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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Collision
Date: October 3, 2026
Location: Truist Arena, Highland Heights, Kentucky
Commentators: Tony Schiavone, Nigel McGuinness, Paul Wight

We’re done with All Out and rapidly closing in on Wrestledream, with the schedule being a bit crunched because of the Pac tribute show from earlier this week. That should make for a bigger Collision here, as they don’t have a lot of time to waste with just two weeks before the pay per view. Let’s get to it.

Here is Dynamite if you need a recap.

We run down the card.

Kofi is excited to be here and can’t wait to get going. Lee Moriarty says he’s been Pure Champion for 799 days and wants more respect. Kofi doesn’t get what’s wrong with him.

Kofi vs. Lee Moriarty

Non-title and Austin Creed is on commentary. Moriarty spins out of a hammerlock to start and we’re at a standoff. They trade a crossarm choke and Moriarty takes him over to the ropes for the break. Kofi sends him to the floor and teases a dive but bounces off of the ropes instead.

Back in and a leg lariat gives Kofi two but Moriarty plants him with a running DDT and it’s time for a breather on the floor. Moriarty bridges back on his neck and mocks Kofi as we take a break. We come back with Moriarty hitting a backdrop but getting knocked off the top. A tornado DDT and dropkick have Moriarty in trouble until he pulls Kofi into a triangle choke. That’s broken up and Kofi tries a springboard….I think crucifix driver but completely misses.

Instead Moriarty gets in a suplex so Kofi kicks him down and drops the double leg. Trouble In Paradise misses and Moriarty pulls him into a Border City Stretch. Kofi makes it over to the rope so Moriarty punches him in the head. Kofi’s choke has Moriarty in the rope, only for Moriarty to send Kofi head first into the buckle. A European clutch gives Moriarty two but Kofi is back up with Trouble In Paradise for the pin at 13:17.

Rating: B+. Yeah this was exactly what you would have expected, with two established talented guys getting to show what they could do. Moriarty can wrestle a technical match as well as anyone and Kofi is one of the most consistently successful stars of his generation. This was quite the opener and Kofi is quite a good addition to the roster.

We take a look at the Pac tribute show, which is still hard to see.

Commentary gives some thoughts on Pac, with McGuinness sounding close to breaking.

The Young Bucks talk about Pac and how helpful he was to them in Japan when they were starting out. You can hear the emotions here and Nick breaks down in tears.

Video on Will Ospreay vs. Kazuchika Okada at Grand Slam Paris, which was announced after All Out.

Commentary announces Clockwork Carnage, which is a rather complicated match involving eight wrestlers entering but possibly being eliminated until they’re all in. Once that is up, the remaining wrestlers have what is basically a fifteen minute Iron Man match and the most points win. So a Royal Rumble/Iron Man hybrid?

Conglomeration vs. Solorato/Griff Garrison

Garrison gets taken into the corner for some double chops as Wight pops back onto audio to yell at McGuinness for muting him. Cassidy gets more fired up than usual and hammers away with about twenty five right hands in the corner. Comorato crotches Cassidy on top but Solo stops to do the Macarena. A tornado DDT gets Cassidy out of trouble and Garrison gets high/lowed on the floor. Back up and Solo tries a 21 Plex of all things, which is easily broken up. The Orange Punch finishes Comorato at 3:09.

Rating: C. This was a more serious Conglomeration than usual and that’s certainly a way to go, as Cassidy being serious might not be the best idea. I’m assuming this is in response to Strong being annoyed at the team’s recent loss so maybe they’re going in something of a different direction. Then again it’s just Solorato/Garrison so it only means so much.

Post match here are the Death Riders for their scheduled match and a staredown.

Bang Bang Gang vs. Death Riders

The Gang starts in on Yuta’s arm with some alternating shots before Austin gets pulled into the wrong corner. Austin fights back against Garcia and Yuta, meaning it’s time for the double fireman’s carry with the squats. Castagnoli breaks it up with a big boot though and we take a break. We come back with Austin hitting a brainbuster, allowing the tag off to Colten. That means right hands and a dropkick to take over, with Austin coming in for the still cool Quick Draw.

Everything breaks down and a step up clothesline to the back gets two on Garcia. Castagnoli’s powerbomb out of the corner gets two on Colten and it’s off to the six way slugout/knockdown. Marina Shafir and Juice Robinson tease a fight but Gabe Kidd breaks it up. The Gunns chase Kidd off but Yuta dives onto both of them. That leaves Austin to get crushed with running elbows in the corner, with Shafir getting in a shot of her own. The running knee and Dragontamer finish Austin at 12:20.

Rating: B-. Hey look: Austin takes the fall in a match with the Gunn Club there to do it instead. For the life of me I do not get why Austin has to take so many losses but here we are again. Other than that, it was a good enough tag match and a way for the Riders to get a regular win after their big showcase on Wednesday.

Darby Allin talks about how things have been put into perspective and he thought Steven Borden’s career was over at All Out. The Tag Team Titles will still be waiting for them though and it’s time to focus on the TNT Title. Kyle Fletcher never lost it so Allin wants to give him a title shot at Grand Slam so Allin can feel alive.

Myron Reed vs. Dante Martin

They trade rollups to start as McGuinness and Wight have what sounds like a less than playful exchange on commentary. Martin knocks him outside and rolls through a slingshot sunset flip attempt. Reed is right back up with a dropkick and we take a break. We come back with Reed hitting the hanging Downward Spiral from the apron to the floor. Marin is back up for the suicide shove but Reed tries the running diving cutter. The term is try as Martin blocks it and reverses into a poisonrana on the floor. Back in and Martin goes up for…something that takes so long that he dives into a cutter. Reed’s 450 finishes at 9:49.

Rating: B. It was a nice collection of flips and dives with the 450 being a cool looking finish but this felt like it would have been better suited for a middle of the show match on Ring Of Honor. Martin feels like he has been ready to move up to the next level for years now and there is no reason to suggest that is the case. Reed is talented but I have no reason to believe he’s going anywhere either.

