Eddie Kingston & Ortiz vs. Grizzled Young Veterans Official For Collision: Maximum Carnage

A tag team match has been made official for Collision: Maximum Carnage, with Eddie Kingston and Ortiz set to take on Grizzled Young Veterans (Zack Gibson and James Drake) next Saturday.

On tonight’s AEW Collision, the opposing parties had a backstage segment, during which Zack Gibson expressed frustration at how he and his partner have had to fight for every opportunity and follow the rule book throughout their careers, while Kingston “walks the way he wants to walk” and continues to break every single rule and still gets rewarded.

“So, next week, lad, we are gonna make an example out of you. We are gonna end the way you conduct business. And the worst part about this is, you are gonna drag Ortiz down with you, as you always do, lad,” James Drake added.

Tensions reach a breaking point NEXT SATURDAY at Maximum Carnage when Eddie Kingston & @Ortiz_Powerful face GYV @ZackGibsonGYV & James Drake!

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— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) January 11, 2026

For those unaware, Eddie Kingston defeated Zack Gibson at AEW Worlds End Zero Hour. Following that, Ortiz returned to save Kingston from a post-match attack by the Grizzled Young Veterans.