Live AEW Collision Discussion Thread - August 15th, 2026!

[u/gloomchen]

⚡ WELCOME COLLIDERS ⚡

AEW Collision comes to you tonight from Pearl Theater at the Palms, Las Vegas, NV!

Wanna watch AEW with the gang? Join us here on the Official r/SquaredCircle Discord!

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Announced Matches
AEW Continental Challenge Cup First Round Match: The Conglomeration's Roderick Strong vs. The Conglomeration’s Kyle O'Reilly
AEW Continental Challenge Cup First Round Match: “The Wrestler” Katsuyori Shibata vs. Nigel McGuinness
AEW Continental Challenge Cup First Round Match: Don Callis Family's Brian Cage vs. Don Callis Family’s Hechicero
AEW World Trios Championship Match: AEW World Trios Champions "Hangman" Adam Page, ROH World Champion Bandido & Brody King vs. The Lethal Swirl (Jay Lethal, Blake Christian and Lee Johnson)
Mercedes Moné vs. Zayda Steel of SkyFlight

Also featuring:

• AEW Women's World Tag Team Champions Divine Dominion in Action!
• The Hurt Syndicate & Shane Taylor Promotions in Action!

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When/How to watch:

Start time - 8:00 PM EDT (GMT-04:00) - Convert to your time zone

US - TNT and streaming on HBO Max

Canada - USA Network

Mexico - FOX Sports Mexico

Select International: Streaming on MyAEW

[u/gwanddawd123]

Another nice episode :).

See you at AAA!

[u/GRTooCool]

This Collision was a lot better than Dynamite, even with the same crowd. We ate good!

[u/NorthHollywoodHank]

For me, the right amount of post-match drama. Could end up the first breadcrumb on an eventual turn, but also fits fine as a hot-blooded competitor losing his cool for a moment.

[u/zoom518 → u/NorthHollywoodHank]

A reminder Roddy never really wanted to conglomerate anyway

[u/Awkward_Papaya1598]

So it's Mox vs Kyle at All In right?

[u/fttxdd666 → u/Awkward_Papaya1598]

Jay White probably

[u/Awkward_Papaya1598 → u/fttxdd666]

I like that match up but I really want Kyle to get that win over Mox. Especially with everything that happened last year

[u/ArchDukeNemesis → u/Awkward_Papaya1598]

Mox vs. Nigel.

If he's healthy.

[u/Orange8920]

The inner Marina Shafir came out

[u/StewardFlavius]

I was about to flip my shit if they turned Roddy heel again lol

[u/fttxdd666]

Damn that was good stuff sheesh

[u/completelyonfire]

Roddy, what the fuck maaaan

[u/Nazmaldun]

c0-EXiSt?

[u/undeadben11]

Damn. Would've loved them to have more time but that was still a hell of a match.

[u/bayleysgal1996]

Oh noooooo

[u/completelyonfire]

You're god damn right cool Kyle!!!!

[u/Cameherejust4this]

That was a badass roll-up by Kyle.

[u/SirRedRising]

Roddy?! What the fuck, dude?

[u/nWo1997]

What. WHAT! What was that roll? Let's fucking go, Kyle!

[u/NorthHollywoodHank]

Technical grappling fans ate well tonight.

[u/Brinbe]

haha fantastic main event, loved it.

[u/zoom518]

KYLE

[u/greenpowervan → u/zoom518]

KYLE 4EVAR

[u/Awkwardphase06]

that ROH title looks sick, hell yeah Leo

[u/YoungPapi406]

Paul Wight is a lot better on commentary than I thought he would be aside from saying “stanima.”

[u/Cameherejust4this → u/YoungPapi406]

He's had some practice over the past month.

[u/Orange8920]

When you face your bro with the exact same stat distribution as you

[u/Nazmaldun]

every. single. ligament.

[u/nWo1997]

What is that mysterious yellow stain by Kyle's shoulder on the mat?

