AEW Collision Results 4/5 - Mercedes Moné And Athena Face Off In Tag Match

Welcome to Wrestling Inc.'s coverage of "AEW Collision" on April 6th from the Peoria Civic Center in Peoria, Illinois on the eve of "Dynasty"!

Prior to their International Championship match against Ricochet and Kenny Omega on Sunday, Speedball Mike Bailey will take on Dralistico. Ricochet will be on commentary.

Max Caster is still looking for his first win in his Open Challenge.

At "Dynasty", the Death Riders will put their Trios titles on the line against Rated FTR. Last Saturday, Wheeler Yuta defeated Dax Harwood. On "Dynamite", Cope beat Claudio Castagnoli. Tonight, PAC will face Cash Wheeler.

The Cru have been feuding with their former friends, Top Flight for months. On Wednesday, The Cru attempted a sneak attack on them with necklaces, but were intercepted by AR Fox. Backstage, Lio Rush and Action Andretti approached Nick Wayne and Kip Sabian. Due to Wayne's history with Fox, The Cru hoped he would help them even the score if Fox got involved in their match tonight.

On "Dynamite", the Owen Cup brackets were announced. We are getting two preview matches tonight. Cup entrants Kyle Fletcher and Konosuke Takehsita will take on former Don Callis Family member, Powerhouse Hobbs and The Conglomeration's Tomohiro ISHII.

Over on the women's side, Mercedes Moné will team up with her "Grand Slam Australia" opponent, Harley Cameron against ROH Women's Champion, Athena and Julia Hart in the main event. On Sunday, Moné will have her first tournament match against Hart. Athena will take on Cameron in round one.

Fletcher and Takeshita make their way to the ring first as Callis heads to commentary. Hobbs came through the crowd while ISHII came to the ring with ISHII.

Fletcher and ISHII start us off, but ISHII wants Takeshita. They shoved each other and both try to take each other down with shoulder tackles. They move to exchanging strikes. They return to shoulder tackles. Takeshita got hit with a boot and went down briefly. Both men collide and fall to the mat.

Fletcher and Hobbs tag in and circle one another. Fletcher takes Hobbs to the corner and starts talking trash. Hobbs backs him in the corner and flexes. Fletcher responds with stomps until Hobbs is off his feet. Hobbs sends Fletcher to the mat and tosses him into the corner and stomps him. ISHII tags in he and Hobbs double team Fletcher. Fletcher slammed ISHII. He bounced off the ropes and fell to make it look like Romero tripped him. Taekshita kicked Hobbs in the face and sent him outside. He and Fletcher double teamed ISHII.

After the break, Fletcher knocked Hobbs off the corner so ISHII couldn't tag him. ISHII hit Fletcher with a forearm shot. Takeshita runs out of the corner, but ISHII moved and he ran into Fletcher. Takeshita and ISHII exchange blows. ISHII with a vertical suplex before tagging in Hobbs. He takes out both of his opponents. They attempted a double team and he double shouldered tackled both of them before splashing both men in the corner. He chokeslammed Fletcher. He went to pick up Takeshita, but Takeshita elbowed him in the head before suplexing him. Hobbs answered with a spinebuster.

ISHII tagged in and Fletcher missed with a running boot. They do a stand and switch. Fletcher attempted a slam, but ISHII reversed into a suplex. Fletcher responds with a half and half. Takeshita forearmed Hobbs while Fletcher superkicked him, sending Hobbs outside. They do stereo running boots on ISHII in the corner. Fletcher went up top and Takeshita placed ISHII in a 'rana position, but ISHII reversed it. ISHII placed Takeshita on Hobbs' shoulders for a powerslam. Hobbs powerslammed Fletcher and ISHII with a running lariat. ISHII headbutted Fletcher and followed with a lariat and cover for two. Takehsita assisted Fletcher in a brainbuster on ISHII.

Hobbs and Takeshita exchange blows before Takeshita puts him in the Blue Thunder Bomb. He's unable to cover Hobbs and Hobbs rolls out of the ring. Fletcher with a lariat on ISHII, but a bloody ISHII immediately got to his feet and Fletcher kicked him. Fletcher followed with a Proto Driver and a brainbuster.

Winner: Kyle Fletcher and Konosuke Takeshita

Backstage, The Cru cut a promo on Top Flight. They approach Wayne and ask if he remembers that conversation from Wednesday. He said he was too valuable to help them and his answer is no. Rush said he needs "Daddy's permission" which got his attention.

Caster is in the ring talking about driving through a tornado and gale force winds by himself unlike Anthony Bowens. He berated the fans for not getting his chant right. He's doing an Open Challenge in Philly too.

Mark Briscoe answered his challenge. Briscoe chopped him repeatedly. Caster dodges a baseball slide, but Briscoe hits his Redneck Kung Fu and a flying forearm. Caster kicked him, but Briscoe sent him off the turnbuckle before diving on him. Back in the ring, Briscoe nailed the Jay Driller for the win.

