AEW Collision Notes: Results, Roderick Strong vs. Swerve Strickland for AEW World Title Set for 6/5 Dynamite Show, Stokely Hathaway & Kris Statlander Gives “Apology” Gift for Nightingale

AEW Collision Results – June 1, 2024

June 1, 2024
Palm Desert, CA – Acrisure Arena
Commentary – Tony Schiavone, Nigel McGuinness, and “Daddy Magic” Matt Menard

Quick Match Results

1. Roderick Strong defeated Lio Rush via End of Heartache (pinfall)
   • Prior to the start of the match, The Undisputed Kingdom’s Matt Taven & Mike Bennett came out alongside Strong.
   • Near the end of the match, Rush went to the top of the rope but was interrupted by Taven who got onto the apron. After Rush kicked Taven away, Rush attempted a Splash that was blocked by Strong who put his knees up and followed it with an End of Heartache for the pinfall victory.
2. Daniel Garcia & Katsuyori Shibata defeated The WorkHorsemen (Anthony Henry & JD Drake) via Jackknife Pin (pinfall)
   • Garcia pinned Henry after Shibata hit a PK to Henry that was followed by a Jackknife Pin by Garcia to give their team the victory.
3. Thunder Rosa defeated Reina Dorada via Cobra Clutch (submission)
4. The Cage of Agony (Brian Cage & Gates of Agony (Toa Liona & Bishop Kaun) defeated KM, Danny Gee, & Danny Rose via Triple Team Swing Toss (pinfall)
   • Kaun pinned Rose after Cage of Agony grabbed Rose and tossed him high up straight up into the air leading to Rose crashing onto the mat knocking him out.
5. Claudio Castagnoli defeated Johnny TV via European Uppercut (pinfall)
   • Prior to the start of the match, Taya Valkyrie came out alongside Johnny Tv to be in his corner.
   • Near the end of the match, Castagnoli locked in a Sharpshooter to Johnny TV that was broken up by Valkyrie getting into the ring and tried to pull Johnny away to no avail. After being confronted by Castagnoli, Valkyrie left the ring as the referee was arguing at her. This led to Johnny attempted a low blow to Castagonli that was blocked by Castagnoli who grabbed Johnny’s leg. Castagnoli responded with a punch and followed it with a Big Swing and a European Uppercut for the pinfall victory.
6. Shane Taylor Promotions (Shane Taylor & Lee Moriarty) defeated West Coast Wrecking Crew (Royce Isaacs & Jorel Nelson) via Marcus Garvey Driver (pinfall)
   • Prior to the start of the match, STP’s Anthony Ogogo came out with Taylor and Moriarty to be in their corner.
   • Taylor pinned Nelson after hitting the Marcus Garvey Driver to give STP the victory.
   • Following the match, Ogogo tossed Isaacs into the ring and laid him out with a knockout punch.
7. AEW International Championship – Will Ospreay (c) defeated Kyle O’Reilly via Stormbreaker (pinfall)

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Roderick Strong vs. Swerve Strickland for AEW World Title Announced for June 5th Dynamite Show

Saturday’s taped AEW Collision show featured an AEW World Championship match of Roderick Strong vs. Swerve Strickland (c) announced for the card of next week’s AEW Dynamite show on June 5th in Loveland, Colorado.

This match was setup following a backstage promo segment involving the Undisputed Kingdom, AEW CEO Tony Khan, and Interim EVP Christopher Daniels. Roderick Strong confronted Khan and Daniels backstage demanding to be given a title shot for Strickland’s AEW World title at next week’s Dynamite show. Khan responded stating that sounds like an awesome idea and granted Strong’s request and stated that the winner would face Will Ospreay at AEW & NJPW’s Forbidden Door 2024 event.

Roderick Strong makes a HUGE CHALLENGE for #AEWDynamite NEXT WEEK in Colorado!

Watch #AEWCollision on TNT!@RoderickStrong | @TonyKhan | @FACDaniels | @SwerveConfident pic.twitter.com/83dOVmv4kf

— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) June 2, 2024

Current card for June 5th AEW Dynamite show:

• AEW World Championship – Roderick Strong vs. Swerve Strickland (c)
• Mariah May vs. Saraya

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Stokely Hathaway & Kris Statlander “Apoligizes” for Willow Nighingale Attack at Saturday’s AEW Collision Show

Saturday’s taped AEW Collision show also featured Stokely Hathaway and Kris Statlander giving a backhanded “apology” to Willow Nightingale over their recent betrayal of her.

During the show, Hathaway and Statlander were backstage and talked about they have heard what others have said about them backstage over what they did to Nightingale at Double or Nothing 2024. Hathaway and Statlander stated that they had a gift for Nightingale as their apology to her, which was revealed to be a small trash bin full of garbage. Statlander stated that Nightingale is a piece of garbage and is giving a warning to the rest of the locker room promising to destroy anyone that gets in her way next week.

Kris Statlander and Stokely Hathaway make an “apology” and a warning for next week on #AEWDynamite!

Watch #AEWCollision on TNT!@StokelyHathaway | @CallMeKrisStat | @WillowWrestles pic.twitter.com/xFmTqwNyW5

— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) June 2, 2024