During the summer of 2024, Joe Hendry became a sensation on the internet and in TNA. Due to the relationship between TNA and WWE, he frequently appeared on “NXT” in 2025. After four years in TNA, he officially joined WWE last November. In February, he won the NXT Championship in a ladder match. Although he first appeared on “SmackDown” last December, he debuted on “Raw” last month. He has sung his song about firing Logan Paul several times and linked up with the Street Profits against The Vision.
On the latest episode of “My World”, Jeff Jarrett weighed in on Hendry. “I think he’s got a window that’s closing in.” He doesn’t know how Hendry is being perceived right now in creative. Jarrett explains that there’s different audiences between promotions, even between “NXT” and WWE. “It’s a different audience and I’m not sure that the Joe Hendry character has caught traction and will they give it enough time to really catch traction?”
Paul was injured at SNME and suffered a torn triceps and is expected to miss several months. On this week’s episode of “Raw” when Hendry sang about him, he was attacked with a chair by Paul’s tag team partner, Austin Theory.
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OG El Grande Americano Unmasked – Chad Gable’s run as the Original El Grande Americano came to an end on May 30 at AAA Noche de Los Grandes, where he lost a violent Mask vs Mask main event and was forced to reveal his identity.
Gable, competing under the Original El Grande Americano persona, faced Ludwig Kaiser, who also wrestled under the El Grande Americano name. The match served as the climax of their long-running rivalry and delivered a chaotic and physical encounter. Weapons such as chairs, tables, and even guitars were used throughout the bout, along with outside interference. Both competitors were left bloodied as the match escalated into an all-out fight.
The finish came when Kaiser connected with a running headbutt, securing the three-count victory. As a result, Gable was forced to remove his mask in the center of the ring.
Following the match, Gable addressed the crowd. Standing in a ring covered in blood and debris, he reflected on his journey under the mask and his time immersed in lucha libre culture.
He explained that he took on the El Grande Americano identity to defeat the luchadores he once resented. During that time, he said he learned about lucha libre, Mexico, and its traditions. Despite his efforts, he admitted he could not overcome what he described as the Mexican spirit.
Gable stated that he would always consider himself the Original El Grande Americano, but acknowledged that going forward, Kaiser is now the only El Grande Americano.
With his family by his side, Gable removed the mask, revealing his bloodied face and confirming his identity. He then spoke about his career accomplishments and introduced his family to the audience.
Before leaving the ring, Gable said he does not know when or how it will happen, but he intends to return to AAA in the future. In a symbolic gesture, he handed his mask to Kaiser, who stood tall as the victor.
The event closed with Kaiser celebrating in the ring before heading backstage with the mask, marking the end of the feud and one of the most intense matches of the year.
AAA Noches de Los Grandes Results – May 30, 2026 – Welcome to WrestlingAttitude.com’s coverage of AAA Noches de Los Grandes for May 30, airing live from the Arena Monterrey in Monterrey, Mexico.
Noche de los Grandes night one is here and it is packed from open to close with big matches! Tag Titles on the line! Latin American Title on the line! Cruiserweight Title on the line! Plus what could be the final brutal battle in the Americano Civil War! There’s no more time to waste, let’s do this thing!
AAA World Cruiserweight Championship Match: Laredo Kid (c) vs. Rey Fenix
Fenix and Laredo have had a couple of really good matches in the last few weeks, but for some reason Laredo always ends up very rude and grumpy. He resorted to nefarious means and low blows last week to steal a win, so new GM Rey Mysterio made this match to make things right.
Fenix exploded off the bell with a series of dropkicks and went right to the Mexican muscle buster. Laredo was able to get out of that, but Fenix kept the pressure up until Laredo was able to find space for a powerbomb.
Laredo hit a sling blade into a Michinoku driver, but Fenix kicked out of the cover. Laredo started stomping his back and twisting his leg, trying to take away Fenix’s ability to got up top. He locked Fenix in a Texas Cloverleaf, but Fenix grabbed a rope to break the hold.
Laredo took the pad off the turnbuckle (Rey Mysterio said that doing something about it “wasn’t his job” which is great for a GM), but then took Fenix to the other corner and put him in a Cloverleaf around the top and middle ropes!
Laredo threw Fenix off and thens stomped Fenix’s back out of a crab hold. Fenix exploded up with a series of lariats. Fenix hit a splash from the top rope and went back up top for a crossbody frog splash. Fenix then put Laredo in an arm bar until he was able to shimmy over and grab the ropes.
