AEW COLLISION RESULTS (6/20): Athena vs. Maya World in tournament match, Mistico vs. Dante Martin, Statlander vs. Mina in a qualifying match, The Young Bucks in action, and more

The camera panned across the crowd as pyro shot off on the stage and Tony Schaivone welcomed everyone to the show. (1) THE YOUNG BUCKS (Nick Jackson & Matt Jackson) & “JUNGLE” JACK PERRY vs. THE LETHAL TWIST (Jay Lethal & Lee Johnson & Blake Christian) The Young Bucks’ music played and they made their way to the ring, stopping for their signature pose and money explosion. Jack Pery’s music played and he made his entrance as they cut to the crowd waving their arms. The Lethal Swirl made their entrance as Schiavone noted they are undefeated in trios action...in ROH. The bell rang to start the match three minutes into the show. Nick offered a handshake, but Blake delivered a kick to the gut instead. Nick came back with an assisted dropkick. Johnson ran in and Nick and Matt hit him with a combination neckbreaker and backbreaker. The Young Bucks hit their double bulldog with the high five in the middle. Nick delivered a buckle bomb as Perry and Matt hit a kick to his back in the corner. Perry tagged in and hit Johnson and Christian with back-to-back dives to the outside. Perry went for a moonsault from the apron, but Christian caught him with a kick instead. Nick hit Johnson and Christian with a twisting dive to the outside. Matt, Nick, & Perry took turns hitting Christian with running strikes in the corner and then hit a triple dropkick on him. Perry made the cover, but Christian kicked out at two. Nick tried to lead a “that was awesome” chant, but it died out pretty quickly. Johnson caught Perry with a knee to the back from the apron. Christian held Nick in a headscissor and Johnson hit a dropkick that knocked him to ringside. They did the same to Matt on the other side of the ring and then hit a pair of moonsaults to the outside as they went to commercial. [c] Back from break, Perry tried to fight off all three of his opponents, but they swept his legs out from under him and knocked Nick and Matt off the apron. Lethal applied a figure four to Perry while Christian and Johnson posed on him. Lethal did his Flair strut and then ran into a boot from Perry. Perry fought off Christian and caught Johnson with a hurricanrana off the apron. Perry hit a comeback lariat on Lethal and crawled to make the tag to Matt. Matt took Christian and Johnson with a double clothesline. Matt hit a Northern Lights suplex and Nick came in with a double stomp before hitting Christian with a backstabber. Matt executed two more Northern Lights suplexes, moving across the ring and landing Johnson on top of Christian. Nick hit a running kick from the apron on Lethal as Matt set Christian up across the top rope. Nick hit a double stomp that bounced Christian into a powerbomb from Matt. Nick took Letha and Johnson down with a combination armdrag and headscissor from the top rope. Nick and Matt climbed opposing corners, but Christian and Johnson knocked them both down. Christian and Johnson both went for superplexes, but Nick and Matt, both countered at the same time, and hit sunset flip powerbombs Nick and Matt locked Christian and Johnson into sharpshooter while Perry put Lethal in a snare trap in the center of the ring. No earthly idea who the legal men are as the crowd chanted “tap” and they all three made it to the ropes at the same time. Lethal and Perry traded punches in the center of the ring until Lethal hit the combination backbreaker and flatliner. Lethal went for the Lethal Injection, but Nick and Matt blocked it and delivered a sunset flip and German suplex combination. Christian and Johnson caught Nick and Matt with a pair of thrust kicks, and then Lethal hit them both with a double Lethal Injection. Johnson caught Perry with a back elbow and lifted him onto his shoulders. Christian came off the top rope with a double stomp as Johnson flipped Perry into a Death Valley Driver. As soon as he landed, Lethal came off the top rope and connected with a flying elbow drop. Lethal made the cover, but Perry kicked out at two. The crowd chanted, “This is awesome” as Johnson, Christian, and Lethal surrounded Perry. Perry ducked a clothesline from Lethal that hit Christian. Perry hit Lethal with chops and then hit the ropes, where Nick made the blind tag. Lethal backdropped Perry over the top rope onto the raised ramp and turned around into a double superkick from Nick and Matt. Christian and Johnson hit Nick with a combination of strikes and went for a double springboard to the outside, but Nick and Matt simultaneously hit the ropes, leaving Christian and Johnson lying across the top rope. Perry got a running start down the ramp and Nick and Matt helped launch Perry into the ring where he caught Lethal with a flying knee. Nick and Matt