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Tonight’s AEW COLLISION & BATTLE OF THE BELTS XII was broadcast on TNT from the Adventist Health Arena in Stockton, CA!
Tony Schiavone and Nigel McGuinness were the broadcast team for tonight’s event.
It’s Saturday night and you know what that means! This is for the Sickos!
Ricochet vs. AR Fox!
Ricochet and AR Fox unleashed a flurry of offense, going hold for hold, until Ricochet hit a tope suidica and a standing shooting star press for a near fall. Fox came back with a spinning vertical suplex. Fox jumped over the top rope and crash landed onto Ricochet on the arena floor. Fox walked the ropes and connected with a shooting star press.
“AR Fox has been so impressive in this opening match,” said Tony Schiavone.
Ricochet nailed Fox with a spinning neck breaker from the top rope, displaying extremely creative offense. Fox DDT Ricochet and followed up with a package power bomb for a near fall on Ricochet!
Ricochet rallied back with a German Suplex for a near fall. Fox dodged a shooting star press, but Ricochet landed on his feet. Fox landed a 450 splash, but Ricochet kicked out at the two-count!
The fans chanted “A-E-W! A-E-W! A-E-W!”
Ricochet staggered Fox with a rising knee strike. Ricochet rocked Fox with Vertigo and scored the pin!
“Ricochet earned every bit of that victory,” said Tony Schiavone.
Ricochet: “I came here to say one thing. I came here to AEW because this is where the best come to wrestle! But it’s funny because here in AEW I have yet to be pinned or submitted here in this ring. There’s one person who keeps putting his nose in my business. I think you guys know. Takeshita, you seem to stick your nose in my business every chance that you get and it’s starting to be a little annoying. He’s the new champion and that’s ok.
“Takeshita, it doesn’t matter where you go in this world, yes, you are champion, but just know, wherever you go, I will be waiting here to kick your ass! All that matters is I will continue to knock down opponent after opponent until I get you one on one in the middle of this ring, and I become the new International Champion!
“These people here know I am not from this planet. I am out of this world!”
Daniel Garcia was backstage with Private Party!
Garcia said he didn’t think the Young Bucks and Jack Perry were willing to carry the responsibility that comes with having their championships, especially as the Elite sit back and watch Moxley and his crew run roughshod through AEW. Isiah Kassidy said the Bucks were complacent cowards. Kassidy said he wasn’t going to watch the BCC burn AEW down.
Kris Statlander vs. Harley Cameron!
Cameron used a leg sweep on Kris. Cameron countered a power bomb attempt with a roll-up for a two-count. Kris fired back with a spinning back breaker. Statlander scoop slammed Harley. Statlander followed up with a delayed vertical suplex.
Harley Cameron spiked Kris with a DDT but Kris kicked out at the one-count. Kris rallied back with a release German Suplex and a charging boot strike. Statlander nailed Cameron with the Staturday Night Fever and pinned Cameron!
Statlander: “One thing about me is that I am never afraid to test myself and prove that I am the toughest and strongest woman here in AEW. But one person has been a real pain. So Kamille, I’m calling you out. It’s about time you met your match! And Mercedes, I’ll make sure you have a front row seat!”
Trios Match!
Daniel Garcia & Private Party—Marq Quen & Isiah Kassidy
vs.
The Premier Athletes—Tony Nese, Ariya Daivari, & Josh Woods (with “Smart” Mark Sterling)!
Private Party used tandem offense on Nese and Daivari, and then on Woods for good measure.
Stokely Hathaway walked down the ramp and cheered for Isiah Kassidy. “My man!” he said.
Woods suplexed Kassidy. The Premier Athletes triple teamed Kassidy, allowing Woods to power bomb Kassidy. Kassidy countered a DVD attempt with a spinning kick to Woods. Garcia tagged in and came in like a man possessed, taking on all three Premier Athletes.
Garcia nailed Woods with a swinging neck breaker. Private Party served up the Silly String to Nese! Private Party followed up with tope suicidas to Nese and Daivari. Garcia blasted Woods with a John Woo dropkick! Private Party cracked Woods with Gin & Juice! Marq Quen covered Woods and pinned him!
The Outrunners—Turbo Floyd & Truth Magnum
vs.
LFI’s RUSH & The Beast Mortos (with Dralistico)!
The Beast backed Truth into the corner and slapped the taste out of his mouth. The Beast Mortos bulldozed Truth with a shoulder tackle. Truth Magnum took down Beast with a dropkick, followed up by flying head scissors.
Rush and Turbo tagged in for their respective teams and traded chops. It was a battle of egos in the center of the ring. After a distraction from Dralistico on the ring apron, LFI stole back some momentum from the Outrunners.
After a flurry of offense to Truth, Rush posed. Rush powerslammed Truth Magnum and then double stomped Truth’s sternum. The Beast Mortos tagged in and flipped from the turnbuckles onto Truth. LFI had Truth isolated in their corner, but Truth fought his way to Turbo for the hot tag!
