Location: Peoria, Illinois
Venue: Peoria Civic Center
Commentary Team: Excalibur, Taz, and Tony Schiavone
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Match 1 – Mixed Tornado Tag Team Match
Swerve Strickland and Willow Nightingale (w/Prince Nana) vs. The Death Riders (Jon Moxley and Marina Shafir)
They all start brawling on the outside, with Strickland Nightingale taking advantage. Strickland and Nightingale slam Moxley and Shafir into the barricade, but Moxley comes back with a chair shot to Strickland. Shafir and Nightingale get into the ring, and the bell finally rings. Moxley delivers shots to Strickland on the commentary table as Nightingale slams Shafir into the turnbuckle. Strickland comes back and slams Moxley into the ring steps as Nightingale takes Shafir to the floor. Moxley gets Strickland in the ring, but Strickland delivers a dropkick as Nightingale chokes Shafir with her boot on the outside. Strickland delivers a back-breaker to Moxley, and then Nightingale drops him with a dropkick. Nightingale and Strickland double-team Moxley in the corner and Strickland delivers a diving uppercut. Shafir comes back with shots to Nightingale, and then chokes her over the middle rope as Moxley comes back with shots to Strickland. Shafir delivers shots to Nightingale in the corner, and then Moxley throws Strickland over the barricade. Shafir stomps Nightingale down in the corner and chokes her over the middle rope again.
Shafir delivers chops Nightingale in the corner, but Nightingale comes back with a few body shots, and then slaps Moxley as well. Shafir delivers more shots and Moxley sets up for the Paradigm Shift on Nightingale. Strickland comes back and sets Shafir up for Big Business, and then Moxley lets Nightingale go. Strickland drops Shafir, and then Shafir takes Nightingale down with a hip-toss. Shafir and Nightingale exchange shots on the apron, and then Shafir powerbombs Nightingale through a table on the floor as the show heads to a commercial.
Back from the break, Moxley has Strickland up top. Strickland delivers body shots, but Shafir climbs and rakes her nails into Strickland’s back. Moxley does the same, and then Shafir climbs back up. Nightingale comes back in and suplexes Moxley and Shafir down as they suplex Strickland. Nightingale delivers corner clotheslines to Moxley and Shafir, and then throws Shafir into Moxley. Nightingale drops Shafir with a thrust kick, and then Strickland sends Moxley down in the corner. Nightingale connects with the cannonball, and then Strickland dives onto Moxley on the outside. Nightingale slams Shafir with a spine-buster and goes for the cover, but Shafir kicks out at two. Moxley comes back in to go after Nightingale, but Strickland comes back into the ring and they exchange shots. Moxley counters a Stundog into a sleeper hold, and then Nightingale powerbombs Shafir onto Moxley to break it up. Shafir and Nightingale exchange shots to the outside as Moxley and Strickland fight to their feet. Moxley and Strickland exchange elbow strikes, and then Moxley bites his face. Strickland comes back with an uppercut and slams him with a flatliner.
Strickland goes for the House Call, but Shafir shoves Moxley out of the way and Strickland delivers it to her. Nightingale sends Moxley through a table on the outside, and then delivers the Doctor Bomb to Shafir for the pin fall.
Winners: Swerve Strickland Willow Nightingale
-After the match, Moxley gets back into the ring and drops Nightingale with a Paradigm Shift. Moxley escapes the ring and leaves with Shafir through the crowd.
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Footage of the confrontation between FTR from this past Saturday’s Collision airs. Earlier today, Renee was backstage with FTR and referee Paul Turner. Dax Harwood says he hasn’t paid his fine for attacking Turner on Collision, and then apologizes and gives his fine money straight to Turner. Turner thanks him and accepts his apology before walking away. Renee asks if they can put their issues aside before Sunday, and Harwood says they can and apologizes to Cash Wheeler for what he did. Harwood says he thought Wheeler was a security guy and they are going to eclipse their legacy on Sunday. Wheeler says they will be fine on Sunday, but after Sunday they have to talk.
