AEW Collision live results: MJF vs. Kenny Omega World title match
A blockbuster AEW World Championship match headlines this week’s Collision.
The match was just up this past Wednesday on Dynamite, when Omega issued the challenge to MJF, who accepted. Their match relates around Omega’s reign as champion, having held the title previously for 346 days. If MJF is successful in retaining the title on Saturday, he will surpass Omega as being the longest-reigning World champion in AEW history, having won the title back on November 19, 2022.
A Women’s Championship match has also been announced for Saturday. After Abadon defeated Skye Blue, Anna Jay, and Willow Nightingale in a four-way match on Friday’s Rampage, it was announced she would get a title match against Hikaru Shida on Collision. The title match is being billed as a ‘Fright Night Fight’.
Other matches will feature Jay White, who challenges for the AEW World title next month at Full Gear, taking on AR Fox. The House of Black, who made their return on last week’s Collision, will also be in action.
Live coverage begins at 8 pm ET.
Sir Elton John kicked off this week’s edition of Collision, live from Uncasville, CT. Tony Schiavone, Kevin Kelly, & Nigel McGuinness were on the call.
Jay White (w/ Juice Robinson & The Gunns) defeated AR Fox
It’s good to see AR Fox back on TV, especially if he’s delivering matches that get the crowd as riled up as he got the Mohegan Sun crowd here. The post-match angle was notable, with MJF trying and failing to sneak away with the title before the main event.
Fox countered an Irish whip with a stunner out of the corner. Fox hit an enzuigiri that sent White to the floor before bouncing off of the corner post to hit White with a moonsault. Back in the ring, White went for his rolling suplex, but White reversed it into a half-and-half suplex into the turnbuckles. White kept control of Fox with chops to the chest. White drilled Fox with a lariat and a DDT for a nearfall. White sent Fox to the floor to get beaten up by his Bullet Club Gold partners as we went to a commercial.
Fox fought his way out of the corner as we came back from the break. Fox evaded a somersault from White before landing a senton onto him. White ran wild, diving onto Bullet Club Gold on the floor before hitting White with a brainbuster. Fox hit a senton bomb for a nearfall as the crowd came alive. Fox put White on the top rope and hit the Lo Mein Pain for a nearfall.
Fox went to the top rope, but White moved out of the way of the 450 splash. White caught Fox with a head-and-neck suplex on a nip-up before hitting the Blade Runner for the win.
After the match, MJF slipped by the announce desk and tried to steal back his AEW World Title, but White got his hands back on the belt. With the element of surprise lost, MJF bailed before Bullet Club Gold could get their hands on him.
The Acclaimed was backstage. Caster believed that MJF was going to be front row for National 69 Day next week, but Bowens explained that it was a catfish. Bowens said that next week, the Acclaimed would celebrate 69 days as AEW World Trios Champions.
The Gunns (Colten & Austin Gunn) (w/ Jay White & Juice Robinson) defeated The Boys (Brandon & Brent)
The Gunns were already in the ring after cornering Jay White in the opener. The Boys had a short advantage on Austin, but the Gunns quickly took control and hit the 3:10 To Yuma on Brent to score the win.
We got a video package hyping the main event and the historic title reigns of both Kenny Omega and MJF.
We got a Danhausen video hyping his return and wishing everyone a happy Halloween.
Lexy Nair was backstage with Ryan Nemeth, who had a big surprise. He’s hyped his recent success lately in Hollywood, booking commercials and voiceover roles. He walked up to CJ Perry’s locker room, looking for her to manage him. He knocked on her door, only to get Miro to open the door. He threw him inside and beat him up behind closed doors. He can probably still do voiceovers from a hospital bed.
Fright Night Fight for AEW Women’s World Title – Hikaru Shida defeated Abadon to retain
I could have done without the themed match here. The ring looked like someone spent $50 at Spirit Halloween. The match would have fit right into an NXT Halloween Havoc show as another playpen hardcore match. The women’s division has veered into silliness lately, from the shenanigans with the Outcasts to the goofiness of Timeless Toni. Does anyone have a status update on Jamie Hayter?
This was a Halloween-themed street fight. Abadon tried to use a bone to hit Shida, but Shida used a foam tombstone to block the shots. Shida hit the ten punches in the corner and sent Abadon to the outside, but Abadon hid under the ring to jump Shida from behind. Abadon hit Shida with a garbage can lid as we went to commercial.
