CONTAINS SPOILERS
Tonight’s AEW COLLISION was broadcast on TNT and streamed on MAX live from the Arizona Financial Theatre in Phoenix, AZ!
Tony Schiavone, Jim Ross, and Excalibur were the broadcast team for tonight’s event.
It’s Saturday night and you know what that means! This is for the Sickos!
The Beast Mortos vs. Hologram!
The Beast Mortos bulldozed Hologram with a running shoulder tackle. Hologram dropkicked Mortos, knocking Mortos back to the barricade. Hologram hit a swan diving hurracanrana to the outside on Mortos!
The Beast Mortos pounced Hologram with a shoulder block! The Beast Mortos connected with a tornillo through the ropes! The Beast Mortos gorilla press slammed Hologram from the top rope! Hologram fired off a thrust kick and then flew out of the ring with a torpedo tope suicida, knocking Mortos into the barricade!
Mortos cracked Hologram with a crucifix bomb on the stage! Hologram hit Mortos with a flipping sunset flip bomb on the stage! The Beast Mortos planted Hologram with a Samoan Drop. The Beast Mortos nailed Hologram with a back breaker. Hologram used a Spanish Fly reversal. Mortos swung for the fences with a lariat.
The fans chanted “This is awesome! This is awesome!”
Mortos was looking for a press slam off the top rope, but Hologram countered. Hologram rolled through and pinned the Beast Mortos!
After the match, The Beast Mortos clubbed Hologram with a cheap shot. Komander ran down to Hologram’s aid. Hologram and Komander used tandem offense and wiped out the Beast Mortos with a double dropkick!
Lexy Nair was in the ring to interview Harley Camereon!
Harley Cameron: “I want to tell you a story about a little girl from Australia who had big dreams. She loved to sing, she loved to dance, she loved puppets, but more than anything she loved wrestling! And every single week that little girl would sit with her grandmother and turn on the television and she’d say, ‘Grandma, one day I will go to America and become a wrestler!’
“Do you know who that little girl was? That little girl was my next door neighbor. Nevertheless I took that dream and I ran with it! Grand Slam Australia was only the beginning, and I will not stop until every single person knows what it feels like to feel the wrath!”
Lexy Nair was backstage to interview Don Callis and Kyle Fletcher!
Kyle: “You want to talk about how I was booed in Australia? How I had a fantastic showing about how I didn’t quite get the job done, is that it Lexi? Oh, you want an answer to Will Ospreay’s challenge to a steel cage match?”
Don: “I want you to stop gaslighting Kyle with these questions, Lexi. You think it’s in your best interest to get in a cage with Kyle? He’s bigger, stronger, and faster than you.”
Kyle: “Will, you want me in a steel cage at Revolution? I accept!”
Queen Aminata vs. Julia Hart of the Hounds of Hell!
Queen Aminata grabbed a headlock. Queen Aminata kicked Julia in the back and followed up with a running knee strike. Julia Hart dished out some chops and then rammed into Aminata with a running lariat.
Queen Aminata blasted Julia with a running boot to the face. Julia Hart fired back with a thrust kick. Julia Hart went for a moonsault, but Queen Aminata countered by raising her feet into Julia’s face. Queen Aminata hurled Julia with two German Suplexes. Julia blocked a third attempt. Julia locked on a flying octopus hold and forced Queen Aminata to tap out!
“Great resilience and counter wrestling by Julia Hart! She’s really tough and smart,” said Jim Ross.
Gabe Kidd vs. The Butcher!
Kidd assaulted the Butcher in the corner. Kidd headbutted the Butcher. Kidd and Butcher traded chops. Gabe Kidd hurled Butcher with a side suplex. Gabe Kidd sent Butcher soaring with another suplex, this time on the arena floor!
Butcher got back into the ring and pummeled Gabe Kidd with stiff strikes. Gabe Kidd fired back with a comebacker lariat. Kidd stuffed Butcher with a piledriver and pinned Butcher! After the match, Kidd grounded and pounded Butcher.
“I think Don Callis is liking what he’s seeing here tonight,” said Excalibur.
AEW World Trios Championship Match!
The Death Riders—Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta,
& “The Bastard” PAC (c.)
vs.
TNT Champion Daniel Garcia, Cool Hand Ang, & Daddy Magic!
Angelo Parker dropkicked Yuta. Claudio came in with a tag. Claudio flattened Cool Hand Ang with a European Uppercut. Claudio staggered Ang with another uppercut. Pac threw Ang into the turnbuckles. Pac distracted the ref so Yuta could hit Ang with a cheap shot.
Daddy Magic tagged in and hit Pac with a back elbow. Daddy Magic followed up with a cutter for a near fall. Claudio grabbed Menard and whipped him into the barricade.
