Christmas Collision - Collision recap for December 25, 2025

"The Protostar" Kyle Fletcher beats "Jungle" Jack Jerry via pinfall with less than one minute left in the match in the Gold League of the Continental Classic. "The Protostar" Kyle Fletcher earns three points to end the league at nine points and move on to the semi-finals, while "Jungle" Jack Perry ends the league at six points.

In backstage footage from earlier today, Renee Paquette interviews Roderick Strong when Kyle O'Reilly shows up. O'Reilly says that he sees a shred of doubt in Roddy's eyes when he never doubted Roddy for a second. He says that he is the man he is because of Roddy and tells him that The Conglomeration are his friends and says that he came close to giving up in the matches with Jon Moxley that he won. He says that it will not take a Christmas miracle to beat Claudio Castagnoli, but it will be a Christmas miracle when he gets those three points, walks backstage with a smile on his face, looks in the mirror and sees the man that he sees.

"The Alpha" Konosuke Takeshita beats Mascara Dorada via pinfall in the Blue League of the Continental Classic. "The Alpha" Konosuke Takeshita earns three points to end the league at thirteen points and move on to the semi-finals, while Mascara Dorada ends the league at six points and is mathematically eliminated from the Continental Classic.

Roderick Strong beats Claudio Castagnoli via pinfall in the Blue League of the Continental Classic following a series of knee strikes, including one with the kneepad down. Roderick Strong earns three points, which end up being his only points in the Blue League as he is mathematically eliminated, while Claudio Castagnoli ends the Blue League with seven points. After the match, Roddy is attacked by Daniel Garcia and Wheeler Yuta while "The Problem" Marina Shafir chases the referee away, then Mark Briscoe shows up with a 2x4 and chases Garcia and Yuta out of the ring. Shafir distracts Briscoe only to be pulled off the apron and punched with a pearly necklace by "Timeless" Toni Storm, and Yuta and Garcia have to hold Shafir back. Briscoe and Toni shake hands before Briscoe kisses Toni's hand, then the two of them celebrate in the ring.

Backstage, we hear from Stokely Hathaway. He says that FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) accept The Bang Bang Gang's (Juice Robinson and Austin Gunn) challenge to a Chicago Street Fight at Worlds End, then asks how Austin can go to bed at night knowing that he is begging week after week for chance after chance when FTR would accept a loss like real men. He then says that FTR will not be held liable for what they do to The Bang Bang Gang.

We see a video package for Jamie Hayter vs. Kris Statlander for the AEW Women's World Championship at Worlds End.

"The Jet" Kevin Knight vs. PAC in the Gold League of the Continental Classic ends in a draw. Both men score one point, and both men are tied for second with seven points each. As a result of this match, "Jungle" Jack Perry is mathematically eliminated in the Gold League.

Gabe Kidd suddenly shows up and talks about how he can picture what Darby Allin did to him as well as he is going to do to him, then says that the fans are not listening to him. He says that Darby is not indestructible and is stuck in the ICU, unable to move, and that prompts the question as to how Darby will answer his challenge. The lights go out, and when they come back on, Darby Allin is in the ring in fine condition. Gabe Kidd laughs before Darby pulls out Sting's black baseball bat, and Gabe escapes the ring when Darby swings. Darby says that this Saturday, it is Gabe's world's end.

We see a video package for Mercedes Moné and Athena vs. The Babes of Wrath (Willow Nightingale and Harley Cameron) for the AEW Women's World Tag Team Championships at Worlds End.

The Babes of Wrath (Willow Nightingale and Harley Cameron) beat Hyan and Maya World. After the match, Willow and Harley talk about how they (as "Hillow and Warley") made their way to New York City, saw all the landmarks (including Eddie Kingston's house) and even met Santa before the two of them declare that they will beat Mercedes Moné and Athena at Worlds End and stay AEW Women's World Tag Team Champions.

Jon Moxley beats Orange Cassidy via pinfall in the Blue League of the Continental Classic after countering a single leg crab with an inside cradle. Jon Moxley earns three points to move on to the semi-finals and mathematically eliminate Claudio Castagnoli (who has seven points), while Orange Cassidy ends the Blue League with six points and is mathematically eliminated.

Don Callis guests on commentary for the next match.

"The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada beats "Speedball" Mike Bailey via pinfall in the Gold League of the Continental Classicwith a sit-down pin to counter a pinfall attempt by Speedball that is itself a counter of the Rainmaker. "The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada to earn three points for a total of nine points, while "Speedball" Mike Bailey ends the league with six points and is mathematically eliminated from the Continental Classic. As a result of this match, "The Jet" Kevin Knight and PAC are also mathematically eliminated from the Continental Classic. After the match, "The Alpha" Konosuke Takeshita shows up as Don Callis congratulates Okada, and Takeshita and Okada briefly have a staredown while raising their respective championships to end the show before looking towards the crowd.