Posted on 2/23/125 by Bob Magee
Tonight’s AEW COLLISION was broadcast on TNT and streamed on
MAX live from the Arizona Financial Theatre in Phoenix, AZ!
Tony Schiavone, Jim Ross, and Excalibur were the broadcast
team for tonight’s event.
It’s Saturday night and you know what that means! This is
for the Sickos!
The Beast Mortos vs. Hologram!
The Beast Mortos bulldozed Hologram with a running shoulder
tackle. Hologram dropkicked Mortos, knocking Mortos back to
the barricade. Hologram hit a swan diving hurracanrana to
the outside on Mortos!
The Beast Mortos pounced Hologram with a shoulder block! The
Beast Mortos connected with a tornillo through the ropes!
The Beast Mortos gorilla press slammed Hologram from the top
rope! Hologram fired off a thrust kick and then flew out of
the ring with a torpedo tope suicida, knocking Mortos into
the barricade!
Mortos cracked Hologram with a crucifix bomb on the stage!
Hologram hit Mortos with a flipping sunset flip bomb on the
stage! The Beast Mortos planted Hologram with a Samoan Drop.
The Beast Mortos nailed Hologram with a back breaker.
Hologram used a Spanish Fly reversal. Mortos swung for the
fences with a lariat.
The fans chanted “This is awesome! This is awesome!”
Mortos was looking for a press slam off the top rope, but
Hologram countered. Hologram rolled through and pinned the
Beast Mortos!
After the match, The Beast Mortos clubbed Hologram with a
cheap shot. Komander ran down to Hologram’s aid. Hologram
and Komander used tandem offense and wiped out the Beast
Mortos with a double dropkick!
Lexy Nair was in the ring to interview Harley Camereon!
Harley Cameron: “I want to tell you a story about a little
girl from Australia who had big dreams. She loved to sing,
she loved to dance, she loved puppets, but more than
anything she loved wrestling! And every single week that
little girl would sit with her grandmother and turn on the
television and she’d say, ‘Grandma, one day I will go to
America and become a wrestler!’
“Do you know who that little girl was? That little girl was
my next door neighbor. Nevertheless I took that dream and I
ran with it! Grand Slam Australia was only the beginning,
and I will not stop until every single person knows what it
feels like to feel the wrath!”
Lexy Nair was backstage to interview Don Callis and Kyle
Fletcher!
Kyle: “You want to talk about how I was booed in Australia?
How I had a fantastic showing about how I didn’t quite get
the job done, is that it Lexi? Oh, you want an answer to
Will Ospreay’s challenge to a steel cage match?”
Don: “I want you to stop gaslighting Kyle with these
questions, Lexi. You think it’s in your best interest to get
in a cage with Kyle? He’s bigger, stronger, and faster than
you.”
Kyle: “Will, you want me in a steel cage at Revolution? I
accept!”
Queen Aminata vs. Julia Hart of the Hounds of Hell!
Queen Aminata grabbed a headlock. Queen Aminata kicked Julia
in the back and followed up with a running knee strike.
Julia Hart dished out some chops and then rammed into
Aminata with a running lariat.
Queen Aminata blasted Julia with a running boot to the face.
Julia Hart fired back with a thrust kick. Julia Hart went
for a moonsault, but Queen Aminata countered by raising her
feet into Julia’s face. Queen Aminata hurled Julia with two
German Suplexes. Julia blocked a third attempt. Julia locked
on a flying octopus hold and forced Queen Aminata to tap
out!
“Great resilience and counter wrestling by Julia Hart! She’s
really tough and smart,” said Jim Ross.
Gabe Kidd vs. The Butcher!
Kidd assaulted the Butcher in the corner. Kidd headbutted
the Butcher. Kidd and Butcher traded chops. Gabe Kidd hurled
Butcher with a side suplex. Gabe Kidd sent Butcher soaring
with another suplex, this time on the arena floor!
Butcher got back into the ring and pummeled Gabe Kidd with
stiff strikes. Gabe Kidd fired back with a comebacker
lariat. Kidd stuffed Butcher with a piledriver and pinned
Butcher! After the match, Kidd grounded and pounded Butcher.
“I think Don Callis is liking what he’s seeing here
tonight,” said Excalibur.
AEW World Trios Championship Match!
The Death Riders—Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta,
& “The Bastard” PAC (c.)
vs.
TNT Champion Daniel Garcia, Cool Hand Ang, & Daddy Magic!
Angelo Parker dropkicked Yuta. Claudio came in with a tag.
Claudio flattened Cool Hand Ang with a European Uppercut.
Claudio staggered Ang with another uppercut. Pac threw Ang
into the turnbuckles. Pac distracted the ref so Yuta could
hit Ang with a cheap shot.
Daddy Magic tagged in and hit Pac with a back elbow. Daddy
Magic followed up with a cutter for a near fall. Claudio
grabbed Menard and whipped him into the barricade.
