AEW Collision: Three Way TNT Title fun with Castagnoli, Strong, and Ciampa

Tomassa Ciampa defends the AEW TNT title against Roderick Strong and Claudio Castagnoli on AEW Collision.

Tommy "Milagro" Martinez

AEW Collision: Three Way TNT Title fun with Castagnoli, Strong, and Ciampa

It’s Saturday Night, and it’s all right for fighting on AEW Collision. So you know what that means?

No, there will be no Superb Owls to see here. Try Sunday when there are Seahawks and Patriots. Plus, there is no I.C.E. to be had here, (but a little bit here).

Tonight, All Elite Wrestling will have big action as three men challenge for the TNT championship. Tommaso Ciampa holds the gold, Claudio Castagnoli has a title and wants to add more, and Roderick Strong is looking for a belt of his own.

Who will get the gold this evening?

We’ll find out as we come to you (taped) from the Pearl Theater At the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, NV. Tony Schiavone and Excalibur have the call, and your First Match of the Night is…

The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) vs. GoA (Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona)

The Bucks’ outfits and ring entrance hearken back to the early days, while chants of “The Elite! The The Elite!” fill the Pearl. Loa has his way with Matt, but he and Nick show why they are the best tag team in AEW. Then the GoA smash the Bucks back-first into each other and work over Matt. Nick with a slap with some juice on it, and GoA focuses their attention on the elder Buck. GoA anticipates the moves of the Bucks, and Matt is a Buck in Peril during Picture in Picture.

Mart almost gets a tag, but Kaun pushes him away. He finally gets the tag to Nick, and he is a Buck en Fuego, and they have their way on GoA with a stereo leg drop/splash by both men, which gets them a two count
Liona lands a Samoan drop on both Bucks and follows with a moonsault to the floor. The Bucks attempt the BTE Trigger but miss the mark once, but not twice, yet Kaun breaks up the pin count. The TK (Meltzler) Driver finds the mark on Kaun for the pin and the win.

Your Winners via Pinfall: The Young Bucks

After the match, FTR congratulates the Bucks on the win, and Big StoKe says they cannot relive those days. Plus, Harwood and Wheeler are happy to give them a loss. Top Guys out.

There is a recap of Ciampa’s win against Briscoe, and he promises to be a fighting champion for the TNT title.

Brody King won a title shot on AEW Dynamite, and he wants the title this weekend on Grand Slam Australia. Woof!

Renee Paquette is in the ring with the Cosmic Killer, Kris Statlander, but Thekla appears, and she and the Triangle of Madness attack en masse, whipping her back. Thekla gets a mic and tells the champ that it doesn’t matter the stipulation, but to be sure, it will be toxic. Statlander suggests a Strap match, and the Toxic Spider agrees.

Lexy Nair is backstage with Kyle Fletcher on the TNT title challenge, and he doesn’t respect it. Okada comes out and cares about his success, unlike his tag partner, Konosuke Takeshita.

Now to go to the squared circle as this is a high-flying match between…

Kevin “The Jet” Knight (With “Speedball” Mike Bailey)vs. Scorpio Sky (with Christopher Daniels)

Chants of “SCU” fill the building of The Worst Town Sky has ever been in.

They grapple with neither man gaining an advantage, and Sky and Knight go hold for counter hold. Knight crotches Sky on the top rope and dropkicks him to the floor, and he follows, flying over the top rope with a clothesline, and during Picture in Picture, they battle until….

Ads (Stupid Monkeys in the Truck™ couldn’t let me enjoy that match, I guess). Knight is still in control, and then Sky stages a comeback. The Jef goes for roll-ups for a series of near falls, but it’s the flying lariat, and the UFO splash ends it in three.

Your Winner via Pinfall: Kevin “The Jet” Knight

He and Bailey display two-thirds of the Trios titles, and there is a handshake for mutual respect.

Hook has words, and as Samoa Joe is out, he’s the new boss of The OPPs. He tells us that you’re not only looking at a second-generation wrestler but a leader.

As for me hearing this, I can only say, “Sounds good, Second-Rate Solo Sikoa.”

Next is…

Mina Shirakawa vs. Viva Van

“Let’s go Me-nah/ Viva Van” chants start things off.

