AEW Collision live results: Redemption go-home show
AEW Collision is the go-home show before Sunday’s Redemption pay-per-view in Montreal.
In tag team action, Maya World and Willow Nightingale will team up against AEW Women’s World Champion Thekla and TBS Champion Hikaru Shida.
The AEW World Trios Championships will be on the line as The Conglomeration team of Orange Cassidy, Kyle O’Reilly, and Roderick Strong defend against ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Champions Dalton Castle and The Outrunners.
The Young Bucks will be in tag team action against Daniel Garcia and Wheeler Yuta.
In a qualifier for the six-way ladder match at Redemption, ROH World Television Champion Lio Rush will wrestle El Clon. In another qualifier, it will be Nick Wayne vs. AR Fox.
Tommaso Ciampa will take on Zachary Wentz of The Rascalz, while The Lethal Twist will be in action against SkyFlight.
Plus, CMLL World Women’s Champion Persephone will be in action.
Our live coverage kicks off at 8 p.m. Eastern time.
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– It’s Saturday night, you know what that means. With Redemption just 24 hours away, it’s time for the final Collision before the big event. We got Tony Schiavone on the call with Nigel McGuiness and Paul Wight.
Tommaso Ciampa vs. Zachary Wentz
Just a night before he has to deal with “The Painmaker” Chris Jericho in No-Holds Barred action, Ciampa was in action against the high-flying Zachary Wentz of the Rascalz, a week after he beat Myron Reed.
Ciampa didn’t waste time as he attacked Wentz before he could get in the ring. Ciampa got into Paul Wight’s face as he grabbed a chair. Wentz hit Ciampa with a hard kick to the face, followed by the moonsault from the apron. Once both men got into the ring, this match officially got underway. Wentz went after CIampa in the corner, as he soared with a tornillio from the middle rope. Wentz dropped Ciampa with the inverted atomic drop and got him with the leg sweep. Ciampa scurried to the ramp and got hit with the double kick from Wentz. On the top rope, Wentz took down Ciampa with a diving attack.
Wentz put Ciampa back in the ring and looked for another high-risk move, but Ciampa’s knees provided great defense against the attack. Ciampa suplexed Wentz near the corner, which sent his leg into the middle turnbuckle painfully. Ciampa choked Wentz in the corner with a discarded shirt before he continued to pound his foe with strikes. Ciampa taunted the crowd as he chopped Wentz’s chest. That was a mistake as Wentz got Ciampa with the acrobatic jumping knee. Wentz hit the deadlift German suplex on Ciampa, followed by the knee to the face in the corner and a kick to the chest. Leaping Blockbuster from the corner by Wentz, but that only got a two-count. Ciampa used the top rope to escape Wentz’s grip as he flattened him with a right cross. Ciampa swung and missed with the knee, which led to the kicks and double-stomp by Wentz. A leap from the top rope by Wentz was intercepted by a jumping knee from Ciampa. One, two….. NO!
Ciampa went for the underhook, but Wentz reversed it into a near-fall pin attempt. The kick by Ciampa led to a DDT onto the edge of the apron and connected ramp. With a stunned Wentz in a kneeling position, Ciampa cracked him with the running Psycho Knee. In the ring, Ciampa hit Wentz one more time with the Psycho Knee for the three.
After the match, Ciampa took a microphone and said that he was better than Chris Jericho. He then took a marker and drew lines on his face to resemble the Painmaker. After that, Ciampa said that The Psycho Killer was better than the Painmaker. Ciampa promised that it would be violent at Redemption tomorrow night.
Tommaso Ciampa def. Zachary Wentz via pinfall
This was a great opening bout. Ciampa continues to do well in the ring, even accounting for the whole Jericho feud that some might not be fond of. He and Wentz were good here.
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– “Speedball” Mike Bailey talked about how he was going to do all he can in tomorrow’s six-way ladder match to earn a shot at the AEW International Championship with his friends and family in Montreal watching.
The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson) vs. The Death Riders (Wheeler Yuta & Daniel Garcia)
As per usual, Jon Moxley joined the commentary team for this one.
The Bucks started off hot with their double-team offense against Yuta and Garcia. On oppositei corners, Matt and Nick teed off with punches to Yuta and Garcia, but the Death Riders got the upper hand afterwards. Garcia laid it in with the punches on Nick, but he got hit with the superkicks instead. The Bucks again had the upper hand with a double team stomp as Nick slammed into Yuta on the outside with the suicide dive. The Bucks missed with the BTE Trigger as things broke down right away. Matt caught Yuta and Garcia in a double Northern Lights Suplex. Matt punched away at Garcia, but Yuta caught him as he was running across the ropes. This was our cue to head to a break.
