AEW Collision Results 5/8 – Willow Nightingale Vs. Kris Statlander, Ricochet In Action

Welcome to smackwrestling.’s coverage of a special Thursday night edition of «AEW Collision» on May 8, 2025, coming to you live from the Masonic Temple Theatre in Detroit, Michigan!

On «Dynamite», Alicia Atout was interviewing Willow Nightingale when they were interrupted by Kris Statlander. Nightingale told her former friend she had nothing to say to her. As she started to walk away, Nightingale grabbed her arm to challenge her to a match tonight.

Last night, the Young Bucks and Ricochet defeated Speedball Bailey, Mark Briscoe, and Swerve Strickland. Tonight, Ricochet will face Angelico. Speedball will take on Dralistico in a rematch. Bailey defeated him in their first matchup.

Following the main event of last week’s «Collision», Daniel Garcia challenged any member of FTR to a match. This match was granted for tonight and he will face Cash Wheeler or Dax Harwood.

Last month, Anthony Bowens defeated Blake Christian. Tonight, he’ll face Christian’s friend, «Big Shotty» Lee Johnson.

After losing to Hangman Page in the Owen Cup last week, Kyle Fletcher returns to action. He’ll be joined by Don Callis Family members Lance Archer, Rocky Romero, and Trent to take on The Outrunners, AR Fox, and ROH World Champion, Bandido.

Timeless Toni Storm talks about her first time

AEW

With Tony Schiavone and Nigel McGuinness on commentary, «Timeless» Toni Storm comes out on a balcony. She said her «first time was messy, sweaty, and painful.» But she only wanted more. It was risky, sometimes with one, two, or three people and sometimes with random objects. «One day it will soil my soul, but it is what I was born to do.» She said if you think she’s talking about sexual intercourse, get your mind out of the gutter because not even the best bang doesn’t compare to being Women’s World Champion.

Backstage, Lexi Nair interviewed Paragon. Roddy Strong said he thought being back together would be easier, but it’s been tough. But they’re one of the best tag teams in the world. They were interrupted by GYV. They said they’re one of the best tag teams, but they’ve gone soft. They’ll happily get in the ring with them to prove it.

Ricochet vs. Angelico

AEW

Ricochet makes his way to the ring. Angelico is accompanied by Serpentico. Ricochet is cautious of Angelico and backs up. He does a snapover roll through on Angelico. Angelico responds by chopping him to the mat and covering him for one. Angelico works his arm and sends him to the mat and won’t let Ricochet up. He mocked him by rubbing his head. Ricochet gets back to his feet and puts Angelico in a full arm drag twist. Ricochet rolled out of the ring. Ricochet dove on to Angelico and chased Serpentico with a chair.

After the break, Ricochet went for a 450, but Angelico moved and sent him into the barricade. They exchange knee lifts. Angelico plants Ricochet face first into the mat. Angelico blocks a punch and lands one of his own. Ricochet catches Angelico, but Angelico responds with two lariats. He locked Ricochet’s arm between his leg and held the other hand while slapping his head. Angelico traps Ricochet in a half crab, but he gets to the rope. Ricochet does a guillotine of the rope, followed with a flying forearm and standing Shooting Star Press. Ricochet hits him with the Spirit Gun for the win.

Winner: Ricochet

After the match, Ricochet welcomes boos because they cheer for the Detroit Lions. He’s been here less than a year and has beaten almost all of AEW’s favorites. Ricochet sets his sights on Zack Gowen. He was a huge fan of Gowen’s. He told Gowen’s kids he used to be on this side and now he’s on this side before making a leg joke. Security tried to make him leave and he took them both out. He put one of the guys in the ring and cut his hair. Gowen got in the ring and took the scissors. Ricochet kicked Gowen in the leg and made him fall. He followed with a Spirit Gun. Ricochet took his prosthetic leg off and carried it over his shoulder.

