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It’s Saturday and AEW Collision was recorded Thursday night in Chicago, IL, as part of the residency at Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom.
Our commentary team is Tony Schiavone, Nigel McGuinness, and Colt Cabana.
Tony Schiavone starts the show in the ring and brings out Dustin Rhodes to talk about winning the TNT Title. Dustin says he wishes his dad was here with him. He gives the origin of using the phrase “keep steppin’.” He keeps going back to the phrase as he talks about his past.
As he finishes up, we get the Chord of Doom and Don Callis comes to the ring with Kyle Fletcher. Fletcher takes the mic and says that Dustin’s story is a load of crap. He was supposed to be the champion. He says he will not rest until he has taken everything from him.
Dustin says that Fletcher is impressive and he has tons of respect for him, and he says he fell short in the past to win the TNT Title. All Fletcher does is complain and give excuses. He wrestled three matches when Fletcher only worked once. Dustin says, “I pulled it off and you didn’t.”
Don calms Fletcher down and then says Dustin is a great man and he has known him since 1997. He says that despite all of the things that Dustin has overcome, he is still chasing the high of the TNT Title—and when Fletcher beats him, he holds a place in the Don Callis Family for Dustin. He says being a member of the Callis Family is better than being a third wheel in the Dysfunctional Rhodes Family.
Dustin goes after Callis and Fletcher steps in. Callis is able to pull Fletcher out of the ring.
We then get a video to hype the Conglomeration.
Ricochet vs. AR Fox
Ricochet goes into the crowd and then back into the ring when Fox follows him. Ricochet is able to get an arm drag. Fox returns with a double leg pickup and pounds Ricochet, who slides out of the ring when he gets away. Fox dives onto him. The Gates of Agony come down to the ring and Fox sweeps the legs as Ricochet gets back into the ring and flips over the top into a double stomp. He then hits a suplex on Ricochet for two.
Fox gets only two in the corner before Ricochet reverses it. Fox re-reverses it and then whips Ricochet into the corner for a clothesline. As the ref is distracted by Ricochet, Toa Liona slams Fox on the apron as we go to picture-in-picture.
When we return to full screen, Ricochet and Fox fight on the ropes. Fox gets a series of hammer-and-anvil elbows in the ropes. Ricochet gets a shoulder block and Fox avoids the senton and then dives onto Ricochet on the floor. He rolls Ricochet into the ring, clotheslines him in the corner, and then gets a double stomp after skinning the cat. Fox goes to the top for a senton dive for two.
Ricochet gets a roll-up with a handful of tights for two. They then trade a series of back-and-forth two counts. Fox goes for a backslide, but Ricochet picks him up for a Death Valley Driver for two.
Ricochet sets for the Spirit Gun and misses. Fox gets a big kick, and then a leaping piledriver flip in the corner for two. Impressive move that I haven’t seen before. Bishop Kaun distracts the ref as Ricochet and Fox go to the top. Fox shoves him off and gets a kick as Fox leaps back up. Fox misses a 450 splash and Ricochet hits a Spirit Gun to the back of Fox's head for the pin and the win.
Winner: Ricochet
We get a video package for Adam Page’s story on Dynamite Wednesday.
The Death Riders attack Colt Cabana at the announcers’ table and beat him bloody. They drag him into the ring and choke him out with a chain, then hang him over the top rope. The Death Riders leave through the crowd as help finally makes it to the ring.
Lexi Nair is in the back with Kris Statlander, and Kris is talking about how in her matches, she fights back against Willow. The Death Riders walk back and Wheeler Yuta says it was a tough week, but champions bounce back.
Megan Bayne vs. Tay Melo – Everyone Banned from Ringside
Bayne picks up Tay and runs her to the corner, hitting a series of shoulder thrusts. Tay is able to reverse it and lay in a series of blows. Bayne clotheslines Tay down and hits a scoop slam. Bayne misses a clothesline and Tay grabs her arm and brings her down with an armbar. Bayne fights out of it and Tay holds on for a triangle choke. Bayne picks her up and slams Tay to free herself.
