CONTAINS SPOILERS
Tonight’s AEW COLLISION was broadcast on TNT from the Huntington Center in Toledo, OH!
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!
Darby Allin came down to the ring to kick off Collision!
Darby Allin vs. Johnny TV!
Johnny posed in the middle of the match, taunting Darby. Darby grabbed a side headlock takeover, but Johnny came back with one of his own. Johnny TV poked Darby in the eyes and followed up with a sliding German Suplex.
“Seamless offense,” said Nigel.
Darby rallied back with a superplex to Johnny TV. Johnny rolled out of the ring to collect his thoughts and his breath. Johnny smashed Darby with a Russian Leg Sweep off the apron to the arena floor. Johnny knocked Darby for a somersault backwards off the ring steps with a knee strike. Darby rallied back with a coffin drop from the top!
Darby dodged a Starship Pain and hit a Code Red on Johnny TV for a near fall. Darby wasted no time with another coffin drop, driving Johnny TV to the mat and scoring the pin!
Darby Allin: “Cut the music. On Dynamite I issued an open challenge. WrestleDream on October 12th, anyone in the back, if you want to make your name off Darby, step up. Come out! I’m here right now! That’s what I thought. A locker room full of complacent people. Nobody is going to step up?”
As Darby left the ring, the House of Black’s Brody King shoved Darby all the way down to the bottom of the ramp! Brody power bombed Darby onto the hard edge of the apron!
“I accept! WrestleDream! Just violence!” said Brody King.
Up next: Christian Cage and Mother Wayne walked onto the ramp!
Christian Cage: “Sit down and shut your mouths while I conduct my business. Now you’re all in for a very special surprise this evening. I will not be signing and executing this contract here tonight. Your special surprise is that my son Nick Wayne will be competing tonight in that very ring.
“If you don’t show him that proper respect, I will jump over the guardrail and slap each of you in your stupid faces. I am the face of TBS and TNT, now and forever!”
A vignette aired with The Outrunners training FTR!
“It looks like FTR now have the stuff!” said Tony Schiavone.
The Outrunners—Truth Magnum & Turbo Floyd
vs.
The Grizzled Young Veterans—Zack Gibson & James Drake!
Truth took down Drake with a deep arm drag. Turbo Floyd tagged in, and outmuscled Gibson, Drake and Gibson showed team synergy and hit Turbo with tandem offense. But the Outrunners cleaned house on the Grizzled Young Vets with double atomic drops!
The Grizzled Young Veterans worked over Truth’s leg. Turbo grabbed a tag, and he scoop slammed Gibson and Drake over and over again. The Outrunners hit a double bicep drop on Drake. Drake blindsided Magnum with a kick to the head. Gibson hoisted Truth while Drake climbed up top. Turbo knocked Drake off the top rope and Truth cradled Gibson with a victory roll and picked up the upset victory!
Willow Nightingale vs. The Infantry’s “The Afropunk” Trish Adora!
AEW Women’s World Champion “The Glamour” Mariah May was watching from ringside.
Willow connected with a shoulder tackle and then a splash to Trish for a near fall. Willow followed up with a snap suplex. Trish fried back with a snap suplex of her own, showing off tremendous power. Willow unleashed a pounce tackle on Trish, sending Trish halfway across the ring!
Trish managed to hit Willow with a creative neck breaker. Willow clobbered Trish in the corner with clubbing shots and then a shotgun dropkick for a near fall.
“I think Mariah May is very impressed with what she’s seen here tonight,” said Tony Schiavone.
Trish Adora connected with a big running cross body press, looking very impressive. Trish planted Willow with a beautiful bridging German Suplex, but Willow kicked out at the two-count. Willow rallied back with the Babe With The Powerbomb and won via pinfall!
After the match, Mariah May and Willow brawled around the ring! Mariah escaped a power bomb attempt and retreated up the ramp after slapping Willow in the face!
Alicia Atout was backstage with Wheeler Yuta for an interview!
“The Bastard” Pac, Claudio Castagnoli, and Marina Shafir surrounded Wheeler.
Wheeler: “Do we have a problem, partner?”
Pac: “I am not your partner!”
Claudio: “All right, everybody out. Let it out, Wheeler.”
Wheeler: “Claudio, I trusted you. I did everything you asked. I have bled for you. And what have you done? Who are you? I don’t even know anymore. What do you have to say for yourself?”
Claudio: “Did I ever steer you wrong? I wish you would still trust me because I always had your back. What did Bryan Danielson ever do for you? No matter what happens, I will always have your back.”
Wheeler Yuta (one-third of the AEW World Trios Champions)
vs.
Beef (with Anthony Henry)!
