Posted on 12/07/125 by Bob Magee
It was another fantastic night of action at GalaxyCon in
Columbus, Ohio! We were thrilled to be back in our normal
Saturday home for Collision on TNT and HBO Max, full of
championship matches and Blue League action in the
Continental Classic!
In the main event, IWGP World Heavyweight Champion “The
Alpha” Konosuke Takeshita of the Don Callis Family remained
undefeated and moved into a tie for the top of the Blue
League with a win over Jon Moxley of the Death Riders in a
fantastic match. That makes Moxley 0-2 this week. Máscara
Dorada scored a major upset when he defeated the previously
perfect Claudio Castagnoli. And Orange Cassidy fought
through a bad back to capture three points from Roderick
Strong.
TBS Champion Mercedes Moné survived a spirited effort from
Leila Grey but secured a successful defense with the
Statement Maker. Plus, AEW National Champion Ricochet made
his second title defense in as many nights in a spectacular
match against Ace Austin, with the Demand playing an
unfortunately meaningful role in Ricochet’s win, and much
more!
Here's everything that happened at AEW Collision for
December 6, 2025, including your full results and match
recaps.
Continental Classic Blue League: Orange Cassidy (3 points)
def. Roderick Strong (0 points)
We opened Collision with an interesting battle of
associates, as it relates to The Conglomeration, with Orange
Cassidy taking on Roderick Strong. Before the match began,
Renee Paquette reported that Cassidy admitted he’s dealing
with a back injury. Strong took Cassidy down to the mat and
eventually worked him into the ropes, where he showed no
qualms about the chops Cassidy asked him to refrain from on
Dynamite. Cassidy turned it around and controlled Strong
with a headlock. Strong tried to fight through with a
backbreaker, but Cassidy was able to regain his control
almost immediately.
Finally, Strong leveled Cassidy with a chop so hard that it
knocked him from the ring. Strong followed him out and laid
in a few more chops that echoed throughout GalaxyCon. Strong
continued the relentless attack with a backbreaker on the
railing! He remained on the hunt with another chop as they
returned to the ring, where Strong caught Cassidy with a
brutal backbreaker across his knee. Strong continued to work
over Cassidy’s back with nine backbreakers! Cassidy found a
glimmer of hope with a DDT out of nowhere.
Cassidy locked his hands in his pockets to help avoid the
Stronghold and launch Strong to the outside with his feet!
Cassidy followed with a dive that connected with Strong.
Cassidy ran Strong into three turnbuckles from the apron but
was caught from the top rope when Strong hit a powerslam.
Strong blocked a Stundog Millionaire, so Cassidy got a
crucifix for a two-count. Cassidy nailed a springboard
tornado DDT from the apron and went to the top. Still,
Strong met him there, and the two jockeyed for position
until Cassidy back-elbowed Strong into a precarious position
straddling the middle rope the hard way.
Cassidy came off the top with an elbow, and Strong found a
way to kick out at two. Strong avoided an Orange Punch and
nailed End of Heartache! He stacked up Cassidy, who escaped
in the nick of time to keep the match alive. Strong held
onto Cassidy’s legs, but Cassidy turned it into a nearfall!
Cassidy came back with a Stundog Millionaire, but Strong was
ready for the Orange Punch again by lifting Cassidy onto his
shoulders. However, Cassidy escaped on the way down and
crossed Strong’s legs to trap him in a pin that earned him
the three count and his first three points! What a finish!
Jack Perry to Replace the Injured Darby Allin in the
Continental Classic
Tony Schiavone provided a significant update on the
Continental Classic with the news that Darby Allin has not
been cleared to continue in the tournament and will be
replaced in the Gold League by “Jungle” Jack Perry. After
the announcement, Allin addressed the situation and admitted
the Death Riders might be winning the war because they are
out there every week, and he’s out. He said he was scared in
the ring for the first time in his life last week against
Kevin Knight because his legs gave out and he was rushed to
the hospital. He knows why he wasn’t medically cleared, but
has never seen eye-to-eye with Perry, although if it’s Perry
taking his spot, “Go on and win the whole f****** thing! I
hope you do! As for Darby…I don’t…know.”
Bang Bang Gang wants FTR for the AEW Tag Team Titles in the
UK!
