AEW Collision Playoff Palooza Results: April 26, 2025 – FTR and Paragon Clash in the Main Event

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Tonight’s AEW COLLISION: PlayoffPalooza was broadcast on TNT and streamed on MAX from the Lakefront Arena in New Orleans, LA!

• The Young Bucks try to catch Swerve Strickland off guard in his match against Blake Christian!

• Toni Storm was ready for another closeup in her victory against Queen Aminata!

• Hologram was too much to handle for Max Caster in the “Best Wrestler Alive” Open Challenge!

• Anna Jay made her triumphant return, but did Megan Bayne spoil her showing?

• CRU sent Top Flight in a tailspin in their Tornado Tag Match!

• Bandido defeated Dralistico, dealing out another winning hand with the 21 Plex!

• Rush ran over AR Foxx, putting him square in the bull’s eye!

• FTR punish The Paragon in the main event! But what did Daniel Garcia have to say?

AEW Dynamite: Results for April 23 in New Orleans

Tony Schiavone and Nigel McGuinness were the broadcast team for tonight’s event.

It’s Saturday night and you know what that means! This is for the Sickos!

Swerve Strickland (with Prince Nana)

vs. Blake Christian (with Lee Johnson)!

Swerve was about to speak on the microphone before the match, but the EVPs, The Young Bucks, Matthew and Nicholas Jackson, came out before the match began!

Nicholas: “First of all, show some respect for your founding fathers!”

Matthew: “I don’t think these people wanted to hear what you had to say, Swerve. I know your scheduled for a match later tonight, but we pulled some strings, and your match is going to happen right here, right now.”

“This match isn’t supposed to happen until the second hour of the program,” said Tony Schiavone.

Blake came out in his ring gear, meanwhile, Swerve was in his street clothes.

The Young Bucks sat in chairs and watched the match at the top of the ramp.

Lee tripped Swerve, grabbing his ankle, and Blake seized the opportunity to stomp Swerve in the corner. Blake followed up with a springboard from the middle rope. Blake hit a shotgun dropkick. Lee Johnson pulled Swerve out of the ring and Blake followed up with a dive over the top rope, wiping out Swerve on the floor.

Swerve whipped Blake into the barricade. Blake shoved Swerve into the ring post. Swerve blocked a spear on the apron and countered with a neck breaker. Swerve blasted Blake with a jumping House Call kick. Swerve planted Blake and scored the pin!

“Didn’t need the Swerve Stomp on that,” said Schiavone.

Lee Johnson ambushed Swerve, but Swerve quickly fended him off. Nicholas and Matthew Jackson jumped in and double teamed Swerve. The Bucks cracked Swerve in the head with the EVP Trigger! The Bucks were going to continue their assault until Kenny Omega sprinted to the ring, coming to the aid of Swerve! The Bucks ganged up on Omega. Kenny hit a snap dragon suplex on Nicholas. Matthew pulled his brother out of the ring and The Bucks walked away, sneering at Omega and Swerve.

AEW Women’s World Championship Eliminator!

“Timeless” Toni Storm (c.) vs. Queen Aminata!

Queen Aminata hit a shoulder tackle on Toni. Aminata chomped down on Toni’s forehead. Storm used a basement dropkick to take the Queen down to the mat. Queen Aminata fired back with a snap suplex. Queen Aminata headbutted Toni Storm. Toni’s nose was busted open.

“The attitude of Queen Aminata and I guess you could credit Serena Deeb for that,” said Tony Schiavone.

Toni and Queen Aminata headbutted one another, and both fell to the mat. Toni got to her feet and took Queen Aminata off her feet with a Thesz Press! The champion DDT’ed Aminata. Toni locked in an STF, but Queen Aminata muscled her way to the ropes, causing the ref to break the hold.

Queen Aminata charged at Toni Storm with a running foot to the face! Queen Aminata whipped Toni into the guardrail. Queen Aminata ran at Toni, but Toni dodged it. Toni went for the hip attack, but the Queen rolled out of the way. Toni connected with a flying cross body press for a near fall.

Queen Aminata blasted Toni with the Beach Break, but Toni kicked out at the two-count. Storm power bombed the challenger, poised to put this beyond the hopes of Queen Aminata. But Aminata came back with a swinging neck breaker. Toni German Suplexed Queen Aminata. Toni rammed Queen Aminata with the hip attack and then finished off the Queen with the Storm Zero, grabbing the pinfall victory.

“Best Wrestler Alive” Open Challenge Match!

“Platinum” Max Caster vs. Hologram!

“Hologram is 22-0 since making his debut,” said Tony Schiavone.

Hologram took down Caster with a hurracanrana. Hologram hit a Spanish Fly and followed up with a tope suicida headbutt! Hologram spun Caster around, planted Caster with the Portal Bomb, and picked up a decisive victory!

“23-0!” said Schiavone.

Anna Jay vs. Taylor Gainey!

Anna walloped Taylor with a hook kick. Anna planted Taylor with the Gory Bomb and picked up an explosive victory!

