AEW Collision Results, Recap: May 22, 2025 – FTR vs. McGuinness & Garcia Signed, Mercedes Moné Defends TBS Title, Okada and Bailey Square Off
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A special episode of Thursday Night AEW Collision came to you from the Rio Ranchos Events Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico, at 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT on TBS and MAX!
Here’s everything that went down on a thrilling episode of Collision, including your full AEW Collision results and recap.
Adam Cole Kicks Things Off
Tony Schiavone and Excalibur were on commentary for this Thursday night episode of AEW Collision, and they were joined by the AEW TNT Champion, Adam Cole, whose Paragon brethren would be in action later in the night against the Grizzled Young Veterans.
Contract Signing for FTR vs. Nigel McGuinness and Daniel Garcia
Before Schiavone could join Excalibur and Cole at the commentary desk, he was in the ring for the official contract signing between Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler (accompanied by Big Stoke) and their Double or Nothing opponents, McGuinness and Garcia.
FTR and Stoke came out first, followed by Garcia alongside Daddy Magic. That just left McGuinness, who made his way to the ring amid a warm welcome from the New Mexico crowd. Once all parties were in the ring, Schiavone presented the contract to FTR to sign. Before that, though, Wheeler took the microphone and said that this was one last opportunity for Garcia and McGuinness to change their minds. FTR still sees Garcia as a son. Does he really want to throw it all away to align himself with the likes of Daddy Magic and McGuinness?
As for McGuinness, Wheeler knows that he’s paid to talk now. But Sunday, there is no commentary table to hide behind. There is no magic trick to save McGuinness. It’s just Nigel, a shell of his former self, against the greatest tag team of all time. Is Nigel sure that’s what he wants? And with that, FTR signed the contract.
Garcia took the mic and acknowledged that of course he still cares about FTR. That’s not just something that goes away. But when he looks at them now, he just sees a couple of violent sociopaths. Garcia didn’t turn his back on them; they turned their back on him. Now, Garcia’s standing up for himself. But not just himself – he’s standing up for Tony Schiavone, and Daddy Magic, and Cope, and everyone who has had enough of the both of them.
But FTR are right about one thing. They are the greatest tag team that wrestling has ever seen. But this Sunday, according to Garcia, isn’t going to be a wrestling match. It’s going to be a fight. Turning to McGuinness, Garcia knows Nigel has that little voice in his head that’s making him doubt. But Garcia sees the look in McGuinness’ eyes. It’s the same look he had when he was fighting Samoa Joe and Bryan Danielson and being one of the greatest ROH World Champions of all time. And no matter what FTR say or what McGuinness feels, Garcia – and everybody in the building – knows that he’s still got it.
Whether he’s still got it or not, McGuinness said, we’ll find out on Sunday night at Double or Nothing. But before he signs the contract, McGuinness told FTR that he needs their word, for whatever it is worth, that after Sunday, no matter the outcome of the match, that FTR don’t touch, let alone talk or even look at, Tony Schiavone or McGuinness ever again. Because if they do, he promises them that it’ll be Top Guys Out for good.
As McGuinness went to sign the contract, Harwood snatched the mic. Before they wrapped that whole thing up, he wanted Nigel to look him in the eyes while he signed that contract, because Harwood needed to know that this is what McGuinness really wants to do. It’s not 2009. This is 2025, and McGuinness has a beautiful family that Harwood insisted Nigel needs to think about. Harwood knows that the wrestling business has beaten McGuinness up throughout the years. And if he wants FTR to finish the job, all he has to do is sign the contract. If he does, then the blood is on Nigel’s hands. FTR will hold no responsibility for what happens.
Or, McGuinness could turn around, get out of the ring, walk all the way over to the commentary desk – where, Harwood said, he belongs – and maybe they can even be friends. Harwood delivered that last bit while condescendingly patting McGuinness on the cheek, which prompted Nigel to state very simply that Harwood shouldn’t touch him again.
Why so serious, Harwood wondered? This is just business. If it were personal, Dax would have already splattered McGuinness’ nose across his face. But this is business, and on Sunday, FTR will be businessmen. Harwood just hopes that McGuinness can be a businessman himself on Sunday.
Another condescending pat to the face by Harwood was too much for McGuinness, as he and Garcia attacked FTR and locked both Wheeler and Harwood into submissions in the middle of the ring, necessitating an intervention from security to separate the two sides. Finally, McGuinness got the last word, telling FTR that he’ll look into their souls and that on Sunday, this ends.
