By John Moore, ProWrestling.net Staffer (@liljohnm)
WWE/AAA Worlds Collide
September 12, 2025, in Las Vegas, Nevada, at Cox Pavilion at the Thomas & Mack Center
Streamed live on the WWE YouTube page
The show started off with a hype package for WWE Worlds Collide Las Vegas…
Arrival shots of Triple H, HBK, Undertaker, Pentagon Jr, Rey Mysterio, Dominik Mysterio, and El Hijo Del Vikingo were shown. Dom got a positive reaction while Vikingo got what sounded like a negative reaction…
Rey Mysterio, HBK, Maricela Pena, and Dorian Roldan were in the ring to start the show. Singer Aida Cuevas sung the Mexican National Anthem. WWE Ring Announcer Lillian Garcia sung the United States National Anthem…
The Mexican commentary team checked in…
Penta made his entrance in a suit. Penta soaked in Cero Miedo chants before hyping up the Las Vegas crowd. Penta welcomed the fans to Worlds Collide. Penta cut his promo in Spanish (I’ll try my best, but I’ll probably just get a gist). He said that tonight is special to him because of it being Mexican Independence Day Weekend.
Penta talked about Mexico being in his heart, and he led a Mexico chant. Penta called Dom Mysterio a “Pendejo” during his promo, but he also hyped up how important the AAA Mega Championship was. He ended his promo as he usually does by mentioning how he’s Penta and he has Zero Fear…
Corey Graves, John Bradshaw Layfield, and Konnan checked in on commentary. Lillian Garcia was the ring announcer…
Entrances for the opening match took place. Konnan noted that Mascarita Sagrada wrestled in WWE as “El Torito”, the bull, as a part of the Colons matador gimmick (He was also Karrion Kross’s tag team partner “El Bunny” in Lucha Underground)…
1. Octagon Jr, Laredo Kid, LA Parka, and Mascarita Sagrada vs. Joaquin Wilde, Cruz Del Toro, Lince Dorado, and Mini Abismo Negro. Octagon and Lince started the match with quick Lucha counters. Both men traded huracanranas and quick tags to end up at an initial stalemate. Dorado and Octagon shared a handshake. Laredo and Toro tagged in. Toro took down Laredo with a shoulder tackle. Laredo used a handstand to block an armdrag. Laredo sent Toro into the corner with a right hand.
Laredo took down Toro with a clothesline in the corner. Toro escaped the corner with a Tiger Feint. Toro caught Laredo with a slingshot right hand. Toro landed on his feet during a Super Frankensteiner attempt. Toro hit Laredo with a ugly looking Standing Spanish Fly for a nearfall. Wilde tagged in and hit Laredo with an assisted slingshot splash. Wilde got a two count on Laredo. Wilde got a two count after a Crucifix Pin.
Laredo came back with a Huracanrana and Knee Plus. The new La Parka tagged in and started dancing. Parka and Wilde had a dance battle. Parka did a dance and gave Wilde a jump kick. Parka did some rodeo dancing on Wilde. Parka hit Wilde with a nice delayed Final Cut. Abismo and Sagrada tagged in. Sagrada missed a dive. Sagrada hit Negro with a dropkick and armdrag.
Sagrada hit Negro with a nice tilt a whirl huracanrana. Octagon and Laredo tagged in. Konnan noted we got a “little” taste of what Sagrada can do. Laredo hit Lince with a Michinoku Driver. Laredo and Octagon hit Lince with handstand dives for a nearfall. Konnan noted that Laredo and Octagon are a tag team in TNA, as the Axtec Warriors.
Del Toro hit Laredo with a slingshot splash for a two count. Wilde tagged in and hit Laredo with an assisted splash for a two count. Konnan noted that Laredo Kid is a former TNA Digital Media Champion (which is a horrible title. Thank god it’s gone). The ring was cut in half on Laredo for a stretch of time. Laredo managed to tag in Mascarita. Sagrada hit Abismo with an impressive huracanrana with theatrics.
