Results
- Konosuke Takeshita def. Anthony Bowens (AEW Unified Championship Qualifier Match) (9:13)
- Thekla, Julia Hart, Skye Blue, Megan Bayne & Penelope Ford def. Harley Cameron, Jamie Hayter, Kris Statlander, Anna Jay & Tay Melo (9:13)
- Big Bill def. Max Caster (1:52)
- Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler def. Adam Priest & Tommy Billington (17:09)
- Kazuchika Okada def. Michael Oku (AEW Unified Championship Qualifier Match) (9:17)
- Daniel Garcia & Jon Moxley def. Kyle O’Reilly & Roderick Strong (12:50)
MJF, Mark Briscoe set for ‘tables and tacks’ match at All Out
Saturday’s episode of AEW Collision, the final event from the promotion’s multi-week stretch at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, opened with Ian Riccaboni interviewing MJF in the ring. At least, that was the plan. But, once MJF got to the ring, he ordered Riccaboni to be a “nice little mic stand” and “shut up” for him.
MJF, who is scheduled to take on Mark Briscoe in a grudge match at All Out next week, said costing the Briscoe Brother an AEW Unified title shot last week on Collision was his way of returning the favor after Briscoe caused him to lose to Adam Page at Forbidden Door.
The x-factor in their All Out match is that Briscoe will be allowed to pick the stipulation of the match. MJF said he’s not worried about Briscoe being given this chance, confident that he will win no matter what the rules are.
Briscoe appeared on the titantron from backstage. He said he has had trouble landing on a stipulation for the match, as so many possibilities sounded exciting. But, he has decided: Briscoe wants to face MJF in a no disqualification “Tables N Tacks” match.
Briscoe said he never gave MJF a wedding present. “How about I give it to you right now? Turn around, dumbass.”
Briscoe’s promo ended up being pre-taped as the ROH legend himself appeared behind MJF in the ring. He poured thumbtacks onto the ring canvas and teased a J-Driller, but MJF was able to escape and retreat. MJF dodged going onto tacks… For now.
Konosuke Takeshita punches ticket to All Out
The first match of the night saw Konosuke Takeshita and Anthony Bowens face off as part of the AEW Unified Championship Eliminator tournament. For those who need a reminder: A three-way match for the Unified title will take place at All Out. To figure out who that trio of men will be in Toronto, AEW has booked three different qualifier matches, two of which took place on this week’s Collision (the third, Mascara Dorada vs. The Beast Mortos, is set for Wednesday’s Dynamite).
Takeshita came running off the ropes for a high-speed uppercut in the first minute of the match. Bowens had a solid run of moves a minute later, running Takeshita shoulder-first into a ringpost, then coming off the top rope and to the outside with a crossbody just before a commercial break.
The show returned as the match hit the five-minute mark. Bowens won a striking exchange in the middle of the ring, knocking down Takeshita with a thrust kick for a two-count. Bowens tried for a Famouser, but Takeshita countered into a Poisonrana. Bowens powered up immediately after taking the move, dropping Takeshita with a second Famouser attempt. The “Pride of Pro Wrestling” got another near fall.
Bowens scored a draping DDT off the middle rope after a crafty back-and-forth exchange in the corner from both. After both scored slams in the ring, Takeshita got knocked out of the ring by a Mollywhop forearm from Bowens.
Bowens dragged Takeshita back into the ring as fans chanted “This is awesome.”
Bowens tried for another forearm, but Takeshita reversed it into a Blue Thunder Bomb. Takeshita followed up with a running knee strike and then his Raging Fire finisher, earning the pinfall victory in nine minutes. Stellar opener, both men put in a great shift here.
Brawl breaks out following all-star tag match
AEW Women’s World Champion Toni Storm appeared on commentary for the next match, which saw Megan Bayne, Penelope Ford, Julia Hart, Skye Blue, and Thekla take on Harley Cameron, Jamie Hayter, Kris Statlander, Anna Jay, and Tay Melo. $500,000 was allegedly on the line in this bout, so $100k per wrestler (before taxes, of course).
There was tension between Hayter and Statlander in a pre-match interview, as they’re both set to face off in a four-way for the AEW women’s world title at All Out. Cameron refocused them on the $500,000 at stake in the match.
