. They trade rollups to start fast and get up for a standoff as the fans are oddly silent. Velvet takes her down by the arm before knocking her into the corner for some choking. The running knees to the back keep Reade down but she’s right back with a falcon arrow for two. That’s shrugged off and Velvet kicks her in the head for the pin at 5:45.

Rating: C. There wasn’t much to this one as it was nice to see Velvet look fairly dominant, but Reade was another case of “who is this person”. I’m assuming she’s a star in 1FW but what the heck is 1FW? I get it more with a promotion like New Japan, which at least has a long history and reputation, but this appears to just be an independent promotion in Georgia. In other words, as usual, it’s another case where they just waved their hands and went with it because it’s ROH and it doesn’t matter.

We look at Nick Wayne losing at Death Before Dishonor and this week on Dynamite. Therefore, it’s time for Wayne to get a win to get his quote unquote heat back.

Nick Wayne vs. Adam Priest

And here we are. Wayne ducks away a few times and spits at Priest before going outside. Back in and Wayne stomps away but gets caught with a quick running clothesline. Priest grabs the armbar but Wayne gets out and drops a top rope double stomp onto the arm. Wayne twists the arm around again and we’re off to a keylock. Back up and Priest avoids a charge in the corner and grabs a dragon screw legwhip.

A top rope superplex drops Wayne again and Priest grabs a DDT for two. They forearm it out until Priest takes out the leg to set up the half crab. Wayne makes it to the rope and tries a suplex, which sends both of them crashing out to the floor. Back in and Wayne knocks the rope into Priest, setting up the ProdigyPlex for the pin at 10:00.

Rating: B. The match was good, which is hardly a surprise, but it felt like “this is the thing that we always do and we’re getting through it”. If that’s what you want to do, maybe don’t have it be on Ring Of Honor? Or on a One Fall Wrestling show or whatever this is this time? Anyway, they had a rather watchable match, as the two of them tend to do.

And now, off to Jacksonville.

The Hex vs. Emi Sakura/Deonna Purrazzo

Belle and Purrazzo start things off with Belle being low bridged to the floor. Purrazzo dropkicks her down and Sakura hits a running crossbody to drive Belle into the steps. Back in and Kay pulls Purrazzo down by the hair so the villains can take over. Belle kicks her into Kay’s backsplash into a running kick to the chest for two. Purrazzo fights out of trouble and it’s off to Sakura, who sends the Hex into each other for a double down. Kay gets two off a clothesline and everything breaks down, with stereo Fujiwara armbars making the Hex tap at 6:21.

Rating: C+. I’m assuming that Sakura is the next challenger for Purrazzo and it’s not like there is anyone else coming for the belt. The title has been needing someone fresh to come after if for a long time now and Sakura is considered a big deal around here. If nothing else the stereo armbars was a cool looking finish.

Post match Sakura jumps Purrazzo and grabs another Fujiwara armbar. Well points for not wasting time.

Nick Comoroto and Aaron Solo join forces with Griff Garrison and want gold. Sure guys.

The Kingdom/Bryan Keith vs. Skyflight

After Sky checks the referee for weapons (yep), he and Bennett start things off with Bennett getting in a running shoulder. Everything breaks down and Skyflight clears the ring but Taven dropkicks Darius down. That’s broken up and Taven gets bulldogged onto a knee to put him in trouble for a change. Hold on though as the Kingdom gets their phone to check with AI and apparently the answer is to throw Darius the phone and hit him in the face (the phone appears to be fine).

A pop up forearm gives Bennett two but Darius gets over to the corner for the tag to Dante. That means a series of kicks into a high crossbody but Keith is back in for a running clothesline. Everything breaks down again and we get the parade of knockdowns but Darius’ dive is cut off. Keith grabs a tiger bomb to pin Darius at 8:10.

Rating: B-. As usual, Skyflight looks good and mostly out there to lose against someone else. The Kingdom and Keith are a new team and the AI deal is unique enough (at least for this generation) so see what it can do. It’s not like they’ll get a title shot anytime soon so if nothing else, it gives them a chance to be build up.

The Dark Order sits down with Caprice Coleman, with the team talking about how they’ve been around for a long time and no one has gone up against the things they’ve faced. They’re still not in sync about Preston Vance but Evil Uno insists that they’re a family. Tensions seem to stay high.