delivered superkicks to Christian and Johnson, knocking them off the ropes and sending them stumbling back into the ring where Perry hit a double reverse frankensteiner. Perry hit Lethal with a moonsault to the floor as Matt lifted Johnson up into a tombstone position and Nick came in with the springboard 450 to complete the Meltzer Driver. Matt made the cover and got the win. WINNERS: The Young Bucks & Jack Perry in 15:00 (White’s Take: There’s a theory that if you’ve seen one Young Bucks match, you’ve seen them all. As someone who has seen many of their matches, I’ll say that there are almost always new, interesting sequences, innovative moves, and unmatched athleticism. That said, this match embodied the spirit of that criticism. Full of good action, as Blake Christian and Lee Johnson are no slouches in the athleticism department, but it still felt predictable despite the quality and boring despite the chaos.) -Lexy was backstage with Mina Shirakawa, Kris Statlander, and Harley Cameron. Lexy asked if Statlander and Mina were still friends, as they were facing each other in a qualifier for the Survival of the Fittest match. Mina told Statlander she told her about Shida. Mina added that Statlander has been TBS Champion before, while she’s never won a title in AEW, and she’s ready to fight. Statlander said she’s ready to fight too and will beat her, just like the last time they faced each other. Statlander said she knows Mina wants it, but she needs it. Harley broke them up to add that she’ll be on commentary. Harley said her qualifying match is next week, and told them to shake hands, which they did with little enthusiasm. [c] -Lexy was backstage with Shida and congratulated her for qualifying for the Survival of the Fittest match. Shida said that it doesn’t matter who qualifies, because they’ll have to survive against her. And after the match, TBS will stand for “The Best is Shida.” She added something in Japanese before walking away. (2) KRIS STATLANDER vs. MINA SHIRAKAWA – Survival of the Fittest qualifying match Harley Cameron’s music played and she made her way to the announce desk on the stage. Mina’s music played and she danced her way out as Harley said she’s not rooting for either of them, but is interested to see the outcome. Kris Statlander made her entrance as Schiavone mentioned she’s never lost a singles match on Collision before. The bell rang to start the match 26 minutes into the show. Mina grabbed a headlock and dragged Statlander to the ground. Statlander rammed Mina into the corner and hit a running uppercut. Statlander ran into the corner, and Mina followed her in with a kick. Mina did her typical pose as Statlander used the ropes to pull herself to her feet. Statlander reversed a whip into the corner, but Mina dodged her in the corner and caught her with a tornillo into the ring. Mina made the cover, but Statlander kicked out at two. Mina climbed to the top rope, but Statlander met her with a right hand. Statlander lifted Mina up and dropped her onto the apron as they went to commercial. [c] They returned from commercial as Mina took Statlander down with a tilt-a-whirl arm bar to the mat (or La Mistica, or Dirty Diana). Mina followed up with a spinning forearm to Statlander’s back. Mina draped Statlander across the top rope and drilled her with a DDT. Mina made, the cover, but Statlander kicked out at two. Mina charged into a pump kick and hit a rolling elbow, but Statlander came right back with a discus lariat that dropped Mina. Statlander charged, but Mina ducked and pulled the rope down, sending Statlander tumbling to ringside. Mina climbed to the top rope and hit Statlander with a flying crossbody to the outside. Mina rolled Statlander into the ring and returned to the top rope. Mina caught Statlander with a missile dropkick and made the cover, but Statlander kicked out at two. Mina set up for the Glorious Driver, but Statlander blocked it and landed a thrust kick. Statlander planted Mina with a spinning Michinoku Driver. Statlander held on for the pin, but Mina kicked out at two. Statlander went for the Saturday Night Fever, but Mina countered it into a roll-up for a quick two count. Mina landed a spinning backfist and went for a Glorious Driver again, but Statlander countered it into a roll-up for a two count. Mina hit another tilt-a-whirl armbar and attempted to transition into a crucifix pin, but Statlander countered it into a roll-up of her own for the win. WINNER: Kris Statlander in 9:00 Mina was frustrated but shook hands with Statlander after the match. Harley made her way to the ring for a three-way hug. (White’s Take: A fine match that felt longer than it actually was for some reason, which is usually a negative, but I still enjoyed it. Unfortunately Mina is a losing machine at this point and Statlander competing for the TBS title isn’t