Welcome to Wrestling Inc.’s coverage of “AEW Collision: Spring BreakThru” on April 16, 2026, coming to you from the Angels of the Wind Arena in Everett, Washington!
On night one of Spring BreakThru, we saw the shocking squash victory of Darby Allin dethroning MJF for the Men’s World Championship. During a segment where we heard from Thekla and Alex Windsor on “Dynamite”, Windsor challenged her for the Women’s World Championship. That match will take place tonight.
Last week, AEW Originals Hikaru Shida and Kris Statlander teamed up “like old times” and got the victory. Tonight, they’ll team up again.
After successfully retaining the National Championship at Dynasty, Jon Moxley will face Nick Wayne in an Eliminator Match.
Kyle O’Reilly returned at Dynasty to help The Conglomeration defeat The Dogs for the Trios Championships. Tonight, they’ll face Lethal Twist (Jay Lethal & The Swirl) in a Title Eliminator match.
Before Revolution, the Young Bucks helped The Rascalz win a Tag Team Title Eliminator match so they could face FTR. Neither team had defeated the tag champions, but will face off tonight. The Bucks are coming off a big win at Dynasty while Myron Reed went toe-to-toe with Kazuchika Okada for the International Championship last week on “Collision”.
Lio Rush will return to “Collision” to face PAC after debuting a new version of himself a few weeks ago. Brody King, Mascara Dorada, and Mistico will team up to be in action.
After FTR held a moment of silence for C+C and a 10 second pose last night, we’ll hear from Adam Copeland.
We hear from Adam Copeland
Copeland talks about the staples, glue, and shiner he got from his match. He says Christian is getting an MRI tomorrow on his arm to see if it’s broken. Copeland said it just isn’t about titles and asks if they think they’re just going to walk away? Both of them were retired for years, but they came back. “FTR, we’re like dogs with a bone. We will end you.”
FTR’s music hits and they come to the ring with Stoke. He was attacked from behind by RPG Vice. Both tag teams attack Copeland until the Bucks come for the save. They Superkicked FTR. They take down RPG Vice. Copeland speared Beretta.
The Bucks stay in the ring for their match with The Rascalz.
Young Bucks vs. The Rascalz
After a backstage promo where Jack Perry called out anyone from Don Callis Family, The Rascalz came to the ring.
Wentz and Nick start us off. Nick worked Wentz’s arm. Wentz with an armdrag takedown. Nick takes him down with a leg lariat. Matt tagged in and they double teamed Wentz. Reed tagged in and got double teamed too. Wentz back in the ring and hit a hammerthrow on Nick and they double team him and go back to Reed. Reed shoves Matt into Nick. They stop him from tagging Wentz and double team him again. He made it to Wentz and he hit them with elbows and chopped. He suplexed Nick and stomped Matt’s back. Reed and Wentz hit stereo topes on the Bucks. Wentz used Reed to springboard over the ropes to take them down again. They double teamed Nick. Reed with a cutter and then hit him with a thrust kick into a suplex by Wentz.
After the break, Nick took down Reed and Wentz as he yelled “lucha libre!” Nick hit three Northern Light suplexes. He caught Reed and did one on both simultaneously. Nick DDT’d Wentz. Bucks hit High Five Bulldogs. The Bucks ascend the ropes and hit splashes on the Rascalz. Nick tagged in and they double team The Rascalz and put them in single leg crabs. Matt tagged in and they kicked The Rascalz in the legs to make them fall to their knees before Superkicking them. Reed grabbed Matt’s foot and swung it into Nick. Reed with a cutter on Nick. Wentz with a top cutter on Matt. Reed connected with The Burnout onto Nick.
Wentz did a Sky Twister from onto Matt and Reed landed a No Cap Splash on him, but Nick broke up the pin. Wentz put Matt on his shoulders, but he escaped. Nick landed a Super Hurricanrana on Reed. Nick landed a Superkick on Wentz and they landed a BTE Trigger on Reed. Wentz shoved Nick into Matt to break up the pin. Wentz did a tronillo, but they caught him. Wentz breaks free from Matt to stop a Meltzer Driver and rolled up Matt. Matt pushes him off and he hit Nick with a lariat. Wentz hit Matt with a Superkick and Nick did a backflip off the apron onto Reed. The Bucks hit the Meltzer Driver for the win.
Winner: Young Bucks
After the match, The Dogs attack the Bucks. Dezmond Xavier comes down to help and they sent him into ringpost. Connors pounced Reed. They continue to attack Wentz and the Bucks. Finlay says they may be down one member, but they still want bodies and gold. Connors said, “this is a message to the tag team division that y’all are about to get screwed.”