Robyn Renegade vs. Isla Dawn

They shove each other to start and lock up in the corner, with Dawn firing off a forearm. Some kicks to the chest have Renegade in more trouble but she knocks Dawn back. Dawn slams her off the top though and a running knee gives Dawn two. The chinlock goes on with Dawn switching into a headlock, sending Renegade to the rope. Back up and Renegade kicks her in the back and a Backstabber has Dawn in more trouble. A middle rope clothesline gives Renegade two so Dawn kicks her in the head. That and a dragon sleeper make Renegade tap at 6:12.

Rating: B. This was a hard hitting back and forth match and Dawn felt like she had to work to get the win here. That’s always nice to see and Renegade has felt like someone who could be build into something bigger if she was given the chance. It was better than I was expecting here and hopefully we see both of them around more often.

Post match Dawn goes to leave but is interrupted by Mina Shirakawa, which doesn’t seem to please Dawn.

Mina Shirakawa/Queen Aminata vs. Dream Girl Ellie/Xanti Li

Aminata backs Li into the corner to start and then does it again against the ropes. An armdrag has Li in more trouble and she tries a running shoulder, which just bounces off of Aminata. Chocolate Kisses let Shirakawa come in for some dancing and a running dropkick to the back. Li slips out of a slam and brings in Ellie, who kicks Shirakawa in the face for a quick two.

It’s back to Li for a running uppercut in the corner and Ellie’s snap suplex gets two. Shirakawa is right back up and brings Aminata in to fire off the running forearms in the corner. Everything breaks down and Shirakawa Stunners Li over the top rope for a slingshot corkscrew splash. Back in and a spinning backfist knocks Li silly and it’s a Figure Four (with Aminata taking Ellie out) for the tap at 9:37.

Rating: C+. Shirakawa and Aminata seem to be the next women’s team around here and it’s not a good sign that it took them this long to beat a makeshift team. I get that the idea is to have the best matches possible every chance but that doesn’t always benefit them in the long run. That was the case here, as Shirakawa and Aminata should have been a more dominant force here.

Post match the winners dance.

Aaron Solo/Griff Garrison/Nick Comoroto vs. Shane Taylor Promotions

Solo and Moriarty start things off with Moriarty getting in a quick rollup for two but Solo snaps off a running hurricanrana. Garrison comes in and backsplashes Miles but it’s off to Taylor, who punches Garrison in the face. Taylor even throws on Garrison’s cowboy hat (yeah he has a cowboy hat now) and dances a bit, allowing Moriarty to fire off some knees to the ribs.

Garrison gets away though and Comoroto comes in to run through everyone. Everything breaks down and we get the Comoroto vs. Taylor showdown. Taylor plants him with a release Rock Bottom but gets sent outside, leaving Miles to superkick Solo for the pin at 6:38.

Rating: C+. This was in fact another version of the Promotions getting to beat another group of low level stars. I’m not sure why I should believe that this is going to be their next step towards success but the Promotions get to do this kind of stuff rather frequently. In other words, more of the same stuff with a lot of the same people.

Satnam Singh vs. Matt Mako

Mako tries to kick away and charges into a boot in the corner. Singh chops away and hits a clothesline before Mako runs away on the floor. Back in and Mako kicks at the leg some more and jumps on the back for a choke. More kicks to the leg have Singh down…but he comes back with a pop up cutter of all things for the pin at 3:31.

Rating: C+. Well that was a surprise. I wasn’t exactly expecting Singh to be in trouble here and Mako actually gave him a sweat. At the same time, it has me wondering when Singh is going to actually do something that matters. It never really happens and that’s a problem with far too many people around here.

Bandido/Komander vs. Soleil/AR Fox

Bandido and Soleil start things off with Soleil missing a charge into the corner and knocking Komander down. For some reason Soleil apologizes to him, leaving commentary confused. Bandido kicks Fox off the apron by mistake as well and now we’re all even. Bandido and Soleil slug it out, with Bandido flipping into the finger gun pose. Fox comes in to cutter Bandido into the corner and Soleil takes Komander down. Soleil and Fox run around a bit before kicking Komander in the back for two.

