Posted on 7/12/126 by Bob Magee
AEW Collision was LIVE from Roanoke, Virginia on TNT and HBO
Max, and what a special Saturday night it was with three
championship showdowns and the return of “Hangman” Adam
Page!
Page opened Collision in front of his home state and
promised to be a man of his word and never to challenge for
the AEW World Championship again. However, he still has a
lot of road left to travel and turned his attention to other
AEW championships, specifically the TNT Title, AEW National
Title, AEW International Title and AEW Continental
Championship!
Hikaru Shida successfully defended her TBS Title for the
first time against a very game Harley Cameron. When Shida
tried to do more damage after the match, Queen Aminata came
out to make the save! Bandido kept the ROH World
Championship with his victory over Katsuyori Shibata of The
Opps. And in the main event, AEW National Champion Mark
Davis took everything “Speedball” Mike Bailey could throw at
him and still managed to keep his title.
Plus, Willow Nightingale laid out her new plans to get to
Wembley Stadium for AEW All In: London and challenged
Mercedes Moné and AEW World Tag Team Champions, Divine
Dominion, to face her, Maya and Hyan next week on Dynamite
in Moné’s hometown of Boston!
All that and so much more went down on a jam-packed night in
Roanoke for Collision! Here are your complete results!
"Hangman" Adam Page Returns with a New Championship Focus
After looking back at Kenny Omega’s AEW World Championship
victory over MJF at Beach Break, Tony Schiavone introduced
Virginia’s own "Hangman" Adam Page! For the first time since
losing to MJF four months ago at AEW Revolution, Page is
back in AEW!
Schiavone asked Hangman how it felt to be back and home in
Virginia. Hangman took the microphone and explained his love
of gardening, including how much he enjoyed planting a seed
and watching it grow. Page said he wishes he didn’t know as
much as he does about cervical radiculopathy. Page said
tonight in Roanoke, he wants to plant one more seed. He
doesn’t know if it’ll blossom into something. Page reminded
everyone that he put his ability to ever challenge for the
AEW World Championship on the line when he lost to MJF in a
Texas Death Match. Page said he knew the stipulation wasn’t
signed in ink and that it lives inside him. He wants
everyone to know he’s a man of his word.
“I will never challenge for the All Elite Wrestling Men’s
World Championship again.”
Page watched when Omega won the AEW World Championship
because it was important to him. Page said what was most
important is what Omega said after the match: to finish the
race. Page said he’s in a strange situation, but what he
sees is miles and miles of empty track stretching before
him.
“The TNT Championship! Currently held by someone who is a
former partner of mine and current dipshit, Kevin Knight!”
“The National Championship! Currently held by Mark Davis,
but perhaps by the end of the night, held by another former
partner of mine, ‘Speedball’ Mike Bailey.”
“The Continental Championship! Held by a man who I’d never
turn down another fight with in Jon Moxley!”
“And the International Championship. Held by your newly
crowned champion, Kyle Fletcher.”
Page said for seven years he defined himself by the goal he
held above all others: to hold the AEW World Championship.
And now Page is faced with the question:
“Who is Hangman Page without the world championship?”
“And the truth is, I don’t know, but we are damn sure going
to find out, aren’t we? Because tonight, tonight, I can hear
his words after all these years echo back to me, truer now
than ever before. I am going to have to find something else
to do. And you can bet your ass I will!”
After Page exited, we reviewed the wild events of Beach
Break, including multiple title changes!
ROH World Championship Match: Bandido (c) def. Katsuyori
Shibata of The Opps
The opening contest was the first of THREE championship
bouts tonight in Roanoke. Shibata entered this match with a
19-match win streak in ROH while Bandido entered with over
460 days in his second reign as ROH World Champion.
Bandido and Shibata had an extended feeling-out process to
open the match, and then the two shook hands to a big
ovation. Shibata worked Bandido down to the mat, but the two
put each other in heel hooks at the same time until they
reached the ropes. Shibata offered another handshake, but
this time, he pulled Bandido in for a cheap shot to the gut.
