The biggest night in AEW history is here.
Swerve Strickland has spent weeks being hunted by five mysterious masked men. Brody King has been attacked. Bandido was taken out. The World Championship picture has completely exploded.
Tonight, everything comes to a head.
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Number One Contender for the AEW World Championship
Brody King vs. Orange Cassidy vs. Jon Moxley vs. Juice Robinson vs. Christian Cage vs. Mistico vs. Bobby Lashley vs. Buddy Matthews – LADDER MATCH
The match is chaos from the opening bell.
Everyone immediately realizes the advantage of being fresh.
Brody King dominates the early portion, throwing bodies around the ring.
Bobby Lashley meets him head-on.
The two massive powerhouses exchange blows.
Jon Moxley attacks both men from behind.
Christian immediately starts looking for a ladder.
Orange Cassidy avoids the chaos entirely and eventually climbs a ladder.
Juice Robinson pulls him down.
Mistico uses the ladder as a launching point, hitting a breathtaking dive onto everyone outside.
Buddy Matthews catches Mistico.
The two exchange strikes.
The match becomes a series of alliances that immediately fall apart.
Moxley and Lashley fight over a ladder.
Christian tries climbing.
Orange knocks him off.
Juice catches Orange.
Brody launches Juice across the ring.
Mistico climbs.
Buddy pulls him down.
The crowd erupts when Brody and Lashley both climb opposite sides of the same ladder.
They trade punches.
Moxley pushes the ladder.
Both fall.
Orange Cassidy sneaks up.
He reaches the top.
Christian climbs after him.
Orange punches Christian off.
Juice climbs the opposite side.
Orange and Juice trade punches.
Brody grabs the ladder.
He throws both men off.
Brody begins climbing.
Buddy attacks him.
The two fight on top of the ladder.
Buddy almost reaches the contract.
Brody grabs him.
GONZO BOMB OFF THE LADDER!
Buddy crashes down.
The crowd explodes.
Brody slowly climbs again.
Moxley attacks him.
Brody throws Moxley into a ladder.
Lashley catches Brody.
Brody fights free.
Christian hits Brody from behind.
Mistico takes Christian out.
Orange hits Mistico.
Juice hits Orange.
Everyone is down.
Brody rises.
He looks around.
Then starts climbing.
Nobody can stop him.
Brody reaches the top.
He grabs the contract.
Winner: BRODY KING
Brody King wins the Number One Contender opportunity.
The crowd erupts.
Brody stands on top of the ladder holding the contract.
He looks directly toward the entrance.
Then—
THE FIVE MASKED MEN APPEAR.
The same five men who destroyed Bandido.
They swarm Brody.
Brody tries fighting them.
He is overwhelmed.
They drag him down.
They beat him around the ringside area.
Brody is left lying among the ladders.
The masked men stand over him.
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OPENING SEGMENT — THE ROAD TO COLLISION COURSE
Tony Schiavone opens the show and welcomes everyone to Collision Course.
He runs down the night’s massive card, including the AEW World Championship match, the Women’s World Championship Triple Threat, Kenny Omega vs. Cope, the Street Fight for the Tag Team Championships and the ladder match that just determined Swerve’s challenger.
The crowd erupts when Brody King’s name is mentioned.
Tony reminds everyone that Brody King was brutally attacked after the ladder match.
The camera cuts backstage.
Swerve Strickland is shown preparing for his World Championship defense.
He says he doesn’t care that Brody won the ladder match.
He says he’s leaving Collision Course as AEW World Champion.
Then the camera cuts to another locker room.
Brody King is nowhere to be seen.
The commentators immediately begin wondering whether Brody will even be medically cleared to compete.
Tony closes the opening segment by saying:
“Tonight, AEW finds out who is really in control.”
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Mark Briscoe, Kyle O’Reilly & Roderick Strong vs. PAC, Daniel Garcia & Wheeler Yuta vs. Drilla Maloney, Clark Connors & Gabe Kidd vs. Ace Austin & The Gunns vs. Shane Taylor & The Infantry vs. Scorpio Sky & Top Flight
GAUNTLET MATCH
The opening match is absolute chaos with an enormous prize on the line. The trio that survives will receive a midcard championship opportunity AND a Tag Team Championship opportunity, meaning everyone is fighting for themselves and their partners.