Beef blasted Yuta in the corner. Jon Moxley, Marina Shafir, and Pac were watching the match from back in the arena. Yuta back dropped Beef. Yuta stomped a mudhole into Beef. Yuta battered Beef with hammer and anvil blows. Yuta applied the Cattle Mutilation, and the ref stopped the match.
“Wheeler Yuta is conflicted,” said Tony Schiavone.
Lexy Nair was backstage with HOOK!
HOOK: “I’m going to keep this real simple. Who ever attacked my father, I’m calling you out. At Title Tuesday, no more hiding, come and say it to my face!”
The Conglomeration’s “Freshly Squeezed” Orange Cassidy & Kyle O’Reilly (with Rocky Romero)
vs.
The Premier Athlete’s Ariya Daivari & Tony Nese (with Josh Woods & “Smart” Mark Sterling)!
Nese and Daivari ambushed the Conglomeration, trying to get a quick start on the match and their opposition. Orange took them down with a double hurracanrana. Kyle PK’ed Nese. Orange pulped Nese with a tope suicida.
Orange nailed Nese with a stundog millionaire. Daivari wiped out Orange with a running lariat. Nese hit Kyle with a shoulder breaker. Orange drilled Nese with a DDT! Sterling jumped on the apron to distract the ref while Josh Woods pulled Orange to the arena floor. Luckily Rocky Romero was there to even up the odds and handle Woods. Sterling rocked Rocky with a low blow, and then Woods began to kick Rocky.
ROH World Champion Mark Briscoe came out and brawled with Josh Woods. Briscoe served up Redneck Kungfu, taking Woods out of play. Orange decked Sterling and then connected with an Orange Punch on Nese. Orange hit the Beach Break on Nese and picked up the pinfall while Kyle had Daivari down in a guillotine choke!
Lexy Nair was backstage with TBS Champion and NJPW STRONG Champion “The CEO” Mercedes Moné along with “The Brickhouse” Kamille!
Kris Statlander interrupted and told them to watch her match tonight!
4-Way Match!
Hologram vs. Komander (with Alex Abrahantes) vs. Action Andretti vs. Nick Wayne!
Action sat out with a senton on Komander. Action scoop slammed Komander. Nick Wayne jumped in with a kick to Andretti’s back. Wayne cracked Komander with a PK. Hologram rocketed out of the ring with a tope to Komander. Hologram followed up with a 450 splash to Nick Wayne for a near fall.
The fans chanted “This is awesome! This is awesome!”
Andretti took down Komander with a Spanish Fly! Hologram got spiked by a poison rana from Komander! Komander followed up with a splash after walking the ropes. Nick planted Komander with the Wayne’s World. Andretti took down Wayne with a suplex.
Hologram hoisted up Andretti in an airplane spin, transitioning to a blue thunder bomb, and pinned Action Andretti!
“This young man is building some momentum! I see gold in his future. The question is who and when?” said Nigel.
Kris Statlander vs. Zoey Lynn!
Stat press slammed Zoey Lynn with ease! Statlander spiked Lynn with that Staturday Night Fever and pinned Lynn!
After the match, TBS Champion and NJPW STRONG Champion “The CEO” Mercedes Moné along with “The Brickhouse” Kamille, walked onto the ramp!
Mercedes: “Toledo! Shut the hell up! I have something nice to say. Kris, that was very impressive. We’re really impressed but I am the face of this women’s division. I am the CEO of AEW. So that means nobody is going to disrespect me. So you’re going to be next to find out what happens when you mess with Merecedes.”
Kamille got into the ring and pump kicked Statlander. Kris got back up, but Kamille planted her with the Road to Damascus!
Collision Main Event Time! AEW Tag Team Title Eliminator Match For WrestleDream!
Private Party—Marq Quen & Isiah Kassidy
vs. Top Flight—Dante & Darius Martin
vs. House of Black’s Malakai Black and Buddy Matthews!
Private Party and Top Flight slugged it out while House of Black watched calmly from the apron. Buddy had a blind tag, and the House of Black slid under the ropes and battered Private Party with shots. House of Black power bombed Zay onto the ring apron.
Back in the ring, Dante strung together a flurry of offense on House of Black and then frog splashed Marq Quen. Zay entered the ring to make the save. Zay hit Darius with a cutter from the top rope. Private Party planted Darius with the Silly String.
House of Black smashed Darius with a double knee strike. Dante cracked Black with a jumping knee strike. Darius drilled Zay with a fisherman bomb. Andretti threw a bottle of water at Buddy Matthews. Dante flew out with a tope to the House of Black members. Isiah flipped over the top rope with a con hiro onto the pile outside the ring. Private Party served up Gin & Juice to Dante and picked up the victory.
“Private Party will face the Young Bucks for the AEW World Tag Team titles at WrestleDream,” said Nigel.
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