A one-hour special edition of Collision, broadcast live on TBS and HBO Max from an indoor golf venue — complete with a working green, sand traps, and a balcony that would come to define the night.

AEW National Championship

Mark Davis (w/ Don Callis) def. “Jungle Boy” Jack Perry (c) via Hanging Piledriver (Davis is your NEW AEW National Champion)

Perry charged out of the gate with forearms and chops, big boots, punches, and a top-rope moonsault onto Davis on the floor, followed by a running dropkick. Davis ultimately won the title with help from Ricochet, who interfered with a golf club to turn the tide in the Don Callis Family’s favour. Davis put Perry away with a Hanging Piledriver to capture the AEW National Championship.

Perry — still iced up backstage after the match — was furious and called out the Don Callis Family. He announced he would be joining the Stadium Stampede match at Double or Nothing.

A title change that feels designed to serve the broader Stadium Stampede story rather than elevate the National title itself. Davis winning via interference keeps Perry strong enough for the Stampede while giving the Callis Family another belt to wave around.

Divine Dominion’s Five-Minute Challenge

Divine Dominion (Megan Bayne & Lena Kross) def. Ruthie Slay & Rachel Ray (Non-title)

The concept: survive five minutes with the Women’s Tag Champions and earn a title shot. Bayne and Kross made short work of the challengers, winning with the Divine Intervention with 2:43 still remaining on the clock.

A showcase squash to introduce the Five-Minute Challenge concept. Bayne and Kross look absolutely dominant, which is the point.

Speedball Mike Bailey def. Kiran Grey via Ultima Weapon

Bailey pelted Grey with a series of strikes and followed him to the floor with his triangle moonsault before heading up top to connect with the Ultima Weapon for the pinfall. After the match, TNT Champion Kevin Knight cut a babyface promo, with Knight and Bailey confirming they will team up together going forward.

A brisk showcase for Bailey. The Knight/Bailey tag team pairing is an interesting development to monitor.

Announcements

Don Callis confirmed that with AEW International Champion Kazuchika Okada away in Japan on family business, Konosuke Takeshita will challenge Darby Allin for the AEW World Championship this Wednesday on Dynamite. The Owen Hart Foundation Tournament brackets — men’s and women’s — will also be revealed on Dynamite.

It was also confirmed that Thekla will defend the AEW Women’s World Championship in a four-way match at Double or Nothing against Hikaru Shida, Kris Statlander, and Jamie Hayter.

The Stadium Stampede at Double or Nothing was also expanded, with The Hurt Syndicate and Chris Jericho being joined on their side by Jungle Jack Perry and The Elite (The Young Bucks and Kenny Omega). The opposing team is The Demand and members of the Don Callis Family.

AEW World Championship — No Count-Outs

Darby Allin (c) def. PAC via Coffin Drop (Allin retains)

As soon as the bell rang, Darby leaped to the floor and headed straight out onto the golf course — daring PAC to follow. PAC obliged, and the fight spilled immediately into the sand traps, with back body drops on the grass, Code Reds into the bunkers, and John Woo dropkicks sending PAC backwards through the sand. PAC locked in the Brutalizer out on the green, but couldn’t win the title by submission out there. He gorilla press slammed Allin into a bunker before bringing him back inside for a two count.

While the two were fighting, Wheeler Yuta and Daniel Garcia stacked tables on top of each other on the entrance way. PAC sent Darby head-first into the steps, seemingly out cold, before carrying him up to the balcony. PAC then sent the champion crashing through four stacked tables — a drop of at least 15 feet to the hard floor.

PAC dragged Allin back to the ring, and Darby somehow kicked out. PAC locked in the Scorpio Deathlock, but Allin just barely clawed to the ropes before tapping. PAC placed the champ on a table and went up top — but Allin rolled clear and PAC crashed. Marina Shafir then distracted the referee, allowing PAC to grab the title belt as a weapon. Allin fired up out of nowhere, kicked PAC in the groin, cracked him with the title belt, and came off the top with the Coffin Drop to retain.

A genuinely spectacular car crash of a match that made full and creative use of the golf course setting. Allin took full advantage of the no-countout stipulation in his second world title defence of the week, and surviving a 15-foot balcony fall only adds to the mythology of what has already been a remarkable reign. PAC was exceptional throughout, and the Death Riders gave the match genuine heat. The finish was slightly cheap, but Darby’s character calls for it.

Overall Show Rating:

They crammed more newsworthy events into this one-hour Collision than is typical of two. A fun main event title match, a title change in the opener, and several major Double or Nothing announcements. The golf course concept paid off far better than it had any right to, and Darby vs. PAC was a genuinely memorable piece of television. With Takeshita coming for the belt on Dynamite and the Stadium Stampede filling out, the road to Double or Nothing is heating up fast.