Saturday, October 24· Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Collision delivered a night of tag-team drama, faction warfare and major challenges on the road to Blood & Guts.
FTR evened their best-of-five series against the Motor City Machine Guns, Swerve Strickland continued his winning run, and Jay White revealed a new identity for his alliance while targeting Jon Moxley.
Match results at a glance
FTR vs. Motor City Machine Guns — Match 2 FTR won by pinfall; series tied 1–1
Death Riders vs. Shane Taylor Promotions Death Riders won by submission
Josh Alexander vs. Blade Brown Alexander won by referee’s decision
Swerve Strickland vs. Myron Reed Strickland won by pinfall
Mike Bailey and Andrade vs. The Allen Brothers Bailey and Andrade won by pinfall
Divine Dominion vs. WrathLander WrathLander won by disqualification
Jay White vs. Kyle O’Reilly Jay White won by pinfall
Match results
FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) responded under pressure in the second match of their best-of-five series against Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin.
Both teams traded high-impact offence and near-falls.
The Motor City Machine Guns came close to victory, but ringside interference from Stokely Hathaway helped create the opening FTR needed. Wheeler secured the decisive pinfall over Shelley.
Impact: FTR restored parity in the series and prevented the Motor City Machine Guns from moving within one victory of clinching it.
Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, Daniel Garcia and Marina Shafir overcame Shane Taylor, Carlie Bravo, Shawn Dean and Trish Adora in an eight-person mixed tag-team contest.
Shane Taylor Promotions isolated Garcia for an extended stretch, but Garcia eventually created an opening for Castagnoli.
The Death Riders regained control, and Shafir forced Adora to submit with a Brutalizer.
Moxley then addressed Jay White, making it clear that the growing conflict between their factions was becoming a full-scale war
Josh Alexander overwhelmed Blade Brown with powerful suplexes and strikes before applying the ankle lock. Brown was unable to continue, and the referee stopped the match.
Afterward, Alexander declared his intention to capture the TNT Championship and challenged Darby Allin for a title match on the following week’s Dynamite.
Adam Copeland arrived to confront Alexander, but Mark Davis and Jake Doyle joined the attack, leaving Copeland laid out.
Strickland attacked before Reed could complete his entrance, immediately setting an aggressive tone.
Reed fought back with a series of spectacular aerial moves, including a 450 splash that nearly produced the upset.
Strickland survived the challenge, countered Reed’s offence and finished the match with the Swerve Stomp.
Impact: Strickland remained a dangerous singles competitor while continuing to build momentum ahead of the escalating World Trios Championship rivalry.
Mike Bailey and Andrade def. The Allen Brothers
United Empire’s Mike Bailey and Andrade El Ídolo made quick work of Steve and Robert Allen. Bailey’s rapid kicks and Andrade’s physical offence established control, and Bailey finished the contest with a roundhouse kick before scoring the pin.
The celebration did not last. Tommaso Ciampa attacked Andrade, forcing Bailey to intervene and chase him away.
The post-match confrontation added another layer to the developing rivalry.
6. Kris Statlander and Harley Cameron battled Megan Bayne and Lena Kross in a hard-hitting women’s tag-team encounter.
Divine Dominion used its size and strength to wear down Cameron, but Statlander eventually rallied and brought fresh energy to the match.
Just as she was preparing to strike, Julia Hart and Skye Blue of the Sisters of Sin interfered, triggering the disqualification.
The Triangle of Madness and Divine Dominion then attacked their opponents.
Willow Nightingale attempted to help but was also overwhelmed.
Aftermath: Nightingale and WrathLander announced a Blood & Guts challenge, promising to settle the score inside the steel structure.
7. Jay White def. Kyle O’Reilly
White’s victory over O’Reilly further intensified the conflict surrounding the newly aligned faction. .
Following the match, The Last Outfit surrounded the Conglomeration, prompting the Death Riders to intervene.
White manipulated the confrontation, causing Orange Cassidy to accidentally strike Moxley. White then hit Moxley with the Blade Runner before departing, leaving the Death Riders and their allies with another reason to seek revenge.
Major storyline developments
Jay White introduces The Last Outfit
White aligned the Bang Bang Gang with David Finlay and Clark Connors of The Dogs.
The new alliance declared its intention to dismantle the Death Riders, with White specifically targeting Moxley and the Continental Championship.
Adam Copeland becomes a target
Copeland’s confrontation with Josh Alexander turned into an ambush when Mark Davis and Jake Doyle joined the attack.
The incident further strengthened the impression that the Don Callis Family intends to impose its will across AEW.
Women’s division rivalry heads toward Blood & Guts
The post-match assault on WrathLander and Nightingale pushed the rivalry beyond a standard tag-team feud.
Their challenge promises a more violent confrontation as the road to Blood & Guts continues
What’s next
FTR vs. Motor City Machine Guns: Match three of the best-of-five series is scheduled for Dynamite: Fright Night.
Josh Alexander vs. Darby Allin: Alexander has challenged for Allin’s TNT Championship.
Jay White vs. Jon Moxley: White’s attack on Moxley and challenge for the Continental Championship have intensified their rivalry.
Blood & Guts: The women’s division has a new challenge following the post-match assault, while other faction conflicts continue to develop.
Final verdict
AEW Collision on October 24 delivered a productive night of wrestling and storyline advancement.
FTR’s comeback in the tag-team series was the standout competitive result, while Swerve Strickland’s victory reinforced his momentum.
The bigger development, however, was Jay White’s emergence with The Last Outfit and his escalating conflict with the Death Riders.
The closing message was clear: AEW’s rivalries are converging toward a violent and consequential stretch of television, with Blood & Guts looming over the promotion.
