Andrade El Idolo Vs. Buddy Matthews In Ladder Match For Mask Announced On AEW Collision
A huge match was announced during this week's episode of "AEW Collision" — House of Black's Buddy Matthews versus Andrade El Idolo in a ladder match. The winner of the match, which will air on next week's episode of AEW's flagship Saturday night show, gets to keep El Idolo's mask. The upcoming ladder match will also mark the first time that the stipulation bout has been held on an episode of "Collision."
El Idolo has been on a quest to retrieve his mask since Julia Hart stole it for the heel stable. El Idolo's attempts have been unsuccessful thus far, and he's found himself being taunted by the leader of the House of Black — Malakai Black. The last time that El Idolo faced Matthews was on the debut episode of "Collision," in which he won the match. In the second episode of the show, Andrade defeated another House of Black member, Brody King, to continue the feud.
During last night's episode of "Collision," El Idolo saw himself barred from the arena so that the Trios Championship match would run smoothly. The decision paid off as Matthews, King, and Black were successful in defending the AEW Trios Titles against The Acclaimed and Daddy Ass. They have been the AEW Trios Champions since March 5, when they defeated The Elite (Kenny Omega, Matt, and Nick Jackson).
Next week's show will also see FTR defend the AEW World Tag Team Championship against MJF and Adam Cole, who have quickly become a popular makeshift duo. MJF and Cole earned the title shot by winning the recent Blind Eliminator Tournament.