Bandido is back in for a Shining Wizard to Fox, followed by a running boot to the head for another near fall. Something like an upside down surfboard has Fox in trouble, at least until he flips over for two off a sunset flip. Soleil and Komander come in with Soleil flipping around for some kicks. Everything breaks down and Fox hits a 450 on Bandido to give Soleil two. Bandido and Komander are up for a one handed gorilla press and the running flip dive, followed by the assisted X Knee to Soleil. The 21 Plex gives Bandido the pin at 9:25.

Rating: B. It was fun and they did their usual flips and dives, which was quite the impressive feat. You knew exactly what you were going to see with these teams and it wound up going well. As usual, this does nothing for the World Title and it’s not like there are any challengers for it at the moment, so I’ll take what I can get. I think.

Post match respect is shown to end the show.

Overall Rating: C+. This is a textbook example of how Ring Of Honor can feel like the most useless weekly wrestling show. As usual, the matches were fine. As also usual, it felt like very little on here mattered whatsoever. Outside of Sakura attacking Purrazzo (ending their partnership after a total of just ever six minutes), it felt like everyone on this show is right where they were when the show started. That happens WAY too often around here and that makes these shows feel very, very long. The wrestling is bad, but thrown in some promos or angles or ANYTHING to make this show feel like it matters already.

Results
Red Velvet b. Remi Reade – Spinning kick to the head
Nick Wayne b. Adam Priest – ProdigyPlex
Emi Sakura/Deonna Purrazzo b. The Hex – Double Fujiwara armbar
The Kingdom/Bryan Keith b. Skyflight – Tiger bomb to Darius
Isla Dawn b. Robyn Renegade – Dragon sleeper
Mina Shirakawa/Queen Aminata b. Dream Girl Ellie/Xanti Li – Figure Four to Li
Shane Taylor Promotions b. Aaron Solo/Griff Garrison/Nick Comoroto – Superkick to Solo
Satnam Singh b. Matt Mako – Pop up cutter
Bandido/Komander b. Soleil/AR Fox – 21 Plex to Soleil

 

 

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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 12, 2026
Location: MassMutual Center, Springfield, Massachusetts
Commentators: Paul Wight, Nigel McGuinness, Tony Schiavone

So this is a different kind of show as the whole thing is a tribute to the Butcher, who passed away earlier this month at the far too early age of 48. While Butcher hadn’t wrestled here in a bit, he was certainly a part of the AEW family and deserves such an honor. I’m not sure what this is going to be but it should be emotional, so let’s get to it.

Here is Dynamite if you need a recap.

In Memory Of Andy Williams.

There is a wreath and guitar in the ring. Tony Schiavone has the fans stand for a ten bell salute.

Various wrestlers and AEW personalities, including Brody King, Colt Cabana, Justin Roberts, Penelope Ford, Jeff Jarrett and Kip Sabian pay tribute to Butcher.

Commentary pays tribute as well and runs down the card.

Jon Moxley vs. Mike Bailey

Non-title Eliminator Match. They go with the grappling to start and it’s an early standoff. Bailey trips him down into a front facelock so Moxley gets in a takedown of his own to work on the arm. Bailey gets up and snaps off a hurricanrana to the floor, with Moxley already looking frustrated.

Back in and Moxley easily takes him down for a reverse chinlock and it’s time to work on Bailey’s fingers. That earns Moxley a missile dropkick but he sends Bailey flying out to the floor. Bailey is fine enough to start in on the leg, with some kicks setting up a dragon screw legwhip. A corkscrew Asai moonsault drops Moxley and we take a break.

We come back with Moxley getting in a butterfly superplex but Bailey scores with another kick. The standing moonsault knees give Bailey two and he sends Moxley to the apron to do it again. Back in and the Ultimate Weapon misses so Bailey kicks away, only for Moxley to pop up with a cutter. Moxley misses a boot in the corner and gets kicked in the back, with a shooting star giving Bailey two. Bailey gets a kneebar, with Moxley escaping and hitting a Stomp. The Death Rider finishes Bailey at 18:09.

