AEW Collision Preview: January 3, 2026 – Darby Allin vs. Wheeler Yuta, Timeless Love Bombs in Action, El Clon Debuts, More

We are thrilled to be back in Arlington, Texas, at Esports Stadium Arlington to begin another residency, starting with AEW Collision LIVE tonight at 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT on TNT and streaming on HBO Max!

As Darby Allin tries to finish his crusade against the Death Riders, he’ll face a man who feels he’s been overlooked by Allin: Wheeler Yuta. 

“Timeless” Toni Storm will return to her first love, Mina Shirakawa, as the Timeless Love Bombs face the newest members of the AEW roster, Hyan and Maya World.

Plus, after months of waiting, it looks like Don Callis is ready to unleash El Clon, who will make his in-ring debut tonight. 

And Shelton Benjamin has an AEW Continental Championship Eliminator against Continental Champion Jon Moxley coming up in four days on Dynamite, but before that, he’ll face two-time former TNT Champion Scorpio Sky on Collision!

All that and more is coming your way from Arlington! Here’s your complete AEW Collision preview for January 3, 2026.

AEW Collision Matches, Preview for Saturday, January 3

Darby Allin vs. Wheeler Yuta

After Darby Allin beat Gabe Kidd at Worlds End, he said on this week’s Dynamite that he has set his sights on the AEW World Championship and the one Death Rider he’s yet to beat, PAC. 

That didn’t sit well with Wheeler Yuta, who thought Allin was spouting some revisionist history. So tonight, Yuta gets a chance to back up his words, while Allin tries to take another step towards his ultimate goal of defeating all the Death Riders and moving on to the AEW World Title.

Timeless Love Bombs (“Timeless” Toni Storm and Mina Shirakawa) vs. Hyan & Maya World

Toni Storm has been preoccupied helping The Conglomeration against the Death Riders in memorable mixed tornado tags of late, but tonight, she’ll be back alongside her lover, Mina Shirakawa, as they look to get back into AEW Women’s World Tag Team Championship contention.

Hyan and Maya World became the newest signees to AEW after another impressive performance against the Sisters of Sin at Worlds End Zero Hour. Can they upset Storm and Shirakawa tonight in Arlington?

El Clon Makes In-Ring Debut vs. Angelico!

El Clon has already caused plenty of chaos as a member of the Don Callis Family, but tonight, he’ll make his in-ring debut in the same building as the man he put on the shelf, Hologram, made his debut. Just how dangerous can El Clon be in the ring? We’ll find out tonight when he takes on a man who's very familiar with lucha libre and submission wrestling, Angelico!

Shelton Benjamin vs. Dante Martin

Shelton Benjamin made his intentions clear on Dynamite when he stared down AEW Continental Champion Jon Moxley after Moxley beat Josh Alexander in an AEW Continental Championship Eliminator. Moxley responded to Benjamin’s body language backstage later in the night, and as a result, Benjamin will have his own Continental Championship Eliminator vs. Moxley this Wednesday on Dynamite.

Before that, though, Benjamin has to face SkyFlight’s Dante Martin! Benjamin was originally scheduled to face Scorpio Sky a two-time TNT Champion and one-half of the first AEW World Tag Team Champions, but Sky was not medically cleared. Instead, his protégé, Dante Martin, will step up to face Benjamin!

Hechicero vs. Komander

TNT Champion Mark Briscoe wants to be a fighting champion, and he's ready to take on a new challenger next week! So to determine his next opponent, Hechicero of the Don Callis Family squares off with Komander in what should be an electric lucha lubre encounter tonight on Collision!

Big Bill & Bryan Keith vs. JetSpeed ("Speedball" Mike Bailey and "The Jet" Kevin Knight)

Big Bill and Bryan Keith heard that there was a price on the head of JetSpeed, and they're aiming to collect on that bounty tonight!

We'll Hear From Eddie Kingston & Ortiz!

Ortiz returned to save Kingston from a beatdown by the Grizzled Young Veterans. We'll hear what's next for the duo on Collision!

How to Watch AEW Collision 

• Date: Saturday, January 3, 2025

• Start Time: 8 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. CT

• Location:  Esports Stadium Arlington – Arlington, Texas

• TV: TNT Streaming: HBO Max