AEW Collision Results 12/21/24: Two Matches Could Break 4-Way Tie In Continental Classic

Welcome to Wrestling Inc.'s live coverage of AEW "Christmas Collision" on December 21, 2024, coming to you from the historic Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City!

We're in the thick of the Continental Classic and there are four tournament matches tonight with two matches from each league. In the Blue league, Mark Briscoe looks to keep his two match win streak going over the winless Beast Mortos. TNT Champion Daniel Garcia looks to get back on track against Shelton Benjamin. If Benjamin and/or Briscoe wins, they will be tied for first place with Kyle Fletcher. If Garcia wins, he'll be tied with Continental Champion, Kazuchika Okada for second place.

In the Gold league, all four men in action tonight are tied for first place. Will Ospreay and Ricochet will face off in a rematch of their match from the 500th episode of "Dynamite". Darby Allin is coming off of a huge win over Ospreay on this week's "Dynamite". He looks to continue his winning ways against Claudio Castagnoli.

Last night on "Rampage" following Willow Nightingale's win over Harley Cameron, she was attacked by Penelope Ford. Ford and Cameron continued to beat her down until Statlander made the save. Statlander will take on Ford tonight.

We are just one week away from "Worlds End". Adam Cole and MJF will come face-to-face ahead of their Dynamite Diamond Ring match. We'll also hear from TBS & NJPW STRONG Women's Champion, Mercedes Moné.

Saturday night remains alright for fighting, and we are live!

Ian Riccaboni is in the ring with Big Boom AJ and Big Justice, and they are here to bring the BOOM. So naturally they are supporting Adam Cole in his face-to-face with MJF. Riccaboni catches us up on the Continental Classic standings. AJ and Justice are just saying "boom" and "doom" when various wrestlers are mentioned, but that doesn't matter, because we are starting things off with Will Ospreay vs. Ricochet!

Ospreay poses with the Costco Guys and brings the BOOM, naturally. Ricochet follows him and the crowd is shockingly not into him. That was sarcasm. The bell rings, the crowd is already chanting "Holy shit" and "f*** him up, Ospreay, f*** him up (clap clap)." They start with some grappling, Ricochet has Ospreay's back and now a side headlock, Ospreay pushes him off but Ric hits the ropes and shoulder tackles him. Ricochet poses arrogantly, what a heel! They lock up again, Ricochet gets a wristlock, Ospreay reverses, now Ricochet reverses. They go the ground and Ricochet gets a one count briefly, but now they're back up, Will hits a shoulder tackle and does a flip off the ropes into a pose, which is a thing Ricochet does. Crowd chanting the "Ole" song while Ricochet recovers on the outside.

Ricochet back in the ring, and he seems upset that the crowd hates him. They start to do a test of strength but Ricochet hits a kick to the gut and then a chop. They exchange flips, Ospreay hits a rana but Ricochet lands on his feet, he runs at Ospreay but Ospreay counters into an arm drag and arm bar. Back to their feet, Ospreay with a chop, Ricochet hits an armdrag takedown, Ospreay with a head scissors, they're just doing all kids of s*** now. Ricochet catches an Ospreay flippy move and sends Ospreay to the outside. Ricochet hits a diving flippy thing from the ring to the outside and takes Ospreay down. Crowd chants "You still suck." Ricochet has produced some toilet paper (?) from somewhere and pantomimes wiping his butt with it, then rubbing it in Ospreay's face, and that is the image we're left with as we go to commercial.

Back from break, Ric has Will in the corner and delivers a spinny side attack. Ospreay flips out of something, then flips into the ropes and hits Ricochet on the rebound. Ospreay plays to the crowd and goes to the apron. Ricochet gets to his feet and eats a springboard forearm, but Ospreay's cover only gets two. Not phenomenal. Ospreay picks up Ricochet and hits a chop, then another one. Ospreay comes off the ropes but Ric counters with a backflip kick. Ospreay goes for the Styles Clash but Ric counters (also not phenomenal) into the Angel's Wings. Ricochet screws up a move in the corner but then runs at Ospreay, who catches him in an Electric Chair position and turns it into the Styes Clash for two. Ospreay wants the Hidden Blade but Ricochet rolls out of the ring. And now my feed is down, so I'm sure stuff is happening!

