AEW Dynamite/Collision 5/6/2026

AEW Dynamite/Collision 5/6/2026

Last week's Dynamite is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/04/aew-dynamite-4292026.html

Last week's Collision is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/05/aew-collision-522026.html

We are in North Charleston, SC. 

Tony Schiavone is in the ring and says we will take a moment to honor Ted Turner, who passed away today. Tony says Ted believed in wrestling and believed it belong on national TV. Tony says wrestling survived on TBS and AEW is here because of him. He says one man knows this better than anyone else and it's Sting.

Sting comes out. Sting asks if we can imagine a billionaire who loved wrestling. He calls him "Big Ted". He says he was committed to them. Sting says the tv heads would tell him to cut wrestling off because it's in the red but Ted would tell them to do what they do because he has deep pockets. 

Sting talks about Darby. He says him and Darby took a blowtorch to this place every time and says it's great to know that Darby is wrestling for the title tonight. He says Darby is his greatest tag partner and he's grateful for a 2nd all-in billionaire who wants to keep the ball rolling in Tony Khan. Tony says the side plates of the TNT and TBS Titles have sideplates of the original TBS studios. They say they will give us 3 hours of wrestling in memory of him and do a 10 bell salute. We then get a graphic of Ted.

Thoughts: It was a very nice ceremony. Ted was a great fighter for wrestling and did a lot for the business. Wrestling would be in a very different place without him.

AEW Continental Title Eliminator - Jon Moxley vs Juice Robinson

They butt heads and trade forearms. They shoulder battle. JR running lariats him. JR hits chops. JR headbutts him then catapults him over the top. JR cannonballs him off the apron. Mox splits his fingers. Mox is bleeding from the cheek. 

JR hits jabs. JR throws him over the rail outside. JR then double axe handles him off the timekeepers table. JR hits mounted punches, bites him and 2nd rope crossbodies him. We go to PiP break and return. 

Mox splits JR's fingers. JR leg lariats him. JR hits more punches and corner lariats him. Mox cutters him. Mox hits mounted corner punches. JR powerbombs him then corner cannonballs him. JR hurricanrana's him from the 2nd rope and lariats him for 2. JR half-nelson slams him. 

Mox bites him then runs into a straight punch. JR top rope crossbodies Mox for 2. They headbutt each other. Mox misses a corner spear and JR rolls him up for 2. Mox sleepers him. Mox piledrivers him for 2. Mox bulldog chokes him. JR is out and Mox wins.

Thoughts: It was all punches and strikes for the most part and it was an okay match as expected. Mox got busted open as he almost always does. It was a little long for the an opener though.

We see Will Ospreay working out with The Death Riders. Garcia references Will wrestling in NJPW and says they don't care about how hard his flight was. He says you have to work to be the best version of yourself. Yuta does sit up's on Will's back. Mox and Will are both in pain on the floor. Mox talks about Will being in a do or die situation. Mox says if Will doesn't get his brain or neck right, it's over. He says he can hang out like the other posers but he's not like them and is different. He says it's a privilege for him to be where he is at. He says Will is on death ground. Mox says it will be hard but this is the only good option. 

Orange Cassidy vs Dax Harwood

If Dax wins, FTR/Ciampa get a trios title shot. If OC wins, The Conglomeration get a tag title shot. Both guys have a ton of people with them.

Dax shoulders over OC twice. Dax hiptosses him. OC upkicks him and is slammed. OC side headlock takeovers him. Dax hits chops in the corner and takes an orange punch. OC misses a move and goes into the post outside. OC's arm is banged off the post. 

We go to PiP break and return. OC and Dax fight on the buckles. OC is hit coming off the gut. OC bites him on the buckles. OC top rope diving ddt's him for 2. OC tries to tope Dax but Dax ignores it. Dax bangs OC's arm off the commentary table.

Dax does OC's weak kicks on OC. OC puts his hands in his pockets then dropkicks him. OC spinning ddt's him. OC backrolls Dax then David Finlay hits OC. Dax gets a 2 count on OC.

Dax grabs the ring bell. The ref takes it from him. OC pump kicks him. Dax slingshot sitout bombs OC for 2. OC stunners Dax. OC orange punches Dax for 2. Dax armbars OC. OC then rolls him up and pins him.

Thoughts: I didn't like it too much. The tope spot was weird as Dax totally took the tope and just ignored it. It was the usual OC match where a title shot was on the line yet he still screwed around.

Everyone fights in the ring after. Rocky Romero gets surrounded and takes trademark moves from the faces.

We get a video on Rush. 