Rating: B. This was your usual Moxley match, as he popped up after everything Bailey threw at him and survived in the end, which is hardly a surprise. At the same time, it was hard to believe that Bailey had much of a chance here as even the time limit almost expiring didn’t really build up much drama. Other than that, Paul Wight praising the continental wrestling with its lack of interference and weapons made me shake my head, as I remember that just being called a wrestling match.

Nick Wayne says youth is what matters and Chris Jericho is worried about him. If Jericho is so sure about himself, come prove it on Dynamite.

Rascalz vs. Aaron Solo/Griff Garrison/Nick Comoroto

Reed throws Garrison down to start and a double slingshot belly to back suplex does it again. Comoroto comes in and gets triple teamed to the floor and Reed cutters Solo. Reed hits a dive and the Hot Fire Flame finishes Solo at 2:01. Total squash.

Daniel Garcia, Willow Nightingale and Pac pay tribute to the Butcher.

Mina Shirakawa vs. Queen Aminata

Mercedes Mone is on commentary. Aminata grabs a quickly broken headlock to start and is taken down, allowing Shirakawa to dance. Back up and Aminata gets in a running shoulder block and we get the required Chocolate Kisses. Shirakawa knocks her down for the slingshot corkscrew dive and the big dive to the floor as we take a break. We come back with Aminata knocking her down and grabbing a snap suplex. Shirakawa grabs a quick Glamorous Driver for two so she puts on the Figure Four, with Aminata having to roll to the rope. A quick small package gives Aminata the pin at 10:19.

Rating: C+. So I guess Aminata is going to be the next victim for Mone and that’s perfectly fine for a quick Collision main event in a few weeks. That’s a weird way to go as Thekla and Willow Nightingale are already likely to come after the title, probably even at All Out. Other than that, Shirakawa loses again, because that’s all she does most of the time.

Post match respect is shown.

Pac says tonight is business as usual for the Death Riders but here are the Dogs to complain about the team stopping them from attacking Will Ospreay. Jon Moxley threatens them because he doesn’t do any favors for anyone. Tonight, the Dogs better go take care of the Bang Bang Gang.

Jay White vs. Adam Priest

They grapple to a standoff to start and White takes him down into a headlock. That’s broken up so Priest strikes away until White drops him again. A Muta Lock sends Priest over to the rope and he’s right back up with a dragon screw legwhip. Priest’s swinging neckbreaker gets two but an attempt at the half crab is reversed into the Blade Runner to give White the pin at 5:19.

Rating: C+. I was expecting this to get more time and it was nice to see White take him down with his finisher instead of going too long. White is someone who can be rather smooth in the ring and look good out there when he is given the chance. Now just let him win some matches that actually matter.

Post match White says the Bang Bang Gang is ready for the Death Riders.

Dogs/Pac vs. Bang Bang Gang

Jay White and Jon Moxley are on commentary. It’s a big brawl to start and the Gang is cleared out with Austin getting caught in the wrong corner for the running clotheslines. The Gang is right back in to do the same to Finlay and Austin loads him up in the fireman’s carry for the squats. We take a break and come back with Robinson fighting out of trouble with a side kick to Pac.

The Gunns come in to clean house with Austin’s full nelson slam getting two on Connors. Austin is in with a double missile dropkick and we get the parade of knockdowns. A German suplex/clothesline combination puts Austin down and Moxley approves. Everyone gets back up and slug it out until Austin hits a big flip dive to the floor. 3:10 To Yuma drops Connors with Finlay diving in for the save (Moxley is thrilled). Pac trips Austin and Connors hits a spear for the pin at 10:51.

Rating: B-. Gah I was getting into this and hoping to see the Gang get a bigger win but why do that when you can have the freaking Dogs get a win? For the life of me I do not get the Dogs and they just keep going with one push after another. They do nothing for me and Kidd is the weakest of them all, so of course he gets the most attention.

Chuck Taylor, Darius Martin, Roderick Strong, Christopher Daniels, Lee Moriarty and Kyle O’Reilly pay tribute to the Butcher.

The Blade has sent in a statement on Butcher’s passing.

Tommaso Ciampa wants a title and is coming to All Out.

