AEW Collision Results 1/17 - World Trios Titles On The Line, SkyFlight Vs. DCF
Welcome to Wrestling Inc.'s coverage of "AEW Collision: Maximum Carnage" on January 17, 2025, coming to you from their residency at the Esports Stadium Arlington in Arlington, Texas.
Last week, Andrade returned to AEW and reunited with the Don Callis Family. He'll have his first match since returning to AEW against the Spanish Announce Project's Angelico.
It'll be a busy night for the DCF as Kyle Fletcher, El Clon, and Josh Alexander will take on SkyFlight. SkyFlight's newest new member, Zayda Steel will go one-on-one with Marina Shafir following Shafir and her Mega Problem's partner, Megan Bayne attacking Steel last week. Bayne and Penelope Ford will also be in action. This will be Ford's first match since she was injured last October.
After weeks of feuding, Eddie Kingston and Ortiz will team up to take on GYV.
Anthony Bowens goes one-on-one with Jack Perry and the winner will get a shot at Ricochet's National Championship.
On "Dynamite", the new tag team of Mark Davis and Jake Doyle earned at Number 1 contendership for the tag titles. FTR stared them down following the match and we'll hear from them tonight.
JetSpeed was one of the teams that Davis and Doyle defeated on Wednesday. Following their match, Swerve Strickland and Hangman Page encouraged them and told them they were the future. Page went a step further and said he wanted to team with them against The Opps for the AEW Trios titles. Earlier in the night, Page declared he would take everything from Samoa Joe.
Andrade vs. Angelico
Andrade came to the ring, accompanied by Don Callis. Angelico was already in the ring and was accompanied by Serpentico.
Angelico immediately locked him up from behind, but Andrade hit him with a back elbow to escape. Andrade hit him in the corner, went for the pin, and pulled him up by the hair before getting to three. He teased the Figure Four before chopping Angelico against the ropes. He followed with Three Amigos, except Angelico escaped before the second one and hit him with a rising kick. Angelico tied him up, so Andrade backed him into the corner and forearmed him.
Angelico hit him with a big boot and Andrade followed with a rising knee strike before putting him on the turnbuckle. Andrade superpelxed him and connected with the Three Amigos before pulling him up by the hair again.
Angelico with a rising knee strike. Angelico attempted to block a rising knee strike, but Andrade caught him with a back elbow. Andrade picked him up and hit him with The Message for the win.
Winner: Andrade
Eddie Kingston & Ortiz vs. Grizzled Young Veterans
GYV made their way to the ring first. Kingston and Ortiz follow. This is Ortiz's first match in 728 days.
Ortiz and Gibson start us off. Ortiz took him to the mat. Gibson put him in a side headlock and baked him into the ropes, allowing Drake to tag in. Ortiz leapfrogged Gibson and Drake leapfrogged Ortiz. Ortiz sent Gibson over the ropes and hit Drake with a gamengiri before doing a tope con hilo on Gibson. He followed with a facebuster on Drake and then a crossbody.
Kingston tagged in and they double teamed Drake. Kingston punched him a few times before chopping him to the mat and tagging in Ortiz. They double teamed him again. Ortiz pinned him for one. Kingston tagged back in and worked Drake's arm, but Drake had him by the nose and backed him into the corner and Gibson tagged in.
GYV tee off on Kingston. Gibson kicked Kingston and tagged in Drake. They double team Kingston before Drake hit him with a shotgun dropkick. Kingston took him down with a lariat and tagged in Ortiz. Gibson got in the ring and they brawled. Ortiz hit him with a flatliner. Drake tagged in and they double teamed Ortiz. Drake ran across Gibson's back to kick Kingston off the apron. Gibson held Ortiz in place on the outside so Drake could hit him with a tope.
After the break, Ortiz suplexed Drake and covered him for two. Drake held his ankle so he couldn't tag Kingston. He hit him with a dragonscrew and tagged in Gibson. Gibson tried to suplex him, but Ortiz countered, but was unable to tag in Kingston, but Drake already tagged in and held his arm so he couldn't. Drake tried to strike Kingston, but Kingston blocked it, struck him and Ortiz landed a kick to the face and both men were down.
Ortiz finally tagged in and told Drake to get up and fight him before they exchanged blows. Kingston hit knife edge chops in the corner before Gibson grabbed Kingston's arm. He hit a leg trip on Drake and tagged in Ortiz. Ortiz powerbombed him, but Drake got a shoulder up at 2.5.
Kingston tagged back in and put Drake on his shoulders. As Ortiz ascended the turnbuckle, Gibson shoved him to the floor. Drake hit an enzuguri on Kingston before Gibson tagged in. He forearmed Kingston multiple times. Kingston chopped him to the mat. They exchanged blows. Gibson stomped on his foot, so Kingston pulled the straps of his gear down before suplexing Gibson. Gibson distracted the ref while Drake choked Kingston with a scarf. Kingston took the scarf and Gibson connected with a facebuster and pinned him for two. Drake connected with a flatliner and held him in a submission while Gibson stomped his head. Ortiz sent Gibson over the top rope and he went over too. Kingston nearly went to sleep, but flipped off Drake. Drake slapped him and Kingston responded with slaps and stomps. Drake used the ropes to roll him up. Ortiz hit Drake with a sack of coins. Kingston spiked him and pinned him.
Winner: Eddie Kingston & Ortiz