World's Collide 2025

Following the WWE signature open, we were taken to a cold open for the event narrated by Rey Mysterio that focused on the acquisition of AAA by WWE/TKO and the events that led to today’s show.

After the cold open, we were welcomed to the show proper by the voice of Corey Graves. Shots of Rey Mysterio, Lola Vice and Stephanie Vaquer, Chad Gable, and El Hijo del Vikingo arriving at the Kia Forum before we went inside the arena. Graves was joined on commentary by Konnan. The Spanish commentary team, led by Marcelo Rodriguez was then shown. We then got stirring performances of the Mexican and U.S. national anthems. In the ring, WWE’s Paul Levesque and Shawn Michaels were standing alongside Blue Demon Jr. and Marisela Pena from AAA.

Rey Mysterio opens the show

Rey Mysterio then made his entrance to a very loud ovation. The recipient of the National Hispanic Media Council’s Legend Award was all smiles for this afternoon’s event. Mysterio started off by talking about the 1994 When Worlds Collide event held by AAA and its historic significance twenty-one years later.

Mysterio talked about how he was proud to see lucha libre evolve over the years and that the entire world will see today just what made lucha truly libre.

Trios Match: Mr. Iguana, Aerostar, Octagon Jr. (AAA) vs. Dragon Lee, Cruz Del Toro (WWE) and Lince Dorado (AAA)

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The enigmatic Mr. Iguana was, of course, accompanied his beloved pet iguana. Lince Dorado entered with the LWO.

Liv Morgan and “Dirty” Dom Mysterio were seen in the crowd having a closer look at the action.

As the bell rang, both teams faced off in the ring before Octagon and Del Toro started off for their respective sides. After a handshake, Octagon and Del Toro got into a lockup battle that neither man could get a clear upper hand on. The two competitors traded armdrags and pin attempts, but nobody could get any advantage. Soon, Iguana and Lince Dorado were the legal men for this match.

Dorado held the advantage with some armdrags of his own, followed by a hard chop that caused Iguana to fall on his back. Iguana answered with a dropkick as he then brought in his iguana puppet, which seemed to tive him a bit an advantage. The fans chanted for Iguana as Aerostar and Dragon Lee entered for their teams.

We got some nice lucha libre action between Aerostar and Lee as the former delivered an impressive tornillo from the top rope. With Lee sent over the top, things broke down as the LWO got sent to ringside. The AAA all-stars then took to the air with simultaneous dives onto the LWO trio. In the ring, Lee blocked a dive by Aerostar and turned it into a near-fall attempt. The LWO then worked over Aerostar in their corner. This didn’t last long as Aerostar created separation with a dropkick to Lee. This gave Aerostar the opening to tag in Mr. Iguana.

Del Toro stifled Iguana’s offense and delivered a spinning la magistral cradle pin, but Iguana kicked out. We once again saw Iguana’s beloved pet iguana enter the fray, which angered Lince Dorado. This led to Dorado stomping on the iguana and then nailing a standing moonsault. Iguana took exception and laid out Dorado.

The LWO hit a triple superkick on Iguana, as they then appeared to have the match won on Dorado’s shooting star press. Aerostar made the save to break up the pin. On the top rope, Dorado hit a frankensteiner on Octagon as we got another breakdown once more. Aerostar leapt from the ring to drop Dragon Lee with an over-the-top rope dive. Not to be outdone, Del Toro took off with a spinning dive to take out half the competitors outside the ring.

Octagon and Dorado mixed it up on the top rope once more, but in the end, it would be Octagon that got the best of Dorado with an avalanche moonsault fallaway slam. That was enough for the AAA stars to pick up the duke in the opener.

After the match, Dominik Mysterio got on the microphone to talk trash about his father Rey as Octagon got up to face him. This led to Octagon punching Dom as it escalated into a brawl between the two. As the two were separated, Dom dropped a bombshell and said he’d defend the Intercontental Championship against Octagon later tonight at Money in the Bank.

A real fun opening bout and this being my first time seeing Mr. Iguana, I can easily see why everyone loves him. I enjoyed it greatly and it was nice to get another match for Money in the Bank confirmed with Dominik defending his IC Title against Octagon.

Mascarita Sagrada, Latin Lover and musician That Mexican OT were shown in the crowd.

Backstage, Chuey Martinez interviewed Legado del Fantasma about their trios match against El Hijo del Dr. Wagner Jr., Psycho Clown, and Pagano.

Tag Team Match: Stephanie Vaquer & Lola Vice (WWE) vs. Chik Tormenta & Dalys (AAA)

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Tiffany Stratton and IYO SKY were shown in the crowd watching this next bout.

Dalys and Vaquer started things off as the former used her strength to cut off any momentum for Vaquer, even managing to power her way out of the Devil’s Kiss. Tormenta was then tagged in and continued to maintain dominance over Vaquer, up until a suplex stopped her cold. Vice tagged herself in and found herself locked into a single-leg crab by Tormenta.