Mark Briscoe, Kyle O’Reilly and Roderick Strong begin the match against Scorpio Sky and Top Flight. Mark immediately turns the match into a wild brawl while Kyle tries to keep things technical. Strong becomes the powerhouse, repeatedly catching Top Flight out of the air.
Top Flight eventually isolate Kyle and nearly eliminate his team, but Mark makes the save.
The first elimination comes after Roderick catches Scorpio Sky with a brutal backbreaker while Mark prevents a save.
Winners of the first fall: Mark Briscoe, Kyle O’Reilly & Roderick Strong.
The next team enters: Shane Taylor and The Infantry.
The size difference immediately changes the match. Taylor destroys everyone in sight while Kyle repeatedly attacks his legs.
Strong and Taylor have an incredible exchange before Mark hits a huge diving attack.
Kyle catches one member of The Infantry in a submission.
They eliminate Shane Taylor & The Infantry.
The next team enters: Ace Austin and The Gunns.
The Gunns use classic tag-team tactics to isolate Mark.
Ace Austin nearly steals the victory.
Kyle saves his team.
Mark catches Austin with a sudden counter.
Ace Austin & The Gunns are eliminated.
The next team enters: The Doggs — Drilla Maloney, Clark Connors & Gabe Kidd.
This becomes the most violent portion of the match.
Kidd and Strong trade bombs in the center of the ring.
Drilla targets Kyle.
Connors hits Mark with a huge spear.
The Doggs overwhelm them.
After a brutal sequence, Kidd catches Mark with a devastating finishing move.
Mark Briscoe, Kyle O’Reilly & Roderick Strong are eliminated.
The last team to enter: PAC, Daniel Garcia & Wheeler Yuta
The Death Riders are fresh.
They immediately target The Doggs.
PAC and Connors exchange vicious kicks.
Garcia and Kidd have a technical war.
Yuta and Drilla fight around ringside.
The match completely breaks down.
Garcia locks in a submission.
PAC prevents Connors from breaking it.
Yuta catches Drilla.
The Doggs fight back.
Kidd nearly steals the win.
But PAC hits a brutal finishing sequence.
Garcia follows with a submission.
Yuta prevents Kidd from escaping.
Winners: PAC, Daniel Garcia & Wheeler Yuta
The Death Riders have earned a Midcard Championship opportunity and Tag Team Championship opportunity.
They celebrate as the rest of the teams look on.
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ATHENA vs. ALEX WINDSOR – Women’s National Championship Tournament Final
This is the culmination of the Women’s National Championship Tournament.
Athena enters believing the championship belongs to her.
Alex Windsor enters having already defeated Mercedes Moné and established herself as one of AEW’s biggest rising stars.
The opening minutes are technical and tense. Athena tries to frustrate Windsor by constantly attacking her legs and forcing her into awkward positions.
Windsor uses her strength to overpower Athena.
Athena responds with speed.
Every time Windsor gets momentum, Athena finds a way to stop her.
Windsor eventually catches Athena with a huge power move and gets a near fall.
Athena rolls out of the ring.
Windsor follows.
Athena attempts to bait her into a mistake.
Windsor refuses.
Back inside, Athena hits a vicious series of strikes.
Windsor survives.
The crowd begins getting louder as both women trade finishing attempts.
Athena goes for her biggest move.
Windsor catches her.
One! Two!
Athena kicks out.
Windsor can’t believe it.
Athena rises and immediately attacks.
Windsor counters again.
Athena goes for another finishing sequence.
Windsor catches her in mid-motion and drives her down.
Athena kicks out at the last possible moment.
Windsor doesn’t panic.
She waits.
Athena charges.
Windsor catches her.
BIG FINISHING COUNTER.
One! Two! Three!
Winner: Alex Windsor
Alex Windsor wins the Women’s National Championship Tournament and earns the Women’s National Championship.
Athena sits in disbelief.
Windsor celebrates with the crowd.
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DAVID FINLAY (c) vs. JAY WHITE – International Championship
This match is personal.
David Finlay and Jay White have spent weeks insulting each other, attacking each other backstage and promising to take the International Championship.
There is no feeling-out process.
They immediately start throwing punches.
Jay repeatedly targets Finlay’s knee.
