AEW Collision Results Coverage, Reactions & Highlights For August 5, 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 CM Punk defends his Real World Championship against Ricky Starks. Also scheduled for tonight is the AEW World Tag Team Championship match as FTR defends against Brian Cage and Big Bill. The complete match card is as follows:

• TBS Championship: Kris Statlander (c) vs. Mercedes Martinez
• We’ll hear from The Acclaimed
• AEW World Tag Team Championship: FTR (c) vs. Brian Cage & Big Bill
• Real World Championship: CM Punk (c) vs. Ricky Starks

AEW Collision Opener:

The opening package for the show airs.

AEW World Tag Team Championship: FTR (c) vs. Brian Cage & Big Bill

Big Bill’s music plays and he comes out. Brian Cage’s theme song plays next and he walks out to the ring. FTR’s music plays and they come out to the ring.

The match starts with Cash Wheeler and Brian Cage in the ring. Wheeler leaves the ring to give his mom a hug. He gets back in the ring. Brian Cage knocks down Paul. Dax tags out.

Cage with a clothesline to Dax. Dax chops Cage and tags out. Cage knocks down Cash and tags out. Cash tries to fight back but Bill bodyslams him. Cover! 1….2….kick out. Cash comes back with a dropkick and he tags out.

Cash tags out and they attack Bill and send Cage out of the ring. They go for shatter machine but Bill stops it and slams Cash onto his partner. Bill sends Cash and Dax out of the ring. He tags out.

Cage with a back suplex onto Cash. Cover! 1….kick out. Cage goes to work on Cash. Cash tries to fight back but he is stopped with a dropkick. Cage attacks him in the corner. Bill tags in and attacks Cash.

Bill sends Cash out of the ring and continues to attack him. Cash’s mother slaps Bill. Bill viciously attacks Cash. He slams Cash onto the apron. Bill tags out and Cage clams Cash. Cover! 1….2….kick out.

Bill tags in and continues to attack Cash. Bill hits Cash with a clothesline. Cash comes back with a German suplex on Cage. He tags out and Dax attacks Bill and Cage. He attacks Cage in the corner and sends Bill out of the ring. He tags and they hit the double-team move. Cover! 1….2…kick out.

Cage slams both Cash and Dax. Cage with a jackhammer and Bill hits a chokeslam. Cover! 1…2…kick out. Bill attacks Cash in the corner. He sends Dax out of the ring and knocks down Cash before sending him outside. Cage then dives onto FTR. He sends Cash into the ring and Bill hits the big boot. Cover! 1….2…kick out.

FTR comes back and send Bill outside before hitting Cage with the shatter machine for the win.

Winner: FTR (c)

After the match, Dax gets on the mic and says they started a legacy 10 years ago and they have been the world champion everywhere they’ve been. He says to complete the legacy, there is one thing left to do. Cash names The Young Bucks. He says they have unfinished business and challenges them to a match at All In.

*Commercial break*

Tony Schiavone interviews Juice Robinson who says how he is going to beat Metallik. The Gunns walk in and mock Tony. White says it’s going to be lights out for Metallik.

TBS Championship: Kris Statlander (c) vs. Mercedes Martinez

Mercedes Martinez’s music hit and she walks to the ring. Kris Statlander’s theme song plays and he comes out to the ring.

The match begins and Mercedes charges in and attacks Statlander in the corner. Kris comes back and knocks down Martinez. Kris with a somersault plancha. Martinez comes back and attacks Statlander in the corner.

Martinez slams Kris. Martinez goes to work on Statlander. Kris fights back and attacks Martinex in the corner. Statlander is sent into the corner. She goes back to work on her and locks in the camel clutch. Martinez with a clothesline to Kris.

Both women exchange strikes and Kris comes back with multiple clotheslines. She attacks her in the corner. Kris with a backbreaker to Martinez. She sends her into the ring. Kris with a powerslam. Cover! 1…2…kick out.

She climbs the top rope but is stopped. Martinez hits an avalanche German suplex. She catches her with a running knee. Cover! 1….2…..kick out. Statlander drives her to the mat. Cover! 1….2….kick out.

Martinez counters the wheel barrow. Cover! 1…2….kick out. She goes for a forearm and misses. Statlander rolls her up for the win.

Winner: Kris Statlander (c)

Martinez attacks Statlander from behind. Diamante comes out and also attacks Statlander. They both continue to assault her. Willow comes out to help Statlander.

Tony interviews Toni Storm who says she is feeling naked but she is not going to freak out. She asks if she is not a star anymore. She says she is well-known and respected all over the world and this is not right.

Samoan Joe vs. Serpentico

Samoa Joe’s music plays and he comes out to the ring. Joe slams Serpentico and locks in the sleeper hold as Serpentico taps out/

Winner: Samoa Joe

Following the match, Joe gets on the mic and says he is the king of television. He says he doesn’t have a match at All-In. Joe says how he lost to CM Punk is what disturbs him and a roll-up is not good enough for their legacy. He asks Punk to give him a chance to better their legacy.

