Posted on 9/20/126 by Bob Magee
AEW Collision came to Charleston Coliseum in Charleston,
West Virginia, LIVE on TNT & HBO Max just one week from AEW
All Out in Chicago on September 26. There was plenty to
settle tonight on Collision with both the AEW National
Championship and TNT Championship on the line, in addition
to an AEW Continental Championship Eliminator!
Darby Allin came away victorious in the opening contest,
although it was far from an easy TNT Title defense against
Myron Reed of The Rascalz, who received a big endorsement
from Allin after the match before Darby addressed the chance
to become #1 contenders for the AEW World Tag Team
Championship with Steven Borden if they beat “The Protostar”
Kyle Fletcher and “The Jet” Kevin Knight at All Out next
weekend.
PAC defeated Adam Priest, although he didn’t get a chance to
enjoy his win for very long because AEW National Champion
Andrade El Ídolo made his way to the ring for what turned
out to be his fourth successful title defense against Daniel
Garcia of the Death Riders. However, after the match, PAC
and the Death Riders attacked Andrade, and PAC challenged
Andrade to defend the AEW National Title against him at All
Out, which was made official!
Later, “Speedball” Mike Bailey was able to outmaneuver
Wheeler Yuta for a pinfall victory, but Yuta attacked
immediately after and was joined by The Dogs and Death
Riders. Bang Bang Gang hit the ring, and an all-out brawl
went down with referees and security struggling to keep the
two sides apart before they meet in a Tailgate Brawl next
week in Chicago!
In the main event, AEW Continental Champion Jon Moxley beat
Zachary Wentz in an eliminator match, giving Moxley momentum
heading into next weekend’s All Out main event against Will
Ospreay for the AEW World Championship!
It was a busy night on Collision, so here’s everything that
went down on the road to All Out!
AEW Collision Results From Charleston
Death Riders are Locked In Ahead of a Huge Night
Moxley said he could apologize for his temper on Wednesday.
He felt bad for what he did to Francesco Akira, but that
comes back to AEW World Champion Will Ospreay. It’s his
responsibility to handle everything that comes with being
the AEW World Champion, including dealing with opponents.
Moxley isn’t afraid of losing his AEW World Title match with
Ospreay at All Out. No, he’s worried about winning.
Because what will Ospreay do then? What happens to him after
that journey? After everything Moxley has given him, he now
has the chance to take it away. Moxley has been to the top
of the mountain where the air is thin, and he’s fallen all
the way down, as low as you can go, beneath the ground, all
the way to hell. But he’s climbed out. He knows the cliff
that Ospreay is about to fall off of at All Out. Ospreay
will be introduced to a powerful truth of the universe.
“Pulls gently at first and then it pulls really hard. It’s
called gravity.”
TNT Championship Match: Darby Allin (c) def. Myron Reed of
The Rascalz
On a busy night for The Rascalz, Reed arrived to the ring
alone. Steven Borden accompanied Allin to the ramp before
heading to the back. That gave us Allin vs. Reed one-on-one,
with Allin slapping hands with Reed as a sign of respect at
the bell. Reed rolled up Allin after an initial feeling-out
process. He got another near-fall, so Allin laid on top of
him for a headlock to block a kip up. Reed threw Allin off
him and tried to send Allin to the ropes, so Allin used the
ropes to rebound off for an arm drag that sent Reed to the
floor. Reed managed to get out of Allin’s flight path before
Allin decided to leave his feet.
With the stalemate, Reed returned to the ring and sent Allin
to the corner with a dropkick after an excellent evasion.
Allin came back with a shotgun dropkick that bounced Reed
off the turnbuckles and to the mat. Allin went up for a
Coffin Drop, so Reed tripped him up, and Allin went head
over heels off the apron to the floor in a dangerous fall!
Allin stumbled up, but Reed met him with a senton dive over
the ring post! That was high-risk, and it paid off!
Reed found himself in control and knew he had to take it to
Allin, so he tried to go back up top, but Allin met him and
brought both men crashing down with a superplex. Reed went
to the floor, so Allin went out after him. He put Reed in
the corner of the barricades and chopped him before whipping
Reed to the steel steps, so Reed jumped backward with a
precise kick. Reed put Allin on the barricade and smashed
him on the floor with a Hang Five! He threw Allin back in
and tried a No Cap Splash, but Allin moved, and Reed ate the
mat! Allin snapped him over with a Code Red that got a two-
count.
With Reed back on the floor, Allin blasted through him with
a torpedo dive from the ring. Allin threw Reed back in and
went up top for a Coffin Drop, so Reed rolled to the floor
to get out of range. Allin decided to go for another torpedo
dive, but Reed was waiting with a cutter out of nowhere!