Thekla tries to go see Mercedes Mone but can’t get an answer to a knock. Then Mone sneaks up from behind and knocks Thekla down. This has been “Mone is smart and her challenger is dumb”.

Megan Bayne/Lena Kross vs. Emily Rose/Joiya Blake

Divine Intervention finishes Rose at 46 seconds.

Post match Julia Hart comes out for her match and a staredown with Bayne/Kross. Yeah I saw them do that about thirty minutes ago.

Julia Hart vs. Queen Aminata

Hart gets headbutted out to the floor to start, followed by the Chocolate Kisses back inside. Hart knocks her down out of the corner though and Aminata is in trouble as we take a break. We come back with Aminata getting two off a stomp and putting her in a chair on the floor. That means a running double stomp to drive Hart through chair for a nasty crash and they go back inside. Back in and Hart gets in an Octopus, which is reversed into an Air Raid Crash for two. A Backstabber with the feet has Aminata in trouble again but she knocks Hart into the ropes. Off With Her Head finishes Hart at 9:13.

Rating: C+. They were hitting each other hard but this show has been on a streak of matches that do not feel even remotely important. You know where Hart and Aminata are at the moment and it would be ridiculous to think that either of them is going anywhere off of this win. Maybe Aminata can get a shot in Ring Of Honor or something but it’s not happening here, at least not in anything serious.

New Level are glad about what they’re doing so far and Kofi wants to be a singles champion. That means an official challenge to Bandido for Grand Slam, which is certainly a switch.

Jack Perry says he beat Katsuyori Shibata and wants Samoa Joe, who returned at All Out.

Samoa Joe is back and hopes that Perry can be man enough after the beating he’s going to get.

Adam Priest vs. Mark Davis

Davis chops him down to start but Priest is able to get in a knockdown to the floor. A dragon screw legwhip over the rope has Davis in trouble but he’s able to run Priest over as we take a break. We come back with Priest taking out the leg and hitting a top rope DDT. Another twist of the knee has Davis in trouble but it’s too early for the half crab. And then the half crab goes on to have Davis screaming quite a bit. That’s broken up and Priest goes after the leg again but gets pulled into the piledriver to give Davis the pin at 8:39.

Rating: C+. This show has turned into ROH Collision as you’re getting longer matches with zero doubt about who wins. At the same time, and really far worse, is that neither of these two are going to have anything changed with the result. Davis beat someone he should beat and Priest lost to someone he should lose to. That’s been the case with most of the matches this week and it’s making for a very dull watch.

Queen Aminata is told she might get a title shot and says she’ll face Mercedes Mone at Grand Slam. Then she can go on to WrestleDream to beat Thekla up.

Grand Slam rundown.

Jon Moxley vs. Jake Doyle

Non-title Eliminator Match. They start slowly and Moxley can’t get very far by running into Doyle. A running shoulder doesn’t work but the second is more successful for Moxley. Back up and Doyle powers him into the corner but Moxley reverses and hammers away. A running shoulder sends Moxley off the apron and into the barricade and we take a break.

We come back with Moxley in trouble on the floor and a ridiculously slow count, which allows Moxley to sit down next to the post for a few moments. Back in and Moxley wins a slugout, even throwing in some kicks to the leg. The rebound lariat hits Doyle and a cutter sends him outside for a suicide dive. Back in and Doyle tries a powerbomb but gets his face bitten instead. A piledriver just wakes Doyle up and he powerbombs Moxley for two. Back up and Doyle tries Into The Void but gets pulled into the rear naked choke to give Moxley the win at 13:19.

Rating: B. That was exactly what I was expecting, with Moxley selling a bunch and then winning in the end. The match was good and all, but the result was exactly the same as it so often is with Moxley and that makes for a tedious watch. Moxley being there made it feel more important than the rest of the show but dang this did not come off like a main event.

Overall Rating: C+. This really did feel like a Ring Of Honor show, with a bunch of people having matches to fill in the time. A few of them might be building to something, but so many of the matches felt like background noise while commentary announced matches for the two upcoming shows. You have a live television show with the wrestlers there so make this more like this week’s Dynamite. The wrestling was good but the presentation didn’t work, which made this feel very, very long.

Results
Kofi b. Lee Moriarty – Trouble In Paradise
Death Riders b. Bang Bang Gang – Dragontamer to Austin
Myron Reed b. Dante Martin – 450
Megan Bayne/Lena Kross b. Emily Rose/Joiya Blake – Divine Intervention to Rose
Queen Aminata b. Julia Hart – Off With Her Head
Mark Davis b. Adam Priest – Piledriver
Jon Moxley b. Jake Doyle – Rear naked choke

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So we’re just a few weeks after All In and we’re already looking at something of a sequel, if nothing else with the opposite name. That makes for something of a problem as it’s going to be a bit of a step down from the biggest show of the year. This show is basically a two match card and that should be enough to carry the whole thing. Now if the rest of the card can live up to that standard, we should be in a good place. Let’s get to it.

Zero Hour: Bang Bang Gang vs. Death Riders/The Dogs

I’m running out of ways to explain how uninterested I am in the Dogs. They’re on almost every show and they’re just the most generic heel team. At least Gabe Kidd isn’t involved in this and that should help a bit, but the team still isn’t interesting. In this case, at least we have the Gang in there and they can make just about anything work. If nothing else Ace Austin…yeah he’s not going to get the fall is he?

I’ll go with the Riders and Dogs to win here, as the Dogs continue to be the team that AEW wants to get over no matter what. The Gang is a team who seem ready to move up the ladder but it isn’t going to happen if they keep losing. The problem is they always lose and that’s what I’m expecting to see again here. Just don’t make it be Austin again, as good grief he deserves some wins. Or at least less losses.

