AEW Dynamite, Collision Results, Winners, Live Grades, Highlights Before WrestleDream

From the Cable Dahmer Arena in Independence, Missouri, the October 15 edition of All Elite Wrestling's Dynamite and Collision delivered the final hype ahead of WrestleDream.

Kenny Omega teamed up with Jurassic Express to contest The Don Callis Family's Hechicero, Josh Alexander and the returning Mark Davis.

The Opps put the World Trios Championships on the line against LFI's The Beast Mortos, Dralístico and Rush. Hangman Adam Page joined commentary to watch his WrestleDream challenge Samoa Joe in action.

Kris Statlander and "Timeless" Toni Storm delivered their "famous last words" before WrestleDream. Jon Moxley and Darby Allin met for one last special face-to-face.

Orange Cassidy and Kyle O'Reilly represented The Conglomeration against The Death Riders' Daniel Garcia and Wheeler Yuta.

The Hurt Syndicate and GOA collided in tag team action ahead of their WrestleDream trios clash.

This was just a part of the three hours of AEW delivered on Wednesday night, setting the stage for another big pay-per-view event to come.

Kris Statlander and 'Timeless' Toni Storm Exchange Last Words and Actions

After a show rundown, Renee Paquette hosted the "famous last words" of Kris Statlander and "Timeless" Toni Storm.

The Timeless One and The Galaxy's Greatest Alien both promised victory. They then charged to the ring where they fought, both refusing to take a cheap shot before WrestleDream.

This was a great segment, buoyed by a unique structure, starting out backstage before both headed to the ring.

The hint of what these two can do together was enticing. This feels like a true match-of-the-year contender in the making.

Stat has fully matched Storm's freak so far in the build-up, selling why fans should get behind a babyface clash such as this one.

The Galaxy's Greatest Alien should have support from the crowd, but The Timeless One is adored by the AEW audience. The champion may need to play against the audience to generate the best heat.

Grade

B+

Notable Moments and Observations

• Storm and Stat stripped at the start of the interview until Renee lost it and took off her own jacket as well.
• The Timeless One gave The Galaxy's Greatest Alien the Women's World Championship to hit her. Stat would not do it and gave it to Storm, who also refused to take her out.
• It is hard to tell if the heat between Storm and Stat is leaning more toward personal hatred or possible romance. Mina Shirakawa may need to intervene.

The Hurt Syndicate vs. GOA

Last Time in Action: The Hurt Syndicate defeated The Demand in a Street Fight (Dynamite, October 7).

Bishop Kaun and Toa Liona had Bobby Lashley and Shelton Benjamin's number throughout this fight.

When The Hurt Syndicate started to rally, Ricochet speared Benjamin and set up Liona to pin him for the win.

This was better booking than pure action. GOA and The Hurt Syndicate were decent together but not at the same high they have reached in trios action.

They may have been holding back for WrestleDream, but the right team won. GOA earned a massive victory over The Hurt Syndicate again.

Even with a likely loss at WrestleDream, The Demand has gained major momentum by confronting and overcoming The Hurt Syndicate throughout this feud.

It would not be surprising to see them capture the World Trios Championships in the next couple months.

Result

Kaun and Liona def. Benjamin and Lashley by pinfall.

Grade

C+

Notable Moments and Observations

• Benjamin blasted Ricochet with a knee when he tried to interfere.
• After The One and Only slipped in to set up the finish, MVP blasted Ricochet with his cane.
• This was the first time a team has pinned The Hurt Syndicate in two-on-two tag team action.

Jon Moxley and Darby Allin's Face-to-Face/Claudio Castagnoli vs. Roderick Strong

Last Time in Action: Roderick Strong won alongside Kyle O'Reilly and Orange Cassidy against The Don Callis Family (Collision, October 4); Claudio Castagnoli, Jon Moxley and Daniel Garcia defeated Adam Priest, Jay Lethal and Tommy Billington (Collision, October 4).

Earlier in the day, Darby Allin and Mox met in a visiting room where glass separated them. The Death Rider tried to recruit The Daredevil again. Allin explained that he could not trust him after what he did to Bryan Danielson.

Pac emerged behind Allin and brutalized him, smearing The Daredevil's bloodied face against the glass.

Castagnoli dominated his match with Roderick Strong. While The Messiah of the Backbreaker found his way back late, The Swiss Superman caught him in the air and planted him with a European Uppercut to win.

