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ALL ELITE WRESTLING COLLISION/TNT: August 17 report

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This Saturday AEW presented the final stop on the PATH TO
AEW ALL IN: SUMMER SERIES! Tonight’s episode of AEW
COLLISION was broadcast on TNT from the Esports Stadium in
Arlington, TX!

It’s Saturday night and you know what that means! Let’s
collide!

Tony Schiavone and former ROH World Champion Nigel
McGuinness were the broadcast team for tonight’s event.

Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. vs. The Outcasts’ Harley Cameron!

Baker hit a snap suplex on Cameron for a two-count. Harley
fired back with a head kick and a running lariat to Baker.
Harley followed up with a leg sweep and a shriek.

Dr. Britt Baker used a swinging neck breaker on Cameron.
Baker applied her surgical glove, but Harley had it scouted
and connected with a running knee strike on Baker. Britt
Baker rallied back with a sling blade and then a curb stomp,
good enough to score the pinfall victory!

After the match TBS Champion & NJPW STRONG Champion “The
CEO” Mercedes Moné and Kamille walked onto the ramp. Britt
grabbed a kendo stick and swung it at Kamille, but Kamille
grabbed it and broke it over her knee! Kamille blasted Baker
with a big pump kick!

Kamille hoisted Baker onto her shoulders and face planted
her in the ring! Mercedes walked into the ring and Kamille
held up Mercedes’ arm, taunting the fallen Britt!

ROH World Tag Team Championship Match!
Undisputed Kingdom—Matt Taven & Mike Bennett (c)
vs.
ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Champion “The Natural” Dustin
Rhodes
& “Spanish God” Sammy Guevara!

Mike Bennett avoided an uppercut from Dustin and countered
with a thrust kick. Sammy tagged in and wiped out the
Undisputed Kingdom with a big cross body press from the top
turnbuckle. Sammy flipped over the top with a tope con hiro
onto Taven!

The fans chanted “Sammy! Sammy! Sammy!”

The Kingdom showed why they are ROH World Tag Team
champions, isolating Sammy in the corner and keeping him
from making the tag to Dustin. Somehow Sammy found the
strength to take down Taven with a Spanish Fly! Dustin
grabbed a tag and the big Texan clobbered Bennett with a
variety of offense! Dustin spiked Taven with a Canadian
Destroyer!

Dustin planted Taven with the Cross Rhodes, but Bennett
jumped in to break up the pin attempt. Rhodes smashed
Bennett with a Cross Rhodes!

The Beast Mortos and Roderick Strong ran down to the ring.
The Beast distracted the referee so Roddy could interfere
with the Sick Kick on Dustin! Marshall and Ross Von Erich
sprinted to the ring and applied the Iron Claw onto Roddy
and the Beast Mortos!

Brian Cage and the Gates of Agony ran down and began to
brawl with the Von Erichs. The Conglomeration joined the
melee, and the teams brawled to the back. Meanwhile in the
ring, Bennett and Taven were looking for a spiked piledriver
on Dustin. But Sammy knocked Taven from the top! Dustin
drilled Bennett with a spinning suplex, and Sammy put a
statement at the end of the sentence with a frog splash!
Dustin covered Bennett and pinned Bennett!

And we have new Ring of Honor World Tag Team Champions— “The
Natural” Dustin Rhodes and the “Spanish God” Sammy Guevara!

The fans chanted “You deserve it! You deserve it!”

“Dustin Rhodes is a double champion in Ring of Honor!” said
Tony Schiavone.

FTW Champion “The Learning Tree” Chris Jericho was backstage
with Renee Paquette!

Jericho: “Hi, guys! It’s going to be a busy week for the
Learning Tree. Hook returning with a vengeance with one eye.
Maybe I’ll blind you on the other eye as well Hook. This is
your last chance to get the For The World Championship away
from me, and when I beat you, I want you to step out of the
Jericho Vortex forever. You’re banned!

“And as far as my match this Wednesday on Dynamite against
“The Dynamite Kid” Tommy Billington, you remind me a lot of
Hook, Tommy—entitled. When I found out that the Hook match
was official for Wembley, I wanted a warm-up against you.
But I knew your uncle, Tommy. And he wouldn’t like you.
Because you haven’t been trained properly.

“I trained in the Dungeon. I wasn’t on TV for years when I
started my career and here you are facing Chris Jericho,
“The Learning Tree”, on AEW Dynamite. I’m the modern name
Stu Hart. I’m going to tear you apart branch by branch. On
AEW Dynamite, the Dynamite Kid is going to be Dynamite
done!”