Turbo Floyd came in and cleaned house on LFI! Turbo body slammed Truth onto The Beast and onto Rush. The Outrunners dropped a double elbow on Rush. Dralistico tripped Truth as the ref was distracted. Turbo went for a vertical suplex on Rush, but Dralisitco grabbed Turbo’s ankle and held it. Rush’s body weight fell on top of Turbo and Rush stole the pin!
“Thanks to Dralistico, the third man, the win streak for the Outrunners comes to an end,” said Tony Schiavone.
After the match LFI triple teamed the Outrunners until FTR—Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler—stomped to the ring and came to the aid of the Outrunners! LFI retreated as they were outnumbered by FTR and the Outrunners!
The Conglomeration’s “Freshly Squeezed” Orange Cassidy
vs.
The Iron Savages’ Bulk Bronson (with Jacked Jameson & Beefcake Boulder)!
Orange pulped Bronson with the Orange Punch! Orange followed up with the Beach Break and pinned Bulk Bronson!
“An easy win for the king of sloth style here tonight,” said Nigel McGuinness.
Jamie Hayter vs. Brooke Havoc!
Hayter rammed into Havoc with a shoulder tackle. Hayter stomped on Brooke in the corner. Hayter pump kicked Brooke in the face. Brooke connected with a thrust kick. Hayter nearly decapitated Brooke with the Hayter Aid and pinned Broke, picking up a decisive win!
After the match, Penelope Ford appeared on the big screen above the ramp!
Penelope: “Are you really confused why I attacked you? I’ll tell you why. Unlike you, most of us have to work for our opportunities. You want to talk about backstabbing bitches? That’s you. You were gone for a year, and you came back to a damn parade. Seems like too many of you have forgotten who Penelope Ford is and I’m going to make sure you know what two years of pain and anger feel like!”
The Don Callis Family’s “Protostar” Kyle Fletcher (with Don Callis)
vs.
Atlantis Jr.!
Don Callis joined the broadcast booth for this match.
Fletcher threw his ring jacket at Atlantis and then grounded and pounded him. Fletcher rammed Atlantis into the guardrails. Atlantis came back with a tilt awhirl backbreaker on the floor. Atlantis followed up with a big cross body press and then planted Kyle with a cutter!
Kyle tried ripping the mask off Atlantis Jr. Atlantis defended with a thrust kick, a lariat, and a tope suicida! Atlantis connected with a missile dropkick for a near fall on Fletcher. Kyle Fletcher rocked Atlantis with a half and half suplex!
Atlantis escaped a Tiger Driver attempt and cradled Kyle for a near fall. Fletcher spiked Atlantis Jr. with a DDT. Fletcher walloped Atlantis with a brain buster on the apron. Fletcher followed up with a brain buster in the ring for a near fall!
Fletcher tried for a tombstone, but Atlantis countered. Both men landed on their feet, but Atlantis took down Fletcher with a Canadian Destroyer! Atlantis hit a frog splash on Fletcher. Atlantis went for a second frog splash, but Fletcher raised his knees into Atlantis’ rib cage. Fletcher smashed Atlantis with a brain buster on the top turnbuckle and pinned Atlantis for the victory.
Don Callis: “Ladies and gentlemen, can I have your attention? Kyle Fletcher has something to say.”
Kyle Fletcher: “I am ready to talk. Don’t worry I wouldn’t waste my breath on you idiots. I’m ready to talk this Wednesday and you will listen, especially you Will Ospreay.”
Trios Match!
House of Black—Malakai Black, Buddy Matthews, & Brody King
vs.
three local competitors!
Brody blasted Chris Nasty with chops. Nasty tagged out to the Dark Fox, but the Dark Fox headed back to his den, tagging out. Malakai tagged in and took care of the competition single handedly. The House of Black surrounded and swarmed the Dark Fox and picked him apart piece by piece. Brody superplexed the Dark Fox. Malakai jumped with a double stomp to the Dark Fox. The House of Black decimated their foes, devastating them. Buddy, barely breaking a sweat, made the cover and picked up the easy win.
“House of Black are now the winningest team in the history of the Trios division,” said Tony Schiavone.
AEW World Trios Championship Match!
AEW World Trios Champions Claudio Castagnoli, “The Bastard” PAC, & Wheeler Yuta
vs.
Action Andretti & Top Flight—Dante & Darius Martin!
Claudio scoop slammed Darius and followed up with a European Uppercut. Dante tagged in and connected with a rising knee strike. Claudio wiped out Dante with a standing lariat. Claudio countered a tope from Dante, ramming Dante into the steel ring post!
Top Flight planted Pac with tandem offense. Action splashed Pac with a 450 but Claudio pulled him off Pac. Claudio power bombed Andretti! Yuta struck Darius with a running knee, right out of Bryan Danielson’s playbook.
Claudio, Wheeler, and Pac triple teamed Andretti in the ring. Pac spiked Andretti with a tombstone piledriver and pinned him!
