{"id":160743,"date":"2026-05-01T15:50:46","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T19:50:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=160743"},"modified":"2026-05-03T12:18:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T16:18:12","slug":"aew-dynamite-collision-preview-5-6-26-champions-clash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2026\/05\/01\/aew-dynamite-collision-preview-5-6-26-champions-clash\/","title":{"rendered":"AEW Dynamite\/Collision Preview (5\/6\/26) &#8211; Champions Clash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Once again, Darby Allin defends his AEW World Championship up this upcoming week\u2019s AEW Dynamite\/Collision special. Already shaping up to be a clash of champions, given the second announced match for Wednesday night in Charleston, there is no doubt we\u2019re in for bangers. Expect developments and big moments.<\/p>\n<p>For example, after last week\u2019s Bandido, turned Swerve Strickland vignette, I would not be shocked to see that cowboy town set ablaze. After Will Ospreay went to the Death Riders to address his current weaknesses, will we get a training update? Likewise, another surprising water-cooler moment, like Jon Moxley poking PAC in the stomach. I would love it if this became one of the reasons for an eventual Death Riders\u2019 betrayal of Jon Moxley, as I\u2019ve predicted for <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2026\/03\/19\/way-too-early-predictions-for-aew-all-in-london-2026\/\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">All In 2026<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>With <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.allelitewrestling.com\/aew-event\/aew-double-or-nothing-2026\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AEW Double or Nothing<\/a><\/span> nearing, expect more matches added to the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2026\/02\/05\/aew-ppv-and-special-events-schedule-2026-dates-times-locations-cards-results\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">AEW schedule<\/span><\/a>. Check back for all the latest updates throughout the week.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AEWDynamite?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#AEWDynamite<\/a>\/<a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AEWCollision?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#AEWCollision<\/a><br \/>3-HOUR SPECIAL<br \/>8\/7c, TBS + HBO Max<br \/>Wednesday, 5\/6<\/p>\n<p>Double Jeopardy<a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/orangecassidy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@OrangeCassidy<\/a> vs Dax Harwood<\/p>\n<p>If Dax wins, FTR\/Ciampa earn an AEW Trios Title shot. If OC wins, the Conglomeration win a future AEW World Tag Team Title Shot!<\/p>\n<p>OC vs Dax, THIS WEDNESDAY <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ewDs1K8mC2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/ewDs1K8mC2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AEW\/status\/2049934311793860779?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 30, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Double Jeopardy<\/h2>\n<p>One of the AEW World Trios Champions, Orange Cassidy, collides with the AEW World Tag Team Champion and Top Guy, Dax Harwood. The winner gains a title shot for their respective team. For the past few weeks, tensions between FTR and The Conglomeration have simmered. Harwood and Cash Wheeler\u2019s lack of respect for The Conglomeration is obvious, although the Conglomeration is not to be taken lightly. Look at Cassidy\u2019s co-champions, Roderick Strong and Kyle O\u2019Reilly, two veterans with world-class resumes and history.<\/p>\n<p>This match, set up to set up a future match, is an interesting side quest for FTR. The Living Legends are not so preoccupied with the threat of Cope and Cage and <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AEW\/status\/2049695235303719391\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">their upcoming I Quit New York Street Fight at AEW Double or Nothing<\/a><\/span>. The subsequent options for title defences are delicious and have much storyline potential. We\u2019ve seen O\u2019Reilly and Strong clash for the AEW World Tag Team titles against FTR. Tommaso Ciampa teaming with FTR against The Conglomeration could lead to the injured Mark Briscoe&#8217;s return.<\/p>\n<p>However, don\u2019t ignore this clash of styles. Harwood likes mind games, but will he be able to cope with Cassidy\u2019s buffoonery? Or will the slacker lure the Axe into a false sense of security? This could be a sleeper hit of the night.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AEWDynamite?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#AEWDynamite<\/a> + <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AEWCollision?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#AEWCollision<\/a><br \/>3-HOUR SPECIAL!<br \/>8\/7c, TBS + HBO Max<br \/>This Wednesday, 5\/6<\/p>\n<p>AEW World Title<a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DarbyAllin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@DarbyAllin<\/a> vs <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jet2Flyy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@Jet2Flyy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Jet looks to ride his momentum to the top of AEW, but Darby will keep fighting until he can&#39;t!<\/p>\n<p>Darby vs The Jet for the AEW World Title, WEDNESDAY! <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AnMqlx6A2h\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/AnMqlx6A2h<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AEW\/status\/2049866363783483699?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 30, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Champion vs. Champion &#8211; Darby Allin vs. Kevin Knight<\/h2>\n<p>For the third week running, AEW World Champion, Darby Allin, is willing to risk everything against a man with Jet speed momentum. It\u2019s the AEW World Champion vs. the TNT Champion. Kevin Knight scored the biggest victory of his career last week against the former world champion, MJF. Learning from their past encounter in El Paso, Texas, Knight outsmarted and outskilled The Devil.<\/p>\n<p>Week by week, The Jet has proved his stratospheric potential isn\u2019t metaphorical. Earlier this year, Swerve Strickland said Knight could be a world champion in the years to come. Well, having won the AEW World Trios Championship twice and holding the TNT Championship, both wrestlers will make you believe the upset is possible. Then again, Knight did already upset Allin during the Continental Classic last year.<\/p>\n<p>Yet the new Champion, a man I and others doubted because it felt like <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2026\/04\/03\/the-void-what-aews-darby-allin-is-missing\/\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_self\">Darby Allin\u2019s character<\/a><\/span> was missing something, is proving, like Knight, week by week, why he should not be overlooked. With classics against Tommaso Ciampa and Brody King, this match could be the best of the lot.<\/p>\n<p>As for MJF, will he be willing to make a deal to face Allin once again post-match?<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/The_MJF?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@The_MJF<\/a> wants a shot at <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DarbyAllin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@DarbyAllin<\/a> to get the AEW World Championship back, but Darby wants him to put something up in order to get the match!<\/p>\n<p>Watch <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AEWDynamite?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#AEWDynamite<\/a> LIVE on TBS + HBO Max <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fvIWSWMrSO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/fvIWSWMrSO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AEW\/status\/2049670893870235805?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 30, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>AEW Dynamite\/Collision Preview (5\/6\/26) &#8211; Matches Announced<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Double Jeopardy: Orange Cassidy vs. Dax Harwood<\/li>\n<li>AEW World Championship: Darby Allin \u00a9 vs. AEW TNT Champion Kevin Knight<\/li>\n<li>Kris Statlander &amp; Hiraku Shida vs. Harley Cameron &amp; Mina Shirakawa<\/li>\n<li>AEW Continental Championship: Jon Moxley \u00a9 vs. Juice Robinson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Once again, Darby Allin defends his AEW World Championship up this upcoming week\u2019s AEW Dynamite\/Collision special. Already shaping up to be a clash of champions, given the second announced match for Wednesday night in Charleston, there is no doubt we\u2019re in for bangers. Expect developments and big moments. For example, after last week\u2019s Bandido, turned [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4960,"featured_media":160749,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4677,6,2192],"tags":[8598,5730,491,6334,6455,7042,2423],"class_list":["post-160743","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-aew","category-north-america","category-wrestling","tag-aew-collision","tag-aew-dynamite","tag-darby-allin","tag-dax-harwood","tag-ftr","tag-kevin-knight","tag-orange-cassidy"],"modified_by":"Steph Franchomme","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/160743","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4960"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=160743"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/160743\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":160908,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/160743\/revisions\/160908"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/160749"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=160743"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=160743"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=160743"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}