Finlay answers with brutal chops.
Jay tries to slow the champion down and uses every shortcut available.
Finlay refuses to stay down.
The champion hits a huge lariat.
Jay kicks out.
Jay catches Finlay with a sudden counter.
Two count.
Finlay survives.
Jay begins getting frustrated.
He starts yelling at Finlay that the championship belongs to him.
Finlay responds by slapping him.
The match becomes an outright fight.
Jay hits his biggest finishing maneuver.
Finlay kicks out.
Jay can’t believe it.
Finlay gets back up.
He catches Jay with a massive strike.
Jay staggers.
Finlay follows with his finishing combination.
One! Two!
Finlay kicks out of Jay’s first finishing attempt.
Jay refuses to panic.
He pulls Finlay up.
Finlay tries another lariat.
Jay ducks.
Jay catches Finlay from behind.
BLADE RUNNER!
Finlay collapses.
Jay hooks both legs.
One!
Two!
THREE!
Winner and NEW International Champion: JAY WHITE
Jay White has finally defeated David Finlay and captures the International Championship.
Jay grabs the championship and holds it over Finlay.
The crowd rains down boos.
Jay looks directly into the camera.
“This is Bullet Club Gold’s championship now.”
Finlay slowly gets to his feet.
Jay raises the title again.
Jay White has arrived at Collision Course as a champion.
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KENNY OMEGA vs. COPE
Two all-time greats finally meet.
Kenny Omega enters talking about proving he’s the better all-time great.
Adam Copeland enters determined to embarrass him.
The first portion of the match is surprisingly technical.
Copeland repeatedly targets Kenny’s neck.
Kenny begins attacking Copeland’s legs.
Eventually, the match explodes.
Omega hits a snapdragon.
Copeland answers with a huge spear.
Kenny kicks out.
Copeland goes for another.
Omega moves.
Copeland crashes into the corner.
Omega starts throwing V-Triggers.
Copeland survives.
Kenny goes for the One-Winged Angel.
Copeland escapes.
The crowd erupts.
Copeland hits Kenny with a massive counter.
One! Two!
Omega kicks out.
Copeland looks shocked.
He pulls Kenny up and tells him he’s going to embarrass him.
Kenny responds with a V-Trigger.
Another.
Another.
Copeland is barely standing.
Kenny lifts him.
ONE-WINGED ANGEL!
Copeland kicks out.
Kenny is stunned.
The crowd is going insane.
Copeland slowly rises.
He goes for the spear.
Kenny sidesteps.
Copeland turns around.
V-TRIGGER!
Kenny follows with another.
Copeland collapses.
Kenny lifts him one final time.
ONE-WINGED ANGEL.
One! Two! Three!
Winner: Kenny Omega
Kenny has defeated Adam Copeland.
He stands over Copeland exhausted.
Afterward, Kenny extends his hand.
Copeland looks at it.
Then accepts.
The two legends shake hands.
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NEW DAY (c) vs. THE YOUNG BUCKS – Street Fight — AEW Tag Team Championships
The opening bell barely rings before both teams start fighting.
There are no rules.
No count-outs.
No disqualifications.
Just four men and a championship.
Kofi and Matthew immediately fight into the crowd.
Xavier and Nicholas battle around ringside.
Weapons start appearing almost immediately.
Trash cans.
Chairs.
Kendo sticks.
Tables.
The Bucks attempt to isolate Kofi and repeatedly attack his knee.
Woods eventually makes the save.
New Day hits a double-team attack through a table.
The Bucks survive.
Matthew catches Kofi with a superkick.
Nicholas hits Woods.
Two tables are set up.
The match becomes absolute carnage.
The Bucks hit a massive double-team move through a table.
Kofi kicks out.
Matthew can’t believe it.
New Day rallies.
Kofi climbs.
Woods catches Nicholas.
They hit their biggest combination.
One! Two!
Matthew breaks it up with a chair.
The crowd explodes.
The Bucks try to finish Kofi.
Woods saves him.
New Day catches Nicholas.
Kofi hits the final strike.
Woods makes the cover.
One! Two! Three!
Winners: New Day — retain the AEW Tag Team Championships
The New Day celebrate with the championships.
The Young Bucks sit amid the wreckage.
Both teams have pushed each other to the limit.