After the match, AEW World Champion Jon Moxley and Marina Shafir walked down to the ring. They continued to beat down Top Flight and Action Andretti. Lio Rush ran in, but Moxley ran Rush right over with a lariat. Claudio went to powerbomb Dante, but Dark Order came out to make the save!
Dark Order brawled with Moxley and his crew!
“The calvary arrived just a little too late,” said Nigel, as Moxley and company assaulted Dark Order and Top Flight.
Moxley: “Hey Dark Order, I’m going to give you a chance to fight for your lives and live your dreams. We’re going to put the Trios Championships on the line right now! Ring the bell!”
Claudio blasted John Silver and pummeled Silver in the corner. Wheeler Yuta chopped Silver. Pac tagged in and stomped on Silver. Evil Uno and Alex Reynolds were still recovering from the beating on the floor, so it was essentially three on one in this impromptu match.
Claudio tossed Yuta with the Rocket Launcher onto Silver. Evil Uno jumped in to break up the pin attempt. Pac cracked Silver with kicks, but Silver blasted Pac out of nowhere. Silver tagged in but Claudio wiped him out with strikes. Claudio press slammed Silver and dropped him on his knee. Claudio applied a sharpshooter on Reynolds. While the ref was distracted by Wheeler Yuta, Pac stomped on the back of Reynold’s back. Reynolds had no choice but to tap out! After the match, Wheeler put Reynolds in the cattle mutilation.
Marina crushed John Silver’s arm, whacking it with the brief case. Private Party and Daniel Garcia came down to check on Dark Order and Top Flight. Orange Cassidy surveyed the situation and walked calmly away.
BATTLE OF THE BELTS XII began…
AEW Continental Championship Match!
AEW Continental Champion “The Rainmaker” Kazuchika Okada
vs.
The Conglomeration’s Kyle O’Reilly!
Kyle used a drop toehold on Okada. Okada countered with a headlock. Kyle grounded and pounded Okada with palm strikes. Kyle applied an ankle lock, but Okada reached the bottom rope, forcing the ref to break the hold.
Kyle O’Reilly swept out Okada’s legs with a kick. Kyle dropped Okada with a hammer lock driver on the shoulder. Kyle followed up with a dragon screw leg whip. Kyle dropped a knee across Okada’s chest. Kyle applied a knee bar and then transitioned to a heel hook. Okada gouged Kyle’s eyes in order to escape. Okada wasted no time and cracked Kyle with a neck breaker.
O’Reilly applied a standing guillotine choke. He let go and smashed Okada with a knee strike. Kyle put Okada in an ankle lock, working on the leg again. Okada barely reached the ropes this time. The clock was working against Kyle as fifteen minutes had passed.
Okada drilled Kyle with a DDT on the arena floor. Okada dropped an elbow from the top turnbuckle. Okada caught Kyle with a lariat and a dropkick. Kyle battled back with another guillotine on Okada! Okada escaped and planted Kyle. Okada walloped Kyle with the rainmaker clothesline and retained the championship via pinfall.
The Don Callis Family’s ROH TV Champion “The Machine” Brian Cage
& “The MurderHawk Monster” Lance Archer
vs.
Jon Cruz & Jack Cartwheel!
Don Callis joined the broadcast booth for this match.
Cage charged at Cartwheel with a shoulder tackle. Cage rattled Jack with a thrust kick. Cage forced Cruz to tag in, hip tossing Cruz over the top rope. Archer tagged in and decimated Cruz with a lariat. Archer hurled Cruz with a release suplex.
Cage and Archer walloped Cartwheel with a choke slam powerbomb combo. They spiked Cruz and pinned him.
“That’s a badass team, I can tell you that,” said Tony Schiavone.
“It’s a murder machine,” replied Nigel.
AEW Women’s World Title Eliminator Match!
“The Glamour” Mariah May (c.)
vs.
Anna Jay!
Mariah stunned Anna with a jaw breaker and then a John Woo dropkick for a near fall. Anna Jay rallied back with a spinning heel kick in the face of the champion. Mariah was infuriated and grounded and pounded Anna Jay, clubbing the challenger with strikes. Mariah planted Anna with the Mariah-Go-Round.
They exchanged chops. Anna Jay got the upper hand with a hammer throw and a running elbow strike. Anna Jay wiped out Mariah with a flying forearm. Anna hit a dropkick for a near fall.
Anna Jay nailed Mariah with a side suplex. Anna applied the Queen Slayer but Mariah bit Anna Jay’s forearm to escape. Mariah retaliated with a German Suplex. Mariah May DDT’ed Anna Jay through the ropes for a near fall.
Mariah May staggered Anna Jay with a headbutt. Anna Jay rolled up Mariah May out of nowhere and pinned the champion!
“What an upset! Anna Jay did it! The fans erupt! I’ve just been told by Tony Khan that Anna Jay will get her title match in two weeks on Collision in Philadelphia!” said Tony Schiavone.
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