Timeless Toni Storm is Ready for Mina Shirakawa
So many women have died when they were young, only for their bodies to be buried much later, opined the AEW Women’s World Champion. But Mina Shirakawa has only ever made Toni Storm feel very much alive. She has appreciated Shirakawa, admired her, and by God, she has envied her. But now, Mina is here to stay. The safari is over. And it’s much more difficult to survive the squared jungle when this pussy is on the prowl.
Storm had always had a premonition that this journey would end in tragedy. So if there’s anyone that can stop this belle from shining in her reflection at All In, then there’s no one more talented than Shirakawa. The champ just has one request. Sunday, give Storm your damnedest in the desert. And then, decades from now, when they’re in the wrestling retirement home, Storm will turn to Shirakawa and say, “Mina! You lusty, busty bastard. We LIVED.”
Trios Match: RPG Vice & Konosuke Takeshita vs. Outrunners & Bandido
Don Callis also joined the commentary desk for this one, stating before the bell that he’s quite the fan of Adam Cole – something the TNT Champion found hard to believe. In the ring, ROH World Champion Bandido and Trent Beretta started the action. A series of counters and chops left Bandido in the driver’s seat, as he lifted Beretta for a stalling vertical suplex and held him aloft for more than 10 seconds. When Rocky Romero and Takeshita attempted to make the save, the Outrunners were quick to cut both off, hitting them with vertical suplexes of their own in unison with Bandido.
Truth Magnum became the legal man on his side, with the Don Callis Family able to isolate one half of the Outrunners on their side of the ring. Once Magnum did make his way over to tag in Bandido, the ROH World Champ cleared the ring, setting up a stiff altercation with Takeshita. Bandido got his licks in, but Takeshita leveled his opponent with one brutal forearm to the chin. Bandido rolled to the apron and climbed the turnbuckle, taking out Takeshita with a tornillo.
Bandido attempted a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker, but Takeshita reversed into a Blue Thunder Bomb for a two-count that was broken up by the Outrunners. RPG Vice sent Truth and Turbo out to the floor, giving the Don Callis Family an opportunity to hit some triple-team offense on Bandido. The Outrunners returned to save their partner, as Bandido nailed Romero with a GTH. Takeshita snaked his way back into the ring for a German suplex on Bandido, but Bandido rolled through to land a thrust kick, leaving both men on the mat.
Bandido made the tag to Turbo Floyd, who hit both members of RPG Vice with a big haymaker, then scoop slammed all three members of the Don Callis Family. The Outrunners gave Takeshita the double Bionic Elbow, but Rocky interrupted an attempted Total Recall before Lance Archer, who had been lurking at ringside the whole time, crushed Bandido on the outside. With the numbers in their favor, Trent and Takeshita set both members of the Outrunners up, and Rocky came off the top rope to drive them head first into the mat and score the win for the Family.
Gabe Kidd: Anarchy Incarnate
The hired gun for the Death Riders doesn’t understand why he has to explain himself, but he’ll make things very clear. Why would Gabe Kidd join up with the Young Bucks? Why would Gabe Kidd join up with Jon Moxley? It’s very simple. “They” want to save AEW? “They” want to protect AEW from the Death Riders & Co.? How are you going to do that when they are eating it alive from the inside?
At AEW Double or Nothing, they will paint a picture of the spirit of professional wrestling. And they will paint it in blood.
TBS Championship Match: Mercedes Moné vs. Reyna Isis
Just three days before her Owen Hart Cup Women’s Tournament final against Jamie Hayter, the AEW TBS Champion proved how much of a fighting champion she is by putting her title – and her 25-0 undefeated record in AEW – on the line against CMLL’s Reyna Isis.
The women began with a collar-and-elbow tie up that gave neither the advantage. A second exchange led to a roll-up by Isis, followed by a hurricanrana and a roll-up of her own by the TBS Champion.
With both women back on their feet, Isis gestured toward her waist in the universal sign for “championship belt,” then did a little dance. Moné responded by locking in the Statement Maker, then doing the CEO dance once Isis got to the ropes and forced a break.
A big leg drop off the top rope to a dangling Moné scored a two-count for Isis, followed by another near-fall after two massive running blows off the rope to the champion. Isis landed two rising knees to the face of Moné, but she caught the third and took Isis to the mat with a head-scissors takeover, setting her up in the corner for a Meteora. But Isis had the wherewithal to counter Moné coming off the top rope into a codebreaker.
