AEW Collision live results: Bryan Danielson & FTR in trios action
Bryan Danielson and FTR are in action this week on Collision.
The trio will team together in Portland, Oregon to take on The Righteous (Vincent & Dutch) and Lance Archer. Danielson and FTR will team with the returning Darby Allin next weekend at AEW Double or Nothing when they take on The Elite in an Anarchy in the Arena match.
Will Ospreay will also be in action, taking on Shane Taylor, who attacked Ospreay after he defeated Lee Moriarty on last week’s Collision. Ospreay will face Roderick Strong at Double or Nothing.
Three FTW Contenders Series matches will also take place. The winners of Bryan Keith vs. Boulder, Rocky Romero vs. Katsuyori Shibata, and Hook vs. Johnny TV will meet in a three-way match on next week’s Dynamite to determine the next challenger for Chris Jericho.
Other matches will see Nick Wayne take on Jack Cartwheel, Deonna Purrazzo take on Robyn Renegade, Serena Deeb will face Anna Jay, and Rush will be in action. We’ll also hear from Bullet Club Gold.
Join us for live coverage of Collision starting at 8 pm ET. Rampage will follow at 10 pm ET.
Sir Elton John played us into this week’s Collision, live (to tape) from Portland, Oregon. Tony Schiavone and Nigel McGuinness were on the call as Will Ospreay made his entrance.
Will Ospreay defeated Shane Taylor (w/Anthony Ogogo)
A hot opener this week. Taylor looked great here, as Ospreay gave him a lot as a bigger opponent. The Strong/Ospreay match feels hotter than it did a week ago after that tremendous face-to-face on Dynamite.
We got a recap of Taylor’s sneak attack on Ospreay after Ospreay’s win over Lee Moriarty last week. Roderick Strong & The Kingdom made their way to the ring before the bell rang, with Strong heading to the announce booth for the second week in a row. Ospreay was undeterred, jumping Taylor at the bell with a dropkick before hitting a plancha to the floor. Ospreay hit a springboard forearm for a quick nearfall.
Strong laughed at the idea of Ospreay not being intimidated by him as Taylor dropped Ospreay in the ring with a Vader-style barge attack. Taylor drilled Ospreay with a punch as Taven menaced Ospreay at ringside. Chaos broke out at ringside, as after Taylor ran into the ringpost, Ospreay sent him into the Kingdom near the announce desk. Ospreay then took a glass of water and threw it in Strong’s face, but the melee allowed Ogogo to sneak in a body shot as the referee was distracted.
After a commercial, Ospreay and Taylor traded strikes before Ospreay hit a handspring kick to a big reaction. Ospreay followed up with a yakuza kick and a forearm to the back of the head for a nearfall. Ospreay teased the Hidden Blade, but Taylor caught him with a knee before hitting a uranage and a big splash for a nearfall. Ospreay tried to counter a powerbomb with a hurricanrana, but Taylor muscled him up to put him down. Taylor hammered Ospreay with a lariat that sent him inside-out for a nearfall.
Ospreay came back with a Spanish Fly before the Kingdom got in his way of an OsCutter. Taylor then caught Ospreay with the Rikishi Driver for a nearfall. Taylor went for the Marcus Garvey Driver, but Ospreay trapped him in the corner and hit repeated Cheeky Nandos kicks. Ospreay then took Taylor out of the corner on his shoulders and hit the Stormbreaker – mistakenly called the Storm Driver by McGuinness on commentary – to score the win.
After the match, The Kingdom jumped Ospreay, but Ospreay dumped them all to the floor and hit a dive on Taven and Bennett before escaping up the ramp.
We got a video package of the Team AEW vs. The Elite brawl at the end of Dynamite. FTR noted backstage that the Elite has put a bounty on their heads, one that was accepted by Lance Archer & The Righteous. Bryan Danielson said that if the Elite wanted to take them out, they should have done it themselves. They didn’t mind the fight tonight because as AEW stalwarts, they had no issue fighting on every show.
Jon Moxley & Claudio Castagnoli were backstage. Moxley spoke to his Double or Nothing opponent Konosuke Takeshita, noting that Takeshita came after him to earn a shot at the IWGP Title. The Callis Family was around for superficial reasons while the BCC were around because this was their nature. Castagnoli said that he was the voice of reason in the BCC and hated talking to the camera. There were all sorts of fake people who spent their time talking about how good they were instead of living it. Moxley warned Takeshita that he was going to finish the game that Takeshita started.
We got an on-screen announcement of the Path to All In Summer Series, with Collision taking place in Arlington, Texas for the five weeks leading up to All In: Wembley.
We got a recap of the fight with Chris Jericho, Big Bill, Hook, & Katsuyori Shibata. We got words from Jericho and Bill backstage after Dynamite. Jericho knew Hook was learning, but he had more to learn before he won the FTW Championship. The Learning Tree was here to make Hook better, and Jericho would get stitches to help that cause. He wished Hook well in the FTW Contenders Series.
