{"id":147365,"date":"2025-11-29T07:40:21","date_gmt":"2025-11-29T12:40:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=147365"},"modified":"2025-12-04T17:59:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T22:59:12","slug":"aew-collision-preview-12-6-25-continental-classic-round-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/11\/29\/aew-collision-preview-12-6-25-continental-classic-round-2\/","title":{"rendered":"AEW Collision Preview (12\/6\/25) – Continental Classic, Round 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

AEW Collision comes to the Battelle Grand at the Greater Columbus Convention Centre, which, like the Continental Classic, has become an annual tradition. Taking place at GalaxyCon Columbus, round 2 has massive momentum.<\/p>\n

The finals of the AEW Women\u2019s World Tag Team Championship are set for Winter is Coming. Two beloved babyface teams, The Babes of Wrath, will face The Timeless Love Bombs. With one show of build left, expect another classic Toni Storm performance.<\/p>\n

Blue League Action<\/b><\/strong><\/h2>\n

An evening of Blue League action offers three big follow-up matches to Dynamite. Darby Allin vs. Speedball Mike Bailey seemed plausible for this week\u2019s show. Will someone else become an alternate for Allin? Or will the Daredevil soldier onwards? With Allin, it\u2019s easy to wonder if this is a story thread.<\/p>\n

Wednesday night, it was confirmed that Orange Cassidy will take on Roderick Strong. Last week, defeated, Roderick Strong\u2019s post-match words revealed layers of built-up frustration. Strong feels like a replacement, an alternate. Strong wants his day and promises to break all his opponent\u2019s backs on that road to victory.<\/p>\n

Cassidy needs to watch out. Strong beat Cassidy for the AEW International Championship, but that was a different, broken-down version of the slacker. Add to this match the months of shimmering tension, and disdain Strong has for The Conglomeration. This could be an interesting personal story for Strong. Might Strong discover the power of friendship? We\u2019ll see.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere, Death Rider workhorse Claudio Castagnoli takes on CMLL\u2019s Mascara Dorada. Castagnoli is unlikely to be complacent after defeating Jon Moxley on Dynamite, with minutes to spare. The Swiss Superman wants to advance beyond the group stages this year. With laser focus, Dorada will be tested. Even more so than against Moxley two Dynamites ago.<\/p>\n

This offers some interesting mirroring. Is Castagnoli going to be able to replicate the efficiency Moxley used to defeat Dorada? Or will Castagnoli, like last year, be outworked by a luchador? Again, the story potential is there to be exploited and built upon.<\/p>\n

Yet, as fantastic and potential bangers these matches will be, both in terms of action and storytelling, special attention is required for Jon Moxley vs. Konosuke Takeshita.<\/p>\n

Jon Moxley vs. Konosuke Takeshita \u00a0<\/b><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Compare this fourth singles match between Moxley and Takeshita to their previous trilogy. Starting in 2022, Takeshita, seemingly smaller in stature and a fresh blue-chip prospect, took two separate beatings from Moxley: those early losses, one resulting in a crimson mask, forebode Konosuke\u2019s future. Konosuke could hang with the best, and eventually, he would be the best.<\/p>\n

Compared to over a year ago, when Moxley and Takeshita met for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship at Double or Nothing 2004, where Moxley was trusted as the transitional champion and flagbearer for NJPW<\/u><\/a>, the roles are reversed. Takeshita holds NJPW\u2019s top prize. Moxley is the underdog. Moxley is fighting from beneath. Fighting, backed into a corner.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately for The Alpha, that\u2019s when Moxley is at his most dangerous. After every huge defeat, we\u2019ve seen Moxley bounce straight back into competition. Vicious and aggressive, and doing everything he can to win.<\/p>\n

But what if Moxley can\u2019t? Likewise, if Moxley does win, what does that mean for The Alpha and his feud with The Rainmaker?<\/p>\n

AEW Collision Matches Confirmed <\/b><\/strong><\/h2>\n