Sagrada hit Del Toro with an X Factor. Sagrada hit Dorado with a springboard shoulder tackle. Sagrada then hit Wilde with a Brainbuster. Sagrada hit Abismo with an impressive top rope huracanrana to ringside. Octagon got a two count on Abismo in the ring. Octagon and Toro traded forearms with fighting spirit. Toro caught Octagon with a Gamengiri and put him in the Tree of Woe.
Del Toro hit Octagon with a Coast to Coast. Wilde tagged in but was put in an Electric Chair by Laredo. Dorado hit Octagon with a Shooting Star Press. Sagrada broke up the pin. Sagrada put Abismo in a tilt a whirl Octopus Hold. The rest of the Luchadores took turns with signature moves. Dorado caught Parka with a nice Asai Moonsault counter. Octagon caught Lince and Parka with a top rope dive.
Wilde hit the pile of wrestlers with a corkscrew plancha. Laredo hit the pile of wrestlers with a corkscrew moonsault. Wilde hit the pile of wrestlers with his signature assisted slingshot splash. Sagrada caught Abismo with a dropkick. Sagrada rolled up Abismo for the victory.
Mascarita Sagrada, Laredo Kid, Octagon Jr, and New La Parka defeated Mini Abismo Negro, Cruz Del Toro, Joaquin Wilde, and Lince Dorado via pinfall in 18:04.
John’s Thoughts: The weakness of the match was it was a bit messy throughout with a lot of miscommunication, but the benefit of Lucha Libre is you can win the crowd back over with a handful of high flying moves. Mascarita Sagradas and Doradas get shuffled like a deck of cards, so I’m never sure who’s under the mask, but I’ll trust Konnan (along with the in ring style) that the Sagrada is the Sagrada that we all remember wrestled Hornswoggle in the legendary Wee LC match. He was the highlight like he usually is. Microman at TripleMania as a mini was more of a spectacle, but Sagrada here is a very talented wrestler overall as we’ve already known that he can work with the normal sized wrestlers. El Torito is my favorite Mini of all time and I wouldn’t mind seeing him back in WWE as he can have good matches with anybody, regardless of size.
Vero Rodriguez interviewed Rey Mysterio. Rey was about to hype up Vikingo, but his son Dominik showed up and told Rey that Rey has to put the Mega title around his waist if he wins the mega title. Rey agreed and left. Finn Balor showed up and gave Dom words of encouragement before walking off with Vero (Vero Rodriguez is Finn Balor’s wife)…
A hype package to hype the Natalya vs. Faby Apache match. Natalya talked about the difference between “Natalya” and “Nattie Neidhart”…
Faby Apache made her entrance. Natalya made her entrance surrounded by her security detail and as Nattie Neidhart…
2. Faby Apache vs. Nattie Neidhart in a number one contenders match to the Reina de Reina’s Championship. Faby got an early takedown and overhead blows. Nattie came back with a discus forearm. Nattie gave Faby strikes and tackles in the corners. Nattie hit Faby with a rebound front suplex for a two count. Nattie worked on Faby with methodical offense and even yelled “Kiss my ass!” so the mic can pick it up. Nattie put Faby in a Surfboard. Nattie went back to the methodical offense.
Faby rallied back with hands and a low kick. Faby hit Nattie with a Frankendriver. Faby caught Nattie with a high crossbody. Faby hit Nattie with a high kick for a two count. Nattie blocked a Juji Gatame. Konnan and Graves talked about how Nattie has been different in AAA and the indies than when she’s in WWE. Faby put Nattie in a body scissors. Nattie broke it up with aggressive blows. Faby converted into a Guillotine Choke.
Nattie deadlifted Faby and slammed her to the mat to escape the hold. Nattie put Faby in the Ankle Lock. Faby escaped and put Nattie in an Ankle Lock. Faby blocked a Discus Elbow with a big boot for a two count. Nattie reversed a Sharpshooter into a rollup for a two count. Both women traded rapid pins. Nattie ended up on top for the victory.
Nattie Neidhart defeated Faby Apache via pinfall in 9:12 to become number one contender to the Reina de Reinas Championship.
