AEW Collision 5/16/2026
Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/05/aew-dynamitecollision-562026.html
We are in Salisbury, MD. Nigel McGuinness and Tony Schiavone are on commentary.
We see a Death Riders interview from after Dynamite. Mox says he can't win vs Kyle O'Reilly. He says he fails to win everytime and Kyle has tapped him out twice. Mox says the Mox of tomorrow will be better than the Mox of today. He says logic says he should stay away from Kyle and says Kyle has his number. He says the Continental Title is good bait as all the dragons he wants to slay comes to his door. He says he will find a way. Claudio says Brody King always brings the bark but if he faces him in The Owen Hart Tournament, he better bring the bite. PAC says nobody gets special treatment and it's them vs The World.
AEW World Trios Title Eliminator - The Conglormeration (Kyle O'Reilly, Orange Cassidy and Mark Briscoe) vs Shane Taylor Promotions (Lee Moriarty, Carlie Bravo and Shawn Dean)
STP have a new theme that I think is a downgrade from their old one.
Mark and CB go at it. CB boots him in the gut. Mark side headlocks him and shoulders him over. MB hits an uppercut. They forearm each other. Mark uppercuts him and drops him. Lee comes in and so does Kyle.
Kyle wristlocks him then kimura takeovers him. Lee rolls him into a bridge attempt. Lee shoulders him over. Kyle blocks a sunset flip and armbars him. All 6 men fight. Kyle hits mounted corner punches on Lee. Mark then hits mounted corner punches on Lee. OC then hits one. OC puts his hands in his pockets and he flying armdrags Dean.
OC reverse monkey flips Dean. Dean's head is banged off the buckles as is CB's. OC is tripped up top by Lee. CB crossover punches OC and Dean slingshot spears OC. Shane legdrops OC on the apron.
We go to PiP break and return. Dean hits a bronco buster on OC. CB does his same line from last night at the ROH show. OC spinning ddt's Dean. Lee abdominal stretches OC and STP help get leverage on it. The ref stops it and STP falls into each other.
Kyle is tagged in. He hits kicks on Lee then legsweeps him. Kyle throws Lee forward and PK's him. Kyle armbars him and STP breaks it up. Kyle takes a backdrop + neckbreaker. Kyle 2nd rope flying knees Dean then he and CB lariat each other at the same time.
Mark hits punches on Lee. Mark flying forearms him. Mark fights the heels 2v1. Mark dropkicks Dean through the ropes. OC topes Lee. Mark tries to dive off a chair but Shane Taylor gets in the way. Kyle flying knees Shane off the apron then Mark tope con hilos off a chair.
Mark top rope froggy bow's Dean. Mark jay drillers Dean and pins him.
Thoughts: It was a decent opener minus the OC stuff, but there's no getting away from that. No matter how much is at stake, OC has to screw around and he did here. There was no doubt that The Conglom's were winning here as STP rarely appears on the show and wins even less frequently.
We see a Will Ospreay interview from after Dynamite. Will says he was too busy to respond to Samoa Joe's messages. He says it'll be a tough match against him in the tournament. Will says he was rushing to get back for 6 months then he lost at Dynasty. He says he's annoyed he didn't get revenge on Mox. He's upset he can't be the guy AEW trusted in. He says he can't say anything to make people understand his thing with The Death Riders. He says Mox is the ace and people who stand up to him get elevated. He says what could happen if Mox is in his corner? Will says Joe was in the match that made him want to become a wrestler but no one will stop him from winning The Owen. He says it's ironic that the man who took his old life is giving him a second shot at the AEW Title.
The Conglomeration are interviewed. Kyle says he has Mox's number and says what's more test in facing him. He says he's going Double or Nothing after he beats him. Mark tells Ciampa to say he's scared. Willow says it'll be triple or noting at Double or Nothing as she wants to win The Owen and the World Title. She says Red beat her before but it's not happening tonight. Willow says it's time to beat the comeback killer and is told the match is happening now.
Red Velvet does a promo. She says she's salty Willow is in the the tournament and she isn't. She says she will take all her frustrations out on her. She says she beat her before and will beat her for the TBS Title right now.
AEW TBS Title - Willow Nightingale (c) vs Red Velvet
This is a champ vs champ match here as Red is the ROH Women's TV champ. She'll lose as always though. This was just made last night randomly. I think Red had a new music video for her entrance here.
Willow backs up Red in the corner then pushes her down. Red wristlocks her then trips her. Red legdrops her arm. Willow tries to duck a superkick but ends up going into it. They shake hands and Red tries to armdrag her off of it. Willow shoulders her over.
Red flying leg lariats her. Red hits shots to the gut then foot chokes her. Willow hits a lariat flurry in the corner. Willow back elbows her. Willow misses a butt drop and Red gets a 2 count on her. Willow fisherman suplexes her. Willow misses a senton. Red standing moonsaults her for 2.
