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AEW COLLISION REPORT
NOVEMBER 7, 2026
MIAMI, FLA. AT THE NORWEGIAN JEWEL
AIRED ON TBS & HBO MAX
REPORT BY JOSHUA WHITE, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR
Commentators: Nigel McGuiness, Tony Schiavone, Paul Wight
Ring Announcer: Arkady Aura
Attendance: No idea how many people were in attendance for the show. The cruise ship has a maximum capacity of 2866 guests, but how many people are actually on board and present for the show is a mystery.
[HOUR ONE]
The camera scanned the Miami skyline before panning to the ship and the crowd gathered on the deck. Schiavone, Paul, and Nigel were standing in cruise wear as they introduced the show.
(1) JERICHO vs. BLAKE CHRISTIAN (w/Jay Lethal)
Jericho’s music played, and he walked to the ring wearing a smile and a back jumpsuit for some reason. The Swirl’s music played to bring out Blake Christian along with Jay Lethal. The bell rang to start the match five minutes into the show.
Christian hit Jericho from behind and stomped him into the corner. Lethal clawed at Jericho’s face as Christian distracted the referee. Aubrey helped Jericho out of his jumpsuit revealing a Taco Cat onesie, which explained why the crowd had been chanting “taco cat.” Jericho hit a crossbody onto Lethal and Christian at ringside and smacked Lethal with some foreign object before returning to the ring.
Jericho handed out some beads to some fans at ringside. Christian hit Jericho with a springboard dropkick that knocked Jericho to the floor. Christian added a dropkick through the ropes and a plancha over the top rope as they went to commercial. [c]
Back from break, Jericho hit a chop on Christian as he climbed the top rope. Jericho climbed up and delivered ten punches followed by a hurricanrana. Christian held onto the ropes to dodge a dropkick attempt and then hit a springboard moonsault on Jericho (twelve times better than a current-day Lionsault). Christian went for the pin, but Jericho kicked out at two.
Christian sidestepped Jericho in the corner and hit a springboard dropkick to the back. Christian hit a springboard 450 splash into a pin, but Jericho kicked out at two. Christian blocked a 619 and pulled Christian into the center of the ring, but Christian escaped the Walls of Jericho attempt.
Christian dodged a back elbow and hit a Lethal Injection. Christian made the cover, but Jericho kicked out at two. Christian went for a springboard hurricanrana, but Jericho caught him and turned it into a Walls of Jericho and Christian tapped out.
WINNER: Jericho in 11:00
(White’s Take: Blake Christian looked good in defeat, which is the only way to see the guy for people who don’t watch ROH. Meanwhile, I guess it was obvious that Jericho would win on the Jericho cruise, but the match wasn’t great, and Jericho’s attire, which was likely meant to be cheeky, was mostly just embarrassing.)
-They showed a snippet of Nick Wayne saying he’s going to take over the Jericho cruise, having beaten Chris Jericho. Twice.
-Lexy was in the middle of the ring and welcomed The New Level. Kofi and Creed made their way to the ring as their music played. Lexi asked if they felt like Swerve manipulated them into the Texas Death Match. Creed says that’s crazy, but Bandido attacked Kofi because of what Swerve did. He said Bandido’s problem is now with them, so they’ll be taking the trios titles and a pound of flesh next week. Kofi said they know how much Swerve hates Hangman but they didn’t want a Texas Death Match. They didn’t want to be brutalized, mutilated, or have to go to a dark place. He said they’re scared, but not scared of Bandido, Brody, or Hangman. They’re afraid of what they have to become to win the match. Kofi said they didn’t have a problem, but if they want a problem, no problem. Creed said they’re going to go to a place they’ve never been before. To a new level. Their music played and they headed back up the ramp.
(White’s Take: A well-delivered logical promo that explains how we go to the Texas Death Match.)
-They showed a highlight video for the Blood & Guts matches from Wednesday.
(2) FTR (Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler w/Stokely) vs. MOTOR CITY MACHINE GUNS (Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley)
FTR’s music placed to bring out Dax and Cash along with Stokely. Motor City Machine Guns’ music played and they made their way to the ring. The crowd chanted “motor city” and “FTR” as the bell rang 31 minutes into the show.
Sabin hit Dax with a series of chops and Shelley entered to take Dax down with a double backdrop. Cash hit a boot to Shelley’s head and Dax hit a combination of chops and punches on Sabin. Shelley and Sabin brawled to the ringside area.
Dax hit Shelley with a dragon screw in the ropes and dragged him to the corner where Cash tagged in and hit an elbow drop to Shelley’s leg. Cash continued to work on Shelley’s hurt leg and Dax slammed his knee into the ringpost. Cash slammed Shelley’s knee into the mat and stomped him. Cash went for a splash from the middle ropes, but Shelley got his knees up.
