Posted on 8/24/125 by Bob Magee
With AEW Forbidden Door coming up in less than 24 hours, AEW
was back in the OVO Arena in Glasgow, Scotland for AEW
Collision.
It’s a huge weekend for the Don Callis Family, and that
includes the 2025 G1 Climax winner, Konosuke Takeshita, who
renewed his rivalry with Tomohiro Ishii in a hard-hitting
affair. Callis also had his crew in eight-man tag action
against Hiromu Takahashi and SkyFlight. Paragon and the
Young Bucks faced off in the tag team ranks after coming to
blows on AEW Dynamite, but the night ended with Kazuchika
Okada taking out Swerve Strickland. Megan Bayne took on
Scotland’s Isla Dawn in her AEW debut, but Bayne also got
involved in the aftermath of the tag match that saw Willow
Nightingale and Queen Aminata team up to face the Triangle
of Madness. Max Caster held his first ever international
open challenge, which opened the door a day early for Zack
Sabre Jr. and Nigel McGuinness.
Here’s everything that went down on the last stop before
Forbidden Door on AEW Collision for August 23, 2025,
including your full results and match recaps.
AEW Collision Recap Tonight for Glasgow
Hiromu Takahashi & SkyFlight (Scorpio Sky, Dante Martin and
Dariun Martin) def. Don Callis Family (Lance Archer, Josh
Alexander, Hechicero and Rocky Romero)
A Hook Update?
TBS Championship 4-Way Preview
Megan Bayne def. Isla Dawn
Willow Nightingale & Queen Aminata def. Triangle of Madness’
Skye Blue & Julia Hart
Daniel Garcia, Daddy Magic Address Nigel McGuinness
IWGP Heavyweight Champion Zack Sabre Jr. def. Max Caster —
First Ever International Max Caster Open Challenge
What’s Going On With Anthony Bowens?
Kris Statlander & Harley Cameron Look for the $100K
Konosuke Takeshita def. Tomohiro Ishii
Big Bill def. Mark Andrews
GOA (Toa Liona and Bishop Kaun) def. Grizzled Young Veterans
(James Drake and Zack Gibson)
The War Dogs Call Out The Opps
Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) def. Paragon (Kyle
O’Reilly and Roderick Strong)
Hiromu Takahashi & SkyFlight (Scorpio Sky, Dante Martin and
Dariun Martin) def. Don Callis Family (Lance Archer, Josh
Alexander, Hechicero and Rocky Romero)
Hiromu Takahashi got things going with a hot start against
one of his trainers, Rocky Romero.
Then, Top Flight came in with their unique high-flying
offense on Hechicero, but that was shut down by a Lance
Archer chokeslam on the apron. Josh Alexander showed how
precise and strong he was by picking apart Dante Martin.
A small burst of offense wasn’t initially enough for Scorpio
Sky to get his team back in it, but
Hiromu finally tags back and SkyFlight hit a triple dive!
Hiromu hits the Timebomb for win!
TNT Champion Kyle Fletcher appeared on the stage to stare
down his Forbidden Door opponent, Takahashi.
A Hook Update?
The interpretation of what we saw with two Hook action
figures fighting each other on top of a framed FTW Title is
up to you the fan, but hopefully it means “The Cold-Hearted,
Handsome Devil” will be back soon.
TBS Championship 4-Way Preview
Renee Paquette narrated an in-depth look at each of the
participants in the TBS Championship 4-Way at Forbidden
Door. “The C.E.O.” Mercedes Moné will certainly have her
hands full with Alex Windsor, representing AEW, Persephone,
representing CMLL, and Bozilla, representing Stardom.
Megan Bayne def. Isla Dawn
This was Isla Dawn’s AEW debut and she’s from right here in
Scotland. On the other side, Megan Bayne has a 9-0 Collision
singles record.
Bayne didn’t seem to care about Dawn’s home field advantage.
Dawn had an early flurry, but was cut off by Bayne’s power
including massive chops. Bayne openly trash-talked Dawn but
Dawn fought back again. And then Bayne seemed to have enough
and mercifully put Dawn down for the win with her signature
running power bomb.
Before Bayne and Penelope Ford made their exit, Willow
Nightingale came out and passed them on the ramp…
Willow Nightingale & Queen Aminata def. Triangle of Madness’
Skye Blue & Julia Hart
No Thekla with Triangle of Madness? Doesn’t that seem
peculiar?
At the start, Skye Blue had no answers for Willow's power.
Was that a couple poses of intimidation from Willow? Julia
Hart tagged in, and immediately suffered a similar fate to
Blue. Queen Aminata found her way into the match but Julia
turned it around and walked the top rope with the arm
ringer.
Aminata fought back and tried to serve up Chocolate Kisses
but Blue broke it up to change the complexion of the match.
Willow tagged in once again and fiought off both with a
POUNCE to Sky and a spinebuster to Hart for a two count.
