Welcome one and all to yet another All Elite Weekly. This week we saw Speedball Mike Bailey go face to face with Kenny Omega, Swerve declared his intentions against Moxley, Toni Storm gave us more classic lines and the Forever Champ, Athena made her return debut to AEW.

DYNAMITE RESULTS

Dynamite is airing out of the Roy Wilkins Auditorium in St. Paul, Minnesota.

KENNY OMEGA VS BLAKE CHRISTIAN

Catch-as-catch-can to start and we’ve got a stalemate. Kip up by Christian and a pie face to Omega. Christian gives Omega the finger and Omega blasts him with some hard chops. Omega misses a running back elbow in the corner and Christian attacks the kidneys with forearms.

Dropkick to the face by Christian and a spear on the apron. Inverted tope suicida by Christian and Omega is in trouble early. Christian tries a springboard back elbow but Omega knees him in the back of the head. Snap dragon suplex!

Make that two. Leg crossed knee brainbuster by Omega sets Christian up on the middle rope. V-TRIGGER! One Winged Angel and we are done.

WINNER – KENNY OMEGA

KYLE FLETCHER VS BRODY KING

Fletcher attacks before the bell with a Yakuza Kick in the corner. Fletcher rips his snap on pants off and hits the double bicep pose, but Brody King is up, and he levels him with a chop. Hard elbows by Brody in the corner. Body slam and a senton by Brody. Two count.

Running leg lariat by Fletcher and now some jumping stomps to the back of the neck. Brody is up with a clothesline over the top and to the floor. Fletcher is in control, apparently sending Brody into the announce desk during the break. Hard forearm by Fletcher as he hits the ropes but runs into a Bossman Slam.

Both guys are down. Big back body drop by Brody and Fletcher rolls to the outside, but Brody follows with a HUGE suicide dive! Brody is barking, which can only mean one thing. Doom. Wait, Fletcher posts Brody and connects with a running PK from the apron. Suicide dive by Fletcher sends Brody into the LED board and HARD. Brody rolls in the ring and Fletcher comes off the top with a diving elbow drop. Two count.

Fletcher thinks about a vertical suplex but Brody counters with an exploder into the turnbuckles. Both guys on the apron and Brody has Fletcher up… Death Valley Driver! Both guys are trading elbows in the middle of the ring. Superkick by Fletcher. Rolling elbow by Brody. Larait by Brody and he says.. “he’s dead!” Ganso Bomb attempt but Fletcher counters with a kick to the knee and a superkick to the face.

Tombstone by Fletcher! One, two, no! Fletcher charges but Brody turns him inside out with a brutal lariat. Avalanche in the corner by Brody and he’s barking again. CANNONBALL! Wait, Mark Davis pulls Fletcher to safety as Don Callis distracts the referee. Fletcher puts Brody on the top rope. Eye gouge by Fletcher leaves Brody on the top. TURNBUCKLE BRAINBUSTER BY FLETCHER! One, two, three.

WINNER – KYLE FLETCHER

MARK DAVIS VS POWERHOUSE HOBBS

MEAT FEST 2K25. Back body drop by Hobbs and a huge powerslam. Don Callis has joined the commentary desk, by the way. Clotheslines in the corner by Hobbs. Taz and Don Callis going at it on commentary is hilarious, by the way.

Hobbs tries to muscle Davis down and both fall awkwardly, so Davis pops up and connects with an enziguiri. Davis hits the ropes and runs into a spinebuster and that’s… it?

WINNER – POWERHOUSE HOBBS

TOP FLIGHT VS ALEX FINLEY / DEVO KNIGHT

Top Flight are from Minneapolis, by the way, so they get a hero’s welcome. Running back elbow by Darius and a hard chop. Snap suplex by Darius and a senton by Dante.

Manhattan Drop by Dante (terrible landing) and a bulldog over the middle rope. Enziguiri by Dante and a springboard crossbody. Shotgun dropkick into a snap German suplex.

Shell Shock by Darius and a crossover splash by Dante and it’s over.

WINNERS – TOP FLIGHT

MARK BRISCOE VS KONOSUKE TAKESHITA

Uppercut by Briscoe and an enziguiri. Briscoe runs into a boot but comes back with an uppercut. Briscoe back with a rolling Death Valley Driver before heading up top. Briscoe gets caught up on the top rope and brought in the hard way with a superplex. Two count. Briscoe back with a clothesline over the top rope as he looks to follow up with a suicide dive, but Takeshita runs in the right and catches a charging Briscoe with a big boot.

