AEW Collision Live Coverage 8/9 - First Kyle Fletcher TNT Title Defense, Two Trios Matches

Welcome to Wrestling Inc.'s coverage of "AEW Collision" on August 9, 2025, coming to you from the Berglund Center in Roanoke, Virginia!

One week ago, Kyle Fletcher defeated Dustin Rhodes to become the TNT Champion. Tonight, he'll have his first title defense against ISHII. ISHII and The Conglomeration recently won $200,000 over the Don Callis Family on "Collision".

There will be two Trios matches tonight. World Champion, Hangman Page, returns to his home state and will team up with JetSpeed to take on the members of L.F.I. (Beast Mortos, RUSH, & Dralistico).

Last week, Triangle of Madness, Megan Bayne, and Penelope Ford attacked Willow Nightingale. Queen Aminata and TayJay made the save. Nightingale, Aminata, and Tay Melo will look to get even with Triangle of Madness tonight.

We are welcomed by Tony Schiavone, Nigel McGuinness, and Paul Walter Hauser as Kyle Fletcher comes to the ring. He is not with Don Callis. ISHII follows with his NJPW Men's STRONG Championship.

They start off with forearm exchanges after standing forehead to forehead. Fletcher makes ISHII wobble. They exchange shoulder tackles until ISHII sends him to the mat with a lariat. Fletcher tried to pick him up, but ISHII blocked him. Fletcher went for a lariat, but ISHII ducked and Fletcher fell to the mat. He rolled out of the ring and talked trash to the crowd.

Fletcher backed ISHII up before returning to the ring. He shoved ISHII before exchanging chops. Fletcher sent him to the corner and ISHII took him down with a shoulder tackle before chopping him in the corner. Fletcher put him in a side headlock and took him down with a thrust kick. Fletcher slammed ISHII down to the mat. ISHII chopped him and Fletcher followed with a scoop slam. He followed with a side headlock. ISHII with a saito suplex. Fletcher with a scoop slam into a powerbomb.

After the break, Fletcher kicked ISHII in the neck twice. ISHII reversed a vertical suplex. He chopped the champion into the corner. Fletcher went for a shoulder tackle, but ISHII pounced him. Fletcher escaped to the corner and ISHII placed him on the turnbuckle. Fletcher sends him down with forearms and ISHII responded with a headbutt. ISHII followed with a superplex.

Fletcher sent ISHII off the apron with a running kick. Fletcher placed him on the apron and attempted a brainbuster. ISHII did the same. Fletcher with two superkicks and a brainbuster. Fletcher put in the ring and connected with a Froggy Bow, but ISHII kicked out at two. ISHII with a back body drop and a German Suplex. Fletcher follows with two big boots, but ISHII took him down with an enzuiguri.

They exchange forearms. Fletcher took him down with a lariat. He puts him on a turnbuckle, but ISHII powerbombs him. He turned him inside out with a lariat, but Fletcher kicked out. ISHII goes for a brainbuster, but Fletcher blocks it. ISHII headbutted him and then he went to tackle him, but both men fell to the mat. Fletcher kicked out at two.

Fletcher ducked a sliding lariat and powerbombed him, but ISHII kicks out at 2.5. Fletcher followed with multiple big boots before ISHII flipped Fletcher inside out. Fletcher with a brainbuster for the win.

Winner (and still): Kyle Fletcher

After the match, Fletcher tells the crowd that they witnessed history with his first title defense. He said that he wiped the mat with ISHII-san. He's thinking about "Forbidden Door". He told NJPW to send their best to face him.

Bayne comes to the ring, accompanied by Penelope Ford. Rose is already in the ring. Bayne takes her down with a big boot as soon as the bell rings. She followd with a hammer throw, a splash in the corner, and a suplex. Bayne took her down with a flying lariat.

Rose went up top, but Bayne hit her in the leg and powerbombed her for the win.

Winner: Megan Bayne

Before the match, Big Bill and Bryan Keith were being interviewed by Lexy Nair. Big Bill tells Juice Robinson that he's looking for him.

Robinson makes his way to the ring with Austin Gunn, CardBlade, and CardColten. Ricochet followed.

Ricochet pretends to leave because Austin hyped the crowd for Juice. Ricochet gets back in the ring and they locked up. Robinson backed him into the corner and Ricochet does the same. Robinson works his arm. Ricochet gets out of the ring and knocked CardBlade down. Back in the ring Ricochet put him in a side headlock. Robinson swung at him and when Ricochet ducked, he slapped his bald head. Robinson took him down twice. Ricochet swung, but Robinson ducked and did a back body drop. Robinson with a senton.