The crowd hated that, and Shibata egged them on. Shibata and
Bandido exchanged running boots in the corner until Shibata
put Bandido down and kicked him between the shoulder blades
for a near-fall. Shibata sent Bandido to the corner, but
Bandido kicked his way free and hit a standing frog splash
on Shibata from the top! Shibata tried to send Bandido to
the ropes, but the referee was in the way, so Bandido
stopped short. That gave Shibata the chance to low blow
Bandido! He crotched Bandido on the top rope and booted him
to the floor! The crowd was letting Shibata have it!
Shibata continued the punishment around the ringside area
and returned Bandido to the ring to continue the beatdown.
Bandido battled his way back to his feet, and the two traded
strikes until they took each other out with spinning back
fists. They both wound up on the apron and reversed each
other’s suplex attempts until Shibata DDTed Bandido on the
apron and held on for a vertical suplex on the floor.
Shibata threw Bandido back in and covered him for a two-
count. They both got back to their feet and exchanged huge
chops until Bandido hit two thrust kicks followed by a
gorilla press slam! Bandido dragged Shibata to the corner
and went up top for a shooting star press that connected! 1-
2-Shibata kicked out! Bandido was shocked!
Bandido put Shibata on his back and tried to flip him for
the X-Knee, but Shibata landed on his feet and brought an
elbow down on the top of Bandido’s thigh. Bandido collapsed
into the corner, so Shibata followed with a hesitation
dropkick. Shibata floated Bandido over with a butterfly
suplex and covered, but Bandido kicked out, keeping his
reign alive! Bandido avoided a PK and grabbed Shibata to
chop him in the chest. Bandido hit an X-Knee on the second
attempt and followed with a 21 Plex, but Shibata reversed it
with a standing switch, allowing him to roll up Bandido for
a near-fall. Shibata came off the ropes and connected with a
PK to Bandido’s chest, but couldn’t capitalize on the
damage. Bandido flipped Shibata head over heels with a
hurricanrana for a near-fall. Bandido and Shibata traded
heavy strikes, but Shibata dropped Bandido with a
clothesline from the corner. Bandido came back with a Pele
Kick, but Shibata fought back with shots to the back.
Shibata tried for another low blow, but Bandido caught it
and rolled Shibata into a pinning predicament for the three-
count! Bandido retains the ROH World Title!
Hikaru Shida & Harley Cameron Have Words Before Their TBS
Title Match
Earlier today, Renee Paquette caught up with Hikaru Shida
and Harley Cameron before they faced off tonight. Cameron
gives Shida credit for becoming TBS Champion, and Shida said
she told everyone she’d win and that she did it alone. And
Cameron isn’t on her level. Cameron cut her off and said she
went through a lot while Shida was gone, and that she can
also say she’s been a champion. Shida reminded Cameron that
TBS stands for “The Best is Shida!”
“Speedball” Mike Bailey Has Big Plans for the AEW National
Championship
Lexy Nair asked Bailey if tonight’s AEW National
Championship match with Mark Davis was a chance to prove
something. Bailey said he let Don Callis get inside his head
and that was a mistake. Now, he’s focused. He’s going to
beat Mark Davis to win the National Championship tonight and
then beat the winner of Andrade vs. Jake Doyle on Dynamite.
And he will show people like Kevin Knight that you don’t
need shortcuts. Bailey will walk into his hometown of
Montreal for AEW Redemption as AEW National Champion!
TBS Championship Match: Hikaru Shida (c) def. Harley Cameron
As referee Paul Turner was presenting the TBS Championship,
Shida ran across the ring to attack Cameron before the bell.
Cameron said she was good enough to continue, so when the
bell rang, Shida immediately dropped her with a brainbuster!
1-2-Cameron kicked out! Shida slammed Cameron’s head into
the mat repeatedly as the crowd chanted for both women.
Shida swung Cameron around and dropped her face-first on the
mat. Cameron came off the ropes and got Shida down with a
single-leg, but Shida nailed some upkicks. Shida and Cameron
traded shots near the apron, then exchanged positions until
Cameron hit a variation of Sole Food on Shida, sending her
to the floor. Cameron came through the ropes with double
boots to Shida! Cameron DDTed Shida on the floor, breaking
the count. Cameron chased Shida up the ramp, but Shida raked
Cameron in the eyes. Shida hit Cameron with a backbreaker
and then dragged Cameron to the side of the ramp. With
Cameron hanging over the side, Shida hit a devastating
running knee!