The two traded shots in the middle of the ring until Laredo hit a DDT. Fenix blocked it though and came back with a spin kick and a destroyer DDT. Laredo went for another low blow out of desperation, but Fenix blocked it and hit a rolling cutter. Laredo kicked out of the cover at two.
Fenix hit a picture perfect superkick and then went for the Mexican Muscle Buster but Laredo countered by mocking Penta. That enraged Fenix who managed to pull him in and finally execute the Mexican Muscle Buster. Somehow, Laredo kicked out at two.
Fenix indicated he wanted to use the exposed turnbuckle and when the ref turned to look, Laredo kicked Fenix in the junk. Laredo hit a frog splash, but Fenix kicked out of the cover. Laredo charged and Fenix sent him into the exposed turnbuckle.
Fenix then hit another Mexican Msucle Buster and made the pin to end Laredo Kid’s 500+ day reign and become the new AAA Cruiserweight Champion!
Match Result: Rey Fenix defeated Laredo Kid
After the match, Fenix went into the crowd and celebrated with his family.
AAA Latin American Championship Match: El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. (c) vs. El Hijo del Vikingo
Vikingo has been on a depressing roll lately, failing to regain the AAA Mega Championship from Dominick Mysterio and failing to win the WWE Intercontinental Championship from Penta. He even took a loss to his former protégé, Mini Vikingo. Tonight he takes a swing at the Latin American Championship which has been held by Wagner for 285+ days.
Wagner was in the air with a dropkick as the bell rang and followed that up with a powerslam. Vikingo kicked out of the pin, so Wagner hit him with a senton. Vikingo escaped to the outside and Wagner dove at him, but Vikingo moved and laid a dropkick into Wagner’s knee.
Vikingo then wrapped Wagner’s legs around the ringpost and double stomped him to the floor. He threw Wagner back in the ring and went for a cover, but Wagner kicked out at two. Vikingo sent the writhing Wagner to the floor with a baseball slide followed by a standing Shooting Star Press.
Back in the ring, Wagner started a comeback with a superkick and a cannonball in the corner. He hit a diving splash from the top rope, but Vikingo kicked out. Vikingo hit a perfect crucifix driver and Wagner crumpled to the mat.
That brought out Vikingo’s friend Omos who stomped down to the ring and pulled Wagner off the top rope while Dorian Roldan caused a distraction. Vikingo hit a 450 splash, but Wagner managed to kick out.
Galeno then ran down and Omos cut him in half and threw him over the barricades. Galeno came back with a chair though and beat Omos with it until he collapsed at ringside. Vikingo then took out Galeno, but while the ref was dealing with it Mini Vikingo hit a dropkick on Vikingo in the ring! Wagner went for a cover, but Vikingo wouldn’t stay down.
Omos fought off Galeno and laid a giant right hand onto Wagner. Vikingo hit a 630 and made the cover to win the match and the Latin American Championship!
Match Result: El Hijo del Vikingo defeated El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr.
Again, GM Rey Mysterio did nothing. I’m starting to side with Dominick. Maybe he is a deadbeat…
AAA World Tag Team Championship Match: Pagano & Psycho Clown (c) vs. War Raiders
I could write about 75 paragraphs on what’s been going on with the Clowns, but heres the gist: Someone has taken out Panic Clown, Murder Clown and Dave The Clown. Psycho Clown suspects that it was Pagano behind it all, but Pagano denies this. Now they must come together to fend off the War Raiders, reincarnated vikings and beard enthusiasts. I love wrestling.
The Raiders tried to jump the Clowns off the bell, but Pagano and Psycho saw it coming and countered it Pagano and Psycho sent Ivar out and Erik and Psycho fought in the ring. Erik sent him to the outside and Ivar squashed him. Throwing him back into the ring, Ivar went for the cover, but Psycho kicked out.
Erik tagged in and took the fight to Psycho. Ivar tagged in and continued the beat down until Psycho came out of the corner with a clothesline. Pagano and Erik got tags and Pagano hit a back elbow. Pagano hit a second rope code breaker and went to the outside to nail Ivar with a tornado DDT.
Pagano got back into the ring and hit a side slam for a two count on Erik. Tags were made and Psycho and Ivar took up the fight. Psycho stagged Erik and took out Ivar with a suicide dive. He hit a code red on Erik, but could only get a two count.
Psycho hit a Psycho Driver and Pagano dropped a leg from the top rope. Psycho followed that up with a frog splash, but Erik broke up the pin.
Pagano took out Erik on the outside and then sent a kick towards Ivar that sent him careening into Psycho. Ivar sent Pagaono to the outside and the War Raiders hit a DTM. Ivar then pinned Psycho before Pagano could get back into the ring, becoming the new AAA Tag Team Champions.
