Category: AEW Collision

Backstage Update On Skye Blue’s Injury Following AEW Collision

AEW star Skye Blue has become the latest performer to be taken down by the injury bug following the most recent episode of “AEW Collision.” In the early stages of her match with Hikaru Shida, the former AEW Women’s World Champion hit a crossbody to the outside where Blue caught her. However, the landing didn’t go according to plan, and Blue, in a lot of visible pain, couldn’t continue the match.

Speaking on “Wrestling Observer Radio,” Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer confirmed that Blue suffered a broken ankle, with her recovery time still yet to be determined. Blue seemed to be doing well in the picture of her that Kyle Fletcher posted on social media, suggesting that the setback was less than initially feared. Before her injury, Blue was one of the busiest performers in the AEW women’s division, with only Toni Storm, Mariah May, and Deonna Purrazzo wrestling more matches than her in 2024.

Coincidentally, Alvarez noted that just a few weeks earlier, former AEW Women’s World Champion Riho also suffered a serious injury on “Collision” performing a crossbody, where she broke her wrist upon landing on her opponent Lady Frost. However, Meltzer noted that both instances were simply freak injuries that can happen at any point to anyone in the wrestling business given the nature of the performer’s work. Blue not only joins Riho on the women’s division’s injured list, but also the likes of Yuka Sakazaki, Jamie Hayter, and Julia Hart. 

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Legitimate Skye Blue Injury Causes AEW Collision Match To Be Stopped, Kyle Fletcher Post Update On Blue’s Injury

Hopefully AEW fans don’t believe in bad omens, because a legitimate injury to an up-and-coming competitor is an unfortunate way to kick off the promotion’s residency in Arlington, Texas, on Saturday night’s “AEW Collision.” In the second match of the evening, Skye Blue was set to take on former three-time AEW Women’s World Champion Hikaru Shida. Just a few minutes into the contest, however, Blue took a crossbody from Shida to the outside and didn’t get back up. After being evaluated by the ringside medical staff, the match was called off, with Shida being awarded the victory.

“Collision” went to commercial following the injury, with the action clearly expected to continue in picture-in-picture. Instead, viewers could see Shida trying to buy time for Blue to be examined, only to ultimately leave the ring and walk back up the ramp. By the time the commercial break ended, it was clear the match wouldn’t be continuing, and Shida was announced as the winner due to referee stoppage.

In a post on X (formerly known as Twitter), AEW CEO Tony Khan said Blue suffered an ankle injury and was being evaluated.

https://twitter.com/TonyKhan/status/1814822318889197885

Kyle Fletcher posted an update on Skye Blue’s condition.

“We got her home everyone, doctor Kyle on the clock. Yeeeeeeeefreakinhaaaaaaaaaw,” Fletcher wrote on X, alongside a photo of a middle-finger-flipping Blue. In addition to her white cowboy hat, Blue can also be seen wearing a heavily wrapped cast on her right ankle. There is no word on how long Blue will be out of action with her injury, but luckily, it appears she’ll have the added support of Fletcher along her recovery, however long it may be.

https://twitter.com/kylefletcherpro/status/1815057023714599404

Source: Wrestling Inc.

AEW Collision Preview 7/20/2024

All Elite Wrestling will kick off the path to the All In Summer Series with tonight’s episode of AEW Collision.

Tonight’s live broadcast follows last week’s taped show and marks the beginning of AEW’s summer residency in Arlington, Texas, featuring five weeks of shows at the Esports Stadium Arlington. The episode will air live on TNT starting at 8:00 PM EST.

  • AEW World Trios Championship Match:
    Bang Bang Gang vs. The Patriarchy
  • Lumberjack Match:
    Deonna Purrazzo vs. Thunder Rosa
  • Skye Blue vs. Hikura Shida
  • Roderick Strong vs. Tomohiro Ishii
  • We’ll hear from FTR
  • Hologram debuts

AEW Collision Preview 7/13/2024

AEW taped tonight’s episode of Collision following the June 10th episode of Dynamite in Calgary, Alberta, CA.

  • Konosuke Takeshita vs. Tommy Billington
  • The Bang Bang Gang (Juice Robinson, Austin Gunn, and Colten Gunn) vs. London Lightning, Michael Allen Richard Clark, and Shaun Moore
  • Dalton Castle vs. Roderick Strong
  • Nyla Rose vs. Ava Lawless
  • Lee Moriarty and Anthony Ogogo vs. Top Flight (Dante Martin and Darius Martin)
  • Skye Blue vs. Harley Cameron
  • The Undisputed Kingdom (Matt Taven and Mike Bennett) vs. Orange Cassidy and Kyle O’Reilly

AEW Collision Preview 7/6/2024

AEW Collision live tonight on TNT from Southaven, MS.

