AEW taped the August 16 episode of Collision on August 14 at the Andrew J Brady Music Center in Cincinnati, OH. Spoilers via Sports Illustrated:
Toni Storm cut a promo but was attacked by Athena and Billie Starkz. Mina Shirakawa made the save.
FTR attacked Bandido backstage. Brody King chased them to the ring, but Stokely threw powder at Brody and FTR hit the Shatter Machine.
Jon Moxley & Wheeler Yuta beat Speedball Mike Bailey & Kevin Knight.
Ricochet beat Ace Austin. After the match, Tony Khan announced Ace Austin is All Elite.
Roderick Strong & Kyle O’Reilly beat Blake Christian & Lee Johnson.
Kris Statlander beat Julia Hart, Penelope Ford, and Anna Jay. Post-match, Megan Bayne, Thekla, Skye Blue, Tay Melo, and Queen Aminata brawled. Harley Cameron helped Tay and Queen.
Juice Robinson beat Bryan Keith.
Anthony Bowens yelled at Renee Paquette for asking about Max Caster.
Nigel McGuinness beat Daniel Garcia, Hechicero, and Lee Moriarty. Afterward, it was announced Nigel will face Zack Sabre Jr for the IWGP World Heavyweight Title at Forbidden Door.