Lethal Twist vs. The Conglomeration – Trios Title Eliminator match
The Conglomeration come to the ring first with their backpacks. The Lethal Twist follow.
KOR and Lethal start us off. LEthal backed him into the corner and stomped him. O’Reilly fights out. Lethal with an armdrag, but KOR worked the arm on the mat and tagged in Cassidy. He hit an Atomic Drop on Lethal. KOR kicked him and Cassidy put him in a side headlock. As he tagged in Strong, Lethal slipped out of the headlock and Strong pulled Johnson over the ropes. Strong and O’Reilly kicked him in the corner. Strong held Johnson over his leg while KOR jumped on him. Strong hit a backbreaker on Johnson. Cassidy stood on the top rope with his elbow up before climbing to the middle rope and finally getting down to walk over and elbow Johnson. They all hit their hands.
Blake got in the ring and stopped Cassidy from putting his hands in his pockets. Cassidy played around before putting Blake’s hands in his pockets. Blake shoved him away. Cassidy puts his hands in his pockets and does an armdrag on Blake. Blake double flipped him off. Cassidy responded with a Stundog Millionaire. Lethal hit KOR in the back of the leg with the title. Strong chased Lethal through the ring while Cassidy was in the Tree of Woe. Johnson got out of the ring, so Strong went for Blake. Blake put him in a headscissors while Strong was on the apron and Johnson took Strong out. The Swirl double teamed Cassidy and Blake did a moonsault on Strong on the outside. They double team Cassidy. The Lethal Twist strutted in the ring.
After the break, Cassidy couldn’t tag out because of Blake holding his legs. Cassidy does a back body drop on Johnson while Blake held Cassidy’s legs. Strong tagged in and cleaned house. Strong used Cassidy as a weapon before Cassidy spiked Johnson. Strong with a slam on Blake, but Lethal broke up the pin. Strong double teams Lethal and Johnson. Strong sent Lethal over the top and tagged in KOR. KOR did a running knee off the apron onto Lethal. He hit Johnson with a knee lift and multiple strikes. He does the same to Lethal.
Lethal tripped him and tried to lock in the Figure Four, but KOR rolled him up. The Swirl double teamed KOR. Lethal hit KOR with a flying elbow, but Cassidy broke up the pin. Cassidy and Blake exchange kicks. Cassidy took him down with a Superkick, but Blake kipped up and did one of his own. Johnson kicked Strong. KOR kicked Blake and Johnson hit KOR. Lethal Twist triple teamed KOR and focused on his injured leg. Lethal put him in the Figure Four. Johnson fights off Cassidy while Blake tries to hold Strong back. Strong threw Blake on top of Lethal’s legs to break up the pin. Everyone is down.
Johnson kicked KOR in the corner. KOR worked his leg and tried to put him in an ankle lock, but Lethal was trying to break it up when he got intercepted by Strong’s knee lift. KOR put him in the ankle lock. Cassidy hit Blake with an Orange Punch so he can’t break up the pin. Lethal taps.
Winner: The Conglomeration
Kris Statlander & Hikaru Shida vs. Big Anne & Danika Della Rouge
Stat comes to the ring, followed by Shida. Big Anne and Danika Della Rouge are already in the ring.
Stat and Rouge start us off. Stat backs her to the corner. She suplexed Rouge.Rouge got in some hits before Stat tripped her. She catapulted her into the turnbuckle. She uppercut Big Anne and did a running knee. Shida tagged in and they double teamed Anne. They double team both women. Shida hit Anne in the back over the apron before hitting her with a running knee. Shida gets back in the ring and landed a Falcon Arrow. She tagged Stat in by patting her head. Stat hits Staturday Night Fever for the win.
Winner: Kris Statlander & Hikaru Shida
Jon Moxley vs. Nick Wayne – Title Eliminator Match
Mox comes to the ring first. Wayne follows.
Wayne went to the outside when the bell rang. Wayne gets back in the ring and Mox worked his arm into a side headlock. Mox sends him to the mat and continues working the arm. Wayne sends Mox to the mat and worked his arm. Mox covered him and put him in a submission. Wayne holds Mox against the ropes. Wayne hit him in the jaw and did a snapmare takeover and kicked him in the spine. Wayne slapped him in the shoulder and Mox chopped him to the mat. Mox chopped him in the corner. In the opposite corner, he rained down punches before chopping him to the mat.
Wayne took Mox down with an uppercut. He did a snapmare takeover and two leg drops. He kicked Mox in the face. Mox went to the outside and got back in the ring and offered his hand to Wayne. Wayne accepted and Mox put him in a piledriver.