FTW Contenders Series – Hook defeated Johnny TV (w/Taya Valkyrie)
The FTW Contenders Series is a series of three qualifying matches happening tonight on Collision, with the winners facing off on Wednesday’s Dynamite in a three-way match for a title shot at Double or Nothing.
After an early scramble, Johnny hit Hook with a running knee for a quick nearfall. Johnny got a headlock in, but Hook lifted Johnny up into a suplex. Hook hit some more throws and suplexes before Johnny cut him off. Taya distracted Hook, allowing Johnny to hit a springboard kick. Johnny went for the Starship Pain, but Hook moved and snatched Johnny in the Redrum to get the submission win.
FTW Contenders Series – Katsuyori Shibata defeated Rocky Romero
I will never not be amazed at Katsuyori Shibata being a member of the AEW roster. I’ve compared it to Russell Westbrook on the Clippers – a talent that may not be at MVP level anymore but can still be a useful contributor on the roster. Fun match with Romero, with Shibata’s stubbornness on the Figure Four paying off.
Shibata made his entrance as Hook was leaving, with the two sharing a fist bump on the ramp. Shibata quickly got Romero in a Figure Four to weaken his knees. Romero got to the ropes, then caught Shibata off the ropes with an Octopus Stretch that Shibata powered out of to re-apply the Figure Four. Romero got to the ropes again and cut off a Shibata charge into the corner to hit a Tornado DDT as we went to a commercial.
Shibata fought through a series of Romero kicks to hammer Romero with a forearm. Romero sent Shibata to the apron before snapping his arm over the ropes. Romero hit a springboard dropkick to a tied-up Shibata in the ropes for a nearfall. Shibata bounced off of the ropes and snatched Romero into a quick Figure Four. Romero escaped but couldn’t avoid the basement dropkick, with Shibata following with a suplex for a nearfall.
Romero caught Shibata with a set of flash pins before Shibata caught him with an Ushigoroshi. Shibata hit the Penalty Kick before applying the Figure Four again, this time scoring the submission win.
FTW Contenders Series – Bryan Keith defeated Boulder (w/Bronson & Jacked Jameson)
Time did not make my heart grow fonder for the Iron Savages, as even in this enhancement match for Keith, I had no time for them.
Keith tipped his hat to Shibata on the way to the ring. Oh joy, the Iron Savages. Jacked Jameson has shaved his beard while also turning heel, trashing Portland on the way to the ring. Boulder jumped Keith at the bell and hit a powerslam for a nearfall. Jameson tried to distract so that Bronson could send Keith into the immaturely named city, but Keith reversed it and took Bronson out. Keith quickly won with the Diamond Dust to earn his slot in the three-way on Dynamite. It will be Hook vs. Katsuyori Shibata vs. Bryan Keith on Wednesday, with an FTW Title match against Chris Jericho at Double or Nothing hanging in the balance.
PAC was in some type of lair when Lexy Nair came to ask him about Bullet Club Gold’s message to him last week. PAC would be amused by the Bang Bang Gang, but he hasn’t felt anything in weeks. He dared Bullet Club Gold to try harder to make him care.
We got a recap of the contract signing between Willow Nightingale & Mercedes Mone, with Nightingale putting Mone through the table.
Bullet Club Gold made their entrance, with the body of PAC laid out at Jay White’s feet. White bet that PAC cared now as the trios champions left him laying.
Christian Cage & The Patriarchy were backstage. Cage noted that Nick Wayne had a match coming up on Dynamite against Swerve Strickland ahead of Cage’s AEW World Title match at Double or Nothing. Cage said he had all the faith in the world in Wayne. Wayne said that when Strickland jumped him at his home a year ago, Wayne was just a boy. Since siding with Cage, he’s become a man. He promised Cage that he could beat Strickland on his own.
Orange Cassidy defeated Isiah Kassidy
A good, competitive match here. Isiah has some talent when he’s not anchored to the departed Hardys, and Cassidy continuing to be distracted by Trent Beretta at ringside gave him openings that he wouldn’t have otherwise had. I like Beretta hypocritically insisting on a normal singles match at Double or Nothing, as Beretta has been the one to escalate things in this feud. It also helps the Double or Nothing card, as there are already two big plunder matches on the card.
The two traded armdrags as Schiavone and McGuinness bantered about their similar surnames. Isiah bailed on an Orange Punch attempt, but Cassidy followed him to the floor with a dive. Don Callis was seen watching in the back. Schiavone ran down the Dynamite card, with the addition of Orange Cassidy & Will Ospreay vs. Trent Beretta & Roderick Strong added to the card.