Chris Jericho is interviewed says he's p!ssed. He says the time for talking is over. He says he will take it out to the people and heads to ringside. CJ says he's done with the 3v1's and attacks from behind. He demands Ricochet comes and talks to him one on one. 

The Demand comes out with Ric. Ric says CJ didn't listen. Ric says he's getting bored of fighting him and asks what another match with him gets him. Ric says CJ created his own match 6 years ago at Double or Nothing. Ric says he won't just beat him with the lionsault, he wants to beat him in a Stadium Stampede match. Ric says CJ had to pay people to watch his back last time they fought. 

Ric says nobody likes him. CJ says Ric is on and says he will find 4 partners. He says if he can't find 4 partners, he will take all of them on by himself. He then punches Ric out. He throws Toa and Kaun out then he spinning back elbows Ric. Ric goes for a lionsault and Toa hits him. Ric is then 3v1'd and The Hurt Syndicate save him.

Thoughts: I don't like them doing a Stadium Stampede off of this. They are going to have to add 7 people who don't have a lot to do with this and it just deludes the gimmick. 

Mina and Harley are interviewed. Mina says they have a match to win tonight. She tells her to start looking out there and look in her heart. She then rips off Harley's shirt and Harley says the wrath is back and her opponents will feel it tonight.

AEW International Title - Kazuchika Okada (c) vs Bryan Keith

BK side headlocks him. KO backs him up on the ropes and clean breaks it. BK hits forearms and kicks. BK facekicks him. BK snampares him and knee drops him. BK side kicks him. BK is sat on the top rope and dropkicked down. KO ddt's him on the floor.

We go to PiP break and return. KO slams him. BK knees him in the face. BK forearms him and flying forearms him. BK ddt's him for 2. BK ddt's him on the floor. KO over the back neckbreakers him on his knee. 

KO slams him then top rope elbow drops him. KO dropkicks him. BK headbutts him in the jaw. KO misses a dropkick. KO back body drops him. BK tiger drivers him for 2. BK corner high kicks him. KO blocks a diamond dust with a landslide. KO rainmakers him and wins.

Thoughts: It didn't go as long as I expected bu Okada did win as expected. What we got was fine. BK's offense looked good as usual and they matched up okay together. 

Don Callis says Okada has something important to say after. Okada says he already has the International Title unlike Takeshita. He says he wants more and is coming for the AEW World Title. 

We get a video on Andrade.

Kevin Knight and Mike Bailey talk. Mike says KK will have 2 belts tonight. KK says he appreciates Darby being the fighting champ. He says Darby said he will fight until his body gives out and says that's what will happen with Darby tonight.

The Opps of Samoa Joe, Katsuyori Shibata and Anthony Bowens do a promo with Hook recording. Joe says he put out an offer for Will Ospreay last week and says it wasn't heard. He says Mox is telling Will how to think. Joe says he wants him to think how he wants. Joe says Will is destined for greatness. Joe asks how much will be left of him to stay champ. Joe says he could last a long time with The Opps at his side. Joe says he will provide Bowens a chance to succeed. He says the choice and options for Will are clear. He says he will put his hand out to him one last time. He says if it's not accepted, he will put his fist out.

Kris Statlander and Hikaru Shida vs Harley Cameron and Mina Shirakawa

Kris shoulders Mina over. Kris slams her. Mina spin kicks her in the gut and they trade euros. Kris backslides her for 2. Mina legsweeps her then basement dropkicks her. Mina shimmies. Harley comes in.

Mina basement dropkicks Kris. Harley says she wants Shida when Shida gets in but Shida tags out. Kris backdrops Harley.Harley spinning headscissors Kris. Harley corner splashes Kris then russian legsweeps her. Mina slingshot tornillo splashes Kris. Kris backbreakers Mina. Kris flying knees Mina. Shida kneelifts Mina as she hangs over the apron.

We go to PiP break and return. Kris suplexes Shida into Mina while she lays on the 2nd rope. Mina hits forearms on Shida. Mina spinning forearms her. Harley comes in and top rope crossbodies Kris. She spinning ddt's her then shining wizards her for 2. Mina top rope dropkicks Kris then la mistica drops her for 2. 

Kris superplexes Mina and holds on for a ki krusher for 2. Shida flying knees Kris. Harley hits forearms on Shida then swinging neckbreakers her for 2. Harley high kicks Shida and backcrackers her. Kris saves Shida from a move then Shida falcon arrows Harley for the win.

Thoughts: Harley had a good night here and definitely tried. They pushed that Shida and Kris had some issues towards the end. This wasn't bad and was better than I expected.