Dax tagged in and tried to stop Shelley from making the tag, but he was too late. Sabin hit a double crossbody on Dax and Cash and then took them down with individual strikes. Sabin stacked Dax and Cash in the corner and hit a running boot to Dax before giving Cash ten punches in the corner. Sabin backdropped cash and rolled Dax up for two.
Dax came back with a powerbomb assisted by Cash coming in from the top rope. Dax made the cover, but Sabin kicked out at two. Cash worked over Shelley’s knee at ringside as they went to commercial. [c]
Back from break, Dax and Cash drilled Sabi with a. spike piledriver. Cash made the cover, but Sabin kicked out at two. Sabin dodged Cash in the corner and tried to make the tag, but Dax cut off the ring. Sabin fought off Dax and Cash and hit them with a double DDT. Sabin crawled for the tag, but Dax knocked Shelley off the apron.
Dax hit Sabin with a brainbuster and made the over, but Sabin kicked out at two. Dax missed a pair of elbow drops allowing Sabin to get the hot tag to Shelley. Shelley charged in chopping Dax into the corner. Shelley slammed Dax face-first into the middle turnbuckle and rolled Dax up for a two-count.
Shelley held Dax by the wrist and hit a few hard chops before a flurry of smaller chops. Cash came in looking for a dragon screw, but Shelley hit Dax with an enziguri. Cash blocked a neckbreaker and shoved Sabin out of the ring. Shelley hit a neckbreaker on Cash, but Dax came in from behind and put Shelley in a Sharpshooter, but Sabin broke it up.
Cash and Sabin tumbled to ringside and into the barricade. Shelley hit Dax with a few jabs. Dax hit the ropes and the ref had to leapfrog and then dropdown to dodge him. Sabin and Shelley hit Dax with a double superkick. Shelley locked in a border city stretch on Dax. Sabin put an STF of Cash, but had to release it to break up the pin when Dax rolled Shelley into a pin attempt.
Shelley cashed Stokely on the outside and through the ring, allowing Dax to roll him up from behind and Dax got the pin with a handful of tights.
WINNERS: FTR in 16:00
(White’s Take: This was a really good tag team match. All four iterations have been mostly very good. The downside is that it’s been clear since the jump that the series was going to five matches. So, the matches has lacked intrigue up until this point, despite being well-worked. Luckily, the fifth match will automatically have stakes and will likely be the best match in the series.)
-They threw to a video of Fletcher and Ospreay’s friendship and rivalry.
(3) NICK WAYNE vs. MARCUS MATHERS
-Arkady Aura welcomed the immensely good-looking prodigy, Nick Wayne to the ring. Wayne made his way to the ring while Nigel explained what “mogging: means. Marcus Mathers made his entrance and the bell rang to start the match 52 minutes into the show.
Wayne stomped Mathers into the corner. Mathers hit Mathers with a sliced bread and made the cover, but Mathers kicked out at two. Mathers blocked a suplex and landed a hard chop. Mathers caught Wayne with a dropkick and a jumping clothesline in the corner.
Wayne came back with a jumping uppercut. Mathers dropped Wayne to ringside and hit a running boot from the apron, leaving Wayne down as they went to commercial. [c]
Back from break, Mathers hit a pair of clothesline and a scoop slam followed by an elbow drop. Mathers hit a running forearm in the corner and rolled into a side kick to the head. Mathers climbed to the top rope, but Wayne caught him with a leaping kick. Wayne climbed up and delivered a superplex.
Wayne landed a kick but Mathers dodged Wayne’s World. Mathers rolled Wayne up for two and then caught him with a sunset flip into a Canadian destroyer. Mathers climbed to the top rope and went for a 450 splash, but Wayne got his knees up. Wayne followed up with Wayne’s World and made the cover for the win.
WINNER: Nick Wayne in 8:00
[HOUR TWO]
Nick grabbed the mic after the match and addressed the crowd as “the chat.” He asked if they had heard the news. The crowd chanted for him to shut up as he said he’s the captain of the ship and he’s been win-maxxing, because he beat Chris Jericho. The ship’s horn blasted instead of pyro.
(White’s Take: A quick fun match that puts over Nick as a threat in the ring and a future hall of famer in the douchebag department, especially with the post-match promo. Mathers got his spots to shine as well, and the former WWE ID talent could be a wrestler to watch if he doesn’t get stuck in ROH purgatory.)
-They showed a video package of ROH wrestler Brady Booker appearing on Survivor.
(4) DEATH RIDERS (Jon Moxley & Gabe Kidd & Daniel Garcia) vs. SHANE TAYLOR PROMOTIONS (Shane Taylor & Shawn Dean & Carlie Bravo w/Trish Adora & Christyen XO)
The Death Riders’ anthem played as Moxley, Gabe Kidd, and Daniel Garcia appeared somewhere on the ship, making their way through the crowd and to the ring. The bell rang six minutes into the second hour as all six men began to brawl immediately.
