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AEW Collision is live from the Wolstein Center in Cleveland, OH. Our commentary team is Excalibur, Walker Stewart, and Tony Schiavone.
In the back, Renee Paquette is with Jon Moxley, and she asks him about having lost two in a row. He doesn’t answer her and starts taking out his frustration on the stuff in the back. He then says he is in a great deal of pain. She asks what kind of pain, and he says he can’t tell the difference anymore. Marina Shafir tells Mox the only way out is through.
Ricochet vs. Ace Austin — Clockwork Carnage Qualifying Match
Ricochet gets a kick instead of a lockup, and they run the ropes. Ace gets an arm-drag takedown and yells that he can do this all day. They run the ropes again and then go to the floor and go back and forth with leaps and kicks. Ace gets a big kick and rolls Ricochet into the ring. Ace tries to hoist Ricochet, who blocks it. They trade chops, and Ricochet shoves Ace to the floor and then dives onto him as we go to picture-in-picture.
When we return to full screen, Ricochet shoves Ace into the corner, and they fight through the ropes. Ricochet pulls Ace to the apron and then returns to the ring, and Ricochet is put on top. Ace joins him, and they fight on top. Ace gets an enzuigiri into a tejeris from the apron to the top, and Ricochet lands on his feet. Ace gets a brainbuster in the middle of the ring, and both men are down.
They throw hands. Ricochet sweeps the leg and gets a knee strike. Ace avoids a powerbomb and gets a thrust kick. They trade waistlocks, and Ricochet finally gets a German suplex for two. Ricochet goes to the top, and Ace avoids the leap and gets an elbow strike. Ace squats with Ricochet on his back and gets a modified Samoan Drop for two.
Ricochet gets a leaping headbutt as Ace is charging. Ricochet hits the Spirit Gun and follows with Vertigo for the pin and the win.
Winner and qualifying for Clockwork Carnage: Ricochet.
Renee is with Kyle Fletcher, Kevin Knight, and Don Callis, and the Young Bucks were supposed to be there, but are not. Knight and Kyle both talk about how well they work together, but they also mention the singles titles they feel they were robbed of. Don says that he knows all of the Young Bucks' secrets.
The Bucks then show up and attack Kyle and Kevin. They apologize for being late, but they will be on time Saturday night.
Nick Wayne has a celebration in the ring for beating Chris Jericho. Every time he says it, pyro goes off, and after the third time, Jericho comes to the ring. Nick makes them stop Jericho’s song. Nick says Cleveland needs a reminder of how important and legendary his victory was. He then has a highlight package with special music.
Jericho says Nick left out some parts of the match because the people on the editing team are his friends, and he made a video of his own, showing Nick got a low blow to win the match. Jericho says this makes their story one-on-one, and he challenges Nick to a match at WrestleDream. Nick agrees with one condition: if Jericho loses, he has to apologize to Nick for all of the things Jericho has said about him throughout the feud.
Jericho says he accepts because he still has some lessons to teach Nick. He then says the other reason he came to the ring was this. He then kicks Nick with a low blow.
Renee is in the back with Ciampa and Joe, and they both talk about how they will win their matches.
Persephone and Britt Baker vs. Hyan and Dani Luna
Britt Baker waves a "Terrible Towel" at everyone in Cleveland.
Everyone starts brawling, and they fight on the floor. Luna gets a blow on Persephone, but as they get into the ring, Persephone stomps down on Luna. Hyan, who is the legal woman, hits a diving crossbody on Persephone, and then hits a clothesline. Luna is tagged in and covers Persephone for two. Luna grabs an armbar, and she tags in Hyan. Persephone is grabbed by Luna, but Hyan is grabbed by Baker on the other side of the ring. When they work free, Persephone gets a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker, a dropkick, and goes to the outside when Baker gets an attack as we go to picture-in-picture.
