AEW Collision: October 19, 2024 (& Rampage October 18): Battle of the Belts XII
October 20, 2024 9:36 AM - Season 2, Episode 18 - Subscribe

After the results of last week's WrestleDream and the Blackpool Combat Club's Jon Moxley declaring himself the company's new overlord, the roster turns to Orange Cassidy as a new locker room leader, and he doesn't want the job. Also between the soon-to-be-cancelled Rampage and BOTB 12 this is four hours of wrestling, so buckle the heck up.

(All the quotes come from Wrestling Observer's live results)

RAMPAGE - October 18

Mark Briscoe defeated The Butcher

"After the break, The Butcher locked in a chinlock. Briscoe broke free and hit a running forearm, then countered a half nelson attempt with a gamin giri. After a bit more back and forth, Butcher delivered a jack hammer for a near fall. Butcher set up Briscoe for a superplex. Briscoe escaped with redneck kung fu, then delivered the Froggie Bow to get the pinfall. Oh man, what is Butcher even going to do when Rampage is canceled? Maybe we can start a petition to get AEW Dark back on YouTube."

Kyle O’Reilly (w/ Orange Cassidy) defeated Aaron Solo

"O’Reilly went 50/50 with a jobber who is barely on TV. I hope he doesn’t have a title match with a protected champion on TV anytime soon, cause I can’t believe anyone would buy him as a contender. He caught Solo with a guillotine choke out of nowhere and got him to tap out. After the match, O’Reilly challenged Kazuchika Okada to a title match on Battle of the Belts 12 tomorrow night."

Anna Jay defeated Trish Adora

"[Mariah] May was fantastic on commentary. Jay hit Adora with her butt and delivered a snap suplex. Jay and Adora exchanged forearms, then took Adora down with a shoulder tackle and blew May a kiss. Jay hit a short dropkick and continued to taunt May. After a long commercial, Jay hit a flying forearm. May continued killing it on commentary. “Yes, I’m on Battle of the Belts. Also known as ‘Tony Schiavone, trying to get dressed.’” Adora delivered a german suplex with a bridge from her knees for a near fall. Adora hit a vertical suplex with a bridge for another near fall. Jay caught Adora with a backstabber, then nailed a gory bomb to get the pinfall. May looked grumpy at the result. Anna Jay really is much improved after her Japan tour."

Private Party defeated MxM Collection

"Mason Madden is huge compared to everyone else in the ring. Private Party did pretty good early on until Quen went to the top rope, and Mansoor pushed him to the floor. After a break, Madden suplexed Quen into a powerbomb/neckbreaker combo with Mansoor for a near fall. Great move. Mansoor locked in a full nelson, but Quen dropped down and cradled Mansoor for a near fall. Quen finally go the hot tag to Zay, who took out Madden with a springing cutter. He took Madden down with a spinning flatliner on the floor, then sprung into the ring and hit Mansoor with a crossbody for two.

Mansoor countered the Silly String with a death valley driver in the corner for a near fall. Mansoor caught Quen with a kick while Mansoor delivered a spinebuster. MxM tried to set up Kassidy for their finisher, but Quen broke it up. Private Party hit the Silly String on Madden. Kassidy hit a “cutter” (I guess they can’t say “Twist of Fate” with the Hardys in TNA) on Mansoor, then hit Mansoor with the Bang For Your Buck and got the pinfall. After the match, Kassidy promised “on his momma” to win the World Tag Team Titles."

COLLISION - October 19

"Moxley and the Blackpool Combat Club were in a pretape, with Moxley noting that nothing changed last Saturday night. The AEW World Title wasn’t for a person, it was for the position of the top dog in AEW. That position was his, but the title belt now represented everything he hated about AEW. Moxley said that while nothing came for free, they were going to give Top Flight a gift. There was no magic elevator ride to the top. Tonight would not be their coronation, but their public execution."

Ricochet defeated AR Fox

"A great opener here. Fox rules, and he’s a great style match-up for Ricochet and a lot of the flyers in this promotion. Ricochet continues to get his sea legs back under him as he reacclimates to the AEW style. [...] The two traded strikes before Ricochet caught Fox with a half-and-half suplex. Ricochet hit a jumping knee and an axe kick before landing Vertigo for the win. After the match, Ricochet took the mic and called out International Champion Konosuke Takeshita. Ricochet said that Takeshita could take the title wherever he wanted, but when he came back to AEW, Ricochet would be ready to take the title from him."