Match Result: War Raiders defeated Pagano & Psycho Clown
After the match, Psycho was furious at Pagano and a shoving match ensued. They yelled and screamed until Pagano turned his back on Psycho and walked away. The War Raiders took advantage and attacked Psycho. Pagano went back and forth before decided to walk out on Psycho and leave him at the mercy of the War Raiders. They beat him up some more and then posed with their new belts.
Before the Main Event, GM Rey Mysterio left the commentary desk, ran to the back, came out to his music, and then a video package about the Americanos played.
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Mask Vs Mask Match: “The Real” El Grande Americano vs. “The Original” El Grande Americano
Before we even get into the match, just for clairification, I’ll be referring to the Chad Gable Americano as “OG” and the Ludwig Kaiser Americano as “Real.” Just so everyone knows who is who.
There isn’t enough time to get into how we got here, but know this: The Americano Civil War has been going on since the Royal Rumble when OG appeared and laid claim to the Americano name. Real had been growing a massive following in Mexico and the two fought each other through Rey De Reyes (which Real won) and beyond in all kinds of matches and situations. Tonight’s Mask-Vs-Mask match will give the winner the sole right to the name, legacy and mask of El Grande Americano.
I don’t know if the winner also gets Los Americanos and the Creed Brothers. That may be for the lawyers to sort out.
After Wrestlemania-length entrances and introductions, the match was on and OG started it off by laying out Real with a loaded guitar shot! He smashed it over his head as the bell rang then stomped Real in the corner, choking him on the bottom rope.
In case it was apparent, the match was no DQ.
OG chased Real around the ring, punching and kicking until Real started firing back and it bacame a slugfest. Real got OG up in a staaaaallllling suplex as Rey Mysterio rejoined commentary.
OG set up Real on the apron and went to spear him, but Real moved and OG ran into the ring post. Real dropkicked OG, but OG came back and bounced his head off the ringpost. Real recovered and hit a death valley driver on the concrete floor.
Real went under the ring and pulled out a table. A very small table for some reason. As he was setting it up, OG rushed him and sent him into the steel ring steps face first repeatedly.
Back in the ring, OG went for the cover but Real kicked out. OG started trying to rip the mask off of Real, tearing at it and pulling on the eyes. Real fought back and hit a side slam through the table, though it looked like he took the brunt of the impact becasue the table was so strangely small.
Real went for a spin kick, but OG caught him and put on an ankle lock. OG dumped Real with a German suplex and grabbed a piece of the broken table. He smashed it over Real’s head and then picked up one of the chairs from the commentary desk, throwing it at him repeatedly.
OG suplexed Real on the outside before depositing him on the announce table. Real rolled off and underneath, so OG retrieved him and sent him back into the ring for some stiff right hands, busting Real open.
Real started swinging wildly until OG hit him with a suplex. He then set Real up on the top turnbuckle and dropped him with a belly-to back suplex from the top rope. OG went back to punchingm but Real started to power up. He no-sold some shots then started throwing his own.
Real hit a blockbuster from the top rope, but OG wasn’t staying down. Real chopped him in the corner and began treaing at OG’s mask, ripping it down the side. OG threw a back elbow that sent Real to the outside. OG went after him, but Real saw it coming and dropped him face first on the steel steps.
Real then dropkicked OG’s head into the steps and threw him back into the ring. He hit a running knee and some punches, trying to pull OG’s mask off, busting him open in the process.
Real went to the outside and started throwing chairs into the ring. He set one up in the corner ropes, but that gave OG enough time to recover and hit him with a German suplex. They both got to their feet with chairs. OG whiffed on his shot, but Real connected on his.
That brought out the Creed Brothers to drag Real from the ring and slam him onto the announce table, twice. They threw him back into the ring and OG hit a diving headbutt. Somehow though, Real kicked out of the cover.
Rayo and Bravo then ran down to even the odds and take out the Creed Brothers. They fought up the ramp and to the back, with Bravo diving from the crowd balcony onto both brothers.
A bloodied OG staggered out of the ring and started picking on the Blind Comedian he had beat up a few weeks ago. Real came diving in to make the save and threw OG back in the ring. OG hit a rolling Liger kick and then suddenly, a Mariachi player took out OG with a guitar shot!
The assailant pulled their mask off to reveal Pimipinella Escarlata!
Real went under the ring and pulled out a legnth of bull rope which he then went to whip OG with. OG managed to sneak in a low blow though and turned the tables, whipping Real with the rope. He started choking Real with it and slammed his head into a chair, but Real still kicked out.
