AEW Collision Live Coverage 8/16 - Death Riders Vs. JetSpeed, Two High-Stakes Four Ways

Welcome to Wrestling Inc.'s coverage of "AEW Collision" on August 16, 2025, coming to you from the Andrew J Brady Center in Cincinnati, Ohio!

Last week while Nigel McGuinness was on commentary, the "Technical Spectacle" was announced. McGuinness will face ROH Pure Champion Lee Moriarty (the one that broke McGuinness' record as longest reigning Pure champion, no less), Daniel Garcia, and Hechicero. The winner will go on to face Zack Sabre, Jr. for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship at Forbidden Door.

Another four-way will also occur tonight, this time with a $100K reward. Kris Statlander will compete against Anna Jay, Julia Hart, and Penelope Ford. We'll also hear from Women's Champion, "Timeless" Toni Storm. 

After defeating both Speedball and Kevin Knight in the last week, Jon Moxley will face them both with Wheeler Yuta. Kyle O'Reilly has been trying to get Roderick Strong to accept The Conglomeration, but he is fighting it. Paragon will face the team of Blake Christian and "Big Shotty" Lee Johnson.

Bryan Keith is still angry that the Bang Bang Gang eliminated him and Big Bill from the Tag Title Eliminator Tournament and wants payback. He'll look to get that when he goes one-on-one with Juice Robinson.

With "Dynamite" being so close to where he lives, free agent Ace Austin decided to visit some friends. While speaking with Alicia Atout, Austin was confronted by Ricochet and GOA. Ricochet challenged "The Inevitable" to a match tonight.

Tony Schiavone is joined by Daddy Magic on commentary. "Timeless" Toni Storm comes to the stage. She says Athena is a record breaker, but she's annoying. She takes apart of each of her nicknames. She said "if you are a goddess, I suppose I must pray. I hope you'll be leaving London with my a** print on your face." Athena and Bille Starkz double team Storm. Athena "you wanna pray? Pray that I don't expose you for the fraud you are. Pray I don't expose you as the idiot you are. If AEW is where the best wrestle, why is this b**** at the top?" Starkz took her to the ring and held her in a headlock.

As Athena posed, Mina Shirakawa's music hit. Storm suplexed Starkz. Athena tried to talk her way out of it and yelled "security!" as she jumped into their arms. Storm and Shirakawa kiss each other on the cheek.

Mox, Yuta, and Marina make their way into the arena from outside. JetSpeed follows and takes out their opponents before the bell rings. Yuta and Speedball start us off. Knight tagged in so they can double Yuta. Knight and Yuta exchange blows before Knight puts him in a stretch. Yuta flips him and rakes his eyes. Mox tagged in and took down both men before stomping Knight in the corner. He sent Knight over the top ropes and then into the commentary table. Speedball forearms him and gets slammed into the table.

Back in the ring, Mox and Yuta double team Knight. Yuta suplexes Knight for two. Mox tagged back in and they double team Knight briefly before working the arm. Yuta tagged in again. Knight punches both of them and Yuta responded with a snapmare and a knee drop. Yuta drives his elbow into Knight's neck. Speedball tagged in and slammed Yuta face first into the turnbuckle before hitting him with multiple strikes and a standing Shooting Star Press. Speedball got in more kicks before Yuta grabbed his leg and manipulated his toes.

Speedball kicked Yuta out of the ring. Mox raked Speedball's eyes and JetSpeed dropkicked him. They went for stereo dives, but Mox and Yuta moved. Mox hit Knight off the apron. Yuta held Speedball on the corner of the apron when Mox suplexed him.

After the break, Mox and Yuta have Speedball isolated in the corner. Speedball throws right forearms and Yuta backs him into the corner to tag in Mox. Mox hit him with a forearm and had him in the air when Speedball rolled him up. He followed with an enzuiguri. Yuta keeps him from getting to his corner and slams Speedball. Speedball tagged in Knight. He uppercut Yuta and did a scoop slam before an airborne splash. Yuta sends Knight to the corner and he pushed Mox off the apron. Yuta punched him in the corner repeatedly. Knight responded with a dropkick.