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JAMIE HAYTER (c) vs. KRIS STATLANDER vs. TONI STORM – AEW Women’s World Championship
Jamie Hayter walks into Collision Course as champion.
She has spent weeks insisting that she won’t lose the championship.
Toni Storm wants her title back.
Kris Statlander believes she’s the woman capable of beating both of them.
The opening minutes are a three-way chess match.
Hayter and Statlander briefly work together against Storm before turning on each other.
Storm repeatedly tries to steal the victory.
Hayter hits a huge lariat.
Statlander breaks up the pin.
Statlander then catches Hayter with a massive power move.
Storm breaks up the pin.
The crowd begins chanting for Hayter.
Hayter responds with a series of brutal strikes.
Storm catches Hayter with a surprise attack.
Two count.
Statlander attacks Storm.
The match becomes completely chaotic.
Statlander hits her biggest move on Storm.
Hayter breaks the pin at the last possible moment.
Statlander is furious.
She attacks Hayter.
Hayter fights back.
The champion and Statlander exchange bombs in the middle of the ring.
Storm suddenly returns.
She catches both women.
Hayter kicks out.
Statlander kicks out.
The crowd is on its feet.
Storm climbs the ropes.
Hayter knocks her down.
Statlander catches Hayter.
Hayter counters.
Hayter hits her finishing move on Statlander!
One!
Two!
THREE!
Winner: Jamie Hayter — retains the AEW Women’s World Championship
Hayter grabs the championship and holds it high.
Toni Storm is furious.
Kris Statlander sits in disbelief.
Hayter climbs the turnbuckle.
The crowd gives the champion a huge reaction.
Jamie Hayter’s reign continues.
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SWERVE STRICKLAND (c) vs. BRODY KING – AEW WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
MAIN EVENT
The story of this match begins before Brody even reaches the arena.
Earlier in the night, Brody King was brutally attacked backstage by the five masked men.
Medical personnel tell Brody he should not compete.
Brody refuses.
He has already earned his opportunity.
He tells them:
“I’m fighting.”
When Swerve Strickland’s music hits, the AEW World Champion walks to the ring expecting his challenger.
Swerve grabs a microphone.
He says he was told Brody might not make it.
Swerve says if Brody can’t compete, then he doesn’t have an opponent.
The crowd begins buzzing.
Then—
BRODY KING’S MUSIC HITS.
The arena erupts.
Brody slowly walks onto the stage.
He has tape wrapped around his ribs.
There is old blood on his face and chest.
He is visibly hurt.
But he’s walking.
Swerve looks stunned.
Brody reaches the ring.
He doesn’t say anything.
He simply walks through the ropes.
Swerve looks at him.
Brody stares back.
The referee checks Brody.
Brody refuses medical attention.
He wants the match.
The bell rings.
Swerve immediately attacks Brody’s injured ribs.
Brody fights back.
Swerve is faster.
Brody is stronger.
Swerve repeatedly targets the ribs.
Brody catches Swerve and throws him across the ring.
Swerve gets back up.
Brody charges.
Swerve sidesteps.
Brody crashes into the turnbuckles.
Swerve hits a huge kick.
Brody staggers.
Swerve attacks the ribs again.
Brody refuses to stay down.
The crowd gets behind him.
Brody hits a massive chop.
Then another.
Swerve answers with a strike.
Brody catches him.
POWER SLAM!
One! Two!
Swerve kicks out.
Brody immediately goes back to work.
Swerve rolls outside.
Brody follows.
Swerve catches him.
They brawl around ringside.
Brody throws Swerve into the barricade.
Swerve responds by driving Brody into the ring post.
Brody collapses.
Swerve rolls him back inside.
The champion climbs the ropes.
Brody gets up.
Swerve dives.
BRODY CATCHES HIM!
Brody powers Swerve up.
GONZO BOMB!
Brody covers.
One! Two!
Swerve kicks out!
Brody is stunned.
He looks toward the crowd.
Swerve slowly gets up.
The two men exchange strikes.
Swerve hits a House Call.
Brody stays standing.
Another.
Brody drops to one knee.
Swerve hits another.
Brody collapses.
Swerve covers.
One!
Two!
Brody kicks out!
The champion cannot believe it.
Swerve starts yelling at Brody.