  • MJF to open the show and address his attack on Daniel Garcia
  • Men’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Semifinal Match: Adam Page vs. Jay White
  • Mark Briscoe, Kyle O’Reilly & Orange Cassidy vs. The Iron Savages
  • Toni Storm vs. Trish Adora
  • Riho vs. Lady Frost
  • We’ll hear from new TNT Champion Jack Perry
  • We’ll hear from The Patriarchy

AEW Collision Preview 6/29/2024

AEW Collision returns with a new episode later tonight. This will be the final show before tomorrow’s AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door 2024 pay-per-view event. Tonight’s show airs via tape delay on TNT at 8:00 PM EST.

  • Battle of Buffalo: Daniel Garcia vs. The Butcher
  • Owen Hart Foundation Cup Tournament Match: Deonna Purrazzo vs. Hikaru Shida
  • Open Challenge: Serena Deeb vs. TBA
  • Stephanie Vaquer vs. Lady Frost
  • Tomohiro Ishii & Orange Cassidy vs. TMDK (Shane Haste & Robbie Eagles)
  • Hechicero vs. TBA
  • Swerve Strickland and Will Ospreay weigh in for AEW Forbidden Door
  • Chris Jericho names The Learning Tree’s third man for their Trios Match at Forbidden Door against Samoa Joe, Hook and Shibata

AEW Collision Preview 6/22/2024

AEW Collision tonight on TNT from the PPLCenter in Allentown, PA.

  • AEW International Championship : Will Ospreay (c) vs. Brian Cage
  • AEW Continental Championship Eliminator Match: Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Ultimo Guerrero
  • Samoa Joe, HOOK, and Katsuyori Shibata vs. Premier Athletes
  • Chris Jericho & Big Bill vs. Private Party
  • The Patriarchy vs. The Iron Savages & Jacked Jameson
  • Brody King & Malakai Black vs. TBA

AEW Collision Preview 6/15/2024

AEW Collision live tonight on TNT from the Covelli Centre in Youngtown, Ohio.

1 Year Anniversary of AEW Collision

  • AEW TNT Championship Qualifier: Lee Moriarty vs. Dante Martin
  • No DQ Match: Thunder Rosa vs. Deonna Purrazzo
  • House of Black vs. Bang Bang Gang
  • Hechicero vs. Dalton Castle
  • Blackpool Combat Club vs. TMDK, Lio Rush, & Rocky Romero
  • Christian Cage Father’s Day Special
  • We’ll hear from The Acclaimed

AEW Collision Preview 6/8/2024

Tonight’s AEW Collision live on TNT from the Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs, Iowa.

  • “Timeless” Toni Storm vs. Lady Frost
  • Wheeler Yuta & Claudio Castagnoli vs. FTR
  • Orange Cassidy vs. Kyle O’Reilly
  • Dustin Rhodes vs. Johnny TV
  • Daniel Garcia vs. Tate Mayfairs
  • Kris Statlander vs. Robyn Renegade

Backstage Details On AEW’s Arlington Residency

All Elite Wrestling recently announced that they have partnered with the city of Arlington, Texas to host the Path to All In Series at the Esports Stadium beginning on July 20. The series of events will include four live episodes of “AEW Collision,” one taped episode of “AEW Collision,” and the ROH Death Before Dishonor pay-per-view, which takes place on July 26.

Wrestlenomics have been able to discover a few more details about the residency, with one financial note being that AEW is paying a half-price rate of $232,000 to use the venue across a six week span, with the local tourism organization potentially granting the company money or incentives to offset these costs as the events are set to bring in a healthy amount of revenue for the city. The figure of $232,000 breaks down as $112,000 going to the Arlington Expo Center, which will be paid in two instalments before the company moves in, while the rest will go to the Esports Venues, LLC company for the use of the building’s broadcast suite that is located on site.

AEW is also set to make that money back and more based on ticket sales alone. The report from Wrestlenomics suggests that the Esports Stadium will be scaled to a total of 1,290 seats. This means selling just over 5,000 tickets (or selling out four of the events) at an average ticket price of $45 will cover the rate that AEW is paying to use the building. While this residency takes place, episodes of “AEW Dynamite” and “AEW Rampage” are still set to take place in locations around the United States, but no dates or locations have been announced at the time of writing as the July 17 edition of “AEW Dynamite” in Little Rock, Arkansas is the latest event announcement the company has made.

The schedule also noted that there will be two exclusive Ring of Honor taping days taking place on July 28, two days after the Death Before Dishonor pay-per-view, and August 16, two days before the company loads out their equipment. However, these dates have remained unannounced and weren’t included in the official press release AEW presented on May 16, signalling that these dates could change at some point. Wrestlenomics did reach out to AEW’s public relations team for an update on the schedule but weren’t given a comment.

AEW and ROH might not be the only companies using the Esports Stadium over the summer. Wrestlenomics also received email records between AEW and government staff where the idea of potentially subletting the venue to CMLL or New Japan Pro Wrestling was floated around between staff members. However, AEW’s Vice President of Global Touring Ryan Seddon stated that the focus has been to get AEW’s ‘ducks in a row’ and that discussions regarding such things could happen. However, it seems as if it has just been nothing more than an idea at the time of writing.

Source: Wrestling Inc.