Lethal Twist vs. Conglomeration

New Level is on commentary and the Twist’s ROH Six Man Tag Team Titles aren’t on the line. Lethal and Cassidy start things off with Williams taking him up against the rope for a quick finger spin. Cassidy backs him to the floor where Lethal argues with New Level, earning himself a chop from Strong. Everything breaks down, including a barrage of chops, plus a backbreaker/middle rope knee combination to Lethal.

We take a break and come back with Cassidy fighting out of trouble and getting in a Stundog Millionaire. O’Reilly comes in to clean house and Strong throws Cassidy around as a weapon. Strong gets caught in a reverse DDT/high crossbody combination for two and Cassidy gets superkicked. He doesn’t actually fall down though as Strong shoves him back, with a double clothesline dropping the villains. O’Reilly and Cassidy hit a dive apiece, leaving Strong to hit the Sick Kick into the End Of Heartache to pin Lethal at 9:54.

Rating: B-. Yep, you knew how the match was going to go as soon as Ring Of Honor champions were involved. They were there to make the AEW stars look good and somehow this just keeps happening. I have no idea why that’s the case but for some reason Ring Of Honor is just used for jobbing. Just find someone else for this spot. It can’t be that hard with this roster.

Post match Conglomeration and New Level have a staredown.

Lena Kross and Megan Bayne are ticked off and promise to hurt the Brawling Birds.

All Out rundown.

Butcher Battle Royal

Lance Archer, Eddie Kingston, Ortiz, Claudio Castagnoli, Josh Alexander, Daniel Garcia, The Beast Mortos, Jake Doyle, Dante Martin, Darius Martin, AR Fox, Wheeler Yuta

For $100,000 to be donated to the charity of the winner’s choice in Butcher’s name. The brawl starts on the floor and the bell rings with no one actually in the ring. The Martins and Doyle come in to brawl, with Fox coming in to join the festivities. Ortiz gets tossed into a cutter and Mortos is back in to wreck various people.

Fox tries a tornado DDT but gets sent outside for the first elimination. The Death Riders get inside and Kingston and Ortiz are back in to take them out. Well down, not out, as in an elimination. A series of clotheslines against the ropes gets rid of Ortiz but Kingston backdrops Garcia out. The Martins backdrop Mortos out and we take a break.

We come back with the Martins cleaning house again and clotheslining Doyle out. Dante gets knocked out as well and Archer gets rid of Darius. Archer and Castagnoli trade clotheslines until Archer hits a crossbody. Castagnoli escapes the chokeslam and Swings Archer, setting up a clothesline for the elimination. Kingston and Castagnoli chop it out until Kingston gets the Swing as well.

Back up and Kingston is fine enough to spinning backfist Castagnoli out but gets dumped by Alexander. So I think that leaves Alexander and Garcia, with Garcia hitting a bunch of clotheslines but not being able to knock him out. A package piledriver plants Garcia, who holds onto the top rope for the save. Garcia pulls him over the top rope to the apron and gets back inside for a running dropkick and the win at 16:23.

Rating: B-. The quality of the match means absolutely nothing here as this was all about the special feelings. Garcia winning is fine as the actual result is pretty unimportant. It was a bunch of people who were friends with Butcher having a special match. Nothing wrong with that and it was nice to see.

Post match Garcia gets to hold up a Butcher sign and the guitar. The Death Riders have one more big hug.

We get a special tribute video to the Butcher and as usual, this was incredibly well done.

The roster comes to the stage/ramp for one more tribute to end the show.

Overall Rating: B. This was a show where the wrestling itself was just kind of background noise. Instead it was about paying tribute to someone who seemed to be pretty awesome and passed away way too young. The show was perfectly fine and the opener was good, but this was all about the Butcher and that is perfectly fine. Good, emotional show here and something that needed to happen.

Results
Jon Moxley b. Mike Bailey – Death Rider
Rascalz b. Aaron Solo/Griff Garrison/Nick Comoroto – Hot Fire Flame to Solo
Queen Aminata b. Mina Shirakawa – Small package
Jay White b. Adam Priest – Blade Runner
Dogs/Pac b. Bang Bang Gang – Spear to Austin
Conglomeration b. Lethal Twist – End Of Heartache to Lethal
Daniel Garcia won the Butcher Battle Royal last eliminating Josh Alexander

 

 

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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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Dynamite
Date: September 2, 2026
Location: Credit Union Of Texas Event Center, Allen, Texas
Commentators: Excalibur, Tony Schiavone

Well we’re finally done with All In and to put it mildly, a lot of things happened. The biggest story is that Will Ospreay finally broke through and won the World Title, defeating Kenny Omega in a heck of a match. We also have a new Women’s Champion in Mercedes Mone and a new TNT Champion in Darby Allin, among others. Let’s get to it.