Brody slowly gets up.
Swerve charges.
Brody catches him.
Swerve escapes.
Swerve goes for another House Call.
Brody ducks.
Swerve crashes into the ropes.
Brody turns around.
Brody runs the lariat Swerve he misses and hits the ref!
REFEREE BUMP.
The referee goes down.
Brody turns toward him. Shocked. Swerve hits Brody with a low blow and then HOUSE CALL!
The arena suddenly goes dark.
THE FIVE MASKED MEN APPEAR
They surround Swerve.
Swerve tries to fight.
One grabs him.
Another attacks him.
Another hits him from behind.
They swarm the champion.
Brody is still down from the earlier exchange.
The masked men drag Swerve toward the corner.
They set up tables.
Swerve tries fighting free.
He manages to drop one of them.
Another attacks.
Swerve is overwhelmed.
SWERVE IS DRIVEN THROUGH A TABLE.
The crowd erupts in boos.
The masked men aren’t finished.
They drag Swerve up.
ANOTHER TABLE.
Swerve is thrown through it.
The masked men stand over the World Champion.
Brody is still knocked out and doesn’t see any of it.
The masked men disappear.
The lights come back.
The referee slowly begins recovering.
Brody slowly gets to his feet.
He has absolutely no idea what happened.
Swerve is barely moving.
Brody looks at him.
Brody walks over.
He lifts Swerve.
Swerve can barely stand.
Brody hits him with the GONZO BOMB!
The referee crawls into position.
ONE!
TWO!
THREE!
WINNER AND NEW AEW WORLD CHAMPION: BRODY KING
The arena erupts.
Brody King has finally won the AEW World Championship.
Brody is exhausted.
He is barely standing.
The championship is handed to him.
Brody looks down at it.
Then—
THE FIVE MASKED MEN RETURN.
They slowly surround Brody.
Brody looks around.
He doesn’t understand.
Then Swerve begins moving.
The former champion gets to his feet.
Swerve sees Brody surrounded.
Despite everything, Swerve tries to help him.
Swerve attacks one of the masked men.
Then another.
He manages to knock one down.
Brody turns.
CLOTHESLINE! – Brody destroys Swerve.
Swerve hits the mat.
Brody stands over him.
The masked men begin beating Swerve.
One after another.
Swerve tries to fight back.
He can’t.
The five men surround him.
Then they begin removing their masks.
The first mask comes off.
JOHN SILVER.
New Look! Long Beard and facepaint.
Huge reaction.
Silver has a completely new look, with half of his face painted.
The second mask comes off.
ALEX REYNOLDS.
Another completely new look like Silver long beard.
Half-painted face.
Cold expression.
The third man removes his mask.
PRESTON VANCE.
He has also transformed his appearance, with half of his face painted, a long dark beard, and long black hair!
The fourth man removes his mask.
BUDDY MATTHEWS!
The same Buddy Matthews who competed in the ladder match earlier tonight the same Buddy Matthews who the masked men have attacked multiple times! It was all a setup!
The crowd erupts in disbelief.
Brody looks at him.
Buddy smiles.
Then the final masked man slowly reaches up.
He removes his mask.
The arena goes completely insane.
MALAKAI BLACK!
MALAKAI BLACK HAS RETURNED TO AEW.
Brody looks at Malakai.
Malakai looks at Brody.
For a moment, neither man moves.
Then—
THEY EMBRACE.
Buddy joins them.
Silver.
Reynolds.
Vance.
All five men surround Brody.
The AEW World Champion raises the championship.
The crowd rains down boos.
Swerve is still down in the wreckage.
Malakai stands beside Brody.
Buddy stands on the other side.
Silver, Reynolds and Vance stand behind them.
Brody raises the championship higher.
The camera slowly pulls back.
The new faction stands united around the new AEW World Champion.
BRODY KING.
MALAKAI BLACK
BUDDY MATTHEWS
JOHN SILVER
ALEX REYNOLDS
PRESTON VANCE
The crowd is stunned.
Brody raises the World Championship one final time.
BLACK SCREEN.
BRODY KING IS THE AEW WORLD CHAMPION.
THE MASKED MEN HAVE REVEALED THEMSELVES.
MALAKAI BLACK IS BACK.
END OF AEW COLLISION COURSE