Okay we're back and Ric just hit a Shooting Star off the apron to the floor. Now Ric hits a springboard 450 splash in the ring but only gets two. Ricochet picks up Will and delivers a reverse piledriver but again gets two. Ric now goes to the corner, he wants the Spirit Gun, but Ospreay ducks. Ric with a knee strike, goes for a powerbomb but Ospreay counters, Ricochet counters, Ospreay counters into a stunner. Ospreay goes for the Oscutter but Ricochet hits a Regular Cutter followed by a Death Valley Driver. Ric wants the Spirit Gun again (nobody else does but whatever) but Ospreay nails the Hidden Blade and both men are down while the crowd chants "AEW."

They're both sitting up and trash talking now. Ospreay wants Ric to bring it. Ric stands on his foot and they start exchanging forearms. One almost drops Ric but he stays on his feet and gives back the same. Ospreay fires up and hits more forearms, including a BIG one. Ospreay tries to get Ric up for something but Ric grabs the referee and drives Will into the referee. Ospreay hits the Stormbreaker but the ref is down. Ospreay goes to the top rope but Ricochet kicks the staggering ref into the ropes to knock him down. Ospreay is arguing with the ref and now Ricochet hits the Spirit Gun, and he gets three!

Winner: Ricochet

A video package airs for Darby Allin vs. Claudio Castagnoli, coming up later tonight.

Adam Cole is out first and he's all about that boom, 'bout that boom(no treble). MJF comes out in a suit, surrounded by private security. MJF says to cut his music. He tells the crowd to shut up, they respond with "shut the f***" up chants. MJF says he's frustrated because for months he's had to act like he's Cole's biggest enemy, even though Cole turned on him. MJF also says Cole has bigger enemies to worry about, including spray tanner, a crack in the floor, a gust of wind, or perhaps a cavity. Because MJF heard "your dentist isn't seeing you anymore." MJF says when he was the greatest AEW World Champion of all time, Cole was nothing more than his sidekick, which ate him up inside. Cole wanted to be MJF and wanted the title, but the sad truth is he had plenty of chances to win the title before MJF ever held it. It's almost like Adam Cole isn't elite enough to become world champion; much like that ankle of his, Cole blew it. That's why MJF doesn't buy that Cole turned on him because he new MJF was going to turn first. Cole is just jealous, and who can blame him? MJF says you used to be "Adam Cole, bay bay," but these days you're looking like a crack bay bay. Crowd now chanting "crack bay bay."

Cole says he feels like MJF practiced all that. Cole says he could talk about how MJF has had two surgeries on his fake head of hair, or that he pulled some strings to get your girl hired like the politician you are, or that every single time MJF enters a room, everybody can't wait for him to leave because he's annoying, but he's not going to say all that because he's nothing like MJF, which is why their friendship was ruined. Cole says he's the longest reigning world champion in so many companies. In this very building, he bled and fought for his life against Kyle O'Reilly. Cole says he has regrets, but he doesn't regret turning on MJF, because MJF is just mad because Cole beat him to it. Cole did what MJF does but did it better than him, and he knows it. Cole has been trying to figure out what's going on in MJF's head, he says MJF is terrified of letting people close to him because he thinks like a child. Cole says MJF knows he was going to turn, MJF screams "You're g*ddamn right I was!"