Don Callis Family vs. The Outrunners, Bandido, and AR Fox

AEW

Fletcher, Romero, Trent, and Archer are accompanied by Don Callis. The Outrunners and AR Fox come out next. They are followed by their partner, Bandido. Fletcher and Bandido start us off. Fletcher backs him up to the rope and goes for a chop, but Bandido moved and chopped him. He shoulder tackled Fletcher and Fletcher did the same, knocking him down. Bandido with a tejares takedown. Trent tagged in and took down Bandido. He followed with blows to the head. Romero tagged in and they double teamed Bandido.

Fox tagged in and gave a big boot to Trent and Rocky. Fox followed with a swan dive. Archer got in the ring and put Fox in the Blackout, but he got down. Fox with an enzuiguri and then he threw Rocky into Turbo’s boot. Turbo tagged in and worked Rocky’s arm before tagging in Truth. They double teamed Rocky and then Trent. They ran the corners between both mens. Trent pulled Rocky from the ring and Archer double checked The Outrunners.

After the break, Fletcher knocked his opponents off the apron and kicked Truth before rolling him in. Bandido tagged in and he superkicked Fletcher and followed with a tornillo. RPG Vice attack Bandido from behind. Archer punched Bandido in the heads and The Outrunners sent Archer over the top rope. Fox jumped off Bandido’s shoulders to dive on Archer. Bandido ran up The Outrunners’ back to take out Archer.

The Outrunners did the double bi elbow on Fletcher. Fox jumped onto Fletcher and Bandido did a frog splash. Archer broke up the pin. Rocky and Truth fight on the outside. Bandido went for the 21Plex on Fletcher, but he reversed into a suplex and a Blue Thunder Bomb. Trent tagged in and hit Fox on the apron. Fox with a cannonball on Fletcher and Fisherman Buster on Trent and a DDT on Archer through the ropes. Fox hit Rocky with his feet and used the ropes. He did a cutter on Fletcher and one to Rocky. Fox went to the ropes, but Trent held the leg so that Fletcher could slam into him.

Archer flattened The Outrunners on the outside and Bandido went for a crossbody, but Fletcher caught him. RPG Vice with a double knee lift on Bandido. Fox hit Fletcher with a pumpkick and a double clothesline on RPG Vice. Fox went up top and while Fletcher distracted the ref, Archer chokeslammed him. RPG Vice did their new finisher, The Jackal Driver.

Winner: Don Callis Family

Anthony Bowens (w/ Billy Gunn) vs. Lee Johnson (w/Blake Christian)

AEW

Ricochet vs. Zach Gowen was made official for Beach Break.

After a video package for Mox vs. Samoa Joe airs, Mox said there’s been casualties on both sides. The consensus is «Samoa Joe is going to kick my ass.» Mox said the question is how long can he do it. Joe is one of the few people has respect for. He’s the embodiment of a champion, but he’s not the AEW World Champion. Mox has been through the kind of hell and faced down the kind of demons that these kids fear. He just needs Joe to show up. There is nowhere he’d rather be next week than in a cage with the baddest man in pro wrestling. He didn’t build his foundation on sand. When the storm comes through, all that matters is who is the last man standing.

Anthony Bowens makes his way to the ring, accompanied by Billy Gunn. Lee Johnson is out next, accompanied by Blake Christian.

Bowens works Johnson’s arm and rolls him up. He rolls him up a second time for two. They do stand and switches. Bowens chopped Johnson to the mat and chops him in the corner. He stomps him to the mat. Johnson rolls out and Bowns follows. Johnson backed into Gunn and when he turns around, eats a right hand before sending him into the barricade. Back in the ring, Johnson hits Bowens in the midsection. Bowen hits the Fameasser and spun him into a face plant. Bowens with a back elbow before Johnson sent him to the outside and followed with a tope suicida. Johnson and Christian mock Bowen by scissoring.

Back in the ring, Johnson picked him up, but Bowens got down and sent him into the corner. Johnson with an enzuiguri and kicked him in the chest. Bowens laid in body shots before hitting him with a superkck. Bowens goes for a Mollywhop, but Christian jumped up on the apron and grabs his arm. Johnson rolled him up, but Bowens got out and hit Mollywhop.