“Tonight is the greatest night of my life! Why? Because FTR
are the AEW World Tag Team Champions!”
That familiar refrain from Stokely was shouted down by
Columbus with some language that isn’t suitable for the
holiday season.
Stokely said there was no more fun and games because FTR
wanted Austin Gunn and Juice Robinson in the ring right now!
Bang Bang Gang wasted no time marching to the ring with
Columbus serenading them with “GUNS UP!” chants.
Wheeler cut that off and admitted that Gunn and Robinson
were the last team to beat them, but that will be the last
time that happens. He said their most significant
achievements are being “Billy’s son” and “Mr. Toni Storm.”
Harwood took over and said FTR being in the ring with them
makes them relevant. However, he was embarrassed that Gunn
touched his belt last week, and the only reason they haven’t
fought was that he knows FTR would beat them. So he’ll do
them a favor and let them touch the belt this week – only to
fake out Gunn with a “too slow”!
Gunn said he’s the son of a Hall of Famer, and Juice is the
son of a carpenter; meanwhile, Cash is the son of his first
cousin, and Dax is just a son of a bitch! Gunn said they
were just avoiding putting the titles on the line against
the last team to beat them. Robinson followed up by
reminding everyone that they had recently won $200K and
could buy all the belts they wanted, but he had one of
those, and it holds up his pants. He wants those titles.
They aren’t out here to touch those titles, because the next
time they touch those titles, it will be when the referee
hands them over after they beat their ass in the United
Kingdom.
“And if you’re not down with that, we got two words for ya…
AND NEW!”
The Death Riders Have Plenty to Say to TNT Champion Mark
Briscoe
Marina Shafir, Wheeler Yuta, and Daniel Garcia were
somewhere in the building and had plenty to say to TNT
Champion Mark Briscoe. Shafir asked if he had anyone by his
side, like the Death Riders. Yuta took the typical shots at
Briscoe’s appearance, but it was Garcia who called Briscoe
stupid for making the challenge to Garcia. Garcia said he’s
bringing the TNT Title to the Death Riders.
Continental Classic Blue League: Máscara Dorada (3 points)
def. Claudio Castagnoli (6 points)
The leader of the Blue League marched to the ring as we saw
a package recapping one of the most newsworthy matches of
the Continental Classic, as it was Castagnoli besting Jon
Moxley on Dynamite to move to six points and win the battle
of the Death Riders.
Castagnoli controlled early by grinding Dorada to the mat
with his superior power while avoiding Dorada’s attempts to
attack with his speed. A spectacular armdrag sent Castagnoli
to the outside, but when Dorada tried to follow, he ran into
a rising uppercut! Castagnoli gorilla-pressed Dorada onto
the guardrail twice and rolled in the ring to admire his
work. Dorada beat the referee’s count, only for Castagnoli
to attack once again.
Castagnoli didn’t feel that beating down Dorada was enough,
so he started pulling at the mask, but that angered Dorada,
who hit some chops and kicks until Castagnoli cut him off
with an abbreviated swing. Castagnoli hit a running uppercut
in the corner, but couldn’t connect on a second, and Dorada
dropped him with a thrust kick. Castagnoli booted Dorada to
the mat, but when he tried to grab Dorada, it was reversed
with Dorada springing to his feet and then onto Castagnoli’s
shoulders! He hopped to the top rope and came back with an
amazing armdrag. Dorada picked up the pace with a
hurricanrana that sent Castagnoli to the outside, and when
he followed with a dive, Castagnoli blocked it and
celebrated. Dorada took that chance to return to the ring
and hit another dive that turned into an armdrag on the
floor. The two traded shots into the steel steps until
Dorada sprang to the second rope and swung down for a
wristlock takeover to the floor!
Back in the ring, Dorada tried to get a pin, but Castagnoli
powered out. Dorada went to the top only to be caught on the
way down by Castagnoli, who turned the momentum into a tilt-
a-whirl slam for a two count. Dorada ate a huge uppercut but
managed to kick out as we heard the 10-minute warning.
Dorada nailed a thrust kick, so Castagnoli came back with a
massive lariat. Dorada had enough to kick out at two,
although both men were showing signs of wear.