The counters kept coming, as the TBS Champion slipped behind her opponent for a backstabber. Isis attempted to regain the momentum, but all it took was a moment for Moné to cinch in the Statement Maker and pick up the submission win.
After the match, Moné’s Double or Nothing opponent, Jamie Hayter, came out from the back, but security was quick to keep the Owen Hart Cup finalists separated. We’ll have to wait until Sunday to watch these two settle things in the ring.
The Sons of Texas Have Earned This
It’s been six years since the very first Double or Nothing, a moment in time that will never be forgotten. And Dustin Rhodes will never forget about making history there with his brother. He has given his soul for this. Dustin and Sammy Guevara are the Sons of Texas – two men, Guevara noted, who have been at AEW since Day One. And yes, they’re ROH World Tag Team Champions, but they want more gold.
The Hurt Syndicate likes to hurt people? Well, have at it. The Sons of Texas will risk everything to get everything. If you’re a betting man, bet on the Day One guys.
Kyle Fletcher vs. Jay Lethal
Two former ROH World TV Champions collided in this one, with Fletcher accompanied to the ring by both Don Callis and Lance Archer.
Lethal played some Ric Flair-based mind games to claim the upper-hand to start, fending off Fletcher stomping on him in the ring and trying to take the fight to him on the outside. But a moment’s lapse in focus to fist-bump Adam Cole at the commentary desk spelled a superkick to the face for Lethal.
Both men made their way back into the ring, where Lethal targeted Fletcher’s knees before finally being able to tie the Protostar into a figure-four leglock. Fletcher suffered for nearly a full minute before he was able to make it to the ropes and force a break. Lethal climbed to the top rope for a King’s Elbow, but Fletcher leaped to stymie Lethal with a blow to the head. Lethal beat Fletcher back to the mat and set up once again for the Elbow, but Fletcher got the knees up for the counter. A stiff kick to the chest in the corner by Fletcher was followed by a brainbuster on Lethal to give the Protostar the win.
With the match in the books, Takeshita and Josh Alexander came out to continue the assault on Lethal. Adam Cole took umbrage with that, making his way into the ring to confront the Don Callis Family. Moments later, Paragon’s music hit, and Kyle O’Reilly and Roderick Strong hit the ring, sending the Family scattering. Back at the announce desk, Cole said that he couldn’t sit back and let that happen, and that he thinks the Don Callis Family needs to be taught a lesson – a lesson Paragon would be more than happy to impart.
Paragon vs. Grizzled Young Veterans
James Drake and Kyle O’Reilly were in the ring first, showing off their wrestling chops, before O’Reilly quickly tagged in Roderick Strong, landing some tandem offense before O’Reilly exited to the apron. Drake backed his way toward Zack Gibson, who tagged himself in, saved Drake from a suplex, then sent Strong to the corner for back elbows by both members of GYV. Strong ate a European uppercut from Gibson but slipped over the top and tagged in O’Reilly. Gibson made the tag to Drake, and the two tripped O’Reilly then landed a low dropkick to the temple on the Paragon member.
O’Reilly made the tag to Strong, who came in like a house on fire with a backbreaker and a high angle suplex on Drake and Gibson. Unfortunately for Strong, O’Reilly had taken a beating, leaving Strong alone to try to combat both members of GYV. Gibson hit a lungblower on Strong followed by a coast-to-coast dropkick by Drake. It was only a last-second save by O’Reilly that prevented a pinfall victory by GYV.
With both members of Paragon looking worse for the wear, Grizzled Young Veterans started to mix in some trash talk with their brutal blows. Perhaps that was a mistake, though. In the blink of an eye, O’Reilly and Strong took Drake out with a high-low and got the win. Cole then brought things back to the Don Callis Family, laying down a challenge for the Family to take on Paragon at Double or Nothing this Sunday.
Josh Alexander vs. AR Fox
Did someone order more Don Callis?! The Walking Weapon made his way to the ring first, with Callis sitting in on commentary once again, followed by an energetic entrance by Fox.
Callis had heard Cole’s challenge backstage, and he was more than game to accept. In fact, Callis was ready to give Paragon the Big Three of the Don Callis Family: Takeshita, Kyle Fletcher and Josh Alexander.
