Coming out of DYNAMITE, we now know that Swerve Strickland will challenge AEW World Champion Jon Moxley at DYNASTY 2025 on April 6th after The Death Riders' general retained his title in that violent street fight. We also know that AEW International Champion Kenny Omega will face both Ricochet and Speedball Mike Bailey in Philadelphia and we heard AEW Women's World Champion “Timeless” Toni Storm challenge Megan Bayne to a title fight that night as well!
All that leads into a wild weekend for COLLISION: SLAM DUNK with fans getting AEW action on both Saturday and Sunday night following the conclusion of the night's NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament games! On Saturday we will see the TNT Championship at stake when Daniel Garcia meets Adam Cole once more, only this time with everyone banned from ringside. Plus, Julia Hart and Queen Aminata go for Round Three, Max Caster puts out another Open Challenge, and The Don Callis Family faces Mark Briscoe, Powerhouse Hobbs, and Rocky Romero in trios competition. Then on Sunday, the AEW World Trios Title are at stake when The Death Riders face AR Fox & Top Flight, LFI meets Los Titanes del Aire (Hologram & ROH World TV Champion Komander) in tag team competition, Harley Cameron will be in action, and Johnny TV fights Bandido!
AEW presents a double dose of COLLISION this weekend! Both Saturday and Sunday night, immediately following NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament action, COLLISION comes your way streaming on MAX, as well as airing on TNT, and around the world via AEW PLUS! Before the night begins, be sure to visit AEW's official YouTube channel to catch highlights from Wednesday night's DYNAMITE, previous editions of COLLISION, REVOLUTION 2025, the TNT Title Timeline, and so much more! Then join AEW on Wednesday night in St. Paul, MN at the Roy Wilkins Auditorium for DYNAMITE where AEW International Champion Kenny Omega will appear live!
SLAM DUNK SATURDAY!
TNT Championship Match...
***Everyone Banned From Ringside***
Daniel Garcia(c) vs. Adam Cole
The last time Adam Cole challenged Daniel Garcia for the TNT Championship things went south just after the 15-minute mark when Shane Taylor Promotions interfered to draw the no-contest decision. As frustrating as it was for the AEW faithful to see such a tremendous battle ruined by the actions of Carlie Bravo, Capt. Shawn Dean, Shane Taylor, and ROH Pure Champion Lee Moriarty, imagine how it felt to be Adam Cole or Daniel Garcia. It was the first time Adam Cole had challenged for a singles title since ALL IN: LONDON 2023 when he lost to MJF in their AEW World Championship bout, and as a result of the interference, has yet to win any AEW championship since arriving at ALL OUT 2021. As for Daniel Garcia, the defending champion is set on proving himself the best TNT Champion of all time and that means taking down all competition that steps up to the plate. Though Danny got a measure of revenge on STP when he defeated Lee Moriarty in their TNT Title fight, it doesn't change the looming question of whether or not he can beat Adam Cole in a fair fight?
That brings us to tonight and the rematch fans, as well as both competitors, have been craving since March 1st. Daniel Garcia versus Adam Cole II, only this time everyone is banned from ringside! clNo Undisputed Kingdom, and most importantly no Shane Taylor Promotions! With all those potential distractions removed from the equation, will it be Adam Cole or Daniel Garcia who proves the better man Saturday night on COLLISION?
Round Three...
Julia Hart vs. Queen Aminata
The same night that Daniel Garcia and Adam Cole had their match ruined by Shane Taylor Promotions, Queen Aminata and Julia Hart engaged in their second one-on-one battle. The first had taken place a week prior and went in favor of that Hound of Hell while the second, as can be seen embedded above, ended in favor of Queen Aminata.
Tonight they meet for a rubber match of this series, an opportunity for each woman to prove who is better once that bell rings, and perhaps begin to build their resumes towards a future championship opportunity. Hart, a former TBS Champion for 155 days, has tasted that success before while Aminata has yet to score her first championship in All Elite Wrestling. A victory here for either would be a tremendous foundation to begin building a championship quest...
Trios Grudge Match...
The Don Callis Family (Brian Cage, Konosuke Takeshita, & Lance Archer) vs. Mark Briscoe, Powerhouse Hobbs, & Rocky Romero
The Don Callis Family has amassed its fair share of enemies over the last couple years, hard not to when their figurehead is as repugnant a human as Don Callis, and that has led to many a unique alliance among their enemies. Tonight is another example of disparate competitors coming together in their mutual disdain for The DFC members, this time in the trio of Mark Briscoe, Powerhouse Hobbs, and Rocky Romero! Briscoe and Rocky have deep ties dating back to 2004 when Jay and Mark welcomed Rocky and his Havana Pitbulls partner Ricky Reyes to Ring of Honor at REBORN: STAGE ONE. Not only have they fought in ROH, but also in Japan and for Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, and several times there have been championships on the line. Through it all, they developed a bond based on respect, and most recently that came together through The Conglomeration. As for Hobbs and Mark, they united for the first time just a few weeks ago. That night on DYNAMITE they were allies in an eight-man tag pitting Hobbs, Will Ospreay, and The Conglomeration against Bryan Keith and The DCF's Brian Cage, Lance Archer, and Mark Davis. With Hobbs and Rocky, their only connective tissue is a one-on-one match from the 11/26/22 DEFY FIGHTWAVE event that Hobbs won.