Death Riders member Wheeler Yuta appeared before the match, hopping onto the ring apron to cheer on Statlander. This appearance wasn’t appreciated by Statlander, who shouted at him to leave.
It became obvious just moments into the match that Hayter and Statlander hadn’t set their animosity aside. Statlander was set to start the match, but was immediately tagged out by Hayter.
A fast-paced sequence in the ring featuring everyone involved in the match built up to an exchange between Bayne and Hayter, one-half of the upcoming world title match. Both got taken out after hitting dual clotheslines. Thkela and Jay tagged into the match. Thekla dodged a strike from Jay by bending backwards, then scored a spear for the pinfall win in nine minutes. The finish here felt a little abrupt. Earlier exchanges in the match were fun.
A post-match brawl broke out, which Mina Shirakawa and Queen Aminata ran out to join. Storm, on commentary, shouted “My wife!” upon seeing Shirakawa. It was announced during this brawl that an eight-woman tornado “tailgate brawl” between Willow Nightingale, Mina Shirakawa, Harley Cameron, and Queen Aminata vs. The Triangle of Madness and Megan Bayne will take place on the All Out pre-show.
Storm joined the fight, getting into it with Thekla specifically. Storm stood tall as the segment came to an end, delivering a Storm Zero piledriver to Thekla in the ring before a commercial break.
Big Bill calls for All Out match against the returning Eddie Kingston
Max Caster, the “Best Wrestler Alive,” was in the ring for his open challenge for the next segment. Answering the call was Big Bill, accompanied by Bryan Keith. This match comes amid the build to a match between Bill and Eddie Kingston, who has been out of the ring for over a year.
Bill spoke to the cameras throughout this brief match, talking to Kingston. It didn’t take long for Bill to get the win, eventually delivering a Black Hole Slam to obtain a pinfall in just under two minutes.
Bill got on the mic afterwards to further call out Kingston: “At least that New York loudmouth had the balls to show up,” Bill said about Caster.
“You said send the location,” Bill said to Kingston. “How about this? Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Next Saturday at All Out.” This match would get officially announced later in the evening, confirming Kingston’s long-awaited in-ring return.
Backstage, Caster bumped into Bowens after returning from his match. This lit a fire under Bowens, who immediately attacked his former tag partner. The brawl went back into the ring. The fight was split up by Jerry Lynn, who got on the microphone and asked The Acclaimed if they had lost their minds.
Lynn said that both Caster and Bowens have floundered since moving out of the tag division. Capitalizing on this beef was Blake Christian and Lee Johnson, who appeared on stage and told Lynn he should be investing in a team like them instead of trying to reunited The Acclaimed. They then alluded to attacking Lynn to send a message.
Lynn accepted a fight against Christian and Johnson. Helping even the odds was Caster, who made it a two-on-two fight. A conflicted Bowens, standing outside the ring, eventually decided to run back in to help out Lynn and Caster. While Bowens and Caster teamed up to send the heels retreating, it became clear afterward that they both still feel iffy about working together.
Backstage, MJF approached Mistico, telling him that he couldn’t wait to win a mask versus title match at CMLL’s Anniversario card next Friday.
FTR beat Priest and Billington in rematch
In a rematch, Tommy Billington and Adam Priest took on FTR in the next bout. These teams faced off during last week’s Collision, with the former AEW tag champs prevailing in that instance.
Priest and Billington were fighting from behind throughout this match, getting small runs of offence before the much more prolific FTR would go back to taking over the match. This dynamic caused the crowd to get behind the underdogs, who had to show a lot of heart to stay in the contest.
Priest put in a single-leg Boston Crab to Wheeler, one of his first openings in the match after minutes of being isolated. The submission, however, was broken up by Harwood, who clubbed him in the chest to break up the move.
Billington was able to get a hot tag, taking out Wheeler before focusing on the legal man, Harwood. He scored a snap suplex, then knocked him off the top with a series of chops and headbutts. Priest had a flashy looking DDT onto the ring apron with Wheeler, then delivered a tope suicida onto him. Billington came off the top with a dive onto Harwood, which was meant to land, but didn’t.
Billington and Priest, who minutes prior were the underdogs, were closing in on a win. Billington went for a pin onto Harwood after dual headbutts off the top rope, but the attempt was broken up by Wheeler.