Reed threw Allin back in and went up top, so Allin rolled to
the apron. As Allin pulled himself to a vertical base, Reed
skied over the ropes to bring Allin all the way to the floor
with another cutter! That was rough for both men, but Reed
got up first and threw Allin in the ring. Reed went up top
again, and this time, he connected with the No Cap Splash!
1-2-Allin got his foot on the rope!
Allin tried to get back to his feet on the apron, so Reed
stood him up, but before he could charge up, Allin pulled
him down to the mat. Reed got right back to his feet and
sent Allin to the floor with a leaping kick. Allin came to
rest on a chair Reed had set up on the floor. Reed saw the
opportunity to put Allin through the chair with another
senton dive, but Allin moved, and Reed went through the
chair with a sickening thud! Allin got Reed back in the ring
and connected with a Coffin Drop to get a hard-fought TNT
Title defense! What a match!
After the match, Zachary Wentz came to check on Reed, while
Borden returned to come to Allin’s side. Allin gave Reed
some words of encouragement, and Wentz helped him from the
ring.
Allin had the microphone and asked the crowd to give it up
for Reed. Allin said Reed showed everyone he belonged
tonight. Allin spoke to Borden and said teaming with Sting
was one of the greatest moments of his life.
Next week, Allin and Borden have a chance to become #1
contenders to the AEW World Tag Team Titles. Allin never
lost with Sting. Allin knows it could be FTR, the Young
Bucks or the current champions Cage and Cope, but it doesn’t
matter. Borden knew how much it meant to Allin to win the
titles with Sting. Borden admitted he’s still new to all
this, but whatever he has to offer, he’s going to lay it all
on the line to make sure Allin can be a tag team champion
again. If they can pull that off, it checks two boxes for
Borden: being AEW World Tag Team Champion and being AEW
World Tag Team Champion with Allin. Borden fired up Allin by
saying next week they will take the #1 contendership and
then go on to win the AEW World Tag Team Titles!
Will the Don Callis Family Gain A Shot or Lose Gold at All
Out?
After calling out AEW International Champion “The Rainmaker”
Kazuchika Okada, Tommaso Ciampa was insulted by Okada, so he
viciously attacked him, and now the match is official for
All Out!
Don Callis was with Okada, “The Jet” Kevin Knight and “The
Protostar” Kyle Fletcher after Dynamite. He said they didn’t
lose anything and blamed Stokely’s idiotic strategy for the
loss. Callis said that while Knight and Fletcher should be
in the AEW World Tag Team Championship Ladder Match at All
Out, they’ll get the next best thing facing Allin and Borden
for #1 contendership. Knight sees the vision and didn’t
trust teaming up with “the flamingo,” in reference to
Fletcher. Knight said they’ve both held singles gold, so now
it’s time for them to hold tag gold.
Fletcher was happy to get on board after not initially
believing in it, but he admitted he works well with Knight
as a team. They will bring the gold back to the Don Callis
Family, which Fletcher said might be needed after All Out.
If Okada fares as he did against Ciampa on Dynamite, the AEW
International Title might not be in the Family. Fletcher
seemed to be mocking Okada, who stood up and glared at
Fletcher before addressing Ciampa.
“Tommaso, be careful what you wish for because you wanted
The Rainmaker, now you got The Rainmaker. But you won’t be
taking my title!”
Bang Bang Gang Challenge The Dogs and Death Riders to a
Tailgate Brawl at All Out!
Juice Robinson blew a whistle to get the attention of Ace
Austin, Jay White and The Gunns. He said their record isn’t
anything to be proud of, and last week they lost an eight-
man tag under normal rules, but they are still a team. Lucky
for them, their boss is the owner of an undefeated football
team! So in the spirit of brand synergy, they challenged The
Dogs and Death Riders to a Tailgate Brawl! Under the
watchful eye of Coach Juice, The Gunns will be on defense;
Ace Austin is the tight end, and the quarterback is Jay
White. White said he didn’t know the rules, but Robinson
said it didn’t matter because anything goes next week! No
15-yard penalties. No little yellow flags.
“There’s gonna be all kinds of unnecessary roughness! You
boys like playing man-to-man, well that’s great because we
like to play the zone!”
“And if you ain’t down with that, we got two words for ya:
foot ball!”
Artist of STARDOM Champion "The Toxic Spider" Thekla def.
Zayda Steel (Willow Nightingale on Commentary)
Former AEW Women’s World Champion Willow Nightingale made
her way out to join the commentary desk for the next match.
