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00:00The one and only, timeless Tony Stark, the world champ, here we go!
00:06First match tonight, women's division, and here's Arkady Aura.
00:11Your Collision Opening Contest is the first round back to the Owen Hart Foundation Tournament.
00:18And before one ball in a 20 minute time limit, it's the first from Southampton, England, Jamie Hayter!
00:28Well Nigel McGinnis, I know you're angry at me, and I get it, but let's move on, okay?
00:33Do you have no idea how close you came to be taken out of here in a wheelchair?
00:36Yes, I do.
00:37Right.
00:38Remember that.
00:39You're looking at the former women's world champion, Jamie Hayter, the seventh women's world champion,
00:45when she defeated, by the way, Toni Storm at full gear back in 2022.
00:51And her opponent, from Louisville, Kentucky, Billy Stiles!
01:03Only 20 years of age, so much confidence, so much ahead of her in her career.
01:12Let's see how she does against a former world champion here.
01:16Certainly, the winner of this match, of course, will face Chris Statlander, who has already advanced to the semi-finals.
01:25Could be a huge rematch.
01:29Faced here recently, but right now, both Hayter and Starks have to concentrate on the opponent ahead of them.
01:38Starks, who we just heard, called by the AEW women's champion, a Jonny come lately.
01:43Plenty of experience against top-tier talent, recently facing the TBS champion, Mercedes Monet.
01:50Whoa, look at that.
01:51Yeah, showing her muscle, Jamie Hayter.
01:53A big rematch from what we saw, these two ladies on Dynamite recently.
01:57And we were talking about Spring Breakthrough and Dynamite.
02:00We have an historic, historic two nights for you coming up.
02:05We have titles on the lines, we heard.
02:09Look at that, Jamie Hayter.
02:10Stepping up it right away.
02:12Wow, that landed.
02:17That certainly did.
02:19Big smile on the face of young Billy Starks.
02:22Gotta be happy.
02:23Starks, the former, the inaugural Ring of Honor Women's TV Champion.
02:27Got to do a few nefarious things to earn the title.
02:32Got a long reach for those legs, Nigel.
02:35She's using her advantage here.
02:37Here goes Billy Starks.
02:38Right into that.
02:41Hayter, the former AEW Women's Champion, lying in wait.
02:46It certainly is hard to hide up in smarts like that.
02:54Fans, as you know by now, the Owen Hart Women's Tournament and Men's Tournament Finals will be held.
03:01Oh my God!
03:04Coming up at Double or Nothing on Sunday, May 23rd in Glendale, Arizona on Pay-Per-View.
03:11Chris Statlander, Mercedes Manet are both in the semifinals right now.
03:16The winner of this match will take on Chris Statlander.
03:19The winner of our match later on, Harley Cam and Athena will take on Mercedes Manet.
03:24And those will be the final four.
03:25That starts the minion and trainee, if you will, of another star, Athena.
03:33Taking a big risk and it paid off.
03:38One time bomb off of the safety rail here by Billy Starks on the back of the former world champ.
03:49Going up top, big risk and that's the reason why.
03:55Not enough damage to Hayter to keep her down and now, wait a second, that might be.
04:07Up again she goes, trying to double stomp did Billy Starks.
04:10Catch the foot and a rising knee strike that tied by Starks.
04:15That's calling out what she had in mind.
04:18Missed the back elbow.
04:20Hayter sends her face first in.
04:25Spine Buster, one, two.
04:28Then a two count.
04:30Fans, as we mentioned, historic week coming up.
04:33Spring Breakthrough.
04:35Wednesday night, live in Boston on TBS, AW Dynamite, 8, 7 Central.
04:41It'll be followed by Collision at a very special time at 9.
04:45Now mark this down.
04:46We will be live, not only, not on Saturday, but next week on Thursday night.
04:51That's right, live from Boston.
04:53Spring Breakthrough.
04:55The second night will be live Collision on a Thursday night, 8, 7 Central.
04:59There's a one count on TNT and Max.
05:03It'll be alright Thursday night.
05:04I know that's Thirsty Thursday.
05:07Down at your local watering hole, the Bordy Beagle.
05:11Yeah.
05:12They'll miss you.
05:13Yeah, they sure will, because we've got a lot going on.
05:16And I mentioned a historic night as Billy Stark strikes a pound away through Jamie Hayter.
05:22That didn't work.
05:23On Wednesday, Dynamite will become a weekly, well, we'll talk about that in a moment.
05:29I'm told we have to take a break right now.
05:32Fans, this continues on Max and TNT.
05:36One, two, three, nine, two.
05:38The Hader there signaling perhaps that this is gonna be a count out.
05:47I couldn't imagine that, but you never know.
05:50Now Jamie Hayter's gonna go outside with her here.
05:52I just saw how Starks fell to the outside there and maybe saw something that I didn't.
06:00Either way, doesn't want it to end on the outside.