Winner: Anthony Bowens

After the match, Christian got in the ring. Gunn sent him out of the ring and told him to suck it. Bowens and Gunn scissor for the fans.

Kris Statlander vs. Willow Nightingale

AEW

Gates of Agony come to the ring. Kaun calls out Bryan Keith and Big Bill. «Paradise has to be earned.» Toa Liona challenges them for a match right now. Bill and Keith make their to the ring. They start brawling with no ref in the ring. Liona ran at Bill and Bill sent him over the barricade. Kaun with a Crucifix Bomb to Keith through two tables. Liona with a running tackle to Bill through a table.

Statlander makes her way to the ring first. Nightingale follows after a video package of Stat turning on Nightingale. They shoved each other before Nightingale took her to the mat. Stat put her in a side headlock. Nightingale sends her down. Nightingale with a stand and switch before slamming her down. Willow booped her nose and Stat slapped her. Stat with a sliding crossbody. She mocked Willow and got slapped in the face. They exchange chops.

Nightingale with an enzuiguri.

She sends her face first into each turnbuckle followed by a snapmare. Stat with a spinning heel kick. Stat chops her, but Nightingale with a backslide. They exchange roll up pins several times. Stat with a back elbow from the middle rope. She pulls Nightingale up, but Nightingale responds with a pounce that sends her out of the ring. Nightingale with a cannonball from the apron. Stat suplexed Nightingale on the outside.

After the break, Nightingale suplexed Stat and Stat did one of her own. Both women are down after stereo clotheslines. Stat with an uppercut and running knee in the corner. Nightingale with a big boot and a spinebuster. Nightingale with forearms in the corner. She had Stat on her shoulders, but Stat got down. They counter each other’s moves. Stat with a thrust kick and a big axe kick for two. Nightingale with a Death Valley Driver for two. Willow punches Stat in the corners. Stat hits her in the back. Both women are up top when Stat superplexed Nightingale. Stat went for a discus lariat, but Nightingale took her down with a clothesline. Nightingale hits Babe With the Power and Stat rolled out. Yuta came down to the ring while Marina choked her out with a chain. Stat with the Staturday Night Fever for the win.

Winner: Kris Statlander

After the match, a vignette airs of Skye Blue. She’ll return in Chicago next week.

Dark Order vs. Konosuke Takeshita & Josh Alexander

AEW

Takeshita and Alexander make their way to the ring while Dark Order are already waiting. They attacked Dark Order before the bell rang. Alexander took down Reynolds. On the outside, Takeshita stood next to Evil Uno while Callis choked Uno. Takeshita pulled Reynolds off the apron, sat him on it and forearmed him before kicking him from the side. Alexander did a crossbody through the ropes, knocking him down. Uno ran at Alexander, but he ducked and Uno ate a punch from Takeshita.

Back in the ring, Takeshita picked up Reynolds, but he got down and tried to get to the corner, but Takeshita held his pants. Takeshita went for a back body drop, but Reynolds got out of it. Uno tagged in and he did hurricanrana on Takeshita. Takeshita with a lariat on Uno and Blue Thunder Bomb on Reynolds. Alexander tagged in and put Uno on his shoulders and walked over to Takeshita, who was waiting on the turnbuckle. Alexander tossed him off his shoulders and Takeshita followed with a jumping kick. They double team Reynolds. Alexander with a piledriver for the win.

Winner: Josh Alexander and Konosuke Takeshita

Speedball Bailey vs. Dralistico

AEW

Speedball makes his way to the ring and is followed by Dralistico. Dralisitco sends him to the corner and chops him. He punches him to the mat and goes for a kick, but is caught. Speedball takes him down with a kick. On the outside, Speedball used the side of the ring to kick at Dralistico, but he ducked. Dralistico forearmed him and then sent him to the apron. Speedball with a moonsault from the middle rope. Speedball got back in the ring, but when Dralistico didn’t get up, he went back out to chop him. Dralistico raked his eyes and did a hurricanrana into the steps.

After the break, Dralistico held his neck over the rope before kicking him multiple times. Speedball with multiple kicks to the leg. He chopped Dralisiico in the corner and Dralistico responded with overhand chops and a rising knee strike. They exchange kicks and chops in the corner.