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The brackets for the men’s and women’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournaments are revealed:
Men’s First Round:
Will Ospreay vs. Kevin Knight
Brody King vs. Konosuke Takeshita
Mark Briscoe vs. Kyle Fletcher
Adam Page vs. a wild card
Women’s First Round:
Jamie Hayter vs. Billie Starkz
Thunder Rosa vs. Kris Statlander
Julia Hart vs. Mercedes Mone
Harley Cameron vs. Athena
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Footage of Kevin Knight’s debut on Collision from this past Saturday airs. Knight is replacing Jay White in the Owen Hart Foundationl Tournament.
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Match 2 – Singles Match
Penelope Ford vs. Toni Storm (w/Luther)
Storm backs Ford into the corner and beats her down, but Ford escapes to the floor. Storm follows, but Ford delivers a few shots. Storm comes back with a chop and gets Ford back into the ring. Ford kicks Storm in the face and runs the ropes, but Storm delivers a back-breaker. Storm delivers a fisherman’s suplex and goes for the cover, but Ford kicks out at two. Storm sends Ford into the corner and goes for the hip attack, but Ford dodges and delivers a jaw-breaker. Ford delivers a dropkick that sends Storm to the apron, and then delivers a double knee drop to Storm’s back. Ford kicks Storm in the face, but Storm comes back with elbow strikes. Ford comes back with a shot that drops Storm to the mat as the show heads to a commercial.
Back from the break, Ford delivers a handspring back elbow in the corner and follows with a kick to the face. Storm comes back and bites Ford’s face, and then they exchange shots. Ford sends Storm to the corner, but Storm comes back with a Thesz Press and delivers right hands. Storm delivers a back drop suplex and follows with the hip attack. Storm delivers a DDT and goes for the cover, but Ford kicks out at two. Storm applies an STF, but Ford gets to the ropes. Ford comes back with a shot to Storm and drops her with a moonsault from the apron. Ford gets Storm back into the ring and delivers a gut-buster for a two count. Storm comes back with a German suplex and goes for a clothesline, but Ford ducks under. Ford goes for a stunner, but Storm counters and delivers Storm Zero for the pin fall.
Winner: Toni Storm
-After the match, Megan Bayne comes to the stage and claps for Storm as they stare each other down.
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Backstage, Renee asks Strickland for an update on Nightingale. Strickland says Nightingale is strong and says Moxley did what he did even though he knew about Nightingale’s neck issues. Strickland says he is not resting until he gets his hands on Moxley again tonight.
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Bobby Lashley and MVP make their way to the ring. Before Lashley can talk, MJF interrupts. MJF says MVP looks fantastic, and then says Lashley disrespected him last week. MJF says he will let it slide because Lashley is good with MVP and because Lashley doesn’t really know him. MJF introduces himself and then says everyone already knows Lashley and Shelton Benjamin, who is missing the show due to travel issues. MJF says Lashley has been around the block, but AEW is the block that he built. MJF says he can help Lashley and Benjamin hold onto the tag titles for a long time, and they can help him get the AEW World Championship back. MJF says him joining the Hurt Syndicate is good business, and everyone knows it. MVP whispers in MJF’s ear, and then MJF says Lashley may not want him, but he needs him.
Lashley says out of respect for MVP he is not going to leave MJF laying in the ring. Lashley says he doesn’t like MJF, doesn’t trust him, and the Hurt Syndicate doesn’t need him. Lashley says unless MJF proves otherwise, he needs to get out of his face and get out of the ring. MJF says “okay” to Lashley and leaves the ring. As Lashley and MVP leave, Big Bill and Bryan Keith walk to the ring and stare them down. Bill gets a chair for Lashley to sit in for the next match and tells him to watch.
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Match 3 – Tag Team Match
The Learning Tree (Big Bill and Bryan Keith) vs. Two Local Competitors
Keith knocks one of the guys out of the ring and Bill throws the other across the ring. Bill kicks him in the face and throws him to the floor. The other guy gets back into the ring and hits BIll in the back, but Bill turns around and chokes him. Bill backs the guy into the corner, and then Keith drops him with a knee strike. Bill delivers a chokeslam while staring down Lashley and gets the pin fall.
