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Hello everybody, happy Saturday! Welcome to 411’s live coverage of AEW Collision, hosted as per usual by yours truly, Theo Sambus. We are slap-bang in the middle of the Arlington residency (with a pretty sweet staging set-up based on last week’s visuals) and I am loving the lucha flair we’re being treated to. Last week we had the joys of Komander vs Hechicero, and this week we’re getting Komander vs El Clon. Based on El Clon’s impressive debut (and for those who are familiar with Arez work elsewhere), that could be an easy match of the night. But that’s no small fear considering we have Mark Briscoe defending the TNT title against yooooooo soooooy Hechiceroooooo! Double banger alert tonight!

On the undercard we’ll be seeing Mina Shirakawa vs Lady Frost, and then a bunch of trios matches. Kris Statlander & The Babes Of Wrath take on the local team of Hyan, Maya World & Vertvixen, as well as the Death Riders facing SkyFlight. Finally, signed on Tony Khan’s X live-feed earlier today, JetSpeed will be teaming up with Anthony Bowens to take on The Demand. Speedball and Knight are looking for retribution after they were taken out this past week on Dynamite, and Bowens is…well, looking to tag with anyone who ISN’T Max Caster.

With all that lined up and presumably more, it’s looking like we have a great night ahead of us. Let’s get things kicked off!

Location: Arlington, TX

Venue: Esports Stadium Arlington

Commentators: Nigel McGuinness & Tony Schiavone

 

*Collision is LIVE in Arlington, and we kick things off with Trios action as the Death Riders make their way to the ring.

 

Death Riders (Daniel Garcia, Wheeler Yuta & Pac) vs SkyFlight (Top Flight & Scorpio Sky w/ Zayda Steel)

Jon Moxley has joined commentary for this opening contest. Scorpio and Yuta work a little on the mat before Sky backslides Yuta for just a 1 count. They trade pin attempts, Darius tags in and targets the arm but Yuta tags out to Garcia. Back elbow from Martin takes Daniel Garcia down. Manhattan drop, and Dante comes in to bulldog Garcia into the knee of Darius. Scorpio in, Pac takes out some of the non-legal guys and then enters the ring to stomp a mudhole in Sky. Sky and Garcia now, trading strikes until Sky gets an opening to tag in Dante. Enziguri connects, springboard dropkick! Dante tries another springboard, Pac blocks him, allowing Garcia to hit a backdrop driver. Yuta chokes Dante out behind the ref’s back as we head to commercial.

Dante gets worked over during the break, and Yuta comes in for a stalling vertical suplex which gets a 2 count. Back suplex by Dante but Garcia is in to take out Sky and Darius on the apron to prevent the tag. Spin kick from Pac, Dante cuts him off with a dropkick. Both men tag out, Yuta and Darius are legal now. Spanish Fly on Yuta, immediately into a tope to the outside. Flatliner connects, bridging fisherman’s! Darius pins but Marina is on the apron and Pac breaks it up. Stereo topes from Dante and Sky! Marina is back on the apron, and Zayda gets up too but Marina gets knocked off the apron. Cutter from Dante, Darius covers! 1, 2, no. A distraction leads to a low blow on Darius. Death Riders run the train on Darius in the corner. Huge criss cross running the ropes between Yuta and Pac, Yuta dives to the floor and the camera misses it but i think he completely missed everyone haha. Pac keeps running and hits the lariat to pick up the 1, 2, 3.

Winners: Death Riders

Time: 13:25

Rating: *** – With Pac mere days away from a big match with Darby Allin, the result was never in question here, and the early goings were by the numbers but the action really picked up towards the end. SkyFlight are a fun dynamic in this environment so there’s always some mileage from them.

*Marina Shafir and Zayda Steel start shoving each other post-match in the middle of the ring. But Megan Bayne is here, Shafir boots Steel into Bayne, who delivers the running Ligerbomb to stand tall.