Here is All In if you need a recap.

Quick card rundown.

All In recap.

Here is new World Champion Will Ospreay for a chat and yeah the fans like him. Ospreay apologizes for looking a bit rough but gets cut off with the YOU DESERVE IT chants. He’s cried a lot this week and doesn’t want to do it anymore, but does seem touched by what he’s hearing. Sunday was amazing and if you were there from the beginning thank you, or if you’ve just gotten on, thank you as well.

As for Kenny Omega, Ospreay admits that Omega is better than him 364 days of the year, but Ospreay only had to be better one day. They’re 2-2 and Ospreay is happy with that because all he wanted to be was seen as Omega’s equal. Ospreay: “But…..”. And the fans like that one. If Omega isn’t cool with the two of them being equal, name the time and the place.

As for now though, Ospreay likes how the belt looks on himself because the previous champions are his heroes. Now his idols are his rivals (good line) and he is the new standard so if you want to take it from him, be prepared to walk through the same fire. He also thanks the United Empire, who were the only people he wanted in his corner at All In. There is a United Empire in Japan but now there is going to be a version in AEW. Ospreay goes to leave but here is the Demand to interrupt.

Ricochet isn’t here to rain on Ospreay’s parade, as the two of them are forever intertwined in this crazy sport. They have known each other for a long time and Ospreay wouldn’t be here without Ricochet. As a result, Ricochet should get the first title shot but here are the Dogs to interrupt. Gabe Kidd is ready to take everything from Ospreay but Ricochet cuts that off, saying it’s his shot. Everyone comes to the ring but here is the United Empire to make things a lot more even. Ospreay is ready for the big tag team main event.

We look at the New Level (Day) debuting at All In and teaming with Swerve Strickland to win the Trios Titles.

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

The Rascalz are challenging. Strickland and Reed start things off with Strickland snapping off an early anklescissors. Reed is sent into the corner and it’s quickly off to Xavier to face Creed. They quickly go to the mat for an exchange of near falls until Creed hits a backsplash. Kofi comes in and the fans certainly approve, including as he moonsaults off of Creed’s shoulders for two.

It’s back to Strickland, is triple teamed out to the floor, where Creed and Strickland hit moonsaults off the apron. Kofi’s dive off the top takes the Rascalz down and we take a break. We come back with Creed chopping Wentz down so Kofi and Reed can come back in. Kofi hits his bottom rope DDT and Strickland is back in with the rolling suplex. Wentz makes the save but dives into a Downward Spiral,, only to get hurricanranaed to give Xavier two.

Everything breaks down and we get a series of knockdowns, with Kofi giving Xavier the SOS (a legsweep to flip Xavier back first onto the floor) outside. That leaves Reed to hit his diving cutter on Creed off the apron, but he manages to hurricanrana Kofi at the same time. Well that was awesome. Back in and Kofi gives Reed Trouble In Paradise (spinning kick to the head) but gets kicked in the head by Xavier. Back up and Xavier tries a handspring but gets House Called out of the air. A top rope double stomp/powerslam combination plants Xavier and another House Call retains the titles at 12:58.

Rating: B+. This was a wild match and that’s exactly what it should have been, as New Level gets to show the fans what they can do on Dynamite for the first time. It was nothing but action throughout and Swerve more than held up his side. You know the Rascalz are going to be right there for all of the high flying stuff and it all worked well.

Post match the Young Bucks come out for the staredown with the New Level, with Swerve looking interested too.

We look at Mercedes Mone winning the Women’s Title at All In.

Here are the Young Bucks for a chat. They’re not going to complain about their loss but they don’t like how they lost to Adam Copeland and Christian Cage. So why not get out here right now and tell them why it had to go that way? Instead they get FTR, with Stokely Hathaway saying FTR are the only two people in the ring who matter. How are the Bucks thinking they deserve yet another title match?