Shida hit Abadon with a running knee but missed a broom-assisted Meteora. Abadon went under the ring again, coming out with a baseball bat. Shida disarmed Abadon, but Abadon walked through Shida’s strikes and drilled her with a lariat for a nearfall. Abadon sent Shida into the corner before dumping candy on the mat. Abadon hit a blockbuster for a nearfall.
Shida pulled out a kendo stick and hit Abadon in the head with it before landing a knee strike for a nearfall. Shida put a jack-o-lantern onto Abadon’s head before hitting the Katana for the win.
After the match, Toni Storm pranced around ringside, with the announcers noting this was the second time this week that Storm had stolen Shida’s spotlight.
We got words from both Dax Harwood and Ricky Starks before their match tonight.
Keith Lee and Shane Taylor spoke on their history as a team in Ring of Honor, and how their split moved them each forward. Is this match going to happen any time soon, or will we get the Keith Lee/Swerve Strickland blowoff match first?
ROH World Television Title Match – Samoa Joe defeated Rhett Titus to retain
The announcers noted that Titus was a former ROH Television Champion in his own right. Joe clobbered Titus with a back elbow before driving him down with punches in the corner. Joe hit the enzuigiri in the corner. Titus countered a corner charge with boots, but Joe walked out of the way of a high crossbody.
Titus fought out of the Muscle Buster, hitting multiple mafia kicks to Joe in response. Joe caught Titus with the ST-Joe before locking on the Coquina Clutch to win and log his 17th successful defense of the title.
In a video from Rampage, Renee Paquette was backstage with QTV. Harley Cameron hyped their new music video before QT Marshall bragged about his AAA Latin American Championship reign. He said that he would defend his title in AEW, as there are numerous great luchadors in AEW.
We got an injury update on Bryan Danielson. Claudio Castagnoli said that Danielson suffered a broken orbital bone, either from the Orange Punch from Orange Cassidy or the Rainmaker from Kazuchika Okada. Castagnoli said that he would find Okada and make him pay for it, while Cassidy would pay for his actions on Dynamite. Castagnoli said that he would hurt Cassidy on Dynamite.
Ricky Starks (w/ Big Bill) defeated Dax Harwood (w/ Cash Wheeler)
A good match with an odd finish, as FTR once again loses to Starks and Big Bill. The House of Black has an interest in FTR, while La Faccion Ingobernable seems to have an interest in the House of Black.
The lights went out before the bell rang, before revealing The House of Black watching from the crowd.
Both men fought for definitive control early on, with Starks getting the upper hand after avoiding a diving headbutt from Harwood. Starks hit Harwood with Old School before landing the apron leg drop. Harwood sent Starks to the floor, but Starks trapped Harwood in the apron and clubbered on him before hitting a suplex on the ramp.
Harwood hit Starks with a superplex as we came back from the commercial. Starks dropped Harwood with a lariat, but Harwood fought out of the Rochambeau. Harwood caught Starks in a pinning predicament before dropping him with a lariat of his own. Harwood countered a tornado DDT with a brainbuster for a nearfall.
Starks avoided a corner charge, with Harwood hitting the ring post. Harwood countered a spear with a knee before dropping Starks with a piledriver. Big Bill pulled Harwood off of the pin behind the referee’s back. Harwood confronted Bill before walking into a piledriver from Starks that scored Starks the win.
After the match, the lights went out. Julia Hart appeared on stage before cutting the lights again. The House of Black appeared in the ring, joining Starks and Bill in surrounding FTR. All of a sudden, La Faccion Ingobernable made their long-awaited return. They stared down FTR before jumping the House of Black and kicking off a Pier Six brawl. LFI and FTR stood tall in the ring as the rudos bailed out.
Lexy Nair was backstage with Andrade El Idolo, asking him about the offer from CJ Perry and the return of La Faccion Ingobernable. Andrade said that he is a businessman, and all of that is his business.
After a commercial break, Lexy Nair was backstage with Kris Statlander, Willow Nightingale, and Skye Blue. Statlander wanted to squash the dissension between the three of them. Nightingale said that with Julia Hart returning tonight, they should discuss some way of addressing her. Blue said that anything she had to say to Hart belonged between the two of them.
Claudio Castagnoli defeated Tracy Williams
Castagnoli drilled Williams before the bell with an uppercut. He clubbered on Williams in the corner before dropping him with Rainmaker-like short-arm clotheslines. Castagnoli drilled Williams with a heavy uppercut to score the definitive win. After the match, Castagnoli locked Williams in the LeBell Lock as a shout-out to Bryan Danielson.