Robinson slammed Ricochet's face into the turnbuckles and sent him fast first on the other side of the ring. Robinson headbutted him and then shined his head before punching him in it 10 times. Toa Liona comes out and while Austin and the ref were distracted, KAUN pulled Robinson's leg and pulled him out of the ring. Ricochet takes him out with a tope suicida.

After the break, Ricochet has Robinson in a headlock. Robinson makes it to his feet and Ricochet raked his eye. Robinson hit him with a spinebuster before hitting him with the Left Hand of God. He followed with a leg lariat, but Ricochet kicked out at two. Robinson and Ricochet exchange strikes. Ricochet with a leg sweep and kicked him in the chest.

Ricochet with a strand and switch and a roll up. Robinson takes him down with a lariat. Ricochet slides to the apron and guillotines Robinson twice. Ricochet with a springboard forearm and a standing Shooting Star Press. Ricochet went for Spirit Gun, but Robinson ducked and connected with a flatliner and a roll up. Robinson kicked him in the gut when KAUN got on the apron. Liona pounced Austin into the commentary table and Austin kicked Nigel. Big Bill took Robinson down with a big boot. Ricochet with a Spirit Gun for the win.

Winner: Ricochet

FTR and Stokely make their way to the ring where their opponents are already waiting. Keys and Cash start us off. They lock up twice. Cash put him in the headlock before Keys shoulder tackled him twice. Cash kicked him in the gut. Dax tagged in and so did Zukko. Dax chopped him repeatedly in the corner. Zukko chopped him and got in a few punches.

Fuller tagged in and Dax took him down with a lariat and a suplex. Dax sent him to the corner and Stoke tagged in. Stoke punched Fuller and kicked him before punching several more times. Fuller grabbed his top and Stoke panicked before backing himself into the corner.

Dax hit Fuller and Cash stomped him through the ropes before getting into the ring. FTR tried to double team him, but Fuller hit Dax with an enzuguri and kicked Cash back. Zukko tagged in and got the Shatter Machine. Dax tagged Stoke, who went up top while they held Zukko for an assisted piledriver.

Winner: Stokely & FTR

Daniel Garcia comes to join commentary. Earlier in the night, it was announced that he will face Hechicero, Lee Moriarty and Nigel McGuinness. The winner will face Zack Sabre, Jr. at "Forbidden Door" for a shot at the IWGP Heavyweight Title.

Hechicero makes his way to the ring. AR Fox is already waiting. Hechicero kicked him twice and took him to the mat and started pounding him as soon as the bell rang. Fox jumped over him, but Hechicerio grabbed his leg and pulled him down. Hechicero punched him in the head while holding his hair. Fox kicked him twice and took him down with a neckbreaker.

Hechicero went to the outside and Fox hit him with two tope suiacidas. Fox puts him back in the ring and went for a swanton bomb, but Hechicero got his legs up. Fox went for a tornado DDT, but Hechicero grabbed him by the arm and spun him into a backbreaker.

After the break, Hechicero kicked Fox. Hechicero ran into the corner for a cannonball, but Fox moved. Hechicero took him down with a spinning lariat. Fox hit him with three lariats and Hechicero went for one of his own, but Fox ducked it. Fox splashed him in the corner with an elbow. Fox took him down with a cutter and went up top and connected with a swanton bomb. Fox put him on his shoulders and rolled with him. Fox went for a 450 Splash, but Hechicero moved. He followed with a headscissor takeover into a rear chinlock for the win.

Winner: Hechicero

Triangle of Madness comes to the ring first. Tay Melo, Queen Aminata, and Willow Nightingale follow.

Thekla and Aminata start us off. Aminata with a snapmare into Chocolate Kisses. Blue broke it up. Aminata was double teamed by Thekla and Hart. Aminata slapped Thekla before tagging in Tay. Tay with multiple armdrag takedowns on Hart. Tay sends Hart to the corner to tag in Willow. Willow hit Hart with multiple forearms. Willow with a double suplex on Thekla and Hart.

Blue tagged in and went for a crossbody, but was caught. Willow put her in a camel clutch. Tay stopped Thekla from breaking it up and Aminata stopped Hart. Aminata and Tay held their feet on Blue's face while holding her arms and posing.