The face-to-face between Mox and Allin was brilliantly executed. The lighting and camerawork echoed the cinematography of a crime film.

Allin bathed in red light and bloodied while Mox walked out unbothered was an incredible encapsulation of their rivalry.

The Daredevil is still fighting a losing battle alone, and he will not win at WrestleDream without great personal hardship if it is even possible at all.

The match that followed was fairly one-sided, even if it was not a true squash. The Swiss Superman absolutely needed a win like this, not relying on anyone's assistance.

It was not a memorable match but served its purpose well.

Castagnoli looked like a dominant force, which is exactly what he should be. Outside of Mox, no one in The Death Riders should have more in-ring credibility.

Result

Castagnoli def. Strong by pinfall.

Grade

A+ (for the face-off)/C (for the match)

Notable Moments and Observations

• After airing the Mox and Allin face-to-face the camera cut to The Death Rider excitedly hopping to the arena with Marina Shafir and Wheeler Yuta.
• Bryan Danielson made clear that Castagnoli's betrayal hurt him the most because of how much trust they had built.
• Strong fought off the Sharpshooter attempt then fought Castagnoli to the outside where he planted his back on the barricade to finally take the lead.
• Excalibur called out that this was a rare Death Riders match where no one else got involved.

Kenny Omega and Jurassic Express vs. The Don Callis Family

Last Time in Action: Kenny Omega and Brodido defeated The Young Bucks and Josh Alexander (Dynamite, October 1); The Jurassic Express easily defeated KM and Orion (Dynamite, October 7); Alexander won by count out against Kota Ibushi (Collision, October 11); Hechicero, Lance Archer and Rocky Romero lost to Paragon and Orange Cassidy (Collision, October 4); Mark Davis lost to Powerhouse Hobbs (Dynamite, March 26).

After protecting Kenny Omega, Jack Perry alongside Luchasaurus turned the tide and pinned Hechicero after a rope-walk Doomsday Device.

Afterward, The Young Bucks tried to attack Jurassic Express, but Omega saved Perry from a Meltzer Driver and turned the tide to send Matt and Nick Jackson into retreat.

Six talented athletes came to compete and delivered the best match of the night. The heart of this match was driven by two stories: Omega's desire to punish Alexander and Perry trying to earn Omega's trust.

Both played out effectively throughout in the midst of interesting in-ring dynamics AEW should explore more. Omega vs. Hechicero is especially money.

Jurassic Express looked great here and set a strong precedent for what is to come at WrestleDream.

Perry and Luchasaurus could absolutely steal the show with The Young Bucks.

Result

Omega and Jurassic Express def. Hechicero, Davis and Alexander by pinfall.

Grade

B+

Notable Moments and Observations

• AEW re-aired Ibushi's injury and the aftermath with the return of Davis and attack of Omega.
• Perry fought off the ankle lock of Alexander but only had a reluctant Cleaner to tag. Omega accepted the tag to finally get to The Walking Weapon.
• Davis powered his way out of a chokeslam attempt by Luchasaurus and both collided off the ropes to crowd chants of "Meat."
• Perry pushed Omega out of the way of a running clothesline from Davis and took it for him.
• Hechicero had Omega trapped in a juji-gatame until Luchasaurus chokeslammed Alexander onto the pile to break it up.
• Excalibur announced that The Young Bucks vs. Jurassic Express at WrestleDream is now a $500,000 money match.

Jamie Hayter vs. Skye Blue

Last Time in Action: Skye Blue, Thekla and Julia Hart defeated Kris Statlander, 'Timeless" Toni Storm and Harley Cameron (Collision, October 11); Jamie Hayter defeated Anna Jay (Collision, October 4).

After Skye Blue countered multiple attempts at the Hayterade, she finally caught her with the finisher to seal the win.

Thekla interrupted the celebration with a pre-taped promo, explaining she attacked Hayter on her debut because she was there. She demanded Hayter impress her.

Few women can work at the level of Hayter, who made Blue look as good as anyone has in one-on-one action in 2025. This was a physically impactful battle that elevated Blue while still keeping the former women's champion's mystique.

With Thekla in Mexico for CMLL, a pre-taped promo was the best we could get ahead of their WrestleDream battle, but it was still a solid opportunity for The Toxic Spider to speak for herself and her journey.

Result

Hayter def. Blue by pinfall.

Grade

B

Notable Moments and Observations

• Hart distracted Hayter to set up a superkick and swinging neckbreaker off the apron by Blue.
• Hayter caught Blue diving outside and planted her on the floor with a fallaway slam. The impact was loud enough to require a replay.

