{"id":161286,"date":"2026-05-11T15:31:03","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T19:31:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=161286"},"modified":"2026-05-16T17:13:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T21:13:52","slug":"aew-collision-5-16-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2026\/05\/11\/aew-collision-5-16-26\/","title":{"rendered":"AEW Collision Preview (5\/16\/26): Darby Allin Defends Again"},"content":{"rendered":"

AEW Collision this week comes to the Wicomico Civic Centre in Salisbury, MD, and despite my premature predictions of the start of the Owen Hart Tournament this weekend, we instead get another huge Darby Allin AEW World Championship title defence. At Double or Nothing, Allin defends against former champion and fellow Pillar, MJF. Tonight, Allin defends against another pillar, ROH World Tag Team champion Sammy Guevara.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere this week, we have the return of Mark Briscoe<\/a><\/span>. Coming home to an arena, which is 1.4 miles from the place where Briscoe originated on this Earth, Briscoe wants to conglomerate with his championship-holding stable-mates. All before Briscoe takes on the man who took him out a few months ago, Tommaso Ciampa, on next week\u2019s AEW Dynamite.<\/p>\n

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Mark Briscoe returns with the Conglomeration against Shane Taylor Promotions (AEW)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Whilst the Owen Hart Tournament will start at Double or Nothing this year and end at Forbidden Door (all the details you can find on our AEW events calendar<\/a>), interestingly, some of my speculations proved right. As we found out this week on AEW Dynamite<\/a>, Swerve Strickland will take on Bandido. Will Ospreay is, so my AEW All In predictions<\/a> could still happen! Yet some absences, like Mercedes Mone, whose only remaining championship was the Owen Hart Tournament championship belt, might feel like missed opportunities.<\/span><\/p>\n

With a TBS Championship defence, an AEW Women\u2019s World Tag Team Championship 5-minute tag team eliminator challenge, and more, it\u2019s a good night for fighting.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Divine Dominion will defend the AEW Women\u2019s World Championship in a 5-minute Challenge Eliminator (AEW)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

AEW Collision Preview – Women\u2019s Action<\/h2>\n

The Divine Dominion is taking on a yet-to-be-announced combination in their latest eliminator match. The dominant pair of giant ladies already has many fans kneeling and bowing at their feet with admiration and Goddess-like respect. Given their track record, can any opponent last five minutes? <\/span><\/p>\n

Against some of AEW\u2019s best women and combinations, from former champions Babes of Wrath to Kris Statlander and Hiraku Shida, the champions have walked away with their gold. It seems academic that we\u2019re in for a squash. Yet there is always the possibility in AEW of fun moments in and post-match when an angle might be snuck in. With Double or Nothing not too far away, could we be in for an upset? Can one team survive and earn their shot?<\/span><\/p>\n