It is Saturday and AEW Collision is live at the Chaifetz Arena in St Louis MO. Our commentary team is Tony Schiavone, Kevin Kelly, and Nigel McGuinness.
Jon Moxley vs Shane Taylor w/Lee Moriarty
Taylor starts with jabs, and Mox returns fire. Mox gets in a few kicks and Taylor keeps on the attack, Mox tries for a clothesline and Taylor doesn’t move, and instead drop Mox into the corner. Taylor gets in chops in different corners. They trade forearms and Taylor gets a lariat in the corner. Taylor triees again, and Mox dodges the charges. Mox tries to lift Taylor, who hits him with a back body drop instead. Mox rolls to the floor to regroup, and Taylor follows him, Mox shoves Taylor into the steel steps as they brawl. Taylor is rolled into the ring and Lee gets in Mox’s face.
Lee gets a pump kick on Mox and then steps back and tells the ref he didn’t do anything. Mox rolls into the ring to take a side slam from Taylor for two. Taylor grabs an arm bar, and Mox tries for a suplex, and Taylor falls on Mox for two. He covers again for two. Taylor goes to the second turnbuckle and misses a splash. Mox and Taylor trade shots in the middle of the ring again and Mox gets a cutter. Mox attacks Taylor in the corner, with ten punches and a bite. Taylor shoves him away and hits a side suplex.
Mox is able to get a duplex and then a King Kong lariat. Taylor gets a lariat on Mox and both men are down. They trade head butts in the middle of the ring, and Taylor gets an elbow and a knee. Taylor gets a a power bomb, but Mox locks on a triangle choke. Taylor struggles to get to his feet and then lofits Mox, and drops him to break the hold. Mox mounts with a series of elbows, then the hammer and anvil blows. Mox gets a running knee for two.
They both go head to head and throw hands. Mox grabs a rear naked choke and Taylor slowly goes down to the mat. Taylor finally passes out.
Winner: Jon Moxley
Mox grabs a mic and says he is pissed off beyond belief. He is hungry beyond belief. He says he will not be taking any crop and anyone who wants to step up need to keep up.
Adam Copeland vs Dante Martin
Adam gets a side headlock and they move to arm bars and back to a side headlock. Adam is shot into the ropes and gets a shoulder tackle. They run the ropes and dodge moves by each other until Dante gets an arm drag into an arm bar. The move to the corner and Adam gets in a series of blows. Dante tries to charge into Adam, but Adam gets a boot up. Dante gets a big kick on Adam on the top, then leaps to the top with Adam. Adam misses a dive and Dante hits a standing flip onto Adam for two.
They fight in the corner and Dante is slammed head first into the turnbuckle and Dante falls to the floor as we go to picture in picture. When we return to full screen, Adam ha been working over one side of Dante’s head all through the break. Adam claps the sides of Dante's head and then locks in a side headlock on the mat. Dante works to his feet and tries to fight his way free. Dante gets a kick to free himself and both men struggle to their feet.
They fight through the ropes on the apron. Adam tries to power bomb Dante onto the floor. Dante gets free and gets a hurricanrana from the apron onto the Adam on the floor. Dante hits a dive from the ring and both men go to the ring. Dante gets a springboard cross body for two. Dante tries for a half and half suplex and Adam blocks it and turns it into a DDT.
Adam is up first and Dante has trouble getting to his feet. Adam goes for the spear, but Dante leaps over him and goes to the top for the moonsault for two. Dante pulls Adam to the corner and goes to the top. Adam meets him there and lays in forearms. Dante lays in blows as well. Dante is able to hit an avalanche power bomb for two. Both men slowly try to go to the top. Dante knocks Adam down, goes for a leap, and Adam spears him, follows with the Grindhouse for the tap out victory.
Winner: Adam Copeland.
Tony Schiavone gets in the ring to talk to Adam, who says it gets harder and harder every week. He gives all the credit in the world to Dante Martin. He says no veterans have been stepping up, just young hungry guys. He says he will keep coming out and working hard unlike Christian Cage, who said he was when he got to AEW. Adam says he will win that TNT title and defend it every week on Collision.
In the back, Lexi Nair is with Bryan Danielson and Claudio Castagnoli, and she asks them about their losses to Eddie Kingston. Bryan says winning the Continental Classic was a good run, unlike them being great year after year.
Lexi is then with Top Flight and Action Andretti, and Private Party show up. Andretti said they cheated to win. Private Party said they will be partying with Adam Copeland. Darius challenges Private Party, and they accept.
Thunder Rose vs Queen Aminata
They lock up collar and elbow and then break, shoving each other back. They lock up again and trips Aminata. She grabs a side headlock and Aminata breaks free with an arm bar. Rose gets a side headlock takeover and they move to arm bars and then waist-locks. Rosa grabs quick rollup as they run the ropes, then her and Aminata trade one counts. Aminata gets a back breaker and then puts Rosa on the bottom rope and attacks Rosa’s back.
Rosa is able to get a tejaris and then hits a running drop kick to the floor as we go to picture in picture. When we return to full screen, Rosa and Aminata are trading chops. Aminata gets a snap mare and then lays in kicks. Aminata calls for a hip attack, and nails it. She misses a kick and Rosa lays in back elbows in the corner. She then hits a running knee and then knees from the top. Rosa hits a running drop kick on Aminata in the ropes, followed by a northern lights suplex for two.
Rosa lays in kicks and Aminata throws blows. They go back and forth and Aminata gets an air raid crash for two. Aminata goes to the top and Rosa stops her. Aminata gets a pump kick and Rosa gets a drop kick. Rosa hits the Tijuana Bomb for the pin and the win.