Speedball tagged in at the same time as Mox. They exchange blows. Yuta got up, but eats a kick. Knight gets in and eats a punch. All four men are in the ring exchanging blows. Knight kicked Mox, but Mox took him down with a lariat and took Speedball down with a cutter. Yuta tagged in and they double team Speedball, but he gets out. Knight hit Mox with a punch from the ropes. Speedball with a rolling flip on Yuta. He followed with a kick and pinned him, but Mox broke it up. Knight sent Mox out of the ring. JetSpeed double teamed Yuta, but got a shoulder up.

Knight tagged in and they double teamed Yuta again. Speedball did a backflip off the rope onto Mox on the outside while Knight did a splash on Yuta. Knight went for a big elbow, but Yuta moved. Knight kicked him out of the ring, but Yuta rebounded into the ring. Knight did a backslide into a pin, but Marina pulled him out of the ring and kneed him multiple times. Speedball sent her into the steps. Mox pulled Speedball's leg out and made his face hit the apron. Knight punches Yuta and Mox tries to hit Dirty Deeds, but Knight reverses and moves, allowing Yuta to take out Mox by mistake. Speedball with a spinning heel kick on Yuta while Knight hits him with the UFO Splash, but Marina grabbed the ref's leg. Yuta kicked out. Mox with the Death Rider on Speedball on the outside. Knight yelled at Mox and got lowballed by Yuta, who pinned him for the win.

Winner: Death Riders

Ricochet comes to the ring first and Ace Austin follows. Ricochet hits his chest to provoke him. Austin shoved him and hit him multiple times. He sent him to the mat and kicked him in the back of the leg and head and rolled him up. He followed with a dropkick and Ricochet rolled to the outside. Austin kicked him from the apron.

Back in the ring, they leap over each other and match each other. Ricochet knocked Austin off the rope and hit him with a knee drop. Ricochet stood on his hair and pulled his arms up. He kneed Austin in the back multiple times. Ricochet chopped him and sent him into the corner. Ricochet hit him between the ropes with an Area Code and flying forearm.

After the break, Austin kicked Ricochet from the second rope. Austin went up top when GoA came out to watch from the entrance. Ricochet pushed him down and supersuplexed him before connecting with a brainbuster and Shooting Star Press. Ricochet with a Samoan Drop, but Austin kicks out again. Austin rolled up Ricochet for two. Ricochet with a knee lift before going up top. Austin pulls the rope and makes him fall. Austin with a tijares takedown and a lariat.

He dove on Ricochet and KAUN. He sent Ricochet in the ring. Ricochet distracted the ref while Toa pulled Austin from the ring. Austin threw Toa into the ringpost. Ricochet pulled him over the rope. Austin with a gut wrench and a roll up. Austin followed with a side cradle. KAUN climbed on the apron and Austin sent Ricochet into KAUN. Austin rolled him up, but Ricochet kicked out at two. Austin put him on his shoulder, but Ricohcet raked his eyes and hit him with the Spirit Gun. After the match, KAUN powerbombed Austin.

Winner: Ricochet

Christian and Johnson come to the ring. Backstage, Renee interviews Paragon and asks if Adam Cole's injury is weighing on them. ISHII and Hologram walk up, which annoys Strong. Strong sends a message to Kyle Fletcher and dragged KOR away from his friends.

Strong and Blake start us off. Strong works his arm before Blake does the same. Paragon double team him in the corner. Lee joined and gets knocked away. KOR punches Blake repeatedly. He worked his arm and Blake got out of it and tagged in Johnson. KOR kicked Johnson and tagged in strong. Strong chopped Lee and tagged in KOR and they double team Lee. KOR kicked Blake off the apron. Lee and KOR exchange blows. KOR put him in a triangle and Blake walked across KOR's back and knocked Strong off the apron. Blake kicked him in the back. Lee tried to kick Strong, but his leg was caught. Lee held the rope down, allowing Blake to do a tope con hilo. 

