AEW Collision Results Coverage, Reactions & Highlights For July 8, 2023

It’s Saturday night, and you know what that means! AEW Collision will go down tonight, and Ringside News has got you covered with live play-by-play results coverage.

The start time for AEW Collision is 8:00 PM EST. Match-by-match highlights and results from the show will take place on this very page. Feel free to leave any reactions in the comment section below.

Tonight promises an exciting night of action as CM Punk goes one on one with Samoa Joe in the Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Semifinal. FTR will also square off against Bullet Club Gold. The complete match card is as follows:

• Julia Hart in action
• FTR vs. Bullet Club Gold
• Men’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament: Ricky Starks vs. Powerhouse Hobbs
• Men’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament: CM Punk vs. Samoa Joe

AEW Collision Opener:

The opening package for the show airs. The commentators welcome the audience to the show.

CM Punk walks out to the ring. He gets on the mic and says he has a big tonight against Joe. He says there is some history that needs to be detailed. He says he recognized the gravity of the moment as this is the biggest match of his career.

He says it feels like the finals but it’s not. He says history will be made tonight. He then says he has scars because of Joe. He says he wants to hear the fans chant for Owen Hart tonight.

Punk says if it wasn’t for Owen Hart, he wouldn’t be here now. He says he will earn the Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Trophy. He says he cannot promise a victory because he’s never beaten Joe. He then promises to pour his heart out tonight in the ring.

Men’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament: Ricky Starks vs. Powerhouse Hobbs

Powerhouse Hobbs’ music hit and he walks out to the ring.

*Commercial break*

Ricky Starks’ music plays and he walks to the ring.

The match begins and Starks attacks Hobbs in the corner. Hobbs recovers and attacks Starks. Starks sends Hobbs outside the ring. Hobbs gets back in the ring and hits a clothesline on Starks.

QT Marshall attacks Starks when the referee isn’t looking. Hobbs attacks him in the corner. Hobbs hits a back elbow to Starks. Hobbs with a suplex on Starks. Starks is sent into the second turnbuckle.

Hobbs stomps on Starks. Hobbs with a backbreaker. Ricky tries to fight back but is stopped. Hobbs locks in a bear hug. Hobbs transitions into a waist lock. Starks fights back and hits a clothesline. Hobbs recovers and drives him into the corner.

Hobbs lifts Ricky in his shoulders and climbs the top rope but Ricky slips down and hits a powerbomb. Cover! 1..2….kick out. Ricky with a big kick and he follows it with a tornado DDT. QT distracts Starks and Hobbs hits the spine buster. Cover! The referee is distracted by QT Marshall.

Hobbs is arguing with QT Marshall. Starks attacks him from behind and hits the spear for the win.

Winner: Ricky Starks

QT. Marshall is explaining what happened to Hobbs who is visibly upset. Hobbs shoves him down. QT Marshall is begging for forgiveness. Aaron Solo comes into the ring but Hobbs hits a spine buster. Harley Cameron also comes in to protect QT Marshall. Hobbs leaves the ring and walks away.

A video of Miro plays where he says he is ready to fight and hurt anyone. He says nobody can hurt him since he has no one left to love. He says he will walk the righteous path and he senses a peril is coming.

*Commercial break*

Tony interviews Willow Nightingale who says this wasn’t the way she wanted to return to Collision. Athens interrupts her and blames her for ruining her debut. She questions if her injury is legit and says she didn’t want to lose another match to her. Willow says she is going to prepare for Rampage and she plans on winning the tournament and may then challenge for the ROH Women’s title. Athena says she has never beaten and she won’t beat her at Rampage but if she does win, then she will consider giving her a title shot.

Julia Hart vs. Bambi Hall

Julia Hart’s music plays and she comes down to the ring with Brody King.

The match begins and Hall knocks down Hart. Julia trips her and attacks her. She slaps Bambi multiple times. Hart with a back elbow to Hall. Hart locks in the Hartless lock and Bambi taps out.

Winner: Julia Hart

A promo of Malakai Blakc plays where he says Andrade didn’t become who he was because of his mask. He says Andrade believes that the mask is the reason for his success but he is more powerful without the mask. He says together they will make sure how truly great Andrade is.

Andrade is backstage and he says he is a businessman. He says he doesn’t hide behind his mask. He then says his mask is everything to him because it is about his family, culture, and country. He says when he takes his mask off it is time to fight and win.

FTR vs. Bullet Club Gold

Bullet Club Gold’s music plays and they come down to the ring. FTR’s music hit and the walk out to the ring.

The match starts with Dax and Jay White are in the ring. Dax takes down White. Dax knocks down White and follows it with a hip toss. He then takes on Jay again. Both men tag out.

Cash takes down Juice. Juice recovers and knocks down Cash. He hits the rope but Cash performs a monkey flip sending Juice outside the ring. Jay tags in and attacks Cash.

All four men get in the ring and brawl. FTR with stereo German suplexes on Bullet Club Gold. Dax chops Juice. Cash headbutts Jay in the ring. Dax tags in and they double-team Jay.

Dax attacks Jay in the chest. Dax with a snapmare and follows it with an elbow drop. cash tags in. Cash sets him up in the corner and hits a dropkick. Cover! 1…2…..kick out. Cash attacks him in the corner. Dax tags in.