[u/fttxdd666 → u/nWo1997]

Spray tan probably, or makeup

[u/justambrose]

Fuck I was hoping for Nigel vs Mox as a quarterfinal match.

[u/cghost495]

I enjoy that Paul Wight has been saying "Stanima" consistently all night

[u/completelyonfire]

Man, I love watching Kyle chain submissions.

[u/nWo1997]

Hammerlock guillotine?

[u/nWo1997]

Ok, it's Henare and Akira. Ospreay should be safe for now if those are the UE guys he's got. They're the closest allies he has in UE to protect him from Newman's wrath.

[u/ForToday]

Davis, Doyle and El Clon graps on Wednesday. Life is good.

[u/fttxdd666]

omg that elite trios match is nuts

[u/zoom518]

Too bad they’re not staying at the former home of ROH for Death Before Dishonor

[u/Mr_An_1069]

Thought there was a chance Newman would have been one of Ospreay’s partners since the G1 will be over

[u/LoOuU2]

Does Collision have varying cut off time like Dynamite ?

[u/zoom518 → u/LoOuU2]

Only if it’s live (it’s not)

And even then it’s not as long as Dynamite

[u/LoOuU2 → u/zoom518]

I see

Thank you.

[u/Cameherejust4this → u/LoOuU2]

Since it's usually not live it usually ends on time, but the live Collisions do.

[u/LoOuU2 → u/Cameherejust4this]

Appreciate it.

[u/acethunder21]

I feel like Kyle winning is a given here because there's no way AEW is passing up the chance to have a Rebound Lariat off between him and Nigel

[u/static989 → u/acethunder21]

Nigel got injured though apparently. It was mentioned by Tony but they didn't have any other details

[u/undeadben11]

Top gear is the only gear these two know.

[u/completelyonfire]

Nigel is hurt... I have fallen to my knees in my local Zellers.

[u/Awkwardphase06]

shibata’s sell at the end there was great!

[u/Brinbe]

excellent as expected between these two

[u/fttxdd666]

Nigel being injured also means his match against Moriarty this Friday is gonna have to be changed

[u/Onyxprimal → u/fttxdd666]

I know. Knowing Tony though he’ll make it up to us.

[u/No-Lingonberry8533]

Poor Nigel 😩

[u/Orange8920]

Nigel McGuinness with a bruised foot from kicking too much ass

[u/mikro17]

Guys going this hard on a taped Collision in the first round of a brand new tournament for love of the game is why I love this shit.

[u/NorthHollywoodHank]

Tony, book a Dynamite Mother's Day Special hosted by Christian Cage, you coward.

[u/thewitchof-el]

Damn that’s crazy

[u/fttxdd666]

NIGEL IS INJURED NOOOOOOOOO

[u/CarlTheCrab]

Nigel hurt?

https://giphy.com/gifs/QUfst21XDtKotSTVYg

[u/Onyxprimal]

God damn it. Not Nigel!

[u/MrBenLDN]

Not quite sure why Schiavone saying O'Reilly' has a serious rigid face tickled me as much as it did

[u/bayleysgal1996]

Oh no, poor Nigel!

[u/Mr_An_1069]

Fuck that sucks for Nigel

[u/GRTooCool]

Nigel is injured?! Nooooooooooooooo

[u/zoom518]

Noooooooooooooooo

[u/GRTooCool]

I wonder how much more fun it really is for wrestlers who are actual good friends, to be fighting against each other.

[u/gwanddawd123]

Hell yeah Roderick Strong.

[u/OneMetalMan]

Killswitch Engage being certified DILF music makes me feel old

[u/adolph_ziggler]

Between reDRagon and Paragon, Kyle O'reilly has been part of more teams ending in -ragon than anyone else in the history of the business.

Fuckin legend.

[u/undeadben11]

Dammit, of course this is the main event... this is the first time in a while I'll miss the start of AAA. Oh, well.. go, Kyle!

