AEW Collision Results 2/21 - World Trios Titles On The Line, Castagnoli Vs. Alexander
Welcome to Wrestling Inc.'s coverage of "AEW Collision" on February 21 2026, coming to you from the Frontwave Arena in Oceanside, California!
While Hangman Page has his eyes set on the Men's World Championship, The Demand reminded Jet Set Rodeo that they have yet to defend their Trios Championship. That changes tonight.
After a surprise return in a backstage segment on "Dynamite" to announce she's been cleared to compete, Thunder Rosa will make her in-ring return tonight against Julia Hart. This is Rosa's first match since ALL IN when she competed in a Casino Gauntlet match. Her last singles match was in ROH at Supercard of Honor.
Don Callis always has his eye on gold for his Family and the next prize is the CMLL World Heavyweight Championship. Josh Alexander will challenge Claudio Castagnoli for the title. After suffering a loss to Jon Moxley on Wednesday, Mark Davis will team up with El Clon and Konosuke Takeshita. They'll go head-to-head with Moxley, Wheeler Yuta, and PAC.
The Young Bucks will face FTR for the tag titles at Revolution next month. Tonight, they'll take on The Swirl.
Jet Set Rodeo vs. The Demand - World Trios Championship
The Demand comes to the ring first, followed by Jet Set Rodeo.
Speedball and Ricochet start us off. Ricochet pushed him into Kevin Knight. He knocked down Page and KAUN sent him into the barricade while Liona pummeled Knight in the corner. Ricochet and KAUN double team Speedball. Liona put Knight in the ring and they double teamed him. Hangman slid in the ring and immediately got stomped by Ricochet and KAUN. Hangman laid in forearms on KAUN, but Liona hit Hangman from behind. Hangman dumps Ricochet over the top rope. GOA attempted to double team Page, but he landed on his feet. JetSpeed dropkicked GOA.
Hangman chopped Ricochet before getting double teamed by JetSpeed. Speedball sent Ricochet to the corner and tagged in Knight. Ricochet sent Knight to the mat and tagged in KAUN, who rained down punches on Knight. KAUN chopped him in the corner. Speedbal tagged in and landed rapid fire kicks on KAUN. Ricochet tagged in and met Speedball's feet. Speeball connected with a standing Shooting Star Press. Ricochet hit Speedball with an enzuiguri before he dropkicked Hangman off the apron. Speedball and Ricochet exchange stand and switches. Ricochet kicked Speedball through the ropes where KAUN was waiting to slam him into the barricade and apron multiple times. Liona ran around the ring to shoulder tackle Knight and Hangman before pouncing Speedball. The Demand posed on the apron.
After the break, Speedball kicked Liona in the face twice. Liona responded by slapping him to the mat. Liona missed a sitdown senton and Speedball dropkicked Liona. Page dodged Ricochet and punched KAUN off the apron. Page caught a cutter attempt from Ricochet and did a fallaway slam before landing a crossbody on KAUN. Page sent Liona on to the time keeper's table before getting back in the ring. He powerbombed Ricochet and followed with a discus lariat. KAUN hit Hangman in the back while Liona sent Speedball to the outside. KAUN sent Liona into Hangman before splashing him in the corner. Liona did a cannonball off the apron on JetSpeed while Hangman suplexed KAUN. Ricochet did a 450 on Hangman.
GOA was setting up a move on Hangman when Speedball pulled Ricochet out of the ring and JetSpeed landed double Superkicks. JetSpeed doubleteamed GOA. Liona landed a Samoan Drop on JetSpeed simultaneously. KAUN sent Speedball over the ropes, but he caught himself and sent KAUN to the outside to do a moonsault. Knight hit Liona with a Phenomenal Forearm and Hangman kicked Ricochet when he was setting up for a Buckshot Lariat, but Ricochet rolled him up. Ricochet landed a reverse hurricanrana on Hangman.
Speedball kicked Ricochet in the chest and landed the Ultima Knees, but KAUN immediately spiked Speedball. Knight spiked KAUN. Ricochet turned him inside out. Page caught Ricochet and landed a tombstone piledriver. Page battled GOA on on the apron. He landed a Deadeye on Liona on the apron. Ricochet kicked Page and Speedball connected with an enzuguri. Speedball took out KAUN. Ricochet pulled the ref in front of him to block the Buckshot Lariat. Ricochet landed Vertigo on Page, but Page kicked out at 2.99.
Jungle Boy's music hit and surprised Ricochet. Ricochet sent PAge to the apron and turned back to Perry and Page hit Ricochet with the Buckshot Lariat.