The referee had to separate Nattie and Faby after the match after both women tried to get back at it…
John’s Thoughts: A solid women’s match with a finish that allows for Faby to eventually even things up and potentially set up for a rubber match down the road, maybe even a Faby vs. Nattie title match if Nattie manages to get the title off of Lady Flammer? Longtime AAA or TNA viewers remember Faby for years. She has been a AAA mainstay as long if not longer than Nattie’s time in WWE. It was essentially a mirror match of two ironwoman from both companies. This could be a good start to a long feud if WWE wants to go in that direction. Auntie AAA vs. Auntie WWE.
Corey Graves hyped up WrestleMania in Saudi Arabia…
El Hijo Del Vikingo was warming up backstage. He was booed…
Chuey Martinez interviewed Xavier Woods, Kofi Kingston, and Grayson Waller. Kofi talked about how they are going to walk out as new champions. Chuey wondered if Woods was injured? Woods said that he had to get surgery on his head, and can’t compete tonight. He said after having his head cut open, he made it to Vegas to see Kofi and Waller win the championships. Waller said it doesn’t matter if Woods is afraid of clowns, they are going to end Pagano and Psycho Clown. Waller pointed out his petition to ban the Mexican Destroyer. Chuey agreed to sign it…
Entrances for the next match took place…
3. Psycho Clown and Pagano vs. Kofi Kingston and Grayson Waller (w/Xavier Woods) for the AAA Tag Team Championships. Pagano led the crowd in “eh puto” chants. Waller and Psycho started the match. Waller got a armdrag and went over to Woods to get hyped. Waller showed up a lucha kip up counter. Psycho slammed Waller and went over to Woods who thought it was Waller for a second. Woods then freaked out due to his fear of clowns. Psycho hit Waller with a huracanrana. Waller and Psycho had a Lucha stalemate.
Waller and Psycho dapped it up, but Waller used the dap to hit Psycho with a shoulder tackle. Psycho hit Waller with a front tag and tagged in Pagano. Pagano hit Waller with a Blockbuster and jumping front kick. Kofi tagged in. Kofi and Pagano traded standing switches. Pagano hit both opponents with wrist slams. Pagano hit Kofi with a Monkey Flip. Psycho tagged in. The clowns hit Kofi with tandem offense.
Psycho hit Kofi with a Split Legged Drop Moonsult for a two count. Waller got a cheap shot in to keep his team’s momentum. The heels cut the ring in half on Psycho. Psycho managed to stack both opponents in the corner, but Pagano was knocked off the apron. Waller hit Psycho with a Tiger Knee for a nearfall. Waller and Kofi teased dives, but then got boos after settling for punches. JBL said that clowns are evil and sometimes need to be beat up.
Kofi went after Psycho’s mask at one point. Psycho got a window of opportunity after a crossbody on Kofi. Pagano caught the hot tag and hit Kofi with a kick. Pagano hit Kofi with a kick and elbow combination. Pagano hit Waller with a Swinging Neckbreaker. Pagano hit Kofi with a twisting side slam for a nearfall. The clowns hit both opponents with dives at ringside. The clowns hit both opponents with knees in the corners.
Waller broke up Psycho’s pin on Kofi. Pagano tagged in. Woods got on the apron for the distraction. Konnan noted that Woods told Pagano that ICE was around the corner to check papers. Graves joked that Konnan was playing with fire. Pagano was dropped and Waller hit him with a slingshot elbow for a nearfall. Psycho hit Waller and Kofi with belt shots when the referee was distracted with Woods.
Woods then ran to the back when Psycho did his signature body horror face rip. The clowns hit both opponents with Stereo Mexican Destroyers. Pagano hit Kofi with a dive at ringside. Psycho hit Waller with a pop up punch. Psycho picked up the win on Waller after a La Magistral Cradle.
Psycho Clown and Pagano defeated Grayson Waller and Kofi Kingston via pinfall in 16:54 to retain the AAA Tag Team Championships.
After the match, the lights went dark and the WWE Tag Team Champions, the Wyatt Sicks faction, made their entrance. Gacy, Lumis, and Rowan beat down Psycho and Pagano while Uncle Howdy laughed at ringside. Nikki Cross hit Psycho with a top rope Thesz Press. Rowan hit Pagano with the steel steps.