Swerve Strickland and Prince Nana talk. Swerve says he told everyone he was after power. He shows a Bandido poster and says power means more fear and control. He says there's nothing more dangerous than a guy who wants more power and he wants it all.

Bandido and Brody King are interviewed. Bandido says Swerve is right and says he's the most wanted. He says if Swerve wants him, he's easy to find. King says you can mess with him but there will be hell to pay if you mess with his friends.

Thoughts: I'm not sure what happened with Swerve, but he hasn't been used much lately and has fallen off from the big push he was getting.

AEW World Title - Darby Allin (c) vs Kevin Knight

They lock up and let go. They shake hands and DA tries some holds. KK trips him and offers a handshake up. KK side headlock takeovers him. DA side headlocks him. DA hits chops on the ropes. KK euros him down and DA 2nd rope flying back elbows KK. They flying double lariat each other at the same time. 

DA is on the 2nd rope and KK hurricanrana's him down from the mat. KK dropkicks him out. We go to PiP break and return. DA hits strikes and code red's him for 2. DA topes him outside. KK hurricanrana's DA off the buckles from the apron and DA goes to the floor.

DA is sat on the commentary table. KK springboard crossbodies him over the table. KK sells his leg after. KK comes off the 2nd rope, gets caught and DA sharpshooters him. DA goes for a coffin drop and KK gets his knees up. DA is in tree of woe. KK coast to coast dropkicks him as he hangs. KK top rope UFO splashes him for 2. 

DA grounded guillotines him. KK is laid on the top rope. DA top rope coffin drops him as he hangs. DA then top rope coffin drops him again and pins him.

Thoughts: Darby won as expected. They did a little too much as usual but it was an okay high flying match. KK sold his leg here a little after the springboard lariat outside but he seemed okay after. It wasn't quite as wild as I expected though. There was no reason to believe Darby was losing here.

Sting comes in the ring after and pats Darby on the back. 

MJF comes out after. He says nobody wants to see Darby with the title anymore. He says enough is enough and it is time for Darby to give him the rematch he owes him. Darby says he told him he has to put something on the line to get a rematch. MJF says he'll put his scarf on the line. MJF offers to put his Dynamite Diamond Ring on the line. Darby says no. MJF offers him a million dollars. Darby says he used to be homeless and his money is no good here. MJF asks him what he wants. Darby says he wants something MJF is desperate to keep and says he wants his hair. MJF tells him to be reasonable. Darby says there will be a contract signing next week and says if MJF doesn't show up to sign for a hair vs title match, he won't get a title rematch. MJF leaves without responding. 

Kazuchika Okada comes out. Okada challenges him for the World Title next Wednesday. Darby says, "it's on, b!tch". 

Renee interviews Doc Sampson and Will Ospreay in the back. He says Will went against medical advice and went to Japan. He says his health improved though from his training and says he will clear him if he's fine next week. Will tells Renee he's not a Death Rider and never will be but there's things he has to do to get where he needs to be.

Mike Bailey vs AR Fox

They shake hands. AR armdrags him. AR side headlock takes overs Mike. They both go for armdrags and dropkicks at the same time. Mike hits a kick combo. Mike is swept on the apron. Mike top rope corkscrew moonsaults him outside.

Mike top rope dropkicks him. We go to PiP break and return. They grab each other by the hair. AR ddt's him then tornado twisting suplexes him. AR tope con hilos him. AR top rope swantons him for 2. Mike misses a spin kick and an ultimate weapon. AR enzugiri's him. Mike high kicks him. Mike blocks a seated spanish fly. Mike hits an ultimate weapon off the 2nd rope and wins.

Thoughts: It was a random one and Mike won as expected. It was a little too video game like for me but they kept it short at least. We hadn't seen AR on this show in a while.

Willow Nightingale talks about being the TBS champ. She says she has knocked down every challenger after 9 title shots. She tells whoever wants next to step up as she plans on defending the legacy every single week.

The Death Riders talk. PAC congratulates Darby Allin. He tells Darby not to forget about him. Pac says they are 2-1 in his favor. He says that earns him a title shot. He says he's one mountain he will never truly conquer. He says if Darby can do it, he definitely can. He says to prove him wrong. 

Jamie Hayter vs. Skye Blue

Jamie blocks a boot and forearms her. SB rolls her up for 2. Jamie facekicks her. SB boots her in the head then superkicks her in the head. Jamie hits chest forearms. SB comes off the 2nd rope and Jamie fallaway slams her. Jamie lariats her.

