By Jason Powell, ProWrestling.net Editor (@prowrestlingnet)
AEW Collision (Episode 165)
Taped on October 7, 2026, in Paris, France, at Adidas Arena
Simulcast on October 10, 2026, on TNT and HBO Max
[Hour One] Tony Schiavone opened the show on commentary while ring announcer Arkady Aura stood in the ring. Schiavone was joined on commentary by Excalibur and Nigel McGuinness. They spoke briefly about the death of Benjamin “Pac” Satterley…
1. “The Conglomeration” Willow Nightingale, Orange Cassidy, Kyle O’Reilly, and Roderick Strong vs. “The Death Riders” Marina Shafir, Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta, and Daniel Garcia in an eight-person tornado rules match. Jon Moxley sat in on commentary. Willow and Shafir went face-to-face. The bell rang to start the match, and then Yuta kicked Willow.
Shafir and O’Reilly ended up alone in the ring. Shafir threw a kick at O’Reilly, who didn’t want to fire back. Shafir kicked him again, and then he was game, but he was taken out by one of Shafir’s teammates.
A short time later, Yuta had Cassidy leaning over the middle rope with his head facing the crowd. Shafir performed a 619-style swing of the ropes. Rather than kick Cassidy, Shafir used her legs to catch him in a headscissors and then drove his head onto the apron. They cut to a picture-in-picture break a short time later. [C]
Cassidy performed a springboard corkscrew moonsault onto several wrestlers on the floor. He didn’t make much contact, but they all went down. In the ring, Willow hit the Pounce on Yuta, who tumbled to the floor. Willow followed up with a spinebuster on Shafir and tried to pin her, but Castagnoli hit her with a standing double stomp to the back.
Cassidy hit Castagnoli with an Orange Punch. Cassidy put Castagnoli in position for a Giant Swing. Rather than lift Castagnoli, Cassidy kept him on his back and simply moved him around on his back. Castagnoli acted like he was yawning. Castagnoli came back and performed a Giant Swing and increased the speed of his revolutions at the end, which got a rise out of the crowd.
Shafir caught her husband Strong standing in the ring and applied a rear naked choke, but he broke it quickly. Garcia put Willow in the Dragon Tamer while O’Reilly put Shafir in an ankle lock. Willow and Shafir took shots at one another while they were locked in the holds. Strong broke up the hold on Willow.
Castagnoli hit O’Reilly, who maintained the ankle lock on Shafir. Castagnoli hit him again, and this time Shafir rolled out of it, which sent O’Reilly into a Castagnoli uppercut. Castagnoli and Yuta performed running uppercuts on O’Reilly. They teamed up for a spike Neutralizer on O’Reilly, and then Castagnoli pinned him…
“The Death Riders” Marina Shafir, Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta, and Daniel Garcia beat “The Conglomeration” Willow Nightingale, Orange Cassidy, Kyle O’Reilly, and Roderick Strong in roughly 15:00 in a tornado rules match.
Chris Jericho hosted a video package about the November 7 AEW Collision being held on the Jericho Cruise in Miami, Florida… [C]
Powell’s POV: Regular readers know that I often grumble about eight-man tag team matches for feeling trivial, regardless of whether they are dressed up with an “all-star” billing or the teams fight over phoney financial stakes. I’m also not a big fan of most intergender matches. All of that said, I enjoyed this match, and the involvement of the women had a lot to do with it. Willow and Shafir fighting one another were solid. Most of their spots with the men were entertaining, and I get a kick out of the occasional husband-and-wife battles between Strong and Shafir. Also, thumbs up for Collision being broadcast from the Jericho Cruise next month.
Nick Wayne made his entrance. Chris Jericho’s entrance followed, and the live crowd sang “Judas” loudly. Wayne acted upset by the singing…
2. Chris Jericho vs. Nick Wayne. Right when the fans finished singing “Judas,” Wayne took a cheap shot at Jericho. The referee rewarded him for it by calling for the opening bell. A few minutes in, Wayne cleared the broadcast table. When Wayne returned to the apron, Jericho jumped from the middle rope and dropkicked him.
