Saturday night’s alright! AEW Collision is back with Homecoming, live from Daily’s Place in Jacksonville, FL. We’ve got an action-packed show with a loaded card that is sure to deliver.

Among the action tonight is AEW Continental Champion Kazuchika Okada vs. ROH World TV Champion Komander as well as a four-way free-for-all between Queen Aminata, Deonna Purrazzo, Yuka Sakazaki, and Serena Deeb for a shot at the TBS Championship on Dynamite. As well, Samoa Joe says tells Nick Wayne that “the son will suffer the sins of the father.”

Get comfortable as Elton John serenades us all before the bell rings. Listening to Jim Ross on commentary is never a bad idea.

1. Nick Wayne vs. Samoa Joe

Starting off with what may be a violent and quick putting down of Nick Wayne is an easy booking choice for AEW’s return to Daily’s Place.

Christian Cage and Kip Sabian enter the ring with Nick Wayne. Hook and Katsuyori Shibata enter the ring the even the odds. Shibata will be back in the ring later tonight.

Nick Wayne tries a shoulder tackle. Cute. The ROH legend gets to dominating very quickly. Mother Wayne stays at ringside, a brave choice for the Matriarch. She has a front-row view of this trucking.

A Dragon Screw gets the Samoan Submission Machine on the mat. The good feeling doesn’t last long for Cage’s family. Nick Wayne gets dismantled in under ten minutes.

Winner: Samoa Joe via pinfall.

A quick recap was shown of the amazing opening for this past Wednesday’s Dynamite that began with Will Ospreay and Kenny Omega. This set up a massive match. The Best Bout Machine and the Aerial Assassin vs. Kyle Fletcher and Konosuke Takeshita.

2. Champion vs. Champion: Continental Champion Kazuchika Okada vs. ROH Wolrd TV Champion Komander

A long stare-down and circling builds up the intensity of this match-up. Okada goes for a handshake twice but Komander denies him both times.

Hype man Alex Abrahantes is ringside for Komander.

Okada is no slouch when it comes to athletic ability. Komander can fly with anyone but Okada can fly with Komander. It helps that he’s also much bigger.

Komander cannot connect on a Hurricanrana but counters. A rough neckbreaker stifles Komander and Okada still looks as fresh as the start of the match. A modified Poisonrana allows Komander to get some offense going.

Okada takes him out with a massive Rainmaker.

Winner: Kazuchika Okada via pinfall.

Okada goes back for a handshake and Komander complies this time. Okada attacks him from behind before walking away with his title held high.

Powerhouse Hobbs was waiting in the parking lot for Big Bill. The 7-footer tried throwing a brick but missed badly. Hobbs took control, using whatever he could find to chop down the Redwood. Security guards rushed out to stop the carnage. Wasn’t Maximum Carnage last week?

Back from a commercial break, Lexy Nair is backstage with Big Boom and AJ. Undisputed Kingdom came out for a massive “BOOM!” This is why we love wrestling, people.

3. Undisputed Kingdom vs. TNT Champion Daniel Garcia, “Daddy Magic” Matt Menard, and “Cool Hand Ang” Angelo Parker

Shane Taylor Promotions at ringside are “not even impressed” by the TNT Champ and his teammates as they make their way to the ring.

Cool Hand Ang hasn’t been in the ring in a long time. He’s back now after paternity leave. Congrats to him and Ruby Soho! Team 2.0 is back and ready for a fight.

Daniel Garcia starts against Adam Cole. but both quickly tag out, giving way to Daddy Magic and Roderick Strong, respectively. Chants for the lovable loudmouth Daddy Magic ring out through the venue. Some are not impressed.

Daddy Magic’s loud voice rings out “Who wants to see a bodyslam?!” Kyle O’Reilly gets planted. Cool Hand Ang gets tagged in and lands some punches to KOR’s head before his partners get their turns for the same.

An intense matchup ends with the Undisputed Kingdom getting the dub. Hands shaken between all the competitors after. STP are still not impressed.

Winners: Undisputed Kingdom via pinfall.

Max Caster cuts a promo and invites the roster for an Open Challenge. “You can’t be better than the Best Wrestler Alive.”

Back from a commercial break, Top Flight and Leila Grey are with Lexy Nair. Darius calls out Lio for a one-on-one match.

Tony Schiavone is in the ring to mediate the Face-to-Face between AEW Women’s World Champion Mariah May and her Grand Slam opponent Toni Storm.

Take one guess who you think Nigel’s favorite wrestler is.

The crowd chants “She’s a rookie!” before May says a word. Mariah May says she’s never cared about Toni Storm and that she’ll “get off humiliating” Storm in her hometown.

May feels nothing for Storm and says the fans’ hearts reflect that. She calls her a joke and a meme. She calls Storm a pawn she used to dominate the game. Storm says she’s May’s biggest fan. She says she wants to be just like May one day, giving her a hug. May plays a long, just long enough to land a couple of slaps before throwing Storm down. SHe gets up, only to get knocked back down with the title and whipped by the belt.