SB flatliners her on the apron. Jamie is sent into the rails. We go to PiP break and return. Jamie top rope dropkicks her and germans her. Jamie corner lariats her and exploders her for 2.  

Jamie spinebusters her and hits mounted shots on her. They roll each other up. Jamie blocks a pumping knee. SB superkicks her and Jamie step up enzugiri's her. SB knees her in the face. They headbutt each other at the same time, both go down and nearly double pin each other.

Jamie hits corner spears on SB. SB superkicks her head into the buckles. They slap each other on the buckles. Jamie 2nd rope lariats her down and wins.

Thoughts: It was a bit of a shorter bout. We knew Jamie was winning here and she did. SB didn't do that much except for various superkicks. The finish was a bit weak. It was about average.

Jamie points and talks to Thekla and Julia Hart in the stands after. She then takes down Skye again. 

Don Callis does a promo with 4 members of his crew. He says Mark Davis will win the National Title at Fairway to Hell this weekend. He says Okada has staked his claim to the AEW Title and says to be very afraid. Takeshita says Okada should be worried about defending his title against him, not the World Title. Don says Takeshita sounds like Kenny Omega by saying he wants this and that. Don says Okada is his hand picked choice for the title. Andrade El Idolo asks him, "How you know?". Don says he's Don Callis and he knows everything. He says he knows more gold for the Don Callis Family.

Rush vs. Manny Lo

Taz says Manny should be "Manny Go" and get out of here. 

Lo offers a handshake. Rush chops him in the corner then stomps and forearms him. Rush hits his corner basement dropkick and pins him.

Thoughts: It was a quick squash as expected and not much more. Rush wins again but where is it going? 

Rush then says if you mess with the bull, you get the horns.

Jack Perry and Luchasaurus are on their bus. Jack says he was told it's not about the size of the dog but the size of the fight in the dog. He says Mark is a big stupid dog. We see Jack climbing rocks. He says he has already beaten Mark and will do it again. He says there's only room for one of them and he is the top of the mountain. He then says if he doesn't like it, f*ck you.

The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) & Bang Bang Gang (Ace Austin, Austin Gunn & Colten Gunn) vs. Death Riders (Claudio Castagnoli, Daniel Garcia & Wheeler Yuta) & The Dogs (Clark Connors & David Finlay)

The faces get hit as they enter and the fight starts on the ramp. We get an 8 person suplex in the ring. The faces all hit mounted corner punches. The heels all take atomic drops and go into each other. A Buck is popped up into a headscissors on Claudio. Claudio is dropkicked through the ropes and is hit with a corkscrew dive. Ace handstands on the apron and kicks DG. Clark spears Ace on the apron. Finlay takes a double hiptoss neckbreaker. 

Austin Gunn takes like a double spear. Colten gets pounced by Clark. Colten is group stomped outside. We go to PiP break and return. Yuta is backdropped. The heels knock the faces off the apron. Austin takes running corner attacks. Claudio giant swings Austin and Yuta dropkicks him as he swings. Austin jumping flatliners Claudio.

Colten comes in and suplexes DG. Austin crossover neckbreakers Yuta. Colten uranges Yuta for 2. Ace is back body dropped over the top onto Claudio. DG sharpshooters Colten then Yuta double stomps Colten while he's in it. DG gets a 2 count off of that. 

Colten lariats DG. A Buck is tagged in. He exploders DG then hits 2 northern lights suplexes. A Buck has DG in a pin attempt and hits a double northern lights suplex off of it. The Bucks hit stereo top rope moves on the heels then hit superkicks. Finlay is hit with a double superkick and a BTE trigger for 2. Ace death valley drivers DG. Claudio double lariats The Bucks and takes a 310 to Yuma. DG dropkicks Colten. Everyone starts hitting moves on each other in order and everyone ends up down. 

Yuta and Ace trade forearms. Ace dropkicks him. Yuta takes a triple superkick. The Bucks do stereo topes out. Ace pins Yuta with the fold.

Thoughts: It was what you would expect with a fast pace, lots of flying and people coming in and out as they please. They didn't go all out for this but it was enough. It wasn't super memorable or anything and it was similar to other group matches we've seen with these guys. It was okay.

Overall thoughts: They had 3 hours and still went overtime. I think that's a problem on a weekday. There was a lot of in-ring action as usual here. The tribute to Ted Turner was very nice. I liked Mox/Juice. The women's tag wasn't bad. Darby/Knight was okay but not super memorable. Fox/Bailey got out of there before they could go too far. Hayter's and Rush's matches were forgettable. The main was similar to other matches we had seen lately and it was fine. I'd give it a 6 out of 10 and it was an okay show.