Lumis gave Pagano a diving Senton through the Slim Jim table. Rowan gave Psycho a power bomb through a table in the corner. Uncle Howdy gave Pagano a Sister Abagail on a chair in the ring. The Wyatts posed with the WWE and AAA Tag Team Titles…
John’s Thoughts: An okay tag match, but the crowd didn’t seem to be too much into it other than the usual heat spots. It would have helped to maybe give the Clowns a video package to spotlight the theatrical nature of their clown gimmick. They didn’t even get too much out of Woods acting afraid of clowns. What did stand out well was Waller’s adaptability as he was the most Lucha Libre wrestler in the match with his agility and lucha skill. What I think has some potential to be good, given how crazy both sides can look, is a Wyatts vs. Psycho Circus feud. The key to that would be to give both teams vignettes to show off the over-the-top natures of their gimmicks.
Charlotte Flair was shown in the crowd with Graves hyping up Charlotte’s tag title defense on next week’s NXT show…
A hype package aired for the upcoming mixed tag match…
Entrances for the next match took place. JBL freaked out assuming that Finn Balor’s demon puppet was in the bag he was carrying…
4. “Judgment Day” Finn Balor and Roxanne Perez (w/Raquel Rodriguez) vs. Mr. Iguana and Lola Vice. Finn and Iguana started the match. Finn worked on Iguana with technical wristholds. Iguana got a pin on Balor and did a Kip Up into a Indian Pose. Iguana tossed Finn’s bag under the ring. Iguana hit Balor with a huracanrana. JBL called out Graves for calling the move the “Iguanarana”. Vice tagged in and struck a Tae Kwon Do pose. Lola fended off Balor back with spin feints.
Perez caught Vice from behind with a strike. Vice shoved Perez to the mat. Vice countered Perez into a armbar. Perez quickly escaped. Vice hit Perez with a takedown and CQC combo. Balor dragged Perez away to avoid the “I’m a Latina” hip attack. ice hit Balor and Perez with a cannonball at ringside. Balor and Vice played Tug O War with Perez. Iguana tagged in and hit Balor with a crossbody for a nearfall.
Raquel dragged Iguana to ringside and gave her Snake Eyes on the apron. Balor worked on Iguana with rope stomps. Balor worked on Iguana with methodical offense. Iguana posed like a dead lizard during one bump. Iguana and Perez freaked out when El Demonito popped out from under the ring. Balor told the puppet to head under the ring to avoid getting hurt. Lola tagged in and worked on Perez with TKD kicks.
Lola hit Perez with the “I’m a Latina” hip attack. Lola hit Perez with a Saito Suplex for a two count. Perez raked Lola’s eyes and hit her with a uppercut to the back. Perez hit Lola with a springboard moonsault for a nearfall. Perez gave Lola overhead strikes while yelling. Iguana tossed La Yesca at Perez which allowed Lola to hit Perez with a armbar slam. Finn brought the bag in the ring.
Iguana hit Finn with a springboard shoulder tackle. Balor put on the Demonito puppet and had a stand off with Iguana. Finn hit Iguana with a Demonito assisted Sling Blade and Shotgun Dropick. Finn wrapped Demonito around his neck, but was crotched on the top rope. Iguana hit Balor with a Frankensteiner. Balor was dumped to ringside. Yesca hit Demonito with a Suicide Dive. In the ring, Vice avoided Pop Rocks. Lola broke out of a leverage pin. Lola hit Perez with a backfist for the victory.
Lola Vice and Mr. Iguana defeated Roxanne Perez and Finn Balor via pinfall in 12:00.
Lola Vice glared at Jacy Jayne in the crowd with Graves hyping up Vice vs. Jayne for the next episode of NXT…
John’s Thoughts: A fun entertainment-style match. The crowd seems to still really get a kick out of Mr. Iguana who plays his comedy gimmick well. Finn Balor seems to be having way to much fun with his new puppet and slapstick comedy. Oddly enough, the Balor puppet is what stood out most in the match. The actual highlight being the pinpoint accurate “suicide dive” of the La Yesca on El Demonito. Vice picking up the win makes sense and was essentially telegraphed to have Vice looking strong heading into her match against Jacy Jayne on Tuesday (I personally don’t think Vice is ready for the title yet, but they are booking her like she can potentially pick up the title).