Zero Hour: Jack Perry vs. Katsuyori Shibata

This is part of the latest attempt to get Perry over as a big deal but it’s just a stopping point on the way to what is likely Perry vs. Samoa Joe. The problem is Perry kept mentioning Joe in the last few weeks and then Joe isn’t here. Instead it’s Shibata, who might be talented (he certainly is) but he’s not seen as a top star. This is the kind of a match that feels like it belongs on Collision and that’s not the best feeling.

There is no reason to think that Perry is going to lose here so I won’t bother suggesting that anything else will be happening. Perry wins here and gets to move on to a big showdown with Joe. Why would they bother doing anything else? At the end of the day, Perry is someone who has always been teasing getting into the main event scene and this could be a step in his latest attempt. I’m not sure if this needs to be on the pay per view but Perry is a big enough star to warrant a spot.

TBS Title: Persephone(c) vs. ???

So the problem here is rather simple: Persephone doesn’t feel like a big star. She’s talented, she has a good associate with Britt Baker as her (close enough) manager and is the champion, but does she really feel like someone important? Honestly, not really, and that makes it hard to buy her as a manager champion. I have no idea who is coming after the title, but it’s likely only going to feel so important.

On the grounds of “I don’t know who is challenging for the title”, I’ll say that Persephone retains here. I’ve heard a rumor about who will be challenging and I won’t spoil it here (it’s easy to find online if you’re that interested) and I would hope they have something bigger than that. Persephone needs to beat some big names and this is a good chance for it to happen, assuming it actually does.

Women’s Tag Team Titles: Brawling Birds(c) vs. Megan Bayne/Lena Kross

This is a rematch from last month where the Birds won the titles in London and now it’s time to do the rematch in their style of match, with a street fight. That should make for a fun match, with Kross and Bayne being rather impressive on the way to the match. It’s a simple story of the Birds trying to fight back against the two monsters and that is going to be easier said than done.

I see no reason to expect the titles to change hands here, as Bayne and Kross have already had that big reign with the titles. They don’t need to do it again and there is no reason to have the Birds lose the titles right back in what should be their signature match. Do the right thing here and let the Birds get their important title defense. I don’t know if it’s going to be a long title reign, but it shouldn’t be ending here. Birds retain.

Darby Allin/Steven Borden vs. Don Callis Family

This is for a future Tag Team Title shot and…yeah I’m not sure where to go. At the end of the day, Allin is a star but Borden is just so, so new at this and putting him into a title program is a big leap. At the same time, that might be the story they’re telling, as Allin and Borden have already had an issue with the reigning champions. Then again it’s not like the Family winning and getting the shot would be a stretch either.

I’m really not sure here but we’ll go with….I guess the Family, as it would be a step too far to have the a pair of former champions lose to someone who has had what, two matches on TV? I could easily see Allin and Borden winning, but I’m not sure it makes the most sense. The fact that I’m this unsure tells me that AEW is doing well with their storytelling, as having two viable options is a good thing.

National Title: Andrade El Idolo(c) vs. Pac

Now this is an interesting one, as There is no reason to believe that Idolo is going to lose as he’s the hottest star in the company. The catch though is that he has the World Title contract and it would be reasonable to think that he needs to get the National Title out of the way before he gets into the main event picture. At the same time though, I’m not sure I can picture the loss happening here.

Give me Idolo to retain the title here, as it’s too early for him to lose a match like this. The good thing is that Idolo and Pac should be able to tear the house down and have one of the better matches you’ll see on the show. These two know how to have an exciting match and they can tear the house down on this kind of stage. Idolo retains, though him losing the title wouldn’t be totally out of the question.

Thekla vs. Willow Nightingale

The winner gets to challenge Mercedes Mone for the Women’s Title at WrestleDream. It felt like we were getting a triple threat title match but I’ll take these two facing off, as Mone being taken out here gives them more of a chance to shine. That’s a great thing to see, and now we get to find out what they can do against each other in such a situation. Now who wins here?

It’s a Nightingale match, so of course I’m assuming she loses. Nightingale is one of the most beloved stars in all of AEW but she isn’t going to be a realistic threat to win here. We’ve already seen Mone vs. Nightingale on the big stage and it’s time to get us on to Thekla trying to get her title back. I’ve liked the build, but there is no reason to think that Nightingale is winning.

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

As good as Strickland and New Level have been together, it still makes me wonder why we haven’t seen more of New Level on their own as a team. You know, that whole “we signed one of the most successful teams of this generation” and all that. Anyway, this is the closest thing to a big time match as we have, though it’s only going to feel so important given that it’s about the Trios Titles.

I’ll go with the champions retaining here, as there is no reason to switch the belts back. At the same time, Bandido is on pay per view and that gives him roughly a 94.4% chance of taking the fall. Yes he’s on his way to the record for longest Ring Of Honor World Title reign and that has meant a grand total of nothing when it comes to winning on AEW PPV. The champions retain here and we wait for them to find another serious set of challengers.

International Title: Kazuchika Okada(c) vs. Tommaso Ciampa

I waited to go ahead with this one as I don’t want to get to the result. Ciampa is someone who has felt like a breath of fresh air in AEW as he just has something that makes you want to watch him. That has already made him a champion, but it is only going to do so good when it comes to challenging here. I think you can tell where this one is going from here and that should be the case.

Okada retains here, as while Ciampa is rather awesome, he’s not going to be put in a spot where he can beat someone as high up on the totem pole as Okada is at the moment. Okada has too much going on with the Don Callis Family to lose the title because Callis…gah. I want to see Ciampa get a breakthrough win, but there does not seem to be much of a reason to believe it’s happening.

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

This is the ladder (tables and chairs implied) match that I was expecting at All In and I cannot bring myself to care. We are 27 years removed from Copeland and Cage having the first tag team ladder match. 27 years. We already have the Hardys and the Dudleys still running around on various other shows and all it does is make you realize how long we’ve been watching these same people. The Bucks and FTR aren’t much better, as they’ve been feuding with each other for the better part of ever in AEW. Seeing them all together with ladders does nothing for me, but you knew it was coming one day.