*Commercial break*

Tony interviews The Acclaimed who confirmed that Billy Gunn is officially retired. Bowen says Billy feels he has lost a step. Caster says Billy has given them so much and Bowens says maybe they failed him. He then says he has meant so much to them. He also says Billy was the one person who believed in him and they are going to miss him and they love him.

AEW World Trios Championship: The House of Black (c) vs. Darius Martin, Action Andretti, and Lee Johnson

The House of Black’s music plays and they come down to the ring. Darius Martin’s theme song plays next and they come down to the ring. The stipulation for this match is that Julia Hart is banned from ringside.

The match starts with Brody King and Martin in the ring. King knocks down Martin. Martin fights back goes for a crossbody but is stopped. Black tags in and attacks Martin. Andretti goes for a dropkick and catches Darius. He hits a hurricanrana on Black sending him out of the ring.

Black sends Andretti into the barricade. He sends him back into the ring and tags out. Buddy hangs him up on the top rope and knocks him off the apron. Brody ambushes Martin and Andretti on the outside. He sends Andretti into the ring. Cover! 1…2….kick out.

Buddy goes to work on Andretti. Buddy with a gutbuster. He tags out and Brody continues to attack Martin. He knocks down Andretti. King tags out and Black continues the attack. He goes to work on Andretti. Black knocks down Andretti.

Andretti tags out and Lee hits a crossbody on Black. He kicks Buddy in the head. He then hits the springboard moonsault into the double DDT and follows it with a double cutter on Black and Buddy.

Buddy stops his momentum. Brody tags in and hits a cannonball. Cover! 1…2…Andretti makes the save. Lee tags out and Martin hits a splash. Cover! 1…..kick out. Andretti and Lee attack Brody. House of Black comes back and attack Lee. King hits Martin with a clothesline for the win.

Winner: House of Black (c)

Tony Schiavone interviews Hobbs who is interrupted by QT Marshall who asks Tony to leave. He tells Hobbs he has some gifts and offers him the opportunity to get the biggest win of his career. Hobbs refuses help but grabs the gold and leaves.

*Commercial break*

Tony interviews Christian who says he brought his daughter because he is a role model for all children. He then says Darby has been mentoring someone who doesn’t deserve to be in the same ring as him. His daughter asks to hold his belt and he sends her away and security to remove her.

Jay White vs. Metalik

Bullet Club Gold’s music plays and they come out to the ring.

The match starts and Jay White attacks Metalik. Jay White with a DDT on Metalik. Cover! 1…2…kick out. He sends Metalik into the post. White locks in a half Boston crab but Metalik gets to the ropes.

Matalik fights back with a sling-blade bulldog. He then hits a moonsault on White. Metalik climbs the top rope and goes for a moonsault but he misses and White capitalizes. He then hits the blade runner for the win.

Winner: Jay White

*Commercial break*

Ricky The Dragon Steamboat’s music plays and he comes out to the ring.

Real World Championship: CM Punk (c) vs. Ricky Starks

Ricky Starks’ music plays and he walks to the ring. CM Punk’s theme song plays and he walks to the ring.

The match begins and Punk knocks down Starks who rolls out of the ring. He gets back in the ring and Punk knocks him down. Starks comes back with a couple of arm drags and Punk rolls out of the ring.

Stark goes to work on Punk. He attacks Punk in the corner. Ricky and Punk tumble to the outside.

Punk attacks Starks in the corner. Starks slaps Punk and rolls out of the ring. Punk takes him down and attacks him Ricky Steamboat pulls Punk off Starks. Starks with a baseball slide to Punk.

Starks knocks Punk down and goes to work on him. He attacks him in the corner. Starks walks the rope and attacks Punk. Cover! 1…2…kick out. Starks goes back to work on Punk. Starks with a clothesline. Cover! 1….2….kick out.

Punk hits a superplex off the top rope. Cover! 1…2…kick out. Punk with a heel kick and a swinging neckbreaker. He hits the step-up knee and follows it with a bulldog. Cover! 1….2….kick out.

Punk goes for GTS but Starks escapes it. Punk goes for the step-up knee but Starks catches him and hits a powerbomb. Starks sends Punk into the post. Starks is sent into the post. Punk catches him with a kick to the head. Cover! 1….2…..kick out.

Starks hits the Alabama Slam. Starks goes for Rochambeau but Punk escapes and Starks runs into the referee. Starks rolls up Punk and keeps his foot on the rope. Ricky Steamboat pushes his leg off the rope. Punk rolls up Starks for the win.

Winner: CM Punk (c)

After the match, Starsk attacks Ricky Steamboat. He removes his belt and whips Steamboat. Punk tries to help him but Starks knocks him off the apron. Punk gets a steel chair and comes to Steamboat’s rescue. Punk chases Starks and throws a chair at him.

This ends our live coverage of AEW Collision!