Welcome once again one and all to yet another edition of the All Elite Weekly. This week brought us some great action on AEW programming as well as some absolutely insanely incredible matches over in Japan including the return to action of the God of Pro Wrestling, Kenny Omega.

Don’t worry. I will not be going super into detail on the NJPW shows otherwise I would be here until January of 2026 writing and you would spend until Wrestlemania 59 reading the results.

Let’s take a look into the action and noteworthy segments coming out of AEW.

DYNAMITE

RESULTS

AEW Dynamite kicks off its new era of simulcasting on MAX this week from Asheville North Carolina and the 2025 edition of Fight for The Fallen.

Orange Cassidy vs Hangman

Continuing on from the recent match at Worlds End in which both men were unsuccessful in obtaining the AEW World Championship, this match was set to provide a standout and set the path going forward. Unfortunately, the match itself was underwhelming and left a lot to be desired. One of the failings was the fact that Cassidy hit 3 of his finishers only for Hangman to shrug them off and hit his own.

Winner – Hangman

Acclaimed vs Hurt Syndicate

The descension in the ranks of The Acclaimed continues to grow stronger and stronger. Bowens and Caster are definitely not on the same page and this match really showed it. Shelton and Lashley set out to destroy The Acclaimed and Caster was the one who took the beating.

Winner – Hurt Syndicate

Jamie Hayter vs Julia Hart

Julia Hart has the best entrance of any woman in professional wrestling! While her entrance might be fantastic, the action in the ring for this one was not. Julia has had major improvement in her matches over time. The action of this match felt disjointed, and it really did nothing to further the feud. Hopefully both ladies will move on from here and not suffer because of it.

Winner – Julia Hart

Roderick Strong vs Jay White vs Swerve Strickland (Winner will obtain #1 position in the AEW World Championship Gauntlet)

A fun little match to determine who would move on to the number 1 spot in next week’s gauntlet match. We got some solid action with all three men before Swerve was taken out by his nemesis, Ricochet.

Winner – Jay White

Jon Cruz / Rob Killroy vs Powerhouse Hobbs

An absolute squash match. Nothing more, nothing less

Winner – Powerhouse Hobbs

DeathRiders vs Rated FTR

It’s time for Adam Cop… I mean COPE to make his in-ring return. We got a solid quality match here and when Ad.. I mean COPE and Mox faced off the crowd was lapping it up. The action was back and forth with ultimately the crowd going home happy.

Winners – Rated FTR

MY THOUGHTS

Dynamite this week was the tail of two cities. This didn’t really feel like it was a show that was coming out of a PPV. It felt like something that AEW has been putting on before the PPV lately. I love the return of Julia Hart and as I said her entrance is the best in women’s wrestling. The fact that Jay White is still getting pushed is great and I hope that we continue to see it. The smaller venue atmosphere was great and looked amazing on TV. I hope that we continue to see an upward momentum for AEW this year.

COLLISION

RESULTS

TNT CHAMPIONSHIP – Daniel Garcia (c) vs Mark Briscoe

This match could have easily filled a spot on a PPV. Briscoe and Garcia gave it their all in the ring and showed why they are being invested in. I could definitely see them running this match back in the near future.

Winner – Daniel Garcia

Jeff Jarrett vs Aaron Solo

Solo attacks Jarrett before the bell and here we go….. and it’s over. No real time to get invested in this one.

Winner – Jeff Jarrett

AEW TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP – Private Party (c) vs Lio Rush / Action Andretti

The crowd was a let down on this one. The match itself had a lot of decent action and was a fine example of the tag division in AEW. We had some clear interaction between Rush / Andretti and Top Flight who were at ringside.

Winners – Private Party

Toni Storm vs Deonna Purrazzo

Toni tries to shake the hand of the veteran, Deonna and Deonna obliges. A good back and forth match between these two. Taya gets involved trying to cost Toni the match, but Toni overcomes in the end.

Winner – Toni Storm

Winner takes $100,000 – Brian Cage vs Komander vs Beast Mortos vs Dante Martin

Komander and Mortos are the highlights in this one. There are spots upon spots in this match that drew the crowd in and gave some great highlights.

Winner – Brian Cage

Rated FTR vs The Learning Tree

This certainly was a match. There were some points in the match which were off and unfortunately, they all involved Jericho in some shape or form. The one thing I do have to say, is that Jericho taking the pin was an interesting choice.