They both bring up their success against the other but here are Copeland and Cage to interrupt. Cage points out that they’re the old guys and beat both teams in the ring. He’s surprised the Bucks and FTR didn’t take a 50% pay cut and go somewhere else. Copeland says it’s time to be the voice of reason so let’s do the three way rematch at All Out, involving tables, ladders and chairs. Oh joy could we really do that? With FTR and the Bucks? It’s all my dreams come true.

The United Empire has a fifth member of the team for tonight: Andrade El Idolo. Will Ospreay isn’t so sure but he goes with it.

TNT Title: Darby Allin vs. Mark Davis

Davis is challenging and cuts off the skateboarding Allin on the way to the ring in a smart move. Davis throws him into the timekeeper’s area and we take a break before the bell rings. We come back with Allin climbing a balcony and diving off with the Coffin Drop onto Davis. A running crossbody sends both of them back to ringside, where Davis gets in a heck of a forearm.

We actually get the opening bell as they get inside, with Allin being launched into the corner. A huge running clothesline gives Davis two and we take another break. We come back again with Allin using the tag rope to tie Davis into the corner. That’s broken up and Davis hits a running forearm for two as the fans are still behind Allin.

Davis misses an enziguri but almost flip Allin onto his face off a backdrop. Back up and Allin reverses a gutwrench into a Code Red for two and they’re both down. They head outside with Allin hitting a missile dropkick as Schiavone thinks this is for the National Title. Davis barely beats the count back in and is quickly Coffin Dropped to retain the title (whichever one Tony thinks it is this week) at 9:23.

Rating: B. Now this is more what I like from Allin. It’s so annoying seeing him have to go so nuts because he absolutely does not need to go there. He can wrestle a high flying style and get the fans behind him every time. That was the case again here, with Davis being a great midcard monster to be slain. Good stuff here.

Post match RPG Vice runs in to jump Allin, with Steven Borden making the save. Josh Alexander returns to jump Borden though and the good guys are beaten down.

We look at Andrade El Idolo winning the Casino Gauntlet Match.

MJF is ticked off at losing the Casino Gauntlet Match because he’s the real World Champion. If anyone got cheated the way he did, it would be the talk of the wrestling world. Of course he was cheated though because no one is on his level. It makes people mad that he is the biggest star in the world, including Will Ospreay. Payback is coming and you won’t see it coming. This was unhinged from MJF.

Megan Bayne vs. Alex Windsor

Lena Kross and Jamie Hayter are here too. Bayne runs her over a few times to start and fires off the shoulders in the corner. Windsor is back up with some corner clotheslines but is quickly sent flying with a fall away slam. Bayne gets low bridged to the floor though and the running flip dive off the apron connects. We come back with Windsor hitting a running dropkick into a hanging DDT for two.

A nice middle rope clothesline gets two more but Bayne German suplexes her out of the corner. The running clothesline gives Bayne two, as does a Falcon Arrow. Windsor grabs a not so smooth Blue Thunder Bomb and it’s time to slug it out on the apron. Bayne is tripped face first down and they clothesline each other down on the floor. Kross and Hayter get in a brawl of their own and Bayne belts Windsor in the head. Back in and a Liger Bomb finishes Windsor at 10:47.

Rating: B-. This seems to be a way to set up a rematch between the two teams at All Out, likely in a street fight. I’m not sure I’d have the new champions lose so soon but we only have a few weeks before the likely rematch. Bayne winning a singles match certainly makes sense as she’s a monster, though seeing a champion lose never quite feels right.

Post match the beatdown is on until Hayter makes the save.

We look at Chris Jericho not quite winning the Casino Gauntlet Match.

Jericho is interrupted by Nick Wayne, who brags about having ten years of experience. Jericho points out that he had fifteen years experience the day Wayne was born, earning a slap to the face. The brawl is on, with Wayne kicking him low and leaving.

Here is new Women’s Champion Mercedes Mone for her big championship celebration. She hasn’t stopped smiling since All In but she needed to win to be here. Mone bet on herself and this is what happened when you give yourself permission to be great. We pause for a CEO chant before Mone says she had to leave Willow Nightingale behind because Nightingale is a stupid b****.

