Collision Course - Collision recap for August 10, 2024

Before the next match, "Smart" Mark Sterling says it is no secret that this Texas residency has been a nightmare for The Premier Athletes (Tony Nese, Ariya Daivari, Josh Woods), as their opponents have been cheating, he has been assaulted and left with a broken arm, and the fans keep cheering for it. Ariya Daivari says tonight, The Premier Athlete get another shot at Hologram, but he is hiding behind Darby Allin, who paints his face black and white but will have it permanently black and blue.

Darby Allin and Hologram beat The Premier Athletes (Tony Nese and Josh Woods).

We see a video package for Thunder Rosa vs. "The Virtuosa" Deonna Purrazzo in a Texas Bullrope Match narrated by "The Natural" Dustin Rhodes.

Thunder Rosa beats "The Virtuosa" Deonna Purrazzo in a Texas Bullrope Match.

We see a video package for The Outrunners (Truth Magnum and Turbo Floyd).

FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) beat The Outrunners (Truth Magnum and Turbo Floyd).

Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews Kip Sabian. Sabian says he is looking to get back in the action and make a name for himself when "The Prodigy" Nick Wayne shows up and mocks Sabian's lack of success in AEW before stating that he will put an end to things on Rampage. He says that Sabian's dad died a loser and hopes that Sabian goes out the same way, too.

We see a video package of the aftermath of MJF beating Kyle Fletcher. MJF brags about beating Kyle Fletcher, while Will Ospreay is still hesitant to hit the Tiger Driver '91. MJF threatens to hit the move on another one of Will Ospreay's trainees and plans to do the same to Ospreay at All In.

Rush beats Preston Vance as Don Callis watches from backstage. After the match, Rush hits Preston Vance with the Bull's Horns again, then pulls out a camera cord. Referees stop him before can make use of it.

We see "Scapegoat" Jack Perry looking at footage from the recent Anarchy In The Arena match. Perry says everything has a price, then asks how much one is willing to sacrifice for some things before smashing some monitors with an axe.

Prince Nana and Swerve Strickland head to the ring. Swerve Strickland says that in two weeks, he and "The American Dragon" Bryan Danielson will headline the main event of All In, and he will own Danielson's legacy. He says that he wants a warm-up and has issued an open challenge. Prince Nana says Swerve is not a man to be played with, and wants to know who will answer the open challenge and face the most dangerous man in AEW. The open challenge is answered by Tomohiro Ishii.

Swerve Strickland beats Tomohiro Ishii.

Backstage, we hear from Claudio Castagnoli. Claudio says he wants the Continental Championship before the next Continental Classic, and he wants the title match with "The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada at the first Dynamite in Europe in Cardiff, Wales.

Lexy Nair interviews Kris Statlander and Stokely Hathaway in the ring. After a replay of Willow Nightingale's backstage promo from last night's Rampage, Statlander and Stokely find out that they will face Tomohiro Ishii and Willow Nightingale at Zero Hour at All In. Stokely Hathaway calls it "tacky, reprehensible and disgusting" that Willow has to resort to this and that he will find a partner for Statlander, but Stokely finds out he is Statlander's partner for this match. Stokely wants no part of this, but Statlander accepts the challenge.

Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews Top Flight (Darius and Dante Martin), Leila Grey and Action Andretti. Leila Grey notices MxM Collection (Mansoor and Mason Madden), and apologize for not making fun of Top Flight enough. Action Andretti and Top Flight have enough and challenge them to a match tonight, but Mansoor says he is not cosmetically cleared due to breaking a nail. Lio Rush shows up and makes fun of MxM Collection, then says that the match is next week as per Tony Khan.

Hikaru Shida beats Aleah James.

We see footage of Jim Ross interviews "The American Dragon" Bryan Danielson. Danielson says that he looks back on his career and that there are moments that he will never understand. Danielson talks about the neck injuries and his concussions in his career, and while he has had to be cognizant of what he has put his body through, he also thinks about how his body has still managed to serve him well, especially with the risks he took early on. Danielson says he will have to get surgery before the end of the year and that he has accepted this. As for All In, he feels that he is the best he has ever been mentally and that it will pull him through.

Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews Hikaru Shida, who says that she and Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. are even. She says that they will need competition, but in the meantime, she needs real competition for All In, and Mercedes Moné is the last chance. She tells Mercedes that she is the best as well as the ace of the women's division, then tells Mercedes to put the TBS Championship on the line so that she can beat her and move on to All In.

The House of Black (Malakai Black, Brody King, Buddy Matthews) vs. The Bang Bang Gang ("Rock Hard" Juice Robinson, Austin Gunn, Colten Gunn) to decide a #1 contender for the AEW World Trios Championships ends in a double count-out after Buddy Matthews is taken out with a Spear by special guest referee Christian Cage, who makes it clear that he wants no contenders for the Trios titles. After the match, The Patriarchy (Christian Cage, "The Prodigy" Nick Wayne, Killswitch, Mama Wayne) decimate both teams to end the show.

Here are the highlights from tonight's show!