The Death Riders triple teamed Menard and then Claudio body slammed Menard. The Death Riders isolated Menard, Pac putting Daddy Magic in a headlock. Pac pump kicked Daddy Magic. Menard rallied back with a power bomb to Pac! Menard tagged Garcia and Garcia cleaned house on the Death Riders!
Garcia put Yuta in the Dragon Tamer! Claudio came in, grabbed Garcia, and planted him with a jack hammer! Claudio put Garcia in the Giant Swing and then Pac dropkicked Garcia. Cool Hang Ang superplexed Pac for a near fall. Pac locked Ang in the Brutalizer and forced Cool Hang Ang to tap out!
Pac wouldn’t release the hold, and the Undisputed Kingdom stormed down to even up the odds. The Undisputed Kingdom worked with Garcia and Menard to knock the Death Riders out of the ring.
AEW World Champion Jon Moxley and Marina Shafir walked to the ring. “The Rated R Superstar” Cope came down with two steel chairs and the Death Riders retreated through the crowd! Cope put Pac’s head on one of the steel chairs and then hit Pac with a con-chair-to!
“Cope said he wants Mox one on one, and the first domino falls for the Death Riders,” said Excalibur.
“I’ve never seen Moxley so overtly concerned,” added Jim Ross.
“The Best Wrestler Alive” Open Challenge Match!
“Platinum” Max Caster vs. Brody King from The Hounds of Hell!
Brody blasted Max with a chop. Caster hit a low dropkick to Brody’s knees, taking him off his feet and bringing the match to the ground. Brody back dropped Caster and followed up with a splash in the turnbuckles. Brody smashed Caster with a running cannonball and pinned Caster!
“He doesn’t work by the hour,” said Jim Ross.
“Max Caster is now 0-3 in the open challenges,” replied Excalibur.
The Murder Machines—Brian Cage & Lance Archer vs. local wrestlers!
Before the match even began, the Murder Machines carried their downed opponents to the ring over their shoulders! The Murder Machines completely decimated their opponents. Archer hit the Black Out. They ended things with the choke slam power bomb combination and Archer picked up the pin!
Cage: “Hurt Syndicate! You like to hurt people, huh? Well I hope you liked watching that because that’s exactly what the Murder Machines are going to do to you!”
Archer: “We’re just getting starting because in the end, everybody dies!”
AEW World Tag Team Champions The Hurt Syndicate—Shelton Benjamin and Bobby Lashley—walked onto the ramp with MVP!
MVP: “Pardon me, perhaps my shades are obstructing my vision. But I don’t see any championship gold around your waist. So who are you to call us out? Yes, we saw what you did. Lance, you did the same thing you’ve been doing for years, beating up a couple of inexperienced locals. And you think that’s going to make an impression on us? You need to take us more seriously. We are the champions therefore we dictate the time and the place. But instead of setting these dangerous individuals loose on you right now…how about next week you beat a real tag team and then we can talk AEW World Tag Team Championship business.”
Footage aired of Rush from two weeks ago from Collision. Tony Schiavone announced that Rush was indefinitely suspended for assaulting an AEW official!
ROH World Championship Match!
“The Nueve” Chris Jericho (c.) vs. Bandido!
Jericho poked Bandido in the eye and hit a shoulder tackle. Bandido rallied back with a running lariat. Bandido flew over the top rope, crash landing onto Jericho! Jericho countered a springboard with a Code Breaker for a near fall!
Jericho battered Bandido with repeated lariats in the corner. Jericho launched Bandido with a top rope hurracanrana! Jericho and Bandido exchanged chops on the apron. Bandido wiped out Jericho with a hurracanrana off the apron!
Bandido connected with a tornillo to the champion. Jericho planted Bandido with a Death Valley Driver. Bandido and Jericho knocked one another down, both scoring with right hands!
“Fans are loving this one,” said Tony Schiavone.
Jericho caught Bandido’s leg, anticipating a knee strike, and countered with the Walls. Bandido reached the bottom rope, forcing the ref to break the submission hold. Bandido press slammed Jericho with one hand! Bandido followed up with a frog splash for a near fall!
Bandido brought Jericho down with a sunset bomb. Jericho retaliated with a lionsault for a near fall. Bandido cradled Jericho but Jericho kicked out at the two-count. Jericho took down Bandido with the Highspot head scissors. Jericho climbed to the top turnbuckle, but Bandido met him up there. Bandido picked up Jericho and flipped Jericho with a reverse slam! Bandido went for the 21 Plex but Jericho rolled forward, holding onto Bandido, and earning a hard fought victory!
“Jericho was not going to be pinned by Bandido with the same move twice in the course of one week,” said Excalibur.
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