Playoff-Palooza - Collision recap for April 25, 2026

We hear from The Conglomeration (Orange Cassidy, Kyle O'Reilly, Roderick Strong), FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) and Stokely Hathaway backstage. As Kyle O'Reilly looks forward to defending the Trios titles, FTR and Stokely show up to tell The Conglomeration that everyone knows they will lose the Trios title to The Don Callis Family (Andrade el Idolo, Hechicero, Lance Archer). FTR and Stokely then make their way to the ring. Wheeler addresses Adam Copeland's challenge, saying all Copeland had to do is bring something to the table to entice them and that the potential end of Copeland and Christian Cage is enticing. Harwood says that Copeland and Christian are not deserving of the tag team titles and that nobody wants them in AEW, including them and the fans. He says that Copeland did not have to challenge their manhood or play mind games; all he had to do was put his and Christian's tag team careers on the line. He says a New York Street Fight is fine, but if they are to have this match, he wants Copeland to say "I quit." After that, Copeland and Christian can continue with their nostalgia run while FTR continues to best the best tag team in the business. He then puts the ball in Copeland and Christian's court. The Conglomeration then show up for the next match as FTR and Stokely leave, and Harwood and Stokely get shoved to the floor.

The Conglomeration (Orange Cassidy, Kyle O'Reilly, Roderick Strong) retains the AEW World Trios Championships against The Don Callis Family (Andrade el Idolo, Hechicero, Lance Archer).

In backstage footage from after Dynamite, The Death Riders (Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta, Daniel Garcia, "The Problem" Marina Shafir) bring Will Ospreay to Jon Moxley, who wants to know what motivates Ospreay and what Ospreay is chasing. He feels Ospreay does not know the answer after having seen him for the first time seven years ago, and tells him that his body will break eventually. He says there is a door that Ospreay just has to enter and he can be whoever he wants on the other side, and tells him that if he can take dominion of his own mind, he can become a weapon unlike anything professional wrestling has ever seen. The rest of The Death Riders leave Moxley and Ospreay alone as Moxley says that Ospreay can either be like everyone else or everything he was meant to be as he dares Ospreay to injure him with a metal folding chair. As Moxley lays on the floor face down waiting for Ospreay to make his move, Ospreay shoves the camera away and tells the person holding it to leave now.

Jon Moxley guests on commentary for the next match.

The Death Riders (Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta, Daniel Garcia) and The Dogs (Clark Connors and David Finlay) beat The Rascalz (Zachary Wentz, Dezmond Xavier, Myron Reed) and The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) in a ten-man tag match.

Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews Hikaru Shida, Kris Statlander, Harley Cameron and Mina Shirakawa. Mina wants an apology for what Shida said about Harley behind her back. Shida says Harley is not and has never been on her level, and that she and Statlander will do what she and Mina could not: defeat The Divine Dominion (Megan Bayne and Lena Kross) for the women's tag titles. Mina and Harley get angry at Shida, and Statlander walks off.

Kris Statlander beats B3cca after countering the Code of Silence with Staturday Night Fever.

Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews The Divine Dominion (Megan Bayne and Lena Kross). Lena Kross says they should not be worried about Kris Statlander and Hikaru Shida, as they have been ready and waiting. Megan Bayne says Statlander and Shida only think they have a chance, and Kross says that they no one else looks, moves and destroys like they do. Bayne says this is not a challenge, but fate, and asks Statlander and Shida if they accept it.

Rush beats Adam Priest. After the match, Rush tells Adam Priest that when you mess with the bull, you get the horns.

In backstage footage from after Dynamite, "The Alpha" Konosuke Takeshita says that he tried to avoid this, but if "The Raimaker" Kazuchika Okada wants to face him at Double or Nothing, he will take his title. We then hear from Kazuchika Okada, who admits that he does not like Takeshita and proclaims that at Double or Nothing, Takeshita will lose.

Triangle of Madness (Skye Blue and "The Toxic Spider" Thekla) beat Persephone and Alex Windsor after Thekla distracts referee Paul Turner so that Julia Hart can spit black mist in Persephone's face, allowing Skye Blue to hit the Code Blue for the win.

"Jungle" Jack Perry retains the AEW National Championship against El Clon.

We hear from Willow Nightingale, who calls herself "the comeback queen" and that she is willing to face anybody willing to step up as TBS Champion.

Backstage, Anthony Bowens meets up with Samoa Joe and Hook only to find out there are no more vacancies in The Opps (Samoa Joe, Hook, "The Wrestler" Katsuyori Shibata). Bowens remains stoic, and Samoa Joe tells Bowens that he passed the test, making Bowens a member of The Opps.

MVP guests on commentary for the next match.

The Demand (Ricochet, Bishop Kaun, Toa Liona) beat Chris Jericho and The Hurt Syndicate (Bobby Lashley and Shelton Benjamin) in a trios match after Ricochet hits Jericho with a low blow behind referee Aubrey Edwards' back, allowing him to hit the Ricosault for the win.