"Daniel Garcia & Private Party were backstage. The BCC was waging war while The Elite sat and watched. Garcia said that the Elite are too complacent to fight for the company, so they will take their titles from them and fight the war. Isiah Kassidy said that he would fight for AEW as it changed his life, and that before Wednesday, they would take care of business tonight in Stockton."

Kris Statlander defeated Harley Cameron

"Cameron caught Statlander with an eye poke, keeping her off-balance early. Statlander caught Cameron with a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker to shut her down. Statlander clubbered on Cameron until she dodged a corner charge, hitting a tornado DDT for a one-count. Cameron laid in some shots, but Statlander ducked an enzuigiri and hit a German suplex. Statlander ran wild and hit Saturday Night Fever for the win. After the match, Statlander took the mic and made a challenge to Kamille, saying it was time she met her match. Statlander promised to get Mercedes Moné a front-row seat."

Daniel Garcia & Private Party (Isiah Kassidy & Marq Quen) defeated The Premier Athletes (Ariya Daivari, Josh Woods & Tony Nese) (w/Mark Sterling)

"I could do without Daniel Garcia in an AEW shirt like Tommy Dreamer in WWE ECW, but I do like these guys coming together to fight the threat of the BCC while also dealing with their ongoing issues with the Elite. This BCC feud is centered around the long-time potential stars in AEW stepping up and becoming stars. I think an issue AEW has is that people have lost faith in stars getting a chance to elevate, and this feud seems to be a direct response to that. If they can get guys like Private Party and Top Flight over to a higher level, it can only lead to positive results."

Jamie Hayter defeated Brooke Havok

"Hayter clobbered this woman, nuking her with a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker before winning with the Hayterade. Penelope Ford appeared on the Jumbotron after the match, saying that she attacked Hayter because she was tired of being left on the sidelines. Ford was out for two years, with her last TV match being a tag team match alongside Hayter. Hayter got a parade when she returned from her year-long absence, but no one cared about Ford the same way. She promised to show Hayter what two years of pent-up anger and frustration looked like."

Orange Cassidy defeated Bulk Bronson (w/ The Iron Savages)

"Daniel Garcia & Private Party were backstage with Lexy Nair, happy with their win. Orange Cassidy entered the frame, with Garcia telling him that he’d beaten all of the BCC members in the past. Garcia believed that Cassidy could lead the charge against the BCC, but Cassidy said that every time he wrestled one of them, it changed him. Cassidy walked away, saying that he wasn’t a leader.

I had forgotten that Cassidy had beaten all of the members of the new BCC, including Moxley last year at Full Gear. He can be a threat to them, but he just doesn’t have the willingness to be a leader. I’m enjoying this, and I expect Cassidy to be the first man up for Moxley with Darby Allin seemingly out of the picture for right now."

Kyle Fletcher defeated Atlantis Jr.

"This was a match I recommend you go out of your way to see. The crowd was into this match, and the background of Fletcher redeeming his loss from Mexico gave this match real juice. It felt like the crowd took to Fletcher as a higher-level heel, and this match benefitted from it."

House Of Black (Brody King, Buddy Matthews & Malakai Black) defeated Alpha Zo, Chris Nasty, & Olumide

La Faccion Ingobernable (Rush & The Beast Mortos) (w/ Dralistico) defeated The Outrunners (Truth Magnum & Turbo Floyd)

"Magnum got thrown to the floor, but ducked a Dralistico chop and booted Rush into the barricade. He got through Mortos to get the tag to Floyd, who ran wild with scoop slams. We got the Predator double elbow drop, but Dralistico cut off the Total Recall. Dralistico distracted the ref with a big cord before getting pinballed by Floyd. Dralistico came back to sweep Floyd’s leg on a suplex attempt and held his leg down on the pin, giving LFI the win. LFI laid out the Outrunners after the match before FTR came out to fight them off."

AEW World Trios Championship Match: Blackpool Combat Club (Claudio Castagnoli, PAC & Wheeler Yuta) (c) defeated Action Andretti & Top Flight (Dante Martin & Darius Martin)

"Andretti and PAC started, with Andretti getting the advantage on PAC until he got driven into the BCC corner. Yuta tagged in to big boos, with Andretti getting to his corner for a tag to Darius. Castagnoli tagged in quickly and hammered Darius with an uppercut. Dante tagged in, but Castagnoli laid him out with a lariat. Top Flight fought Castagnoli to the outside, but Dante got caught on a dive attempt by PAC. Darius and Andretti took out PAC and Yuta, but Castagnoli caught Dante on a dive attempt and flung him into the barricade.