After the match, Penelope Ford came down to the ring! Penelope got right into Anna Jay’s face and began to ground and pound Anna Jay! Megan Bayne made her way to the ring after Penelope’s cheap shot to Anna Jay. Megan Bayne annihilated Anna Jay with Fate’s Descent!

Tornado Tag Match!

Top Flight—Dante & Darius Martin (with Leila Grey)

vs.

CRU—Lio Rush & Action Andretti!

“A tornado tag means anything goes,” said Schiavone.

“No tags needed,” added Nigel.

CRU pulled out kendo sticks but Top Flight stepped on the sticks and retrieved them. Lio wrapped a chain around his fist, but he ate a shot from Top Flight, their tandem offense too much for Rush. Top Flight showed great synergy against Action Andretti with a double back suplex.

Rush rocketed out of the ring at Dante with a tope suicida. Action threw a garbage can into the ring. Rush put the can over Darius’ head while CRU took cracks at it with kendo sticks. Dante threw a trash can at Lio. Dante swung the trash can lid at Action, knocking him right in the noggin!

Darius brought a black bag into the ring. CRU double teamed Dante and Darius. Action poured out the black bag and it had Mardi Gras beads in it. Top Flight regained control of the match. Lio used a drop toe hold on Darius, smashing him headfirst onto a steel chair. CRU suplexed Darius onto a steel chair but Darius kicked out at the two-count!

Leila Grey jumped onto the ring apron and Action shoved Dante into her, knocking her to the floor. Action nailed Darius with a neck breaker. Lio Rush frog splashed Darius. Action landed a 450 splash and pinned Darius!

ROH World Championship Match!

Bandido (c.) vs. LFI’s Dralistico!

Dralistico flew over the top rope with a tope con hiro, crashing onto Bandido.

The fans chanted “Lucha! Lucha! Lucha!”

They traded chops, back and forth, on the ring apron. Dralistico used a hurracanrana to take Bandido off the apron and down to the arena floor. Bandido, back in the ring, took flight with a tope suicida after connecting with a dropkick.

“Incredible!” said Nigel.

“This young man is electric, man,” replied Tony.

Bandido bashed Dralistico with a frog splash for a near fall. Dralistico connected with a spin kick to Bandido’s head. Bandido fired back with a PK to Dralistico. Dralistico hit a springboard lung blower to Bandido. Bandido served up the 21 Plex and dealt another winning hand in his first title defense since becoming ROH World Champion at Dynasty!

AR Foxx vs. LFI’s Rush!

Rush sucker punched Foxx with a forearm. Rush whipped Foxx into the guardrails. Rush splashed Foxx in the turnbuckles, picking him apart. Foxx rolled up Rush for a near fall. Foxx jumped over the top rope, getting hangtime, and connecting with a flying cross body press. Rush smashed into Foxx with the Bull’s Horns and picked up the 1-2-3!

Main Event Time!

FTR—Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler (with Stokely Hathaway)

vs.

The Paragon’s Kyle O’Reilly & Roderick Strong!

Dax and Roddy exchanged chops. Dax hit a shoulder tackle. Roddy dropkicked both members of FTR. The Paragon tried for submission holds, but FTR took a powder, leaving the ring in the nick of time.

Dax and Cash double teamed Kyle in their corner. Roddy tagged in and rocked Cash with a back breaker. Kyle tagged in and he kicked Cash while Roddy chopped Cash. Paragon suplexed Dax onto Cash. Kyle connected with a knee drop on Cash, good for a two-count.

FTR sandwiched Roddy’s leg between the ring and the steps and did their best to crush his leg. Cash whipped Kyle into the steel steps. Dax used a slingshot suplex on Kyle for a near fall.

“Man, a slingshot suplex, you don’t see many of them anymore,” said Tony Schiavone.

Kyle took turns waffling FTR with swift round kicks. Dax and Kyle collided with lariats, both having the same idea, both falling to the mat. Cash dropped Roddy across the steel ring steps, knee first!

Kyle and Dax slugged it out. Kyle dropped Dax to the mat with a suplex. Roddy tried to get to his feet, showing heart and determination. Roddy made it back to the ring, grabbing a tag and cleaning house on FTR! Dax grabbed Roddy’s leg and wrapped it around the ring post, applying the figure four leg lock!

Dax pulled Roddy back into the ring and put Roddy back into the figure four. Kyle, from nowhere, jumped onto Dax, breaking the submission hold. Kyle applied an ankle lock but Cash splashed Kyle! FTR spiked Kyle with a stuff piledriver and Cash pinned Kyle!

TNT Champion Adam Cole came down to the ring to check on his Paragon partners. FTR ran down Roddy with the Shatter Machine, and then they cornered Cole. Daniel Garcia sprinted to the ring with a crowbar and quickly FTR and Stokely retreated!

Garcia: “Hey, FTR! Two of the biggest, fakest pieces of trash I’ve met in my entire life. You want to stab me in the back? You didn’t dig the knife deep enough to finish the job! Now it’s your problem because week after week after week I will be after you until I get my hands on you and make you pay!”

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