Shida dragged Cameron back to the ring and continued to
grind her down until Cameron hit a desperation neckbreaker.
Cameron hit a couple of kicks in the corner and mounted
Shida for a barrage of punches. Cameron came off the ropes
with a running neckbreaker, then followed up with a Shining
Wizard! Shida kicked out just in time! Cameron went to the
top rope, but Shida met her with a shot to the head. Cameron
tried to sunset flip powerbomb Shida out of the corner, but
Shida held on and bit Cameron in the head! Shida put Cameron
down with an enzuigiri. Cameron caught Shida’s leg and bit
it! Shida slapped Cameron, so Cameron chopped back. Cameron
hit a Falcon Arrow for a near-fall! That’s Shida’s move!
Cameron locked on a half crab, but Shida grabbed the
referee’s leg, allowing her to reach the ropes and break the
hold.
Cameron pulled Shida up for a reverse suplex, but Shida
rolled it into a near-fall. Shida caught Cameron in an ankle
lock, but Cameron kicked her way free. Cameron hit a kick to
the back of Shida’s head, but ran right into a Tamashii!
Cameron kicked out! Shida dumped Cameron on her head, but
Cameron still managed to kick out at two. Shida locked
Cameron in a devastating arm-and-leg stretch to get the
submission victory! Shida continued to beat down Cameron
until Queen Aminata arrived on the scene to a huge reaction
and made the save!
Matt Sydal Warns The Lethal Twist About The Demand
Lexy Nair asked The Lethal Twist what was going on with them
and The Demand, but before they could answer, Matt Sydal ran
up to Jay Lethal and said that, as someone who’s known him
for 20 years, joining The Demand would be a mistake.
Ricochet, Bishop Kaun and Toa Liona arrived and reminded
everyone that he used to tag with Sydal and they were even
the NJPW Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Champions, but Sydal has
kinda fallen off since then. Sydal said sarcastically,
"You’ve won a lot of tag team championships since then.”
Liona warned Sydal to watch his mouth, but Ricochet calmed
Liona down. Ricochet said that the next time he and Sydal
meet in the ring, he’ll show Sydal why he moved on from
Sydal’s “musty ass.” Ricochet counted that Sydal was
outnumbered 6-1 and asked him if he had anything else to
say.
“Yeah, you’re bald!” Sydal took off, but Ricochet was held
back. Ricochet and Lethal let cooler heads prevail.
Kyle Fletcher Lays Out Tonight’s Don Callis Family Business
With Brian Cage, Trent Beretta and Jake Doyle clapping
backstage, AEW National Champion Mark Davis introduced the
new AEW International Champion, Kyle Fletcher! Fletcher said
it feels great to be standing here as champion again and to
put that “prick” Takeshita in his rearview mirror. Fletcher
talked up Davis before his National Title defense against
Bailey in the main event and Doyle’s match with Andrade next
week on Dynamite, but he said his ears were burning because
he heard Hangman was talking about him. He said the Callis
Family has three championships, including the TNT Title,
which Kevin Knight holds. But that’s also the title that
Fletcher never lost, but had to give up because of an injury
suffered against The Rascalz. So tonight, Brian Cage is
going to take care of Zachary Wentz. Beretta asked if he
could go and addressed Darby Allin. He asked if something
was wrong with Allin for using explosives on “this beautiful
muscle man," pointing to Cage. Beretta said he’d face Allin
tonight, but surprise, Allin is off doing motorcycle
tricks.
“Guys, I think it’s pretty safe to say, Darby Allin fears
Trent Beretta.”
Fletcher said even though Don Callis isn’t here tonight,
everything they do is for him. And they will forever run
AEW.
After that, we took a special look at last night’s first AEW
Brawl in the Ballpark event at Target Field in Minnesota!