MJF says he had every intention of stabbing Cole in the back at Worlds End 2023. When their team started, Cole was just a pawn, but he eventually did start to care. Eventually for the first time in his life, he started to care about somebody else. However, that is exactly when Cole became a liability. And since he's a fragile little freak, when Cole exploded his ankle, he became a distraction. There's no room for distractions when it comes to retaining your championship. MJF says last year was a fluke, Cole isn't the devil, he just beat the devil to it. But this year, the same place Cole tried to end MJF's world, he ends Cole's.

Cole pretends to start speaking again but then attacks MJF, whose security mobs him. Cole takes out all the security members, but MJF hits him with a low blow. MJF kisses the Dynamite diamond ring, but then flees the ring as The Kingdom arrive to make the save.

As Cole and The Kingdom leave the ring,video starts to play of Mercedes Mone's two most recent title defenses. Lexy Nair is in the back, and she's with Kris Statlander. Nair mentions Statlander trying to make amends with Willow Nightingale. Stat says stuff between her and Willow is between them, but she's ready for Penelope Ford tonight. Stat says her downward spiral started when she lost the TBS title, so maybe she can right some wrongs by winning it back. So on that note, Statlander says Mone has no opponent for Worlds End. Let her know when she's ready for Round Two.

Statlander backed Ford into the corner and hit her with a forearm. They leapforgged each other before Stat took her down with a shoulder tackle. She followed with a vertical suplex, but Ford got out. Statlander put her back in a vertical suplex and covered her for two.

Ford ran at Stat, but was caught and put on her shoulders. Ford took her down and covered her for two. Ford kicked Stat in the corner and then dropped her knees on Stat's stomach from the top rope.

After the break, Ford went up top to deliver knees, but Stat rolled out of the way. Stat knocked her off the apron with a missile dropkick. Stat followed with Blue Thunder Bomb. She followed with a running European uppercut to the corner. Ford with a Fisherman's Suplex. Ford cartwheeled across the ring and was caught by Stat. Ford with a Stunner and a poisonrana for two.

Ford went up top for a moonsault, but Stat rolled out of the way and suplexed her twice. She followed with a Staturday Night Fever for the win.

After the match, Mercedes Moné came out. She challenged Statlander to a rematch at Worlds End.

Winner: Kris Statlander

Big Boom AJ & Big Justice came to the ring and were quickly interrupted by The Learning Tree. Justice said Jericho was a jackass. Bryan Keith said that kids should be seen and not heard. Jericho said that if "jackass means King of New York, then I'm the biggest jackass in New York."

When Jericho mocked The Acclaimed scissoring, Anthony Bowens appeared. He insulted Jericho and challenged him to get in the ring. Jericho refused. He scissored The Costco Guys.

Backstage, Lexy Nair interviewed The Vendetta. Toni Storm introduced herself to all three women. Deonna Purrazzo wasn't having it and told Toni she was facing Taya Valkyrie on "Dynamite on 34th Street".

Garcia ran at Benjamin and backed him into the corner and hit him with forearms. Garcia stayed on the offense, but Shelton hit him with a back body drop and two slams. Shelton with an Irish Whip into the corner. He sent him through the ropes.

Shelton came around to Garcia and they fought between the ring and barricade. Shelton sent him into the steel steps before putting him back in the ring. Shelton continued with the offense. Garcia chopped Benjamin and Benjamin told him to keep going. He got in two more in before knocking Garcia to the mat. He followed with a back body drop.

Following the break, Garcia hit Shelton with a double dropkick. Benjamin followed with two release German suplex. Garcia escaped to the apron and kicked Benjamin when he followed. Benjamin tried suplexing him off the apron, but did it on the outside. Garcia sat him in a chair and rained down punches. Garcia followed with a running John Woo dropkick. Benjamin responded with a running lariat. The fans helped Garcia to his feet. Shelton went for a running kick, but Garcia caught him and dragon screwed his leg over the rope.

Benjamin with another suplex. Garcia locked in the Dragon Tamer. Benjamin reversed it and put him in a modified STF. Garcia crawled to the rope and when he almost got to the rope. Benjamin pulled him to the center. He took Garcia with a kick and covered him for two. Benjamin was attempting a hold, but Garcia reversed into a bridge and pinned him for three points.

