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5/31 AEW COLLISION REPORT

It is Saturday and AEW Collision was recorded after Dynamite on Wednesday at the El Paso, TX at the El Paso County Coliseum.  Our commentary team is Tony Schiavone and Nigel McGuinness.

Claudio Castagnoli vs Komander - International Championship Qualifier match

They lock up and Claudio forces them to the rope immediately, and then chops Komander on the break. He then beats down Komander in the corner. Komander fires shots on the way out, and tries a shoulder tackle, which does not work. He does get a spinning tejaris and an insigiri. Komander goes to the top, walks the ropes and snaps his arm over the top. Claudio then grab Komander for a big swing and shoves Komander out of the ring. Komander lays in blows and whips Komander into the barricade.

Komander tries to fight back and Claudio drops Komander on the barricade. Claudio rolls him into the ring and whips him to the corner. Komander goes up and over, gets an arm drag after leaping onto Claudio’s shoulders. Komander gets a tejaris and then dives onto Claudio. He starts to walk the ropes and Cladui instead hits the ring and gives Komander three backbreakers for a two count.

Claudio locks on a single leg crab. He then goes for a power bomb, but Komander reverses it into a face slam. Komander goes to the top and misses a moonsault. Claudio gets a fireman’s carry and goes to the top. Komander is able to get a hurricanrana from the top for two. Komander comes off the ropes for a sunset bomb for two. Komander tries for a twisting moonsault, but Claudio gets a knee up. Claudio hits the Neutralizer for the pin and the win. 

Winner and moving on to the International Title match: Claudio Castagnoli

Next is a recap of what has been going on between Adam Page, Will Ospreay, and Swerve Strickland. 

In the back, Renee asks if Swerve Strickland can work aside Will Ospreay and Adam Page to take out the Death Riders. Will Ospreay gets in Swerve’s face and says they need to work together to take down the Death Riders. Words escalate to shoving and they are pulled apart by Security. 

Konosuke Takeshita and RPG Vice (Rocky Romero and Trent Beretta) w/Lance Archer vs Tomohiro Ishii, Kyle O’Reilly and Roderick Strong

Don Callis joins commentary. 

Callis’s team attack at the bell and beat down their opponents and they all brawl at ringside. Strong rolls Rocky into the ring.  After he and Kyle double team him, Ishii tags in and works him over. Strong tags in and Rocky starts to fire back and Trent is tagged in. Strong is able to use Rocky to run into Trent, but Takeshita gets into the ring. When Strong is in the ropes and the ref is distracted, Callis nails him with a right hand and we go to picture in picture.

When we return to full screen, Strong is able to get a fallaway slam on Takeshita and both men crawl to their corners. Kyle and Trent are both tagged in and Kyle takes out both him and Rocky with kicks. Kyle is able to get a suplex and a kick for two. Takeshita breaks it up and Kyle is able to get a Kitchen Sink on Takeshita to knock him to the floor. Ishii tags in and takes blows from Trent, no sells them and drops Trent. 

Takeshita tags in and they collide and no one moves. Takeshita gets a German suplex. RPG Vice double team Ishii. This sets off the tag team siren and all six men are fighting in the ring. Ishii gets an elbow drop on Takeshita for two. Takeshita is able to get a blue thunder bomb for two, broken up by Strong. It’s now time for each person to get a big move on the last person in the ring.

It ends with Ishii getting a series of blows. Takeshita knocks Ishii into the ref and when Ishii gets a full nelson, Rocky gets a low blow on Ishii.  This allows Takeshita to hit Raging Fire for the pin and the win. 

Winners: Konosuke Takeshita and RPG Vice (Rocky Romero and Trent Beretta) 

Kazuchika Okada (Continental Champion) vs Anthony Bowens - Eliminator match

They lock up and Okada forces them to the ropes for a pat on the chest. They lock up again and this time Bowens backs them to the ropes and he shows Okada the two finger scissor. They shove each other and then run the ropes. Bowens gets a famouser followed by a neck breaker for two. They run the ropes again and Okada slides to the floor. 