As for me, allow a Squared Circle Clerihew™:

*ahem*

Shirikawa and Van are quite a pair
And they hit blows without a care.
The Love Bomb puts on an offensive blitz
And then makes Van submit

Your Winner via Pinfall: Mina Shirikawa

After that, Mox comes to join commentary as your next match is …

SkyFlight (Dante Martin and Zayda Steel) vs. The Death Riders (Marina Shafir & Wheeler Yuta)

Can you smell what the Squash is cooking?

I sure can. So enjoy this recipe for a Roasted Winter Squash.

As for this match, it ends with Steel attempting a crossbody that Shafir reverses to the Mother’s Milk, and that’s all she wrote.

Your Winners via Submission: Marina Shafir and Wheeler Yuta

Yuta grabs a razor to shave Dante’s hair, but then Tonmi Storm and Orange Cassidy run out with scissors, and she and Orange Cassidy have a stare-down.

Alex Windsor and Jayme Hayter have a drink at a pub, and some bruv comes up and doesn’t understand to leave them alone, but he gave them their tag team name: The Brawling Birds.

Brilliant, says I.

MJF is incensed that Page stuck his nose in his business, and he hopes Andrade wins as he will lay down the Hebrew Hammer, and as for Brody King, he promises that when he barks, he will make him his bitch.

Well, with that, here’s a “Match” between…

Thekla vs. Brittnie Brooks

Yeah, we know how this will go, so enjoy this Haiku in Review™:

*ahem*

This Spider bites hard.

One spear breaks Brooks in half, and

Thekla reigns supreme.

Your Winner via Pinfall: Thekla

Mox talks about AEW Grand Slam, and he knows Takeshita is a different man than the one he faced. But he has revenge on his mind.

Now for a…

Parking Lot Fight: The Grizzled Young Veterans ( James Drake and Zach Gibson) and Big Bill and Bryan Keith vs. Eddie Kingston, Ortiz, and The Rascalz (Zac Wentz and Dezmond Xavier

There is nothing fancy in this match. It’s just a Pier Eight brawl.

Xavier, Keith Wentz get thrown into a smoky limo for a “quiet” moment in Vegas (if ya catch my drift), while Bill, Kingston and the rest still battle, ramming everyone into the vehicles in the lot.

Big moment when Bill Chokeslams Wentz through a windshield.

Isla Dawn comes to interfere, as does Myron Reed for his fellow Rascalz. But Kingston delivers with a DDT to Gibson to the windshield to end it.

Your Winners via Pinfall: Eddie Kingston, Ortiz, and The Rascalz

Hey. Namaste, yo!

Nair is backstage with Strong, talking about how things ain’t going his way, and he says to LEXY that he appreciates the thought. Mark Briscoe encourages and says, when his win, to give his fellow Conglomerate a shot at the title. Strong makes it clear he is not part of the Conglomerate and walks off.

Wow. That’s cold.

But now is time for the Main event for the…

AEW TNT Title Three-Way Match: Tommaso Ciampa (c) vs. Roderick Strong vs. Claudio Castagnoli

The bell rings, and all three men go for broke. Ciampa tosses Strong to Castagnoli, who tosses him to the apron edge.

Now it’s the Swiss Cyborg versus the Psycho Killer battling it out, but Strong comes back with a knee to Ciampa, and Castagnoli attacks with a clothesline. He works both Strong and the challenger, but Ciampa counters with a flatliner/ reverse DDT to both men. The Psycho Killer is in control until Castagnoli takes over, but Ciampa and Strong nail him with a double suplex.

The action spills to the floor, and all three men battle it out during Picture in Picture. Castagnoli is in control until Strong slams him to the floor. Ciampa dives but eats a backbreaker and then a Tiger Driver for a count of two, and then Strong goes for a Stronghold until Castagnoli kicks him off. All three men go for broke, but no one gets the advantage. Ciampa attacks with a knee, and Castagnoli hits the big swing until Strong nails a kick. Castagnoli attempts with a Neutalizer, but it gets blocked by Strong, who goes for a single leg crab, but he eats a running knee by Ciampa, and he gets pinned for one, two, and three.

Your Winner and Still TNT Champion: Tomasso Ciampa

Just as he celebrates his title defense, Kyle Fletcher comes out, and he tells the Psycho Killer that under no circumstances is he keeping the title he’s worn before him and challenges him for the TNT title next week, and we’ll see how that plays out as the show comes to a close.

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