She grabs Storm’s face and kisses her cheek before throwing her back down and vacating the ring.

Storm grabs a mic and says she hasn’t forgotten. May turns around. Storm says their dance isn’t done. She says it’s now her moment in the Sun. Timeless Toni Storm is back.

Renee Paquette is with Jon Moxley and Claudio Castagnoli. Mox says he’s trying to make everyone more like him.

4. The Hounds of Hell: Buddy Matthews and Brody King (with Julia Hart) vs. Gates of Agony: Bishop Kaun and Toa Liona

The Hounds of Hell are no longer under the House. This one’s going to be, to put it lightly, physical.

Gates of Agony are 18-2 in ROH tag-team action. A formidable pair of opponents for the Buddy Matthews starts off against Bishop Kaun. Neither seems willing to

Toa Liona, the Samoan Lion, tags himself in and runs over Matthews. Brody King tags himself in as the dogs in the crowd bark away. Chops to the chest between these two? Talk about hard-hitting.

Buddy Matthews nails both opponents on the outside of the ring, landing perfectly. As Brody is temporarily knocked down (seriously, how does one do that?), Matthews survives long enough for his tag partner to return. King hits Liona with a Death Valley Driver but Bishop Kaun stops the count at two.

Liona picks up King for a piledriver but couldn’t connect. King returns and lands it but Liona gets right back up.

Winners: The Hounds of Hell via pinfall.

Lexy Nair is backstage with the BOOM  guys and the star of all stars, Harley Cameron! Taya Valkyrie interrupts the party that almost turns into a jam session as Cameron has her guitar.

After a commercial break, Lexy Nair is back with Thunder Rosa and Penelope Ford. Ford says she wants the recognition she deserves, issuing Rosa a challenge.

5. Free-For-All for a shot at the TBS Championship: Deonna Purrazzo vs. Serena Deeb vs. Yuka Sakazaki vs. Queen Aminata

As the bell rings, Purrazzo leaves the ring and lets the other three competitors start it off. She seems to only want to be in for an easy pin after  another wrestler does the work for her.

It’s no disqualifications, so Taya Valkyrie kicking Sakazaki on the outside does not change anything. She recovers and hits her three opponents on the outside before Valkyrie gets her back. Purrazzo looks to take advantage. Sakazaki is 10-1 in AEW matches.

Serena Deeb controls Sakazaki as Purrazzo gets to work on Aminata. But there are no alliances to be made in a match with so much on the line.

Purrazzo gets Aminata into a Fujiwara armbar but can’t end the contest.

Harley Cameron comes out to save Sakazaki as Purrazzo and Valkyrie are about to put a finisher on her.

Winner: Yuka Sakazaki via pinfall.

Okada interrupts the Hounds of Hell with a laugh, saying Buddy Matthews barks like a bitch, denying him a title shot.

Big Bill is in the ring. Security tried to stop Hobbs from entering the ring. Futile. Big Bill hits Hobbs’ knee and then knocks him down with a backpack that has his knee brace and bricks in it. Oh, and handcuffs.

This isn’t even an official match. Big Bill takes it to Hobbs, making him bleed and using a chair and the commentary desk. Hobbs gets back up only as long as his leg lets him.

He finally gets back up and kicks the Redwood, gaining the upper hand. He plants him onto a table off the ramp with a Belly to Belly.

A promo with the Don Callis family plays, talking about Kenny Omega. Callis warns them that he will spill all their blood. Brian Cage says they have a numbers advantage, but Callis is not sure that’s an advantage. Callis ends by saying “Who says there’s only five of us?” HMMM…

6. Konosuke Takeshita (c) vs. Katsuyori Shibata for the AEW International Championship

Don Callis is on the commentary desk, of course. He plays the victim. Nigel McGuinness says there are a lot of stupid people in America. Unpack that one.

Takeshita usually carries a massive size and power advantage over his opponents. Jim Ross puts him over as potentially a top two or top three wrestler in the world. The scary part is he may already be there. 2024 was his year.

If he could hear it, Shibata would unsurprisingly be unfazed by all the talk about his opponent.

A massive Senton from the middle rope only yields Takeshita a two-count. Shibata counters a submission with a smooth heel-hook but Takeshita is close enough to the rope.

Shibata’s running dropkick is always textbook. But Takeshita doesn’t stay down. Callis doesn’t want to reveal Takeshita’s age. Is he aware of Wikipedia’s existence?

Takeshita lands a knee to the jaw but Shibata answers with one of his own. The Wrestler has one gear, the commentary team notes.

An abdominal stretch in the center of the ring forces Callis up from the desk and to ringside. Neither man in the ring will stay down, regardless of what the other throws at them.

Callis almost costs Takeshita the title but it’s only a two-count.

Winner: Takeshita retains via

 

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Summary

AEW went all out for this one and it showed. A stacked card that saw a number of key storylines advanced, yet it didn’t feel stuffy. Daily’s Place was lively and the crowd showed their excitement consistently through the night’s matches. A solid return to Daily’s Place caps off a big week of All Elite Wrestling.