Welcome to Wrestling Inc.’s coverage of “AEW Collision” on July 26, 2025, coming to you live once again from the Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom in Chicago, Illinois, where AEW remains in residence for the rest of the month! And unlike the majority of Saturday evening “Collision” broadcasts, this one is actually live, not taped in advance! Praise be to “Shark Week!”

As of this writing, two championships will be on the line in Chicago tonight. First and foremost, Athena defends the ROH Women’s Championship she has now held for 959 days against relative AEW newcomer Alex Windsor, who interrupted Athena on “Dynamite” this past week when she seemed likely to cash in her world title contract on “Timeless” Toni Storm. Windor is an underdog, but there’s always a chance Tony Khan wants the ROH women’s title off Athena as she transitions to the main roster; if Athena wins, she will have successfully defended the championship 30 times since winning it back in December 2022.

In stark contrast, Dustin Rhodes makes his very first defense of the AEW TNT Championship tonight after his surprise win two weeks ago at All In 2025; his opponent is Lee Moriarty, who has now held the ROH Pure Championship for exactly one year, but who has never faced Rhodes in singles action. Additionally, the AEW tag title No. 1 contender’s tournament continues on TNT tonight, with Bryan Keith and Big Bill taking on Austin Gunn and Juice Robinson, filling in for an injured Colten Gunn on behalf of the recently returned Bang Bang Gang. FTR became the first team to advance after beating Jet Speed on “Dynamite.” Finally, “Collision” will also see the trios debut of the newly-dubbed Triangle of Madness — Julia Hart, Skye Blue, and Thekla.

Saturday night’s alright for fighting, and we are live!