AEW Collision Results Coverage, Reactions, & Highlights for July 29, 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 another exciting night of action as FTR defends the AEW World Tag Team Championships against MJF and Adam Cole. We will also get to hear from CM Punk. The complete match card is as follows:

• Kiera Hogan vs. Mercedes Martinez
• Ladder match for Andrade El Idolo’s mask: Buddy Matthews vs. Andrade El Idolo
• Samoa Joe vs. Gravity
• El Hijo Del Vikingo, Action Andretti, & Darius Martin vs. Juice Robinson & The Gunns
• We’ll hear from CM Punk
• AEW World Tag Team Championship: FTR (c) vs. MJF & Adam Cole

AEW Collision Opener:

The opening package for the show airs.

Ladder match for Andrade El Idolo’s mask: Buddy Matthews vs. Andrade El Idolo

House of Black’s music plays and Buddy Matthews comes out to the ring. Andrade El Idolo’s theme song plays and he walks out to the ring.

The match begins and Andrade attacks Buddy in the corner. Both men exchange chops. Andrade sends Matthews outside. Andrade climbs the ladder outside the ring and hits a moonsault in Matthews.

Andrade places a ladder in the ring. He sets up the ladders in the corners. Matthews gets sent into the ladder. Andrade goes for the three amigos but is stopped on the third suplex. Matthews charges Andrade and gets sent into the ladder.

Matthews throws a ladder at Andrade. Matthews leaves the ring to get examined by the doctor. Andrade climbs the ladder in the ring. The doctor pops in Matthews’ shoulder. He enters the ring and hits a buckle bomb on Andrade. Matthews sends Andrade into the ladder in the corner.

Matthews sends Andrade out of the ring. Matthews attacks Andrade with the ladder. He wedges a ladder between the apron and the announcer’s table and slams Andrade onto it. Matthews catches Andrade with a knee.

Both men exchange strikes. Andrade goes for the spear but Matthews catches him and hits a DDT on the ladder. Matthews sends a table into the ring. He places the table in the corner and drives the skull of Andrade into it. Andrade climbs the ladder but is knocked off. Andrade with a spinning back elbow to Matthews.

Andrade climbs the ladder on the outside. Matthews also scales the ladder and exchange strikes on the top. Andrade hits the sunset flip powerbomb on the ladder. Andrade climbs the ladder in the ring. Matthews pulls Andrade down and drives his knee into him.

Julia Hart and Matthews handcuff Andrade to the post. Andrade retrieves the key after kicking Matthews in the face. He handcuffs Matthews to the post. Andrade throws the key into the crowd. Andrade climbs the ladder but Julia tries to stop him. Matthews breaks free using the bolt cutters and climbs the ladder but is knocked off.

Hart slaps Andrade but he pushes her off onto Matthews and they crash through the table. He then grabs his mask.

Winner: Andrade El Idolo

Tony interviews Miro but he is attacked by Aaron Solo. Miro recovers and attacks him with a steel chair.

Darby Allin’s music plays and he walks to the ring.

*Commercial break*

Darby Allin vs Minoru Suzuki

Minoru Suzuki’s music hit and he comes out to the ring.

Darby attacks Suzuki and hits a suicide dive. He sends Suzuki into the barricade. He bites Suzuki and chops him. He places him on a chair and hits a dropkick. He sends Suzuki into the ring and the bell rings. Cover! 1…kick out.

Suzuki comes back with a forearm strike. Darby rolls out of the ring and Suzuki kicks him in the face. He sends Suzuki into the barricade. Darby rolls back in the ring and Suzuki attacks him in the corner. Suzuki goes to work on Darby.

Suzuki locks in the Boston crab. He goes back to work on Darby. Darby is sent outside the ring. Suzuki kicks Darby in the face. Both men exchange chops and Darby goes down. He gets up and exchange chops but is knocked down again.

Darby recovers and attacks him in the corner. Darby with the springboard coffin drop. he goes for the coffin drop but Suzuki catches him and locks in the sleeper hold. Allin rolls him up to get the ring.

Winner: Darby Allin

Christian is on the titantron who tells him Darby is finally ready for the TNT Title but it seems like he is distracted by AR Fox. He says he has changed and the TNT means more now than it has ever been. He says Darby is no longer fit to be TNT Champion.

Samoa Joe vs. Gravity

Samoa Joe’s music hit and he walks to the ring. Gravity is in the ring.

The match starts and Joe kicks Gravity. But he comes back with an hurricanrana and an arm drag. Joe attacks him in the corner.

Gravity goes for a top rope dive but Joe moves out of the way. He then hits a senton. Joe sets him up on the top rope and hits the muscle buster for the win.

Winner: Samoa Joe

*Commercial break*

Tony Schiavone introduces CM Punk. CM Punk’s music hit and he walks to the ring.

CM Punk says there have been a lot of things going on in AEW. He says he always shows up for the people in the building. He then says there have been a lot of things going on in Collision. He says he wants to talk about Wembley Stadium.

He then says Starks has a lot to do with what’s in the bag. Ricky has beaten him twice. He calls Starks a cheater. He says he has been left holding the bag in his hand. He says responsibility sucks because you have to wake up and do some things you don’t want to do.

Punk says Starks is a cheater and he has mistaken his kindness for weakness. He then removes the old AEW World Champion from the bag. He says the title has his name on it because he earned it. He says no on has beaten him for it. He says no one has beaten him for it.

