Posted on 3/23/125 by Bob Magee
CONTAINS SPOILERS
Tonight’s AEW COLLISION: Slam Dunk Saturday was broadcast on
TNT and streamed on MAX live from the Liberty First Credit
Union Arena in Omaha, NE!
Tony Schiavone and Nigel McGuinness were the broadcast team
for tonight’s event.
It’s Saturday night and you know what that means! This is
for the Sickos!
TNT Championship Match!
Daniel Garcia (c.) vs. The Undisputed Kingdom’s Adam Cole!
Everyone was banned from ringside, guaranteeing no outside
interference during the match!
“Daddy Magic” Matt Menard joined the broadcast booth for
this match.
“Big fight feel in the arena tonight,” said Nigel.
Garcia and Cole exchanged wrist locks early on in a feeling
out process. Cole hit a shoulder tackle. Garcia came back
with a side headlock takeover. Garcia cracked Cole with a
thunderous chop, followed by a John Woo dropkick.
Cole shoved Garcia off the turnbuckles, over the top rope
and tumbling to the arena floor. Cole whipped Garcia into
the steel ring steps, punishing the champion’s knees. Cole
lowered the boom with a knee strike for a near fall. Cole
blasted Garcia with a backstabber.
Both men slugged it out on their feet. Cole pump kicked
Garcia, but Garcia snapped off a swinging neck breaker.
Garcia draped Cole over the ropes and nailed him with
another swinging neck breaker.
“A little something new from Garcia, showing his
versatility,” said Daddy Magic.
Cole rallied back with a neck breaker of his own, dropping
Garcia across Cole’s knee. Garcia stopped a Panama Sunrise
attempt. Fifteen minutes passed in the match with five
remaining at this point. Cole finally hit the Panama Sunrise
and went for the cover, but Garcia grabbed the ropes to
break the pin attempt.
Garcia grabbed Cole with a gut wrench suplex on the floor!
Back in the ring, Garcia stuffed Cole with a piledriver for
a near fall. Cole connected with another Panama Sunrise, but
Garcia kicked out. Cole applied a figure four in the center
of the ring. Garcia made it to the ropes again, breaking the
hold.
Garcia rolled through and transitioned to the Dragon Tamer.
This time Cole reached the bottom rope.
The fans chanted “Fight forever! Fight forever!”
They traded forearms on the ring apron. Cole crunched Garcia
with a Canadian Destroyer on the apron. Cole dropped his
knee pad, but Garcia grabbed Cole’s ankle. Cole escaped and
went to lower the boom, but the bell rang. The match was
declared a draw as we hit the time limit.
“It looks like this conflict is far from over,” said Nigel.
Best Wrestler Alive Max Caster Open Challenge Match!
“Platinum” Max Caster vs. ???
Accepting the challenge tonight was…The Opps’ HOOK!
Caster tried to get the advantage early on by throwing at
microphone at Hook. Hook used a leg trip to knock Caster off
his feet. Hook locked on the Red Rum and Caster tapped out
immediately!
Hart – Aminata III –The Rubber Match!
The Hounds of Hell’s Julia Hart vs. Queen Aminata!
Julia cradled Queen Aminata for a pin, but the Queen kicked
out. Queen Aminata came up with a pump kick. Queen Aminata
suplexed Julia into the corner. Queen Aminata planted Julia
Hart onto the apron of the ring!
Queen Aminata charged at Julia and went for a running boot
to Julia, but Julia dodged it. Julia cannonballed off the
apron and onto Queen Aminata! Julia connected with a
crossbody for a near fall.
Julia Hart bashed Queen Aminata with a right forearm. Julia
Hart got caught by an air raid crash from Queen Aminata.
Julia Hart dropped Aminata with a spider suplex off the
turnbuckles. Queen Aminata walloped Julia with a headbutt.
Queen Aminata staggered Julia with a forearm shot. Queen
Aminata went for the Off With Your Head, but Julia moved out
of the way and rolled up Queen Aminata to score the pin!
Powerhouse Hobbs, Mark Briscoe, & Rocky Romero
vs.
The Don Callis Family’s “The Alpha” Konosuke Takeshita
& The Murder Machines—Lance Archer & Brian Cage!
Don Callis joined the broadcast booth for this match.
Briscoe duked it out with Takeshita. Hobbs tagged in and
bulldozed Takeshita to the mat. Hobbs slammed Takeshita and
then Rocky jumped off the top turnbuckle and landed with a
double stomp on the sternum. Rocky jumped out of the ring
with a tope suicida, but Cage caught him and passed him over
to Takeshita. Takeshita proceeded to drive Briscoe onto the
ring apron back first.
Brian Cage scoop slammed Rocky Romero. Don Callis snuck in a
kick to Rocky outside the ring. Lance Archer tagged in and
charged at Rocky but Rocky dodged him. Romero crawled,
trying to make a tag, but Takeshita cut him off with a big
elbow drop.
Rocky hit a tornado DDT on Takeshita. Rocky bought some time
and made a tag to Mark Briscoe. Briscoe served up some
redneck Kungfu, cleaning house on the opposition. Briscoe
planted Takeshita with a fisherman’s suplex. Cage snuck in a
knee shot while Takeshita hammered Briscoe.
Hobbs tagged in and powerslammed Cage. Hobbs dropped Archer
with a short arm lariat. Hobbs leveled Takeshita with a
spinebuster. Takeshita fired back with a blue thunder bomb.
Briscoe walloped Takeshita with an exploder suplex. Archer
entered the fray and blasted Briscoe.
Archer and Cage used the double team choke slam power bomb
combo on Rocky. Takeshita finished off Rocky with the Raging
Fire and pinned Rocky!
Catch AEW DYNAMITE live next Wednesday at 8/7c on TBS and
streaming on MAX from the Roy Wilkins Auditorium in St.
Paul, MN!
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