Suddenly, Real’s girlfriend arrived after AAA was forced to fire her at OG’s request. OG started stalking towards her. Real flew in and beat him mercilessly with the rope. OG escaped back into the ring but Real followed and DDT’d him onto the chair. OG wouldn’t go down though and kicked out at two.
They started trading shots in the middle of the ring, back and forth until OG managed a back body drop in the corner followed by a moonsault. Real kicked out at 2.5.
OG wrapped Real’s leg around the ring post and hit it repeatedly with a chair. He then put an ankle lock on Real who managed to counter it into la caveranria! He pulled back, but OG reversed it into another ankle lock, grapevined this time.
Real managed to work his way out and suplex OG. He went to charge him but Real’s ankle gave out. OG dropped the straps and hit a Chaos Theory suplex for a two count. The two men stared at each other with hatred in their eyes as they struggled to their feet.
OG charged, but Real sent him into the ringpost. Real then went off the ropes and hit OG with a running headbutt. He quickly made the pin and 1-2-3 won the match!
Match Result: “The Real” El Grande Americano defeated “The Original” El Grande Americano
After the match, Pimpinela embraced the one, true and only El Grande Americano. The mat was filled with blood and debris from the absolute war that these two went through. OG was called to the middle of the ring and addressed the crowd.
He said that he put on the mask to defeat all the luchadores he hated. he learned everything there was to learn about Lucha Libra, Mexico and the Mexican culture. He said that he is man enough to admit that he could not overcome the Mexican spirit.
He said that he will always be the Original El Grande Americano, but tonight and from now on, Real is the only El Grande Americano.
With that, OG, with his family in the ring, pulled off his mask to reveal a bloodied Chad Gable.
Gable explained who he was and what he’s accomplished in wrestling and introduced his family. He said that he doesn’t know when or how, but Chad Gable will be back in AAA one day!
Gable handed his bloody mask to El Grande Americano and left the ring, ending probably the match and feud of the year as Night One of Noche de los Grandes came to an end with El Grande Americano celebrating in the ring, then walking up the ramp to the back, still clutching OG’s mask.
AEW Collision Results – May 30, 2026 – Welcome to WrestlingAttitude.com’s coverage of AEW Collision for May 30, airing live from the Von Braun Center in Huntsville, Alabama.
We got right into things as Tony Schiavone and Nigel McGuinness welcomed us to tonight’s live edition of Collision. Tommaso Ciampa made his way down to the ring, here to join Nigel and Tony on commentary. As Ciampa walked down, we went backstage to the Conglomeration with Konosuke Takeshita.
– Takeshita thanked the Conglomeration for having his back as he promised that things between him and the Don Callis Family were far from done. Orange Cassidy, Roderick Strong, and Kyle O’Reilly headed out for our opening match, but not before O.C. handed Takeshita his own JanSport bag for his AEW International Championship.
AEW World Trios Championship: The Conglomeration (Orange Cassidy, Kyle O’Reilly, Roderick Strong) vs. The Don Callis Family (Rocky Romero, Lance Archer, Trent Beretta)
Strong kicked it off as he hit consecutive backbreakers on Beretta as Cassidy tagged in and faced off with Romero. O’Reilly stepped in as he and Strong showed some undisputed teamwork against Romero. Cassidy then leapt off the top rope for a “dangerous” elbow on a prone Romero. Cassidy tried to stick his hands in his pockets, but Romero stopped him and then took down Cassidy with a hurricanrana. Romero then took time to do his Azucar taunt to the camera as Cassidy finally put the hands in the pocket. No-hands armdrag by Cassidy, followed by the dropkick on Romero. O.C. then mocked Romero’s taunt as Beretta tagged in and punched away at Cassidy.
With Cassidy isolated in the D.C.F. corner, Romero tagged in and hit the running lariat on a stunned O.C. Archer tried to get a hold of Cassidy, but Romero hit his partner by accident thanks to a well-timed dodge. Cassidy ran around the ring and avoided Archer as O’Reilly got the tag. O’Reilly used his fast strikes to ground Archer as he sent him over the top rope. The goozle by Archer, but O’Reilly swept his legs to get away from the grip of the Murderhawk Monster. O’Reilly hit Archer with a knee from the apron, but a shoulder tackle by the massive Archer took him down. Chokeslam on the apron to Cassidy by Archer, followed a grab of Strong as he tossed him into the barricade. This was our cue to step aside for the break.