I’ll take the Bucks to win here, as it’s just been too long since they’ve won something big. I’m aware that I say that a lot, but the Bucks are one of those acts that just will not go away no matter how uninteresting they continue to be. This will have a bunch of big spots and old people crashing through things and I’m sure it will get quite the collection of pops. Then we can move on to whatever the next ladder match happens to be.

AEW World Title: Will Ospreay(c) vs. Jon Moxley

We’ll wrap it up here and it’s quite the odd build. The story has been set up and built over the last few months. Ospreay got close to Moxley after Moxley…broke his neck, because that’s how this thing has gone. After that though, Ospreay went on to feud with Kenny Omega with Moxley just kind of there in the background. Now we get to spin back around to them and it feels like it could have used some more swerving time.

This is the kind of match that is going to go into a big, long fight and I’ll take the champion to retain. Ospreay had his big moment last month and it is WAY too early for him to lose here. Moxley has already had a bunch of title wins on his own and keeps the Continental Title (because we need to have a chance of someone to be a double champion again) and doesn’t need to win here. Ospreay retains in a very long and even harder hitting match.

Overall Thoughts

There are two major matches on this card and they should be enough to carry things. The rest of the card might not feel as important, but it should be more than good enough to carry the night. There are more than a few matches here which feel like they could steal the show and that’s a nice situation to have. This show has a big shadow to escape from All In but the pieces are there to make it happen.

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

It’s the second half (er, third….I think) of the night with the show taking place just after the two hours of Dynamite. We’re still three days away from All Out and that means we are likely getting some more matches announced here. Hopefully this is more like another hour of Dynamite than the usual Collision in this case so let’s get to it.

Here is Dynamite if you need a recap.

Jack Perry bangs his head against some tubes because he isn’t getting to face Samoa Joe. Instead, he’s ready to face Katsuyori Shibata, who is a killer.

Here are Lena Kross/Megan Bayne to go face to face with the Brawling Birds. And we even have some tea and I’m guessing crumpets. Kross and Bayne mock the idea of the champions being undefeated because they’ve both beaten the Birds one on one. The Birds say may the best team win and then hit them with the tea to start the fight. Bayne and Kross leave them laying with stereo slams. Of everything they could do, slams?

Last week after Dynamite, the Conglomeration was upset about their loss, with Roderick Strong being sick of all the losing. He can’t do this anymore and walks off.

Don Callis Family vs. Outrunners

It’s Kevin Knight/Kyle Fletcher for the Family. Fletcher backs Floyd up against the ropes to start and a running boot puts Floyd down as well. Knight is dropped onto Floyd for two but it’s quickly off to Magnum, who is beaten down in the corner. The Outrunners are sent outside and knocked down as we take a break.

We come back with Magnum getting in a needed backdrop and handing it off to Floyd. Everything breaks down and the Mega Powers Elbow gets two on Fletcher. That’s shrugged off and it’s a German suplex into the brainbuster into the UFO Splash to pin Magnum at 9:12.

Rating: C+. This was the right way to build up this version of the Family for Saturday as the Outrunners are established enough that beating them matters and it’s hardly a stretch to see the Family beat them. The Family took whatever the mostly comedy guys threw at them and then won. That’s how you set things up for their big match on Saturday and it’s nice to see it done properly.

Post match Fletcher says he didn’t like Knight at first but now they’re working as a family. All Out should be a cakewalk because they want to be #1 contenders. This looks to bring out Darby Allin and Steven Borden, but RPG Vice are waiting at the entrance. Instead, Allin and Borden are in the rafters, with Allin saying they’re too smart for that. Knight calls out Borden for being a rookie but Allin says it won’t be an upset.

All Out rundown.

Here is Chris Jericho for a chat. Last week, he beat Nick Wayne clean in the middle of the ring but then got kicked low. Jericho wants Wayne out here right now so here he is, actually wearing a suit for a change. Wayne declares himself smart and handsome and everyone who has ever trusted Jericho has gotten stabbed in the back. Jericho: “Fair point.” Jericho understands what Wayne did last week and teases giving him a kick right back.

They have a lot in common but Jericho asks if Wayne has ever heard of Nick Bockwinkel (of course he has). Jericho was on a show with Bockwinkel at 21 years old and asked Bockwinkel to watch his match. Bockwinkel said Jericho did too much and moved too fast, which had Jericho wondering what the old man could have been thinking. Wayne talks about how he’s been doing this since he was 9 years old and issues the challenge for Grand Slam Paris. Jericho promises to give him a beating and the match is on.

Hyan (who lost to Persephone on Dynamite) has a new tag partner in the form of Thunder Rosa and wants to fight Britt Baker and Persephone.

Queen Aminata vs. Skye Blue

Mina Shirakawa and Julia Hart are here too and Mercedes Mone is on commentary. Aminata takes her down without much trouble to start and Blue looks rather frustrated. They trade running forearms with Aminata getting the better of things against, setting up Chocolate Kisses. Blue is sent outside and all four of them get in an argument, allowing Blue to send Aminata into the steps. A suplex off of the steps has Aminata in more trouble and we take a break.

We come back with Aminata fighting out of a chinlock and connecting with a double stomp. Blue gets in a superkick into a running knee on the ropes but Aminata knocks her right back down. Hart offers a quick distraction though and Blue grabs a rollup for two. The running knee gets two more but Code Blue is blocked. Instead Aminata hits a big headbutt and the running knee in the ropes gets the pin at 10:25.

Rating: B-. This was in fact a match that ran about ten minutes between two people who don’t have anything to do with All Out. I’m assuming they’re going to have a tag match added to the Kickoff Show, which is where a lot of people are just added to the card. This felt like filler, but it was good filler.

Post match the brawl is on again but Thekla runs in, only for Willow Nightingale to join in for the save.