Entrances for the Latin American Championship match aired…
4. El Hijo Del Dr. Wagner Jr vs. Dragon Lee vs. “All Ego” Ethan Page vs. JD McDonagh for the AAA Latin American Championship. Ego and Wagner traded hands. Wagner dumped all three opponents to ringside. JD tripped up Wagner. Wagner hit JD with a backbreaker and forearm. Wagner hit Ethan with a Gamengiri. Konnan said that Ethan Page was a scumbag due to his feud with Ethan Page and Josh Alexander when they were feuding with Mike Santana and Ortiz.
Dragon hit Page with a wrecking ball kick. Dragons tacked JD and Page in the corner and hit both of them with a Hesitation Dropkick for a nearfall on JD. JD tripped up Wagner and then hit Page and Dragon with a Asai Moonsault for a two count. JD hit Wagner with a slingshot corkscrew splash for a two count. Page suplexed JD on Wagner’s back. Dragon caught JD with a crossbody. Page caught Dragon with a Codebreaker for a two count.
Page tied Dragon’s mask to the bottom rope. Page hit Dragon with a Big Boot when he escaped. All four men traded kicks. Page fell on JD for a good nearfall. Dragon put Page and JD in a Tree of Woe and hit them with a double stomp. Dragon hit Wagner with a nice rana from the apron to ringside. Dragon hit JD with a Dragon Bomb for a nearfall. There was a bit of technical difficulties with the lights, but it got fixed.
Dragon hit JD with a running elbow. Page got a two count before being dragged by Wagner. Dragon hit Page and Wagner with a Flip Dive. Dragon hit Wagner with a Gamengiri. JD hit Dragon with a Super Spanish Fly. Dragon kicked out of JD’s pin at two. Dragon hit JD with a Destroyer. Page hit Dragon with a Twist of Fate. Wagner broke up Page’s pin with a Swanton. Wagner hit JD with a Wagner Driver for the victory.
El Hijo Del Dr. Wagner Jr defeated JD McDonagh, Ethan Page, and Dragon Lee via pinfall in 9:56.
John’s Thoughts: A good match to pick things back up in terms of in-ring quality. As the commentary team pointed out, but we’ve know this since NXT UK, JD McDonagh is one of the best in the entire company of making a match better by simply being in it. He’s particularly good in enhancing multi-person matches and cleaning them up. It was actually the WWE guys that stood out here with JD and Page leading the match while Dragon was the one that had the cool looking moves. Wagner sorta faded in the background, but this is just one night and it’s up to WWE to eventually start telling stories with these AAA wrestlers for character development. Lucha Underground managed to develop AAA wrestlers in the US strongly, so it shouldn’t be too hard, especially since Mr. DSLR Cinematic, Jeremy Borash, is one of the people working with AAA as a project.
Logan Paul was in the crowd where he was feeding La Yesca some Prime drink…
A hype package aired for the AAA Mega Championship match…
We got the usual shots of the camera following the wrestlers backstage. Dom got cheers while Vikingo got boos…
Dominic Mysterio made his entrance first. AAA Mega Champion El Hijo Del Vikingo made his entrance. Lillian Garcia handled the formal in-ring championship match introductions…
John’s Thoughts: The crowd’s booing Vikingo, but it’s nowhere as loud as in Mexico. The Mexico crowd boos Vikingo due to protesting in favor of wanting to see Alberto Del Rio. Here, the Vegas crowd seems to be lightly mimicking the Mexican crowd while moreso wanting to see Dom pick up the title (You can tell that too with Dragon Lee getting a great reaction here, while he was catching strays from Vikingo’s heat in Mexico).
5. El Hijo Del Vikingo vs. Dominik Mysterio for the AAA Mega Championship. Vikingo dodged an early 619 attempt. Vikingo put Dom in a reverse Bow and Arrow. Dom rolled up Vikingo for a nearfall. Dom put out his hand for a handshake and then kicked Vikingo in the gut. Vikingo came back with a boot and huracanrana. Vikingo dumped Dom to ringside and hit him with a Suicide Dive. Dom turned the tables and tossed Vikingo inot the steel steps. Dom gave Vikingo a slap to the chest on the table.