Winner: Mark Briscoe

Backstage, Lexy Nair interviewed Jay White, who is wearing a cast. White told Kevin Knight not to forget he's only in the Owen because of his injury. Ospreay can dodge him a little longer. The Death Riders are the reason he doesn't have gold. They have given him time to plan and prepare. 

Cru makes their way to the ring first followed by Leila Grey. Top Flight came from behind to blindside Cru. Top Flight roughs them up on the outside. They put Cru in the ring and the bell rings. All four men are brawling. Top Flight rain down punches on Cru in opposite corners. Dante sends Action face first into the turnbuckle before tagging Darius in. They double team Action. Darius works his arm. Lio tagged in and gets dropkicked. Darius strikes Lio and dropped him down over his leg. Action with a thrust kick and moonsault on Darius. Dante with a flying elbow off the steps to Action. Lio follows with a dive on Dante. All four men are down on the outside.

After the break, Action and Darius battle. Lio and Dante tagged in. Dante with a rising knee strike. He went for a Half and Half, but Lio stopped it. Dante followed with a shotgun dropkick and a cover for two. Dante picked him up by the jaw, but Lio reached over his head to gouge him in the eyes. He escapes to the corner to tag in Action. They double teamed Dante.

Darius gets in the ring and gets double teamed too. Action starts an Irish Whip, but Dante reverses it. Lio got in the ring and struck Dante. Lio did a baseball slide to the corner and tagged in Action. They continue to double team him, but can't put him away. Cru try a double pick up, but Darius catches him. All four men exchange blows.

Top Flight hold on to the ropes and Lio goes for Dante, but he gets his legs up. Darius got his feet up on Action while Dante leapt on Lio on the outside. Action with a pickup slam on Darius. Dante gets back in and rolls up Action for the win.

Winner: Top Flight

After the match, Cru attack them. AR Fox comes out for the assist. Wayne comes out and hits Wayne World on Fox. Top Flight and Fox will face Cru & Wayne on "Zero Hour".

Backstage, Lexy interviews Jamie Hayter and Billie Starkz. They will face off in round one of the Owen Cup. Hayter was impressed with Starkz last week. She warns her to watch out for Athena. Starkz said she's not a failure and has been trying to prove that to everyone. 

Backstage, Daniel Garcia and Daddy Magic and Undisputed Kingdom are with Renee Paquette. Cole tells Garcia about their first match two years ago and how Garcia was with Chris Jericho and he was confused. Fast forward two years, he's still confused because he thinks he can beat Cole. Sunday is Cole his 17th wrestling anniversary in the city where he had his first match. Garcia said he didn't have to give him another title shot, but he wanted to. Garcia said he's given him chances to beat him and he hasn't. This is his last opportunity. Cole and Garcia send everyone from the room. Cole said he has to tell him the truth; he isn't ready to run the promotion. Cole has ran practically every promotion he's been in. "Danny, you're not ready. Not yet. I guess if you don't realize that, I'm going to have to whoop that ass." Garcia walks off, realizes he left the title and grabs it before storming off. 

Wheeler comes to the ring first and PAC comes in through the crowd. Paul Turner is the ref. PAC flips off the crowd before the bell rings. They lock up and Cash backs him into the rope. PAC pushed him onto his butt. Cash pushed him, but PAC sent him to the corner before doing a side headlock takeover. PAC with a shoulder tackle and another side headlock takedown. Cash backs him into the ropes, but PAC hits two shoulder tackles and a hip lock into another side headlock. Cash works his way out, but PAC hits him in the gut and sends him into the turnbuckles several times. PAC pushes Cash in the face. Cash sent him into the corner and then followed with a backslide. Cash takes him down and does a hiplock takeover and a dropkick. PAC rolled out of the ring and slapped the announce table Cash offered his hand through the ropes. PAC stands on the outside staring at him and gets in the ring at seven.

PAC with shoulder to Cash's midsection through the ropes. He sends Cash to the apron, but Cash forearmed him. Cash goes up top and PAC joins him and forearms him. Cash steps off and sends PAC to the mat. Cash stands up on the apron, but PAC grabs the rope and makes him fall. PAC ran at Cash and sent him into the safety rail. PAC on the apron kicks Cash and follows with a moonsault.

After the break, PAC suplexes Cash and uppercuts him in the corner. He put him in a headlock, but Cash gets to his feet. Cash chopped him and PAC did a spinkick in the gut followed by a snap vertical suplex. PAC ran at him in the corner, but Cash sent him to the outside and followed with a tope suicida. Cash sends PAC into the ring and hits a crossbody for 2.5. Cash gets in right hands and hits him with a flying lariat. Cash with knife edge chops in the corner.

Cash hits the ropes and powerslams PAC. He only covered him for two. Cash goes up top again, but PAC rolls out of the way. PAC goes up for the Black Arrow, but Cash gets up and goes up top. Cash hits a superplex. He puts PAC on his shoulders, but he got down and kicked him twice. PAC kicked him into the rope and caught him for a suplex. Cash turns him inside out with a lariat. Cash ran at PAC in the corner and is met with a thrustkick. He went up top for Black Arrow, but Cash moved, so he got down. Cash did a piledriver and pins him for two.

