Posted on 4/18/125 by Bob Magee
Tonight’s AEW COLLISION: Spring BreakThru was broadcast on
TNT and streamed on MAX live from the MassMutual Center in
Springfield, MA!
Tony Schiavone and Nigel McGuinness were the broadcast team
for tonight’s event.
It’s Thursday night and you know what that means! This is
for the Sickos!
Marina Shafir came down to the ring and was joined by the
Death Riders, who were destroying TV cameras and assaulting
the crew!
AEW World Champion Jon Moxley: “All of you who were
celebrating in the ring last night, enjoy it now, because
it’s the last chance you’re going to have to celebrate for a
long time. As far as the Young Bucks, after last night, I’ve
decided I officially don’t like you two, so stay in your own
lane.
“From the first day I started in this sport there was one
undisputed baddest man in professional wrestling—Samoa Joe.
I have always shown him respect and treated him with
reverence. I have given Samoa Joe space, and it could have
stayed that way but Joe, you started something that I have
to finish.
“Because I don’t know any other way. I will not run, hide,
rollover or die. I will fight you for the death for the AEW
World Championship because I don’t know any other way. So
let me make it real clear. Samoa Joe, I am challenging you.
You’ve known me long enough. You know exactly what you’re
dealing with.”
“The MurderHawk Monster” Lance Archer (with Don Callis)
vs.
“The Jet” Kevin Knight!
Archer charged at Knight before the bell rang. Archer rammed
Kevin into the video board. Kevin Knight fired back with a
shotgun dropkick and then a moonsault. Kevin pulled Archer
down with a hurracanrana. Archer ran out of the corner with
a lariat, turning Knight inside out!
Don Callis grabbed Kevin Knight’s ankle long enough to
distract him and buy Archer some time. Archer swung Kevin by
the legs into the steel ring steps! Archer clocked Knight
with a vicious forearm. Archer sent Kevin Knight for a ride
with a back suplex.
Archer was looking for the Black Out, but Knight escaped!
Kevin countered a choke slam attempt with a dropkick,
rallying back. Kevin Knight landed the UFO splash for a near
fall! Archer choke slammed Knight but Knight kicked out at
the two-count. Kevin used a springboard lariat to Archer
outside the ring! Kevin followed up with another springboard
lariat, this time flying into the ring, and pinned Archer!
Renee Paquette was backstage with Kris Statlander and Jamie
Hayter, who are facing each other for the first time ever
next week.
Hayter: “I know you’re good. We both know we can go.”
Kris: “This has been a long time coming, so whoever wins,
better go all the way.”
Hayter: “See you on Wednesday, mate.”
Tony Schiavone read a letter from FTR!
The letter was an apology to Tony and Nigel for FTR’s
actions last week.
Nigel sarcastically accepted the apology, while Tony threw
the paper down.
The Don Callis Family’s Josh Alexander & Konosuke Takeshita
vs.
The Conglomeration’s Tomohiro Ishii & Rocky Romero!
Takeshita and Ishii traded forearm shots. Ishii bulldozed
Takeshita with a shoulder tackle. Rocky and Josh tagged in
for their respective teams. Rocky used a hurracanrana to
take down Alexander. As the ref was distracted, Takeshita
pulled Rocky off the apron and assaulted him with cheap
shots.
Josh Alexander picked up Ishii and slammed him down. Josh
applied the ankle lock, but Rocky dropkicked Josh to make
the save for his Conglomeration partner. Ishii inadvertently
collided into Rocky with a lariat as Alexander ducked.
Ishii went to tag out but Rocky jumped off the apron,
refusing the tag. Ishii was left alone in the ring and was
double teamed by Alexander and Takeshita. Josh powerbombed
Ishii and pinned Ishii!
Rocky went in the ring to help Ishii to his feet and to
apologize. Someone appeared in the ring with a black hoody.
It was revealed to be Trent! Rocky and Trent double teamed
Ishii. Don Callis handed Trent a wrench. Rocky held up Ishii
while Trent whacked Ishii in the back with the plumber’s
wrench!
“This is absolutely deplorable!” said Schiavone.
Megan Bayne (with Penelope Ford) vs. Ashley Vox & Rebecca
Scott!
Bayne hit a double suplex! Bayne power bombed Scott three
times! Bayne nailed Vox with the decapitator and followed up
with Fate’s Descent, picking up the easy win!
“That was one hell of a display of strength, power, and
confidence,” said Tony Schiavone.
TNT Championship Open Challenge!
Paragon’s Adam Cole (c.) vs. The Death Riders’ Claudio
Castagnoli!