Back to our match as Garcia and Yuta had Matt cornered, as they hit a unique double-team stretch/German suplex combo for the near-fall. Matt fought out of his predicament with a DDT, which allowed him to get the hot tag to Nick. Two for the price of one on the crossbody by Nick, followed by the noggin-knocker on Yuta and Garcia. Nick looked like he was holdingh his on with the double stomp on Garcia, then the rolling backstabber to Yuta. Both Bucks were on the top rope and on opposite corners and hit stereo dives on their foes, but that wasn’t enough for the win. The Bucks called for the superkick part as the feet were flying. A very unique rolling German Suplex and Powerbomb combo was hit by the Bucks, who then got Garcia with the BTE Trigger. Yuta broke up the count in the nick of time.
PAC and Claudio Castagnoli interfered, whifch led to the sneaky attack, but Matt kicked out at two. Chaos broke down as Christian Cage ran in to attack Castagnoli. Meanwhile, on the ramp, Adam Copeland speared PAC as the numbers dwindled. Back in the ring, Nick connected with the X-Factor, followed by the Meltzer Driver on Garcia for the pin and win.
After the match, the Bucks confronted Jon Moxley on the commentary table as Will Ospreay struck with a hit and run Hidden Blade. Moxley added a Death Rider DDT for good measure.
The Young Bucks def. The Death Riders via pinfall
It’s rare to come away from a Young Bucks match and be left disappointed, and this bout was no exception. Outstanding, breathless action, and the Bukcs vs. Ospreay/Moxley tomorrow night in Montreal should be even better than this fantastic match.
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– We got footage of Brodido fighting Kyle Fletcher during an AEW panel at SDCC yesterday, ahead of Bandido’s AEW International Title match against reigning champion Fletcher tomorrow.
Persephone vs. Angelica Risk
Persephone slapped Risk in the face twice before she slammed her down with an arm takedown. Persephone aggressively pummeled Risk as she got in referee Aubrey Edwards’ face. Persephone remained belligerent as ever as she choked away at Risk in the corner. Risk kicked at Persephone, but that did her little good, as she got planted with a modified crucifix bomb for the win.
Persephone def. Angelica Risk via pinfall
Pretty quick bout, but it did its job in establishing this more aggressive character for Persephgone post-misting.
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– We heard from Athena and M.I.T., who have a match against the Brawling Birds in the near future.
Lethal Twist (Jay Lethal, Blake Christian, Lee Johnson) vs. SkyFlight (Dante Martin, Scorpio Sky, Matt Sydal)
The Demand and Jeff Jarrett were all on guest commentary.
This trios match started with Sydal facing off against Lethal. Sydal found himself on the ground with a Lethal shoulder block early on, but he bounced back with the hurricanrana and dropkick. Blake Christian tagged in and got thrown into the SkyFlight corner by Sydal. Scorpio tagged in and faced off with Johnson. Dante entered the match with the knee to the face and the moonsault for the cover. Things eventually broke down with all six men fighting in the ring. The Lethal Swirl were taken down by stereo SkyFlight dropkicks and simultaneous diving attacks to the outside, which took us to the break.
Back to our trios contest as the Lethal Twist turned things around and had Scorpio isolated in the corner. Johnson stomped away on Scorpio, as Lethal tagged in and slammed him. Lethal did the Fargo Strut and hit an elbow drop on Scorpio. Lethal attempted the figure-four submission, but Scorpio escaped. Roll-up by Scorpio led to the hot tag to Dante Martin.
Dante hit a barrage of knee lifts and dropkicks on Johnson and Christian. Dante caught Johnson with the gamengiri kick and the big splash. The cover, but Lethal broke it up with a double axe handle. Things quickened immediately as all six men entered the ring one by one and delivered their best shots. Dante headed to the top rope, as Ricochet provided the distraction, which allowed Johnson and Christian to hit their signature stomp and Death Valley Driver combo for the win.
The Lethal Twist def. SkyFlight via pinfall
This was a fun little trios match. It didn’t overstay its welcome and it ended up being very entertaining in the process.
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Redemption Ladder Match Qualifier: Nick Wayne vs. A.R. Fox
Wayne snuck up on Fox early with an ambush strike as the bell rang to officially get this underway. Fox responded with an unorthodox hurricanrana, followed by the rolling thunder neckbreaker. Fox went for a running attack to the corner, but Wayne blocked it with both knees. Fox’s attempt at a rolling suplex was reversed into a suplex by Wayne. Outside the ring, Wayne sent Fox crashing into the barricade as he got into the face of a fan at ringside. Wayne took a chair and sat Fox on it as he looked for the big running attack. Fox intercepted with a huge knee to the face right on the button of Wayne.