Willow Nightingale Pivoted to Keep Her Wembley Dream Alive
AEW World Trios Champions Orange Cassidy, Kyle Fletcher and
Roderick Strong of The Conglomeration made their way to the
ring, as we saw highlights of Cassidy’s win over Wheeler
Yuta last night at Brawl in the Ballpark. Cassidy asked if
everyone saw Brawl in the Ballpark because it was pretty
cool. He said the three of them are champions, but there’s
someone else in The Conglomeration who wants to be champion.
Willow Nightingale made her way to the ring! The crowd was
thrilled to see Willow just days after she returned and won
the Casino Gauntlet at Beach Break, earning an AEW Women’s
World Championship match with Thekla at Redemption.
Willow thanked the fans and told them how much she missed
them. Willow said two months ago, she hurt her shoulder and
had to give up the TBS Championship and drop out of the
Owen. She congratulated Shida and Mercedes Moné because the
opportunities were there and they both stepped up. Willow
said sitting at home for the amazing Double or Nothing in
her hometown was tough, but she wasn’t sitting at home
crying about it. She wasn’t going to let her Wembley dreams
go up in smoke, so she was home getting stronger, more
motivated, and more focused. When she heard about the Casino
Gauntlet, she knew it was her chance, so she took a gamble,
and now the “Babe with the Power” has one more shot. One
more chance at redemption. But before she could celebrate,
she was attacked by Thekla and then Moné. She knows they are
trying to send messages about who runs the division. Willow
said they mistook her smile as a weakness. For Willow,
Redemption means the worst day of her career doesn’t have to
define the rest of her career. Willow said Thekla has been a
great champion, but two months ago her shoulder couldn’t
carry the weight of the world, so she pivoted. And at
Redemption she can carry it around her waist. Nothing is
stopping her at Redemption.
“Thekla, I’m walking in the #1 contender, but I’m walking
out the AEW Women’s World Champion!”
Willow had a rainbow backpack ready for some gold.
“And Mercedes, I’m the one you’ll be facing at All In.
YEAAAAAAAHHHHHH!”
The Conglomeration hugged and left with their backpacks.
Skye Blue Sends a Message to Divine Dominion
As we saw highlights from Julia Hart’s win over Hyan at
Brawl at the Ballpark, Blue said Hart made it her own
personal playground. And Blue added that Willow will be
hearing from Thekla herself, but Triangle of Madness
operates in their own ways. Blue had a message for Divine
Dominion: “Whatever your little problem with us is, keep it
coming. We don’t tolerate pain; we live on it. So you may be
tall Amazons, but that doesn’t hold a torch to being a
violent little thing.”
Death Riders (Wheeler Yuta, Claudio Castagnoli, Daniel
Garcia and AEW Continental Champion Jon Moxley) def.
Komander, Top Flight (Dante and Darius Martin) & AR Fox
Darius and Garcia started this one off, and both took each
other down to the mat, with Darius adding Garcia’s old dance
at the end to taunt him. Darius hit a dropkick and tagged
Dante, who threw Garcia into Darius for a Manhattan Drop and
then followed with a bulldog into Darius’ knee. Dante hit a
standing shooting star press for a near-fall. Fox tagged in
and hit a spinning suplex on Garcia for a one-count. Garcia
struck Fox in the neck and tagged Moxley! Moxley wrenched
Fox’s arm and brought him down to the mat. Fox escaped with
a snapmere and tagged Komander, so Moxley tagged Castagnoli.
Komander took his time entering, demonstrating his rope
skills, so Castagnoli just kicked him in the gut.
Komander flipped over Castagnoli and tried a springboard
crossbody, but Castagnoli caught it and hit a tilt-a-whirl
backbreaker. Yuta tagged in, but neither he nor Komander
could corral Komander. Komander hit a step-up enzuigiri to
knock Castagnoli to the floor, but Yuta immediately pounced
on Komander with punches. Yuta whipped Komander to the
corner, so he ran up the ropes and took Castagnoli down with
a hurricanrana to the floor! Komander took Yuta down with a
flying crossbody and a tilt-a-whirl slam. Everyone came in
to break it up, and it turned into a brawl, with the Death
Riders coming out on top.
Yuta controlled Dante by keeping him on the mat and out of
the air. Dante punched his way free, and then leaped into
the air for a beautiful escape as Yuta went to the floor.
