Collision Course - Collision recap for July 25, 2026

Tommaso Ciampa beats Zachary Wentz. After the match, Ciampa declares that he is better than Chris Jericho. before drawing crosses on his eyes in black marker to mock "The Painmaker," and says that "The Psycho Killer" is better than "The Painmaker." He says that in one more night, he will beat The Painmaker, and it will be violent.

Backstage, we hear from "Speedball" Mike Bailey, who will be in the ladder match for the International Championship at Redemption. He says that he will win the match in front of his family and friends and eventually win the International title.

Jon Moxley guests on commentary for the next match.

The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) beat The Death Riders (Wheeler Yuta and Daniel Garcia) after PAC and Claudio Castagnoli show up and interfere in the match only to be attacked by Adam Copeland and Christian Cage. After the match, The Young Bucks confront Jon Moxley, then Nick is hit out of nowhere by a Hidden Blade from Will Ospreay while Moxley hits the Death Rider on Matt.

We see footage of "The Protostar" Kyle Fletcher brawling with Brodido (Brody King and Bandido) at San Diego Comic Con.

Persephone beats Angelica Risk.

Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews Athena, Billie Starkz and Diamanté. Athena says that The Brawling Birds (Jamie Hayter and Alex Windsor) thought they were brave, but when the three of them showed up, they flew the coop. Diamanté says she has a bullet for two birds, but Billie Starkz says she thought it was "two birds with one stone." Athena says that when The Brawling Birds are done playing chicken, the three of them will be waiting to whoop that ass.

The Demand (Ricochet, Bishop Kaun, Toa Liona) and Jeff Jarrett guest on commentary for the next match. (Jeff Jarrett will also guest on commentary for the two matches after this.)

The Lethal Twist (Jay Lethal, "Vanilla Baby" Blake Christian, "Big Shotty" Lee Johnson) beat Skyflight (Matt Sydal, Scorpio Sky, Dante Martin) after Ricochet distracts Dante Martin on the ring apron.

"The Prodigy" Nick Wayne beats AR Foxx in a 6-Way International Championship #1 Contender's Ladder Match qualifier.

In backstage footage from after Dynamite, Darby Allin says he should have taken "The Jet" Kevin Knight's head off when he had the chance. He then wants to know how far Kevin Knight is willing to go.

The Conglomeration (Orange Cassidy, Kyle O'Reilly, Roderick Strong) retain the AEW World Trios Championships against Dalton Castle and The Outrunners (Truth Magnum and Turbo Floyd). After the match, The Demand and The Lethal Twist attack both teams. Jeff Jarrett leaves the commentary table only to be decked by Ricochet, and the brawl ends with Ricochet surrounded. Jarrett grabs his guitar and smashes it on Ricochet's head.

Backstage, we hear from "Jungle" Jack Perry. Perry says that while he aims to be AEW World Championship, when opportunities fall out of the sky, he will take them. Perry says he is part of the 6-Way Ladder Match for a shot at the International Championship. Nick Wayne shows up and says that while that opportunity fell in Perry's lap, he has had to chase and run with opportunities, and not one has flopped. He says he will be the one to win the title shot, and he will hurt Perry in the process. Perry says that Nick Wayne earned his opportunity, and that he will have to do a lot more of that now that his "sugar daddy" is gone.

El Clon beats "Blackheart" Lio Rush in a 6-Way International Championship #1 Contender's Ladder Match qualifier after using the bottom rope for leverage. After the match, El Clon attacks Lio Rush again, but all of a sudden, "Speedball" Mike Bailey shows up and fights El Clon. Komander shows up and takes out El Clon on the outside.

We see a video package for the double chain match between The Bang Bang Gang ("Switchblade" Jay White and Juice Robinson) and The Dogs (Clark Connors and David Finlay) at Redemption.

Hikaru Shida and "The Toxic Spider" Thekla beat Maya World and Willow Nightingale.