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AEW COLLISION REPORT

It is Saturday and AEW Collision is live at the Brookshire Grocery Arena in Bossier City, LA.  Our commentary team is Tony Schiavone, Kevin Kelly, and Nigel McGuinness.

I am pretty sure I am one of the very few watching Collision during the Royal Rumble, but this is why they are having a big Cage Match tonight as the main event on Collision. 

Claudio Castagnoli and Jon Moxley vs Shane Taylor and Lee Moriarty

They start by brawling all around the ring. Mox and Taylor go to the ring as they stop brawling, and Taylor just throws punches at Mox, knocking him down and then into the corners. Taylor misses a charge and Mox is able to get a tag to Claudio. To go right to throwing hands and Claudio’s uppercuts beat him down, and a lariat drops Taylor. Moriarty gets into the ring and locks on an octopus hold, and Claudio takes a knee from Taylor. Mox chases Moriarty out of the ring and as they brawl, Taylor attacks Mox from behind. 

Claudio joins and he and Taylor brawl.  Tony Schiavone calls referee Rick Knox a laissez faire referee as everyone brawls around the ring.

Moriarty and Claudio go to the ring and Moriarty grabs an arm bar. Claudio punches his way free, but Taylor tags in, slamming Claudio and following with a leg drop for two. Claudio is able to get a vertical suplex (no stalling) and then tags in Mox. Taylor tags Moriarty and they run ropes. Moriarty tries for a sunset flip, but Mox turns it into a suplex and then gets in ten blows and a bite in the corner. 

Mox kicks Taylor off the apron and that allows Moriarty to get in an attack and sets up for a drop kick from the second rope. Claudio knocks Mox out of the way and catches Moriarty for a big swing. After letting go of Moriarty, Taylor gets in the ring and they throw hands. Claudio finally clotheslines Taylor out of the ring. Moriarty knocks Claudio out of the ring. Mox locks on a rear naked choke, and Moriarty flips over Mox for a two count. 

Taylor is tagged in and Claudio gets behind Taylor and sets him up for the Mox clothesline. Claudio stomps his head in and Mox grabs the rear naked choke, and Taylor goes out.

Winners:  Claudio Castagnoli and Jon Moxley

Really great brawl from all four men. 

In the back, Lexi Nair is with Komander, Roderick Strong and The Kingdom. Roddy said the only way Komander can beat Orange Cassidy is with their help, and Komander shakes Roddy’s hand.  The announcers say that Komander had no idea what Roddy was talking about.

Orange Cassidy (AEW International Champion) vs Komander

Cassidy starts to do pockets, but Komander grabs his hand, they shake hands and hug to start. They quickly move to mat wrestling with a quick series of two counts. Cassidy rolls to the floor to regroup. Cassidy rolls back in and they work a quick series of back and forth standing holds. They run the ropes and again come to a stalemate. Cassidy gets the spinning head scissors and Komander goes out of the ring. Komander gets back in the ring when Cassidy tries for a dive. They go back and forth with bigger moves. 

The crowd starts to boo as Roddy and The Kingdom show up with chairs to watch at ringside. They go to picture in picture, and when they return to full screen, Cassidy and Komander trade chops and kicks. Cassidy starts with soft kicks in the corner that become brutal stomps. Komander gets a Destroyer off the second rope followed by a lung blower for two. 

Komander goes to the top and hits a frog splash for two. Komander puts Cassidy into a pile driver position and Cassidy reverses it for two. Cassiy then gets a beach break for two. Cassidy goes to the top and Komander meets him there. Cassidy shoves him off, and Cassidy walks the second rope. Komander hits a hurricanrana from a springboard from the top for two.

Komander goes to the top and Roddy distracts the ref. Koamnder walks the ropes and flips on toThe Kingdom on the floor.  Komander gets back in the ring and gets nailed by the Orange Punch as Cassidy covers for the pin and the win.

Winners and still AEW International Champion: Orange Cassidy

Roddy is in the ring and he has grabbed the title. He drops it in front of Cassidy and leaves. 