Steel had Christopher Daniels with her during her entrance,
as Willow admitted her hand wasn’t 100 percent but was
confident it would be by All Out. Thekla was alone for this
match, but didn’t seem any less confident or toxic.
Steel mistakenly offered a handshake at the bell, so Thekla
kicked it away and slapped her. That set off Steel, who
hauled off with a flurry of shots. Steel shook off one shot
from Thekla and continued to stay aggressive to get a near-
fall. Thekla came back with an uppercut and started to turn
things around with a suplex for a two-count. Steel caught
Thekla with a boot while she was in the ropes and quickly
followed with a lungblower that made Willow shriek with glee
on commentary! Steel covered for another near-fall. Thekla
slapped Steel, so Steel fired right back, but Thekla was
goading her in and sent her into the ropes with a drop
toehold. Thekla followed with a big boot to send Steel to
the floor. Thekla went to the apron and double stomped Steel
in the back while she was on the floor!
Thekla continued to dominate, as Steel tried to get back to
her feet on the floor with the encouragement of Willow.
Thekla had enough and went out to get her. She threw Steel
in the ring and started jawjacking with Willow. Thekla
backed up right into a baseball slide from Steel! Back in
the ring, Steel sent Thekla into the corner, but ate a boot
when she charged in, and Thekla locked in a Tarantula in the
ropes! Steel came back with a Lou Thesz Press and mounted
punches. She beat Thekla up to her feet and connected on a
kneelift followed by a running cutter. That got her another
near-fall! Thekla got out of Steel’s grasp with a hair pull,
but Steel moved away from a stomp attempt and dropped Thekla
with a fireman’s carry cutter! Thekla managed to kick out to
stay alive! Steel has the former AEW Women’s World Champion
in big trouble!
Steel stomped Thekla, but took too long getting to the top
rope, which allowed Thekla to knock her to the turnbuckles.
Steel punched back and tried to sunset flip Thekla into a
powerbomb, but Thekla blocked it and remained in the tree of
woe. Steel came back with a kick and more strikes before
going to the top again and coming down on Thekla with a
dangerous double stomp! Thekla kicked out again! Steel tried
for a Killswitch, so Thekla raked her eyes and avoided a
charging Steel with a matrix move before cutting her in half
with a spear! Thekla covered Steel, but picked her up at
two! Thekla wanted to send a message and stomped Steel’s
head into the mat before covering her for the victory!
Willow stared at Thekla from commentary.
After the match, we took a look at how we got to Nightingale
vs. Thekla at All Out for an AEW Women’s World Championship
shot against Mercedes Moné next month at AEW WrestleDream!
Death Riders’ PAC def. Adam Priest
PAC ran over Priest at the bell and beat him from pillar to
post until Priest started firing back with chops and shots
to PAC’s leg. Priest snatched PAC in a single-leg crab, but
he was next to the ropes and escaped quickly. PAC dumped
Priest with a high-velocity German suplex, and that stopped
Priest in his tracks. PAC stomped Priest in the corner and
brought him out with a snap suplex for a two-count. PAC
dropped precise elbows on Priest’s neck and head before
moving to a headlock. Priest fought out of it, but PAC came
back with stiff kicks to the gut. Priest caught one and
brought PAC down with a Dragon Screw before trying another
single-leg crab. PAC rolled out of it, and the two exchanged
pin attempts before PAC leveled Priest with a running
lariat!
PAC caught Priest with a running boot in the corner and
spiked him in the middle of the ring with a tombstone
piledriver. PAC locked Priest in the Brutalizer to get the
submission win!
As PAC went to exit, AEW National Champion Andrade El Ídolo
started to make his way to the ring for his fourth title
defense. Garcia got fired up with the Death Riders before
coming through the crowd with Marina Shafir.
AEW National Championship Match: Andrade El Ídolo (c) def.
Daniel Garcia of the Death Riders
The crowd broke into a “HOW YOU KNOW” chant at the bell,
which Andrade encouraged much to the chagrin of Garcia.
Andrade controlled Garcia’s arm, so Garcia pushed him to the
corner, and instead of breaking clean, he pushed Andrade
repeatedly and mocked his catchphrase. Andrade came back to
take down Garcia and slapped him in the back of the head to
return the disrespect. Andrade overpowered Garcia in a test
of strength, so Garcia tried to throw him to the floor, but
Andrade stuck himself in the ropes and posed at Garcia!