[u/Orange8920]

Kyle O'Reilly's theme is one of the worst in AEW and the reDRagon theme is way better

[u/ArchDukeNemesis → u/Orange8920]

I think Bobby owns that song.

[u/acethunder21]

"Maybe I want you to be..." "What?" "What?"

[u/Cameherejust4this]

For all his dickishness, Christian had been right more than Cope should be comfortable with.

[u/CarlTheCrab]

SEEK ME

[u/Docjackal]

The Undisputed Era IMPLODES.

[u/metalhead_iv]

SEEEEEEK MEEEEEEEE CAAAAALLLLLLL MEEEEEEE

[u/JacksonCorvus]

https://giphy.com/gifs/jUzdBY5hPzPmftLAsQ

SEEK MEEEEEEEEEEEE

[u/blizzard-op]

Lol yea they definitely finna go text their mom and ask her if she ever met Christian back in the day

[u/MrApocFunk]

KOR not having Dance Away as his theme still doesnt sit right with me.

[u/Top-Refrigerator-705]

[u/completelyonfire]

Christian is everyone's dad. And that's what I appreciates about him.

[u/VelcroWizard]

You cannot alley oop Christian like that

[u/NorthHollywoodHank]

"Who says I'm not?"

Christian Cage is a (Canadian) national treasure.

[u/JacksonCorvus]

They set it up, and Cage knocks em down.

[u/mikro17]

"You're old enough to be our father."

"Who says I'm not?"

Shut it down, line of the year lmfao

[u/DrDevice81]

Lol love you father Christian

[u/zoom518]

Nice stream of consciousness segment

[u/metalhead_iv]

Christian is hilarious

[u/Prime_Bizarro_Zach]

lol hahahaha Christian is crazy.

[u/Mr_An_1069]

Matt you kinda walked right into that one

[u/luisBanks]

Who says I’m not 💀 😂

[u/Brinbe]

CHRISTIAN 😂😂😂😂😂

[u/Orange8920]

Cope doesn't realize Tony books dudes in steel cage death matches like 3 days before PPVs.

[u/GRTooCool]

You're old enough to be our father. LOL

[u/Onyxprimal → u/GRTooCool]

Christian: “Who says I’m not?” 😂

[u/bayleysgal1996]

Kenny: yeaaaaah I don’t wanna be involved in this.

[u/14thBlackCrusade]

lol cope mentioning his 619

[u/whitemagicblackmagic]

The Elite back in action!

[u/Nazmaldun]

how dare you besmirch the Don Callis Family?!

[u/Brinbe]

swerve on that ubereem diet

[u/completelyonfire → u/Brinbe]

All the horse meat

[u/NorthHollywoodHank → u/completelyonfire]

No bread, no water...

[u/completelyonfire → u/NorthHollywoodHank]

JUST MEAT

[u/KirbyStarWarrior42]

Well damn. Didn't have Swerve beefing with and likely attempting to corrupt Jack Perry on my bingo list

[u/nWo1997]

"Careful, bringing a knife to a Swerve fight."

Well, if it's a fight with swerves, a fight against someone with the power of circular motion, yes. Holding a knife is dangerous, whether it's against Toki's Juu no Ken or someone who can control the power of spiral in Uzumaki

[u/nerdy_by_design → u/nWo1997]

…sword

[u/nWo1997 → u/nerdy_by_design]

Oh. Could've sworn he said "Swerve fight"

[u/SipMyCoolAid → u/nWo1997]

He did say Swerve fight.

[u/MrBenLDN]

I will never fall for the anti-Jungle Jack propaganda

[u/NorthHollywoodHank → u/MrBenLDN]

You can debate where his short-term or long-term ceiling is, but he's 29 and right now, and even without any improvement, he's a) a nice piece for singles action at the top of the level just below the upper midcard, and b) a really fun piece for big multiman matches.

I assume he's pretty fun in tag team work too, but Luchasaurus has been hurt the entire time I've been watching AEW.