Priest and Wheeler went over the top rope and to the outside, leaving Harwood and Billington in the ring. Billington reversed a powerbomb into a Crossface, but Harwood was able to reach the ropes. Nearby, Wheeler ripped off a bottom turnbuckle pad while in a submission by Priest.
Harwood used the exposed turnbuckle, running Billington head-first into it. He scored a powerbomb and tried for a pin, but Billington was able to surprisingly reverse into a roll-up attempt. After escaping the pin, Harwood scored a double-team piledriver alongside Wheeler, securing the pinfall victory for FTR after 17 minutes. While the result here wasn’t in question, and the inevitability of it did take something away, this was an incredible showcase of Billington and Priest, who we rarely see on proper AEW TV.
It was announced during this match that Brodido will defend their AEW World Tag Team Championships in a four-way ladder match at All Out next week. The three other teams will be determined with qualifier matches on Wednesday’s show:
- Top Flight vs. Hechicero & Josh Alexander
- Kip Sabian & Killswitch vs. Mike Bailey & Kevin Knight
- Bang Bang Gang vs. The Young Bucks
Kazuchika Okada gets past Michael Oku, confirms All Out appearance
In the second AEW Unified Championship qualifier match, incumbent champ Kazuchika Okada faced off against RevPro stand-out Michael Oku.
Oku had the champ reeling early, sending him to ringside with a dropkick off the ring apron. He followed this up with a Fosbury Flop over the top and to the outside.
Oku came flying off the top rope with a move, but Okada got out of the way. Oku climbed to the top again but was dropkicked off and to the outside by Okada, causing him to take an incredibly nasty fall, landing shoulder-first on the guardrail. The brutal spot led the broadcast into a commercial break.
Okada remained in control as the show returned. Oku escaped a Rainmaker, instead wobbling Okada with a Pele Kick. After avoiding another Rainmaker, Oku landed a Superkick. Oku wasn’t able to secure a half Boston Crab, but got a two-count after a springboard moonsault.
Oku locked in the half crab upon the second attempt, but Okada was quick to break the hold by reaching the ropes. Oku came off the top rope for a move, ate a mid-air dropkick from Okada.
Okada tried again for the Rainmaker, but Oku was able to reverse into a roll-up pin attempt. He tried to do the same reversal a minute later, but Okada was wiser. Okada reversed the roll-up into a Tombstone Piledriver, then finally connected with the Rainmaker to win via pinfall in nine minutes. Really impressive showing from Oku, who would fit like a glove as a regular on the AEW roster.
Daniel Garcia earns win alongside Jon Moxley
The main event of the night saw the newly-formed alliance between Daniel Garcia and Jon Moxley in the ring for the first time. Moxley and the newest Death Riders member went up against Roderick Strong and Kyle O’Reilly of Paragon in tag action.
Paragon had a solid opening few minutes in the match, isolating Garcia in the ring. The Death Riders went after the left knee of O’Reilly early on, something he would go on to sell for the remainder of the match.
Strong got a hot tag at the eight-minute mark, taking on both Garcia and Moxley in the ring. After taking Garcia out of the ring with a gutbuster, Strong landed a Tiger Driver onto Moxley for a two-count.
Strong put Moxley onto the top rope and connected with a Superplex. He attempted to bridge the superplex into another move, but instead, Moxley locked in a guillotine choke. O’Reilly came off the top with a knee strike to break up the submission.
The crowd, who had been treated to a few great matchups on this card, once again started to chant “This is awesome.” Moxley, sporting some blood in his mouth, put a Bulldog Choke on Strong. Strong rolled the submission into a pin attempt to escape.
Paragon scored a double-team sequence of strikes, but Garcia was able to break up a pin attempt afterward. O’Reilly tagged in and then came flying off the ring apron for a stomp onto Moxley, who was sitting on a chair at ringside.
O’Reilly got distracted by Marina Shafir before getting back into the ring. That slight delay allowed Moxley to kick O’Reilly in the knee, then tag in Garcia. O’Reilly caught Garcia with an armbar, but the hold was broken up by Moxley, who landed a Curbstomp to the Paragon member. Garcia locked in a Dragontamer, forcing a tap from O’Reilly near the 13-minute mark.
An irate Matt Menard got in the face of Garcia in the post-match, but Garcia brushed him off. It was announced that Moxley will face Strong in a singles match on Wednesday. Death Riders got the last laugh as Collision went off air.