Andrade got down and started to undo his belt, but Garcia
didn’t let him get any further, attacking Andrade with a
barrage of strikes and stomps. Garcia ate a boot in the
corner, and Andrade sent him to the floor with a flying
headscissors. Andrade followed out with a crossbody, and
Garcia was down! Andrade went to take a selfie with an
admirer in the crowd until Shafir walked over to intimidate
the fan. Andrade told Shafir, “Tranquilo.” She went to hit
him, and he blocked it, which allowed Garcia to attack from
behind!
Garcia turned up the intensity to stay on Andrade and wound
up back in the ring, mounting Andrade for punches in the
corner. He walked away before finishing Andrade off and
turned right into a huge chop and the start of Three Amigos.
Garcia floated over to get out of the second suplex and
grabbed Andrade for a choke over the ropes! He hit a running
boot to send Andrade to the barricade and went back over to
the Andrade admirer. He stole her phone and tried his own
spin on the selfie until Shafir got in his face to snap him
out of it.
Back in the ring, Garcia taunted Andrade, and that only
fired up the champion, who went off on Garcia and took him
down with a flying forearm! Andrade sent Garcia over the top
to the floor and continued removing his pants. With his legs
freed, Andrade hit a springboard tornillo over the top to
take Garcia out on the floor! Andrade threw Garcia back in
and lined him up for running knees in the corner. Garcia
moved and rolled up Andrade for a near fall. Garcia took too
long hitting a suplex on Andrade, so Andrade went back into
Three Amigos. Garcia blocked the final attempt and locked in
a rear naked choke. Andrade was in trouble, so he simply
fell on his back to break the hold.
Andrade went up top for a moonsault, so Garcia rolled and
Andrade connected on the second moonsault attempt! Andrade
tried the running knees again, but Garcia was ready for it
and rolled Andrade onto his back to go for a Dragon Tamer.
Garcia got jackknifed over, and the two battled for position
on the pin until Andrade managed to trap Garcia to get the
three-count!
Andrade retained, but Garcia protested to the referee about
the count. Andrade offered Garcia a handshake, so he never
saw PAC and Gabe Kidd attack from behind! Claudio Castagnoli
and Wheeler Yuta joined them with Shaifr. They held Andrade
down, and PAC challenged Andrade for the AEW National
Championship next week at All Out, saying he’s beaten
Andrade before and can do it again. He asked Andrade for his
answer and was given a less-than-kind response, so everyone
attacked Andrade! Francisco Akira ran out to help Andrade
and managed to hold his own despite being severely
outnumbered until he was choked by Shafir. Castagnoli
leveled Akira and continued to assault him until “Speedball”
Mike Bailey ran out with a chair ahead of the next match!
The Death Riders cleared the ring!
"Speedball" Mike Bailey def. Death Riders' Wheeler Yuta
Nigel McGuinness pointed out a bandage on the left wrist of
Yuta, who was apparently injured in training this week.
Bailey controlled Yuta’s arm until Yuta took a shortcut and
ripped Bailey down by the hair. He stomped Bailey and sent
him to the ropes, but Speedball came back to send Yuta to
the floor with a flying headscissors. Speedball followed out
and chopped Yuta to the ground near the steel steps. When
Speedball charged, Yuta popped him up onto the stairs! Yuta
slammed Bailey’s head again into the steps and put Bailey’s
foot on the turnbuckle connector for more punishment. Yuta
tried to stay on the foot, which was a smart strategy
considering how much of Bailey’s offense comes from his
educated feet, but Speedball turned things around with a
dropkick from the top! He managed to hit a kick combo
followed by a running shooting star press for a near-fall.
Bailey tried to work an arm submission, but Yuta escaped and
hit Bailey with a deadlift bridging German suplex for a
near-fall. The two fought near the ropes, where Bailey hit a
leg sweep followed by a springboard moonsault to the floor!
The two continued to battle on the floor and returned to the
ring, where both wound up standing on the top rope. Yuta
gave Speedball the long, hard landing with an avalanche side
suplex! That also did some damage to Yuta, but he was up
first and toyed with the weakened Bailey with strikes.
Bailey started to fire back, but Yuta managed to avoid a
pair of kicks, and the two exchanged reversals until Yuta
nearly stole it with a crucifix pin!
Bailey cracked Yuta with a roundhouse heel kick. Yuta got
back up and ran right into another kick, which Bailey
followed with a Falcon Arrow. He went up time and looked for
Ultima Weapon, so Yuta moved, and Bailey rolled through.