Vikingo tried to escape the Three Amigos but Dom managed to hit all three for a nearfall. Dom reversed a spin kick with a Shotgun Dropkick to dump Vikingo to ringside. Dom gave Vikingo some Balor Stomps. Dom hit Vikingo with a slingshot senton for a two count. Vikingo got Dom to a knee and hit him with a superkick. Dom crotched Vikingo on the top rope. Dom took the AAA belt and posed to cheers. Konnan told Dom to suck it when Dom told Konnan that he never won the title.
Vikingo managed to hit Dom with a Missile Dropkick and a corner Meteora for a two count. Dom reversed a tightrope dropkick onto a Power Bomb for a nearfall. Vikingo blocked a 619. Vikingo caught Dom with a Gamengiri. Vikingo hit Dom with a Electric Chair into a face plant. Vikingo hit Dom with a 450 for a nearfall. JD McDonagh and Finn Balor got on the apron. JD hit Vikingo with a headbutt while Balor distracted the ref.
Dom hit Vikingo with a Michinoku Driver for a nearfall. Dom put on the loaded mask. Vikingo gave Dom a superkick. Draogn Lee ran out and brawled with JD and Finn. JD and Finn had the numbers advantage and the boots. Rey ran out with a chair and hit JD and Finn. Dragon hit Finn with a chair to the back. JBL said Rey was being a deadbeat. Vikingo hit Dom with an overhead Kiryu Kick. Vikingo hit Dom with the 630 Senton.
El Grande Americano ran out and pulled the referee away. REF BUMP! Dom hit Vikingo with the 619 and Frog Splash. The 2nd referee ran out and counted two. A “ref you suck” chant ensued. Vikingo hit Dom with a Savate Kick and Poisonrana. Americano struggled to get something out of his pocket. Vikingo went after Grande’s mask. Americano slid the piece of lead to Dom. After he loaded his mask, Dom hit Vikingo with a Loaded Flying Jalapeño. Dom hit Vikingo with the Frog Splash for the victory.
Dominik Mysterio defeated El Hijo Del Vikingo via pinfall in 18:22 to become the new AAA Mega Champion.
Rey Mysterio entered the ring with the AAA Mega Championship. Rey handed the belt to Dom, but Dom demanded Rey wrap it around his waist. Dom posed with the Intercontinental Title while Rey put the AAA Mega Title around his waist. Dom then ordered that Rey get out of here. The rest of Judgment Day ran out to celebrate with Dom in the ring. Grande Americano held up Dom’s arm in victory to close the show…
John’s Thoughts: A good main event with it pretty much being at Dom Mysterio’s pace. I’ve seen a ton of Vikingo matches over the years on air and in person, and this was one of the first times I’ve really seen him slow it down. He did well in a slower match, but Dom also did great by constructing the match from beginning to finish. Overbooked finish, but that’s expected given the “Dirty” Dom character. The weird dynamic that made the match tough to read was Vegas deciding to pick Dom over the white meat babyface Vikingo.
Interesting dynamic in Vegas. The Mexico crowd boos Vikingo because they love Del Rio and see Vikingo as WWE’s Mexican Roman Reigns circa 2016 with the forced plot armor. I could tell that the Vegas crowd has no idea of the Del Rio situation and was moreso thinking that they were supposed to boo Vikingo “for some reason” based off the Mexico reaction, and cheer Dom due to his popularity. I’m intrigued to see how Mexico reacts to Dom when he goes back over. If they cheer him then WWE has their cake and will eat it too because they don’t have to bring back ADR.
A decent enough show, but at the same time I think these “showcase” shows are about to get a bit old. Now it’s time to take AAA to the next level and to it’s proper presentation. I give WWE credit for presenting the Luchadores better than past luchador presentations by WWE and other companies, but now it’s time for character development and breaking away from homogenization. Stories! Vignettes! Whip out the DSLR and drone Borash! Lucha Underground had AAA’s and PWG’s rosters and did some wonderful character development, so WWE should be able to do the same.
We need Yeska vs Demonito at SaudiMania