The Death Riders triple teamed Menard and then Claudio body
slammed Menard. The Death Riders isolated Menard, Pac
putting Daddy Magic in a headlock. Pac pump kicked Daddy
Magic. Menard rallied back with a power bomb to Pac! Menard
tagged Garcia and Garcia cleaned house on the Death Riders!
Garcia put Yuta in the Dragon Tamer! Claudio came in,
grabbed Garcia, and planted him with a jack hammer! Claudio
put Garcia in the Giant Swing and then Pac dropkicked
Garcia. Cool Hang Ang superplexed Pac for a near fall. Pac
locked Ang in the Brutalizer and forced Cool Hang Ang to tap
out!
Pac wouldn’t release the hold, and the Undisputed Kingdom
stormed down to even up the odds. The Undisputed Kingdom
worked with Garcia and Menard to knock the Death Riders out
of the ring.
AEW World Champion Jon Moxley and Marina Shafir walked to
the ring. “The Rated R Superstar” Cope came down with two
steel chairs and the Death Riders retreated through the
crowd! Cope put Pac’s head on one of the steel chairs and
then hit Pac with a con-chair-to!
“Cope said he wants Mox one on one, and the first domino
falls for the Death Riders,” said Excalibur.
“I’ve never seen Moxley so overtly concerned,” added Jim
Ross.
“The Best Wrestler Alive” Open Challenge Match!
“Platinum” Max Caster vs. Brody King from The Hounds of
Hell!
Brody blasted Max with a chop. Caster hit a low dropkick to
Brody’s knees, taking him off his feet and bringing the
match to the ground. Brody back dropped Caster and followed
up with a splash in the turnbuckles. Brody smashed Caster
with a running cannonball and pinned Caster!
“He doesn’t work by the hour,” said Jim Ross.
“Max Caster is now 0-3 in the open challenges,” replied
Excalibur.
The Murder Machines—Brian Cage & Lance Archer vs. local
wrestlers!
Before the match even began, the Murder Machines carried
their downed opponents to the ring over their shoulders! The
Murder Machines completely decimated their opponents. Archer
hit the Black Out. They ended things with the choke slam
power bomb combination and Archer picked up the pin!
Cage: “Hurt Syndicate! You like to hurt people, huh? Well I
hope you liked watching that because that’s exactly what the
Murder Machines are going to do to you!”
Archer: “We’re just getting starting because in the end,
everybody dies!”
AEW World Tag Team Champions The Hurt Syndicate—Shelton
Benjamin and Bobby Lashley—walked onto the ramp with MVP!
MVP: “Pardon me, perhaps my shades are obstructing my
vision. But I don’t see any championship gold around your
waist. So who are you to call us out? Yes, we saw what you
did. Lance, you did the same thing you’ve been doing for
years, beating up a couple of inexperienced locals. And you
think that’s going to make an impression on us? You need to
take us more seriously. We are the champions therefore we
dictate the time and the place. But instead of setting these
dangerous individuals loose on you right now…how about next
week you beat a real tag team and then we can talk AEW World
Tag Team Championship business.”
Footage aired of Rush from two weeks ago from Collision.
Tony Schiavone announced that Rush was indefinitely
suspended for assaulting an AEW official!
ROH World Championship Match!
“The Nueve” Chris Jericho (c.) vs. Bandido!
Jericho poked Bandido in the eye and hit a shoulder tackle.
Bandido rallied back with a running lariat. Bandido flew
over the top rope, crash landing onto Jericho! Jericho
countered a springboard with a Code Breaker for a near fall!
Jericho battered Bandido with repeated lariats in the
corner. Jericho launched Bandido with a top rope
hurracanrana! Jericho and Bandido exchanged chops on the
apron. Bandido wiped out Jericho with a hurracanrana off the
apron!
Bandido connected with a tornillo to the champion. Jericho
planted Bandido with a Death Valley Driver. Bandido and
Jericho knocked one another down, both scoring with right
hands!
“Fans are loving this one,” said Tony Schiavone.
Jericho caught Bandido’s leg, anticipating a knee strike,
and countered with the Walls. Bandido reached the bottom
rope, forcing the ref to break the submission hold. Bandido
press slammed Jericho with one hand! Bandido followed up
with a frog splash for a near fall!
Bandido brought Jericho down with a sunset bomb. Jericho
retaliated with a lionsault for a near fall. Bandido cradled
Jericho but Jericho kicked out at the two-count. Jericho
took down Bandido with the Highspot head scissors. Jericho
climbed to the top turnbuckle, but Bandido met him up there.
Bandido picked up Jericho and flipped Jericho with a reverse
slam! Bandido went for the 21 Plex but Jericho rolled
forward, holding onto Bandido, and earning a hard fought
victory!
“Jericho was not going to be pinned by Bandido with the same
move twice in the course of one week,” said Excalibur.
Special Programming Note: Catch AEW DYNAMITE live coast-to-
coast on TBS and streaming on MAX next Wednesday at 8e/5p
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