particularly exciting.) -They cut to a faux commercial for Juice Robinson’s spay and neuter clinic, which featured members of the Bang Bang Gang giving purposely bad performances. The showed a random man with a cone of shame on, expressing dismay that instead of neutering him, they added an extra testicle. Juice thought the man had wanted an “adabaltomy.” They cut to Juice saying they’re coming after The Dogs before saying that, if you’re not down with that, you can dial 1-800-Guns-Up. (White’s Take: This achieved the distinction of being intentionally bad, while still managing to also be bad by any other metric. There’s room for comedy in wrestling, and while this fits Juice Robinson’s brand of stupid, it still landed like an aborted BTE skit. Meanwhile The Dogs didn’t mention them at all in their promo shortly after this.) -Jack Perry was backstage, recounting his first time in Japan and meeting Zack Sabre Jr. Perry said Sabre was actually nice to him, showed him around, and took him to a bar for the first time. He challenged ZSJ to a match on Dynamite, saying he’ll pick up the tab this time, ‘cause the winner should always pay. (3) THE HURT SYNDICATE (Bobby Lashley & Shelton Benjamin w/MVP) vs. WARREN JOHNSON & ZACK MASON The Hurt Syndicate’s music played, and MVP walked out with Bobby Lashley and Shelton Benjamin. Warren Johnson and Zack Mason were already waiting in the ring for their squash. The bell rang to start the match 39 minutes into the show. Lashley jogged around his opponent and offered a handshake to Johnson. Johnson made the curious decision to slap Lashley across the face instead. Lashley grabbed him by the throat as Mason came flying in with a double axe handle to Lashley’s back. Mason and Johnson took it to Lashley with a flurry of right hands as the crowd chanted, “We hurt people.” Lashley shrugged them off and planted Mason with a huge spinebuster. Shelton dragged Johnson out of the ring and rammed him back and forth between the apron and the barricade. Shelton threw him into the ring and delivered a release German suplex to Johnson. Shelton hit a running knee on Johnson in the corner and delivered a thrust kick to Mason. Lashley hit Johnson with a spear and made the cover for the win. WINNERS: The Hurt Syndicate in 2:00 MVP stood in the middle of the ring with a microphone after the match. He said that the match was a commercial and said they are merchants of misery and purveyors of pain. He said they’re not interested in competing for titles, and they’re not friends with anybody. But they will fight for money. He said they crowd can tell everyone what they do better than everyone, leading the crowd to chant “we hurt people.” (White’s Take: I guess it’s good that The Hurt Syndicate are still around, and smart of them to declare that they don’t care about titles, otherwise Tony would just have to drape them in some of the many, many belts floating around the company.) -Christopher Daniels was backstage with SkyFlight, saying he had a one-on-one match set up for Dante Martin against Mistico. Daniels also welcomed Matt Sydal back from injury (after what seems like four years, maybe). He said he’s going to take things to higher heights than even seen before. [c] -Nigel McGuinness was standing in the middle of the ring to welcome Tomasso Ciampa. Ciampa’s music played and he made his entrance. Nigel then welcomed the “iconic and influential” Jericho. “Judas” played and Jericho came to the ring. Jericho must’ve been relieved when the crowd sang his song. Jericho grabbed a microphone and told Ciampa that he is worthy of a more serious Jericho. He said he knows how good Ciampa is and he’s been waiting to face him since he came to AEW. Jericho said it doesn’t matter what version he gets, because any version Jericho will kick his ass. Ciampa said that this is the Jericho he wanted. Ciampa said he has an idea, about July 8 th in Clearwater, Florida. He told Jericho to invite his friends and family and the entire world will find out that Ciampa is, indeed, better than Chris Jericho. Jericho agreed to the match at Beach Break, which is in Clearwater, on July 8 th . He said that, tonight, they fight. Jericho hit a surprise punch and went for the Walls of Jericho, but Ciampa escaped and rolled outside of the ring. Ciampa tried to jump over the barricade, but Jericho caught him and Ciampa delivered a mule kick that caught Jericho low. Ciampa rammed Jericho into the barricade and then into the ring stairs. Ciampa continued to pummel Jericho as he bled lightly from his head. Back in the ring, Ciampa rocked Jericho with his running knee. Ciampa gave Jericho a kiss on the cheek and then yelled at him. (White’s Take: Ciampa wanted a more serious Jericho and got it, which is better for everyone involved, but this is still not an exciting feud.) -They showed a video of Gabe Kidd at