*Lexy Nair is with the Conglomeration, although Strong corrects her, he’s not part of the team, but he’s also not done with the Death Riders. Mark Briscoe says the Word of the Day is momentum as they have all the momentum going into 2026. He knows Hechicero is a bad man, but it don’t matter as they have momentum. He’s coming for Hechy tonight!

 

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*Brody King heads to the ring for an unscheduled contest.

Brody King vs Bear Brown(?)

King’s jobber opponent tries a suicide dive to catch King on the ramp before the match, but King catches him and drops him on the apron. Brody gets in the ring, the bell rings, canonball! Ganzo Bomb connects, 1, 2, 3.

Winner: Brody King

Time: 23 seconds

Rating: NR – Well Bandido is getting some singles shine again, so this is a reminder that King can do his own thing too.

*Bandido comes out after the match to pose with King on the ramp.

*Josh Alexander is backstage, narrating Lance Archer beating up jobbers in the background. He says Hechicero is bringing back the TNT title to the Don Callis Family. JetSpeed should have stayed down, but if they need to be taught a lesson, their friends in the Demand will do that later tonight. Archer lawn darts a jobber into a nearby wall.

 

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Komander vs El Clon

Let’s go! Standing switches, Komander gets planted, nice early pin attempt from Clon gets 2. Seatbelt-adjacent pinning move, 2 count. Awesome series of rollups, just 2 counts all round. Clon with almost a G2S, enziguri in the corner and the moonsault rebounding off the top rope with one leg. Boot to the side of the head, Komander gets back into it with a tijeras. Slight stumble on a springboard armdrag but they recover. Enziguri, Komander up top, holy shit a tornillo INTO a tijeras! Komander with a suicide dive to the outside but Clon uses the momentum to basically arm drag him onto the ramp! Vertical suplex to Komander on the ramp. Clon tosses Komander into the steel steps, connecting with it by his legs. Back in the ring, Clon stretches Komander with a seated abdominal stretch and he goes for the mask.

Clon ties Komander in a pretzel shape but lets go. Big openhand slap to the chest. Komander dropkicks the leg, hits a desperation spike DDT. Komander fakes out a top rope dive and flips around to show off to Clon. Monkey flip from Clon, Komander reverses into a poisonrana! 1, 2, no. Clon catches the leg, looks for some kind of driver, Komander counters, hits a saluting moonsault for 2! Clon rolls to the floor, Komander up top…rope walk, but Clon has moved, Komander sees it, and changes tack, jumping to the other side of the ring to nail a springboard moonsault. Back in the ring, Komander heads back up top…misses Cielito Lindo, Clon with a Pele! Tilt-a-whirl double knee backbreaker. And he hits the Portal Bomb, NOOO Komander reverses into a destroyer!! 1, 2, NO! Komander tries the Portal Bomb but can’t get it…and Clon hits the modified Made in Japan with the leg trapped! 1, 2, NOOO! Portal Bomb connects this time and Clon gets that 1, 2, 3.

Winner: El Clon

Time: 12:07

Rating: ***1/2 – I do like Clon’s offense, and these two matched up well with very complimentary styles. It was a bit of a spotfest and I would have liked to see more of the more technical aspects with stretches and counters etc but this was a lot of fun for sure.

*We recap NJPW Wrestle Kingdom (reviewed right here on 411 by ME, cheap Foley pop), with a look at Tanahashi’s final match.

 

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Mina Shirakawa vs Lady Frost

A stage hand gives Mina a bunch of flowers but Frost superkicks them out of her hands as the bell rings. Shirakawa is chopped in the corner, before Frost boots her down. Mina comes back with a dragon screw legwhip and she bashes the right knee of Frost into the canvas. Figure four attempt kicked away. Mina sweeps the legs, hits a slingshot tornillo for 2. Frost with a step up enziguri in the corner, and she hits the handspring canonball! Frost drags Mina out to the center of the ring, climbs the ropes but Shirakawa is back up, dropkick to the back. Another handspring is caught with a right hand. Backfist! Shirakawa locks in the Figure Four, and Mina bridges! Frost taps.

