Backstage, Renee Paquette tries to interview Will Ospreay when The Death Riders (Jon Moxley, Wheeler Yuta, PAC, Daniel Garcia, "The Problem" Marina Shafir) show up. Moxley approaches Ospreay, and when Garcia says something to Ospreay, Ospreay pops him with an elbow. Moxley has to hold PAC back, then asks Ospreay if he is sure he wants to do that. Ospreay tells Moxley that he does not pull the trigger for him, then hands the Death Riders patch back to Moxley and says he is out. Moxley then tells Ospreay that he has it all figured out, and allows Ospreay to pass through while helping Garcia up. "Hangman" Adam Page then suddenly shows up, having noticed what has just happened, and says that while he will not stick his nose in his business, he does ask Ospreay to ask him if he needs anybody. Ospreay says that United Empire is not happy with him and that The Death Riders will be breathing down his neck, and that he cannot trust Kenny Omega, and while he appreciates the help, he has to do this on his own. Hangman stops Ospreay, and tells him that he is the best he has ever been in the ring with, and wants to know if Ospreay believes he is the best. He tells Ospreay that he has this, and Ospreay thanks Hangman.
Andrade el Idolo retains the AEW National Championship against "The Prodigy" Nick Wayne and "Jungle" Jack Perry. After the match, Tony Schiavone interviews Andrade el Idolo. Andrade says he feels "tranquilo," because he screwed MJF and Don Callis, then says he will fight anyone and be the best National Champion ever.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews The Brawling Birds (Jamie Hayter and Alex Windsor). The Brawling Birds agree that The Divine Dominion (Megan Bayne and Lena Kross) talk too much and have been avoiding them for far too long. Jamie Hayter then challenges Athena, Billie Starkz and Diamanté to a tag team match on Collision before Alex Windsor tells The Divine Dominion to be ready to brawl.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews The Don Callis Family. "The Protostar" Kyle Fletcher says that he retained his title at Redemption without anyone's help and that his title will stay in the family. Don Callis says they may have taken some losses, but Mark Davis is angrier than he has ever been and he looks forward to what happens. "The Jet" Kevin Knight admits he lost, but he faces the best, and it will not be the last time he main events a pay-per-view. After Knight notes that he will take time to focus on the little things including the fact he is champion, he notes that Fletcher and "Speedball" Mike Bailey are tied up. After Fletcher tells Knight to focus on keeping his own title, "The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada shows up and says the International Championship will stay in the family, then leaves.
Don Callis guests on commentary for the next match.
"Speedball" Mike Bailey and Brodido (Bandido and Brody King) beat The Don Callis Family ("The Protostar" Kyle Fletcher, "The Machine" Brian Cage, Jake Doyle) in a trios match after hitting the Ultima Weapon on Jake Doyle's back and getting the stack-up pin on a Sunset Flip.
We see footage of Renee Paquette interviewing Adam Copeland, Christian Cage and The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) from earlier today. Nick says that The Young Bucks are already planning to travel with their families to All In so they can see this match. Both teams recognize each others' influence, and agree that they never thought they would face each other. Christian Cage says they did not come back to do a "greatest hits" tour and that he and Copeland plan to be the best tag team of two generations. Matt says The Young Bucks are still working on their legacy while Copeland and Christian have had two careers. Matt says they lost the tag team titles two years ago and have been clawing back to the top since, Copeland says they have been told for seventeen years that they would never do this again. After Matt says they will win the tag team titles for a fourth time, Christian Cage wants to know if The Young Bucks will be able to lift themselves up to the next level before saying he and Copeland will win. Copeland says that he and Christian are doubted despite everything they have done for the industry, and Matt says that they are still doubted for how they wrestle, even though they have done this for a long time.
Maya World retains the TBS Championship against Persephone after Hikaru Shida shows up and tosses Persephone a shinai only for Kris Statlander to show up and prevent Persephone from using it.
Backstage, we hear from Mark Davis, who says that he suffered a massive embarrassment from losing the AEW National Championship, then says that he wants a one-on-one rematch with Will Ospreay at Grand Slam Mexico.
Chompy the Shark shows up for the blurb for Discovery's Shark Week.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews Willow Nightingale in the ring. After a massive amount of streamers flood the ring and the fans chant for Willow, Willow is choked up from the support and says that she is living her dream before thanking the fans for being there even when there were a lot of doubters. She mentions winning the TBS title and becoming an inaugural Women's World Tag Team Champion earlier this year, then thanks her mother for getting her out of a funk when she got hurt, which led to her getting back and becoming Women's World Champion. Willow says "If life has been kicking you around, don't give up. Keep fighting, keep pushing through, because sometimes...sometimes, the comeback is even better than the dream." All of a sudden, Mercedes Moné shows up with a contract in her hands and says she is here for business, and tells her to sign the contract for their match at All In. Willow lays the contract on Mercedes' chest to sign it, which starts a verbal confrontation. After Renee says it is official and leaves, Willow asks Mercedes what her problem is before chalking it up to her holding the Women's World Championship. Mercedes says that one thing she hates most about Willow is not her smile or the fact that the fans love and adore him, it is that every milestone Willow has is written all over her story. She asks if Willow knows how that feels as the fans chant "shut the fuck up," before proclaiming that she will end Willow's fairy tale at All In, as she would be nothing without her and the fans only cheer for her because she stood across the ring for her. Mercedes then wants Willow to admit that she made her, then says she will take her smile along with her title. Willow and Mercedes argue, then The Divine Dominion (Megan Bayne and Lena Kross) show up, making this a three-on-one brawl. After Mercedes hits Willow with a chop block, The Divine Dominion hit a choke slam, then The Brawling Birds (Jamie Hayter and Alex Windsor) show up and force Mercedes and The Divine Dominion to retreat.