Jericho went up top and dove onto Wayne on the floor. Jericho put a necklace of beads on a fan. McGuinness said Jericho was passing out beads and made a crack about the fan taking his top off. Jericho eventually dumped Wayne onto the broadcast table. Wayne was down behind the broadcast table before the PIP break. [C]
Jericho mounted Wayne on the top turnbuckle and threw ten punches at him while the fans counted along in French. Jericho pulled Wayne off the ropes with a hurcanrana. Jericho repeated the punches and the hurcanrana on the other side of the ring. Jericho charged for a Judas Effect, but Wayne cut him off with a neckbreaker.
Jericho battled back and applied the Walls of Jericho, which Schiavone called a Liontamer. Wayne bit Jericho’s ankle to break the hold. Jericho threw punches at Wayne until the referee pulled him off. Jericho was annoyed by the referee and shoved him. Wayne hit Jericho below the belt while the referee was turned the other way and hooked him into an inside cradle for a close near fall. Wayne threw a kick at the kneeling Jericho’s head. Wayne followed up with his Wayne’s World finisher and pinned Jericho…
Nick Wayne beat Chris Jericho in roughly 13:00.
Wayne was all smiles afterward and had the referee raise his arm…
Powell’s POV: An entertaining match. It’s a little thing, but I wish they would have stuck with the aftermath rather than making such an abrupt cut. Perhaps we’ll get a Jericho promo, but it would have been interesting to see how he sold the loss. Cutting away so quickly made the outcome feel unimportant. By the way, I’m filling in for Don Murphy, who is celebrating the anniversary of the day when he somehow convinced his poor wife to say “I do.”
Konosuke Takeshita was featured in a video. He said he wants gold. Takeshita said he wants to be in the Clockwork Carnage match…
3. Lee Moriarty vs. Mike Bailey in a Clockwork Carnage qualifying match. Both entrances were televised. Bailey performed a rollup that actually sent Moriarty through the ropes to the floor. Bailey kipped up and then jumped from the middle rope in the ring and performed a moonsault over the top rope onto Moriarty on the floor before a PIP break. [C]
The following Clockwork Carnage qualifying matches were advertised for Wednesday’s Dynamite and Collision three-hour block in Cleveland: Darby Allin vs. CMLL World Champion Hechicero for the TNT Championship, Kazuchika Okada vs. Myron Reed for the AEW International Championship, Konosuke Takeshita vs. Brian Cage, Ricochet vs. Ace Austin, and Adam Copeland vs. Josh Alexander (both title matches are also listed as qualifying matches).
In the ring, Bailey broke a sleeper by using his feet to push off the ropes so that he ended up on top of Moriarty, who had to release the hold after the referee made a two count. Bailey threw a spinning kick at Moriarty, followed up with the Ultima Weapon, and got the pin…
Mike Bailey defeated Lee Moriarty in roughly 10:00 to qualify for the Clockwork Carnage match for the AEW World Championship at AEW WrestleDream.
The updated Clockwork Carnage match graphic listed Will Ospreay defending the AEW World Championship against Samoa Joe and Mike Bailey, with five entrants to be determined. Ospreay headed to the ring and congratulated Bailey on qualifying for the match…
Powell’s POV: The match was fine and concluded with the expected outcome. The ROH Pure Champion lost to Kofi last week and to Bailey tonight. There’s no shame in the storyline sense of losing to either wrestler, but I can’t imagine that ROH’s champions losing AEW matches is going to inspire fans to subscribe to HonorClub.
Ricochet was featured in a promo video with Toa Liona and Bishop Kaun. Ricochet spoke about winning Clockwork Carnage to become the AEW World Champion…
Swerve Strickland made his entrance with Prince Nana, Kofi, and Austin Creed. Carlie Bravo made his entrance with Shane Taylor, Shawn Dean, and Trish Adora…
3. Swerve Strickland (w/Prince Nana, Kofi, Austin Creed) vs. Carlie Bravo (w/Shane Taylor, Shawn Dean, Trish Adora). Swerve performed a neckbreaker and then waved to Kofi and Creed. Swerve worked over Bravo with chops. Bravo eventually clotheslined Swerve over the top rope and then rolled into a neckbreaker.
[Hour Two] Swerve hit a Flatliner and then played to the crowd. Taylor climbed onto the apron and distracted the referee while Dean pulled Swerve to the floor and threw punches at him. Kofi blasted Dean with a running knee strike, and then Creed followed with a pump kick. Taylor came over and double clotheslined Kofi and Creed. Swerve booted Taylor in the face.