Winner: Mina Shirakawa

Time: 2:47

Rating: N/R – Ah, I thought we’d got beyond Frost getting squashed as a jobber. Still, in less than 3 minutes she got to show off some decent offense so that’s something. Mina looked good and they really packed out the time given. I think we were all just hoping for more.

*Mercedes Mone video package with Mone basically talking to herself in the mirror, a humbled mess on the floor. Heroes don’t build divisions, icons do! Mone says she held that championship for so long because she was undeniable. Female Wrestler of the Year. It doesn’t matter what year it is, she will always be the greatest. She’s been shown nothing but disrespect and she’s sick and tired of it. Mone says she’s taking a break from AEW….good luck without her. When she returns, she’s collecting more than just titles.

 

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[AEW TNT Championship] Mark Briscoe (c) vs Hechicero

Hechicero tries to goad Briscoe in, and he floats over into a side headlock. He torques the arm with his legs. Briscoe flips out of a snapmare attempt but Hechicero picks the leg and gets a seated chinlock. Back body drop by Hechicero but Briscoe lands on his feet. Kick to the side of the head on Briscoe, ouch. Hammerlock swing into the backbreaker, El Conjuro! Briscoe manages to pull Hechicero to the outside, and he tosses a chair into the ring. Briscoe with a blockbuster off the apron! Briscoe sets up the chair in the ring and looks to take flight but Hechicero grabs it and tosses it. Briscoe hits a running basement kick anyway. Briscoe looks for the Cactus Elbow but Hechicero catches him on the floor with a triangle choke! Hechicero continues to work over the arm and shouder, trapping the arms and ramming him into the ringpost shoulder-first! Hechicero drives the chair into the midsection in front of the ref which the ref seems to shrug off.

Back in the ring, Briscoe tries to rally back but gets dropkicked. Hechicero stands on the neck and shoulders but Briscoe fights back with headbutts to the gut. Crowd is very split on this one, duelling chants. They trade chops, before Hechicero wrenches the arm of Briscoe around the middle rope. Sunset flip rolls through into an armbreaker from Hechicero but Briscoe is right by the bottom rope, forcing the break. Briscoe fights back with one arm, enziguri is blocked and Hechicero flips him into sweet body scissors, but this time with an armbar instead. He switches and gets the leg! 10 minutes have elapsed as Briscoe gets the ropes.

Hechicero tries to kick Briscoe to the outside, they both kinda skin the cat, Hechicero on Briscoe’s back, and Briscoe launches himself backwards onto the ramp, hard landing for both men there! Briscoe has the chair set up, nails the tope con hilo this time. Hechicero back in the ring, flying forearm from Briscoe. Running boot in the corner, Fisherman’s Buster connects! 1, 2, NO. Briscoe calls for the Jay Driller, attempts it but no, Hechicero with a back elbow and the snap crucifix driver!! 1, 2, NOOO. Hechicero looks for the Jay Driller, drops him into a modified version and looks for another armbar submission but doesn’t have it tight. Hechicero sets Briscoe up in the corner, Briscoe bites the midsection and the head, Headbutt knocks the challenger down, and Briscoe hits the Froggy Bow! But the arm is hurt, Hechicero rolls him up, 1, 2, no. Hechicero misses a biiiig kick, allowing Briscoe to hit the Jay Driller! 1, 2, 3!

Winner and STILL AEW TNT Champion: Mark Briscoe

Time: 14:56

Rating: ***1/2 – A couple of miscommunications meant this didn’t quite hit the heights either men are capable of, but it’s still a very good defense for Briscoe. I will always vouch for more Hechicero, and he’s such a one-of-a-kind wrestler that he deserves more singles opportunities like this. Great arm work from Hechicero, with Briscoe selling the damage done well.