Jon Moxley retains the AEW Continental Championship against Komander by submission with a sleeper hold. Before the match, it is announced that Collision will air tomorrow night on a special night at 7 PM Eastern/6 PM Central.
Backstage, Mick Foley interviews The Bang Bang Gang (Juice Robinson, Austin Gunn, Colten Gunn, Ace Austin). Ace Austin says that they have big problems, and Colten Gunn says that they were screwed by The Dogs (Clark Connors and David Finlay) and The Death Riders (Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta, PAC, Daniel Garcia), and "Switchblade" Jay White is not even here. Juice Robinson challenges The Death Riders and The Dogs to a four-on-four tag team match on Collision.
The Demand (Ricochet, Bishop Kaun, Toa Liona) beat The Conglomeration (Orange Cassidy, Kyle O'Reilly, Roderick Strong) to become the AEW World Trios Champions after The Lethal Twist (Jay Lethal, "Vanilla Baby" Blake Christian, "Big Shotty" Lee Johnson) attack The Conglomeration behind the referee's back. After the match, The Demand and The Lethal Twist attack The Conglomeration, then Brody King shows up only to be overwhelmed. All of a sudden, "Hangman" Adam Page shows up with a barbed wire chair and clears the ring. Jay Lethal tries to take the chair only to cut himself, and Jay Lethal soon gets laid out with a Buckshot Lariat.
We hear from The Death Riders (Jon Moxley, Wheeler Yuta, PAC, Daniel Garcia, "The Problem" Marina Shafir). Wheeler Yuta says it is them against the world every night, and now The Bang Bang Gang (Juice Robinson, Austin Gunn, Colten Gunn, Ace Austin) wants to blame them for their failures. PAC says they will see The Bang Bang Gang (Juice Robinson, Austin Gunn, Colten Gunn, Ace Austin) on Collision. Garcia says that PAC was right, especially about Will Ospreay, and that Ospreay has always been running away from the grind, especially when he tried to leave them. He says there is a hard way in and a harder way out. Moxley says that all of the morality police are out and that they meet people where they are at, then says the Continental Championship exemplifies what the sport is all about. He says he will walk into the unknown and into the fire with the Continental Cup, and if this is where his title reign ends, so be it.
Tony Schiavone introduces Kenny Omega to the ring. Omega is soon interrupted by Will Ospreay, and Omega is more than happy to see him, as he showed Ospreay how he felt at Redemption by hitting him with a One Winged Angel hoping he would get it, but now he has to get to the "tell" part. Omega says he cares about Ospreay and cares the world for him and wants the world for him, and mentions the promise they made to do their best and become champions. He says he put their friendship before the title every time, as it brought him joy to see him succeed. He then says that Ospreay repaid him by telling him that he gave up on himself, and says Ospreay has no idea how deep that cut before calling the AEW World Championship a declaration that he never gave up. Omega says that Ospreay was, is and never will be one to talk down to him, and while he tried to warn him about The Death Riders (Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta, PAC, Daniel Garcia, "The Problem" Marina Shafir), Ospreay thought he knew better and head to learn the hard lesson himself, and asks Ospreay how it feels now. Ospreay says he came back too early from his neck injury, because all he thought about was revenge, and when he finally had it, it slipped through his fingers, and he lost his confidence. He apologizes for letting the crowd down, and that he had no friends to turn to, including Omega. He says that the guy who took away his old life and the guy he had so much hatred for gave him a new life and an opportunity, and saw Jon Moxley as the guy who would take him where he always wanted to be. Ospreay admits he liked being a Death Rider, as it made him feel like his old self again and he felt like he had killers with him. He says that while he understands The Death Riders' protectiveness, he does not share their philosophy or Jon Moxley's tactics, and when they tried to do to Omega what they did to him, he could not let that happen to Omega. Omega says he did not forget, and that when he felt the chair around his neck and felt that he would have to accept his fate, he heard the crowd and felt the energy, and knew that Ospreay would save him. He says that when he finally saw Ospreay, he saw him with the AEW World Championship and the bag at his feet, and concluded that Ospreay wanted to suffocate him with the bag before accusing Ospreay of setting a trap. When Ospreay tries to defend himself, Omega slaps him. Omega continues to slap him as he asks Ospreay what he is to him now, saying that when Ospreay is put in the pressure burner, he always crumbles. Ospreay finally punches back and nearly hits Omega with a Hidden Blade, then says that as much as he respecst Omega, he will kick the shit out of him the moment he puts his hands on him. He says that he has filled in whenever Omega was not here, and that he has earned his way to the World title and spent his neck to get it, and calls Omega a mountain he has wanted to climb for ten years. He compares their match to the tie-breaking penalty kicks in a football game, then says that he can pull the trigger and that he wants Omega at his best so there are no excuses, and when he does finally pull the trigger, Omega will see it coming.
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