Fox’s momemtum was slowed by Wayne tripping him up and sending him hard into the base of the steel steps as we took a timeout.
Back from break as Fox hit a unique suplex from the apron onto the mat outside. In the ring, Fox connected with the sit-down powerbomb for the near-fall. Wayne stumbled to the corner and got immediately blasted by a back elbow from Fox. Wayne responded with a snapdragon suplex, which allowed him to get a brief respite. On the top rope, Wayne was blocked and dropped by Fox, who held on and then hit the big cutter. Splash by Fox almost got the two, but Wayne then rolled him up for the close two-count. Fox sat Wayne on the top rope and looked for a huge move. Wayne raked at Fox’s eye and hit a big Sliced Bread from the top rope. Kick to the head by Wayne, then the Falcon Arrow got the victory for him.
Nick Wayne deF. A.R. Fox via pinfall (qualifies for Redemption 6-Way Ladder Match)
I liked this one. Both Wayne and Fox are quite underappreciated and it was fun seeing them show up and show out here. This was fun.
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– We got remarks from Darby Allin after Dynamite, as he angrily asked Kevin Knight how far he was willing to go.
AEW World Trios Championship: The Conglomeration (Kyle O’Reilly, Orange Cassidy, Roderick Strong) vs. The Outrunners (Turbo Floyd & Truth Magnum) & Dalton Castle
Orange and Truth started off here, with the latter powering out of a collar-and-elbow tieup. Orange tried it again, but got pushed aside by the ever-oozing-with-machismo Truth. Orange avoided Truth and put his hands in his pocket. Side headlock turned into a shoulder block by Truth. Orange responded with the hands-in-the-pocket dropkick. Orange comically copied Truth’s flexing posing as their respective teams soon lifted both men up on their shoulders to keep the flexing competition going. After a handshake, the two teams began mixing it up just as we took a break in the action.
Back to our match as Orange nailed Castle with a dive to the outside. However, the Outrunners took him out. They got a head of speed and then just rolled out to the apron and hit Orange with twin double axe handles. Strong and O’Reilly took Truth and Turbo out with dropkicks. In the ring, this undisputed duo turned their attention to Castle, who got hit with the devastating and freshly-squeezed elbow drop. The cover, but the Outrunners broke up the count. Strong used Orange as a weapon to take out the opposition. The slam onto Castle, but he kicked out at two.
O’Reilly tagged in and went for a kick, but Turbo blocked it with his ROH Trios title belt wrapped around his wrist. Orange hit Turbo with his kicks, but he got slammed afterwards. Turbo and Truth hit the “You Son of a Bitch” handshake and elbow, but O’Reilly broke up the count. The action was fast and furious as Strong took Turbo down with a back suplex. Castle took him out with a suplex of his own. Orange slammed Castle on the turnbucke and got caught by Castle. However, Orange slammed him with the DDT. The roll-up on Orange by Turbo led to no success. Orange blocked a Sunset Flip attempt by Turbo and turned it into a pinfall win to retain the AEW World Trios Titles.
After the match, both teams exchange some respect as The Lethal Twist and the Demand showed up to ruin the fun with an attack. This angered Jeff Jarrett enough that he stepped away from the commentary table to stop this. The Conglomeration and their allies turned it around as Ricochet was eventually left at the mercy of an old-school El Kabong shot by Jarrett.
The Conglomeration def. The Outrunners & Dalton Castle via pinfall
This was a load of fun. AEW’s comedy matches always end up being really entertaining, and putting two unique teams together in a match like this was bound to make things enjoyable. I had a big ‘ol smile on my face from start to finish here.
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– “Jungle” Jack Perry talked about being in the six-man ladder match tomorrow night, until Nick Wayne interrupted. Wayne discussed how he had to fight for his opportunities, while those fell out of the sky for Perry. Wayne said he was going to hurt Perry in the process on Sunday. Perry responded by saying that he was proud of Wayne earning his opportunity by himself, and that he was expecting Wayne to do more of that, now that his “sugar daddy” (Christian Cage) wasn’t providing for him.
Redemption Ladder Match Qualifier: El Clon vs. “Blackheart” Lio Rush
Lio inched over to Clon, who did his hand gesture before hitting him with a kick. Very unorthodox start as Clon landed on his feet after an early flurry from Lio. A bite of the hand from Lio was followed by the Pele kick to the outside. Lio slammed Clon’s face across the commentary table as the action spilled back into the ring. Lio got Clon with the clothesline as his face was bleeding.
Clon was placed on the top rope by Lio, but that was reversed as Clon used the tag rope to bind him to the top turnbuckle. Clon hit Lio with repeated running facewash boots as we took a break in the action.