KOR charged at Lee, who moved and Blake hit him in the face. Lee lands a standing moonsault. Blake tagged in and they double teamed KOR. Lee tagged in and kicked KOR in the gut. KOR fights out of the corner and takes down Lee. Blake tagged in and used KOR as a springboard to hit Roddy. Roddy powerslammed him from the apron onto KOR's knees. Strong tagged in and hit Lee with a backbreaker and a back body drop on Christian. He followed with a Samoan Drop on Lee before hitting him with a forearm. He tagged in KOR and they double team Lee and Christian. KOR hit Lee with a running knee from the apron. Blake dodged KOR before kicking him from the apron. He kicked Strong and jumped over the ropes, only to eat a knee from Roddy. Paragon with a high-low before KOR pins Blake for the win.

Winner: Paragon

After the match, ISHII and Hologram come out to celebrate, but Roddy leaves.

Backstage, FTR attacked Bandido. Brody King comes to the rescue and the brawl spills outside. King ripped Dax's shirt to chop him. He double teamed FTR into the corner. Stoke gets out of the ring. When King grabbed him, Stoke threw powder in the face. They put King in the Shatter Machine.

The bell rings and Stat punches Penelope in the corner while Anna punches Julia in the other corner. They sent Penelope and Anna into each other before suplexing them in stereo. Jay sends Kris into the mat. Stat follows with a kick in the back and covers her, but Julia breaks it up. Julia works Stat's arm and they exchange blows. Julia walks the rope and takes Stat down with a hurricanrana. Julia charged Stat in the corner, but she moved and uppercut Julia. Ford does a handsprings into the corner and Anna hits Ford with a leg whip while all three are in the corner.

Anna suplexes Ford. Julia takes Stat down with a leg trip before forearming Julia and sending her into Penelope. Julia hits Anna with a sliding lariat in the back of the neck and Ford follows with a shotgun dropkick on Anna.

After the break, Ford goes up top, but Anna hits her in the face. They battle up top. Julia gets underneath Ford, but Stat grabbed Ford to suplex her. Anna hit Stat with a blockbuster. Hart rolled her up, but Anna kicked out. Anna hits everyone in the corner leg lariats. Anna hits Stat with a backstabber, but Stat kicks out at two. Anna climbed on Stat's back and Stat backed into the corner to slam Anna into Julia. She walked forward with both women on her back and Ford kicked Stat in the chest. Ford cuttered Anna and forearmed Julia. Stat put Ford on her shoulders, but Ford reversed into a poisonrana. Three women arw down.

Julia with a running lariat on Ford. Julia kicked Anna in the face and dragged her to the corner. Julia goes up top while Ford does the same in the other corner. Anna got her knees up and Stat rolled out of the way. All four women battle in the ring. Julia and Anna exchange blows. Anna hit Julia with the Gory Special. Anna covers Julia, but Penelope dragged her off. Penelope and Anna battle on the outside while Stat put Julia in the headscissors. Julia tapped and Stat wins $100K.

Winner: Kris Statlander

After the match, Thekla and Skye attacked Stat and Queen Aminata came to even things up, but she got stomped too. Tay came to help Anna. Megan comes out help. Harley Cameron comes out with a weapon and everyone scattered. 

Juice comes to the ring first with Austin Gunn and CardBlade and CardColten. Keith follows, accompanied by Big Bill.

Keith sent Juice to the mat and mocked the Bang Bang Gang. Keith worked his arm and Juice sends him to the mat with a side headlock. Keith pulled Juice's hair and put him in a headscissors leg lock. Juice takes him down with a shoulder tackle. Keith put Juice in a headlock. Juice with a deep armdrag, hip toss, a scoopslam, and a leg lariat. Keith sent Juice over the top rope.

After the break, Keith elbow dropped Juice's ankle. Juice kicked him, but Keith grabbed the leg. Juice hit him repeatedly and took him down three times. Big Bill and Austin fight on the outside. Juice with a Left Hand of God on Keith and a pin for the win.