Tay goes to the top and uses a head scissors to pull Bayne over the top to the floor. She hits a PK from the apron and leaps on Bayne, who catches her and hits a fallaway slam as we go to picture-in-picture.
When we return to full screen, Tay gets a jawbreaker and then a series of forearms. Tay gets pump kicks in the corner and Bayne finally drops on the third. Tay stomps Bayne in the head and Bayne pops back up. Tay gets a German suplex and tries for a pump kick, but Bayne catches it and tosses Tay. Tay is able to grab a guillotine choke and Bayne reverses it into a Falcon Arrow for two.
Tay escapes out the back of a pickup and gets a running knee strike. Tay gets a destroyer and covers for two. Tay goes for the Tay-KO and Bayne reverses it into a slam. She hits a clothesline and gets a running Liger Bomb for the pin and the win.
Winner: Megan Bayne
Alex Windsor vs. Taya Valkyrie (w/ Johnny TV and MxM Collective)
This is Alex’s debut, so, sorry Taya.
They lock up and Taya takes Alex down and lays in stomps. Taya whips her across the ring and follows in with clotheslines. Taya hits running knees and covers for two. Alex gets a pair of armdrags and then a dropkick for one. Alex lays in blows in the corner and then hits a neckbreaker in the corner for two. Alex gets a sharpshooter, but Taya pulls the hair to free herself.
Taya tries for a figure-four, but Alex gets to the ropes. Alex hits a spinning slam for two. Alex lands a discus lariat for another near fall. She then lands a headbutt and grabs the sharpshooter again, and this time Taya has to tap out.
Winner: Alex Windsor
Athena interrupts and tells Alex that she got beat like all the rest and it’s her time now. Athena says it is now Athena Elite Wrestling and mocks the fans' love for Toni Storm.
Toni interrupts her and tells her to get down from there since she is the only balcony bitch in the country. She tells Athena to fight her right now. Athena says if Toni gets on her knees, she may sign the contract. Toni tells her to come to the ring and fight. Athena says Billie Starkz will beat her down on Dynamite and she may cash in her contract. They trade barbs and Storm charges to the balcony.
Lexi is with Anthony Bowens and he is upset that he and Billy Gunn are not on the same page. They argue about how Gunn isn’t by Bowens’ side. Gunn says that next week, he has a match that will put Bowens back on track.
Bill Bill and Bryan Keith vs. Action Andretti and Lio Rush vs. Toa Liona and Bishop Kaun vs. Austin and Colton Gunn – $200,000 Prize to the Winners
Lio and Austin start off, and Lio gets a quick roll-up. Austin lands a series of strikes as Andretti gets a blind tag. They double-team Austin, and he finally tags Colton, who hits a diving double clothesline. Kaun tags in and grabs a quick roll-up. He drags Colton to his corner and he and Liona work him over with quick tags.
Keith tags himself in and Austin also tags in. Keith lands a series of kicks, but Colton gets a blind tag and the Gunns double-team Keith. Keith tags in Bill and the crowd cheers. They run the ropes and everyone thinks they’re tagged—resulting in an all-out brawl as we go to picture-in-picture.
When we return to full screen, Action is keeping Colton from tagging out and Lio is kicking anyone who comes close to a tag—until he gets to Bill, who gets the tag and cleans house. Everyone is tossed until Bill hits a spinning side slam on Lio, but as he reaches up, Colton tags in and Bill drops him with a right cross as Colton leaps.
Bill goes to the floor and takes out anyone still standing. Liona takes out Bill with a pounce. The Gates of Agony hit a double slam on Action for the pin and the win.
Winners: Bishop Kaun and Toa Liona
We get a video about the end of The Patriarchy and Adam Copeland telling Christian Cage to go find himself.