All that being said, all these three men need is their mutual disdain for The Don Callis Family to bind them together tonight, and they aim to hand Konosuke Takeshita, Archer, and Cage a rough loss on SLAM DUNK SATURDAY!
ALSO FEATURING:
SLAM DUNK SUNDAY!
AEW World Trios Championship Match...
Death Riders (Claudio Castagnoli, PAC, & Wheeler Yuta)(c) vs. AR Fox & Top Flight (Dante & Darius Martin)
At the close of 2022 All Elite Wrestling presented the $300,000 Three Kings Christmas Casino Trios Battle Royal pitting eight trios against one another with that cash prize on the line. The contest came down to Jon Moxley and Claudio Castagnoli on one side, AR Fox and Top Flight on the other, though Fox was eliminated by Moxley shortly thereafter. Mox himself was eliminated by Dante Martin, albeit with a little help from Hangman Page, and that left Claudio fighting Top Flight on his own for as long as he could before the Martin brothers knocked him out to claim the cash prize.
Claudio Castagnoli must be the elephant of The Death Riders because he never forgot and now wants to exact some vengeance for that humiliation, even if it means giving Fox and Top Flight a shot at the AEW World Trios Championship! It's not their first time attempting to hold that crown, Fox and the Martin brothers have challenged three of the previous champions on four occasions, but it's been almost two years since their last bid.
Can they find the key to bring The Death Riders reign of terror over the trios ranks to an end, or will Claudio, PAC, and Wheeler Yuta use AR Fox and Top Flight as another warning to those brave enough to step up to the challenge?
Tag Team Grudge Match...
Los Titanes del Aire (ROH World TV Champion Komander & Hologram) vs. LFI (Dralistico & The Beast Mortos)
LFI's Dralistico and The Beast Mortos are in store for a high-flying fight when Los Titanes del Aire (ROH World TV Champion Komander and the undefeated Hologram) unite to face their mutual foes during COLLISION: SLAM DUNK SUNDAY! Hologram and Komander looked tremendous as a team with their victory during the REVOLUTION 2025: ZERO HOUR, but can even their amazing aerial abilities handle the ruthlessness of LFI? Then again, one could also question if The Beast Mortos can keep himself focused with all this Harleygram business going on as of late?
One-On-One...
“The Most Wanted” Bandido vs. Johnny TV
ROH World Champion “The Nueve” Chris Jericho certainly stepped over the line during REVOLUTION 2025: ZERO HOUR when he assaulted Gravity and Bandido in front of their mother and sister. Ripping the mask from Gravity's head was bad enough, but that affront to their family was a bridge too far. “The Most Wanted” Bandido was hoping that he'd get to fight Jericho during SLAM DUNK SUNDAY, but it's an old foe in Johnny TV who instead stepped up to take on the former ROH World Champion. Johnny and Bandido have some history dating back to October 2022 in Mexico, even faced each other in a singles match two years ago in Australia and fought as a tag team.
However they haven't shared a ring since those dates Down Under, so it'll be quite interesting to see how they come at one another on COLLISION! Clearly Johnny thinks he's going to net some ratings at the expense of Bandido, but the fury burning inside "El Mas Buscado" may be more than “Mr. TV Ready” can withstand!
ALSO FEATURING:
-Harley Cameron in Action!
-And More!!
It's a double shot of AEW this weekend as All Elite Wrestling presents COLLISION: SLAM DUNK on both Saturday and Sunday night! Immediately following the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament games, COLLISION will be streaming on MAX, as well as airing on TNT, not to mention around the world via AEW PLUS! Saturday we've got a TNT Championship fight between Daniel Garcia and Adam Cole, a Max Caster Open Challenge, Julia Hart/Queen Aminata III, and a huge trios match pitting The Don Callis Family against Mark Briscoe, Powerhouse Hobbs, and Rocky Romero! Then on Sunday it will be a Lucha Tag Team Grudge match with LFI facing Los Titanes del Aire (ROH World TV Champion Komander & Hologram), World Trios Champions The Death Riders taking on AR Fox & Dante Martin, Harley Cameron in action, and Johnny TV taking on Bandido!
Prior to showtime drop by the official AEW's YouTube channel to watch all the highlights from previous editions of DYNAMITE and COLLISION, REVOLUTION 2025, the TNT Title Timeline, and so much more from the place where the best wrestle! Then follow us to St. Paul, MN on Wednesday night for an all-new DYNAMITE from the Roy Wilkins Auditorium where AEW International Champion Kenny Omega joins us live as he prepares for a Three-Way Title defense at DYNASTY 2025!