Hologram vs. The Spanish Announce Project’s Angelico (with
Serpentico)!

Hologram rocketed out of the ring with a tope suicida on
Angelico, driving Angelico straight back to the arena ramp!
Hologram walked the ropes and jumped off with a hurracanrana
on Angelico, the fans loving every one of his moves.
Hologram spiked Angelico right on top of the skull with a
DDT for a near fall!

Hologram climbed to the top turnbuckle and tried for a 450
but Angelico moved—and Hologram managed to land on his feet!
Hologram jumped on Angelico’s shoulders and took him down
with a hurracanrana! Hologram tied up Angelico’s limbs,
using mat wrestling, and pinned Angelico!

Angelico gave Hologram a nod of respect after the match.

“The sky is the limit for Hologram,” said Tony Schiavone.

TNT Champion “Scapegoat” Jack Perry vs. Danny Orion!

Jack Perry chopped Danny and then battered him in the corner
with clubbing shots. Jack Perry leveled Danny with a lariat.
Jack Perry charged at Danny with a running knee strike and
picked up the pinfall!

“Darby Allin better bring a can of gasoline because it’s
going to take something like that to beat Jack Perry at All
In,” said Nigel.

After the match, Jack Perry spray painted Danny Orion’s face
with white paint, mimicking Darby Allin’s face. Jack Perry
put Danny in a body bag with the TNT belt! Jack Perry had a
black bag and pulled out a new TNT title!

“I guess he’s burying the old TNT title and coming out with
one of his own,” said Tony Schiavone.

Christopher Daniels was backstage with a message for AEW
World Trios Champion Christian Cage!

The Patriarchy will be defending their AEW World Trios
titles against the Bang Bang Gang and the House of Black and
a third team to be determined in a wild card match at
Cardiff Collision! Those four teams will go to All In:
London and wrestle for the AEW World Trios Championships in
a London Ladders Match!

Blackpool Combat Club’s Claudio Castagnoli
vs.
Lio Rush (with Top Flight & Action Andretti)!

Claudio caught Lio with a gut wrench pick-up, but Lio landed
on his feet! Claudio cracked Lio with a back breaker.
Claudio rocked Rush with another back breaker! Lio tried for
a poison rana but didn’t have enough momentum. Lio stunned
Claudio with a PK, knocking Claudio off the apron. Lio
jumped out of the ring with a suicida, but Claudio caught
him.

Lio charged at Claudio, but Claudio hurled Lio over the
guardrail. Claudio clocked Lio with a European Uppercut!

The fans chanted “A-E-W! A-E-W!”

Lio smacked Claudio with rapid fire strikes. Lio went up
top, but Claudio dodged the frog splash. Claudio popped up
Lio for an elevated European Uppercut and pinned Lio Rush!

Kris Statlander and Stokely Hathaway were backstage!

Stokely: “We have something to say! Willow Nightingale—”

Statlander: “Classic Willow Nightingale going over our heads
to Tony Khan to get Tomohiro Ishii in this tag match at
Wembley. Is he scary? Yes. Tough? Yes. Crazy? Yes. But you
know who is all of those things and more? Me! I’m going to
handle business at Wembley.

Stokely: “I spoke to Tony Khan, too. He told me whoever wins
at Wembley gets to pick the stipulation for All Out—Kris
Statlander versus Willow Nightingale on September 7th.
Ishii, I’m going to kick your ass, man. I’m the ‘Stone
Pitbull’ around here!”

Statlander: “The end is near for you, Willow. We’ll see you
at Wembley.”

We heard from the “Mad King” Eddie Kingston, who addressed
AEW All In: London!

Kingston: “What’s up boys and girls. I’m not here to give
you an update. I’ve still got a long road to go but I’m
going to do it. There’s a thing I’ve been noticing on
Dynamite lately, and that’s you, Bryan.

“What Bryan Danielson is this that I’m seeing? This isn’t
the Bryan Danielson that had one of the greatest matches
that I’ve ever seen against Kenta in Ring of Honor. This
Bryan that I’m seeing is disrespectful to our sport. This
Bryan that I’m seeing is going to get beat at All In.
Because you don’t have the fire anymore. Why are you even
doing this match if you’re going to get beat? Are you going
to step up, Bryan?