Winner: Thunder Rosa
In the back, Lexi Nair is with Ortiz and Eddie Kingston. Ortiz says they but their problems behind them. Eddie asks if he can go get ready for his match.
Bullet Club Gold (Jay White, Colton and Austin Gunn) come to the ring with a mic. Jay says they are back on Saturday, but something is missing. Austin pulls out a new Cardboard member: Cardboard Juice Robinson.
The Acclaimed come to the ring with microphones as well. Billy Gunn says they are here to congratulate them. Max Caster says they would be unstoppable if they became a super group together. He says that the people want to see them with more titles. He says they want an answer tonight and the crowd wants them to unite.
Bullet Club Gold talk it over and then scissor with the Acclaimed.
We then get a pre-tape from Toni Storm. She says she remembers her time with Deonna Purrazzo. She says she will meet, greet, complete, beat, and then eat her.
Buddy Matthews w/Malakai Black and Brody King vs Daniel Garcia w/FTR
Matt Menard joins commentary.
They lock up and break qwuickly and then lock up again and break. The third time, Buddy shoves Garcia down. They run the ropes and Buddy hits a shoulder tackle. They run the ropes again and Buddy gets another shoulder tackle. Buddy does it again and Garcia rolls out of the ring to regroup. They go to waistlocks and Buddy can't shoulder tackle Garcia down this time. Then Garcia shoulder tackles Buddy out of the ring. All six men get on the apron as we go to picture in picture.
When we return to full screen, Buddy tries to slam Garcia on the apron, but Garcia drops down to escape. We see that Garcia has been working over Buddy’s knees. Garcia is finally able to get a pile driver on Buddy on the apron. Both men are on the floor with their seconds around them. They get back in the ring at 9. They have trouble getting to their feet. Buddy gets a spin kick and Garcia gets in a strike. Garcia gets a series of blows and then stomps down Buddy in the corner.
Garcia wraps Buddy’s leg around the ring post and then locks on a figure four in the ringpost. In the ring, Garcia gets a sharpshooter. Buddy pulls Garcia’s head back and slams it into the mat to break the hold. Buddy hits a pair of knees, then a idealist jackhammer for two. Garcia dances on his knees and then asks for Buddy to attack. Buddy hits another knee, but Garcia grabs him for a jack knife rollup for the pin and the win
Winner: Daniel Garcia
FTR, Garcia and House of Black attack, and we get a locker room clearing brawl.
In the back Lexi catches up with FTR and Garcia and they say it has to end next week with an elimination style 6 man tag in a cage.
Roderick Strong w/The Kingdom vs Matt Sydal
They work arms bars and arm drags. They quickly move to mat wrestling and the match resets. Roddy grabs the leg and tries to work it, but Matt works free and they trade holds. They runs the ropes and Roddy runs through Matt. Matt follows with a pair of tejarises. They go to the floor and we go to picture in picture.
When we return to full screen, Roddy hits a back breaker for two. Roddy puts Matt on his shoulder and Matt works free and gets a tejaris. Matt gets a hurricanrana and a series of kicks. Matt goes to the top for a meteora for two. Roddy gets in a few blows and a surprise rollup for two. Matt gets an air raid crash for two.
They both take their time to recover. Roddy hits a leaping knee and then the big backbreaker for the pin and the win.
Winner: Roderick Strong
Main Event
Bryan Danielson and Claudio Castagnoli vs Eddie Kingston and Ortiz
Bryan and Eddie start off the match. Bryan stalls to start and Eddie lets him. After each getting on the turnbuckles for cheers (Eddie wins easily) they start circling each other. Bryan goes up for cheers again. Eddie does the same for more cheers. They finally lock up and Bryan gets a snap mare and a kick to the back. They trade kicks and Bryan goes to the top again.
Eddie gets a snap mare and gets his own kicks and chops in. Ortiz is tagged in and drops Bryan for a one count. Claudio is tagged in and he rips Ortiz’s shirt off. Claudio lays in chops and strikes. Bryan tags in and they double team Ortiz until Ortiz starts fighting them both off. Claudio stops him with a kick and they start working over Ortiz with quick tags as we go to picture in picture.
When we return to full screen, Ortiz is able to get a tejaris on Claudio and tries for the tag, but Claudio gets the giant swing. Bryan is tagged in and lays in the Yes kicks. Ortiz calls for more, and Bryan obliges him. Ortiz grabs Bryan’s leg and is able to drop Bryan.
Claudio tags in as does Eddie, and they trade chops in the middle of the ring. Eddie lays in kicks on Claudio’s leg and then Eddie lays in machine gun chops. Eddie hits an exploder suplex for two. Claudio fights out of another exploder and gets a short arm clothesline for two. Claudio slams Eddie and tags in Bryan.
Bryan comes off the top with a flying head butt for two. Claudio attacks Ortix on the apron. He then gets in the ring and he and Bryan double team Eddie. Eddie lays in chops on both and instead. Claudio whips him to the corner. Eddie then dodges a charge and Claudio goes into the ring post, but Bryan gets the surprise rollup from behind for two.
Eddie hits a DDT on Bryan. Ortiz gets back to the apron and is tagged in. He drop kicks Bryan into a Eddie suplex for two, broken up by Claudio. Claudio is knocked out of the ring and Ortiz and then Eddie dive onto him. Ortiz gets a two count on Bryan. Ortiz tries for a suplex, but Bryan reverse it into a crossface. Claudio holds Eddie back. Bryan turns it into a Labell lock and Ortixz gets to the ropes.
Claudio crotches Eddie on the bottom rope. Bryan stomps Ortiz’s head in. When Ortiz gets up, Bryan hits the psycho knee for the pin and the win.
Winners: Bryan Danielson and Claudio Castagnoli
Ortiz apologizes to Eddie as Bryan and Claudio taunt Eddie.
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