Bravo jumped through the ropes and caught Swerve with a DDT on the way down. Excalibur said Bravo took a page out of El Generico’s playbook. Bravo rolled Swerve back inside the ring and put him down with a cutter that led to a near fall. Swerve eventually caught Bravo with a House Call kick. Swerve went up top and hit Bravo with a Swerve Stomp before pinning him…
Swerve Strickland beat Carlie Bravo in roughly 11:00.
Powell’s POV: Bravo got some offense in and looked good, but the match felt like it went longer than necessary. The Shane Taylor Promotions wrestlers lose the vast majority of their Collision matches, so no one sees them as a threat to beat most opponents.
Jon Moxley, Marina Shafir, and Gabe Kidd sat on a bench in a room. Moxley said they’ve been feeling a little lost. He said it had been a long week. Moxley said they are a man down and wondered where that left them. Moxley said they will continue to work harder and fight harder than anyone in the sport. Kidd stood up and spoke for a bit.
Shafir was seated and icing her left foot. She said it’s a war on love of professional wrestling. “No one loves this shit like we do,” Shafir said. She said no one is willing ot suffer the way they do. Shafir got up and said it was Death Riders against the world…
Michael Oku and Amira made their entrance. Andrade El Idolo made his entrance with two women. One of the women held his title belt, while the other held his contract for a shot at the AEW World Championship. Schiavone noted that Andrade defends his championship every week. Renee Paquette spoke in from ringside and said Andrade wants to fight the very best. Paquette said Andrade faced one of the very best in Pac. Paquette said Oku holds a win over AEW World Champion Will Ospreay…
4. Andrade El Idolo vs. Michael Oku (w/Amira) for the AEW National Championship. Schiavone hyped the Winter is Coming editions of Dynamite and Collision for December 9 in Monterrey, Mexico. Andrade was on the floor when Oku charged him. Andrade performed a suplex that sent Oku into the barricade.
Andrade posed for a selfie with a woman in the crowd. Andrade tossed Oku back inside the ring. Amira asked Andrade for a photo. Andrade obliged, but Oku used the distraction to perform a backflip over the top rope onto Andrade. Amira took a selfie of her and Oku before a PIP break. [C]
Oku performed a frog splash onto the back of Andrade. Oku went up top again and went for another frog splash, but Andrade rolled out of the way. Andrade went for a spinning back elbow, but Oku rolled him up for a two count. Andrade connected with the spinning back elbow and then hit The DM for the win.
Andrade El Idolo defeated Michael Oku in roughly 8:00 to retain the AEW National Championship.
Afterward, Andrade said he was waiting for the right moment to use his contract for a shot at the AEW World Championship. He said that for now, he’ll defend his AEW National Championship every week. Andrade asked if anyone backstage thinks they can beat him, and then said he had one question for them.
Tommaso Ciampa made his entrance. The fans chanted his entrance theme. Ciampa got in the ring and looked at the AEW National Championship belt. Ciampa offered a handshake, which Andrade accepted. Ciampa leaned in and kissed the cheek of Andrade, who was annoyed. Andrade started to exit the ring, but Ciampa kicked the middle rope into his groin. Ciampa followed up with a DDT onto the title belt. Ciampa picked up the belt and kissed it before holding it in his arms. Ciampa dropped down onto his knees and kissed Andrade’s cheek before placing the title belt on him… [C]
Powell’s POV: It’s not often I say this about a Collision match, but I wouldn’t have minded if that had been given more time.
AEW Women’s Tag Team Champions Jamie Hayter and Alex Windsor came out and joined the broadcast team. The entrances for the No. 1 contender’s match followed…
5. Megan Bayne and Lena Kross vs. Julia Hart and Skye Blue vs. Harley Cameron and Kris Statlander in a three-way for a shot at the AEW Women’s Tag Team Titles. Bayne and Kross had most of their opponents on the floor when Bayne tossed Blue onto them before a PIP break. [C]
Bayne kicked Hart into a Kross suplex. Bayne covered Hart, but Blue broke up the pin. Bayne and Kross hit back-to-back big boots on Blue. Statlander tagged in and oddly played to the crowd until Kross superkicked her. The champions went for a double team move, but Statlander countered with a double hurcanrana. Hart took Statlander down and went for Heartless, but Statlander powered free. Blue went up top, but Cameron shoved onto Bayne and Kross on the floor. In the ring, Statlander hit Saturday Night Fever on Hart before pinning her…
Harley Cameron and Kris Statlander defeated Julia Hart and Skye Blue, and Megan Bayne and Lena Kross in 8:00 in a Triple Threat to earn a shot at the AEW Women’s Tag Team Titles at WrestleDream.