Queen Aminata gets back in the match with Blue. She hit a
high angle Air Raid Crash, but Blue kicked out! After Hart
and Blue tried double submissions, Aminata and Willow were
able to break free. Aminata hit Off with Her Head for the
impressive win!
The thought-to-be absent Thekla hit the ring to attack, but
Willow made the save for Aminata, and Thekla and Aminata
pair off. And much like in recent weeks, Megan Bayne and
Penelope Ford barged their way in.
But wait, it’s Harley Cameron! And she’s charged right to
the ring. She takes out Ford on the way down and goes right
after Bayne! Ford takes out Cameron from behind, allowing
Bayne to chuck Harley with an overhead bearhug throw.
Kris Statlander ran in! And she goes right after Bayne,
sending her to the outside, returning the favor from last
week to Cameron!
Daniel Garcia, Daddy Magic Address Nigel McGuinness
Lexy Nair is backstage with Daniel Garcia and Daddy Magic
and asks Garcia if he had mixed emotions after losing his
chance at ZSJ.
Garcia said he doesn’t have mixed emotions. The match with
Zack Sabre Jr. would have been a dream come true. Garcia
admitted Nigel showed he’s a better wrestler, but when Nigel
asked for Danny to be in his corner, Garcia realized
sometimes it’s not about being the better wrestler, it’s
about being a better friend. He asked Nigel to make a
promise that he’ll win the title and be the better wrestler.
“We expect nothing less.”
IWGP Heavyweight Champion Zack Sabre Jr. def. Max Caster —
First Ever International Max Caster Open Challenge
Before Caster could say a word, Glasgow was already chanting
“Let’s Go Max! You’re the best wrestler alive!”
Caster talked about the respect he got from Shibata last
week and thought the crowd would give him the same respect.
And with that he started the chant again and the OVO Hydro
gladly chanted along with him!
Sadly, Caster shut them down because he couldn’t understand
the accent. That elicited some boos from the previously pro-
Caster crowd.
With five minutes on the clock it was time to find out who
could survive five with the Best Wrestler Alive™…
The Forbidden Door opened a day early when IWGP World
Heavyweight Champion Zack Sabre Jr. answered the challenge!
This was a surprise to Nigel McGuiness on commentary, as he
now had a literal front row seat to watch his Forbidden Door
opponent.
Caster may call himself The Best Wrestler Alive™, but he was
in there with one of the greatest technicians wrestling has
ever seen. As Sabre Jr. continued to toy with Caster, he
made a point to talk a little trash to McGuinness, which got
polite applause from the commentary desk.
As the time dropped under three minutes, it looked like ZSJ
was done playing with his food, and he quickly tapped out
Caster for the win. Sabre Jr. then confronted McGuinness at
the desk, and while the two shook hands, it was far from
friendly as they traded tense words.
What’s Going On With Anthony Bowens?
With Caster still down, Anthony Bowens ran out to attack
him! A relentless Bowens continued the beat down until Billy
Gunn came out to get in Bowens’ face. Their relationship
seemed shakier than ever, but perhaps Bowens is finally
showing his true colors.
Kris Statlander & Harley Cameron Look for the $100K
After showing some appreciation for having her back last
week, Harley Cameron asked Kris Statlander about the status
of the $100K she recently won, but Statlander said the Young
Bucks still owe her, as she was getting insufficient funds
messages. Cameron entered the Male Extras locker room to
confront Matt and Nick Jackson, yet quickly returned to say
Statlander won’t be getting the money til next week.
Jon Moxley, Wheeler Yuta, and Marina Shafir showed up with
Moxley heading back into the locker room. As Yuta tried to
make awkward small talk, Claudio Castagnoli and Gabe Kidd
appeared, looking somewhat perturbed with Yuta, but the
tension was cut when Moxley emerged with a well-padded
envelope he handed to Statlander. Mox got the money.
Konosuke Takeshita def. Tomohiro Ishii
“The Alpha” Konosuke Takeshita lived up to his name by
winning the grueling 2025 G1 Climax in NJPW to earn himself
a future match for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.
However, Don Callis had him back in action days later
against “The Stone Pitbull” Tomohiro Ishii.
These two had only met in singles action one previous time,
back at Wrestle Dynasty in the Tokyo Dome in January when
Takeshita defeated Ishii. While they’ve been on opposite
sides of some multi-man matches over the last few months,
this one-on-one gave us every bit of the slugfest you’d want
from these two.
As Ishii and Takeshita rained down blows on each other, Don
Callis earned a less-than-stellar reception from Glasgow as
he joined the commentary booth. Ishii was able to fight off
an early onslaught from the bigger, stronger Takeshita.
Takeshita seemed to turn the tide in a big way when he hit
an elevated DDT from Ishii’s position on the apron to the
floor!
