🎙️ Rundown — AEW
Presented by Ed & Gordon
🟦 DESK INTRO
Ed: “Fans, All Elite Wrestling has been hotter than a depot stove in the past week! Championships on the line, factions colliding, and a Collision card in Portland that shook the rafters!”
Gordon: “Indeed. A most eventful week — with rivalries escalating and several divisions shifting dramatically.”
🟥 THE WEEK IN AEW
🔥 FTR Raises the Stakes for Double or Nothing
FTR responded to Adam Copeland’s New York Street Fight challenge by accepting — and escalating it to an ‘I Quit’ match. This adds major heat to the Copeland & Christian vs. FTR feud.
Ed: “Fans, that’s as personal as it gets!”
🟩 Will Ospreay Abducted by the Death Riders
Footage aired showing Jon Moxley and the Death Riders kidnapping Ospreay, tying directly into the fallout from Dynamite. Moxley taunted him with a chair, daring him to strike — Ospreay hesitated, leaving his next move uncertain.
Gordon: “A most psychological confrontation — and one that leaves many questions unanswered.”
🟧 AEW Collision — April 25, 2026 (FULL REVIEW)
📍 Veterans Memorial Coliseum — Portland, OR
🏆 AEW World Trios Championship
The Conglomeration (c) def. Don Callis Family (Lance Archer, Hechicero, Andrade El Ídolo) Orange Cassidy, Roderick Strong, and Kyle O’Reilly retained after a coordinated attack on Lance Archer, capped by an Orange Punch and a group pin.
💥 The Rascalz & Young Bucks vs. Death Riders & The Dogs
Winners: Death Riders & The Dogs A chaotic multi‑team clash ending with Clark Connors pinning Zachary Wentz.
⭐ Kris Statlander def. B3cca
A clean, decisive win for Statlander as she continues building momentum.
⚡ Rush def. Adam Priest
Rush dominated in a fast, physical bout.
👑 Thekla & Skye Blue def. Persephone & Alex Windsor
A strong showing for the Sisters of Sin pairing.
🏅 AEW National Championship
Jack Perry (c) def. El Clon Perry retained cleanly in a competitive match.
🎤 Anthony Bowens & The Opps
Bowens demanded an answer about joining The Opps — Samoa Joe told him he’s already in, closing the segment with a twist.
🤼 Chris Jericho & The Hurt Syndicate vs. The Demand
Winners: The Demand Ricochet pinned Jericho, continuing Jericho’s downward spiral.
📰 AEW NEWS & RUMORS (Verified)
- Dynamite ratings down: Credit: augustafreepress.com “The first “Dynamite” in the reign of new AEW world champ Darby Allin was a dud in the ratings.
- The April 22 show, headlined by an Allin main-event title defense against former TNT champ Tommaso Ciampa, drew an average of 617,000 viewers, according to Nielsen numbers reported by Programming Insider.
- That’s down 13.1 percent from last week, and down 19.3 percent from the 2026 ratings high of 765,000, which was recorded for the March 25 episode.
- This week’s show had the lowest viewership since way back on Feb. 11, which averaged 604,000 viewers.
- Divine Dominion to defend Women’s Tag titles on Dynamite: Credit: Yahoo Sports. Kris Statlander and Hikaru Shida will be challenging after a confrontation with Harley Cameron and Mina Shirakawa.
- Aleister Black to AEW?: Credit: ringsidenews.com “No.” That was the response from AEW Talent Coordinator Shawn Dean.
- David Benoit at Dynamite in Edmonton: Credit: Fightful Select. Sean Ross Sapp stated when asked if there was a chance of Benoit stepping in the ring, “I guess there’s always still a chance, but I wouldn’t count on it… I’d heard he went to Lance Storm’s school briefly and was not quite the natural that his father was. The people that I spoke to said he wasn’t there long and that it didn’t seem like pro wrestling was for him.”
🎙️ DESK OUTRO
Ed: “Fans, from title defenses to faction warfare, AEW is firing on all cylinders!”
Gordon: “Indeed. A most compelling week — and the road to Double or Nothing promises even more fireworks. And with that… so long from the wrestling world.”