Max Caster “Best Wrestler Alive” Open Challenge
He tries to lead a chant, mocks the local sports team, and puts five minutes on the clock.
Max Caster vs. Kyle O’Reilly (w/ Roderick Strong)
After Kyle lands a series of strikes, Max grabs a mic and says Kyle can’t survive. Kyle chases him and Max tells Kyle to stop—then Strong trips Max. Kyle slams Max repeatedly into the steel steps. Max scrambles into the ring and tries to attack with his plaque, but Kyle stops him. Max goes for the eyes. He tries for a sunset flip, but Kyle grabs the Jujigatame and Max taps out with 2:42 remaining.
Winner: Kyle O’Reilly
In the back, Juice Robinson says that since Ricochet interfered in the last match, it cost the Bang Bang Gang $200,000. Big Bill shows up and says Juice stuck his nose in HIS business. They have a pull-apart brawl.
Rush (w/ Mortos and Dralistico) vs. Katsuyori Shibata
They go face to face and then back away—neither man intimidated. They charge at each other and throw hands. Shibata finally beats Rush back to the corner. They reset in the middle and Rush chops Shibata to the floor. Rush follows and beats him down on the outside, then runs him into the barricade. Shibata is rolled into the ring, but kicks Rush off the apron.
Shibata then runs Rush into all four barricades as we go to picture-in-picture.
When we return to full screen, both men are throwing chops in the corner back and forth. Rush starts for the Bull’s Horns, but Shibata charges in and hits a dropkick. Shibata lands a suplex for two. Rush hits two suplexes, then Shibata fires back with one of his own. They trade suplexes back and forth—Shibata hits the final one and covers for one.
They then trade German suplexes. Rush gets a headbutt, and Shibata grabs a sleeper hold. Dralistico and Mortos try to interfere, but Shibata fights them off. He gets a back trip and a snap mare, but Rush gets up and drops him with a blow. Rush stomps Shibata down in the corner and then hits the Bull’s Horns for the pin and the win.
Winner: Rush
They attack after the match and take the Trios belt, but Powerhouse Hobbs comes to the ring with a chair to drive them off.
Rocky Romero, Josh Alexander, Lance Archer & Hechicero (w/ Don Callis) vs. Kevin Knight, Speedball Mike Bailey, Mascara Dorada & Bandido
Bandido and Hechicero go at each other immediately.
They grab for each other’s masks and go back and forth. Bandido lands a series of kicks and tags in Mascara, who takes down Hechicero with a tijeras.
Archer tags in and tosses Mascara across the ring by his head.
Josh tags in and he and Rocky try to double-team, but Mascara fights them off and tags in Knight.
The tag team siren goes off and everyone brawls in and around the ring.
The Callis Family is dived onto and the fight spills to the floor.
Speedball and Josh are in the ring—Josh lands a backbreaker followed by a flatliner for two as we go to picture-in-picture.
When we return to full screen, Speedball has been the babyface in peril.
Speedball gets the hot tag to Bandido, who runs wild.
Josh cuts him off, and Hechicero tags in to stomp Bandido down.
Bandido turns a running slam from Hechicero into a destroyer.
Archer and Mascara tag in. Mascara hits a few leg-based attacks and a roll-up for two.
Everyone breaks it up and brawling continues all around the ring.
Rocky tags in and is slammed onto Mascara for two, broken up by Knight.
Hechicero tags in and takes out Knight.
Everyone hits a finisher on the last person in the ring.
Archer slams Speedball onto Bandido.
Archer is sent to the floor by a dropkick from Knight.
Knight hits a springboard moonsault onto Archer on the floor.
More brawling in and out of the ring.
Mascara hits a shooting star press onto Rocky for the pin and the win.
Winners: Kevin Knight, Speedball Mike Bailey, Mascara Dorada & Bandido
And we are desperately out of time!
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