Winner: Jet Set Rodeo
Young Bucks vs. The Swirl
Bucks come to the ring first. The Swirl followed, accompanied by Jay Lethal. Lethal departs.
Nick and Blake start us off. Lee hit Nick in the back and Blake knocked Matt off the apron. They double team Nick, but Nick retaliates. Bucks double team Blake and then Lee. Bucks landed stereo dives on The Swirl on the outside. Blake took out the Bucks with a Fosbury Flop between the ropes. Lee takes them out with a dive.
Nick hit a jawbreaker on Lee. Blake blocked a Superkick and threw his leg into Lee while Superkicking Nick. Matt Superkicked Blake. All four men are going at it. Lee takes three Superkicks. Matt landed a flying elbow on Lee as Nick landed a Swanton on Blake.
After the break, Matt is in the Tree of Woe while Blake is against him and holding Nick in a headscissor for Lee to connect a running dropkick. The Swirl double Matt, who is still upside down. Blake did a moonsault on Nick on the outside. Lee had Matt across his shoulders when Blake stomped on Matt and rolled him up, but Nick broke up the pin.
Blake stopped Matt from getting to his corner. Matt suplexed Blake. Blake stopped him again and got suplexed again. Lee knocked Nick off the apron before Matt double suplexed The Swirl. Nick tagged in and took out The Swirl with right hands. Nick slammed them into each other and continued to double team them. Matt tagged in and landed a Buckle Bomb on Blake. They followed with the Mmm Bop Drop, but Lee broke up the pin. Lee ducked a stereo Superkick attempt and landed double hurricanrana on The Bucks. Blake speared Nick and followed with a Fosbury Flop on Matt. Lee landed an assisted crossbody on Matt.
Matt sent Lee into the corner to make Blake fall to the turnbuckle. Nick landed a super hurricanrana while Matt held Lee in place. Nick followed with a Doomsday Device. Bucks connected with a BTE Trigger on Blake.
Winner: Young Bucks
Claudio Castagnoli vs. Josh Alexander - CMLL World Heavyweight Title
Alexander comes to the ring, accompanied by Lance Archer. Castagnoli follows, accompanied by Marina.
Alexander attacked Claudio before the bell rang. Alexander caught Claudio and dumped him to the mat. Alexander hit him in the back of the head. Alexander punched him. Claudio ran the ropes and connected with a tilt-o-whirl backbreaker and hit him with a lariat over the top rope. Claudio followed by running off the apron and jumping on Alexander to take him down. Claudio followed with a running European uppercut and sending him into the crowd. He put Alexander into the ring and connected with a double sledge.
Alexander got in a few punches to the gut before getting chopped. They exchanged chops. Alexander pulled down his straps before slapping Claudio in the face a couple times. Claudio sent him to the corner and chopped him repeatedly. He took him down to the mat. He followed with an uppercut. Alexander slid through his legs and tried to suplex him, but Claudio escaped with a back elbow. Claudio charged at Alexander, who moved and Claudio fell to the outside. Alexander went for a crossbody from the apron and got caught. Claudio went for a lawn dart, but Alexander got down and sent him knee first into the steel steps.
After the break, Alexander had Claudio in a Figure Four, but he reversed it. Alexander got to the ropes and Claudio's knee gave out. Alexander kicked Claudio's leg out from under him. Claudio punched him in the guts twice and Alexander punched him a few times. They exchanged uppercuts. Claudio landed a gut buster and immediately grabbed his knee. They exchanged blows again. Claudio backed him in the corner and continued pummeling him before twirling away from the ref to land an uppercut. He placed Alexander on the apron to land a cutter and a pin for 2.5. Claudio set up for a Giant Swing, but Alexander reversed into an ankle lock. He sent Alexander to the apron and tried to kick him, but his leg landed over the top rope and Alexander punched him in the face. He pulled him over the rope and dropped him onto the apron. Alexander followed with a crossbody to his back. Alexander followed with a rollup pin.
Alexander went for the C4 Spike, but Claudio rolled through and hit a double stomp. Alexander hit a rolling elbow and enzuguri. Claudio tossed him in the air and connected with an uppercut and pinned him for two. Claudio tried to pick up Alexander, but he escaped and took him out by the knee and put him in an anklelock. Claudio rolled him up into a deadlift and suplex, but Alexander escaped. Archer climbed on the apron and Marina followed. While he argued with her, Claudio hit him with a big boot. Alexander kicked him in the jaw and landed a suplex. Claudio put him in the Giant Swing and landed The Neutralizer for the win.
