It is Saturday and AEW Collision is live at the The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas in Las Vegas, NV. Our commentary team is Tony Schiavone and Nigel McGuinness.
We start with short promos from Ricochet, Shibata, Mark Davis, Mark Briscoe, the Undisputed Kingdom, and FTR.
Ricochet vs Katsuyori Shibata - International Title Tournament match
They lock up and Shibata kicks Ricochet’s leg out from under him. Ricochet jacks his jaws at the crowds and gets a shoulder tackle on Shibata. Shibata sits in the middle of the ring. Ricochet misses a kick and they run the ropes and Shibata misses his first two strikes, but hits the third and then gets a PK kick. Ricochet stays in the ropes and then crotches Shibata in the ropes. Ricochet gets a springboard clothesline and Shibata rolls to the floor.
Ricochet joins him and runs him into the barricade and the apron. He rolls him back in the ring and gets knee strikes into Shibata’s back. Ricochet gets a standing moonsault for two as we go to picture in picture.
When we come back to full screen, they are trading blows and Ricochet gets a leaping knee. Ricochet mocks Shibata as he lies on the mat. He sits next to Shibata and Shibata moves to be across from him and Shibata tells him to slap him. Shibata ignores him and then puts a hand on his head so that Ricochet can’t reach him. He then uses the claw to toss Ricochet into the corner. He then slaps Ricochet on the head, and gets a butterfly suplex for two.
Ricochet comes off the ropes with a Northern lights suplex, a brain buster and another suplex. Ricochet tries for a backflip kick, but Shibata grabs him into an STF. Ricochet makes it to the ropes for a break. Ricochet backs them into the corner and Shibata grabs a sleeper. Ricochet tries for a gut buster, but Shibata stands. Ricochet gets a moonsault front he ropes and then a shooting star press for two.
Shibata keeps trying for the sleeper and Ricochet keeps reversing out of it. Shibata refuses to give up grabbing it and he turns one into a backbreaker. Ricochet gets an elbow in the corner and covers with his feet on the ropes for the pin and the win.
Winner and moving on: Ricochet
In the back, Brian Cage, Lance Archer and Mark Davis beat up a bunch of people in the back before their match tonight.
Toni Storm is with Luther (who stays in the background) and she wants to collide with Megan Bayne. She cuts a Vegas themed promo with a ton of innuendo.
Powerhouse Hobbs vs The Already In The Ring Griff Garrison w/Preston Vance and Jacked Jameson
Do you remember Griff Garrison? You do? Really? Cool. He remembers how to take a spinebuster and look at the lights.
Winner: Powerhouse Hobbs
Vance and Jameson surround the ring and the Outrunners run to the ring to even the odds and get some screen time.
Lexi Nair is with Thunder Rosa and Rosa says that Megan Bayne doesn’t respect the people who work in this business. She will be beat some respect into her, but Bayen shows up and beats her up in the interview area.
Mark Davis vs Mark Briscoe - International Title Tournament match
They lock up and Davis forces them to the corner. They break and Briscoe lays in chops. Davis gets a back elbow. Briscoe gets kicks, chops, and strikes. Davis gets a big back body drop and then a slam followed by a senton. Briscoe goes to the apron and snaps Davis to the floor and dives onto him. Briscoe grabs a chair from under the ring and the ref takes it from him, allowing Davis to grab Briscoe and whip him into the barricade. Briscoe reverses a whip and Davis goes into the ring post. Briscoe sets up the chair on the apron and uses it to dive onto Davis as we go to picture in picture.
When we return to full screen, they are on top and Briscoe bites Davis and then hits a drop kick from the top as Davis falls to the mat. Both men are down and they get up at the cunt of five and throw hands. The chops and blows are brutal. Briscoe gets a clothesline off the ropes and Davis isn’t down. Briscoe hits a second and Davis stands for it. Briscoe gets a leaping forearm and then tries for a fisherman’s buster, but Davis stands his ground.
Davis gets a Dragon suplex and a running knee on Briscoe for two. Briscoe rolls to the floor and Davis follows. Briscoe fights off a power bomb and then gets a running blockbuster from the apron to the floor. Briscoe climbs the safety rail and hits a running elbow. Davis is rolled into the ring and Briscoe finally takes him down with a big clothesline. Briscoe gets a fisherman’s suplex for two.
Briscoe starts for the Jay Driller, but Davis blocks it and gets a snap pile driver and covers for two. Davis lays in blows in the corner, but Briscoe fires back and gets a Death Valley Driver. Briscoe goes to the top. Lance Archer comes to the ring and distracts the ref as Brian Cage knocks Briscoe off the top into Davis's kick and then Davis hits the Coriolis Pile Driver for the pin and the win.
Winner and moving on: Mark Davis
Lance Archer and Brian Cage vs 4 people they carried from the back
They hit the double team chokeslam on one of the four men they bring from the back for the pin and the win.
Winners: Lance Archer and Brian Cage
They keep beating them up, but Mark Briscoe comes to the ring with a chair. They attack him and Powerhouse Hobbs joins him to drive them off. They brawl out the back doors into the night.
Swerve Strickland heads to the ring with a mic and without Prince Nana. Swerve says that he did exactly what he said he would do, beat Ricochet and become the number one contender. He says he will accept another shot from Ricochet and smack him down again. He says Nana is at home and he is here to focus on the AEW World Championship. He says that next week Jon Moxley and Cope are fighting again and he was a fan of Cope all his life.
He says Cope taught him how to be dangerous. He also says that Cope is in his way and he will mow him down. About Mox, he thought they were cut from the same cloth until he said no one can carry the title but him. All he sees when he looks at Mox is desperation. In three weeks, no matter who it is, the Dynasty era continues and he will turn this place back into his house.
