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Scroll all the way down (and then some) for AEW Collision Playoff Palooza spoilers for Saturday.
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Happy 58th Birthday to New Japan legend Yuji Nagata
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After her Last Woman Standing Match on Tuesday, Sol Ruca needed 8 staples in her head. (Sol on Instagram)
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Jacy Jayne and former AEW Champions Ricky Saints and Blake Monroe are expected to be among the next set of NXT call-ups to the main roster. (F4W)
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TNA announced a #1 Contender’s Battle Royal for their May 14th live episode of Impact in Sacramento. While not stated, the winner would be the likely challenger for Mike Santana at Slammiversary in Boston (TNA on X)
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AAA’s Jack Cartwheel gave an update from his broken arm on Twitter. “🚨Injury Update🚨 Hello everyone! I’m in high spirits, Going to have to do more than take away my arm to break my momentum. I will be paused However, I have an MRI scheduled for next week. I hate sitting out, I hate missing out, I don’t like to take things easy. I Will be back.” (Jack Cartwheel on X)
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The Other Khan (Nick) stated that Make-A-Wish purchased $2,500 of tickets to WrestleMania. Now ignoring the snide comment that that got them 2 or 3 tickets, can you imagine asking a not-for-profit charity like Make-A-Wish to pay for the tickets for the show? (Fightful)
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Speaking of Nick, according to the SEC filings from TKO, Nick took home $24.3 million in 2025 between salary, stock awards and bonuses. President Mark Shapiro earned $42.6 million and CEO Ari Emanuel received $67.4 million. (F4W)
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One of my 4 favorite women’s wrestlers, Dr. Britt Baker D…M….D returned to television last night…appearing at the NFL Draft in Pittsburgh. Legendary Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger actually threw to her his Terrible Towel from the stage. (Fightful)
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One of the most resilient and amazing people I’ve ever had the pleasure of meeting, Amanda Huber, had this to say about the social media back and forth regarding her 14-year-old son Brodie’s match with Joey Janela over WrestleMania weekend:
I posted something similar earlier but I’ll reiterate.
I appreciate any compliments about Brodie and his match. I also think it’s possible to compliment him without pointing directly at a specific person or company. (Unless we’re talking about how Brodie is better than @The_MJF which is totally a fair point)
I do think from a technical standpoint Brodie is more advanced than a lot of wrestlers across the board, regardless of company.
I’m not trying to insult anyone else and I’m not trying to hyperbolize his talents.
Brodie is learning from 2 world class technical wrestlers & working with countless professionals every week, while having an unmatched passion as well as natural talent. He is technically sound. I also think he has better instincts than workers twice is age and a level of charisma that’s nearly impossible to teach.
Again, I’m not delusional. There’s still so much he needs to learn and develop. He is only 14. I don’t think he’s the greatest wrestler alive right now & I know he has a long way to go. I do think if he maintains his passion, drive, and work ethic he could be one day.
All of this is to stay that it’s unfortunate the conversation shifted to tribalism instead of the original point of how good he did.
There were wrestlers from practically every company who came out to watch Brodie & Joey. Preference is fine, tribalism is stupid. (Amanda on X)
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To add to this, it’s important to remember, this kid is 14 years old. He is not going to be on Dynamite on Wednesday. Maybe the Wednesday after his 18th birthday, but it’s 4 years away. He has been training for at least two years and if you think he sucks now, he’s only bound to get better and if you think he’s good now, imagine how good he might be by then. Plus, remember this, NO ONE is forcing you to watch him wrestle and if you are being forced to do so against your will, call the police.
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WrestleCon on X confirmed that TNA President Carlos Silva reimbursed them for the money spent on Leon Slater’s flight and hotel, who they later pulled. “He took a beating the last few weeks, so I want to give @carlossilva his props today. A week ago, he called me personally to explain his reasoning for pulling the match. He then asked if there was anything he could do to make up for it. I simply asked that he reimburse me for Leon’s flights/hotel since he was no longer wrestling for us. Today, I was reimbursed for the flight/hotel as promised. Thank you Carlos.” (WrestleCon on X)
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Keep scrolling for Collision Spoilers.
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Collision SPOILERS for April 25, 2026 (F4W via Fightful)
FTR (Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) challenged Adam Copeland & Christian Cage to an I Quit match for AEW Double or Nothing
AEW Trios Champions The Conglomeration (Orange Cassidy, Roderick Strong & Kyle O’Reilly) defeated the Don Callis Family (Lance Archer, Hechicero & Andrade El Idolo)
Skye Blue & Thekla defeated Persephone & Alex Windsor
The Demand (Ricochet, Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona) defeated Chris Jericho & The Hurt Syndicate (Bobby Lashley & Shelton Benjamin)
The Dogs (David Finlay & Clark Connors) & The Death Riders (Daniel Garcia, Wheeler Yuta & Claudio Castagnoli) defeated The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson) & The Rascalz (Zachary Wentz, Myron Reed & Dezmond Xavier)
Kris Statlander defeated B3CCA
Rush defeated Adam Priest
AEW National Champion Jack Perry defeated El Clon