Castagnoli punished Dorada in the corner with short
uppercuts until he ran into two boots. However, Castagnoli
grabbed Dorada on his back and scaled the ropes, but Dorada
escaped and stood on the top rope to hit a leaping
hurricanrana! Dorada went back to the same corner, and
Castagnoli ran to meet on the top rope with an uppercut!
Dorada avoided a superplex to send Castagnoli to the mat. He
followed with a shooting star press to get the pinfall and
earn a huge upset! Dorada is on the board with three points,
and Castagnoli suffers his first loss of the Continental
Classic!
Tony Schiavone Sits Down with Timeless Love Bombs and the
Babes of Wrath
As Tony Schiavone made the introductions of the two teams
that will vie to become the first AEW Women’s World Tag Team
Champions in the tournament final this Wednesday at Winter
is Coming, Mina Shirakawa made sure all four women had
glasses of champagne. Schiavone said that when these two
teams meet on Wednesday, hearts will be divided, including
his.
“Then we should raise a glass! To four bitches with the
itches who fight for all the riches!”
“Timeless” Toni Storm explained how her team is more than
just a team in the ring. They’ve been through a lot and
aren’t just thrown together for this tournament. Willow
Nightingale said she supports whatever happens in their
personal lives, but that shouldn’t matter when it comes to
the ring. She shared the history between her and Harley
Cameron, including a match they had on AEW Dark three years
ago. They went their own ways after that, and while things
haven’t always been perfect, they both operated the same way
by smiling and doing what they love. Storm reminded
Nightingale and Cameron that she’s beaten them both, and
they have never beaten her. Cameron said these babes have
wrath, and she’s done more in her first and only three years
than Storm or Shirakawa did. Shirakawa jumped in before an
argument broke out and said they are here to give everyone a
fight to remember.
Schiavone summed it up perfectly, “Well s***, I’ll drink to
that!” And everyone raised their glasses to toast!
Swerve Strickland Challenged by Josh Alexander, Attacked by
Katsuyori Shibata
Tony Schiavone introduced Swerve Strickland and Prince Nana
for their returns to Collision after a three-month absence!
Swerve detailed his time away with surgery, rehab, and
preparing to come back.
“Three months of turning myself into the biggest, baddest,
most dangerous version of Swerve Strickland you’ve ever
seen!”
And he’s doing it all for the AEW World Championship. And he
knows what it’s like to hold that title because business was
straightforward with him.
“I said it. I meant it. And I backed it the hell up.”
He acknowledged that the AEW World Championship sat on the
shoulder of Samoa Joe, but every time he tries to come after
him, Joe goes running. Swerve wondered if that was because
it was Swerve who beat Joe for the AEW World Title the last
time Joe had it. And now he has to go through Opps Dojo
members to get to Katsuyori Shibata, Powerhouse Hobbs, and
even HOOK to get back to his World Championship.
“Joe, you will fall once again to the franchise of AEW,
Swerve Strickland. Whose House?”
Swerve said he needed to talk about one more person,
“Hangman” Adam Page. He said they may never see eye-to-eye,
but no one can doubt that Hangman vs. Swerve is the greatest
rivalry in AEW history. And he heard Hangman was looking for
someone to battle with him against the Opps.
“So what do you say? How ‘bout Swerve is the one backing you
up at Winter is Coming? For one night, and one night only.
After that, me and you, Hangman, we’re gonna have to sit
down again and have a very, very, very serious
conversation.”
All of a sudden, Josh Alexander’s voice was heard yelling,
“Enough!”
He said Swerve was just saying lies and half-truths, and
he’s certainly not the franchise. And this isn’t Swerve’s
house, it’s Don Callis’ House now!
Alexander asked why Swerve was talking about the AEW World
Championship and not revenge. It was another Don Callis
member, Kazuchika Okada, who injured Swerve’s knee. But he
gets that Swerve isn’t coming for revenge since this is Don
Callis’ house now. Alexander said Swerve shouldn’t be able
to come back in and get a title shot after being away for
three months. Alexander ran down everything he’s done and
who he’s taken out since Swerve has been gone, including
winning $1 million for the Don Callis Family. If anyone
deserves a title shot, it’s Alexander! He asked the crowd if
it should be him or Swerve. They obviously chanted for
Swerve.