When we return to full screen, Hyan has been the babyface in peril and is crawling to her corner. Luna and Persephone are both tagged in, and Luna gets clotheslines and a dropkick on Persephone. Luna gets a dropkick from the middle rope, sees Baker on top, and hammers her as well. Luna goes to the top and gets a superplex on Baker. She then gets a powerbomb on Persephone for two.
Persephone escapes a waistlock with a strike and hits a German suplex. Hyan gets a blind tag and gets a running knee strike and a Falcon Arrow for two. Baker breaks it up by choking Luna with the terrible towel. Luna drops Baker, and Persephone hits Luna with a clothesline.
Persephone gets an O'Connor roll for two, and Baker rolls up Baker for two. Hyan covers Baker for two. Luna is tagged in, and she hoists Baker. Persephone picks up Hyan and slams her face-first into the announcer’s desk. Baker hits a thrust kick, a ripcord, and a neckbreaker for two. Baker screams at the ref, and Persephone grabs her title belt and gets on the apron. Luna shoves Baker into Persephone and gets a rollup for the pin and the win.
Winners: Hyan and Dani Luna.
Persephone attacks her from behind, and they then attack Hyan. This brings out Queen Aminata, who runs them off.
Darby Allin (TNT Champion) vs. Hechicero — Clockwork Carnage Qualifying Match
Darby’s title is also on the line in this match.
Hechicero charges at Darby, who dodges. Darby gets a springboard arm drag, and Hechicero gets a hip toss and snaps his arm between his legs. He then gets a butterfly stretch from behind. Darby escapes, but Hechicero grabs Darby by the leg when Darby leaps and reapplies the hold. He turns it into a surfboard stretch and then rolls onto Darby and reapplies the surfboard.
Darby gets to the ropes, and Hechicero tries to pull him into the middle of the ring. Hechicero goes to work on Darby's leg now. Darby bites Hechicero’s hand and then pulls off the top of the ring post and shoves Hechicero’s arm in it and twists. Darby is on top, and Hechicero grabs him and gets an F-5 onto the apron as we go to picture-in-picture.
When we return to full screen, Hechicero rolls through Darby and tries for a rear choke, but Darby rolls back for a pin for two. Hechicero slams Darby and hits a shoulder tackle for two. Hechicero yells at Darby, gets an armbar, and snaps his fingers. Hechicero runs Darby into the corner and then hoists him. Hechicero climbs to the top, and Darby fights free. Hechicero gets a rear chinlock on Darby on top, and Darby escapes and gets a series of strikes.
Darby gets a hurricanrana from the top and then a jackknife pin for two. Hechicero gets a dragon screw leg whip and then hits a guillotine elbow from the top for two. Hechicero gets a hammerlock spin, but Darby turns it into a crucifix bomb for two. Hechicero misses a leap, and Darby gets a rollup for two. Darby goes to the top, and Hechicero catches his Coffin Drop and gator rolls him for two.
They throw hands back and forth, and Hechicero gets a rear chinlock in the ropes, and Darby gets free by going after Hechicero’s fingers. They fight to the floor with Hechicero caught in the ring apron. Darby dives into Hechicero on the floor. Darby gets a Coffin Drop from the top to Hechicero on the floor. Hechicero goes to the top again and hits a Coffin Drop when Hechicero crawls into the ring. Darby hits another Coffin Drop for the pin and the win.
Winner, still TNT Champion and qualifying for the Clockwork Carnage match: Darby Allin.
The Don Callis Family attacks Darby. Ospreay and Bailey come to the ring for the save. As Okada starts to get the upper hand, Cope comes to the ring to attack Okada. Ricochet then hits the ring and takes out Okada and Cope. Takeshita gets to the ring to get a Blue Thunder Bomb on Ricochet, and Samoa Joe hits the ring to battle Takeshita. As everyone is fighting, Darby hits a Coffin Drop onto everyone at ringside, and it becomes a Pier 6 brawl, and we are desperately out of time!
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