Britt Baker and Persephone are ready to face Hyan and Thunder Rosa in Pittsburgh, which seems to be a bad idea for the latter two.

Pac vs. Ace Austin

Austin backs him up against the ropes to start and Pac doesn’t look happy. They run the ropes with Austin tripping him down and getting in a kick to the back of the head. The fireman’s carry lets Austin get in some squats and Pac is sent outside, with Austin hitting a slingshot dive. Back in and Austin does more squats into a Death Valley Driver as we take a break.

We come back with Austin in trouble for a change but getting a boot up out of the corner. Austin kicks him down again and drops a leg, followed by some rapid fire clotheslines in the corner. A top rope spinning Fameasser gives Austin two but Pac is right back with a release German suplex. Austin gets suplexed hard into the corner and the Black Arrow finishes for Pac at 10:36.

Rating: B. I get why Pac won (as he should have of course) but dang it’s hard to take seeing Austin lose so often. He’s that talented and can make almost anything look good out there but he never wins anything outside of the occasional nothing match. It’s fine that he loses to bigger names, though it would be nice to see him win something a little more important from time to time.

Post match Pac grabs the Brutalizer so the Bang Bang Gang and Dogs run in. The big brawl is on and Pac grabs the Brutalizer again (as you do in a brawl) but Andrade El Idolo runs in to go after Pac to end the show.

Overall Rating: B-. Yeah it was fine. It came at the end of a long night of AEW and the brawl at the end was good. This really would have been better if they had just merged the two shows together as the whole night was really just a big All Out preview. In that sense, it did pretty well and this show was fine at an hour, though stretching it out even longer after a two (plus) hour Dynamite was a bit much.

Results
Don Callis Family b. Outrunners – UFO Splash to Magnum
Queen Aminata b. Skye Blue – Running knee
Pac b. Ace Austin – Black Arrow

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

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

Here is Collision if you need a recap.

Commentary runs down the card.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Jon Moxley vs. Dezmond Xavier

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Tommaso Ciampa vs. Jake Doyle

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

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

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

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

TBS Title: Persephone vs. Hyan

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

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

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

United Empire vs. Gabe Kidd/Claudio Castagnoli

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Collision
Date: September 19, 2026
Location: Charleston Coliseum, Charleston, West Virginia
Commentators: Tony Schiavone, Nigel McGuinness, Paul Wight

After last week’s rather touching tribute to the Butcher, we’re back to a more traditional show here. The good thing is that means the action should be high quality, as it tends to be on Collision. Other than that, we’re a week away from All Out and might get some more additions to the card. Let’s get to it.

Here is Dynamite if you need a recap.

Jon Moxley says Will Ospreay has chosen conflict with he and the Death Riders. The problem is that Moxley is going to have this match and it is going to be a very long drop for Moxley. He has already given Ospreay everything he has and fallen before but now he has climbed back up. The cliff that Ospreay will fall off at All Out will be the result of gravity. More intense stuff here from Moxley, which he has covered quick extensively over the years.

TNT Title: Darby Allin vs. Myron Reed

Reed is challenging and Steven Borden and Zachary Wentz are here too. We get a show of respect and Allin slips away from an early waistlock. Reed’s attempt to nip up out of a wristlock is broken up as Allin drops down into a headlock for a rather smart counter. Allin sends him outside and Reed is right back in with a jumping enziguri. Reed knocks him off the top for a big crash out to the floor, setting up the big running flip dive over the post as we take a break.

We come back with Allin hitting a top rope superplex and Reed rolls out to the floor. Allin is back up with a heck of a suicide dive and tries another one, only to get caught with a cutter. Back in and the diving cutter over the top rope Allin on the floor and a 450 gives Reed a delayed two. Reed kicks him off the apron and into an open chair, with Reed’s running flip dive crashes through the chair. Allin throws what is left of Reed inside for the Coffin Drop to retain at 11:23.

Rating: B. This was one of those matches where they were tasked with going out there and flying around the ring (both inside and out) until one of them couldn’t get up anymore. That big dive onto the chair looked great as the chair was just crushed. It’s another case of a random title shot but AEW knew exactly what they were doing here and it worked.

Post match the other two come in and respect is shown. Allin gets the mic and says Reed showed he belonged tonight. As for Steven Borden, teaming with his father was one of the best things of Allin’s career. Borden is ready to give everything to help Allin get the titles again so they’re giving everything they have at All Out.

We look at Tommaso Ciampa attacking Kazuchika Okada to set up their International Title match at All Out.

Don Callis is ready for the Family to beat Steven Borden and Darby Allin to become #1 contenders to the Tag Team Titles. Kevin Knight and Kyle Fletcher agree and Kazuchika Okada tells Tommaso Ciampa to be careful what he wished for with his challenge.

Juice Robinson wants the Bang Bang Gang to challenge the Dogs and the Death Riders to a Tailgate Brawl at Tailgate Brawl. We get a lot of football references as well.

Zayda Steel vs. Thekla

Willow Nightingale is on commentary. Shockingly Thekla has no time for a handshake so Steel takes her down and hammers away. Thekla’s kick tot he face is shrugged off and Steel gets in a running shoulder. A Codebreaker out of the ropes hits Thekla, who kicks her to the floor for a double stomp to the back. Thekla’s dancing takes us to a break and we come back with Thekla yelling at Nightingale, allowing Steel to get in a baseball slide.

Back in and Thekla is fine enough to grab a guillotine choke over the ropes but Steel fires off even more right hands. A TKO gives Steel two and they go up top, where Thekla blocks a sunset bomb. Instead Thekla gets tied in the ropes for a top rope double stomp and a near fall. The Killswitch is broken up and Thekla does her spider walk into the spear…and pulls Steel up at two. Instead it’s a stomp to pin Steel at 11:18.

Rating: B-. Steel got to show some offense here but Thekla needed a win on the way to All Out. The big deal here was that Thekla got to show what she can do in the ring, as she is mainly known for her talking abilities. I could still go with more of Steel though, especially with her winning a thing or two outside of a nothing match on Ring Of Honor.