Look what she did to Mone’s face, and we see quite the black eye. What she wants for this title doesn’t even exist yet but here is Thekla (yes she has a drink) to interrupt. Mone is a legendary icon but she’s never been TOXIC. Nightingale deserved to be humiliated but Mone has been calling people “dumb b****”. If there’s one thing Thekla hates, it’s a dumb b**** calling another dumb b**** a dumb b****. Thekla “You dumb b****.” Thekla is ready to fight whenever, which allows Schiavone to tell us how great Mone is (again).

New TBS Champion Persephone and the returning Britt Baker are ready to take the title to a place it has never been before.

Jon Moxley vs. AR Fox

Non-title. They fight over a standing switch to start and Fox takes him down for a quick two off a crucifix. Moxley is sent outside for the step up moonsault and they’re right back inside. Fox gets taken down with a running dropkick and we take a break. We come back with Fox nailing a rolling cutter but Moxley gets fired up as Fox gives him clotheslines. A basement cutter puts Moxley down again but he gets his knees up to block a Swanton. Fox is right back with a swinging suplex into a 450 for two, only for Moxley to pull him into a sleeper. That and the Death Rider finish Fox off at 8:22.

Rating: C+. It had some moments, as Fox’s matches tend to do, but ultimately this was another case of Moxley getting to beat someone else. He did it throughout the tournament and he did it again here. In theory it should be followed by another challenger for the title and that could be anyone. Moxley could use someone new to destroy.

Kevin Knight and Kyle Fletcher argue after losing their individual titles but Don Callis has them team up on Collision. Kazuchika Okada comes in to remind Fletcher about family.

Andrade El Idolo/United Empire/Will Ospreay vs. The Dogs/The Demand

Ricochet rolls away from Ospreay to start and it’s off to Liona vs. Henare. They trade the forearms with Henare absorbing the shots and taking over. Liona runs him right back over and everything breaks down with Connors getting crushed off an elevated backsplash. Idolo hits a big dive to the floor and we get a group picture with the ringside woman. Ricochet powerbombs Akira onto the pile though and we take a break.

We come back with Akira grabbing a slingshot cutter to Connors, allowing the tag off to Newman. A running boot drops Kaun and Henare adds a spinning Samoan drop. Kidd clotheslines Andrade down and a corner dropkick into a cutter gets two. Akira tries to chop at the Gates, who growl at him, earning themselves more chops.

The Gates easily pick him up but he fires off a suicide dive. Ospreay and Ricochet chop it out until Ricochet scores with the handspring elbow. Everything breaks down again for an exchange of strikes and Akira moonsaults onto the Gates on the floor. Connors runs into Dia de los Muertos and the Hidden Blade finishes him off at 13:53.

Rating: B. It was another wild match, though I’m still trying to get myself to care about the United Empire. Their entire deal is “we’re Ospreay’s friends from Japan” which isn’t the greatest appeal. You also have the Dogs, who could be dropped from the roster without missing much. It’s kind of a weird choice for a main event, though at least Ospreay stood tall in the end.

Post match the villains jump the winners with Gabe grabbing a chair to go after Ospreay. Cue the Death Riders but Jon Moxley takes the chair away. Andrade is back in to brawl off with Kidd and Moxley hands Ospreay the title. They stare at each other….and a graphic comes up announcing the two of them are facing each other for the title at All Out. Moxley looks stunned and leaves in peace to end the show. So you have what feels like one of the biggest matches AEW could run after months of build and it’s just announced with a quick graphic? That’s certainly a way to go.

Overall Rating: B+. This show was entirely about taking the momentum that they had from All In and transitioning that to All Out. With so little time before the pay per view, they had to rush through things, which explains the rushed World Title setup. The action was very good and you can probably figure out a lot of the All Out card from here. They were flying through things here but managed to land the thing, which is quite the feat after their biggest show of the year. Good, and necessary show here.

Results
Swerve Strickland/New Level b. The Rascalz – House Call to Xavier
Darby Allin b. Mark Davis – Coffin Drop
Megan Bayne b. Alex Windsor – Liger Bomb
Jon Moxley b. AR Fox – Death Rider
Andrade El Idolo/United Empire/Will Ospreay b. The Demand/The Dogs – Hidden Blade to Connors

 

 

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