Bravo chopped Moxley in the corner as the crowd chanted for Moxley. Moxley came back with a scoop slam and tagged in Kidd. Kidd hit a senton and made the cover, but Bravo kicked out at two. Kidd delivered a series of headbutts to Bravo’s chest in the corner.
Kidd whipped Garcia into bravo in the corner. Garcia hit ten punches and a back suplex on Bravo. Dean charged in but Garcia ducked a clothesline and gave him a back suplex as well. Garcia attempted to suplex Taylor, but Taylor blocked it and planted Garcia with a single-handed spinebuster.[c]
Garcia caught Taylor with a boot and managed to hit Taylor with a back suplex that left both men down. Moxley got the tag and traded forearms with Taylor. Moxley hit a headbutt but Taylor fired back with a combination fo pinches. Moxley bit Taylors for Bravo pulled him down.
Moxley planted Dean and Bravo with a double DDT and hit a sleeper on Taylor. Taylor forced Moxley into the corner to break the hold. The Death Riders hit Taylor with the train of running attacks in the corner on Taylor. Kidd hit the ropes repeatedly and blasted Taylor with a big left-handed lariat. The Death Riders huddled up and then went to the outside to brawl with Dean and Bravo.
Christyen distracted Kidd on the apron allowing Bravo to hit a straight punch. Dean and Bravo hit a double team neckbreaker and Taylor added a flying splash from the middle rope. Taylor made the cover, but Kidd kicked out at two. Moxley hit Taylor with a cutter. Gabe hit Braco with a fisherman buster and made the cover for the win.
WINNERS: The Death Riders in 11:00
(White’s Take: The Death Riders beating Shane Taylor Promotions is a staple of Collision. This was your typical random multi-man match that was perfectly fine but not particularly exciting and definitely not surprising.)
-Moxley took a mic and said the odds don’t look good for the Death Riders, but they don’t care what the odds are. He promised Jay White and The Cut that he would make them earn it.
Mercedes Mone’s music played and she trotted out to the stage and asked where Marina was. She posited that she jumped ship when she heard the CEO was on the ship. Mercedes said she wold embarrass Marina at Full Gear, and told Moxley to keep that “bitch” on a leash. Moxley laughed, saying they won’t take that personally. He said she’s flustered, and that happens when people are around Daniel Garcia. Moxley said they’re on a boat, and there are children, and there’s no excuse for that type of language. Moxley said the last Death Rider he’d want to piss off is Marina and told Mercedes good luck.
Jay White’s music played and he made his way out, approaching the ring as the rest of The Cut surrounded the ring. The Cut easily overwhelmed the three Death Riders and beat them down in the ring as the crowd chanted “assholes.” Jay told Moxley he asked for it and said The Cut is anarchy and will take what they want at Full Gear. Mercedes stomped on Moxley’s head before Jay hit a Blade Runner. The Cut posed in the ring as their music played. [c]
-They showed a short video of some past AEW highlights in Miami.
(5) PERSEPHONE vs. MINA SHIRAKAWA
Persephone’s music played and she marched to the ring with the CMLL women’s title. Britt Baker was nowhere to be seen. Mina’s music hit and she danced her way to the ring. The bell rang to start the match 30 minutes into the hour.
Persephone grabbed a wristlock, but Marina escaped with a drop toe hold. Persephone came back with an arm wringer takedown. Mina landed a series of low kicks and took Persephone down with a sweep.
Persephone countered a figure four attempt with an inside cradle for two. Persephone dodged Mina matrix-style, but Mina just stomped her down out of the bridge. Min a dodged a kick in the ropes and hit a kneebreaker on Persephone. Mina hit a crossbody from the top rope. Persephone hit a kick to Mina’s hurt left arm and then dropped Mina face-first across the top turnbuckle. [c]
Back from breaker, Mina took Persephone down with a headscissor and a sling blade. Mina knocked Persephone into the corner with a discus forearm. Mina hit a shotgun dropkick from the middle rope and went for the pin, but Persephone kicked out at two. Persephone blocked a dragon screw and hit a standing senton followed by a neckbreaker. Persephone made the cover, but Mina kicked out at two.
Mina blocked a German suplex and rolled into a dragon screw that took Persephone down. Mina hit a rolling forearm, but Persephone ducked a spinning back fist and landed a lariat that left both women down. Mina hit a pair of kicks on Persephone, but Persephone blocked the third and delivered a leg-trapped German suplex with a bridge into a pin for a two-count.
Persephone charged Mina in the corner, but Mina caught her with a kick followed by a DDT from the middle rope. Mina climbed to the top rope and delivered a jumping DDT. Mina rolled Persephone into a pin, but Persephone got her foot on the bottom rope to break up the pin.