Pac vs. Adam Priest

Pac starts fast with a running clothesline and whips him into the corner. Priest fires off some clotheslines of his own and he gets his half crab, sending Pac over to the rope. Commentary talks about Christmas cards as Pac snaps off a suplex for two and then chokes with the knee. Back up and Priest dragon screw legwhips him down but can’t get the half crab again. Instead Pac hits a running shot in the corner, setting up a Tombstone. The Brutalizer finishes Priest at 4:17.

Rating: C+. Priest is someone who has been built up to be a jobber to the stars and that’s a fine role for him. He’s only going to get so far given his size and basic look, but he’s good enough in the ring to be a good choice for something like this. Other than that, Pac gets to look dominant enough, which is where he tends to do best.

Post match Pac goes to leave but gets cut off by Andrade El Idolo’s entrance. You can imagine how this is received.

National Title: Daniel Garcia vs. Andrade El Idolo

Andrade is defending. They circle each other to start and Garcia takes him into the corner for some slaps to the chest. Garcia asks HOW YOU KNOW and gets taken down, allowing Andrade to do a bit of posing. Back up and a test of strength doesn’t work for either of them so Garcia sends him into the ropes…for the Tranquilo pose. A running hurricanrana sends Garcia outside for the slingshot dive and we take a break.

We come back with Garcia raining down right hands in the corner and then escaping Three Amigos as a bonus. Garcia knocks him outside and loads up his own picture with a woman, which has Marina Shafir yelling at Garcia to get back inside. Andrade backdrops him to the floor and there go the pants, setting up a springboard corkscrew dive to take Garcia down again. Garcia breaks up the Three Amigos again so it’s a double moonsault to give Andrade two. They fight over a small package and, after about eight counts, Andrade retains at 13:24.

Rating: B. It was quite the technical showcase with some of those counters being rather nifty. As usual, these title defenses aren’t so much about the title being in jeopardy as much as they’re about getting Andrade in the ring. It makes sense as he’s one of the hotter names in AEW at the moment so showcase him where you can.

Post match the Death Riders run in and beat down Andrade, with Pac demanding a National Title shot at All Out. Andrade accepts in a less than polite fashion and gets beaten up some more. Francesco Akira runs in for the save but gets choked, with Mike Bailey bringing in a chair for the real save.

Mike Bailey vs. Wheeler Yuta

They go with the grappling to start until Bailey snaps off a running hurricanrana to the floor. Yuta is fine enough to send him face first into the steps and bends the exposed ankle over the turnbuckle. Bailey is back up with a missile dropkick but gets German suplexed for two more. They go outside where Bailey gets in a middle rope moonsault to the floor and we take a break.

We come back with an exchange of rollups for two each until Bailey kicks him in the head to put them both down again. Bailey’s cross armbreaker is broken up and they trade rollups again with Bailey getting the better of things. The moonsault knees hit the mat so Yuta gets two more off a rollup. Back up and Bailey grabs a sunset flip with the arms tied up for the pin at 11:18.

Rating: B. Some of the exchanges of rollups were rather good as both of them can work that fast paced style. That’s the only reason to put these two together and it worked pretty well. Neither of them are about to go anywhere anytime soon but Bailey looks better in the ring than he does trying to make a save and look tough.

Post match the Death Riders and the Dogs run in until the Bang Bang Gang runs in for the save. Security has to break it up.

Jack Perry is walking through the woods and talks about how you have to face the best to be the best.

The Opps don’t seem impressed but offer Perry a match with Katsuyori Shibata first.

Queen Aminata/Mina Shirakawa vs. Georgia South/Emily Jaye

Jaye gets wristlocked and clotheslined to start and everything breaks down. Aminata and Shirakawa get to dance before we get stereo Chocolate Kisses. The Glamorous Driver drops Jaye and it’s a Figure Four to South with Aminata adding a top rope double stomp. Aminata gives Jaye a running knee for the pin while South taps at 2:46. Fun squash.

Nick Wayne rants about Chris Jericho beating him and then offering him a handshake. Maybe Jericho is the one who doesn’t know something.

Video on Jon Moxley vs. Will Ospreay.

Jon Moxley vs. Zachary Wentz

Non-title eliminator match. Moxley takes him down by the arm to start and Wentz rolls out of a cross armbreaker attempt. Wentz handspring kicks him out to the floor, which is a bit too much selling for Moxley so he comes back in with a cutter. We take a break and come back with Moxley hitting a running shot in the corner but charging into a boot to the face.

A double stomp to the back and a kick to the chest set up a Blockbuster for two on Moxley so Wentz pulls him into a half crab. Moxley reverses into a choke so Wentz gets in a handspring kick to the head. Wentz misses a Spinal Tap though and Moxley Stomps him into the Death Rider for the pin at 9:19.

Rating: C+. Well, Moxley was his usual dominant self and that was only so entertaining, but I’ll take them going through this one a bit faster rather than dragging it out. Wentz was never going to be seen as a threat to beat Moxley so it was nice to see them get out of there a bit sooner. It’s another case of getting a star in the ring and that’s fine enough for a Collision main event.

Post match the Death Riders celebrate, with what sounds like the wrong music at first, as the song abruptly changes.

Overall Rating: B. That’s definitely an episode of AEW Collision, with some good action, not much in the way of big stories being advanced, and a few matches being set up for the future. I’ll take that pretty much every week though, as being in a formula can be ok if the formula is working. That was the case here and I liked it well enough this week.