Yuta and Claudio make their way to the ring. Cope intercepts Claudio and Dax gets in the ring to stop Yuta, but Yuta takes him down with a bell hammer. Cash with a piledriver on Yuta and PAC gets a crucifix rollup for the win.

Winner: PAC

Cope gets back in the ring and stares down Yuta. PAC has the bell hammer and waved bye at them. Cope offers his hand and so does Cash. They pull him to his feet and hug in the ring. 

Ricochet makes his way to commentary. Backstage, Shane Taylor and The Infantry are sick of letting people walk around not scared. Carlie said he's tired of people saying they'll catch you lacking. STP is outside. 

Speedball comes to the ring first followed by Dralistico and Beast Mortos.

Speedball and Dralistico pander to the fans and Dralistico walks away briefly. Speedall took him down when he got back in the ring. Dralistico answered with a hurricanrana. Speedball with a headscissors takedown. They exchanged blows, but Dralistico stops to bow at him. Speedball does it back. He catched Dralistico's kick. Speedball takes him down with a kick to the gut. Dralistico grabbed his throat and backed him to the corner. He chopped Speedball so hard he fell on the middle rope. Speedball kicks Dralistico repeatedly before kicking him in the head, sending him out of the ring. Speedball got out on the other side and is confronted by Mortos. Dralistico kicked Speedball from behind Mortos. Dralistico sends him into the barricade and then face first into the announce table. Dralistico follows with a thrust kick, sending Speedball into the floor.

After the break, Dralistico jumps in the ring, but Speedball moves and hits him with a dropkick from the turnbuckle. Speedball continues his attack with his feet and a standing moonsault. Dralistico rolled out of the ring and Speedball did a moonsault onto Mortos as Dralistico moved. Dralistico takes him out with a dive. Back in the ring, Dralistico hit a lungblower for two.

Dralistico picks up Speedball, but Speedball reverses and takes him down. Dralistico rolled up Speedball. He goes for a PK, but Dralistico grabs his leg and rolls him up again. Speedball responds with two spinning heel kicks and pinned him on the last one. He stared down Ricochet.

Winner: Speedball Bailey

Ricochet ran in the ring from behind and hit him in the yambags and followed with a Spirit Gun.

Backstage, Lexy is with Thunder Rosa and Kris Statlander to talk about their first round match. Rosa said its their first time facing each other in AEW. They start to argue and Rosa slaps her after Kris grabbed her throat.

Backstage, Mercedes and Harley are stretching together and going over their strategy. Mercedes tells Harley to stay out of her way. Mercedes comes to the ring first, followed by Harley and Mini Moné. Julia Hart makes her way down to the ring next. Athena comes to the ring last. Mercedes got in her face and Posey separated them.

Athena and Mercedes shove each other and Mercedes tagged in Harley. Harley takes Athena down as Mercedes tells her what to do. Athena takes Harley down. Jula tagged in and immediately takes Harley down and worked her arm. Jula rolled her up for two and then sent her in the corner. Harley gets a boot up and hits her with an enzuiguri. Julia escapes the pin, but Harley takes her to the corner and Mercedes tagged in. Mercedes lifts up Julia, but Julia gets down and rolls her up. Julia with a backslide. Mercedes kneed her and sent her to the mat.

Mercedes puts her in the Tree of Woe and stomps her chest repeatedly. She danced in the corner and when she ran at Julia, she pulled herself up causing Mercedes to hit her knees in the turnbuckle. Julia fell back into the Tree of Woe and shook her head at Mercedes. Mercedes ran at her, but Julia put her in waistlock and rolled her up. Julia puts her in The Octopus. Harley yelled "use the puppet!" and she threw it into the ring. Posey picked it up and told her to get down. Mercedes hits a lungblower and covered her for two.

After the break, Mercedes is working Julia's arms. Mercedes sent into the corner and tagged in Harley. She runs into Julia's boot and Julia hit Mercedes in the face with a back elbow. She tagged in Athena. Mercedes is in. Athena fights out of a backslide and kicks Mercedes in the face before dropkicking her. Harley tagged in and Athena picked her up on her shoulders. Mercedes ran at her and Athena caught her. She does a Samoan drop with both women. Athena forearmed Harley and pinned her, but Mercedes broke it up. Athena sends her out of the ring and she does a tope suicida on Mercedes. Harley with a DDT from the apron on Athena. Julia with a crossbody from the ropes on all three women. All four women are down.

Athena gets into the ring and Harley was waiting. Harley hits her with multiple blows. Athena slammed Harley to the mat and picked her up and carried her to the corner so Julia could tag in. Julia goes up top for a moonsault, but Harley rolls out of the way. Mercedes hits a backstabber on Julia. Athena catches Mercedes and slams her down. She went for a lariat, but Harley caught her arm and reversed it and sent her to the mat. Harley and Julia exchanged blows. Harley laid down and kicked her in the face and picked her up and sent her to the mat. Julia tries to take Harley down, but she blocked it. Julia put her into The Octopus until she tapped. Athena kept Mercedes from getting in.

Winner: Julia Hart and Athena