Here are the quick results from tonight’s AEW Collision in Newark, NJ:
Ricky Starks comes out first to celebrate winning the Owen Hart Cup Tournament last week. CM Punk comes out and they go back and forth until Christian Cage interrupts, followed by Darby Allin. This all leads to Punk & Allin vs. Starks & Cage being made for tonight.
Miro vs. TBA also has been added.
Match 1; Action Andretti & Darius Martin vs. Jay White & Juice Robinson
Result: Jay White & Juice Robinson beat Action Andretti & Darius Martin. White pinned Andretti after Bladerunner.
Match 2: Miro vs. TBA. TBA is Nick Comoroto, who ambushed Miro during his entrance
Result: Miro beat Nick Comoroto. Squash.
Match 3: AEW Trios Champions House Of Black vs. The Acclaimed & Billy Gunn for the titles
Result: AEW Trios Champions House Of Black beat The Acclaimed & Billy Gunn to retain the titles. Malakai Black pinned Gunn after a spinning head kick. Afterwards, Gunn took off his boots and left them in the ring before walking out, usually a sign of a wrestler retiring.
FTR brought out for interview. They go real-life past & present to deliver a message to Adam Cole & MJF, who get a title match next week for winning the Blind Eliminator Tag Team Tournament.
BLOOD & GUTS highlight video.
Match 4: Skye Blue vs. Taya Valkyrie
Result: Taya Valkyrie beat Skye Blue. Afterwards, Valkyrie challenged Britt Baker to a match next week on Dynamite.
Next week on Dynamite: AEW International Champion Orange Cassidy vs> AR Fox for the title, Darby Allin vs. Swerve Strickland, Baker-Valkyrie, Pac vs. Gravity, Jon Moxley & Wheeler Yuta vs. Lucha Bros & Best Friends in a 3-way and MJF & Adam Cole appear.
Next week on Collision: FTR-MJF/Cole for the AEW Tag Team Championship, Buddy Matthews vs. Andrade El Idolo and El Hijo Del Vikingo, Action Andretti & Darius Martin vs. Gunn Club & Juice Robinson.
Main Event: CM Punk & Darby Allin vs. Christian Cage & Ricky Starks
Result: Christian Cage & Ricky Starks beat CM Punk & Darby Allin. Starks pinned Allin with a hand on the ropes unseen for leverage.
BREAKING: During the main event it was announced that Matthews-Andrade next week is now a Ladder Match with Andrade’s mask hanging above the ring. (Update: It was later mentioned that Malakai Black & Brody King are banned from the building for the match)
A good show overall, I enjoyed it and there really was nothing bad this week. Collision seems to be more clearly establishing its identity now as an alternate to Dynamite & Rampage and is doing some things right like giving main events a lot of time. I don’t like how it’s still just one women’s match though, but it seems like Tony Khan really doesn’t care about the women’s division much (see throwing Britt Baker in a squash on Dynamite Wednesday just to get a match on TV). Other than that, for the most part I’ve been enjoying Collision and it’s generally worth watching.
End Show.