Results
Darby Allin b. Myron Reed – Coffin Drop
Thekla b. Zayda Steel – Stomp
Pac b. Adam Priest – Brutalizer
Andrade El Idolo b. Daniel Garcia – Small package
Mike Bailey b. Wheeler Yuta – Arm trap sunset flip
Queen Aminata/Mina Shirakawa b. Georgia South/Emily Jaye – Running knee to Jaye
Jon Moxley b. Zachary Wentz – Death Rider

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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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Dynamite
Date: September 9, 2026
Location: Akins Ford Arena, Athens, Georgia
Commentators: Excalibur, Tony Schiavone, Taz

So this is a special show called Rebel Heart, with a focus on Rebel, the AEW performer who was diagnosed with ALS earlier this year. That could make for a rather special show, but we also have the recent passing of the Butcher Andy Williams, who tragically passed away last week. This could be a heavy show and we’re also less than three weeks away from All Out. Let’s get to it.

Here is Collision if you need a recap.

In memory of Andy Williams.

Commentary is a bit more subdued this week, which is rather appropriate. They run down the card as usual.

And now, we have the return of the Waiting Room, with Rebel welcoming the dancing Britt Baker. That means a rather nice moment as Baker tells “Reba” how much of an inspiration she is but now let’s bring in Persephone. She is rather pleased with saving the TBS Title and isn’t happy with Maya World. Baker brings in Hikaru Shida, who is teaming with the two of them in a six woman tag tonight. The three of them leave, with Rebel saying Baker forgot her glove. Rebel getting to be in this segment was outstanding and rather emotional.

Trios Titles: Conglomeration vs. Swerve Strickland/New Level

Strickland and the New Level, with Prince Nana, are defending. Kofi and Cassidy start things off and they trade legsweeps, though Cassidy just walks away from Kofi’s attempt in a funny bit. O’Reilly and Creed come in with Creed actually winning a strike off so Strong runs inside to clean house.

Kofi gets taken into the wrong corner and we take a break. We come back with Creed fighting out of trouble but getting struck back down by O’Reilly. A suplex doesn’t work though and it’s off to Kofi to clean house. It’s back to Strickland, who holds Strong up for an apron double stomp from Kofi to the floor. Back in and a top rope splash to the back and Creed’s top rope elbow combine for two on Strong.

Cassidy gives Strickland a Stundog Millionaire but O’Reilly gets caught in a Fameasser/wheelbarrow combination to put him down as well. Cassidy is back up with his hands in his pockets to kick away at Strickland, followed by a double DDT to New Level. Creed is sent into the barricade but Kofi is up with the big dive to the floor. Back in and the Day Break to Cassidy retains the titles at 15:03.

Rating: B. And we have a party match as the titles are successfully defended again. Strickland and New Level are working together well enough so far, though they’ve only been doing this for a few weeks yet. If nothing else, New Level can be fine as a regular tag team if that’s where they need to go. Rather energized opener here.

Post match respect is shown but the Demand, with the Swirl, comes out to say that Toa Liona’s shoulder wasn’t down for the three count. The brawl is teased but Hangman Page/Brodido run in for the save. The villains leave and Page/Brodido have a staredown with the champs but peace holds.

Darby Allin and Steven Borden are ready for their debut tonight, with Borden talking about wanting to get out of his father’s shadow. Tonight he wants to run right at what scares him the most and that is why he wants to team with Allin.

Commentary praises Andy Williams, with Excalibur breaking down. That was a rough one as 48 is an insane age to lose anyone. Apparently he’s getting a bigger tribute on Collision.

The Don Callis Family are ready for their tag matches tonight. Kazuchika comes in for a staredown with Kyle Fletcher but the mics seem to have been turned off.

Hyan/Maya World/Thunder Rosa vs. Britt Baker/Persephone/Hikaru Shida

Baker runs away from Rosa to start and it’s off to Persephone, who hammers away in the corner. World comes in for a basement dropkick and a leg lariat gives Hyan a fast two. That’s cut off with a powerslam so Shida comes in, where she is quickly dropped into the corner. Baker offers a distraction though and Shida gets in a kick to the head as we take a break.

We come back with World getting elbowed in the corner but flipping away for the tag off to Rosa. The running dropkicks in the corner hit Persephone and Shida, who almost take each other out. Hyan crossbodies both of them but Baker’s fisherman’s neckbreakers her down. Rosa comes back in to chase Baker off, only to run into Persephone’s spear on the floor. Cue Rebel in a wheelchair to give Baker her glove, meaning Lockjaw can finish Hyan at 10:24.

Rating: B-. The ending was the big important part here and that’s the best thing imaginable. Rebel got to go out there and get the spotlight one more time. The period with Baker was the highlight of Rebel’s career and she got to relive it on her special night. The rest of the match should keep the TBS Title picture going but we can worry about that later.

Baker gets a ride to the back with Rebel, dubbed the Roll Model.

We get a video on Rebel’s time in AEW, with Rebel and various people talking about the seriousness of ALS and the importance of funding for research and treatment. This includes various AEW names taking the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. If you have an issue with any of this being on the show, go outside and play in the traffic.

Video on Andrade El Idolo.

National Title: Andrade El Idolo vs. The Beast Mortos

Andrade is defending and avoids a cheap shot to start, meaning it’s an anklescissors to take Mortos down early. That means Andrade can get his picture out of the way early on but Mortos uses the distraction to get in a backbreaker. Mortos gets in a dive and Andrade is in trouble as we take a break.

We come back with Andrade nipping up and taking off his pants, with the latter drawing quite the reaction. Mortos cuts off the running knees with a pop up Samoan drop and a gutbuster for two. A pop up electric chair drop of all things is countered into a rollup to give Andrade two of his own. Back up and the Dia de los Muertos sets up the DM to retain the title at 7:19.

Rating: C+. That was rather quick with the break eating up a lot of the time. I’m thinking that electric chair deal didn’t go as planned, as they went home almost immediately. Either way, this was Andrade getting out there to keep his momentum going as he waits for the big challenger to come up. And it wasn’t even an open challenge!

Post match Andrade hits the catchphrase but the Dogs run in for the beatdown. Will Ospreay (facing David Finlay tonight) runs in for the save. Andrade and Ospreay clear the ring but here are Jon Moxley and Marina Shafir to interrupt.