Winner: Juice Robinson

Garcia comes to the ring first and McGuinness follows. They shake hands. Moriarty follows, accompanied by Shane Taylor Promotions. Hechicero follows.

All four men exchange holds. Nigel takes Lee down and Hechicero takes Daniel down. Moriarty worked Lee's arm. Garcia and Hechicero go at it while Nigel continues to work Lee's arm. Hechicero worked Garcia's arm over the rope. Garcia rolled him up for one and sends Hechicero to the outside. Lee and Nigel battle on the outside across from them. Nigel sent Lee's wrist into the steps. Hechicero worked Garcia's arm behind his back and put him back in the ring. Lee sent Nigel into the barricade. Garcia kicked and chopped Hechicero. He followed with an uppercut and punched him up top, but Lee pulled him off, but Garcia hit him with back elbow before putting Hechicero in an inside cradle. They exchange roll ups and roll around the ring. Lee put Nigel in a full Nelson on the outside.

Garcia and Hechicero continue to battle inside the ring. Lee flew over Garcia's back and rolled up Hechicero. Garcia pulled Lee off and rolled him up. Hechicero pushed Lee off to put Garcia in a hold. Lee rolled up Hechicero and Daniel grabbed Lee's legs and bridged over top of him. Hechicero grabbed Garcia's legs and bridged over them both. Nigel broke up the pin with a stomp. Lee kicked Nigel before sending him to the corner while Hechicero kneed Garcia into the corner. Garcia reversed it and chopped Hechicero. Garcia charged at Lee and Nigel, Lee dodged Garcia and kicked Garcia into Nigel. Lee put Garcia in a submission on his back and while also wrapping his leg around Nigel's. Hechicero kicked Lee and nothing happened. He kicked Lee again and Hechicero grabbed his leg and put him in an ankle lock. Hechicero kicked Lee in the face and made him break the holds. All four men are down.

After the break, Nigel sent Garcia into the corner. Garcia did a headflip and rolled up Nigel. Hechicero kicked Garcia in the face. He put Nigel in a submission while Lee put Garcia in one. Garcia kicked out. Nigel put Hechicero in an ankle lock while still seated. Lee with a Gory Special on Garcia. Hechicero makes it to the ropes. Nigel pulls Garica's leg, but Garcia puts Nigel in a triangle lock while Lee still has his arms locked in. Hechicero worked Lee's arm, so Lee let go of Garcia. Garcia put Nigel in a crossface. Nigel flips out and flipped Garcia over. Nigel locked him in a submission and Lee has Hechicero in a submission. Hechicero put Lee in a figure four, but Lee grabbed the rope. Garcia breaks Nigel's hold by getting to the ropes.

Lee punches Hechicero repeatedly. Hechicero bounced off the ropes to take Lee down with a headscissors takedown. Nigel puts Hechicero in an armlock. Garcia pulled Lee from Hechicero and put him in the Dragon Tamer. Nigel and Garcia talk trash to each other. Garcia told him "you had your time" and Nigel elbowed him to knock him over. Nigel put the London Dungeon on Lee and Hechicero wrapped Lee's legs around his while putting Nigel in a headlock. Garcia chopped Hechicero, making him release Nigel. Garcia repeatedly chops him. They exchange blows. Hechicero splashed him in the corner. Garcia responds by rolling him up and putting him in the Dragon Tamer. Lee attempted to put Nigel in a headlock, but Nigel sends him to the mat and put him in London Dungeon. Lee grabbed Hechicero's arm to keep from tapping. Nigel bent backward while still keeping Lee in a submission and Lee tapped.

Winner: Nigel McGuinness

After the match, Renee got in the ring to talk to Nigel. Daddy Magic comes over to talk to Garcia. Nigel is ready for Zack Sabre, Jr. He says its a dream match for both. Nigel tells Daniel he was thisclose and puts him over. Garcia pulls himself up and as he starts to leave, Nigel asks Garcia to corner him in London. Daniel shakes his hand, hugs him, and puts his hand in the air.