Alexander acknowledged they both wanted to fight, but he
didn’t think Columbus deserved it. Swerve said they can do
it next week in Cardiff at AEW Collision, Winter is Coming.
He invited Alexander to come in and fight, but was chopped
in the knee by Shibata, who hit the ring out of nowhere with
a sneak attack! Swerve was slow to his feet, as Shibata
calmly left up the aisle. Alexander said he’d see Swerve
next week.
Is Mercedes Moné Starting to Crack?
Lexy Nair was backstage with TBS Champion Mercedes Moné and
tried to get the former ROH Women’s World TV Champion to
comment on losing that title to Red Velvet last night at ROH
Final Battle. Moné was clearly flustered and angered, so she
asked for a better question. Nair asked if her recent losses
were weighing on her. Moné was still angry and reminded
everyone that she’s a global star and still 12 Belts Moné.
Leila Grey tried to kick her when she was down last night,
and Moné promised to make her pay.
TBS Championship: Mercedes Moné (c) def. Leila Grey
Moné attacked before the bell, immediately sending Grey to
the floor. She followed with a sliding dropkick and ran down
the apron to hit a meteora, but Grey ducked, so Christopher
Daniels ate the pair of knees from Moné instead! Grey nailed
Moné with a forearm and then put her down with a short
dropkick to get a two count. She followed with a neckbreaker
for another nearfall. Moné blocked an attack in the corner
and slammed Grey into the turnbuckle with a head scissors.
Grey missed a bulldog out of the corner, which allowed Moné
to hit a Meteora for a two count.
Moné stayed in control until she missed a charge in the
corner. Grey fought back with a series of clotheslines and a
slingblade. She hit a rising knee on Moné in the corner, but
appeared to be showing damage from the match so far. Grey
recovered to hit a bulldog, but Moné snatched her in the
Moné Maker to get the submission victory. She held on after
the bell rang, so Daniels came in to stop it, and she let
go. Moné kicked Daniels low and then went to the announce
table to steal Tony Schiavone’s headset and proclaim herself
the greatest TBS Champion.
Eddie Kingston’s Final Words Ahead of Winter is Coming
Kingston said he’s been dreaming of being a world champion
since he was nine years old. Samoa Joe can’t get into
Kingston’s head, because Kingston is already in his own
head. He yells and screams because he cares. He cares about
people going down a path he doesn’t respect. AEW was
supposed to be different. You would be rewarded for being
the best. And now he’s seeing how Samoa Joe is doing it, and
he needs to win the AEW World Championship to show the young
guys how it’s supposed to be. The focus on Kingston’s face
has never been more apparent.
Triangle of Madness Attack with a Message
Empty heading
We were taken to outside the women’s locker room, where
Thekla, Julia Hart and Skye Blue left a pile of bodies with
a statement attack. Hart and Blue said, “Sisters of Sin come
for the win.” Thekla left with these ominous words, “See you
in Cardiff, bitches!”
AEW National Championship: Ricochet (c) def. Ace Austin
Austin immediately saw the issues he had on the outside with
Bishop Kaun and Toa Liona but managed to focus up and knock
Ricochet to the outside with a dropkick pretty quickly. A
frustrated Ricochet grabbed the bell hammer and brought it
into the ring, which allowed Liona to trip Austin. Ricochet
clobbered Austin from behind and sent him to the outside so
he could hit a massive dive in a clearly premeditated
attack.
After Ricochet had his way with Austin for the next few
minutes, Austin got back into the match by avoiding a
dropkick in the corner. Ricochet landed on his head, so
Austin found a second wind and focused his efforts on
Ricochet’s neck and head. Repeated blows followed a knee
lift/Russian leg sweep combo in the corner. Austin avoided
Liona on the outside by showing exceptional balance on the
ring apron while still hitting a springboard crossbody onto
Ricochet. He followed with a Dr. Bomb for a two-count, as
Columbus came alive for Austin. Ricochet reversed Austin’s
offense into a pin attempt but did some real damage with a
shotgun dropgun to the corner. Austin avoided a Spirit Gun
and the two traded reversals until they wound up on the top
rope, where Austin hit a superplex on Ricochet! Austin
slammed Ricochet’s head to the mat with his calves, which
nearly won the match in the closest nearfall of the match.