World Trios Championships: The Opps (c) vs. LFI

Last Time in Action: LFI dominated MxM Collective (Collision, October 11); The Opps and Brodido lost to The Young Bucks and Death Riders (Dynamite, September 10).

While Rush, Dralístico and The Beast Mortos had a strong game plan for The Opps, Powerhouse Hobbs' power, combined with the veteran experience of Samoa Joe and Katsuyori Shibata, overwhelmed the challengers.

Joe put Dralístico to sleep with a Coquina Clutch. Sammy Guevara worked with the rest of LFI to attack The Opps afterward until "Hangman" Adam Page evened the odds.

The World Trios Championships deserve more respect, especially with a strong trio holding the gold. The Opps should have more consistent rivals and rising threats to their reign.

This never felt like a match that LFI could win, even though they got time and had a decent build for the spot.

The biggest goal was to sell the danger that Joe poses to Hangman. The Cowboy noted repeatedly on commentary that he saw no weaknesses in The Samoan Submission Machine's game.

The crowd believed in Joe on this night, chanting "Joe's gonna kill you!". Will the St. Louis crowd for WrestleDream lean the same way? This is another babyface world title match for the show where the champion may need to lean more heel.

Result

Joe, Shibata and Hobbs def. Mortos, Dralístico and Rush by pinfall to retain the World Trios Championships.

Grade

C+

Notable Moments and Observations

• Hangman did not take long to sass Guevara's choice of unbuttoned shirt for this match.
• The Spanish God held both his and Rush's ROH Tag Team Championships while managing the rest of the team.
• The Opps came out to Joe's theme rather than their own entrance music.
• Hobbs clotheslined both Rush and Mortos then caught Dralístico jumping for a World's Strongest Slam.
• The Cowboy did not move quickly to help The Opps, but he got up quickly when Rush spat at him.
• After the brawl, Joe grabbed Hangman's title and stared at it longingly, barely letting it go.

Orange Cassidy and Kyle O'Reilly vs. Daniel Garcia and Wheeler Yuta

Last Time in Action: Orange Cassidy, Kyle O'Reilly and Roderick Strong defeated The Don Callis Family (Collision, October 4); Daniel Garcia, Jon Moxley and Claudio Castagnoli overwhelmed Adam Priest, Jay Lethal and Tommy Billington (Collision, October 4); Wheeler Yuta and Marina Shafir lost to Darby Allin and Kris Statlander (Collision, September 27).

Jon Moxley arrived as this match was slipping away from The Death Riders followed by Pac and Claudio Castagnoli. The Swiss Superman blasted KOR with a European Uppercut to set up Red Death's pinfall win.

Afterward, Darby Allin kept dragging himself toward Mox, even as all of The Death Riders beat him down on his way to the ring.

He finally made it there as The Conglomeration brawled with The Death Riders to the back. The Daredevil brought out an AEW flag, telling Mox to quit now, but The Death Rider responded by hitting him with a Paradigm Shift on the flag.

Garcia and Yuta may not like each other in this story, but they immediately showed their synergy as a potential tag team.

AEW should lean into this dynamic as these two come to trust one another. Their credibility is low at present, needing everyone to help them win, when Castagnoli needed no one for his victory earlier.

Still, this might just be the team that could rise into the tag title picture with proper focus over the coming months.

The match itself was solid despite the messy finish, aided by an incredible post-match sequence to further hype Mox vs. Allin. The imagery of a nearly broken Daredevil refusing to stay down was poignant.

Result

Garcia and Yuta def. O'Reilly and Cassidy by pinfall.

Grade

B

Notable Moments and Observations

• This was the first time Garcia and Yuta have ever teamed together, but it was their 12th time in the same match.
• Yuta teased starting with Cassidy but quickly tagged out.
• Cassidy taunted Garcia with an unimpressive hip thrust dance.
• Bryan Danielson called out Garcia and Yuta's struggles with communications, though they showed impressive tandem offense in spurts.
• Shafir distracted the referee from seeing Garcia tap out to the guillotine choke.

Top Gods Speak/Megan Bayne vs. Harley Cameron

Last Time in Action: Harley Cameron, Kris Statlander and "Timeless" Toni Storm fell to The Triangle of Madness (Collision, October 11); Megan Bayne alongside FTR defeated Willow Nightingale and JetSpeed (Collision, October 11).