Castagnoli threw Dante to the floor, so Garcia and Yuta put
the boots to him. Darius came flying through the ropes to
take out Garcia and Yuta! Darius celebrated, then got hit
with a big boot from Castagnoli. While he and Moxley
celebrated, Komander ran across ropes from one side of the
ring to the other and took out Castagnoli and Moxley with a
twisting body press!
“HOLY SHIT!” rang out from the Roanoke crowd!
Fox took out Yuta and Garcia with a somersault from the top
rope! Fox was evasive with them, as he struck and moved with
a pair of cutters, then dove to both sides of the ring! Fox
came off the top with a senton, but Garcia got his knees up!
Castagnoli swung Fox for an extended time, but Top Flight
hit a double-team DDT on Castagnoli. They took Moxley to the
floor and Dante nailed a dive through the ropes! Yuta and
Garcia stomped Dante in their corner until Komander tried to
take them on by himself. They hit a double flapjack followed
by a double dropkick, but didn’t see Fox come off the top
with a double senton! Fox covered Garcia for a near-fall!
Fox went back up top and tried a 450, but Garcia moved, so
Fox rolled through. He got clobbered in the corner over and
over by the Death Riders until Garcia locked in a
Dragontamer and Moxley stomped Fox so that Garcia could
cover for the win.
Moxley got the mic and said that was a little too easy for
them. They love the heat and this humidity. Castagnoli just
got back from Mexico City and the high altitude there, but
Moxley said that’s something people who are out of shape
made up. Who is going to beat the Death Riders? Those flippy
guys? Is Kenny Omega going to beat Will Ospreay? It’s the
Death Riders vs. the world!
AEW Women’s World Tag Team Champions Divine Dominion Respond
to Sisters of Sin
“Megasus” Megan Bayne said just like any good CEO knows,
sometimes you just have to take business into your own
hands. “Colossal” Lena Kross said just like Mercedes Moné is
with the World Title scene, Kross and Bayne are disgusted
with the tag team division. Kross said they have people like
“Sisters of Stupid” running around swinging weapons because
they’re “hardcore,” like that’s something to brag about.
Kross said they aren’t violent little things, they are
desperate little things, who are nothing more than the dirt
beneath their mountain.
“Just keep holding Thekla’s bag, because you’ll never be
holding these.”
Thekla Has Threats for Mercedes Moné and Willow Nightingale
“There are only three people that I trust: Skye, Julia and
myself. Everybody else is an enemy now.”
Thekla said everybody knows what I do to presidents, so she
doesn’t have to say what she does to CEOs. And Willow, she
finally figured it out. She got hurt so she could skip the
Owen and jump right to the front of the line. Maybe Willow
is too busy being a baby, while Thekla is a real woman.
Thekla said Willow can keep making her videos and hugging
her mom because, “The only thing that’s funnier than a dumb
bitch is a happy one.”
Bang Bang Gang Visit An Adoption Center In Honor of The Dogs
Jay White and Bang Bang Gang visited Angels of Assísi and
decided to adopt two dogs. The first was “Finlay,” who
Colten Gunn described as a “nepo baby bitch.” And Austin
Gunn had “Clark,” who was filthy and humps a lot. Ace Austin
said they like to mess around, but these dogs are actually
up for adoption and could be yours. White said, "Take it
from someone who knows," and Juice Robinson appeared wild-
eyed!
“Dogs, we’re gonna euthanize you, scrutinize you, circumcise
you, and then we’re gonna stick your noses in a pile of your
own feces!”
White pleaded for people to give the canine dogs a new life
because they were gonna end the other (human) ones.
Don Callis Family's Brian Cage (w/ Trent Beretta) def. The
Rascalz's Zachary Wentz
With his head still wrapped from Darby Allin’s exploding
skateboard, Cage made his way to the ring with Beretta,
while Wentz had Myron Reed come out to the ramp, but Reed
returned to the locker room, as Wentz continued to the ring.