Big elbow by Takeshita and a DDT on the apron before we go to commercial. Back from commercial and Briscoe comes off the top with a shotgun dropkick. Both guys exchanging chops here but Briscoe comes off the ropes with a flying forearm. Running clothesline in the corner and some Redneck Kung Fu. Spicy dropkick by Briscoe and a running blockbuster off the apron. Running flipping suicide dive by Briscoe, who climbs the LED board, and runs off as he delivers a Cactus elbow! Briscoe rolls Takeshita in the ring but misses the Froggy Bow.

Release German suplex by Takeshita but Briscoe pops up! Lariat! Two count. Don Callis again leaves the announce desk to distract Briscoe. Exploder by Briscoe! Takeshita elbows his way out of a second one and delivers one of his own. One by Briscoe. Takeshita. Powerdrive knee by Takeshita! Two count. Briscoe ducks a clothesline and hits the Jaydriller! One, two, no! Takeshita gets his foot on the rope at the absolute last second. Briscoe looks for he cutthroat driver but Takeshita lands on his feet. Rolling elbow by Takeshita and Raging Fire finishes this one.

WINNER – KONOSUKE TAKESHITA

THUNDER TITS VS MEGAN BAYNE / PENELOPE FORD

Bayne body slams Thunder, but Storm makes the tag. Bayne doesn’t want that and tags Ford, so here we go. Up and over arm drag by Ford but Storm ducks a knee and delivers a German suplex. Back breaker by Storm and a leg drop by Thunder.

Thunder now springboards off the back of Storm with a shotgun dropkick in the corner. Two count. Double clothesline after some big elbows and everyone is down. Storm tries to clothesline Bayne but she doesn’t budge.

The headbutt works and Bayne heads outside. Bayne gets sent into the steel steps and it’s a tornado DDT on the floor. Ford matrixes out of a clothesline and hits an Ace Crusher on Storm. Thunder is in with a Death Valley Driver. Bayne is in and it’s Fate’s Descent, but Storm is legal. Back elbow by Bayne but Storm trips Bayne into the corner and comes back with a big running hip attack.

Bayne is up! Bayne accidentally pump kicks Ford and Storm rolls her up for two. Fate’s Descent to Storm and she gets the one, two, three!

WINNERS – MEGAN BAYNE / PENELOPE FORD

COLLISION RESULTS

This episode of Collision is coming to us from UW Milwaukee Panther Arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

JAY WHITE VS KEVIN KNIGHT

Knight with a hurricanrana but White fires back with a chop. Knight goes up top and White catches him, chopping him off the top, to the apron, and to the floor. Knight gets back in the ring and invites White to chop him, so he does.

They chop back and forth until White hits the ropes and Knight drills him with a ridiculously high dropkick that almost sent him over top. Clotheslines by Knight and a body slam. UFO splash by Knight gets two. Knight leapfrogs a clothesline and connects with a superkick.

Knight springboards in but White catches him with a uranage, but Knight rolls through for a two count. Tieres from the top by Knight. Knight hits the ropes and White catches him with a Complete Shot. German suplex by White. Spinning uranage by White, who maintains wrist control… Bladerunner!

WINNER – JAY WHITE

MERCEDES MONE VS ROBYN RENEGADE

Shotgun dropkick by Renegade and a running boot to the face in the corner.

Boots up by Mercedes and a crossbody off the middle rope, but Renegade holds on, yet Mercedes counters with a tombstone into a lung blower! Two count.

Meteora off the middle rope by Mone and the Mone’ Maker. Statement Maker finishes this one.

WINNER – MERCEDES MONE

TOP FLIGHT VS THE LEARNING TREE

Snap suplex by Darius and a senton by Dante. Jaw braker and Manhattan drop by Top Flight for two. Darius charges in the corner and Keith catches him with a front kick, before tagging Big Bill. Hard chops by Bill floor Darius.

Bill sets Darius up on the top rope but Darius swings over with a neck-drop over the top rope. Commercial time. Bill in control as Darius tries to crawl to his corner. Enziguiri and a tag to Dante! Huge boot by Bill and an avalanche in the corner. Blackhole Slam to Darius. Dante tries to leap frog over the back of Bill and does, but Darius isn’t there. Pair of enziguiris by Dante and a bottom rope assisted Flatliner to Bill! Assisted tornado DDT to Keith! Suicide dive to Bill.