We saw both MJF and Kenny Omega preparing for their World Title match. Samoa Joe walked up to MJF, offering him his friendship for a title match in the future. Joe didn’t ask for an answer, he just told MJF to say his name if he needed any backup tonight.
AEW World Title Match – MJF defeated Kenny Omega to retain
MJF will be the longest-reigning World Champion in company history, breaking the record in style. This first-time-ever match lived up to the stakes, as these two had a match that would not have been out of place in the main event of an AEW PPV.
Jim Ross joined the commentary desk for this main event.
The crowd popped at the opening bell as the two men stared each other down. MJF caught Omega in a quick pin cover for a nearfall before they wrestled to a stalemate. MJF called for a handshake before poking Omega in the eyes once obliged. Omega sent MJF to the floor before hitting the Terminator dive to the outside. Omega sent MJF in the ring, but MJF flew back outside with a Fosbury Flop to the shock of the announcers.
Omega caught MJF in the leg on the way back in the ring before hitting a high cross. MJF countered a headscissors with a powerbomb over the knee for a nearfall. The announcers clarified that the winner of this match would defend the World Title against Jay White at Full Gear. MJF began working on the arm of Omega, landing a hammerlock cradle DDT for a nearfall. MJF mocked Omega and teased a V-Trigger but ran into a snap Dragon Suplex.
Omega picked up the pace, hitting the Kotaro Crusher for a nearfall. Omega sent MJF to the floor before hitting a triangle moonsault to the floor. Back in the ring, Omega hit a missile dropkick to the back of MJF’s head for a nearfall. MJF could not escape Omega’s Finlay roll but did get his knees up on the moonsault attempt. MJF fired up, sending Omega into the turnbuckle ten times before hitting the ten punches in the corner.
MJF sent Omega to the floor with the Kangaroo Kick, but Omega cut him off with a kitchen sink knee. Omega hit the Ushigoroshi for a nearfall. Omega loaded up a V-Trigger, but MJF bailed to the floor. Omega hit a baseball slide to MJF which sent him into the announce table. Omega pulled out a regular table on the other side of the ring. MJF and Omega got into a pinning predicament. Omega hit a buckle bomb into the corner before MJF fired out of the corner with a lariat.
Both men rolled to the apron, where Omega drilled MJF with a knee. Omega hit a dragon suplex on the apron before sending MJF through the table with a gutwrench powerbomb.
After a 90-second commercial break, both men rolled back into the ring and traded strikes. MJF poked Omega in the eyes again, but Omega came back with a V-Trigger. MJF hit a rolling elbow, but Omega hit a running V-Trigger to shut him down. Omega went for the One-Winged Angel, but MJF hit a poisonrana to escape. MJF loaded up a lariat, but Omega hit a poisonrana himself to leave both men laying.
MJF cut off a corner charge before dropkicking Omega’s arm. Omega fought out of the Salt of the Earth armbar, hitting another V-Trigger. Omega went to hit the Kamigoye, but MJF fought out and landed Made In Japan for a nearfall. MJF hit a shoulder breaker and a superkick, but Omega came back with a brainbuster. Omega hit a pulling piledriver, but MJF got his foot on the ropes to cut off the count.
After a commercial, Omega powerbombed MJF into the barricade. Omega sent MJF into the ring, but MJF ran into the ropes to knock Omega down. MJF went for a top rope hurricanrana, but Omega dropped him face-first into the turnbuckle. Omega ran wild, hitting a snap dragon suplex and a running V-Trigger for a nearfall. Omega hit two V-Triggers before loading up the One-Winged Angel. Don Callis came out with a screwdriver, allowing MJF to roll Omega up.
Omega kicked out before both men ended up in another pinning predicament. The referee kicked Callis out from ringside. MJF sent Omega into the ropes before hitting the Heatseeker piledriver for a nearfall. MJF loaded up the Panama Sunrise, but Omega caught MJF in a crucifix for a nearfall. MJF caught Omega with a superkick before landing the Panama Sunrise. MJF hit the Heatseeker to retain the title and break Omega’s record as the longest-reigning World Champion in company history.
We saw Samoa Joe, Wardlow, Powerhouse Hobbs, and Bullet Club Gold watching on from the back as MJF and Omega shook hands in the ring.