Winners: Big Bill and Bryan Keith
-After the match, BIll says they whooped Top Flight’s ass on Saturday, these guys tonight, and they will do the same to the Hurt Syndicate on Sunday. MVP goes to say something, but Lashley doesn’t let him and they walk through the tunnel.
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Renee interviews Mercedes Mone backstage. Her Owen Hart Foundation Tournament First Round Match against Julia Hart will take place at Dynasty this Sunday. Mone says Hart was a great TBS Champion, but not the greatest. Harley Cameron walks in and mentions her ideas for their team name, but Mone tells her to stay out of her way and walks away.
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Match 4 – Tag Team Match
Blake Christian and Lee Johnson vs. Kevin Knight and Will Ospreay
Christian and Ospreay start the match. They taunt each other after countering moves, and then Ospreay delivers a hurricanrana and tags in Knight. Knight splashes down onto Christian and goes fort he cover, but Johnson breaks it up and tosses Ospreay to the floor. Christian and Johnson double-team Knight, but Ospreay comes back and he and Knight take control and send Christian and Johnson to the floor. Ospreay and Knight dive onto them over the ropes, and then Knight gets Christian back into the ring. Knight delivers an uppercut, but Christian sends him off the ropes. Johnson trips Knight up, and Christian knocks Ospreay to the floor as the show heads to a commercial.
Back from the break, Christian gets a two count on Knight. Christian and Johnson try to double-team Knight, but Knight escapes and tags in Ospreay. Ospreay drops Christian and Johnson with a cross-body, and then delivers a back elbow and a corkscrew kick to Christian for a two count. Ospreay delivers an elbow strike, but Johnson pulls him to the floor and Christian flips onto him. Christian gets Ospreay back into the ring and connects with a 450 stomp. Christian kicks Knight to the floor after tagging in Johnson. Ospreay comes back with a Stundog to Johnson, and then delivers a corkscrew kick to Christian. Knight tags in and splashes Christian in the corner. Knight kicks Johnson in the face, and then delivers a dropkick to him and causes him to drop Christian with a poison-rana. Ospreay takes Christian down on the outside, and then Knight drops Johnson with a springboard lariat for the pin fall.
Winners: Kevin Knight and Will Ospreay
-After the match, Schiavone stands up and says Ospreay and Knight’s first round match in the Owen Hart Foundation Tournament will take place this Sunday at Dynasty.
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The Opps are backstage. Samoa Joe says he formed the group because the battlefield was changing and he needed a different arsenal. Joe says they would like to expand their influence in AEW and they will be watching and seeing all this Sunday at Dynasty. Joe sends a warning to not let them see anyone lacking.
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Match 5 – Singles Match
Brody King vs. Lance Archer (w/Don Callis)
They lock up and run into each other with shoulder blocks. They exchange shots and elbow strikes, and then deliver elbow strikes against the ropes. Archer kicks King in the face and clotheslines him to the floor. Archer comes off the apron with a cannonball and sets King against the barricade. King comes back with shots and puts Archer in a chair before delivers a running cross-body against the barricade. King gets Archer back into the ring, but Archer distracts the referee as Callis gets involved and trips King. Archer delivers shots to King and chokes him with his boot on the apron. Archer slams King into the ring steps, but King comes back with chops and a forearm strike. Archer comes back with chops of his own, but King turns it back around. They exchange shots on the outside and Archer slams King into the commentary table as the show heads to a commercial.
Back from the break, Archer delivers back elbows in the corner, but King dodges the last one and delivers a German suplex. King delivers chops to Archer and connects with a cross-body. King delivers a scoop slam and connects with a running senton for a two count. Archer comes back with a cross-body of his own and follows with a side slam for a two count. Archer slams King again and goes for another cover, but King kicks out at two again. Archer delivers a corner clothesline, but King comes back with one of his own and drops Archer in the corner. King delivers the cannonball senton and follows with a lariat for a two count. King slams Archer down again and gets the pin fall.