Bowens joins him and they trade chops, followed by forearms. Okada follows up with a DDT on the floor as we go to picture in picture.

When we return to full screen, Okada gets a scoop slam and goes to the top for an elbow drop. Okada flips the bird to everyone, but Bowens uses a scissor grip on the finger. Bowen lays in chops and avoids a rainmaker and hits a cutter for two. Bowens goes to the top and Okada meets him there. Bowens fights him off and Okada comes back with a forearm. Bowens slips down and gets a DDT on Okada off the ropes for two.

Okada fights off the slam and they run the ropes. Bowens avoids a drop-kick by holding onto the ropes.  Bowens gets two quick two counts, and Okada is able to get a neckbreaker on Bowens out of the corner. Okada gets a top wristlock. Bowens backs them into the corner, and chops Okada, and Okada ignores it. Okada nails Bowens with forearms in the ropes. Bowens fires back with kicks and chops and Okada is down. 

When Okada is up they both miss big moves. After chops and kicks, Bowens calls for the Mollywop, but Okada kicks him as he comes in and hits the Rainmaker for the pin and the win.

Winner: Kazuchika Okada

Tony Schiavone is in the ring and calls out FTR and Stokely for an interview segment. Cash Wheeler blows kisses to the crowd and then pats Tony on the back. Stokely grabs the mic and says FTR proved they are the best, they are living legend killers, and that Nigel McGuinness should stay at the commentary table. He says that because they are so close to the border, they are offering an open contract to any tag team from South of the Border. 

Atlantis Jr. and Templario come to the ring to answer the challenge. Cash says he respects Atlantis’s father, but they are living lucha legends themselves. He says they could be a warm-up for them to take the CMLL tag team champions. Dax says he has no issue with them after the crowd craps all over him. Dax mocks them for being unknown because of their “stupid Power Ranger masks.”

He then says that he knows their dream match is with FTR, but Tony Khan has big plans for them with even bigger stars. Dax then tells Jr to leave his old ass at home and not mess with FTR. FTR then attacks them when they try to talk back to FTR, and it does not go well for FTR. Jr says they will see FTR very soon and they will kick FTR’s ass. 

Skye Blue vs Mina Shirakawa

They lock up and break with no one dominant. They lock up again and Blue trips Mina. Mina pops up and they throw hands. The crowd is SUPER loud for Mina. Blue gets a German suplex and then a knee to Mina’s back. Blue whips Mina to the corner and Mina avoids a charge and runs Blue into the turnbuckle across the ring and then lays in strikes and kicks. Mina then runs up the ropes (with a hip wiggle) for a knee drop for two. They fight on the apron as we go to picture in picture.

When we return to full screen, Mina gets a swinging DDT from the top turnbuckle followed by a running knee. Mina gets a discus elbow and a swinging neckbreaker followed by a dragon screw leg whip. Mina is kicked into the corner where they fight. Blue is able to trap Mina’s head under the top turnbuckle, then kicks it, followed by a power bomb for two. 

Mina escapes a pickup and hits forearms. They run the ropes and run into each other. Blue gets a thrust kick, and Mina counters with a spinning back fist. Mina goes to the top and gets a leaping neckbreaker for two. They trade rollups for two and then follow up with strikes as each other. Mina is able to get the glamorous driver for the pin and the win.

Winner: Mina Shirakawa.

Julia Hart attacks Mina after the win and locks on Heartless, but Toni Storm runs to the ring for the save. 

Gates of Agony (Toa Liona and Bishop Kaun) vs The Already In The Ring Gmo Kaminari and Cosmo Orion

Shockingly, Gates of Agony finally get a win on an AEW show. I really hope they don’t cut any more promos about how much they like pain after getting beat by an upper tier tag team. They should be shown to be beasts. 