We returned from commercial as O’Reilly took down Romero and Beretta, which allowed for Strong to get the tag. The Messiah of the Backbreaker was on fire as he took it to Romero and Beretta with backbreakers. He then grabbed Cassidy and used him as a battering ram on Romero, as well as helping hit a very unique assisted DDT on Archer for the near-fall. Running crossbody by a recovered Archer allowed the tag to Romero. Beretta used himself as a distraction to allow Romero to flatten Cassidy with a DDT. Beretta then got Cassidy with a running dropkick. He then picked up Cassidy for the Gotch-styled piledriver. One, two…. O’Reilly made the save to break the count. Beretta picked up Cassidy and gave him a mocking hug, but a back bodydrop was the Freshly Squeezed One’s response. This led to Strong tagging in as he had Beretta on his shoulders. With Archer locked in a rope submission by O’Reilly, Cassidy stepped on Beretta to hit a diving elbow on a downed Romero for the three.
The Conglomeration def. The Don Callis Family via pinfall to retain the AEW World Trios Titles
AEW Women’s World Tag Title Eliminator: Divine Dominion (Lena Kross & Megan Bayne) vs. TayJay (Tay Melo & Anna Jay)
This match had a five minute time limit, as was the case with the Divine Dominion’s recent matches. If TayJay was able to last the whole five minutes, they’d get a future AEW Women’s World Tag Title shot.
We got underway with TayJay going right after both Kross and Bayne, using their speed to cause a bit of friendly fire. Their attempt at stereo running attacks were foiled by the Divine Dominion, who dropped Tay and Jay with double fallaway slams. Kross kept Anna Jay isolated in the corner with shoulder thrusts to the ribs, as Bayne followed suit. The double underhook suplex by Bayne was followed by the basement clothesline by Kross on Jay. Bayne tagged in but, Jay battled her way out of the Divine Dominion’s corner. Bayne sent Tay crashing to the outside to prevent a tag as Jay nearly got the win with a rollup at 2:25.
The match still continued as Jay sent Bayne out of the ring and kicked Kross, which allowed Tay Melo to tag in. Tay sent Bayne out again as she teed off on Kross with running pump kicks as the clocked reach under 1:30 to go. Kross was hit with a superkick from Jay, followed by the blockbuster and a double DDT from TayJay. One, two… Bayne broke up the count with under a minute to go.
Jay kept fight as she got fellwed with a suplex from Kross, but she got the left shoulder up with about 35 seconds to go. As time winded down, the Divine Intervention was broken up by Tay, as Jay applied the Queenslayer on Bayne. The time ran down with Kross being held in place by Tay Melo.
TayJay survive the 5:00 Time Limit to earn a shot at the AEW Women’s World Tag Titles
– We got a ‘Wednesday Recap” of this past Wednesday’s Dynamite as we saw the situation with Kevin Knight, Speedball Mike Bailey, new AEW Champion MJF, The Dogs attacking Cope & Cage, the Owen Hart Tournament first round matches, and Tommaso Ciampa’s attack on Chris Jericho.
Tommaso Ciampa hates Chris Jericho
Ciampa spoke in the ring as he was told that Jericho was not in the building tonight. He talked about why exactly he hated Jericho. He said that he didn’t have only one reason why he hated Chris Jericho… he had 1,004 reasons:
Fozzy Sucks
Those “stupid lightup sparkly jackets”
Those crappy Jericho Cruises
Jericho’s armbars
That “stupid” full head of hair on Jericho’s head
Ciampa dropped the List as he addressed Jericho stating that he’s walked the same halls that Jericho’s walked. He knows that Jericho’s not fooling anyone. “A snake is always a snake… Jericho, I’ll see you when I see you,” said Ciampa as he kicked the List aside and left the ring.
Hazuki vs. Maya World
Persephone, Hazuki’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament opponent, joined Tony and Nigel for the call on this match.
Hazuki and Maya locked horns in the middle of the ring to start the match. Maya had Hazuki in an arm wrench, but the STARDOM standout got out of it and went for a pinning combination early. Maya kicked out at two as she turned it into a backslide pin for a near-fall of her own. Symmetrical dropkicks and kip-ups by Hazuki and Maya showcased the two evenly-matched.
Maya took down Hazuki with a shoulder block as grabbed her by the head and ran her head-first in the middle turnbuckle. The cover, but Hazuki kicked out. Scoop slam attempt by Maya was reversed by Hazuki, who hit her foe with a hurricanrana and a dropkick. With Maya prone on the bottom rope, Hazuki hit her with the Shinjiro Ohtani-style grazing running facewashj to the face. Hazuki stared down Persephone as we took a break in the action.