Mox attacks Swerve from behind and he has a crowbar. He gives Swerve a curb stomp and then takes off. Mox says respect won’t get you anywhere and everyone here is an amateur. And Cope is a dead man.
Lexi is with Thunder Rosa in the trainer’s room, and Rosa says she won’t let Megan Bayne stop her tonight.
Hologram, Top Flight (Darius and Dante Martin) vs Lee Moriarty, Carlie Bravo and Shawn Dean
Lio Rush and Action Andretti come to the stage and sit to watch the match. Lee and Hologram lock up and do quick hold/counterhold work with pin attempts. Dante and Darius get quick tags on each other as they work over Dean. They run the ropes and Dante gets a high drop-kick. Bravo tags in and gets a running boot on Dante as we go to picture in picture.
When we return to full screen, Dante has been the babyface in peril. Harleygram is watching the back as Mortos shows up to talk to her. They then cut to the Spanish announce team, who we can’t understand, but Dralistico isn’t happy about it. Dante is able to get the tag to Darius who runs wild. Bravo gets a blind tag and gets a running fist in and the Dean attacks Darius from the top. They slam Darius for one and Hologram breaks it up.
Dante takes Dean out of the ring and Hologram dives onto Moriarty and Dean. Dante tags in and they get a double team suplex and Dante covers Bravo for the pin and the win.
Winners: Hologram, Top Flight (Darius and Dante Martin)
LFI are challenged by Hologram and Komander in a video package
Thunder Rosa vs Megan Bayne
Rosa hits a quick series of drop-kicks and then lays in chops in the corner. Bayne misses a pump kick and Rosa keeps firing chops. Rosa runs into a shoulder block from Bayne, who then tosses her into the corner and chops her. Bayne runs into a back elbow and a big boot. Rosa leaps into Bayne’s arms, who rag dolls her and then hits a back suplex. Bayne kicks Rosa to the floor as we go to picture in picture.
When we return to full screen, Rosa lays in a chop and Bayne knocks her down with a single chop. Bayne yells at her to Come On, and Rosa escapes a pickup and lays in kicks. Rosa charges into the corner and Bayne lifts her up and over. Rosa goes to the top for a shotgun drop-kick. Rosa gets a dropkick with Bayne seated against the ropes. They fight on the floor and Rosa runs Bayne into the ringpost. She slams her head against the steel steps and they go to the ramp.
Rosa leaps at Bayne, who catches her. They go back to fighting on the stage, and Bayne grabs Rosa and hits an F5 on the stage. Bayne casually walks to the ring and Rosa tries to crawl to the ring. Rosa gets in the ring at 9 and Bayne hits another F5 for the pin and the win.
Winner: Megan Bayne
Bayne picks up Rosa for an Argentine backbreaker, and Toni Storm heads down for the save. Bayne is able to get the upper hand and hits Storm with an F5. Kris Statlander comes to help Rosa to the back, and Luther helps Storm to the back.
FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) w/Daniel Garcia vs Kyle O’Reilly and Roderick Strong w/Adam Cole
Cole and Garcia join commentary.
Dax and Kyle start with quick takedowns. Kyle grabs an ankle lock and Dax gets to the ropes immediately. Cash and Strong and they trade arm bars. They run the ropes and Strong gets a big kick, and then tags in Kyle. They double-team Cash and double suplex him for two. Kyle gets a series of palm strikes and tags in Strong, who lays in blows in the corner. Cash dodges a charge, but Strong gets a big knee as they start to run the ropes.; Cash slams Strong into the corner and they run the ropes again.
Cash gets a leg bar on Strong and tags in Dax who drops blows and grabs a rear chinlock. Dax and Strong trade chops. Dax stops Strong’s tag and they fight in the corner. Cash charges into the ring and is dumped to the floor The ref doesn’t see the tag to Kyle and as the ref is yelling at Kyle, FTR gets a double team attack as we go to picture in picture.
When we return to full screen, Strong has been kept in the ring with quick tags. Strong gets a big back body drop and crawls to his corner. Kyle gets the hot tag and cleans house. Kyle ends the sequence with an ankle lock and Strong keeps Dax from getting into the ring with an ankle lock. Dax is able to kick free and goes to the top. Dax gets a flying headbutt on Kyle to break up the ankle lock. Everyone is down on the mat. FTR sets for a doomsday machine and Kyle breaks it up.
Cash and Kyle fight on the top and Cash tags in Dax and they get a double team bulldog from the top for two. FTR sets for Shatter machine, and Strong breaks it up. Strong tags in and gets a series of knees and covers Dax for two. Kyle and Strong pepper Dax with kicks and chops. Cash gets in the ring and they suplex him out of the ring. Dax lays in chops, but he is cut off by the high low from Kyle and Strong.
Strong covers Dax and Kyle gets run into the pin by Cash. Dax is bleeding from his chest. All four men get to their feet and throw hands. FTR hits the Shatter Machine on Strong and Kyle breaks it up. Cash dives onto Kyle and tosses Dax into the ring for another cover and Strong gets a foot on the rope.
We are told there are five minutes remaining.
Strong tries to fight out of FTR’s corner and he and Dax keep throwing hands. Dax drops Strong. Dax puts Strong on the top and they set for the Power and Glory. Strong gets his knees up and gets a rollup for two. FTR hits a second Shatter Machine on Strong and covers for the pin and the win.
Winners: FTR
Cole and Garcia get in the ring with their team members and then go face to face. Cole holds out a hand and Garcia shakes it. Strong and Kyle offer hands and FTR walks away.
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