Winners: Gates of Agony

We then get a video of Max Caster teaching people to chant his catchphrase. He then says he will take selfies with them if they sign a petition that states he is the best wrestler alive. After they sign, he runs off without taking pictures. 

La Faccion Ingobernables (Rush, Dralistico, and Mortos) vs AR Fox and Top Flight (Darius and Dante Martin) w/Leila Grey

As with all trios matches, everyone is fighting as the bell rings. Rush pulls off a turnbuckle pad and then tries to slam Fox’s head into it. Mortos and Dralistico stomp down Fox, but he rallies and is able to get an over the top rope stomp onto Mortos. Then it’s time for him and Top Flight to get dives. 

Rush and Dante get into the ring where Dante gets a leaping DDT which leads to everyone in the ring fighting. When the smoke clears, Top Flight is on the floor and Fox is left in the ring to be worked over with quick tags. Rush takes the Tranquilo pose as we go to picture in picture.

When we return to full screen, Fox is still being beat down by LFI. Fox is able to fight out of the corner and gets a high Swanton on Mortos. He gets to his corner and Darius is tagged in to clean house. Darius and Dante double team Mortos after Darius gets a two count on Mortos. Then Fox joins in and they triple team Dralistico for a two count.

Dralistco is able to knock Darius into the ropes, which knocks Dante to the floor from the top. Dralistico gets a destroyer on Darius for two, broken up by Fox. Rush tags in and Fox gets to be triple teamed again. Dralistico gets a codebreaker on Darius, and follows with a dive onto Darius. Mortos gets a tornado dive. Darius is rolled into the ring for Rush to hit the Bull’s Horns on Darius for three. 

Winners: La Facción Ingobernables

LFI starts a post match beat down and they are stopped by Speedball and Komander. Rush is able to grab Komander’s mask as they bail and head to the back.

We then get a pre-recorded promo from Mark Briscoe and his kids think he gave up in his match with Jon Moxley, so he challenges Mox to a match. 

Hechicero vs Mascara Dorada - An International Title qualifying match

They slap hands to start and Hechicero quickly gets a takedown. They trade arms bars and break. Mascara gets a leg-based takedown and moves to a figure four. Hechicero escapes and then traps the leg. Hechicero goes for a rear chinlock and Mascara reverses it into a takeover and they mat wrestle for a bit. They run the ropes and Hechicero picks the leg and grabs a surfboard hold.

Mascara escapes and does the same. Hechicero escapes and they trade sliding to the floor. Hechicero goes to the floor and Mascara uses a ringpost for a swinging tejaris. Back in the ring and Mascara gets a leaping hurricanrana. Hechicero is able to get a leaping head scissor takedown and follows with a rising knee strike as we go to picture in picture.

When we return to full screen, Mascara gets an insigiri from the apron, lands on his feet when Hechicero tries a slam and then gets a tejaris on Hechicero. Mascara gets a tornado dive onto Hechicero on the floor. Hechicero is rolled into the ring and then goes to the top for a crossbody. Hechicero catapults Mascara into the air with his feet and gets a rear chinlock.

They trade a series of quick two count rollups. They charge into each other and are both slow to get up. Mascara charges at Hechicero and tries a leap, but Hechicero blocks it and gets a shoulder tackle. Mascara gets a Code Red for a two count. Hechicero gets a dragon screw in the ropes and then stomps on Mascara’s leg in the ropes. 

Hechicaero goes to the top and gets a flying elbow for two. They trade big chops and blows Hechicero comes off the ropes, but Mascara gets a tilt a whirl backstabber. Mascara comes off the top and misses a stomp, and Hechicero nails the knee. They go to the top and Mascara gets a poisonrana from the top and then hits a shooting start press for the pin and the win.

Winner and moving on to the International Championship match: Mascara Dorada

And we’re outta here!

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