As we’ve seen so many times before, Ishii’s fighting spirit
wouldn’t allow him to stay down, and he once again fought
himself back into the match and actually into control. He
hit an avalanche suplex from the top and barked out in
terror!
And now it was Takeshita digging deeper, perhaps calling
upon the resolve he used throughout the G1, putting on a
power display that made Don Callis yell like he didn’t even
need a headset.
Takeshita squared up Ishii in the corner with a huge knee,
yet Ishii somehow pushed right through what must have been
immense pain to hit a powerbomb!
WHAT A MATCH!
Every strike was either blocked or fought through by both
men as their knowledge of each other’s repertoire was on
full display. Exhaustion wasn’t a thought for either man by
this point.
Ishii hit a desperation headbutt to Takeshita, who bounced
off the ropes with a big knee to an already down Ishii.
Finally, Takeshita let out a primal scream and finished
Ishii off with the Raging Fire. The Glasgow crowd continued
to applaud long after the unreal match was completed.
Big Bill def. Mark Andrews
A very angry and determined Big Bill made his way to the
ring with a purpose, accompanied by Bryan Keith. As the bell
rang, Bill squashed Andrews in the corner, as the OVO Arena
came unglued! Big Bill is even Bigger in Glasgow!
As Bill bounced Andrews in and out of the ring, he began to
take a bit more notice of the crowd, leaving Andrews a tiny
opening to get back in it. And then he was out of it, as Big
Bill hit every bit of a sidewalk slam to get the win.
That wasn’t enough, as Keith brought chairs in the ring,
allowing Bill, with plenty of approval from the crowd, to
hit a huge chokeslam to Andrews through the sitting steel.
Bill and Keith exited through the crowd to huge cheers, as
GOA made their way to the ring…
GOA (Toa Liona and Bishop Kaun) def. Grizzled Young Veterans
(James Drake and Zack Gibson)
While the Grizzled Young Veterans were certainly familiar
with Glasgow, it really doesn’t matter where you are when
you have to stand across from Toa Lions and Bishop Kaun.
Drake tried a few different ways to knock Lions off his feet
with little success. Technique was not beating out power
with GOA in full control. A little flurry of tandem offense
by the Vets didn’t last long, as Kaun took the advantage
right back and had time to even pose for the crowd.
With Drake on the outside, Liona sent him flying multiple
rows into the crowd with a huge clothesline. GOA and
Ricochet took the time to enjoy their success on the apron.
Drake was nearly counted out, but somehow got a tag to
Gibson and the tide turned significantly when Kaun was held
down by Gibson in the corner while Drake went coast-to-coast
with a kick to the head!
Kaun then escaped an electric chair, which allowed Liona to
pounce Drake over the top rope. With Gibson all alone, he
succumbed to Open the Gates, with GOA picking up the win.
The War Dogs Call Out The Opps
Gabe Kidd, backed by Robbie X, Clark Connors, and Drilla
Moloney of The War Dogs, explained his motivations for
siding with the Death Riders. Then, Connors, X, and Moloney
challenged The Opps for the AEW World Trios Titles!
Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) def. Paragon (Kyle
O’Reilly and Roderick Strong)
“And their opponents, already in the ring, Rod and Todd!”
Arkady Aura made that announcement for the Young Bucks, Matt
and Nick Jackson. Close enough!
Despite their misfortunes and distractions, the Bucks always
bring it against Roderick Strong and Kyle O’Reilly. However,
they had real trouble getting out of the gates with O’Reilly
and Strong controlling early with their precise kicks and
strikes.
The Bucks weren’t down for long, but they still struggled to
find any consistent offense, In fact, they nearly took each
other out multiple times.
A couple of superkicks got the Bucks back in it, as they
finally got their offense going with an assisted swanton
followed by a jumping piledriver to O’Reilly on the
outside.
Strong found himself without a partner, as the Bucks
methodically wore him down until O’Reilly finally got back
to the corner. With Strong avoiding More Bang for Your Buck,
O’Reilly tagged back in and singled-handedly took on both
Matt and Nick.
Eventually all four men battled it out in the ring, but the
Bucks recovered quicker and started to find a second gear,
but everything they tried wasn’t enough.
Strong wound up hitting Nick with an End of Heartache, but
with Matt locked in an ankle lock, Don Callis ran down for
the distraction while Kazuchika Okada came in to hit a
Rainmaker on O’Reilly while the Bucks took out Roddy. A yet-
to-be-renamed flipping piledriver got the Bucks a win.
Okada and the Bucks continued to beat on Paragon until
Swerve Strickland and Prince Nana hit the scene.
Initially, Okada bailed, so Swerve dealt with the Bucks in
the ring, but the Unified Champion returned and the three-
on-one attack was on with Okada hitting Swerve with a
Rainmaker to end our night in Glasgow!
Catch AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door Sunday at 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m.
PT on Amazon Prime, YouTube and pay-per-view from the O2
Arena in London!
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