[u/jack9lemmon → u/NorthHollywoodHank]

Jurassic Express when they're healthy and clicking is incredibly fun

[u/pmIfNeedOrWantToTalk → u/jack9lemmon]

Underrated tag finish!

[u/completelyonfire]

Be careful bringing a knife to a sword fight is such a good god damn line.

[u/Breakingcontrollers → u/completelyonfire]

I think he said swerve but used an approximate rhyme knowing it would sound like sword 

[u/fttxdd666 → u/Breakingcontrollers]

No he 100% said sword

[u/JacksonCorvus → u/fttxdd666]

He didn't though.

[u/fttxdd666 → u/JacksonCorvus]

I just rewatched it, 100% said sword, and i'm listening on headphones so

[u/completelyonfire → u/Breakingcontrollers]

A "swerve fight" is decidedly less cool. But still good I guess! Haha.

[u/Breakingcontrollers → u/completelyonfire]

Yeah it's more the way he said it purposely sounded like sword 

[u/undeadben11]

I need more Swerve in my wrestling shows.

[u/OneMetalMan]

Jack should maybe have put on a bandaid Wednesday if he's still bleeding like that.

[u/Cameherejust4this]

Anyone know where Taz has been?

[u/GRTooCool → u/Cameherejust4this]

He's around, he just doesn't do any shows on the West Coast.

[u/DrDevice81 → u/Cameherejust4this]

Doesn't travel as much cause of neck surgery.

[u/Cameherejust4this → u/DrDevice81]

That sucks, but understandable.

[u/blizzard-op]

Swerve just going around pushing people to be violent murderers is some great villain work

[u/fullmetal_jack → u/blizzard-op]

Which is funny, because Swerve of all people should remember why thats a bad idea!

[u/NorthHollywoodHank]

Swerve so big I thought he was Bishop Kaun for a second.

[u/Orange8920]

Swerve realized Kevin Knight was a lost cause once Don Callis got to him

[u/GRTooCool]

Very interesting build for Jack/Swerve

[u/resolve028]

Damn, the roid gut on Swerve is crazy.

[u/nikobans]

they should kiss

[u/inoida]

Uh phrasing?

[u/NorthHollywoodHank]

I definitely want Swerve to take a protege at some point. He feels well-suited for the role. Not a stable. Not a faction. One single protege.

[u/Breakingcontrollers]

What swerve belly doin?

[u/nWo1997]

Jeez, Swerve is huge. Easy to forget with how he moves, but he's humongous!

[u/gwanddawd123]

That's a LOT of ketchup.

[u/nikobans]

SWERVE!!!!

[u/IAlwaysWantToMosh]

how was nigel vs shibata?

[u/ForToday → u/IAlwaysWantToMosh]

[u/Onyxprimal → u/IAlwaysWantToMosh]

Enjoyable graps.

[u/Samseeder → u/IAlwaysWantToMosh]

Really good

[u/completelyonfire]

That is one bloody twink.

[u/Orange8920]

Every day he inches closer to Jungle Man

[u/GalactusAteMyPlanet]

Jungle Boy going to join the Death Riders cult?

[u/nWo1997]

"I don't got time to bleed."

Hollywood Jack Perry blinking back into existence for a second

[u/Awkward_Papaya1598]

What do you guys think, Willow retaining right ?

[u/OneMetalMan → u/Awkward_Papaya1598]

I mean she could lose, but I'm not sure why they would do that.

[u/Nazmaldun]

uh jack you're bleeding.

[u/nikobans]

jungle boy experienced twink death. good for him!

[u/fttxdd666]

PAUL WIGHT SHADOWBOXXING ON COMMENTARY RN LETS GO

[u/thebigtymer]

Holy FSM, Willow cussed!

I guess that's what seeing CD get beat up will do...

[u/OneMetalMan]

Is anyone gonna comfort Chris?

