{"id":144625,"date":"2025-10-23T06:39:23","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T10:39:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=144625"},"modified":"2025-10-23T06:39:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T10:39:23","slug":"aew-collision-preview-10-25-25-400k-all-star-8-man-tag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/10\/23\/aew-collision-preview-10-25-25-400k-all-star-8-man-tag\/","title":{"rendered":"AEW Collision Preview (10\/25\/25) – $400K All-Star 8-Man Tag"},"content":{"rendered":"

With defined directions and matches already set for Full Gear, AEW Collision this week offers some big contests with the promise of more action and stories.<\/p>\n

AEW Men\u2019s World champion, Hangman Adam Page, will speak. It seems obvious from the cowboy\u2019s post-WrestleDream reaction and Samoa Joe\u2019s bragging after Dynamite\u2019s opening match that their issues are not over. Whether on PPV or Dynamite, like Page\u2019s rematch with Jon Moxley, the Hangman wants another bite of Samoan ham. Likely with a stipulation for flavour. Yet what chaos might occur during the build?<\/p>\n

Elsewhere, the fight between The Conglomeration and the Death Riders continues. This next chapter will be stiff, painful, and for some sickos a dream match. PAC, a man whose character in AEW would make the Dynamite Kid walk the other way<\/a>, takes on Tomohiro Ishi. Big Tom can take a hit with the best of them. Can the Bastard overcome the granite-like figure? Or will the Stone Pitbull bash PAC\u2019s teeth like Elton John hitting the piano keys for Saturday Night\u2019s Alright for Fighting?<\/p>\n

Stardom History Revisited<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Backstage on Dynamite, the Toxic Spider confronted a former rival from Stardom, Mina Shirakawa. Each is coming off huge losses from WrestleDream, and on Saturday, each looks to gain more than a W. Having wrestled each other 35 times, this is only their fourth singles match, with Thekla holding a 2-1 lead over Shirakawa. Shirakawa\u2019s Club Venus and Thekla\u2019s H.A.T.E. fought on various occasions over their three years together in Stardom.<\/p>\n

Two fan favourites with contrasting styles and personalities. We\u2019ve seen fun spots already in multi-women matches, like Shirakawa shoulder rolling while the Toxic Spider stalks upside down behind her. This will be a character-driven match, perhaps more than an action-driven one, adding variety to the show.<\/p>\n

With the brackets now set for the AEW Women\u2019s World Tag Team Championship tournament, there will likely be a wider story here. Shirakawa says she hasn\u2019t seen the broken and distraught \u201cTimeless\u201d Toni Storm since WrestleDream. Collision, just as much as Dynamite, is Storm\u2019s spotlight. Plus, with The Sisters of Sin either at ringside or around post-match, expect a story beat.<\/p>\n

$400K All-Star 8-Man Tag<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Safely away from Florida, Tony Khan finally opened the door to The Young Bucks. Pleading for money, the Founding Fathers will compete for $100K each alongside rivals and fellow shortcut takers, FTR. As far as party matches go, the potential of this one could steal the week.<\/p>\n

There will be plenty of aerial assaults. The chemistry and creative potential for high spots between The Young Bucks, Jurassic Express, and JetSpeed is etched in old and recent history. Although FTR is a more traditional and grounded team, they know how to counter and add drama and layers to these kinds of contests. Likewise, their chemistry with their partners and rivals is well established.<\/p>\n

The debate surrounding whether these types of matches and the money stipulation lose significance and impact through consistent repetition is valid. <\/a>Yet given the peak form of FTR and The Young Bucks as characters, along with Jungle Boy, who is still competing with a heelish edge, there will be colour in the spaces between moves.<\/p>\n

Clearly, these intersecting feuds are not over. How, what, and where they will escalate to, we\u2019ll have to keep watching to find out.<\/p>\n

AEW Collision Matches Announced:<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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