But first, Alexander was set to take on Fox, catching the high-flyer right out of midair and slamming him straight into the mat. In the corner, Alexander laid in a big chop, but Fox countered in the other corner for a cutter. That sent the Walking Weapon to the outside to gather his wits, but Fox kicked the Walking Weapon right on the chin and followed that up with a moonsault. The advantage was short-lived, though, as Alexander cut Fox off in the ring and mounted him for several bone-jarring shots to the skull.
Alexander went for the ankle lock, but Fox slipped out and hit two more cutters on Alexander, then took out the Walking Weapon with a huge dive over the top rope to the outside. Back in the ring, both men dodged out of the way of the other, but Alexander caught Fox once more for a huge German suplex then the C4 Spike for the win.
CMLL Trios Match: Los Depredadores (Volador Jr., Magnus and Rugido) vs. Mistico, Mascara Dorada and Templario
Templario and Rugido started things off for their respective sides, and they started things off at a fever pitch. Templario rocked Rugido with several leaping kicks, then made the tag to Dorada, as Magnus made his way into the ring for Los Depredadores. Bodies kept flying in and out of the ring, as Dorada showed off his athleticism and took down Volador Jr. with a spinning head-scissors takeover.
Los Depredadores feigned as if they were going to head back to the locker room, but after they took a moment to collect themselves, they went back to their corner, sending Volador Jr. in to face off with Mistico. Volador Jr. was prepared for Mistico’s acrobatics, as he dropkicked the masked wrestler square in the back as Mistico came bouncing off the ropes. But Mistico recovered and took out all three members of Los Depredadores, opening the door for Mistico, Mascara Dorada and Templario to hit stereo dives to the outside on their opponents.
Mistico and Templario continued to take out Los Depredadores with dives to the outside. Meanwhile, Mascara Dorada spiked Magnus with a poisonrana, then landed a Shooting Star Press for the win.
Kris Statlander’s Message to Willow Nightingale
Statlander mused over a few questions with regard to her relationship with Willow: Namely, what did Stat ever do to her? Besides spear her off a stage, drop her head-first into thumbtacks, and choke her with a chain?
OK, maybe Willow has a point. But here’s Statlanders: She’s sorry. She’s made mistakes. But she’s a very dangerous person. So be careful who you push, because they might just push back.
Speedball Mike Bailey and Komander vs. RUSH and Dralistico
With Bailey and Komander in the ring, RUSH came down the entranceway alone – which, unsurprisingly, was a ruse, as Dralistico attacked LFI’s opponents from behind. He and RUSH laid waste to both Bailey and Komander on the outside, even smashing a can of Idrinq into Bailey’s face.
Bailey countered RUSH’s attempt to send him into the ropes, though, and made the tag to Komander as the two cleared house. Both Bailey and Komander nailed RUSH and Dralistico, respectively, with two dives to the outside, but on the third, the members of LFI stepped aside.
Dralistico tore at Komander’s mask with the two men perched on the top turnbuckle, then tied Komander into the tree of woe and kicked him square in the breadbasket. Double-team offense from LFI wasn’t enough to keep Komander from tagging in Bailey, who went to work with his educated feet on Dralistico from head to toe.
RUSH tagged in for LFI, with Bailey brave enough to stand toe-to-toe with the larger, stronger man. A spinning discus forearm put an end to that illusion, however, with RUSH smashing Bailey into the corner then striking the tranquilo pose in the middle of the ring. When RUSH was knocked to the outside by Komander and Dralistico rushed to his teammate’s aid, Bailey countered the charging luchador with a thrust kick then a triangle moonsault to Dralistico on the outside. Komander then wiped out both members of LFI with an incredible corkscrew dive with absolutely unbelievable height on it.
Stereo Shooting Star Presses scored a stereo two-count for Bailey and Komander, but LFI kicked out. Bailey made the tag to Komander and set Dralistico up for a springboard destroyer, only for RUSH to break up the subsequent pin. A massive headbutt from RUSH took out Komander, and a knee strike sent Bailey rolling to the ring floor. On the outside, Speedball evaded a stampeding RUSH, instead sending him crashing into the ring steps. With RUSH out of the picture, Komander landed a Cielito Lindo for the win.
Once the bell rang, the coin dropped. AEW Continental Champion Kazuchika Okada came out to the ring to stare down his Double or Nothing opponent. Speedball attempted to show respect with a bow and a handshake, but Okada wanted none of it, instead flipping off Bailey. Speedball kicked Okada’s extended middle finger, followed up with another kick to the face, then took out Okada with a dive to the outside – and took his Continental Champion on his way to the back for good measure.