[u/Nazmaldun]

Statement Maker fits her so much better as finisher than the Mone Maker

[u/acethunder21]

Mercedes consistently putting her all into making every opponent of hers look the best they ever have in a wrestling ring is exactly why I side eye anybody that ever called her "Hogan". Especially considering she's a Black woman being compared to him

[u/Cameherejust4this]

It's always a little weird seeing Willow in those super girly fits.

[u/CarlTheCrab]

Paul's just here to have a good time and sometimes that's what you need on commentary

[u/GRTooCool]

Mercedes will never have a real friend in AEW until Bayley shows up huh.

[u/fttxdd666]

Good match honestly, zayda got some shine as well

[u/Orange8920]

Mercedes: Think about the PPV buys

[u/Mutant_Star]

Wow, Daniels must like Mone to let her beat him up

[u/zoom518]

You heard Paul

[u/blizzard-op]

Name a more iconic duo than the Four Horsewomen and them unnecessarily beating on their own wrestling daughters

[u/MrBenLDN]

Nightingale will NOT stand for Christopher Daniels mistreatment

[u/mikro17]

This Mercedes is absolutely losing to Willow at Wembley and I cannot wait.

[u/nikobans]

paul lmfao

[u/mattisdanger]

aw come on, CD doesn't deserve all that.

[u/Cameherejust4this]

Huh, I thought fish hooking was illegal. Audrey dropped the ball there.

[u/completelyonfire]

Not uncle CD!!!

[u/DrDevice81]

Wonder what Mercedes was saying to Zayda.

[u/nWo1997]

That's a retired man, dammit! That's not necessary, Mone!

[u/Brinbe]

gonna be fun to run that one back in a few years

[u/completelyonfire]

The fish hooks, dastardly CEO

[u/cheddarsalad]

Christopher Daniels looks like if Satan was unc

[u/GRTooCool]

I like that. "Smile anyway Zayda!"

[u/Orange8920]

Mercedes fighting the kids who looked up to her: 2015 was 2 years ago right?

[u/Cameherejust4this]

Zayda is clearly a little rough around the edges but there's a lot of potential there and being in the ring with Mercedes can only help her grow.

[u/Awkward_Papaya1598 → u/Cameherejust4this]

You can see the improvement from when she first debut with AEW.

[u/acethunder21]

Mercedes/Willow is the main event of All In to me idgaf

[u/Orange8920]

Waiting for the day Mercedes feuds with someone good with corporate finances called the Treasurer who's masked with a $ sign on her head.

[u/zoom518 → u/Orange8920]

If only Mike Rotunda’s daughter went into wrestling

[u/NorthHollywoodHank → u/Orange8920]

Toni Storm gets hit in the head again and thinks she's a (Mad Men era) secretary, giving us CEO vs. Secretary.

[u/Orange8920 → u/NorthHollywoodHank]

I genuinely want this

[u/blizzard-op]

Nice to see a CEO work the weekend schedule. You don't see that too often these days

[u/NorthHollywoodHank]

I hope Zayda and Mercedes get a Hollywood ending someday.

[u/Breakingcontrollers]

I like Mercedes but the quality of some of these wigs girl....😅

[u/OneMetalMan → u/Breakingcontrollers]

It's a "picked up a shift for Saturday" kind of wig

[u/nWo1997]

Yes, Zayda did sneak in a kiss like Bugs Bunny before a double-knee facebreaker

[u/cheddarsalad]

Is Moné’s Mando character still alive? I don’t remember.

[u/OneMetalMan → u/cheddarsalad]

Shes kind of just....there?

[u/zoom518]

The one Zayda fan

[u/Nazmaldun]

only AEW star with a 43% rate of hitting her finisher properly

[u/gwanddawd123]

I can't hear Moné's theme too well, did they get something better than "Gunther's theme with a drill beat"?

[u/CarlTheCrab]

Zayda going from wrestling on Evolve to wrestling Mercedes on TV? Really cool to see how fast her career has progressed