They exchange kicks in the center of the ring before Bailey hits him with rapid fire kicks. They each go for spinning kicks, but they each duck before connecting with their own kicks. Bailey finally kicks Dralistico to the mat. He follows with more strikes and a running Shooting Star Press. Speedball follows with a slam and goes up top for the 450 knees, but Dralistico rolled out of the way and kicked Bailey’s leg out and then rolled him up. They exchange pins. Dralistico with a Crucifix Bomb. Speedball responds with a Destroyer. Dralistico with a spinning heel kick. Speedball held onto the side of the ring so Dralistico couldn’t lift him up. They move to the apron. Speedball flipped into double knees before getting in the ring. He takes him down with a spinning heel kick before pinning him.

Winner: Speedball Bailey

After the match, RUSH comes out and points at Speedball.

Daniel Garcia vs. Dax Harwood

AEW

Garcia comes out first. Stokely comes out first, followed by Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood, who is in gear.

Garcia backed him into the corner and choked him before slapping his bald head. They lock up and Harwood backs him into the corner. Dax punched him in the jaw and Garcia crumpled to the ground. Dax stood him up, punched him and chopped him. He chopped him in the other corner. They exchanged chops. Dax chops Garcia to the mat. Garcia chops Dax multiple times. Dax takes him down with a shoulder tackle. Garcia pulled his legs out from under him and wailed on him. Dax escaped to the corner, but Garcia chopped him. Dax with an uppercut and a swinging neckbreaker. Garcia rolls to the apron and Dax dropped his knee on him repeatedly. Dax went for a piledriver, but Garcia blocked it. Dax stood him up to chop him and Garcia rolled out of the ring. Dax went for a piledriver, but Garcia catapulted him into the ringpost.

Dax sat down in a chair and Garcia forearmed him. Garcia with multiple running John Woo dropkicks and a kneelift. He went for another one, but Cash stepped between them. Dax with a lariat. He sends Garcia into the ring and got the ring bell. Bryce took it and Garcia put him in the Dragon Tamer while the ref was distracted by Stokely. Cash grabbed Garcia by the neck to cutter him off the apron. While Cash was celebrating on the barricade, Daddy Magic shoved Stokely. He beat up Cash.

After the break, Garcia is down in the ring while Dax yells at him. Garcia choked Dax before chopping him against the ring repeatedly. Garcia went for a lariat, but Dax only stumbled. He did it again and the third time, Dax punched him in the face. Garcia takes him down with a lariat. Garcia punches him repeatedly in the corner. Garcia pulled Dax by the waist, not realizing Dax was pulling off the turnbuckle. Garcia with a belly to back and pin for two and a half.

Garcia went for the Dragon Tamer, but Dax pulled him forward and gouged his eyes. Dax used both feet to kick Garcia into the exposed turnbuckle. Dax used the top rope as a slingshot and pinned Garcia, but he got his shoulder up. Dax went up top on another corner, but Garcia chopped him before going up top for a superplex. Garcia put him on another turnbuckle and hits another superplex. He put Dax on another turnbuckle for a third superplex. Dax got his foot on the rope. They stand forehead to forehead. Garcia forearms him into the ropes and out of the ring.

Dax tried to leave, but Garcia stayed on him. Dax sends Garcia face first into the barricade and goes behind commentary. He slapped Nigel in the back of the head and knocked his headset off. Both Nigel and Schiavone get to their feet as Dax tells Nigel to punch him in the jaw. Nigel puts his headset on and tells Dax he’s retired. Dax shoves him into the desk. Garcia tries to lift Dax up, but Stokely distracts the ref. Dax sets up for a piledriver, but Nigel gets in the ring. Nigel stopped a headbutt and uppercut Dax. Cash hit him in the gut, but Nigel sends him to the mat. Schiavone announces that the ref threw the match out. Garcia sends Dax out of the ring. Daddy Magic sends Cash out of the ring. Garcia, Nigel, and Daddy Magic stand tall in the ring.

Winner: None due to ref throwing the match out