Winner: Claudio Castagnoli
Megan Bayne vs. B3cca
Bayne comes to the ring, accompanied by Penelope Ford in a standby match. B3cca was waiting in the ring.
When the bell rang, both women charged towards each other and Bayne landed with a dropkick. Bayne suplexed her and shoulder tackled her in the corner. Bayne chopped her to the mat. Bayne charged her in the corner, but B3cca moved. Bayne slammed her face into the turnbuckle while B3cca was on the apron and suplexed her over the top rope into the ring. Bayne dragged her into the corner for the Mega Bomb.
Winner: Megan Bayne
Death Riders vs. Don Callis Family
Death Riders come to the ring first, accompanied by Marina. DCF follows.
Takeshita and Yuta start us off. Takeshita immediately tried to take Yuta's beanie off, but Yuta raked his eyes. Yuta tried to shoulder tackle him. Yuta tried to put him in The Octopus, but Takeshita reversed it. Yuta tried to suplex him. Takeshita hit him with a forearm and bounced off the ropes to strike Yuta. Takeshita tagged in El Clon. Clon worked his arm, but Yuta forearmed him. PAC tagged in and Clon kicked him in the face. They ran the ropes and dodged each other. Clon landed multiple leg strikes. PAC did a backbreaker and repeatedly kicked him before taking him down with an enzuiguri.
PAC charged at Clon and Clon caught him while PAC was standing on his legs and Davis chopped him to the mat before tagging in and kicked PAC repeatedly. He threw face first into the turnbuckle. Davis with a scoop slam. He went for a standing senton, but PAC moved and tagged in Mox. Mox hit multiple forearms and followed with a shotgun dropkick, sending Davis to the outside. Mox followed with a tope sucida. Mox threw him back in the ring. Davis did a back bodydrop and went for a standing senton, but Mox rolled out of the way. Mox threw him into the corner and rained down 10 right hands. Davis carried him to the middle of the ring, but Mox landed a cutter. PAC and Yuta knocked Clon and Takeshita off the apron. They teed off on Davis in the corner. Mox put Davis in a sleeper while Yuta and PAC hit stereo crossbodies on Takeshita and Clon on the outside. Mox put Davis in the bulldog chop, but Takeshita broke up the pin. Davis chopped Mox to the mat.
After the break, Takeshita put Moxley in a sleeper. Mox fought to his feet. Takeshita charged Mox, but hit his knee on the turnbuckle and crumpled to the outside. Dunk tagged in and took out Yuta and PAC on the apron. Mox forearmed Davis and chopped him repeatedly. Davis kicked him and followed with a suplex. Mox answered with a lariat. PAC and Clon tag in. PAc took him down with two lariats. Clon sent him into the ropes, but PAC responded with a crossbody. PAC hit a hurricanrana on Takeshita. Davis sent PAC to the apron and PAC rebounded with a springboard dropkick. PAC took out DCF with a moonsault.
PAC put Clon in the ring and suplexed him. He followed with a tombstone piledriver, but Clon kicked out. He dragged Clon to the corner and went up for Black Arrow, but Takeshita punched him in midair. Yuta hit Takeshita with a Busakiu Knee. Davis hit Yuta with a lariat. Mox went for a Death Rider on Davis, but he escaped and Davis tried to do a step up enzuiguri. Mox landed a double Death Rider on Davis and Clon, but Clon immediately got to his feet. Clon kicked him in the head. PAC and Clon landed double dropkicks on each other. Both men are down.
Davis got in the ring with a chair and Marina pulled it down as he raised it. Marina flipped him off and Mox dumped him over the top rope. Clon hit PAC with a Pele Kick. Yuta tagged in and so did Takeshita. PAC kicked Takeshita and threw Yuta on Takeshita, but Takeshita kicked out. Yuta ducked a running knee and kicked Takeshita in the face. They exchange blows. Takeshita went for a spinning lariat and Yuta kicked him in the neck. Takeshita kicked him in the face. Yuta rebounded off the ropes and eats a right hand. Takeshita kicked Mox off the apron. Clon dove on PAC and Mox. Takeshita hit Raging Fire on Yuta.
Winner: Don Callis Family
After the match, Mox landed a Paradigm Shift on Takeshita.
Thunder Rosa vs. Julia Hart
Hart comes to the ring first. Rosa followed with a cape that said "Woman. Mexicana. Immigrant." before looking into the camera and saying, "we're here and we're not going anywhere."