Winner: Brody King
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Match 6 – Singles Match
Claudio Castagnoli vs. Cope
Castagnoli attacks Cope in the corner and takes him to the floor before slamming him into the barricade. Castagnoli slams Cope into the barricade again and then follows with a running uppercut. Castagnoli chokes Cope with his boot and gets him back into the ring. Cope comes back with a kick and a few knee strikes before running the ropes and knocking Castagnoli into the barricade. Cope slams Castagnoli’s face into the ring steps, and then slams him into the barricade. Cope delivers elbow strikes and gets Castagnoli back into the ring. Castagnoli comes back and they exchange shots and wrist-holds. Cope slams Castagnoli down and goes for the cover, but Castagnoli kicks out at two. Cope spears Castagnoli through the ropes and to the floor, and then goes for another dive, but Castagnoli comes back with an uppercut as the show heads to a commercial.
Back from the break, Cope comes back and takes Castagnoli down in the ring. Castagnoli drives his shoulder into Cope’s midsection, but they exchange shots on the apron and in the ring. They go up top and Cope delivers a diving bulldog. Cope goes after Castagnoli, but Castagnoli takes him down and delivers a double stomp. Castagnoli delivers the Giant Swing and goes for the cover, but Cope kicks out at two. Castagnoli goes for the Neutralizer, but Cope counters with the Impaler and gets a two count. Cope kicks Castagnoli in the face and comes off the ropes, but Castagnoli counters and locks in a Sharpshooter. Castagnoli transitions into a cross-face, but Cope gets free and locks in a cross-face of his own. Castagnoli makes it to the ropes and delivers a powerslam to Cope on the apron. Castagnoli throws Cope over the barricade and gets back into the ring, but Cope gets back into the ring at the nine count. Castagnoli drops Cope with a lariat and goes for the cover, but Cope kicks out at two. Castagnoli picks Cope up, but Cope runs the ropes and goes for a Spear. Cope dodges and sends Castagnoli off the ropes. Castagnoli goes for a springboard lariat, but Cope kicks him in the midsection.
Castagnoli comes back and slams Cope down. Castagnoli goes for the cover, but Cope grabs the ropes at the two count. Castagnoli delivers the Neutralizer and goes for the cover, but Cope kicks out at two. Castagnoli grabs some chairs and sets up for a conchairto, but the referee stops him and Cope delivers a low-blow. Cope delivers a Spear and gets the pin fall.
Winner: Cope
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Backstage, Renee tries to interview Strickland. Strickland is arguing with Nana, and then Nana walks away and Strickland says he is looking for Renee’s husband. Adam Page walks up behind Strickland and says he is wasting his time. Security runs in between them as they yell at each other and Page says Strickland deserved what he did to him. Strickland says he knows, and then Page calms down and walks away. The Death Riders appear and Moxley throws Strickland through a glass pane. Moxley and PAC take Strickland to ringside and they beat him down with Castagnoli and Wheeler Yuta joining in. Shafir has her arm in a sling, but she joins in as well. Yuta dumps a bucket of broken glass in the ring and Castagnoli powerbombs Strickland onto it. The Death Riders leave through the crowd as Strickland sits up in the ring. Strickland stares down the Death Riders as the show comes to a close.
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Announced for this Saturday’s Collision
-Athena and Julia Hart vs. Harley Cameron and Mercedes Mone
-Konosuke Takeshita and Kyle Fletcher vs. Powerhouse Hobbs and Tomohiro Ishii
-The Cru vs. Top Flight
-Cash Wheeler vs. PAC
-Dralistico vs. Mike Bailey
Updated card for this Sunday’s Dynasty pay-per-view event
-AEW World Championship Match: Jon Moxley (c) vs. Swerve Strickland
-AEW Women’s World Championship Match: Toni Storm (c) vs. Megan Bayne
-AEW International Championship – Three-Way Match: Kenny Omega (c) vs. Mike Bailey vs. Ricochet
-AEW TNT Championship Match: Daniel Garcia (c) vs. Adam Cole
-AEW World Tag Team Championship Match: The Hurt Syndicate (c) vs. The Learning Tree
-AEW World Trios Championship Match: The Death Riders (c) vs. Rated FTR
-ROH World Championship – Title vs. Mask Match: Chris Jericho (c) vs. Bandido
-Men’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament – First Round Match: Kevin Knight vs. Will Ospreay
-Women’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament – First Round Match: Julia Hart vs. Mercedes Mone