Shell Shock by Darius to Keith gets a two count. Dante goes up top, but Bill grabs the leg. Darius tries to take Bill out but gets choke slammed into the LED board. Somersault senton off the top by Dante! Frog splash back inside the ring but Keith gets the knees up. Shoulder charge by Keith and an exploder. Tag to Bill. Avalanche in the corner and a knee to the face by Keith. Huge chokeslam by Bill and that’ll do it.

WINNERS – THE LEARNING TREE

WHEELER YUTA VS DAX HARWOOD

Catch-as-catch-can start until the fight spills to the outside and Yuta sends Dax into the steel steps, arm first. Yuta in control now with a superplex off the top. Back from commercial and Yuta with a big back body drop on the floor. Yuta rolls Dax in the ring, but Dax catches him with a dragon screw between the ropes.

Another dragon screw. Dax pulls Yuta to the corner and wraps his knee around the ring post, before locking in the Bret Hart-esque figure four! Dax breaks the hold at four. Yuta set up on the top rope now and Dax follows… avalanche back suplex by Dax! Two count. Dax looks for the Sharp Shooter but Yuta counters into Cattle Mutilation! Dax counter with a right hand. Rebound by Yuta into a drop step… German suplex! Yuta holds on… Cattle Mutilation! Dax gets to the ropes.

Sharp Shooter is in now but Yuta barely gets to the ropes. Dax holds on, eventually breaking it. Yuta is on the apron and Dax brings him in, but Yuta holds on, rolls through, seatbelt is in.. one, two, three

WINNER – WHEELER YUTA

HOLOGRAM VS BLAKE CHRISTIAN

Both guys mirror each other to start. Moonsaults off the apron both ways, until Hologram charges and Christian throws him into the steps.

Arm trapped Northern Light’s suplex by Hologram gets two. Running shotgun dropkick by Hologram and a suicide dive, but Lee Johnson pushes Christian out of the way and takes the impact. Hurricanrana off the LED board to the floor by Hologram! Both guys are down and Hologram walks up the steps, but Christian trips the leg out and it’s a Spanish Fly off the stairs to the floor!

Springboard 450 splash by Christian back in the ring! Two count. Superkick by Christian and a snap powerslam! Spanish Fly by Hologram but Christian blocks the Portal Bomb. Back fist and an inverted Slingblade by Christian. Christian handsprings off the ropes but Hologram catches him on his shoulders… spinning Portal Bomb!

WINNER – HOLOGRAM

JAMIE HAYTER VS BILLIE STARKZ

If you would have told me this was main eventing an AEW show in 2025… well, I would have been a bit surprised. Shoulder block by Hayter but Starkz is up quick. Sunset flip by Starkz gets two, before following up with a hook kick.

Hayter runs into a boot in the corner and Starkz goes up top but gets tossed to the mat. Missile dropkick off the top by Hayter! Hayter locking in a single leg crab, but Starkz is at the ropes. Hayter on the apron and Starkz trips her up, superkicks her in the face, and then follows with a low suicide dive. Two count. Stereo high kicks but Hayter is back with a shotgun dropkick. Brainbuster on the knee by Starkz and she gets a two count.

Hayter catches a charging Starks with an ushigaroshi and a basement lariat! Two count. Starkz counters Hayterade with a German suplex. Big boot by Starkz. Superkick by Hayter and an enziguiri. High angle German by Hayter gets two. Hayter calls for the Hayterade but Starkz counters with a stunner to the knee and a superkick.

Right hand by Starkz but Hayter traps it with an overhook, runs to the ropes, and jumps off with a lariat! That was awesome and I’ve never seen that before. One, two, three!

WINNER- JAMIE HAYTER

MY THOUGHTS

Toni Storm continues to be an amazing worker both in the ring and on the microphone. Her character is by far the best of the women’s division in AEW and just continues to go from strength to strength. Also AEW managed to pull off one of the best visuals of 2025 this week when Toni got booted in the face by Penelope Ford on Collision. It was literally in the first 5 minutes of the show and was perfect for what they did in that segment.

Speaking of the women’s division, we got a couple of new injections as well as the return of Jamie Hayter. But we definitely have to talk about the fact that the Forever Champ, Athena has made her re-debut in the company on Collision and has set her sights on the Owen Hart Cup and Mercedes Mone. To me this is absolutely perfect and if booked right (eg Athena winning the belt from Mercedes) then it could propel Athena even further.

Also, can we take a minute to appreciate that on both Dynamite and Collision this week, the women main evented the shows. That shows that TK is listening to the audience and trying to work on his booking and help further the progress.

AEW is picking up the momentum again and has found the footing it needed to set itself apart from other companies and it is going to be a great ride in 2025.