Claudio body slammed Cole and then delivered a pump kick to
the champ. Cole came back with a neck breaker. Cole struck
Claudio with a running knee for a two-count. Claudio whipped
Cole into the LED board at ringside. Claudio hoisted up Cole
and planted him on top of the barricade! Claudio press
slammed Cole over the barricade and threw him over him and
onto the arena floor!
“Can Cole even come back from that?” wondered Schiavone.
Cole fired back with a jawbreaker and a backstabber on
Claudio for a near fall, regaining momentum. Claudio
countered the Panama Sunrise with a back drop, followed by a
massive lariat. Cole staggered Claudio with a thrust kick.
Cole dropped Claudio across his knee with a neck breaker.
Cole went for the Panama Sunrise again, but Claudio
countered with the Giant Swing! Claudio jumped off the top
turnbuckle, but Cole defended with a thrust kick! Claudio
battered Cole with European uppercuts in the corner. Claudio
superplexed Cole but Cole cradled Claudio and pinned
Claudio!
“By the skin of his teeth!” said Nigel.
After the match, Claudio destroyed the broadcast booth.
Moxley and the rest of the Death Riders came out to try to
calm down Claudio.
Lexy Nair was backstage with Big Bill and Bryan Keith!
Big Bill: “Chris said he was disappointed in us. I’m
disappointed in him. He’s supposed to be our leader, and he
walked out on us. I’m getting angry.”
Bryan Keith: “Not right now. Jericho said we were family,
and I feel like we should handle it like family, internally.
And maybe if you didn’t put him on blast last week, he
wouldn’t have left us.”
Big Bill: “I understand you want to keep the family
together. I’m just not sure we should be living and dying by
the whims of Chris Jericho.”
Trios Match!
LFI’s Dralistico, Rush, & The Beast Mortos
vs.
KM, Rosario Grillo, & LSG!
LFI punished the opposition. Dralistico drilled KM with a
spin kick to the head. Rush tagged in and connected with a
running forearm shot. Rush charged at KM with the Bull’s
Horns and picked up the 1-2-3!
Renee Paquette was backstage with Kevin Knight, who was
joined by “Speedball” Mike Bailey.
Ricochet interrupted the interview and said he had advice
for them: don’t upset those at the top. Kevin Knight said to
Ricochet, “Anything you can do, I can do better.”
Ricochet and Kevin Knight almost started to fight until
Bailey told Kevin that tonight wasn’t the night to do this.
ROH World TV Championship Match!
Komander (c.) (with Alex Abrahantes)
vs. The Patriarchy’s Nick Wayne!
Nick spat his gum at Komander. Komander answered with a
dropkick. Komander jumped up on the ropes and took down Nick
Wayne with a hurracanrana. Komander connected with a big
cross body and then another dropkick.
Christian Cage, Mother Wayne, and Kip Sabian were watching
the match on a monitor backstage.
Komander nailed Nick with a spinning back breaker. Komander
charged at Nick Wayne, but Nick Wayne dodged him, using
Komander’s momentum against him, driving him into the
turnbuckle. Komander came back with a poison rana!
Nick Wayne caught Komander with a dragon suplex for a near
fall! Komander blocked Wayne’s World. Komander flipped off
the top rope with a moonsault to Wayne! Komander walked the
ropes and flipped but Nick Wayne countered with a kick. Nick
Wayne finished off Komander with the Prodigy Plex and picked
up the pinfall!
“Nick Wayne becomes the youngest singles champion ever!”
said Tony Schiavone.
Top Flight were backstage and said they just came from Tony
Khan’s office!
Next week, it’ll be a Tornado Tag Team Match against CRU—
Action Andretti and Lio Rush—on Collision!
Harley Cameron & TBS Champion “The CEO” Mercedes Mone
vs.
Kris Statlander vs. Julia Hart!
AEW Women’s World Champion “Timeless” Toni Storm was on
commentary for this match.
Harley rolled up Statlander for a two-count. Kris used a
vertical suplex to take Harley off her feet. Julia tagged in
and drilled Cameron with a running lariat to the back of the
head. Mercedes tagged in but Statlander sent her soaring
with a fallaway slam.
Mercedes and Kris slugged it out on the arena floor. Back in
the ring, Mercedes hit the three amigos. Statlander double
suplexed Mercedes and Harley with three snap suplexes of her
own.
Jamie Hayter was watching the match backstage on a monitor.
Mercedes nailed Kris with a meteora. Julia used a leg trip
on Mercedes. Julia went for the moonsault, but the TBS
champion countered by raising her knees! Kris used a tilt
awhirl backbreaker and then used Hayter Aid on Harley to
pick up the victory and send a message to Jamie Hayter!
Catch AEW DYNAMITE live coast to coast next Wednesday at
8e/5p on TBS and streaming on MAX from the Lakefront Arena
in New Orleans, LA!
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