Mina hit a Persephone with a backfist on the apron. Mina climbed to the top rope, but Persephone grabbed the ref to distract Mina. Persephone used the distraction to toss Mina off of the top rope. Persephone climbed to the top rope and hit a frog splash. Persephone made the cover and got the win.
WINNER: Persephone in 13:00
(White’s Take: Pretty good match with a story of each woman working a body part, except that didn’t actually play into the finish. Still, well-worked and Persephone gets a heelish win to advance her towards a rematch with Aminata, which hopefully warrants a spot on the main card at Full Gear.)
-After the match, Persephone pummeled Mina and set up for the Razor’s Edge, but Queen Aminata’s music played. Persephone dropped Mina and ducked out of as Aminata hit the ring.
-Schiavone said something is going on backstage and threw to Lexy, who was just on a different level of the ship. Jay White and the Cut were standing around a puddle of blood where Lexy said Juice Robinson had been sent to the hospital and asked if the Death Riders did this. White was apoplectic, saying they obviously did it and promising to get their own blood in return. [c
-Davis and Doyle were backstage, cutting an angry promo vowing to take the tag titles home to the Don Calis Family.
(6) ANDRADE EL IDOLO vs. TOMMASO CIAMPA – National Championship match
Ciampa’s music played and he made his entrance. Andrade’s music played and he made his way out with no women, but at least he had the title contract with him. The bell rang to start the match 55 minutes into the second hour as the crowd chanted “how you know.”
Ciampa convinced the ref to check Andrade’s pants and caught Andrade with a sudden dropkick. Andrade hit a quick German suplex on Ciampa. Ciampa and Andrade hit each other with a series of simultaneous clotheslines and then traded chops and then forearms. Andrade hit a flying forearm that took Ciampa down and then kipped up.
Andrade attempted to take his pants off, but Ciampa broke it up with a boot. Andrade came back with a snap suplex, and rolled into a second and then a third. Andrade made the cover, but Ciampa kicked out at two. [c]
[HOUR THREE / UNNECESSARY OVERRUN]
Back from break, Andrade hit a sunset flip powerbomb on Ciampa. Andrade held on for the pin, but Ciampa kicked out at two. Ciampa went for a running knee on Andrade in the ropes, but he somehow Andrade countered it into a snap powerslam in the ropes onto the apron where it meets the ramp.
Andrade connected with the feint top-rope moonsault into a standing moonsault. Ciampa came back with a boot in the corner. Ciampa set Andrade up in the corner and nailed him with an avalanche air raid crash. Ciampa made the cover, but Andrade kicked out at two. Ciampa pulled Andrade’s pants off and threw them up the ramp.
Andrade dodged Ciampa in the corner and Ciampa hit the ref. With the referee down, Andrade hit Ciampa with The DM. Andrade made the pin and the crowd countered, but the ref was still down. Andrade checked on the ref and Ciampa took advantage with a low blow. Ciampa hit Andrade with the running knee. Ciampa made the cover and the ref was slow to crawl into the count, allowing Andrade to kick out at two.
Ciampa lowered his knee pad and charged, but Andrade caught him with the spinning back elbow. Andrade made the cover, but Ciampa kicked out at two. Andrade planted Ciampa with the hammerlock DDT and went for the pin again, but Ciampa kicked out at two again. Andrade lowered his knee pad blasted Ciampa with his own running knee. Andrade made the cover, but Ciampa kicked out at two.
Andrade set up for The DM, but Ciampa spun out and rolled Andrade up for two. Ciampa dodged a spinning back elbow and rolled Andrade up again and got a surprise three-count.
WINNER: Tomasso Ciampa in 13:00 to capture the National Championship
(White’s Take: This match was superior to their recent PPV match simply by removing some of the pants-related stupidity. Although some of that remained, Ciampa remained serious throughout the match .A ref bump and a low blow protects Andrade and, with a world title shot in his pocket, he doesn’t really have much need to the National title. Although you could argue the company has no need for the title either. On the plus side, it gives Ciampa something, and if this transitions to a Ciampa and Dragunov feud, I’m here for it.)
Ciampa took the title and celebrated with his daughter in the crowd. Speedball came to the ring to check on Andrade as Schiavone ran down matches from Wednesday and they went off the air.
FINAL THOUGHTS: This was on the higher end of Collision due a good main event with a newsworthy finish. Not sure why we needed an eight-minute overrun when there was about an hour or so they could’ve easily trimmed off. However, the set up was unique and memorable and we got mostly good matches with some advancements in the storyline between The Cut and The Death Riders. Still a skippable episode of Collision, but I’d say there are a few things that warrant a recap on Dynamite, and that’s not always case.