They lock up and Rosa sends Julia to the mat with repeated arm drags. Hart rolls out of the ring when Rosa charges her. Rosa chases her around the ring. She grabbed her by the leg and chopped her against the barricade twice. Hart stomped Rosa in the ring and chopped her in the corner. Rosa with another armdrag and followed with a dropkick. Rosa landed a running lariat and a cover for two. Hart raked her eyes and forearmed her. Hart walked the ropes and landed on the apron to pull arm over the rope, followed by a neckbreaker over the rope.
After the break, Rosa punched Hart repeatedly to the mat. She followed with a stunner. Rose followed with a running lariat in the corner and followed with double knees. Rosa landed a running dropkick followed by Northern Lights. Rosa went for a double underhook, but Hart fell over the top, kicked her in the gut and followed with Sole Food. Hart connected with a lariat in the corner. Hart locked Rosa in a spiderweb. Hart put Rosa in a flying Octopus. Rosa got out and slammed her to the mat. Rosa chopped Hart. Hart with a leg trip before dragging her to the corner. Hart went for a moonsault, but Rosa got her feet up. She connected with the Thunder Driver for the win.
Winner: Thunder Rosa
After the match, Thekla called out Rosa from the crowd. "You've been out for eight months and pick your first fight with me? Do you have a death wish? This belt is not yours anymore because AEW is toxic, baby." Hart went to attack Rosa and Statlander pushed her away.
FTR vs. The Rascalz - Title Eliminator match
Gabe Kidd and Clark Connors are bullying commentary. Kidd called Schiavone out for calling him mental, but he says he is. Connors and Kidd threaten Darby and Orange Cassidy.
Xavier and Wentz come to the ring, accompanied by Myron Reed. FTR followed, accompanied by Stoke.
Wentz and Dax start us off. Dax backed him up the ropes and slapped him. Dax worked his arm. Wentz slapped Dax so hard, he fell to the bottom rope. Dax chopped him in the corner and uppercut him. In the opposite corner, Wentz kicked Dax away and landed a tornillo. Xavier tagged in and they double teamed Dax. Xavier grabbed his arm, so Dax pulled his hair and walked him to the corner to tag in Cash. They both pound on him. Cash sent Xavier to the mat with an uppercut and chopped him. He got in jabs on Xavier. Xavier kicked him and hit a cutter and rolled him up. Dax got in the ring and grabbed his hair. Dax made the blind tag and dumped Xavier over the ropes. He threw Xavier into the barricade.
After the break, Rascalz sent them to the outside and landed stereo moonsaults. Xavier put Dax in the ring. He was on the turnbuckle when Dax charged him and he jumped over Dax. Dax hit him in the gut and bounced him off the ropes. Xavier reversed it into a rollup. Xavier hit an enzuiguri from the apron. He tried to pull Dax down, but Cash held his hands so he can't. Wentz jumped over Xavier and landed on Dax to break it up. Wentz landed a tornillo over the top on Cash. Xavier and Dax exchanged blows. Dax turned him inside with a lariat. Dax put him on the turnbuckle, chopped him and they battled. Xavier sent him to the mat where Wentz was waiting to get in shots and hit an enzuiguri. Xavier landed a Shooting Star Press. Wentz tagged in and they both went to the top. Cash pushed Xavier off and Wentz jumped, but Dax rolled through. Dax powerbombed Wentz. Both men are down. FTR set up for Shatter Machine, but Dax pushed Wentz away into the ropes and Xavier landed a hurricanrana on Cash. Wentz rolled up Dax. He bounced off the rope and hit him with a knee. Wentz hit Hot Fire Flame, but Dax got his knees up. Dax landed a sheer drop brainbuster while Cash held Xavier's legs. Wentz kicked out. Xavier dove on Cash, but Cash stopped him with an uppercut. Cash slammed Reed into the steps. He put on his goggles and tried to spike him when the Bucks came down. Rascalz Superkicked Dax. They hit a Hot Fire Flame for the win.
Winner: The Rascalz
After the match, GOA attacked the Bucks. Stoke and Cash are talking trash to the Bucks' family. Papa Buck shoved Dax twice, so Stoke threw powder in Papa Bucks face after he spit on Stoke. Cash shoved Papa Buck and Dax shoved Mama Buck. FTR grabbed Malachi (the Bucks' brother) and put him into the ring. Jack Perry was coming down the ramp when Ricochet hit him with a Spirit Gun. GOA held the Bucks in place while FTR attacked Malachi. Ricochet was choking Wentz on the outside. Papa Buck shoved Dax again. Stoke stomped Perry from the wheelchair repeatedly.