Powell’s POV: I didn’t expect Bayne and Kross to get another title shot, but I thought they would go with Hart and Blue to keep the babyface/heel dynamic. I’m fine with Cameron and Statlander getting the show, but they need some mic time to establish the dynamic of their team.
Entrances for the main event took place. Renee Paquette stood at ringside and spoke about how the Young Bucks want to make the absolute most out of their tag team title run. She mentioned that if the Bucks win tonight, they’ll defend the titles against Kyle Fletcher and Kevin Knight at WrestleDream…
6. “The Young Bucks” Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson vs. “The Dogs” David Finlay and Clark Connors for the AEW Tag Team Titles. The teams fought before the bell. The Bucks performed simultaneous bulldogs. The referee (yes, of course it was Rick Knox) randomly called for the opening bell while all four wrestlers were still in the ring.
Schiavone announced Mercedes Mone, Megan Bayne, and Lena Kross vs. Thekla, Julia Hart, and Skye Blue in a trios match, and Jon Moxley, Gabe Kidd, and Daniel Garcia vs. Wardlow, Mark Davis, and Jake Doyle in another trios match for Wednesday’s three-hour block.
The Bucks went for a BTE Trigger, but Finlay moved, and the Bucks’ knees collided. Connors, who wore jeans, clotheslined Nick over the top rope, and they both landed on the floor. Finlay put Matt down with a backbreaker and then tossed him to the floor. Connors ran around the ring and put Matt down with a shoulder block on the floor before a PIP break. [C]
The Bucks hit their catapult powerbomb spot on Finlay for a near fall. The Bucks applied simultaneous Sharpshooters, but the challengers reached the ropes to break the hold. The Bucks called for a superkick party, but Nick accidentally superkicked Matt.
Connors put Nick down with a powerslam. Connors ran the ropes until Nick leapfrogged him and Matt superkicked him. The Bucks superkicked Finlay, who put them down with a double clothesline. The Bucks kipped up and double superkicked Finlay, leaving all four wrestlers down in the ring.
The Bucks set up for their finisher, but Connors speared Nick on the apron. Finlay put Matt down with a reverse slam for a near fall. The Dogs performed a high/low move on Matt, which led to a Finlay near fall. Finlay hoised up Matt while Connors jumped off the middle rope and clotheslined him. Finlay went for the pin, but Nick broke it up.
Finlay set up Matt for a move from the ropes, but Matt countered with a huracanrana. Nick superkicked Connors. The Bucks double superkicked Finlay. They followed up with a BTE Trigger, which led to Matt pinning Finlay.
“The Young Bucks” Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson defeated “The Dogs” David Finlay and Clark Connors to retain the AEW Tag Team Titles.
The Bucks celebrated their win while Excalibur hyped their match against Kyle Fletcher and Kevin Knight for the AEW Tag Team Titles at WrestleDream. Fletcher and Knight ran out and attacked the Bucks. Don Callis entered the ring and threw punches at Matt while Fletcher held his arms. Callis raked Nick’s eyes while Knight held his arms behind him. Knight performed a uranage slam on Nick, while Fletcher performed a brainbuster on Matt. Fletcher and Knight posed with the AEW Tag Team Title belts while Callis raised their arms to close the show…
Powell’s POV: Good work from the teams in the main event, but The Dogs don’t feel like a threat to win most of their television matches these days, let alone the AEW Tag Team Titles. The post-match attack by Fletcher and Knight was a simple and effective way to put some heat on the heel challengers at WrestleDream.
Overall, a solid two-hour Collision that was a little more loaded than usual for the Grand Slam France show. I’m also filling in for Will Pruett this week on our weekly same-night audio reviews of Collision for Dot Net Members (including our Patreon patrons).