Back from the break as Hazuki hit the German suplex on Maya, which left both women recovering. Once they were back on their feet, Maya hit an amazing springboard powerbomb from the corner while Hazuki was stunned. One, two…. somehow Hazuki kicked out of that impressive move! Rolling elbow by Maya, but she got flattened by the big pump kick by Hazuki. On the apron, Maya got taken for a ride with the rope-hung DDT from Hazuki, which got a near-fall. Hazuki headed to the top rope and missed with the dive, which opened her up from a running roaring elbow from Maya. Suicide dive to the outside by Maya to keep Hazuki grounded at ringside. Maya took a bit too much time trashtalking Persephone, which allowed Hazuki to hit Maya with a suicide dive of her own.
Back inside the ring, Hazuki headed to the middle rope but was caught by Maya. The running attack from Hazuki was turned into a bridging suplex by Maya for the close two-count. Maya with the thrust kick as she headed up top. Moonsault was a swing and a miss from Maya, as Hazuki hit her with the lungblower on the opposite corner. Hazuki then called game as she headed up top and hit the senton for the three.
Post-match, Persephone faced off with Hazuki, with the two facing off in the Owen Hart Foundation Tournament next Saturday on Collision.
Hazuki def. Maya World via pinfall
– Tony Schiavone took time to pay tribute to the late, great Dennis Condry, a Huntsville hero. He recounted about Condry’s tag team excellence alongside the Midnight Express. Most notably, we got old ROH footage which showed Condry with “Beautiful” Bobby Eaton, as well as Jim Cornette. This was a lovely tribute.
– We got a primer on the ROH Pure Champion, Lee Moriarty, who was in action coming up next.
Lee Moriarty (w/ Shane Taylor Promotions) vs. Tim Bosby
Shane Taylor joined commentary for this one.
Moriarty showed his technical prowess as he avoided Bosby’s clothesline between the ropes. Moriarty then took down Bosby with a head stretch, which forced Moriarty’s foe to opt for the rope break. Bosby’s straps were down as he got some strikes in on Moriarty, but that was for naught as Moriarty took him down and finished this off with the Motor City Stretch submission.
Post-match, The Infantry got into the ring and congratulated the longest-reigning ROH Pure Champion in history. Captain Shawn Dean asked the Alabama crowd to respect Moriarty, as he and Carlie Bravo called the crowd stupid. Cue the Death Riders entering to get our next match underway.
Lee Moriarty def. Tim Bosby via submission
Jon Moxley & PAC (w/ Marina Shafir) vs. The Infantry (Carlie Bravo & Capt. Shawn Dean) (w/ Christyan XO)
Shane Taylor remained on commentary for this match.
Moxley faced off with Bravo to start this tag match. Moxley took down Bravo with an arm takedown, as he then hit a running shoulder block on his foe. PAC tagged in and looked to continue the Death Rider advantage as he backed Bravo into the corner. PAC flipped over a running Bravo as he threw him down. Series of kicks to Bravo, but Christyan XO grabbed at PAC’s legs as he ran. This prompted Marina Shafir to stare down Christyan to get her to back off. Back in the ring, Dean tripped up PAC as he and Bravo double teamed PAC. Moxley grabbed a chair to ward off The Infantry, but Shane Tayler waylaid him with a vicious knockout punch with the referee’s back turned. The action turned chaotic as Bravo nailed PAC with the DDT leap through the bottom turnbuckle rung, as we took a break.
Back from commercial as the Infantry kept PAC isolated with a nice tandem suplex while Moxley was out cold at ringside. Capt. Dean hit PAC with the Bronco Buster as he and Bravo taunted the crowd, to the delight of Shane Taylor on commentary. Inside the ring, PAC was locked in a resthold by Capt. Dean, but he broke free. PAC sent Dean out of the ring as he tried to reach for Moxley. Bravo got ahead of that and threw PAC out. Dean tried to leap at PAC from the steps, but he got caught for the German suplex. PAC leapt over Bravo in the ring and got the hot tag on Moxley.
Moxley battered Dean in the corner with bunches of punches, followed by more punches on the top rope, punctuated by a bite to the forehead. Kick to the gut as Bravo also got hit with the double DDT. Moxley missed with the lariat on Dean as the Infantry got a tandem back suplex on PAC. With Moxley out, Dean headed up top, but the double knees stopped the high-risk move. Moxley hit a cutter on Bravo. Dean was left at the mercy of the Death Riders’ trademark barrage of running attacks in the corner. In the end, Moxley put Dean away with the Death Rider DDT.