Red double chops Willow on the steps. Red clubs on her. Willow suplexes her on the floor. We go to PiP break and return. They fight on the apron. Willow misses a cannonball off the apron and lands on the floor. They each hit some shots. Red ddt's her. Red meteora's her from behind on the ropes. Red casadora bulldogs her for 2. Red spinebusters her for 2. Willow rams her in the corner then Red spinning ddt's her. Willow blocks a move and powerslams her.
Willow is hurricanrana'd into the ropes then Red flying meteora's her there from behind. Willow hits a half-nelson slam for 2. Willow running lariats her. Red 2nd rope casadora rolls her. Red corkscrew kicks her for 2. Willow pounces her then doctor bombs her to win.
Thoughts: Willow won as expected. They did give Red a lot of offense at least and made her a viable competitor. They had some sloppy moments here that prevented this from being as good as they wanted but it was still alright.
Sammy Guevara is interviewed. He says he has beaten Darby 4 times. He says he's a 3x TNT champ while Darby only held it twice. Sammy says he will beat him, get his seat for Double or Nothing and shave MJF bald. He says he'll give him a nice fade though. Sammy says he's the best wrestler and talker. He says he's #1 and has been here since Day 1. He says it only goes with him being world champ.
Darby Allin is interviewed. He said he asked people if they saw MJF when he showed up but he says MJF isn't a company guy and won't be here. Darby says he's defending his title so close to the PPV because he loves AEW. He says if he beats Sammy tonight, he will give Mike Bailey a shot on Dynamite.
Ciampa is beating up Mark Briscoe in the back. He chokes him with a bat and then beats him up on the stage. Ciampa is sent into the rails. Mark stomps him there. Mark tope con hilos him through the ropes. Ciampa is rammed into the steps. Ciampa low blows Mark in the ring. Ciampa chairs Mark.
Ciampa chokes Mark with a chair. Mark is sat up top and chopped. Ciampa hits him with a chair. The Conglomeration come out to help Mark and Ciampa runs. Mark says Ciampa is nothing but a punk. He says on Wednesday, they should have a No DQ match.
The Opps (Samoa Joe and Anthony Bowens) vs The Lethal Twist (Jay Lethal and Lee Johnson)
Jay chops Joe and struts. Joe hits punches and leg kicks. Joe does facewash kicks on Jay. AB shoulders Lee over. Lee side headlock takeovers him then AB does it to him. Lee boots him. Lee moonsaults off the buckles over him. AB hits chops and boots in the corner.
AB boots Lee outside and rams Jay's back into the apron. AB cravate legsweeps Lee then Joe sentons Lee for 2. Lee pulls Joe's neck over the top rope. Jay top rope dropkicks Joe. We go to PiP break and return.
Jay sleepers Joe. Joe takes a step up enzugiri into a dragon screw for 2. Lee hits mounted shots on Joe. Jay top rope double axe handles Joe. Jay and Joe each hit jabs. Joe powerslams him. AB comes in and cleans house. He neckbreakers Lee on the knee. AB over the back fameassers Jay.
AB reverse olympic slams Lee for 2. Jay topes Joe outside. AB superkicks Lee. Lee rolls up AB for 2. Lee superkicks AB. Lee rolling death valley drivers AB. Lee gets a 2 count on him. Lee corner facekicks AB. Joe saves AB from a corner move. All 4 guys hit lariats. Jay eye pokes Joe then jawbreakers him off a choke attempt. Joe grounded chokes Jay. AB hits the arrival on Lee then kimura's him. Lee taps out.
Thoughts: It was alright. Bowens did his usual offense minus the new kimura at the end. They kept it moving and what we got was fine. The Opp won as expected.
Bowens says The Opps understand everything he stands for AEW and the fans. He says he represents the fans and is the pride of wrestling. He says he is the fans' hero. He says he deserves a standing ovation. Bowens says if you don't like how the table is set, you flip it over and choose violence.
Joe asks if Ospreay understands what he does for his friends. He says Will chose a different road. Joe says he's honored Will thinks facing him is a dream match. He says it'll be nothing but a nightmare when they face off.
We get a Swerve video on Bandido. He says nothing is scarier than a guy who wants power. He says what he did to Bandido last night was necessary. He says he doesn't care if Bandido gets back up.
Bandido and Brody King are interviewed. King says he warned Swerver about what would happen if he messed with people he cared about. Bandido says this is his battle. Bandido says Swerve won't win this battle. He says Swerve is the most dangerous but he is the most wanted. He says Swerve won't be a danger to anyone when he beats him.
Megan Bayne and Lena Kross do a promo. They said their last 5 minute match lasted 2 minutes and wonders how long their opponents tonight will last.
5-Minute Open Challenge - Divine Dominion (Megan Bayne and Lena Kross) vs Allie Katch and Kaia McKenna
Meg chops Allie. Allie enzugiri's her then is dropkicked. Meg hits bolo punches in the corner. Lena forearms and back elbows Allie in the corner. Lena spinning side slams Allie. Lena and Meg bang the jobbers backs together and hit stereo fallaway slams.They hit stereo corner attacks then send them into each other. Lena and Meg do stereo flying lariats. Allie takes a double chokeslam and is pinned.
