AEW Collision Results: Copeland Speaks, Thekla vs. Windsor, Bucks vs. Rascalz

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April 16, 2026
Angel of the Winds Arena – Everett, WA

By: John Kleinchester

AEW Collision Spring Break Thru Results

  • Young Bucks over The Rascalz via Meltzer Driver in 13:38
  • Trio Championship Eliminator: The Conglomeration over Lethal Twist via Ankle Lock in 12:21
  • Kris Statlander & Hikaru Shida over Big Anne & Danika Della Rouge via Thursday Night Fever in 2:32
  • Continental Championship Eliminator: Jon Moxley over Nick Wayne via Death Rider in 15:02
  • Pac over Lio Rush via Brutalizer in 10:59
  • Místico, & Máscara Dorada over Ricky Gibson, KC Riff & Cole Rivera via Gonzo Bomb in 1:26
  • AEW Women’s Championship: Thekla over Alex Windsor via Stomp in 12:13

 

The Cope is Real

AEW Collision from Everett kicked off with Adam Copeland (complete with a crazy-looking black eye) cutting an in-ring promo after he and Christian Cage failed to capture the AEW tag team titles this past weekend at Dynasty. Copeland said that Cage was not there as he was getting an MRI to see if his arm was broken. He noted that FTR said on Dynamite that they would not get another title shot, and Copeland said he had an idea that he would reveal later. Copeland said they weren’t done with FTR and would end it. This brought out FTR, and Copeland was jumped from behind by Trent Beretta and Rocky Romero. The four beat down Copeland, and The Young Bucks made the save.

National Champion Jack Perry cut a backstage promo challenging Don Callis to pick his favorite “goon” to face for the title next week on Dynamite from Portland.

Young Bucks vs. The Rascalz

With the Bucks already in the ring, the first match of the evening was them taking on the Rascalz. This was Myron Reed and Zachary Wentz with Dezmond Xavier in their corner, having lost to Tommaso Ciampa on Dynamite the night prior. The Rascalz seemed to have the Young Bucks’ number early in the match, hitting them with high spots after high spots and answering Matt & Nick’s offensive attempts. After a commercial break, Nick made the hot tag to Matt and took it to Dez and Myron, bringing the crowd to its feet. Myron Reed then hit an insane move that he calls the Burnout, essentially a diving cutter to the outside. 

After a bunch of big spots back and forth, the Bucks hit the Meltzer Driver and got the pinfall. After the match, David Finlay and Clark Connors attacked the Bucks and the Rascalz, leaving them all lying. Finlay got on the mic and said they might be one man down, but their mission stays the same: “We want bodies, and we want gold.” 

A Divine Dominion Vignette aired, highlighting their dominance. 

Trios Eliminator Match

Next up was The Conglomeration’s Kyle O’Reilly, Roderick Strong, and Orange Cassidy taking on Lethal Twist (Jay Lethal, Blake Christian, and Lee Johnson). Early in the match, Cassidy squared off with Christian and put Christian’s hands into his pockets after a fun exchange.

Jay Lethal then took one of the Trios titles and hit O’Reilly in the knee behind the referee’s back. After an ad break, Cassidy made a “lukewarm tag” to Roderick Strong, who cleaned house, using Cassidy’s body to do so. Christian and Cassidy then exchanged apathetic blows, eventually leading to all six men going at it in the ring. The finish saw O’Reilly trap Johnson in an Ankle Lock as Strong and Cassidy fended off his partners, leading to the tapout. 

Hook was approached backstage by Anthony Bowens, who asked if he was in The Opps. Hook said he would tell him next week because he’s the boss and what he says goes. For some reason, Hook kept talking to Shibata behind the camera about a coffee shop unlike anything he’d ever seen. 

Stalander & Shida “In Action”

The next match saw Kris Statlander team up with Hikaru Shida again to take on Big Anne and Danika Della Rouge. Shida had the match won, but instead of hitting the Katana, she tagged Stat in so she could finish things off with Thursday Night Fever. 

Continental Championship Eliminator

Next was the return of Nick Wayne to take on Jon Moxley in a Continental Championship Eliminator match. This was another example of a unique heel/face dynamic in AEW, as Nick Wayne seemed to be continuing his heel character, even though Moxley was a heel as well. Wayne cockily taunted Moxley until finally Mox shook his hand and pulled him in for a piledriver.

After a commercial, Moxley was dominating Wayne, who was screaming in pain. It was announced that ten minutes had passed and only ten more remained as Wayne attempted to mount a comeback. Wayne then hit a moonsault onto Moxley on the outside, seemingly nailing Mox in the back of the head with his knee. The match went on, and Nick Wayne managed to bust Mox open hardway right next to his right eye. Five minutes were left when Mox hit the Death Rider from out of nowhere, picking up the win. 15:02 was on my stopwatch, but the broadcast seemed to have about 20 extra seconds.

Don Callis and Kazuchika Okada were asked backstage if Takeshita would get his title match against Okada at Double or Nothing. Callis said there would be no match, but Okada said he wanted it because he knew he could beat him. 

Pac vs. Lio Rush

Next up, Pac took on Lio Rush, who was announced as “Blackheart” Lio Rush. Rush started the match talking to himself in the corner, telling himself that he had to dig deep as Pac looked on, confused. Pac finally hit Rush with a kick, and Rush immediately sprang up and scared Pac. Excalibur exclaimed, “If we saw Xenomorphs pop through his belly right now, I wouldn’t be surprised”. Rush then jumped Daniel Garcia at ringside and started choking him before Pac made the save. Pac hit Rush with a Tombstone Piledriver on the outside as the show went to break.

Upon return, Pac set up for the Black Arrow, but Lio jumped up and started screeching, stopping Pac in his tracks. Garcia jumped on the apron and tried to throw water at Rush while the crowd chanted “eat his face”. Pac then applied the Brutalizer, and Rush smiled as he passed out. 

A Bandido vignette aired with all footage from a previous vignette.

Brody King, Místico, & Máscara Dorada vs. Ricky Gibson, KC Riff & Cole Rivera

The next match saw an interesting team of Brody King, Mistico, and Mascara Dorada taking on three jobbers. The crowd chanted “fuck ICE” as the match began with KC Riff attempting to jump Brody, and he got a beatdown for his efforts. Brody hit the Gonzo Bomb, and the match was over in less than ninety seconds. 

Kris Statlander and Hikaru Shida were backstage when Mina Shirakawa entered and asked to speak with Shida. Mina said she didn’t trust Shida and suggested she might be involved in the attack on Toni Storm. The two started arguing, and Statlander broke it up.  

AEW Women’s World Championship

The main event of the night saw Thekla defending her AEW Women’s World Championship against Alex Windsor. Thekla and Windsor went back and forth in the early goings until Thekla hit the “Leaping Spider” dive onto Windsor on the floor as the show went to an ad break. Afterward, Thekla had full control of things before Windsor mounted a comeback, garnering a number of near falls. The two then began to hit each other as hard as they could, with Thekla ultimately collapsing after a headbutt. Thekla then brandished her brass knuckles from out of nowhere and nailed Windsor with a punch behind the referee’s back. Thekla followed that up with a stomp for the win. 

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