Jay recovers and slams Dax. He tags out. Juice sends Dax into the turnbuckle. He follows it with a suplex. Cover! 1….kick out. Both men exchange strikes. Dax knocks him down. He tags out.

Cash with a dropkick on Juice. Juice comes back with multiple chops to the chest. He then bites him and attacks Cash but he reverses it and attacks Juice. Juice hits the hot shot on Cash. Jay slams Cash on the apron.

Juice attacks Cash in the corner. Jay tags in and continues to attack Juice. Juice tags in and hits a senton. Jay tags in and goes to work on Cash. Jay locks in the muta lock but Dax breaks it up. Jay attacks Dax and sends him into the turnbuckle.

Cash rolls him up but can’t get the win. White attacks him into the corner. Cash fights back against White. Cash fights back against Jay and Juice. White sends him out of the ring. Cash gets back into the ring and Jay goes on the attack. Juice tags in and hits a double axe handle on Cash. He hits a splash. Cover! 1…2…Kick out. Juice goes to work on Cash.

Robinson with a vicious left hand of God. Cash Wheeler with belly-to-belly suplex on Juice. Both men tag out and Dax attacks Juice and Jay. He sends Juice outside and rolls up Jay but can’t get the win. he hits a clothesline on Jay in the corner and follows it with a German suplex. He does it again. He hits a brain buster. Cover! 1…2…kick out.

Dax sets up Jay on the top rope. He attacks him. Juice knocks him off the top rope. Cash with a back suplex on the apron. Dax with a superplex to Jay and Cash hits the splash. Cover! 1….2…..kick out.

Jay sends Dax outside the ring. Juice hit the left hand of God and Jay hit the sleeper suplex. He goes for the blade runner but Dax saves him.

Dax tags in and they hit the spike piledriver. Cover! 1…2…Juice makes the save. Cash is sent into the post. Juice tags in. Jay tags in. Juice hits the juice box. Jay hits the Regal plex. Cover! 1…2..kick out.

They go for a double suplex but Cash makes the save. Jay hit the urinagi. Dax hits the rebound powerbomb. Cover! 1…2..kick out. Dax knocks down Jay. Cover! 1…2…kick out. Juice hits a leg lariat. Cash power slams him. White hits the blade runner on Cash.

Both men exchange strikes. Juice tags in and hits a DDT for the win.

Winner: Bullet Club Gold

*Commercial break*

Tony interviews FTR Cash says it sucks that they lost. Bullet Club interrupts them. Juice says they were the best team tonight. Jay says they have beaten FTR twice now and challenges them to a two out of three falls match for the titles. They shake hands and walk away.

Action Andretti vs. Scorpio Sky

Scorpio Sky’s music plays and he walks to the ring.

The match starts and Sky knocks down Action. Action with an arm drag. He goes to work on Sky. Sky comes back with a double stomp to the back. He hits the knees to the midsection.

He goes to work on Action. Sky with a backbreaker. He does it again. He does one more backbreaker. Sky goes to work on Action. Action fights back and knocks down Sky. He hits a backbreaker/neckbreaker combo. Action with a back elbow sending Sky out of the ring. He hits a suicide dive on Sky.

Action sends Sky into the ring and hits the Spanish fly. Cover! 1…2…kick out. Action with a pump kick and a superkick. He then hits a shotgun dropkick and goes for the split-legged moonsault but Sky gets his legs up. Sky hits the TKO for the win.

Winner: Scorpio Sky

Sky helps Action up after the match and leaves the ring.

*Commercial break*

Men’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament: CM Punk vs. Samoa Joe

Samoa Joe’s theme song plays and walks to the ring. CM Punk’s theme song plays next and he comes out to the ring.

The match begins and Punk chops Joe. Punk with a headlock on Joe. Punk attacks Joe in the corner. Punk goes for a crossbody and misses. Joe chops Punk and brutally kicks him. Joe attacks him in the corner.

Joe knocks down Punk. Punk is sent over the top rope. Joe chops Punk multiple times on the outside. He hits Punk with a running boot. He goes for it again and misses. Punk attacks Joe. He hits a flying clothesline off the apron.

Punk sends Joe into the ring. Joe knocks him down. Joe goes to work on Punk. Punk fights back with a dropkick. He then hits the step knee in the corner and goes for the bulldog but Joe locks in the sleeper hold. Punk escapes by slamming Joe.

Punk with a step-up knee in the corner. He does it again and again and follows it with a lariat. Punk climbs the top rope and hits an elbow drop. Cover! 1..2….kick out.

Punk goes for the GTS but Joe escapes and locks in the crossface. Joe with a powerslam. Cover! 1…2…kick out. Punk with a roundhouse kick. Cover! 1…2…kick out. Punk climbs the top rope but is stopped. Punk with a neckbreaker. He goes for the GTS but Joe escapes and goes for the sleeper hold but Punk rolls him up for the win.

Winner: CM Punk

Both men stare at each other after the match. Joe offers his hand and as Punk goes to shake it, Joe takes him out. He grabs a steel chair but FTR comes out to save Punk. Ricky Starks also comes out to get a glimpse of Punk and walks away.

This ends our live coverage of AEW Collision!