Speaking of Beretta, he made his way through the crowd as Cassidy was sending Isiah into the barricade. Isiah took advantage by sending Cassidy into the barricade, into the ring, and over the buckles with a hard Irish whip. After a commercial, Cassidy backdropped Isiah off of the stairs to avoid another piledriver. The two traded strikes in the ring before Cassidy ran wild, hitting the Stundog Millionaire.
Isiah ducked the Orange Punch and fought out of the Beach Break to hit a hurricane kick. Cassidy launched to the apron and sent Isiah pillar to post, but Isiah cut him off with a stunner over the ropes. The two fought on the apron before dropping each other with pump kicks. Cassidy distracted himself with Beretta, allowing Isiah to hit a Poetry In Motion against the barricade.
After some commotion with the referee, the ref inadvertently helped Isiah to hit Silly String on Cassidy. Isiah hit a Swanton Bomb for a nearfall. Isiah picked Cassidy up, but Cassidy hit the Beach Break to score the win.
Lexy Nair went to speak to Beretta at ringside. Beretta said that he was clearly a better wrestler than Cassidy, and Cassidy only beat him because he used the exposed turnbuckle. He challenged Cassidy to a straight singles match at Double or Nothing before Cassidy rushed him at the barricade.
Serena Deeb defeated Anna Jay
Jay is improving on her in-ring. She feels like she has more confidence between the bells. Meanwhile, Deeb is a cold challenger for Toni Storm, and I don’t think anything in the next week will change that.
Deeb quickly locked on the Paradise Lock, but Jay came back with a running neckbreaker. Deeb got the advantage back with a neckbreaker in the ropes. After the commercial, Jay fired up, hitting a Dangerous Jay kick in the corner and a flatliner for a nearfall. Deeb caught Jay’s legs in the corner before hitting a Dragon Screw Leg Whip. Deeb hit a hammerlock lariat for a nearfall.
Jay hit another Dangerous Jay kick, but Deeb followed her into the ropes and hit a chop block. Deeb went to work on the knee, but Jay snatched on the Queenslayer choke. Deeb fought out, so Jay went for the Gory Bomb. Her knee gave way, allowing Deeb to hit the Styles Clash. Deeb then locked on a single leg crab for the submission win.
While Deeb had the submission locked on, Luther stole her Deeb’s Dojo flag. Luther brought it to the stage, where he and Mariah May held it up while Toni Storm undressed behind it. She then wrapped herself in the flag and pranced around before Deeb chased them all away. Well, that was wacky.
We got a video package hyping the AEW World Title match at Double or Nothing between Swerve Strickland & Christian Cage.
Nick Wayne defeated Jack Cartwheel
Wayne rushed Cartwheel at the bell, but Cartwheel evaded him and sent him to the floor with cartwheels. In an awesome spot, Cartwheel went for a Space Flying Tiger Drop, but Wayne moved out of the way and sent Cartwheel crashing to the floor. Wayne quickly hit Wayne’s World, then hit the House Call to win the match and send a message to the AEW World Champion. Wayne hit Swerve’s pose on the ropes to hammer it home.
Bryan Danielson & FTR (Cash Wheeler & Dax Harwood) defeated Lance Archer & The Righteous (Dutch & Vincent)
A solid trios match to main event Collision here. I like Daniel Garcia involving himself in the main event angle here.
Vincent and Harwood started, with FTR quickly hitting a double-team gourdbuster for a nearfall. Dutch tagged in, leading Wheeler to outpace him and hit a dropkick. FTR hit a double leg sweep on Dutch, with Harwood following up with a Steiner bulldog off the ropes. Archer cut Harwood off, leading to a Pier Six brawl as we went to a commercial.
Vincent was working over Harwood as we came back from commercial, as we saw Dutch crush Harwood with a crossbody during the break. Vincent hit a kneeling flatliner for a nearfall. Archer tagged in and went for the Blackout, but Harwood bit his way free. Harwood ducked a splash in the corner and fought to get the tag Danielson.
Danielson ran wild on Dutch, hitting a tope suicida on him before landing a shotgun dropkick in the ring. Wheeler and Danielson hit running dropkicks on The Righteous before Danielson went for the Lebell Lock on Dutch. Archer cut him off and ran wild, laying out FTR by himself. The Righteous hit Autumn Sunshine on Danielson for a nearfall that Wheeler broke up. Wheeler sent Archer into the ring steps before he and Danielson hit the Power Plex for a nearfall. We got a big move train, ending with FTR hitting the Shatter Machine on Vincent for the win.
After the match, The Righteous and Archer laid out FTR and Danielson, putting them down on behalf of the Elite as intimated earlier. Chairs came out as McGuinness noted that Darby Allin wasn’t here. Archer hit Wheeler with the Blackout on a chair, with Vincent following with a Swanton Bomb on Harwood. Daniel Garcia came out with a chair to clear the ring as Collision ended.