Punk then spray paints his symbol on the title. He says this X has represented him since 1996 and it means he is straightedge. He says the title is his and it belongs on Collision. He says he is the real World Champion.

Ricky Starks comes out and asks the people in the truck to play his music so he can enter again. Starks’ music hit and he walks to the ring. Stars gets on the mic and says he is kind of sold on gold. He then says Punk would’ve done the same thing. He then says he is owed what Punk has on his shoulders. He says he is the real World Champion and is the face of Collision.

Punk says the referees beat him twice. Starks says a win is a win and the title should belong to him. Starks says he deserves a title shot. Punk says the referees assisted him but he doesn’t blame them. He says he would want a special guest referee. Starks says that’s a great idea since Punk has no friends. He says if he did it once, he could do it twice.

Punk says he did make some phone calls and the guest referee will be someone from his past and asks if he wants a title shot. Starks says he deserves a title shot and Punk agrees. They shake hands. Punk asks Tony to say who the special guest referee is. Tony announces Ricky The Dragon Steamboat’s as the special guest referee. Starks leaves the ring.

El Hijo Del Vikingo, Action Andretti, & Darius Martin vs. Juice Robinson & The Gunns

Bullet Club Gold’s music plays and they come out to the ring. El Hijo Del Vikingo’s music plays and he comes out with Action Andretti and Darius Martin.

The match starts with Colten and Darius Martin. Colten attacks Darius in the corner but he comes back with a crossbody. He hits a dropkick. Juice tags in and Darius hits an arm drag. He tags out. Vikingo hits an hurricanrana and follows it with a twisting kick.

Robinson sends him outside the ring. Juice slams Vikingo on the apron. He sends Vikingo into the post. Juice sends him into the ring. Vikingo kicks him in the face. Colten tags in but gets sent to the outside. Colten with a full Nelson slam on Vikingo.

Austin tags in and gets taken down. Andretti tags in and attacks The Gunns. He then hits a double-back elbow. He hits the Spanish Fly on Austin. He sends Juice into the post. Viking dives onto Bullet Club GOld.

Darius with a thrust kick. Colten attacks Andretti from behind. The Gunns hit the 310 To Yuma for the win.

Winner: Juice Robinson & The Gunns

*Commercial break*

Kiera Hogan vs. Mercedes Martinez

Kiera Hogan’s music hit and she walks to the ring. Mercedes Martinez’s theme song plays and she comes out to the ring.

The match begins and Martinez attacks Hogan. Hogan comes back with a dropkick. Martinez plants Hogan to the mat. Martinez with a brain buster. Cover! 1…2…kick out.

Hogan kicks Martinez in the head. She climbs the top rope but is stopped. Martinez hits a neckbreaker. Cover! 1….2….kick out. Martinez goes to work on Hogan. Mercedes hit the T-Bone suplex on Hogan. Martinez with a clothesline. Martinez goes back to work on Hogan.

Hogan fights back with a kick. Martinez comes back with a suplex. She hits her with a forearm strike to the back. Martinez locks in her sleeper hold and Hogan taps out.

Winner: Mercedes Martinez

Kris Statlander comes out to help Hogan. Martinez attacks Statlander with her title. Willow Nightingale also comes out to chase Martinez away.

*Commercial break*

AEW World Tag Team Championship: FTR (c) vs. MJF & Adam Cole

MJF and Adam Cole’s music plays and they come out to the ring. FTR’s music hit next and they come down to the ring.

The match starts with Adam Cole and Dax Harwood. Dax takes down Cole. Cash tags in and attacks Cole. He goes to work on Cole. Cash with a shoulder tackle on Cole who comes back with an enzuigiri, They go for the double clothesline but Dax stops it.

MJF tags in and mocks Harwood. Cash tags out. Dax with a shoulder tackle and a bodyslam to MJF. MJF is down with a hurt ankle. He attacks Dax. They slap each other. They brawl in the ring. The brawl spills outside the ring.

Cash slams Cole in the apron. MJF sent into the post. Dax with a leg drop. Cover! 1….2…kick out. Dax goes to work on MJF. Cash tags in and attacks MJF. MJF with a double DDT. MJF tags out and Cole attacks FTR. he hits a clothesline on Cash.

Cole with pump kick. He then hits the last shot. Dax tags in. Cole with a backstabber. Dax with a crossbody to Cole. He goes for it again but Cole catches him with a superkick. Cover! 1…2….kick out. He tags out.

Cash tags in and goes for the piledriver but Cole hits a superkick. He superkicks FTR. MJF hits the piledriver. Cover! 1…..2….kick out. MJF tags out. Dax sends MJF into the barricade. Cash hits a clothesline on Cole. He tags out and FTR tries to hit the double suplex but Cole fights them off. Dax hit the superplex and Cash hit the splash. Cover! 1…2….kick out.

MJF tags in but Dax hits the slingshot powerbomb. Cover! 1….2….kick out. Cole with a clothesline on Cash. MJF kicks Dax. Cover! 1…2….kick out. Cole with a superkick to Cash. He goes for the boom but is stopped. FTR goes for shatter machine but MJF reverses and goes for heat sinker. Cash rolls him up from behind and gets the win.

Winner: FTR (c)

Cole shakes FTR’s hands after the match. Cole hands the AEW World Championship to MJF who is upset he lost the match. MJF is about the hit Cole with the title and Cole asks him to do it but he can’t. Cole and MJF then hug it out in the ring.

This ends our live coverage of AEW Collision!