The qualifier match returned from the break as Lio planted Clon with a powerbomb, followed by the high-leap splash for the near-fall. Lio went up top and went for the Frog Splash. Clon rolled out of the way and hit Lio with the Pele kick. Clon kept the momentum up with a unique tilt-a-whirl backbreaker for a near-fall. Lio hit Clon with the rat-ta-tat punches, then the spinning kick. The beast run across the ring was followed by the dive to the outside by Lio to Clon. In the ring, Lio hit Clon with the bottom-rope springboard Stunner for the near-fall. Clon recovered and hit Lio with a series of kicks, as he blocked the springboard Stunner. Lio lifted Clon up, followed by the roll-up. Clon reversed it with a rope-assisted roll-up to pick up the win here.
After the match, Clon attacked Lio until Speedball Mike Bailey made the save. Bailey sent Clon out of the ring with a fierce kick. Komander followed it up with a big dive to the outside to leave Clon down and out.
El Clon def. “Blackheart” Lio Rush via pinfall (qualifies for Redemption 6-Way Ladder Match)
This was relatively short, but this showdown between two most of the most unique characters in AEW at the moment was really fun. It left me wanting to see these two face off again in the near future.
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Final AEW Redemption Card (Montreal, QC):
- AEW Men’s World Championship: Kenny Omega (c) vs. Kevin Knight
- AEW World Tag Team Championships: Adam Copeland & Christian Cage (c) vs. The Death Riders (Claudio Castagnoli & PAC)
- Will Ospreay & Jon Moxley vs. The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson)
- AEW International Championship: Kyle Fletcher (c) vs. Bandido
- AEW Women’s World Championship: Thekla (c) vs. Willow Nightingale
- Double Chain Match: The Dogs (Clark Connors & David Finlay) vs. Bang Bang Gang (Jay White & Juice Robinson)
- TBS Championship: Hikaru Shida (c) vs. Maya World
- AEW National Championship: Mark Davis (c) vs. Andrade El Idolo
- 6-Way Ladder Match (Winner Earns AEW National Championship Shot): “Jungle” Jack Perry vs. El Clon vs. Beast Mortos vs. Nick Wayne vs. Komander vs. Speedball Mike Bailey
Maya World & Willow Nightingale vs. Hikaru Shida & Thekla
Shida didn’t waste time in attacking Maya as the bell rang. Suplex to Maya by Shida led to an early pina ttempt. The action spilled outside as Thekla attacked Maya, while Shida took care of Willow. The brawling remained intense at ringside as Shida taunted Willow with the TBS Championship belt. Thekla and Shida hit stereo suplexes on their foes. As the action got back into the ring, Thekla and Shida attacked their foes with punches in the corner, but that got soon trurned around. Willow and Maya hit repeating strikes on their opponents before the double noggin-knocker and a Willow clothesline to both Thekla and Shida. We then went to a commercial break.
This main event contest continued from commercial as Maya was being worked over by Thekla and Shida, who hit her with an attempt at a double suplex. Maya blocked it and tried to fight back. She hit Shida with the enzuigiri and rolled to her corner to tag in Willow. With Shida stunned in the corner, Willow ran into her with the splash. Irish whip by Willow led to the big spinebuster on Shida. The cover, but Thekla broke up the count. Shida hit Willow with the hard elbow to the face, then the slap. Shida covered, but Willow kicked out. Hard open-hand slap by Shida, as Thekla held Willow in place for the knee to the face. The Falcon Arrow by Shida, but Maya broke up the count. Maya and Shida mixed it up in the ring as Thekla hit Maya with a hard strike to the face.
Running knee by Shida stunned Willow as all four women were left down and out. The tag to Maya as Thekla entered for her team. Spinning kick by Thekla, but Maya blocked her running attack with a big shove. Willow threw Shida out of the ring as she got on the apron and missed with the cannonball. Suicide dive by Maya, however, hit her target.
In the ring, Maya got hit with the kendo stick by Shida as the referee was distracted by Thekla’s belt. This led to the spear and the win in our main event.
Thekla & Hikaru Shida def. Maya World & Willow Nightingale via pinfall
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A good main event to wrap up a very fun Collision show once again. While some might argue the build towards Redemption has left a lot to be desired, it hasn’t affected the in-ring action in any tangible negative way whatsoever.
These Collision shows never skimp out on the exciting wrestling and I never come out of watching them disappointed. Tonight was no exception with some really unique matchups being presented on this night and all of them were very enjoyable.
All in all, a good final stop for AEW before tomorrow night’s Redemption PPV in Montreal. The show might look weak on paper, but I do think this will end up being a pleasant surprise for many people once the night is through on Sunday.
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