*Roderick Strong and Orange Cassidy come down to the ring to celebrate with Briscoe after the match.

*Lexy Nair is with Grizzled Young Veterans and Kingston/Ortiz backstage, where they have agreed to no physicality. Gibson says they’ve had to scratch and claw at every opportunity and do it by the book to get opportunities, but Eddie can cheat his way into anything. Drake says next week they will make an example of them. The worst part is Eddie is going to bring Ortiz down with him. Kingston says you reap what you sow, and they don’t sow, they reap.

*Eddie Kingston & Ortiz vs Grizzled Young Veterans is signed for Collision: Maximum Carnage next week.

 

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*A video package highlights FTR turning on Adam Copeland and runs through their recent history, leading to them becoming tag team champions again.

Kris Statlander & The Babes Of Wrath vs Hyan, Maya World & Vertvixen

Statlander and Maya World start us off, with Maya looking for quick covers. Kris knocks her down, Maya tags to Hyan, and she gets catapulted into the buckles. Back suplex byStatlander, tag to Cameron, and Kris drops Cameron in a splash on their opponent. Vertvixen in, dropkick from Harley gets a 1 count. Willow in, double team sideslam connects. Willow misses a splash in the corner, and Vertvixen walks into an enziguri. Willow tags to Statlander, basement lariat connects, Willow with a splash, and Statlander follows up with a Meteora to the back of the head for a 2 count as we go to commercial.

Jawbreaker from Vertvixen allows her to tag out to Maya World. Statlander tags out to Nightingale, who delivers a delayed suplex, covers, 1, 2, no. Quick tags, Statlander goes for a delayed suplex too, holding her for longer. Cover, 1, 2, no. Cameron in, and now she goes for a suplex but Maya works out of it and tags out to Vertvixen. Hyan with a quick tag, elbow drop and leg drop combo for 2. Cameron reaches for a tag, but Hyan and Vertvixen take everyone else off the apron. Running knee to Cameron, Vertvixen up top for a missile dropkick, 1, 2, no. Willow receives double lariats, but Statlander is in to take both Maya and Hyan down with a double hurracanrana. Vertvixen tries something on Harley, Harley kicks out of it and tags to Willow who comes in as the house of fire. Hip attack and lariat in the corner, thrust kick connects. Harley up top, backpack senton from the Babes! Spinebuster to Maya World. Statlander is legal again, and both she and Willow hit uppercuts in the corner. Crossbody from Harley. Vertvixen misses a pump kick, Stat connects with the Staturday Night Fever, and that’s it! 1, 2, 3.

Winners: Kris Statlander & The Babes of Wrath

Time: 8:57

Rating: **3/4 – Perfectly fine; a more extended affair than just a simple squash as AEW appear to be building Maya World and Hyan, which is good but doesn’t make it any more exciting in a context like this when we know they have zero chance. Statlander & the Babes are a fun team though, and the match against the Triangle of Madness could get whacky in the best possible way.

*Harley Cameron wants them all to clink belts but Thekla appears sitting on the commentary desk, saying enough with all this. This fake friendship makes her feel sick. Thekla says she doesn’t need friends because she has her sisters. Thekla says they will know what it’s like to get toxic. Stat says next week they will all call her Big Stat Daddy.

*Don Callis hypes up Okada ‘slaying the ace’ of New Japan. Kyle Fletcher approaches and says they need to have a talk. He says someone needs to say something to Okada. Fletcher saw that Okada used Kyle’s screwdriver at Worlds End, screwing him. Callis says Okada was the one that got screwed. He says he never wanted Fletcher in the C2 as he wanted him focused on the TNT title. Fletcher was committed to the TNT title, and they need Match 7 in the series with Mark Briscoe; Callis says that would be a much better use of all that energy.