Will Ospreay vs. David Finlay

Non-title. Andrade gets rid of the Dogs as Moxley sits in on commentary. Finlay hits a running elbow in the corner and sends Ospreay flying, only for Ospreay to come back with some right hands. They switch places and Finlay hammers away as well but gets sent outside. Ospreay scores with a dive and we take a break.

We come back with Ospreay fighting out of a chinlock and hitting a top rope forearm. Ospreay’s handspring kick to the head and some Kawada kicks wake Finlay up for some reason and he grabs a Rock Bottom backbreaker for two. A pop up powerbomb gives Ospreay two and Finlay rolls to the apron before the Hidden Blade can become unhidden. An Oscutter gives Ospreay two and it’s a Stundog Millionaire into a Styles Clash to pin Finlay at 10:32.

Rating: B-. You don’t see Ospreay getting to have that kind of a match and it was nice to get this kind of thing out there on occasion. Ospreay got in some of his big moves and won in the end, all with Moxley out there to scout him. I’m sure we’ll get more on this tonight, as they only have so much time before the title match.

Hangman Page and Brodido agree that they’re still a trio, even if this wasn’t what Page had in mind when he came back.

Darby Allin/Steven Borden vs. Don Callis Family

Borden and Davis start things off with Davis grabbing a running armdrag. Allin comes in and helps catch Davis between some forearms. That earns Allin a backsplash and we take a break. We come back with Davis holding Allin in a Texas Cloverleaf, with Allin breaking out rather quickly. Davis isn’t about to let the tag go through though and it’s Alexander coming in for a slam.

Allin gets in a knockdown but Davis sends Borden into the barricade to cut the tag off again. A belly to back suplex is broken up though and NOW the tag brings Borden in to clean house. Borden gets in the big jumping elbow but Davis breaks up a superplex attempt. Instead it’s a torture rack bomb to send Borden crashing again with Allin having to make the save. That means a Scorpion Death Drop/Coffin Drop combination can finish 11:51.

Rating: B-. The point here was to get Borden in the ring for his first televised match and it makes all the sense in the world to have it be with Allin. I’m not sure if he’s ready to be a full time AEW star but at some point you have to get in the ring for some time and that’s what he’s been doing for months now. Borden definitely has a long way to go and he’s still very green, but he has the athleticism to get him through a lot of his issues. Now just get some more ring time and develop, as he seems to understand.

Video on the not-TLC TLC match at All Out.

Here is Thekla to mock Mercedes Mone’s comments about making moments last week. She was playing guitar in a bar in Vienna when she saw some wrestling and knew she could do it better than anyone. Mone pops up in the crowd to suggest that the title dangling between her legs is something rather large. They both mock Willow Nightingale, who runs in to chase Thekla off. The Sisters Of Sin pop up and it’s a big staredown. The only thing I learned from this: Mone isn’t a great talker, which is hardly new information.

The Death Riders yell at Jon Moxley for trusting Will Ospreay but here is Ospreay to say he’s not surprised. He owes Moxley for training him to help win that title and that makes Moxley the #1 contender. The match will NOT be under Continental Rules and Ospreay is coming in with a plan. They’ll be ready for each other in Chicago. Pac isn’t convinced and Moxley is rather annoyed.

Young Bucks vs. Don Callis Family

Tables match and both members have to be put through a table with an offensive maneuver for the win. The Bucks run in and the fight is on fast with the Family being cleared out to the floor. Back in and a sunset flip/German suplex combination puts Fletcher down but he’s back up to pull Knight off the table. The table is set up in the corner but the Family breaks up a double northern lights suplex.

Instead they’re sent outside, where Matt’s running flip dive is pulled out of the air for a double powerbomb onto the apron. Nick gets dropkicked and Knight hits a big dive to drop both Bucks and we take a break. We come back with Matt hitting a Sliced Bread off the table in the corner, plus a DDT. Fletcher gets faceplanted and the top rope double stomp flips him into a powerbomb onto the table.

The Meltzer Driver onto the apron is broken up with a super hurricanrana as the fans want tables. The tables are already in play so do they just want the show to end? Back up and they slug it out, with the Bucks giving Fletcher the BTE Trigger. A superkick into a powerbomb off the apron puts Knight through a table but Matt gets backdropped through a table of his own. Nick uses a table for a running Canadian Destroyer to Fletcher before superkicking him onto the table. Cue FTR for a distraction, allowing Fletcher to hit a brainbuster through the table for the win at 15:13.

Rating: B. FTR interfering to cost the Bucks in the end made perfect sense as they have the title match coming up in a few weeks. Fletcher and Knight are definitely some of the bigger names in the Family so the result is hardly some ridiculous choice. I’m assuming we’ll be seeing a chairs match and a ladder match in the near future, which is quite the way to set up a title match.

Post match FTR and Knight go after the Bucks but Steven Borden and Darby Allin run in for the save. The Bucks shake Borden and Allin’s hands to end the show. I was expecting Adam Copeland and Christian Cage here so that was kind of a surprise finish.

Overall Rating: B. I know I have a reputation of complaining about AEW a lot, but I can’t bring myself to do it with this show. This week was about paying tribute to Rebel and saying goodbye to the Butcher (with more to come). That stuff was incredibly emotional and that’s more than enough to make this show special. We got enough of a build towards the two big All Out matches but that was just a bonus. AEW did a good job here and it felt like a different kind of show here, as it should have been.

Results
Swerve Strickland/New Level b. Conglomeration – Day Break to Cassidy
Britt Baker/Persephone/Hikaru Shida b. Hyan/Maya World/Thunder Rosa – Lockjaw to Hyan
Andrade El Idolo b. The Beast Mortos – DM
Will Ospreay b. David Finlay – Styles Clash
Steven Borden/Darby Allin b. Don Callis Family – Coffin Drop/Scorpion Death Drop combination to Davis
Don Callis Family b. Young Bucks – Brainbuster to Nick through a table

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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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