Cash Wheeler, Dax Harwood and Stokely Hathaway backed up Megan Bayne on her way to the ring, using this chance to talk down about JetSpeed's chances at WrestleDream Tailgate Brawl.

Nightingale, Harley, "Speedball" Mike Bailey and Kevin Knight interrupted first on the titantron before sneaking up on The Top Gods, sending them out of the ring.

The Wrath fought Bayne with intense focus, selling that she might just pull off the upset. However, the Liger Bomb sealed the win for The Megasus.

Top Gods could have been a one-off alliance for Collision last week, but AEW sees something in this dynamic. It is working so far, especially to elevate The Megasus.

The match on Collision continued to test the bounds of intergender wrestling in AEW, and hopefully more of that is on the way.

Harley and Bayne sold their match perfectly for what they both hoped to accomplish. This was one of the best performances of Harley's career.

At multiple points in this match, it looked like The Wrath might emerge with the win, selling the drama.

While it did not happen, she looked like she belonged throughout, and both came off as future champions in AEW.

Result

Bayne def. Harley by pinfall.

Grade

A-

Notable Moments and Observations

• Bayne continues to get more mic time since aligning with FTR, mocking Willow and promising victory before her match with Harley.
• Bryan Danielson noted Bayne has only lost one singles match in AEW to Storm via small package, teasing the second could happen here.
• Harley caught Bayne taunting on the second rope and turned it into a sunset flip powerbomb for a near-fall.
• The Megasus caught The Wrath with Fate's Descent, and Harley kicked out to the shock of everyone including Bayne.
• Backstage, Eddie Kingston and Hook laid out a challenge to any tag team for Tailgate Brawl.

Brodido and Mark Briscoe vs. The Don Callis Family

Last Time in Action: Kyle Fletcher successfully defended the TNT Championship against Orange Cassidy (Dynamite, October 7); Lance Archer and Rocky Romero lost with Hechicero to Paragon and Cassidy (Collision, October 4); Brodido fell to Kazuchika Okada and Konosuke Takeshita (Dynamite, October 7); Mark Briscoe, Orange Cassidy and Hologram defeated The Don Callis Family (Dynamite, September 24).

Don Callis watched on commentary as Brodido and Mark Briscoe overwhelmed Kyle Fletcher, Rocky Romero and Lance Archer.

While Briscoe and Fletcher brawled to the back, Brody King sealed the win with the All Seeing Eye combined with a Bandido knee on Romero.

El Clon interrupted the celebration to set up a sneak attack from Okada, who stood tall over the World tag team champions.

While everyone worked hard here, the finish was fairly obvious early. Romero will always play the fall guy for The Family.

The teases of Briscoe vs. Fletcher were the best parts of this match, even if this never really felt like the true main event of the night.

Hopefully, that is a good sign that Chicken and The Protostar have big plans for WrestleDream.

It is not time for Brodido to lose the gold, but it does feel like the odds are stacked against Bandido and King.

The Alpha will return with the IGWP World Heavyweight Championship while The Rainmaker has the Unified Championship. Either man losing right now would be a big moment.

Bandido pinning the Unified champion though could set him up to enter the Continental Classic and further his career year.

Result

King, Bandido and Briscoe def. Romero, Archer and Fletcher by pinfall.

Grade

B-

Notable Moments and Observations

• Callis celebrated his birthday with his family. Okada shut down the video of Takeshita thanking Callis for his success.
• AEW showed NJPW footage of The Alpha winning the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship.
• AEW went to break at the worst time, missing part of Bandido and Briscoe's Macarena.
• Bandido still sold the bad shoulder with purple medical tape, but he looked much more confident throughout with his power moves.
• Fletcher saved Romero from the first near-pinfall finish after the Froggy Bow.
• The show ended with Okada holding both tag titles as if he was going to win them on his own.

Overall Show

The build to WrestleDream was strong throughout this go-home show, even if the quality of in-ring performance was lagging behind AEW's usual high standard.

That is understandable especially for those that will be looking to deliver their absolute best at the PPV.

There were some great moments, especially between Kris Statlander and "Timeless" Toni Storm and Jon Moxley and Darby Allin.

Both of those matches could main event WrestleDream as effectively as "Hangman" Adam Page vs. Samoa Joe. All three are the clear top matches to watch.

This may not be a well remembered event for AEW, but it clearly established why the company is on a good track for the PPV.

Overall Grade: C+