Thoughts: It was a quick squash as expected with the jobbers getting nothing in. The Dominion won in 1:50.
Thekla does a video for the Double or Nothing 4-way and mostly calls everyone dumb b!tches. She says she will destroy New York.
Athena and Mina Shirakawa are interviewed. Athena says she's been ROH Women's champ for over 1252 days and says Mina was one of them. Athena says she kicked her @ss all over the arena and asks why she thinks it was different. Mina said she had a dream where she dreamt of putting her in a figure four. Athena says she wants to put her in a ditch next to Toni Storm. Mina says she dreams of being AEW Women's champ and now she will live it.
We see a Nigel McGuinness interview with Lio Rush. Lio says it's good to see him. He says he did great at Supercard of Honor. Nigel asks what happened with Action Andretti. Lio says it's fine and things happen. He says you lose and friends get upset and he says it's fine. Lio then takes off his glasses, spits out black goo and shows his red eyes. He yells "it's fine".
Mark Davis and The Dogs (David Finlay and Clark Connors) vs The Rascalz (Myron Reed, Zachary Wentz and Dezmond Xavier)
Dez dropkicks The Dogs and gets on Mark's back. Mark is triple teamed and triple clubbed on. Mark is pulled out by his partners. The faces knock the heels off the apron. Dez's tope is caught and he is chopped down by Mark. Zach sends CC into the rails outside. DF is then sent into the rails. Mark takes a double enzugiri.
Mark takes kicks from the faces. Reed double stomps his back. DF throws Dez into Reed. Zach takes a double back elbow, a low shoulderblock and a senton. We go to PiP break, full break and return.
CC is pushed into DF. CC shoulders Zach over. Zach handspring flying knees CC. Reed legdrops DF over the 2nd rope. Reed spinning enzugiri's DF. Dez superkicks and cutters CC. Reed superkicks DF. DF takes a double superkick. DF takes a slingshot backdrop + neckbreaker for 2.
Dez is pushed off the top. CC and DF get some offense in on the faces. The faces hit stereo poisonrana's. Dez superplexes Mark. The faces hit triple stereo dives. The faces hit a triple basement dropkick. Zach hits a top rope swanton on Mark, Dez hits a splash and Reed hits a 450 for 2. CC pounces Zach outside. Reed hits a double cutter. Reed is lariated into the ring from the apron. Mark running lariats Reed. Mark piledrivers Reed. Reed takes a suplex + flying spear combo and is pinned.
Thoughts: I was surprised to see the Rascalz lose here as they are an actual team and the heels aren't. It was an action packed match full of fast action. The selling was a little weak but I liked it.
Anna Jay is interviewed. She says the match with Willow hurt. She says she dove deep but didn't drown. She says Willow isn't the comeback killer as she's still here. She says there's a lot for her and Tay Melo to do. Tay comes in and says there's one more thing they need to do. Anna says to just try them if you want find out what it is.
AEW World Title - No Countouts - Darby Allin (c) vs Sammy Guevara
SG asked for this match on the ROH PPV last night.
DA kneels on the mat and SG double stomps him. SG holds the title up. SG flying knees him out of the ring then sends him into the rails. SG sets up a table near a ladder outside. SG flying knees DA. SG puts him on the table. SG gets on top of the ladder and top rope swantons DA through it.
SG of course only gets a 2 count. DA blocks a GTH and sharpshooters him. DA holds his face and falls over. The ref tries to hold SG back. SG splashes him for 2. They fight on the buckles. DA is up top, SG pushes him down and DA takes a wild bump to the floor.
SG pounds on him outside. SG jumping back kicks him from the steps. SG suplexes him three times in a row for 2. SG side headlocks him. SG superkicks him for 2. We go to PiP break and return.
They fight on the apron. DA dropkicks him onto it and down to the floor. DA goes for a tope and SG cutters him on the floor. SG springboards and is caught with a sleeper. SG ropebreaks. SG top rope M. Bison stomps him on the mat. DA is sat up top. SG top rope spanish flies him for 2.
DA hits forearms. SG superkicks him. DA springboard back elbows him. DA code red's him for 2. SG back elbows him. SG hits a GTH twice. SG top rope splashes him for 2. SG tries a 630 off the top through a table but DA moves and SG goes through it. DA top rope coffin drops SG inside and wins.
Thoughts: It wasn't that good as expected. They did way too much. Darby took an ugly looking bump to the outside and Sammy 630'd himself through a table outside as well which wasn't smart. This also slowed down a bit towards the end. It was the same bad indy wrestling Sammy has been doing since the start of AEW.
Overall thoughts: I mostly liked the opener but Orange Cassidy had to hurt it like usual with his comedy. Willow/Red had some sloppy moments but it was alright. The Opps' tag was also alright. Bayne and Kross won a quick squash and we had an action packed, high flying trios match in the semi-main. The main was an indy style match with them doing way too much and I didn't like it. It was the usual Collision with limited starpower, near random bouts and random wrestlers. There was nothing you'd really need to see here. I'd give it a 5 out of 10 and thought it was average.