Wentz did his best to avoid Cage at the get-go before
pushing Cage to the outside. Cage got on the apron, so Wentz
hit a handspring kick that knocked Cage to the floor. Wentz
dove outside, but Cage caught him. Wentz wound up back on
the apron, taking a big kick to Cage’s arm, followed by a
moonsault! Cage came back with a backdrop on the apron and
threw Wentz into the steel steps. Cage rolled in to break
the count and pulled Wentz back to the apron. Cage got back
in the ring and climbed to the second rope for a deadlift
superplex!
Cage’s power was too much for Wentz until they both fought
on the top rope and Wentz kicked Cage to the mat. Wentz came
off the top with a dropkick that took Cage down again! Wentz
hit a strike/kick combo to put Cage on his knees. Wentz
followed with a double stomp to Cage’s back, then a
corkscrew kick for a near-fall. Wentz hit four kicks out of
the corner and a twisting cutter to get another near-fall.
Cage floored Wentz with a discus lariat and pulled Wentz up
from the apron for a deadlift German Suplex! Cage called for
the end and hit the Drill Claw for the impressive victory!
Beretta got on the mic after the match and continued to run
down Allin, who he said wasn’t even in the state. Beretta
wanted a victory by forfeit, so he asked the referee to
raise his hand. Allin’s music hit, and he rushed to the
ring!
Darby Allin def. Don Callis Family's Trent Beretta
With his music still playing, Allin hit Beretta with a
shotgun dropkick to the corner! The crowd had become
unglued! Allin took off his jacket and clobbered Beretta
with a torpedo dive to the floor. Allin threw Beretta into
the barricade and added a shoulder tackle for good measure.
Allin faced off with Cage, allowing Beretta to attack Allin
from behind and throw him into the barricade. Beretta tried
to charge into Allin, but missed and flipped into the
barricade!
Allin threw Beretta back in and went up top for a Coffin
Drop, so Cage walked up the steps to distract him. That
allowed Beretta to trip Allin off the top rope,e and Allin
hit his head on the apron before spilling to the floor. That
was a dangerous landing! Beretta covered for a two-count.
Beretta picked up Allin, who locked in a headlock before
hauling off on Beretta with strikes. Allin got a head of
steam, but Beretta stopped him with a huge back body drop.
Beretta hit a big running knee, but Allin kicked out!
“LET’S GO DARBY!”
Beretta put Allin on the top turnbuckle and went for a
superplex, but Allin knocked him to the mat. Allin feigned
like he was lining up Beretta, but instead hit a Coffin Drop
to Cage on the floor! Allin got back in the ring and ran
into a huge stomp from Beretta in the corner. The crowd
continued to chant for Darby as Beretta hit him with
Crunchie on the apron, compressing Allin’s neck against the
corner of the ring! Beretta covered, but Allin kicked out!
Beretta was stunned and slapped himself back into it.
Beretta put Allin back on the top turnbuckle, but Allin
tried to float over and broke free with a back rake. He
finally floated over with an Avalanche Code Red, but Beretta
kicked out! Allin quickly went back up top and hit a Coffin
Drop to get the pinfall victory! Cage immediately hit the
ring for a Triple Power Bomb on Allin! AEW National Champion
Mark Davis came out to get himself some of Allin, but
“Speedball” Mike Bailey came out to save Allin with a chair!
Bailey vs. Davis in the main event is next!
Willow Nightingale, Maya World and Hyan Challenge Mercedes
Moné and Divine Dominion Next Week for Dynamite in Boston!
After she got to the back earlier, Willow wondered why she
and Mercedes needed to wait until All In. Moné aligned
herself with a couple of Amazons, and she wanted to fight
them, too. She called Maya World over and said she’s a huge
fan, especially after World was so close to beating Moné at
Forbidden Door. Willow thinks World deserves another shot at
Moné, so why doesn’t World bring her besties, Hyan, and the
three of them can face Moné and Divine Dominion. And World
wondered what could be better than facing her idol in Moné’s
hometown next week! World said after Willow beats Thekla for
the AEW Women’s World Championship at Redemption, World
wants the first shot. Willow said that was the best idea she
heard all day.
Andrade El Ídolo Needed to Be on His Own
Andrade explained why he was in AEW: to become AEW World
Champion. Don Callis said he would make that happen, but
Andrade needed to leave Callis to be who he was destined to
be.
We heard Andrade explain all of this, as he enjoyed his time
on a speedboat in the ocean.