Speedball got a cross armbreaker, which Yuta rolled over
into a pin attempt for a two-count. Speedball rolled it back
for a two-count of his own, which set off a rapid-fire back-
and-forth succession of pin attempts. Finally, Speedball
stood up and went for a moonsault knee drop, but Yuta
countered into another nearfall. Yuta missed a Busaiku Knee
and ate a PK from Bailey. Bailey quickly tried another
moonsault knee drop, but Yuta moved, and Bailey landed badly
on his right leg. He still managed to snap Yuta over with a
hurricanrana for a two-count, which Yuta followed with a
nearfall of his own. The two exchanged standing switches
until Bailey captured Yuta in a cross-armed pin to get the
three-count!
Yuta attacked immediately after the match, which brought
back the Death Riders and The Dogs! Bailey wasn’t alone for
long because Bang Bang Gang hit the ring and a chaotic brawl
broke out with security and officials trying to break it up!
We also learned that Tony Khan made the 8-Man Tailgate Brawl
official between Bang Bang Gang and The Dogs and Death
Riders!
The Opps Are Putting Katsuyori Shibata in “Jungle” Jack
Perry’s Way
Perry talked about walking with killers and how, to become
the best, you must face the best, once again referencing his
challenge to Samoa Joe. That brought us to HOOK, Anthony
Bowens and ROH World Television Champion Action Andretti of
The OPPS. HOOK said he’s known Perry for a long time, but
never once thought of him as a stupid person, so why is he
calling out Samoa Joe? What are we doing here? Andretti said
Perry’s doing a lot of yapping for someone who’s biting off
more than he can chew. Bowens questioned why Perry would
smear Joe’s name on the wall when he made the challenge on
Dynamite. Andretti switched places with Katsuyori Shibata,
who came out from behind the camera to join HOOK and Bowens.
HOOK called him a certified killer and everything Perry is
looking for. Bowens said if Perry wants to talk to Joe, he
can go through Shibata first.
Queen Aminata & Mina Shirakawa def. Emily Jaye & Georgia
South
Aminata worked South's arm and got some help from Shirakawa
to pull into a short-armed clothesline. She went for the
pin, but Jaye came in for the save. That brought Aminata
back in to even the odds, but when Aminata and Shirakawa
avoided clotheslines, they slid to the mat for a shimmy
dance. Jaye and South tried for stereo PKs, but missed and
ate elbows against the ropes. Aminata and Shirakawa
snapmered Jaye and South over for a variety of Chocolate
Kisses! South escaped a choke from Shirakawa, but wound up
getting ping-ponged back and forth between Aminata and
Shirakawa until she stumbled into a Glamorous Driver!
Shirakawa tagged Aminata and put Jaye in a figure four
leglock! Aminata hit a double stomp to the prone Jaye and
finished South with Off with Her Head to get the three-count
and win!
Nick Wayne Questions Jericho
Wayne said he almost beat Jericho, and that pissed him off,
but what really pissed him off was Jericho trying to get him
to shake hands after the match like he’s some kind of
rookie, like it was an honor to be in the ring with Jericho.
But Wayne left Jericho lying and wondered if it was Jericho
who didn’t know what he didn’t know.
AEW Continental Championship Eliminator Match: Death Riders’
Jon Moxley (c) def. Zachary Wentz of The Rascalz
The main event brought us the challenger for the AEW World
Championship at All Out in just one week, facing a very
hungry Wentz. Moxley tried to keep Wentz grounded early on,
although Wentz more than held his own on the mat. Wentz
lured Moxley into the corner and came back with a tornillo
that sent Moxley to the floor! Wentz followed with another
tornillo over the top rope! He threw Moxley back in, but
Moxley dropped Wentz with a cutter!
Moxley remained in control of Wentz and had him stuck in the
corner for repeated attacks. Finally, Wentz found a burst of
energy to connect on a leaping back kick. Wentz chopped
Moxley and managed to take him down briefly, but Moxley
fired back with chops of his own. Wentz went back to his
quick feet and kicked Moxley to his knees before stomping
Mox in the back. Wentz hit a rising knee in the corner
followed by a PK. Wentz nailed Mox with a second-rope
Blockbuster for a two-count! Wentz ate an elbow, but still
swept Moxley into a single-leg crab. Moxley escaped it and
caught Wentz in a choke! Wentz escaped it and rolled through
Moxley into another nearfall!
Moxley threw Wentz to the ropes, so he bounced back with a
handspring jumping knee. With Mox down, Wentz went back up
top and missed a Spiral Tap! That left him wide open to get
stomped into the mat by Mox! Moxley picked up Wentz and
dumped him on his head with a Death Rider to get the pinfall
victory! The rest of the Death Riders came out to celebrate
with Moxley, and Collision came to a close!
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