Winner: Daniel Garcia

As he celebrated on the ramp, Bobby Lashley put him in a chokehold. Mark Briscoe came in for the save. Swerve Strickland came out of nowhere and dove on The Hurt Syndicate. Some of the locker room came out to separate them.

The men started off by slamming into each other and exchanging blows. They chased each other into the corners and slammed the other. They exchanged shoulder tackles. Mortos with a hammerlock pickup and rolled him up for two. Briscoe posed for Redneck KungFu.

They circled one another as the fans chanted "both these guys!" Mortos took Briscoe off his feet. Mortos went for Briscoe and Briscoe sent him crashing to the floor. Mortos rolled back in and speared Briscoe.

After the break, Mortos uppercut Briscoe in the corner. Mortos went for a running knee and landed on the outside. Briscoe kicked Mortos and followed with a tornillo through the ropes. He tossed a chair into the ring while fans chanted "dem boys!" Mortos grabbed his leg from the apron. They battled on the apron. Briscoe suplexed him on the apron.

Briscoe hit him with a twisting moonsault on the outside. Briscoe followed with a tope con hilo. Back in the ring, Briscoe went for a Froggy Bow, but Mortos got his knees up. Mortos spun him around twice and followed with a back breaker. He followed with Samoan Drop. He covered him for two and a half.

Mortos went for another one, but Briscoe reversed and set up for a Jay Driller. Mortos reversed it into a back body drop. Briscoe with a Death Valley Driver and nailed a Froggy Bow. Mortos got a shoulder up at two. Briscoe went for another Froggy Bow and a Jay Driller for the win. He is now tied for the lead in the Blue league with Kyle Fletcher. He has the tiebreaker over Fletcher.

Winner: Mark Briscoe

Mariah May was talking trash backstage about Thunder Rosa's dad and Thunder Rosa slammed her into the wall. They made their way to the ring and Rosa continued to beat her down. Security finally broke them up when Rosa tried to attack her with a chair. Rose held the title up over her head.

Allin dove on Castagnoli before he could get in the ring. He jumped on his back, but Claudio sent him crashing to the floor. He picked him up to throw him off the stage, but Allin got down. He climbed to the top of the set on the entrance. He dove on Claudio and bounced off Claudio on to the ramp. 

The bell finally rang and Claudio threw him in the air and uppercut him. He followed with the Big Swing. He finally let him go and Allin landed on the apron before sliding to the floor. 

Following the break, Allin went for a coffin drop, but was cut. Claudio ran towards Allin, who pulled the rope down before hitting him with a tope suicida. He hit another on the other side of the ring and followed with a Coffin Drop. He ran off the apron and put Claudio in a sleeper. Claudio sent him through the bell table.

Castagnoli got in the ring so the ref would count. Allin ducked a clothesline, hit a lariat, and rolled him up. Claudio stomped on his stomach and sent him to the outside. Claudio slammed his spine into the ring post twice. He rolled in the ring to break up the count and then swing Allin into the steps. Back in the ring, Claudio hit him with a running lariat. He went for a back body drop, but Allin reversed it into a Code Red.

Ricochet is seen watching from the back. Allin went up top, but Claudio hit him with an upper cut. He set him up for a suplex, but Allin reversed and they both went crashing to the mat. Claudio blocked a Coffin Drop with his knees and put him in a release Powerbomb. Claudio backed the ref into the corner and yelled at him.

Claudio with another powerbomb and covered him for two. Claudio put something in his trunks and got a chair. While the ref put the chair outside the ring, Claudio knocked Allin out with brass knucks and pinned him for the win.

Winner: Claudio Castagnoli

Ospreay got in the ring with the brass knucks and dared Claudio to get in the ring. Claudio escaped through the crowd. He checked on Allin as the show went off air.