It was AEW Dynamite with Orange Cassidy & Will Ospreay teaming against Roderick Strong & Trent Beretta, plus other big matches on the road to Double or Nothing.
This episode took place at Mechanics Bank Arena in Bakersfield, California. The announcers were Excalibur, Taz and Tony Schiavone.
Match #1: Roderick Strong (w/Matt Taven & Mike Bennett) & Trent Beretta defeated Will Ospreay & Orange Cassidy by pinfall. Wardlow attacked Ospreay with a clothesline while on the ramp. That isolated Orange, so Trent hit a running knee and Strong hit End of Heartache on Orange for the pinfall win.
After the match, Strong hit Ospreay with the AEW International Title and Ospreay was bleeding from the forehead.
The Young Bucks were featured in a backstage segment where they told security that Darby Allin was banned from the building. Sonjay Dutt talked to The Young Bucks saying that Satnam Singh will hurt Bryan Danielson.
Jay White and The Gunns aka the Bang Bang Gang did a promo bragging talking about their issues with Pac. That led to Pac appearing and saying 1 on 3 isn’t fair so he had some friends. Pac reunited with Fenix & Penta to reform Death Triangle. The Death Triangle trio beat up the Bang Bang Gang, who retreated.
On the following episode of Collision, it was confirmed that Death Triangle will challenge the Bang Bang Gang for the Undisputed Trios Titles at AEW Double or Nothing.
Match #2: Hook vs. Katsuyori Shibata vs. Bryan Keith ended with a double submission with Hook & Shibata as the winners since Keith tapped out to both of them at the same time.
Chris Jericho did a promo after the match saying that two winners make his match tougher at Double or Nothing. Jericho said that he’s proud of both guys for learning from The Learning Tree.
A graphic was shown on screen making it official. At AEW Double or Nothing, Chris Jericho defends the FTW Title against Hook & Katsuyori Shibata.
Match #3: Konosuke Takeshita (w/Don Callis) defeated Matt Sydal by pinfall. Takeshita nailed an elbow smash to the face for the pinfall win after less than two minutes.
After the match, Takeshita beat up Sydal some more. The IWGP World Champion Jon Moxley got in the ring with Takeshita. Moxley looked like he was going to talk, but instead, he punched Takeshita with a microphone. Moxley: “I’ll see you at Double or Nothing.” That was it.
Match #4:Swerve Strickland defeated Nick Wayne by pinfall. Easy win for Swerve with a House Call kick for the win.
After the match, Killswitch nailed Swerve with a clothesline to the back. Christian Cage and Shayna Wayne arrived to check on Nick. Swerve did a low blow to Killswitch and dump him out of the ring. Swerve chased after Christian Cage, who ran around the ring and went running backstage. They showed Christian running backstage, then Christian ran out to the parking lot, jumped in a car and Christian tried to drive away. However, Prince Nana was in another car and Nana blocked Christian from leaving. Swerve got a hold of Christian in the parking lot. Swerve threw Christian into a truck that was backstage. Christian climbed up a car to get away, so Swerve followed him on top of the SUV car. Swerve gave Christian a DDT on the SUV. Nana handed Swerve a chair. Swerve went for a chairshot, but Christian ran away. Swerve laughed about it with Nana.
Match #5:Malakai Black defeated Kyle O’Reilly by pinfall. Black won with The End spin kick to the head.
When the match was over, the lights went out and then there was some red light in the arena. There was a bloodbath in the ring, which is a nod to Adam Copeland’s history as part of The Brood in WWE. Adam Copeland appeared on the video screen walking in some hallway. Adam told Black to be careful what you wish for. Adam laughed. Adam said he would see him soon. Malakai Black walked away slowly with his body full of “blood” all over him.
Match #6: “Timeless” Toni Storm & Mariah May (w/Luther) defeated Saraya & Harley Cameron (w/Zack Knight) by pinfall. Storm beat Cameron with a Storm Zero.
Serena Deeb attacked Storm, May & Luther after the match. Deeb grabbed a high-heeled shoe and hit Storm in the head with it. Deeb applied a half crab submission while using a chair for leverage and Storm was tapping out. Referees stopped Deeb at that point.
The Bang Bang Gang trio of Jay White & The Gunns were backstage for a promo accepting the Death Triangle’s match challenge for Double or Nothing. The Gunns challenged the Lucha Brothers to a tag team match on Collision. If Lucha Bros win that then it’s Bang Bang Bang against Death Triangle for the AEW Trios Tag Team Titles at Double or Nothing.
Match #7:Bryan Danielson defeated Satnam Singh by DQ. Bryan applied the LeBell Lock, so Jeff Jarrett & Jay Lethal attacked leading to the disqualification.
After the match, Jeff Jarrett nearly cracked Bryan with a guitar, but Bryan broke free. Bryan hit a running knee on Lethal followed by a running knee on Jarrett as well. Dutt hit Bryan in the back and then Satnam punched the guitar that Bryan wanted to use. Bryan was attacked by all four guys in the ring. The Young Bucks appeared as the AEW Tag Team Champions. Nick Jackson had an envelope with him that we assume is the payoff for Jarrett’s group. The envelope was handed to Dutt. That led to Lethal, Jarrett, Singh & Dutt leaving the ring.
The Young Bucks were alone in the ring with Bryan, who avoided an EVP Trigger double knee. Bryan worked over the Bucks with punches. The AEW Continental Champion Kazuchika Okada entered and then Jack Perry attacked Bryan from behind. Okada nailed Bryan with a Rainmaker clothesline. The Elite had a table set up by the side of the ramp.
There was a parking lot scene where Darby Allin was driven up to the arena by Tony Khan, who gave Allin a fist bump. Allin appeared in the arena and he had a Flamethrower in his hands. Bryan Danielson was back up and tossed Nick Jackson through the table by the ramp. Allin was holding the Flamethrower while standing beside Bryan. The Elite retreated at that point. Allin & Bryan celebrated to end it.
AEW Double Or Nothing Updated Lineup
The following matches are set to take place at the May 25th Double or Nothing PPV in Las Vegas.
* AEW World Championship: Swerve Strickland (c) vs. Christian Cage
* Anarchy In The Arena Match: The Elite (Jack Perry, Kazuchika Okada, Matthew Jackson and Nicholas Jackson) vs. Team AEW (Bryan Danielson, Darby Allin, Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood)
* TBS Championship: Willow Nightingale (c) vs. Mercedes Mone
* TNT Championship Barbed Wire Steel Cage Match: Adam Copeland (c) vs. Malakai Black
* AEW International Championship: Roderick Strong (c) vs. Will Ospreay
* Jon Moxley vs. Konosuke Takeshita
* AEW Women’s World Championship: Toni Storm (c) vs. Serena Deeb
* Trent Beretta vs. Orange Cassidy
* FTW Championship: Chris Jericho (c) vs. Hook vs. Katsuyori Shibata
* Bang Bang Gang – Jay White, Austin Gunn & Colten Gunn vs. Death Triangle – Pac, Rey Fenix & Penta El Zero Miedo
That’s all for this week. Thanks for reading.