Winner – Rated FTR

MY THOUGHTS

To be honest with you, this episode of Collision was a weird time. There were spots that were good, but there were also spots where it felt like it could have been better. The TNT Championship match was an absolute banger, and I know that they have something that they could easily setup future matches with.

NJPW WRESTLE KINGDOM 19

RESULTS (AEW MATCHES ONLY)

Konosuke Takeshita (c) vs Shingo Takagai (c) – Winner takes all NEVER OPENWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP / INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

Takeshita being the only representation for AEW on Wrestle Kingdom was wild. It is great to see him getting opportunities to shine. I can see why Kenny chose to bring him across from DDT to work for AEW.

Winner – Konosuke Takeshita

NJPW / AEW / ROH / CMLL WRESTLE DYNASTY

RESULTS (AEW / ROH MATCHES ONLY)

Sons of Texas (c) vs House of Torture – ROH TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP

Dustin Rhodes was at the very first January 4th wrestling showcase in Japan, and in 2025 he is back here again. Sammy and Dustin make a great tag team, and it was good in ring action.

Winner – Sons of Texas

Women’s World Cup – Willow Nightingale (AEW) VS Persephone (CMLL) vs Athena (ROH) vs Momo Watanabe (Stardom)

All 4 of these women deserve this platform, however the match could have easily been given some more time or at least been on the main card. The wild factor of this one was that Athena has been pinned for the first time in over 2 years.

Winner – Momo Watanabe

Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Katsuyori Shibata

This was just a showcase match which never really go into major holds. It mainly was a chopfest which ended in a time limit draw.

Winner – Time Limit Draw

Mercedes Mone (c) vs Mina Shirakawa (c) – NJPW STRONG WOMEN’S / UNDISPUTED BRITISH WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP

The women got just shy of 15 minutes in this match and it was one of Mercedes better matches. Mina looked like a megastar in this one and it was unfortunate that she came out of this one on the losing end.

Winner – Mercedes Mone

David Finlay vs Brody King

On paper this looks like the battle of the Pitbull vs the chihuahua. Finlay is easily outsized in this one but that doesn’t affect the quality of this one. King can go in the ring, and he was made to work here.

Winner – David Finlay

Shota Umino vs Claudio Castagnoli

While the match itself was good, it suffered from a storyline problem especially with the way Shota was in a 43-minute match the night before. Also, I think the wrong person won this one.

Winner – Shota Umino

Konosuke Takeshita (c) vs Tomohiro Ishii – NEVER OPENWEIGHT / AEW INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

Takeshita vs Ishii just screams domination and that was exactly what it delivered. Takeshita is a massive rising star and him dominating Ishii was always the right move.

Winner – Konosuke Takeshita

Young Bucks vs United Empire vs LIJ – IWGP HEAVYWEIGHT TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP

Being a triple threat, the standard tag match rules are out the window. This means that it is essentially a free for all. The Bucks being back in Japan is another one of those things that just looks right.

Winners – Young Bucks

Yota Tsuji (c) vs Jack Perry – IWGP GLOBAL HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

The Scapegoat is in full cosplay as he makes his entrance for this match. Unfortunately for him though, Tsuji is destined to be the future of NJPW. This was a solid match that saw Perry out of his depth by the end of it.

Winner – Yota Tsuji

Kenny Omega vs Gabe Kidd

It’s been over 12 months since we last saw Kenny Omega in the ring and by far this was the most anticipated match on the show. A lot of people criticized the decision of having Kenny’s return match take place in Japan, but honestly once the match started, it was the absolute perfect move, and Gabe Kidd was by far the safest opponent to choose. This match delivered on all aspects, and you could feel the story building the longer the match went on. Quite simply I could write a novel on how good this match was, however, I would rather just let you watch it for yourself and make up your own mind.

Winner – Kenny Omega

Ricochet vs Zack Sabre Jr (c) – IWGP WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

Ricochet challenging for the IWGP Championship in 2025 was an interesting one. Both men have unique styles in the ring and know how to entertain the crowd. It is a given why NJPW has chosen ZSJ as the face of the company and the person who will take them into the next few years.

Winner – ZSJ

MY THOUGHTS (BOTH WK19 AND WD)

Oh boy were we spoilt for wrestling this weekend. I watched both Wrestle Kingdom 19 and Wrestle Dynasty live, and it was a marathon but worth every second of it. If I was to give a match of the night to any match on WK19, it would easily be Yota Tsuji vs David Finlay.

WK19 on paper looked to be a show that you could skip over, but once again NJPW proves why this time of year is always special with them and why you should make the choice to watch the show.