After a commercial break, Dante got the tag out to Darius, who ran wild on Yuta. Yuta tagged out to PAC, who got caught with a shotgun dropkick into a German suplex. Andretti hit a springboard 450, but Castagnoli ripped Andretti off the cover with a gutwrench and powerbombed him. Yuta and Castagnoli took out the Martins, leaving Andretti to be clobbered with repeated uppercuts in the corner. PAC got the win with a Tombstone.

The BCC continued the beatdown when Jon Moxley’s music hit. Moxley and Marina Shafir made their way through the crowd before directing traffic on the beatdown. Lio Rush and Leila Grey came out to help, but they got beaten up as well. Castagnoli dragged one of the Martins up the ramp, but John Silver drilled Castagnoli with a chair. The Dark Order came out to fight, but the BCC got the upper hand as well. Moxley took the microphone and told the Dark Order that he would give them a chance to fight for their lives. He offered the Dark Order a Trios Title match right now."

BATTLE OF THE BELTS XII - October 19

AEW World Trios Championship Match: Blackpool Combat Club (Claudio Castagnoli, PAC & Wheeler Yuta) (c) (w/ Jon Moxley & Marina Shafir) defeated The Dark Order (John Silver, Alex Reynolds, Evil Uno)

"This was a unique and interesting way to hook the Collision viewers on for Battle of the Belts, and to make sure the BCC story is an overarching one across any and all shows. The BCC look dominant and unrepentant in their cause, and the babyface army is beginning to build against them. It was a three-on-one beatdown on Silver to start, as his partners were destroyed on the floor. Yuta hit the rocket launcher on Silver, but Uno broke up the pin. Uno got dragged out of the ring by Castagnoli as the beat down continued on Silver until he caught PAC with a lariat. A taped-up Reynolds tagged in and fought hard, but Castagnoli caught him with a Gorilla Press into a gutbuster. Castagnoli snatched him into a Sharpshooter.

Yuta brought in a chair, and as the referee was distracted, PAC landed a double stomp to the back of the head. Reynolds tapped out, giving the champions their second successful defense in a half hour. The BCC laid out the Dark Order after the match, with Shafir drilling Silver in the arm with the briefcase that contained the AEW World Title. The babyface locker room came out to clear house, with Orange Cassidy looking on before walking away."

AEW Continental Championship Match: Kazuchika Okada (c) defeated Kyle O’Reilly

"One of Okada’s better title defenses here, as O’Reilly worked hard and got the crowd to buy into his efforts to win the title. [...] As the 15-minute call came from the ring announcer, O’Reilly countered a Tombstone with a guillotine choke and a knee to the sternum. O’Reilly countered another Tombstone attempt with an ankle lock that forced Okada to the ropes.

Okada teased playing keepaway to run out the clock but caught O’Reilly on a jumping knee attempt and hit a DDT on the floor. Okada hit the elbow drop, but O’Reilly fought out of the Rainmaker. Okada caught O’Reilly with a short-arm lariat and a dropkick, but another Rainmaker attempt got fought off and countered into a guillotine choke. Okada pulled O’Reilly up into a Landslide, then hit the Rainmaker to retain the title."

The Don Callis Family (Brian Cage & Lance Archer) defeated Jack Cartwheel & Jon Cruz

"Cage murdered both guys, then tagged Archer in to murder them more. They had two awesome double-team moves, with Archer chokeslamming Cartwheel off of Cage’s shoulders and Archer hitting a Blackout into a Cage powerbomb."

AEW Women’s World Title Eliminator Match: Anna Jay defeated Mariah May

"Anna Jay came back from her Stardom tour, she hasn’t lost since coming back, and she beat the champion to set up a nice little TV defense for Mariah May. Jay worked on May’s arm until May fought her off and hit a John Woo dropkick for a nearfall. Jay sent May into the corner and hit a spin kick but May came back by raining down fists on Jay. After a commercial, Jay evaded a corner charge before getting into a strike battle with May. Jay fired up, hitting a Dangerous Jay kick and a John Woo dropkick of her own for a nearfall. Jay took May down with a side suplex for a nearfall. Jay locked on the Queen Slayer choke, but May bit her arm and hit a pair of suplexes for a nearfall.

May hit a hanging DDT for a nearfall. May took Jay off the top rope with a headscissors and hit a running knee, but Jay evaded the Storm Zero and got into a pinning predicament. Jay caught May in a flash pin to score the upset win and a future World Title match. The title match was quickly made official for the November 2nd Collision in Philadelphia."
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