Jon Moxley & PAC def. The Infantry via pinfall
– Renee Paquette was backstage with the Triangle of Madness: Thekla, Skye Blue, and Julia Hart. Thekla talked about Forbidden Door, as she had a warning for STARDOM President Taro Okada. Thekla said the one champion she was afraid of was Skye Blue. Thekla apparently had some harsh words for Skye, mocking her injury history, as Skye said she was gunning for that title. There was an “argument”, but Skye and Thekla made up as the AEW Women’s Champion boasted about nobody coming between her, not when she had her Triangle of Madness allies backing her up.
– As The Conglomeration vowed to have Konosuke Takeshita’s back, they were interrupted by an umbrella-wielding Lio Rush, who spoke about “the rain” as he spun his multicolor umbrella. O’Reilly, Strong, and Cassidy quickly left as soon as scurried.
The Dogs (David Finlay & Clark Connors) vs. The Gunns (Austin & Colten Gunn)
Finlay and Connors handed out disposable cameras as a way to mock Adam Copeland and Christian Cage, whom they laid out this past Wednesday. The two were set to offer their own five-second pose, entitled “Gunns Down”, but the Gunns interrupted with their entrance.
Jon Moxley, AEW’s 201-win man, remained on commentary for this match.
Finlay and Colten got things going for this match. Colten took down Finlay with repeated running shoulder blocks as he tagged in brother Austin. The Gunns blasted Finlay with consecutive elbows. Finlay took over and sent him to his corner as Connors tagged in. Austin avoided a running attack from Connors as he tripped him up with a running attack. The bop, bang, and Gunns Up punch sent Connors out. Finlay tried to get involved by the Gunns sent him out of the ring with a double clothesline. With The Dogs left licking their wounds outside, the Gunns offered stereo crotch chops to their foes, as we took a break.
We returned from break as Finlay kept Austin stuck in the middle rope, as they stuck a polaroid of The Dogs on Austin’s forehead. That bit of showboating cost them as it allowed Austin to escape and get the tag to Colten. Connors and Finlay were taken down by Colten’s high-flying offense. Connors recovered and hit a running pounce to save his partner from Colten’s attack. The Dogs showed some good teamwork with the double suplex toss on Colten followed by the unified shoulder charge on their hapless foe. One, two… kickout from Colten. Connors and Finlay stood on opposite corners and had Colten in their sights, but a huge swing and a miss caused a malfunction at the junction as Colten tagged in Austin. Double crossbody from Austin, followed by the Famouser on Connors. Pin broken up by Finlay as both teams got back up and began to exchange strikes in this slugfest.
Connors was left alone by the Gunns, but Finlay hit Colten in his injured leg. Austin was hammered by a strike from Connors as the roll up was broken up by Connors. That sent Austin into a shillelagh strike from Finlay as Connors got the pinfall win.
After the Match, The Dogs looked to continue the punishment on the Gunns, but Ace Austin and Juice Robinson backed them off.
The Dogs def. The Gunns via pinfall
– We got a preview of Kevin Knight defending his TNT Championship against “Speedball” Mike Bailey this Wednesday on Dynamite. Bailey said that he promised that he would not let everyone down and that he would win the TNT Title.
This Wednesday on Dynamite
AEW Men’s World Championship: Maxwell Jacob Friedman (c) vs. RUSH
TNT Championship: Kevin Knight (c) vs. “Speedball Mike Bailey
Owen Hart Foundation Tournament – Women’s Bracket: Alex Windsor vs. Wildcard
Owen Hart Foundation Tournament – Men’s Bracket: Will Ospreay vs. Mark Davis
Next Saturday on Collision
Owen Hart Foundation Tournament – Women’s Bracket: Hazuki vs. Persephone
AEW World Women’s Tag Titles: Divine Dominion (Lena Kross & Megan Bayne) (c) vs. TayJay (Tay Melo & Anna Jay)
– We learned that we’ll have a series of six matches, with the winners of those six matches qualifying for the Survival of the Fittest Match, with the winner becoming the new TBS Champion following Willow Nightingale having to vacate it due to injury. This Survival of the Fittest Match will take place on the July 1st episode of Dynamite from San Diego, CA.
Brian Cage & Jake Doyle vs. Tommy Mars & Jimmy Wild
This was announced as a standby match due to Lee Moriarty’s match being over in such quick fashion.
Doyle didn’t waste any time in taking Mars down with a running boulder attack. Doyle lifted Mars and threw him with a deadlift fallaway slam. Cage tagged in and continued the punishment on Mars in the corner. Suplex from Cage as Wild tagged in. The chops to the chest had little effect as Cage destroyed him with a clothesline. Doyle tagged in as Mars found himself hit with a suplex from the top rope. With both foes in their ring, Doyle and Cage hit them with their respective finishers to win this in short order.