“How you know?”
AEW National Championship Match: Mark Davis (c) of the Don
Callis Family def. "Speedball" Mike Bailey
AEW International Champion “The Protostar” Kyle Fletcher
joined commentary for our main event. Bailey ran at Davis at
the bell but didn’t budge him, so he shifted to strikes
only, and Davis ran Bailey over. Davis ate some more chops
and was taken down by a leg trip. Bailey lit Davis up with
kicks, but Davis pushed Bailey away and dropped him on the
top rope. Bailey stumbled into a big body slam, and Davis
followed with a senton splash. Davis continued to overpower
Bailey and chopped him to the mat with one strike. Davis
kneeled on Bailey for a two-count and switched to a Texas
Cloverleaf while biting Bailey’s toes!
Davis hit Bailey with an Oklahoma Stampede, but missed
another senton splash. Bailey hit a step-up kick from the
apron followed by a top-rope dropkick. Bailey stayed on
Davis with heavy kicks, yet Davis wouldn’t go down. Bailey
avoided a charge in the corner and hit rapid-fire kicks
followed by a short-range pump kick. With Davis on the top
turnbuckle, Bailey went up to meet him, so Davis shoved him
down on his head. Bailey shook it off and took Davis down
with a super hurricanrana! Bailey hit a triangle moonsault
from the second rope to the outside! Fletcher tried to
encourage Davis, so Bailey hit Davis with a thrust kick that
put Davis on the commentary desk. Davis fought back to his
feet and spiked Bailey on the table with Close Your Eyes and
Count to Three! Fletcher was beside himself with excitement!
Bailey tried to get up, but kept getting knocked down as
Davis threw him around with his immense power. Bailey rolled
out of another piledriver attempt, then hit a hurricanrana,
followed by a PK! Bailey missed Shooting Star Knees, but
landed on his feet! Davis missed an enzigiri, and Bailey
missed a moonsault. Davis hit a big strike, so Bailey threw
a roundhouse kick and connected, taking both men down to the
mat! As they struggled back to their feet, the crowd
chanted, “AEW!”
Bailey got up first and hit a pair of kicks to Davis’s
chest, but Davis caught the third. Bailey floated over, and
Davis connected with an enzigiri. Davis forearmed Bailey
down in the corner, but missed a running forearm. Bailey
landed on Davis’ back with shooting star knees! Bailey went
up top and connected with Ultima Weapon! 1-2-Davis grabbed
the bottom rope! Even Fletcher said that was too close!
Bailey lined up Davis, but was distracted by Jake Doyle, who
appeared at ringside. That gave Davis enough time to recover
and run through Bailey with a lariat. Davis tried to lift
Bailey for another piledriver, so Bailey floated over and
hung onto Davis’ waist. Davis just sat down, driving Bailey
headfirst into the mat! That was nasty!
Somehow Bailey pulled himself back to his feet and ducked a
clothesline. Davis got a hold of Bailey, so Bailey rolled
through and captured Davis’ legs for a very-close near-fall!
Bailey hit a pair of big kicks and pinned Davis in a
straightjacket, but somehow Davis escaped in the nick of
time! Bailey connected with the Time Adventure Kick! 1-2-
Davis kicks out again! How did he do that? Bailey nailed
Davis with a Corner Cyclone Kick! He’s back on the second
turnbuckle for another Ultima Weapon, but Davis moved! He
crushed Bailey with a running forearm, knocking him to the
apron. Davis picked up Bailey for a suplex, but Bailey
kicked free until Davis lariated him back into the ring,
only for Bailey to sweep Davis’ legs! Bailey grabbed Davis’
left leg and attempted another shooting star knee drop, but
missed again! OUCH! Davis folded Bailey with a release
suplex on the apron that could have broken Bailey’s neck!
Davis bounced Bailey off the ropes for a lariat, but Bailey
turned it into a crucifix pin for a near-fall! Davis grabbed
Bailey and hit Close Your Eyes and Count to Three for the
pinfall victory and successful AEW National Title defense!
What a tremendous match!
Fletcher and Doyle joined Davis in the ring to celebrate as
Collision came to a close in Virginia!
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