AEW taped the July 19, 2025 episode of Collision tonight. The company is in the middle of a multi-week residency at the Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom in Chicago, running from July 16 to July 31.
Tony Schiavone interviewed AEW TNT Champion Dustin Rhodes, who spoke about pushing through adversity and always having hope, thanks to his father. He reflected on being 37 years into his wrestling career and still going strong. Don Callis and Kyle Fletcher interrupted and invited him to join the Callis Family, but after taking offense to the offer, Dustin ran them out of the ring.
In the first match, Alex Windsor beat Taya Valkyrie using a Sharpshooter. After the match, Athena showed up in the balcony and told Windsor to head to the back, claiming it was her time now. She said a new star was about to rise and introduced “Athena Elite Wrestling.” Athena then mocked the crowd and faked a British accent to take shots at Toni Storm and her popularity.
AEW Women’s Champion Toni Storm came out and called herself the “only balcony b**ch,” daring Athena to sign the contract and face her. Athena teased interest but ultimately refused. When Storm ran up to confront her, Athena had already slipped away.
Billy Gunn said he has a match lined up for Anthony Bowens next week to help get him back on track.
Timeless Toni Storm came out to the ring on AEW Collision, continuing her pursuit of Athena. She demanded that Athena come down and sign the contract for their match. Storm waited in the ring, but Athena refused to appear.
Ricochet faced AR Fox in singles action o. At one point during the match, Ricochet tried to run off, but Fox chased him down. The Gates of Agony got involved, costing AR Fox the match. Ricochet capitalized on the interference and picked up the win.
Marina Shafir and Jon Moxley launched a brutal attack on Colt Cabana. The Death Riders left him bloodied, with Moxley choking him from the ring using a chain. Moxley said they were simply giving the people what they want.
Megan Bayne vs. Tay Melo. During the match, Bayne delivered a brutal fallaway slam to Melo on the outside of the ring. The match ended with Bayne hitting a running sitdown powerbomb for the three-count victory.
AEW Collision is the $200,000 Four-Way Tag Team Match: Gates of Agony (Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona) defeated Big Bill & Bryan Keith, The Gunns (Austin & Colten Gunn) , and CRU (Action Andretti & Lio Rush). Colten Gunn may have suffered a right knee injury during the middle of the Four-Way Tag Team Match.
Max Caster greeted the Chicago crowd as the 5-Minute Invitational kicked off on AEW Collision. Kyle O’Reilly answered the challenge and ended up scoring the win.
El Toro Blanco RUSH takes on Katsuyori Shibata. In the match, there is a spot with a ton of chopping back and forth. The Beast Mortis came out to assist RUSH, leading to RUSH hitting a dropkick into the corner on Shibata for the three-count victory. Powerhouse Hobbs ran out to save Shibata from a post-match attack.
Main event: Bandido, Jetspeed, and Máscara Dorada taking on The Don Callis Family in trios action. The main event ended when Máscara Dorada hit a shooting star press, scoring the win for his team against The Don Callis Family.
After the match, Tony Khan came out and hyped up the remaining four shows of AEW’s Chicago residency.
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