We see backstage that Daniel Garcia is bloodied and on the ground as Matt Menard calls for help. 

We get a taped promo from Toni Storm about how mad she is that Dionna Purrazoo attacked her butler.  Mariah May asks Toni if she will watch her match on Collision. Toni says she’s not allowed in Bossier City, LA and wishes her well. 

Mariah May vs Lady Frost

They start by shoving each other and Frost then starts throwing hands. May works over Frost in the corner, and Frost is able to get a back kick and a neck breaker for two. May is able to grab Frost and drop her by pulling the hair and then hitting a shotgun drop kick as we go to picture in picture.

When we return to full screen, May gets a German suplex and Frost does the same and both women are down. They crawl toward each other and when they get to their feet, they lay in chops. Frost gets the Chiller Driller for two. May goes to the apron and gets a guillotine on Frost on the top rope. May gets a shotgun drop kick from the top. 

May misses a charge in the corner and Frost hits a kick and then a handspring into a cannonball. Frost goes to the top, but May meets her there and is shoved off. Lady Frost gets the chants, but May is able to grab Frost for the May Day, the pin, and the win.

Winner: Mariah May

We then get a promo from Swerve Stickland and he is going to have Adam Page face Toa Leona. 

Page is next and says there’s nothing that says he has to let Swerve know who his opponent is.

Eddie Kingston (Continental Crown Champion) vs Willie Mack

Mack gets a running brain buster for two to start the match. Mack gets running attacks in the corner and then a cannonball in the corner. Mack then hits a standing moonsault for two. Eddie is able to get a snap mare and then a series of kicks to Mack’s back. Exddie hits a series of backfists and they run the ropes. Mack gets a flying leg lariat. Mack tries for a senton and lands on his head as well as Eddie. 

Mack goes for another cannonball, and Eddie dodges it and hits an exploder for two. Eddie tries for a side suplex, and Mack fights out of it and hits a power bomb for two. They struggle to get up and then fire forearms and chops at each other. Mack hits a stunner and goes to the top. Mack goes to the top for a frog splash, but Eddie gets his knees up.  Eddie hits the spinning back fist for the pin and the win.

Winner and still Continental Crown Champion: Eddie Kingston

As Kingston is going up the ramp, Bryan Danielson makes his entrance. Eddie stares daggers at Bryan and Bryan ignores him. Eddie joins commentary. 

Bryan Danielson vs Yuji Nagata

It’s Bryan facing a Japanese star…so does this mean he’s going to get injured again? I KID, I KID, except that’s how Bryan has gotten his last two injuries.

They lock up collar and elbow and move to arm bars. Bryan gets an arm drag to escape.  They take a pause to drink in the cheers and then Nagata is able to take control in the corner. Bryan reverses and gets in kicks and then a suplex for two. Bryan tries for an arm bar, but Nagata gets to the ropes. They lock up with a greco roman knuckle lock and struggle for control. Nagata is able to force Bryan down. Bryan is able to get to his feet and Nagata forces him to the corner. Nagata keeps his arm and snaps it over his shoulder as we go to picture in picture.

When they return to full screen, Nagata has been working over Bryan’s arm. Bryan drop kicks Nagata’s lower leg. Bryan gets in a series of strikes and attacks in the corner and then wraps Nagata’s leg around the rope for four. Bryan hits a psycho knee and then kicks Nagata’s knee. Bryan wraps Nagata’s knee against the ringpost. Nagata kicks Bryan away and Bryan goes to the top for a shotgun drop kick for two. 

Bryan gets the hammer and anvil elbows, but Nagata hits an exploder. They then trade blows and Nagata grabs a face lock submission. Bryan reverses it to a heel hook. Nagata face washes Bryan to escape. They trade blows again and Nagata gets a knee to the midsection and then a boot in the corner. He puts Bryan on top and meets him there. Bryan tries to break free with head butts, but they don’t work. Nagata gets a series of uppercuts followed by an avalanche exploder from the top. 

Nagata grabs an arm bar and Bryan is able to get to the ropes. Nagata keeps trying for back drops and Bryan keeps blocking it. Bryan gets a dragon screw. They trade kicks and Bryan hits a pair of kicks to the head and gets the psycho knee for the pin and the win.