“Are you going to write your last love song to pro wrestling
at All In? Or are you just going to go in there and lose
‘cause you ain’t got it no more? That’s something you’re
going to have to figure out, Bryan. Cause if not, what’s the
point?”

“The Glamour” Mariah May vs. Londyn Dior!

Mariah wasted no time taking the beating to Londyn! Mariah
used the running hip attack and then spiked Londyn with the
Storm Zero for the decisive victory!

“Mariah May continues her undefeated mark here on
Collision,” said Tony Schiavone.

After the match…the World Premiere of a Film By AEW Women’s
World Champion “Timeless” Toni Storm: “My Final Gift.”

Toni: “I told the doctor I’m depressed. Every day is death.
My heart is shattered. I don’t know how I can go on. The
doctor said the treatment is simple. Go see the great clown
who is in town tonight. But I said he should pay to see me.
Mariah May, my final gift to you will be the grandest Toni
Storm of them all. You will forever regret the day you met
the woman you loved you!”

Mariah Mah battered Londyn Dior with Toni’s shoe after
seeing Toni’s film!

Winner Challenges For The AEW World Tag Team Championship at
All In: London!
FTR—Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler
vs.
The Acclaimed—Max Caster & Anthony Bowens!

“What team will go on to face the EVPs—The Young Bucks—
Matthew and Nicholas Jackson?” asked Tony Schiavone.

Bowens use a side headlock takeover on Dax, effectively and
efficiently. Dax got to his feet and traded thunderous chops
with Bowens. The Acclaimed had an offensive surge and sent
FTR over the top rope and to the arena floor with stereo
clotheslines.

Back in the ring, Bowens blasted Dax with a running knee
strike for a near fall. Dax rallied back with multiple
German Suplexes. Cash came in but Caster grabbed a blind
tag. FTR tried for a spiked piledriver, but Caster
backdropped his way out of it.

Caster held up Cash while Bowens jumped off the top
turnbuckle with a crossbody press. Caster covered Cash but
Cash kicked out at the two-count!

The fans chanted “This is awesome! This is awesome!”

“All four men are really spent. Spent but not done!” said
Schiavone.

Dax smashed Caster with a giant bulldog as Caster had been
up on Cash’s shoulders! Dax and Bowens traded strikes and
chops once again. Dax DDT’ed Bowens, going to his book of
tricks. Caster and Cash tagged in. Cash Wheeler smashed Max
with a rising European Uppercut.

The fans chanted “Fight forever! Fight forever!”

Cash walloped Caster with a lariat. Caster answered with a
double thrust to the throat and then a power bomb on Cash.
Dax was looking for a piledriver on Bowens, but Caster
jumped off the top with a cross body press to counter it for
his partner.

“They’re standing here and applauding both teams! Who will
go to London?” asked Schiavone.

Dax locked Bowens in a Sharpshooter. Caster entered the
ring, but Dax put Caster in the Sharpshooter. Bowens, the
legal man, drilled Dax with a Fame Asser for a two-count!

It was announced that five minutes were remaining in this
match.

Cash DDT’ed Caster on the ring apron! Dax superplexed Bowens
and Cash jumped off the top for a splash on Bowens for a
two-count! Bowens and Dax traded forearms from their knees.
FTR were setting up for the Shatter Machine on Bowens but
Caster broke it up. The Acclaimed stunned Dax with the
Shatter Machine but Dax kicked out. Bowens planted Dax with
the Acclaimed and Caster hit the Mic Drop and went for the
pin, but Cash shoved Caster into Bowens to break up the pin
attempt!

All four men, exhausted, exchanged strikes for their knees.

“The longer this match goes, the more the Young Bucks are
going to be licking their chops,” said Nigel.

FTR caught Bowens in the Shatter Machine, but Caster jumped
in to break up the pin attempt! One minute was remaining!
Bowens and Dax traded strikes and knocked one another down
to the mat. The bell rang and the thirty minute time limit
expired! The match ended in a time limit draw. Billy Gunn
tried to play peacemaker, but Dax decked him!

“Tony Khan has just informed me that both teams are going to
Wembley! The Young Bucks will defend against both FTR and
the Acclaimed!” said Tony Schiavone.

Both teams brawled and had to be pried apart by AEW
security!

“We are going to see a three-way match for the AEW World Tag
Team title at Wembley at AEW All In: London!” said Tony
Schiavone.

Catch AEW DYNAMITE on TBS next Wednesday live at 8/7ct from
Utilta Arena Cardiff in Cardiff, Wales!

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