 

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*Bandido is not afraid of MJF. MJF hides behind money, words and shortcuts. Bandido has earned everything the hard way. What matters is heart. There will be no excuses on Wednesday. When the bell rings, MJF’s reign ends. Bandido vs MJF is this week on Dynamite: Maximum Carnage.

The Demand vs JetSpeed & Anthony Bowens

JetSpeed rush down and attack the Demand in a 2 on 3 situation, until finally Bowens joins the fray. Bailey with machine gun kicks to Ricochet, and Bowens tosses Ricochet to the floor, taking out GoA at the same time. Bowens scissors Jetspeed! Everyone spills to the outside, where Kaun hits a running suplex on Bailey, and Knight gets tossed into the ringpost. Ricochet and Bowens battle in the ring now, with Ricochet delivering a knee to the back and tagging out to Kaun with all three men getting in the ring. Enziguri from Ricochet, hip attack from Liona, Kaun is legal now and covers for 2.

Bailey tags in, missile dropkick to Kaun. Knight back in, taking opponents off the apron, leaping hurracanrana on Kaun! UFO splash gets 2 after Bailey hits a dive to the floor. Knight goes for another top rope hurracanrana but Kaun pushes him away, and then connects with a pendulum backbreaker across the top buckle. Knight is down on the apron, and Liona hits a running senton! The Demand pose as we head to commercial.

Slingshot stalling senton from Ricochet, and he stands on the hair of Knight. Nigel is cracking himself up by mocking Tony Schiavone’s hair, it’s tremendous. Liona works over the arm of Knight with an arm-wringer, and Kaun stomps it for good measure. Knight battles back, dropkick to the face connects on Kaun. He claws his way to make a tag, but both Bailey and Bowens get pulled off the apron. Backbreaker from Kaun gets a 2. Double crossbody, Kaun and Knight collide. Tags on both sides, Bowens and Ricochet in. GoA get sent into each other, and Bowens hits the Grand Slam on Ricochet, 1, 2, no. Ricochet dives to take out Bailey, then dives to the floor to take out both members of JetSpeed. Now The Demand all focus on Bowens in the ring. Bowens is planted by Liona, moonsault by Ricochet, Liona covers, 1, 2, no. Ricochet signals for the Spirit Gun, avoided! Double superkicks from JetSpeed! Knight with a leaping DDT to Kaun. Bowens kicks Ricochet and hits a twisting spinning DDT draped from the middle rope. Triangle moonsault by Bailey, Bowens dives to the floor! Knight with a UFO. Bowens covers Ricochet, 1, 2, no. Liona pounces Bowens from behind. He tosses Knight off on a DDT attempt. GoA set up, double TKO on JetSpeed from Kaun! Backbreaker from Bowens, Ricochet looks for Vertigo, reversed into a pin for 2. Mollywhop misses, rollups traded! Just 2 counts. Mollywhop connects to the back of Ricochet’s head but Ricochet isn’t the legal man! Kaun with a huge lariat, Kaun and Liona with Open the Gates for the 1, 2, 3.

Winners: The Demand

Time: 13:48

Rating: ***1/4 – Bowens seemed out of place on the face team to a certain extent, but it made sense in the wider story of him being adamant that he won’t team with Caster. Getting a decent nearfall towards the end no doubt helps him, although of course he was technically the ‘weak link’ taking the fall here. The Demand have built up to a very solid trio, with Liona and Kaun being no slouches and holding their own alongside Ricochet. It’s not a classic main event by any stretch, but a couple of intersecting stories worked well here.

*The Demand continue the assault on Bowens after the match, with JetSpeed still down on the outside. But here comes Max Caster! To make the save? No, he appears to be telling them to keep beating Bowens up haha. But as JetSpeed come in to beat on the Demand, Caster enters the ring and attacks the Demand too. The Don Callis Family are here now to attack, and here comes the Conglomeration too! IT’S A PIER SIX BRAWL~! The Conglomeration manage to stand tall and get everyone to their feet as tonight’s Collision broadcast comes to a close.