Winner: Bryan Danielson

Bryan and Nagata shake hands. As he walks by, Bryan flips the bird at Eddie.

Lexi is with FTR and they say they are waiting on word if Daniel Garcia can wrestle tonight. Mark Briscoe shows up and offers to take his place. FTR says they will wait for Garcia to decide.

Brian Cage is with Renee Paquette and mocks Hook.  He says he was the main man in Team Taz, and the first FTW champion. Hook shows up and says any time he wants a match, he’s got it. 

Serena Deeb vs the Already in the Ring Robyn Renegade

Deeb gives a headband to a little girl in the front row, and she’s back as a babyface to start with.

Deeb and Renegade start with quick mat wrestling, and Renegade has to go to the ropes for a break. They trade full nelsons. Deeb hits a running clothesline and then they fight in the corner with Deeb in control. Deeb hits a spinning neckbreaker and then the Detox. Deeb slams Renegade's knee into the mat and then the Serenity Lock for the tap out victory.

Winner: Serena Deeb

Deeb grabs a mic and asks the crowd if they missed her. They cheer. She says she is glad to be back and she is back to elevate the women’s division. She’s back to put the wrestling back into All Elite Wrestling. And she’s back to be champion. She says this isn’t what she does, it’s who she is and the Professor is back.

We then get a video promo for four CMLL wrestlers coming to Collision next week.

It’s time for the main event:

FTR (Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood) and Mark Briscoe vs House of Black (Malakai Black, Buddy Matthews, and Brody King) in a steel cage elimination match

The House of Black beats down Mark and tosses him off the stage. FTR and House of Black brawl to the ring and all around the cage. Garcia comes from the back, his head wrapped with a chair and the brawling continues. Dax and Garcia are thrown in the cage and the door is shut.

Cash gets in the ring by climbing to the top of the cage and dropping onto everyone as we go to picture in picture. When they return to full screen, House of Black has taken over and are dominating the fight. Dax and Black fight in the middle of the ring and after Dax gets a spinebuster, and it then goes to Cash and Brody, followed by Garcia and Buddy. Garcia is launched into a punch from Brody. House of Black starts climbing and FTR and Garcia pulls them down and start beating them down. 

House of Black members get thrown head first into the cage and then they stand tall. They call for the door to be opened and Garcia says they need to beat down House of Black more. Black takes a Shatter Machine and Brody clotheslines FTR down. Brody is slammed into the cage repeatedly Cash curb stomps Buddy.

Black gets hit with a sheer drop brainbuster by Dax. Brody and Dax trade chops while starting to climb the cage. Dax suplexes Brody from the cage. Dax gets out of the cage and Brody spears the cage, knocking Dax to the floor and Brody falls down the steel stps as we go to picture in picture.

When we return to full screen, the last four men are fighting on the top of the turnbuckles and Garcia gets a suplex on Black and Cash leaps onto him. Buddy hits a meteora and all four men are down. Buddy and Garcia fight on the top of the turnbuckles again and Buddy tries to climb to the top. He gets to the top of the cage and goes over the top. Cash follows him and they race to the floor, fighting all the way. Cash falls through a table set up at ringside. Buddy stays on the cage and then climbs back up. Garcia slams Black into Buddy and knocks him off the cage into a table. 

It’s Garcia and Black left in the cage, and Black pulls Garcia off the cage. Garcia gets an ankle lock and Black escapes by rolling through. Black gets a pair of kicks and Garcia gets a running clothesline and both men are down. Garcia starts to climb the cage and Julia Hart meets him on the other side and sprays the black mist at him. Black goes to the door and Garc9ia has a chair and yells at Black to finish him. 

Black kicks the chair out of Garcia’s hands. Black misses the roundhouse kick and Garcia hits a pile driver on the chair. Garcial, who can’t see, starts climbing the cage as Black crawls to the door. Briscoe slams the door into Black’s head and Garcia makes it to the floor for the win.

Winners:  FTR and Daniel Garcia

 

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