After the break, Thekla was trying to stop Willow from backing her into the corner. Blue got in the ring to distract the ref. Aminata tagged in, but Mike Posey missed it and told her to get out of the ring. Willow powerslammed Thekla. Aminata with an air raid crash on Blue. Hart took her down and Melo with a running knee on Hart. Thekla forearmed Melo out of the ring. Thekla slapped Willow multiple times, but Willow took her down with a forearm. Aminata tagged in and so did Blue. Aminata suplexed her and hit her with a forearm in the corner. Aminata with a spinning neckbreaker. Hart broke up the pin and Aminata threw her out of the ring. Blue connected with a thrust kick and Aminata responded with a headbutt. Melo tagged in and hit her with a running knee. She hit Blue with a running pumpkick in the corner. Melo spiked her, but Thekla broke up the pin. Thekla charged at Melo when Willow pounced her across the ring.

Blue sent Willow to the outside and Melo rolled up Blue, but she escaped. Melo was looking for the Gory Special when Hart popped her in the face. Blue and Hart double teamed Melo for the win.

Winner: Triangle of Madness

Max Caster comes to the ring. Katsuyori Shibata answered the challenge. Caster poked his chest and Shibata forearmed him to the mat. He chopped Caster repeatedly in the corner. Shibata kicked him hard in the gut before holding his wrist while kicking him repeatedly. Shibata went for a running kick, Caster moved and rolled him up. He kicked Shibata in the face. Shibata responded with punches in the face and a running dropkick and a rear chinlock into a sleeper hold. Shibata followed with a PK for the win.

Winner: Katsuyori Shibata

After the match, Shibata shook his hand. LFI atttacked them. JetSpeed made the save with weapons.

Hangman joins JetSpeed. Hanger and Mortos start us off with a lockup. Mortos with a side headlock. Hangman with a back body drop. Mortos leap frogged him and Hangman hit him with a thrust kick. RUSH tagged in and they stare each other down. They exchanged shoves and punches. They exchanged chops. Hangman ran to the ropes and Mortos kicked him in the back. Hangman took them down, so they all got in the ring. JetSpeed got in too and they brawled in and out of the ring. Hangman did a jawbreaker on RUSH before doing a moonsault on the outside.

Hangman put RUSH into the ring and threw him into the ropes. RUSH stomped him down and tagged in Dralistico. He chopped the champ repeatedly. Hangman connected with a backbreaker. Knight tagged in, but Speedball got in with him to double team him. Knight got out of the ring and Speedball hit him a few times. Dralistico backed him into the corner and RUSH got in. LFI tee of Speedball in the corner before doing stereo dropkicks. Hangman had to be held back by the ref.

Mortos tagged in and chopped Speedball and put him in a headlock. Mortos with a back body Drop. Knight tagged in and took out Dralistico and followed with a lariat. RUSH got in and took Hangman out. Knight with a scoopslam on RUSH and a dropkick. Dralsitco kicked him in the face and Knight responded with a tijares takedown. Knight took out RUSH and Dralistico with springboard forearms.

After the break, RUSH took out Knight with a flying dropkick. RUSH swung at Hangman, but he ducked. Knight with a dropkick before tagging in Hangman. Hangman sent RUSH to the corner with a pumpkick. In the opposite corner, he pummeled him. Mortos pulled him off and Hangman sent him to the apron. Hangman hit Dralistico before hitting Mortos with a lariat. He caught Dralistco and did a back body drop. He took Mortos down with a crossbody on the outside. He hit RUSH with a Death Valley Driver, but RUSH kicked out. Hangman went for a discus lariat and RUSH ducked it and sent him to the corner. RUSH stood on Hangman and charged at him, but Knight jumped from the ropes to stop him.

Dralistico bounced off the ropes into a Destroyer on Knight. Speedball kicked Dralistico. Mortos with a Samoan Drop on Speedball. Hangman hit Mortos with a lariat. RUSH rolled up Hangman and held the ropes, but Hangman got out. RUSH with a belly to back suplex. Dralistico took down Hangman and covered him for two. Dralistico sent him to the corner and LFI teed off on him.

Mortos with a backstabber. Knight pulled Dralistico off the apron. Speedball kicked RUSH. Mortos took out JetSpeed and hit a tornillo. RUSH did a tope suicida on JetSpeed. Dralistico kicked Hangman. Hangman caught Dralistico and powerbombed him. Hangman set up for a buckshot lariat when Mortos got on the apron. Hangman forearmed Mortos and RUSH before setting up a buckshot lariat. Dralistico took him down with a spinning heel kick. JetSpeed double dropkick on Dralistico before taking out RUSH and Mortos. Hangman finally connected with the buckshot lariat for the win.

Winner: Hangman Page and JetSpeed