06:06It's the mindset of a champion, perhaps.
06:09One in a clear victory in the center of the ring.
06:12It's a built-in momentum, some confidence.
06:15Well, you see later on tonight, for you fans who follow us on social media,
06:20you know we announce that AR Fox and Kevin Knight will go one-on-one tonight.
06:24Can't wait for that match still to come.
06:26Harley Cameron and Athena in the tournament.
06:29It's another quarter-final match coming up tonight here on Collision as we're live in Springfield.
06:34Anthony Bowens is a 5-2 player.
06:37A turncoat.
06:39Against Blake Christian.
06:40Would you stop on that?
06:43Max Caster's made his own way.
06:45Megan Bain will be in action.
06:48Making her way, making everybody in the women's division bow down.
06:51Absolutely.
06:52Boy, she has been quite a force in the women's division.
06:55We're going to hear from Mercedes Manet as the fans count along with the head of Billy Starks here.
07:01We're here from the TBS champion who had moved on to the semifinals of the Owen Hart Tournament women's division.
07:07And our main event, how about this?
07:10In the men's division, it is going to be Brody King Konosuke Takeshita.
07:17Billy Starks hits hard with that hammer throw into the turnbuckle pads.
07:23Forearm shot, another forearm shot.
07:26Chopped once again.
07:30He's gotta be happy with things at this juncture in the match.
07:36Clearly in control of a less experienced opponent.
07:41Certainly Starks will be learning a lot, win, lose or draw in this match.
07:46And we saw at Dynasty, Megan Bain against the AEW Women's Champion Toni Storm.
07:52No matter how dominant you are, you can always get caught.
07:56That's absolutely, that's what's made this women's division so great.
07:59Speaking of getting caught, the leg that time by Starks has been caught.
08:04We are live and coming to you streaming on Max and on TNT.
08:13It's Toni and Nigel on Collision live in Springfield, Massachusetts.
08:18Which one of these two young ladies will make their way to the semifinals of the Owen Hart Foundation Women's Tournament?
08:25Weighted in the wings, Chris Statlander, who defeated Thunder Rosa on Dynamite.
08:30Let's see if it's Hayter, or let's see if it's the young Billy Starks.
08:34That's far, it has been.
08:36Look.
08:37Women's Champion Jamie Hayter, who's had the lion's share of offense.
08:41But Starks has refused to quit.
08:44And has always got to punch his chance, but right now.
08:48She looked like she was almost on one leg, limp it over to the corner.
08:52Foot is up once again, turning around and the feet up.
08:58Oh, how about that?
08:59Ricocheting off the top rope, but if I can use that term.
09:02And a leg trip, Billy Starks showing some great offense here.
09:07Oh my gosh.
09:08One, two.
09:11Oh, and Jeff's getting down over that time with Jamie Hayter.
09:14What a power pickup that was by that youngster.
09:17I'm gonna say, I don't know if it was power as much as it was leverage.
09:21Leverage technique.
09:22Right.
09:23Didn't have the power advantage, and that's often when technique can come into play there.
09:27Sure.
09:28The damage to the legs.
09:30Billy Starks was unable to bridge with the German suplex.
09:33If she had been, who knows?
09:35She might have been advancing to face Statlander.
09:38Attempted a pickup.
09:40Once again, the knee got up.
09:42That's the danger.
09:44When you're upside down, you throw a knee like that.
09:46Yeah.
09:47Can't guarantee you're landing safely.
09:49Into the midsection, telegraphed that time by Starks, but she ducks out.
09:53And again.
09:54Dragon suplex, Snapdragon if you will.
09:57And almost like, was that like a cobra clutch?
10:00No, it's a real chin lock.
10:02Submission attempt.
10:04You see the leg.
10:05Look at the hand.
10:06Not sure exactly where the pain is emanating from.
10:11She's got the arms, she's got the chin, the legs tied up as well.
10:14Yeah, and it looks like the knees in the lower back here of Jamie Hayter,
10:18who's fighting her way out of a snapmare over.
10:21And a running knee.
10:23And a running knee.
10:24Caught her, cover.
10:25One, two.
10:27No, Sarah.
10:29Lot left in the former Ring of Honor World Women's Television Champion.
10:35Pick up.
10:37Dropped her on the back of her head, across the knee.
10:39There it comes.
10:40Going for the hater and, and she got it.
10:43One, two, no!
10:45No!
10:46Basement clothesline.
10:48Hayter got all of it.
10:50Yeah, Jamie rethinking her strategy here, apparently.
10:53What does that face say to you, Tony?
10:55A little bit of frustration?
10:57Yeah.
10:58Threw her wristbands away.
11:00Jamie Hayter now slowly hovering over.
11:03Fans are, I think the fans are divided here.
11:08They, they're liking what they're seeing, of course, from Billy Starks.
11:11But Jamie Hayter has always been loved by the fans here.
