AEW Collision Playoff Palooza Preview: April 25, 2026 – Jericho & Hurt Syndicate vs. The Demand, Two Title Matches, More

AEW Collision Playoff Palooza is back TONIGHT on its regular day and time of Saturday at 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT on TNT and streaming on HBO Max from Portland, Oregon!! Champions are in action all over the card, and two title matches are on tap after what’s already been an exciting week in Portland! 

The Conglomeration’s Orange Cassidy, Kyle O’Reilly and Roderick Strong will defend the AEW World Trios Titles for the first time against the Don Callis Family’s Andrade El Ídolo, Lance Archer and CMLL World Heavyweight Champion Hechicero! And the Callis Family will have a chance at even more gold when El Clon challenges AEW National Champion “Jungle” Jack Perry.

Plus, Jericho’s issues with The Demand spill back into the ring tonight, but this time, he’ll have Bobby Lashley and Shelton Benjamin from The Hurt Syndicate as partners to face Ricochet, Bishop Kaun and Toa Liona. AEW Women’s World Champion Thekla and Skye Blue of Triangle of Madness will answer the challenge of NJPW Strong Women’s Champion Alex Windsor and CMLL World Women’s Champion Persephone. And what will AEW World Tag Team Champions FTR have to say about the Double or Nothing challenge from Adam Copeland?

All that and more is coming your way on Playoff Palooza in Portland! Here’s your complete AEW Collision preview for April 25, 2026.

AEW Collision Matches, Preview for Portland

Jericho & The Hurt Syndicate (Bobby Lashley and Shelton Benjamin) vs. The Demand (Ricochet, Bishop Kaun and Toa Liona)

Jericho hasn’t let his loss to Ricochet at Dynasty keep him down. In fact, despite the beatdown he suffered at the hands of The Demand last week, Jericho seems to be getting under Ricochet’s skin with his jabs and use of copyright law! 

On Dynamite, we learned that Jericho needed to find a couple of partners to face The Demand on Collision. When Ricochet told Jericho he burned all his bridges and no one liked him, Jericho replied that he didn’t need to find people who liked him, just two partners who didn’t like Ricochet. Later in the night, Jericho found that pair in Bobby Lashley and Shelton Benjamin of The Hurt Syndicate! 

MVP said it wasn’t personal, just business, although there’s plenty of history and animosity between The Hurt Syndicate and The Demand. Can Jericho get one back on Ricochet with a little help from his business partners?

AEW Women’s World Champion “The Toxic Spider” Thekla & Skye Blue of Triangle of Madness vs. NJPW Strong Women’s Champion Alex Windsor of Brawling Birds & CMLL World Women’s Champion Persephone

Windsor wanted to continue the fight against Thekla and Triangle of Madness after Thekla used brass knuckles to retain her AEW Women’s World Championship against her last week on Collision. With Jamie Hayter still not cleared following her Dynasty loss to Thekla, Windsor found unexpected backup in CMLL World Women’s Champion Persephone, and the two threw out the challenge to Triangle of Madness to face them on Collision. 

Thekla and Blue stepped up, and tonight, these four will battle it out in an exciting international tag team match in Portland!

AEW World Trios Championship Match: The Conglomeration (Orange Cassidy, Roderick Strong and Kyle O’Reilly) (c) vs. Don Callis Family (Lance Archer, CMLL World Heavyweight Champion Hechicero and Andrade El Ídolo) 

The Conglomeration turned away The Lethal Twist last week in an AEW World Trios Championship Eliminator Match. Tonight, they’ll put the titles on the line against the Don Callis Family. 

While the Callis Family claimed the AEW World Trios Titles last month for a short time with “The Rainmaker” Kazuchika Okada, “The Protostar” Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis, this time around, they’ll try to bring the gold back to the Family with Archer, Hechicero and El Ídolo. Can Cassidy, Strong and O’Reilly successfully defend the AEW World Trios Championship for the first time?

AEW National Championship Match: “Jungle” Jack Perry (c) vs. El Clon of the Don Callis Family

At Collision Spring BreakThru, Perry made a challenge to any member of the Don Callis Family after RPG Vice and FTR fought with the Young Bucks and Adam Copeland. Perry was feeling good after beating Mark Davis at Dynasty Zero Hour and wanted to defend the AEW National Championship against anyone Callis chose from the Family. Tonight, Perry will get a test from the unique and unpredictable El Clon! 

10-Man Tag: Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) & The Rascalz (Zachary Wentz, Dezmond Xavier and Myron Reed) vs. Death Riders (Daniel Garcia, Claudio Castagnoli and Wheeler Yuta) & The Dogs (David Finlay and Clark Connors)

Last week, we saw a fantastic tag team match between the Young Bucks and Zachary Wentz and Myron Reed of The Rascalz. While the Bucks were victorious in the end, both the Bucks and Rascalz came together in the ring to celebrate after such a great back-and-forth affair. The celebration was quickly cut short by David Finlay and Clark Connors of The Dogs, who were absolutely ruthless in laying out all five men and declaring their intentions for the AEW World Tag Team Titles. 

The Bucks and The Rascalz want revenge, so tonight, they’ll come together to face The Dogs and Daniel Garcia, Claudio Castagnoli and Wheeler Yuta of the Death Riders in what should be an action-packed 10-man tag!

RUSH of LFI vs. Adam Priest

RUSH has been on the warpath over the last month since barely losing a no-countout match against Darby Allin. Tonight, RUSH is looking for a fight, and he’ll get one from the relentless Adam Priest. Priest has never been one to back down from any scrap, so he’ll bring the battle RUSH is looking for in what should be a hard-hitting affair on Collision!

We'll Hear From AEW World Tag Team Champions FTR

On Dynamite, Adam Copeland revealed his plan to get another chance at the AEW World Tag Team Championship. He challenged FTR to a New York Street Fight at Double or Nothing against him and Christian Cage, and if FTR wins, Cage and Cope must retire as a team. Will FTR accept the challenge and give Cage and Cope another shot at the AEW World Tag Team Titles?

Kris Statlander in Action

Former AEW Women’s World Champion Kris Statlander will be in action after watching (and helping?) her partner Hikaru Shida defeat Mina Shirakawa on Dynamite. Now, it’s Statlander’s turn to compete in singles action tonight on Collision!

How to Watch AEW Collision 

• Date: Saturday, April 25, 2026

• Start Time: 8 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. CT

• Location: Veterans Memorial Coliseum - Portland, Oregon

• TV: TNT

• Streaming: HBO Max