Austin went for The Fold, so Ricochet moved the referee in
the way and tried to hit a low blow, but it was blocked.
Austin flipped Ricochet head over heels, but Ricochet landed
on his feet and nailed Austin with a Spirit Gun, followed by
Vertigo to get the pinfall victory and successful defense of
the AEW National Championship.
After the match, FTR hit the ring to attack Austin until
Juice Robinson and Austin Gunn hit the ring to save their
fellow Bang Bang Gang member. Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood
tried to attack with the AEW World Tag Team Championships,
but Robinson and Gunn avoided it and lit them up with
punches! The belts were left in the ring, so Bang Bang Gang
threw them out, much to the chagrin of FTR.
Continental Classic Blue League: IWGP World Heavyweight
Champion “The Alpha” Konosuke Takeshita (6 points) def. Jon
Moxley (3 points) via pinfall
This main event had the entire crowd on their feet, chanting
“HOLY S***!” at the bell!
With so much on the line, there was an expected feeling-out
process between the two until a clean break turned into a
shoving match. They traded shoulder blocks until Takeshita
hit a big boot and a leaping clothesline to take Moxley
down. Moxley avoided a suplex, but seemed to come down
awkwardly on the ankle that Kyle O’Reilly previously
injured. While the referee tried to check on Moxley,
Takeshita slid to the outside and started slamming the ankle
into the ring post. He sat Mox in a chair and slammed the
ankle into the guardrail! Moxley tried to walk it off, but
collapsed into the ring steps. Takeshita threw Moxley back
in the ring, where Moxley fell yet again. Takeshita got Mox
back to his feet, twisted his ankle, and sent Moxley down in
significant pain.
The ankle remained the point of emphasis for Takeshita for
the next few minutes, including a simple kick in the corner
that cut off a brief moment of comeback for Moxley.
Takeshita trapped Moxley’s ankle in the ropes, but Moxley
escaped and nailed a charging Takeshita with a forearm. The
two fought on the apron, where Moxley kicked Takeshita in
the ankle and followed with a stomp off the corner of the
ring to Takeshita’s head!
Back in the ring, Moxley hit a side suplex, so Takeshita
came back with a German suplex! Both men got back up and met
clotheslines that sent them crashing back to the mat. After
getting to their feet at the 10-minute warning, they traded
blows until they held each other up. Moxley took the
advantage back with a lariat that turned Takeshita inside
out!
The two traded reversals until Moxley turned a cross armbar
into an ankle lock on Takeshita! The IWGP World Heavyweight
Champions made it to the ropes to break the hold, so Moxley
stomped on the ankle. On the apron, Takeshita reversed a
piledriver into a back body drop, sending Moxley crashing
onto the most challenging part of the ring!
When Takeshita tried to get back in the ring, he collapsed
from his own ankle pain. Moxley got back in only to be met
by a forearm from Takeshita! Takeshita shook off the pain
and flipped over the top onto Moxley on the floor! Takeshita
wrecked the announce table and then put Moxley through the
standing edge with a blue thunder bomb! Takeshita got in the
ring looking for the countout, but Moxley made it back in at
9.9! Takeshita was already coming off the top with a splash
that landed, but Mox kicked out!
Takeshita tried to charge Mox, but Moxley just collapsed to
the mat, only to snatch Takeshita in a pinning predicament
that almost won the match! Moxley hit a cutter with five
minutes to go and struggled to his feet with the injured
ankle. Takeshita dropped his weight onto Moxley’s ankle and
then ran right into a big forearm from Moxley. Moxley nailed
the Paradigm Shift! 1-2-TAKESHITA GOT HIS FOOT ON THE ROPE!
What a match!
Moxley put Takeshita down with everything he had until
Takeshita found his fighting spirit and got back up. When
Moxley tried to rebound off the ropes, his ankle gave out,
so Takeshita floored him with a knee, but Moxley somehow
kicked out! Takeshita lowered his kneepad to hit a
Powerdrive Knee right to Moxley’s face! He picked Moxley
back up and dropped him with Raging Fire to get the pinfall
victory! He moves to six points and a tie with Castagnoli on
top of the Blue League!
Catch AEW Dynamite Winter is Coming LIVE on TBS and HBO Max
from Atlanta, Georgia, this Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m.
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