After the break, Wayne slapped Mox and Mox stomped him. Mox threw him to the mat and pinned him for two. Mox worked his arm and held him in a submission. Wayne took him down with a dropkick from the middle rope. They exchange headbutts and chops. Mox kicked him in the legs. Wayne with a standing moonsault. Wayne followed with a full nelson attempt, but Mox tried to lock one in. Mox punched him in the face. Wayne with a pump kick and thrust kick. Mox hit a lariat, Wayne responded with a Code Red. Mox did a cutter on Wayne and put him in a bulldog choke. Wayne broke it up with a pinky. Mox stomped him repeatedly. Wayne laid in forearms. Mox bit his nose. Wayne blocked a piledriver and spit in his face and followed with a high roundkick. Mox went to the outside and Wayne connected with a dive. Mox caught him during Wayne’s World and put him in a headlock. Wayne reversed it and rolled him up. Mox with a roundkick to Wayne. Mox put him in a bulldog chop, but Wayne briefly got up. Mox locked it back in. Mox threw him off with 15 minutes to go. Wayne wailed on him. Mox hit Death Rider for the win.
Winner: Jon Moxley
PAC vs. Lio Rush
PAC comes to the ring first, accompanied by Daniel Garcia. Rush follows.
Rush talks to himself in the corner after the bell rings. PAC says “let’s go.” Rush says “you gotta dig deep.” PAC tapped him and backed up. He stomped him and Rush got up and told him to shake his hand. PAC sent him into the corner and followed with a reverse kick. Rush runs the ropes. Rush jumped on PAC and PAC sent him to the mat. Rush bridged up on his neck and PAC stomped his stomach. Rush kicked him in the gut and hit an enzuiguri. PAC went to the outside and Rush grabbed him through the ropes. Rush chases PAC around the ring. Rush took Garcia down. Garcia choked him and Rush choked him back. PAC took Rush and stood on him against the barricade. Garcia stomped him repeatedly and Rush laughed. PAC hit a piledriver on the outside before getting in the ring.
After the break, PAC threw Rush into the turnbuckles. PAC went up top for Black Arrow, but Rush gets up and encourages him. PAC got down. Rush hit him and kicked him. He sent PAC outside and galloped around the ring before diving through the ropes. Rush followed with a second rope cutter. Rush put PAC in a rear naked choke. PAC got his feet and backed into the turnbuckles. Rush connected with a poisonrana. Rush pulled PAC to his feet for a stunner and continued holding onto PAC. Garcia got up on the apron and Rush stared at him. Garcia splashed water on him. PAC hit two suplexes in a row and took him down with a lariat. He locked in The Brutalizer and smiled as went out.
Winner: PAC
Brody King, Mistico, and Mascara Dorada vs. Ricky Gibson, KC Riff, and Cole Rivera
King, Dorada, and Mistico come to the ring where Gibson, Riff, and Rivera are waiting.
Gibson charged King and King took him down with a chop. He chopped Riff too. He tossed Rivera into the ring. They take turns chopping Rivera in the corner. Mistico did a tope on Gibson and Rivera. He held Rivera in place for Dorada to land a tornillo on him. King hit a Gonzo Bomb on Gibson.
Winner: Brody King, Mascara Dorada, and Mistico
Thekla vs. Alex Windsor – Women’s Championship
Windsor comes to the ring first. Thekla follows.
Windsor charges, but Thekla ducked. Thekla went to the outside and Windsor followed her. Back in the ring, Windsor takes her down with a shoulder tackle and punches her. Thekla punched her over the rope in the neck. Windsor took her down with a lariat and a vertical suplex. Windsor with a Russian Leg Sweep. Thekla escaped a Figure Four attempt and rolled to the outside. Thekla pulled Windsor’s leg out from under her on the apron and did a running lariat. She did a crossbody on Windsor on the outside.
After the break, Thekla put Windsor in the Tarantula Hold. She kicked her in the head. Thekla hit her in the throat before chopping her. Windsor held on to the rope so Thkela couldn’t pull her out. Windsor chopped her in the corner and took her down with a shoulder tackle. Thekla kicked her to block the Sharpshooter. Windsor took her down with a sidewalk slam. Thekla forearmed her hard in the neck twice. Windsor punched her repeatedly. Thrkla connected with a right cross. Windsor headbutted her and locked her in the Sharpshooter. Thekla made it to the rope.
Windsor tried to suplex her, but she blocked it. Thekla put her in The Octopus, but Windsor got one arm out and made it to the rope. Thekla with a spinning kick. Windsor took her down and went up top. Thekla punched her in the face and joined her. Thekla tried to hit her with brass knuckles. Windsor headbutted and was trying to pull her off when Thekla hit her in the forehead with brass knuckles. She hid them under the apron and Curb Stomped her for the win.
Winner (and still): Thekla
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