11:15Up for a spunky and fiery attitude.
11:20And now just a flurry.
11:21Look at Starks, can't even get her arms up to defend herself.
11:24Absolutely, no defense at all.
11:26Calls for it.
11:29Gonna pick her up.
11:32Billy Starks may be out here on her feet.
11:34Crack the arm.
11:35This is how she beat her in the last match.
11:37That's right, up on top, no!
11:39Backslide, one!
11:41Rolling through that time with Jamie Hayter, pick up!
11:44Oh!
11:46Twisting neck breaker and a cover here!
11:49One, two!
11:50Oh!
11:51Oh!
11:52Wow!
11:53So close!
11:54Starks is failing to hook her leg.
11:56You cannot do that against a former world champion and expect to beat them.
12:01Grand miscalculation.
12:03And hopefully Starks will learn from it.
12:05She's following up.
12:06Billy Starks, middle turnbuckle.
12:09Climbing to the top.
12:12Steady's herself.
12:13Balance.
12:14Up on top.
12:15There's this one.
12:16Hot bomb!
12:17Landed it.
12:18And a hook of a far leg and a wide and a two and a throw!
12:23And not making the same mistake twice, hooking the leg with a deep cover.
12:28But Hayter still in this and now it's the face of Billy Starks.
12:32Yeah.
12:33Says it all.
12:34Disappointment written all over the face of Billy Starks as we take a look at the Owen Cup in the background.
12:40One woman, one gentleman will win a tournament and get a world title shot at All In.
12:48Coming up on July 12th in Texas at Globe Life Field.
12:56And of course we will find out as the tournament ends up at Double or Nothing on Sunday, May 25th.
13:02Billy Starks, a lot of power behind that one, Nigel.
13:05Learning from the Ring of Honor, Women's Champion Athena.
13:09What it takes to be a champion here.
13:13Kevin Hayter as good as she got.
13:16Oh!
13:18That headbutt just to the side of the jaw.
13:21See Starks try to move her head out of the way to protect herself.
13:26Pick up!
13:27Oh!
13:28God, there's no protecting herself there.
13:31A suplex on the floor.
13:33Both ladies hit hard and both as the fans look on.
13:37And previously, and you hear the chant.
13:44Never thought we'd see that, Nigel.
13:46Here it is again.
13:47My God.
13:48And this is the reason why.
13:51You could just tell by the way the bodies landed on the mats how little give there really is.
13:57It drives the wind out of your lungs and now gasping for air as if they weren't already.
14:04Both Hayter and Starks have got to get back into the ring before the ten count.
14:10It's athletes like this, matches like this that has made AEW what it is.
14:16And the chant of this is awesome ringing out here at the Mass Mutual Center.
14:21Well, if it's a double count out, perhaps Statlander would advance to the final.
14:28Yes, she would.
14:29That's a good call.
14:31And he's in.
14:33Joey Starks.
14:34Both are in, says Mike Posey.
14:36Either way, Statlander, who's sure to be watching this, has got to be happy.
14:45Absolutely.
14:46Because both ladies have taken a lot of damage from the other.
14:50Especially at that last suplex from the inside out.
14:54Jamie Hayter's away.
14:56Dynamite.
14:57One shot.
15:02Back and forth they go.
15:04Oh, Billy Starks holding the back of the head now of Hayter.
15:07Hayter with a thrust kick.
15:09Staggered Starks.
15:10Enziguri.
15:12Leaping up.
15:14Sending Starks in.
15:15Picking Starks up.
15:16Well, try to block it.
15:18Oh!
15:19Didn't block that.
15:21Holds Starks across her knee.
15:23And now Hayter!
15:24Good night!
15:25Holy smokes!
15:26Smokes!
15:27One!
15:28Two!
15:29Three!
15:30What an opening match here on Collision.
15:33Advancing in the tournament, Jamie Hayter!
15:38Fans are standing everywhere for both women.
15:43And now Jamie Hayter moves on.
15:45Wow.
15:46Wow, indeed.
15:47Let's take a look at the brackets.
15:49You can see Jamie Hayter advancing.
15:52Face Chris Statlander in the semifinal.
15:55Still to come here tonight.
15:59The other side of the bracket.
16:01Athena taking on Harley Cameron.
16:04The winner to face Mercedes-Manet this Wednesday.
16:08On AEW Spring Breakthrough Dynamite.
16:13Also on Spring Breakthrough.
16:15The Death Riders defend the Trios Championship.
16:17Jon Moxley will be a part of that team as we mentioned earlier.
16:20Against the number one contenders.
16:22The Ups.
16:23The Ups.
16:24During Spring Breakthrough.
16:25For the Trios Championship.
16:29Let's hear from the Death Riders.
16:31Jon Moxley.
16:32Jon Moxley.
16:33.
16:34.
16:35.
16:36.
16:37.
16:38.
16:39.
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