Brian Cage & Jake Doyle def. Tommy Mars & Jimmy Wild
– As Konosuke Takeshita made his way down for the main event, Doyle and Cage had to be held back by referees to prevent the two from going after the AEW International Champion.
AEW International Championship: Konosuke Takeshita vs. Daniel Garcia
This main event got underway as Garcia and Takeshita sized each other up. Methodical, technical start as Garcia had Takeshita trapped in the head-scissors. The champion broke out of the hold and stared down Garcia as we got a reset here. Collar and elbow tie-up between the two until Garcia backed his championship foe in the corner and taunted him. Garcia continued to get a bit cocky as he had a side headlock on Takeshita. The champion took him down with a shoulder block as Takeshita got the first big move of this match with the leaping clothesline. Garcia’s roll-through was blocked by Takeshita, which forced the challenger to take a breather outside the ring.
Garcia didn’t get any time to breathe as Takeshita struck him outside before he threw him in the ring. Garcia took advantage by trapping Takeshita between the ring apron. Dragon Screw by Garcia kept Takeshita on the backfoot as we took a commercial break.
Collision’s main event returned from commercial as Takeshita fought out of the hold. Meanwhile, Marina Shafir joined on commentary while Jon Moxley was Garcia’s cornerman. Back in the ring, Takeshita had Garcia for the tombstone piledriver, but the challenger reversed it into a leglock. Takeshita used his strength to break that hold with a wheelbarrow suplex. Shafir left commentary and yelled motivation at Garcia, who almost fell victim to the Blue Thunder Bomb. Garcia countered it into the STF submission hold as Takeshita was forced to struggle out of it to break free. Takeshita missed with the forearm, as Garcia stomped his hand and then hit the piledriver.
Takeshita rose to his feet and absolutely kayoed Garcia with the knee to the face. Both Takeshita and Garcia were left trying to get themselves back to their feet as the crowd partook in justified “AEW’ chants. Takeshita’s bicycle knee was blocked by Garcia, who took him down with a right hand. Garcia sized up Takeshita, who got himself hyped. The two traded strikes and the match quickened, right as Takeshita nailed the Blue Thunder Bomb flush. One, two…. 2.9999999999!!!!!!
With justified “this is awesome” chants filling the air, Takeshita had Garcia in sight for the knee, but his hurt knee was too much to bear. Curbstomp by Garcia, who put Takeshita on the top rope, looking for some sort of high-risk maneuver. He set up Takeshita for the superplex, but the International Champion hit headbutts to stun Garcia momentariy. The challenger with the avalanche armdrag as he followed it with the Dragon Tamer submission hold in the centre of the ring. Takeshita escaped and almost got the Raging Fire, but a reversal from Garcia. Damaged left knee targeted by Garcia, but he got taken for a ride with the deadlift German suplex from Takeshita. Roaring forearm by Takeshita, followed by Raging Fire, and that’s it, over. Konosuke Takeshita is still your AEW International Champion.
After the match, the Don Callis Family ran in and launched an assault on Takeshita as Moxley was attacked by Shane Taylor Promotions at ringside. Death Riders reinforcements attempted to join the fray, as the Conglomeration and ‘Speedball’ Mike Bayley ran in to make the save. Lee Moriarty stared down Nigel McGuinness as Carlie Bravo got in his face. Bravo got blasted by McGuiness as Moriarty mixed it up with him.
Pure chaos unfolding in the ring as the Don Callis Family were forced to a retreat. Takeshita stood with his Conglomeration allies and Speedball as they and the Death Riders shared a tense standoff. We ended Collision with the babyface Conglomeration standing victorious in the ring.
The Hurt Syndicate found success in AEW after leaving WWE. They won the World Tag Team Championships in 2025 and held them for 214 days. Shelton Benjamin and Bobby Lashley just competed in their first Stadium Stampede at Double or Nothing and were on the winning team alongside Chris Jericho, The Elite, and Jack Perry.
Since Hurt Syndicate arrived in AEW, fans have wondered if they’d add another member since they previously were a stable of four. During an interview with The Wrestling Classic, Benjamin was asked if Kevin Knight is someone they could join them. He replied, “absolutely, no question. Straight up, yes. Absolutely. If it were my choice today and I said I wanted a new member in the Hurt Syndicate, without a doubt, my first pick would be Cedric Alexander. My second pick would be Kevin “Jet” Knight.”
In WWE when they were known as the Hurt Business, Alexander and Benjamin held the RAW Tag Team Championships. Alexander was released from WWE and is currently the TNA X-Division Champion. Knight is the current TNT Champion. When Hurt Syndicate returned to AEW TV last month, MVP said in a promo that they were looking to add a new member.
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