Vice responded with her smash-mouth strikes that gave her the upper hand on Tormenta and Dalys. She caught both women with consecutive running hip strikes on opposite corners. Dalys used a distraction from Tormenta to send Vice to the outside. This opened up Vice to a lariat from Tormenta as the AAA women maintained control in this match.

Tormenta entered the match and dropped Vice with a powerslam as she then stretched her with a submission hold. Dalys was tagged in and used her power game to keep Vice separated from Vaquer. Vice caught Dalys in an inside cradle pin for the near-fall before she finally tagged in Vaquer.

The former NXT Women’s Champion took out Daly’s leg with a rope-assisted dragon screw for a two-count. Vaquer then had Dalys in position for the Devil’s Kiss. Vice cut off Tormenta at the pass as the two NXT stalwarts then delivered stereo Devil’s Kisses to their foes.

Vice took Tormenta out of the equation with a dive to the outside as Vaquer finished things off with the SVB for the one, two, three.

Post-match, Vera Rodriguez interviewed the victorious tag team.

Entertaining tag team action that I really enjoyed. Vaquer has become one of the most impressive additions to the WWE roster over the past year and the fact that she’s getting double duty work tonight between Worlds Collide and Money in the Bank is a testament to her hard work. I also enjoyed what I saw from Dalys and Chik Tormenta.

Trios Match: Legado del Fantasma (Santos Escobar, Angel, Berto) (WWE) vs. Psycho Clown, El Hijo del Dr. Wagner Jr. and Pagano (AAA)

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Psycho Clown’s attempt at a show of respect was brushed off by Escobar as we got the match underway with El Hijo del Dr. Wagner Jr. and Berto kicking things off. Wagner used his speed to keep Berto grounded, but he soon found himself in the LDF corner as Angel took over for his team.

Psycho Clown entered the match and floored Anfel with a scoop slam, followed by a kick to the head. We got a standoff of standing switches between Psycho Clown and Angel & Berto, that ended with the clown dropping both men with a double German suplex. Psycho Clown then took out Escobar with a dive to the outside.

Pagano entered the match in style with a double dropkick on Angel and Berto. With the brothers on the outside, Pagano lookedto hit a running dive, but Escobar pulled Berto out of the way, which caused Pagano to crash land to the outside with a gnarly landing.

Legado del Fantasma asserted their will with a triple kick to the back of Pagano as Berto continued the attack in the ring. Escobar tagged in and trapped Pagano in a rest hold, but the AAA star turned the tide with a neckbreaker. Pagano pushed Escobar aside as Psycho Clown got the hot tag.

sycho Clown hit a prone Angel with a dropkick in the corner as he then connected with the Code Red on Berto for the two count. Wagner joined the fray and took care of business. With Legado caught on the outside, the heroes of AAA took them out with a bombardment of con hilo dives to the outside.

The two teams squared off in the ring and got themselves into a hockey fight seauence. As the dust settled, Wagner was caught in a double slam from the top by Angel and Berto. Psycho Clown dropped Berto with a Psycho Driver on the apron as Angel took him out with a dive. Pagano answered with a dive of his own.

Things broke down once more in the ring as the action remained non-stop. A running spear from Berto took out everyone at ringside. Wagner snuck up on Escobar with a running knee, but couldn’t put the Legado leader away. Wagner headed up to the top, but Escobar intercepted and hit an impressive avalanche hurricanrana for a close near-fall.

Escobar recovered and finished the match with the Phantom Driver for the victory.

More fun trios action on Worlds Collide. As the pace quickened, things got all the more exciting. I enjoyed this one.

NXT North American Championship: Ethan Page (c) vs. Laredo Kid vs. Je’von Evans vs. Rey Fenix

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Evans, Fenix, and Laredo started off by taking Page off the board as they then took each other on. Laredo was sent out of the ring by a Fenix clothesline as Evans then squared off with Fenix in the ring. Evans and and Fenix exchanged strikes, with the latter winning out after a springboard armdrag.

Evans landed on his feet after a hurricanrana attempt before Page attacked both men. Laredo entered the fray and we got some wild action amongst the four men. Evans took Page out with a sitting springboard hurricaneana as Fenix answered with a kick that sent Evans outside. Laredo intercepted Fenix’s attempt at a dive as he then delivered a moonsault to Page and Evans on the outside. It was the flight of the Fenix as he leapt over the top rope with a tope tornillo that took Page, Evans, and Laredo out.

Inside the ring, Laredo fought Page on the top rope but got dropped by a slam from the NXT North American Champ. Page then hit a splash on Evans for the two-count. Laredo recovered and got Fenix with a Michinoku Driver. The action intensified as Laredo hit an amazing moonsault DDT on Fenix. Evans managed to break up the count, however.

Laredo headed up top, but Evans clipped him in the leg. Evans took Page out with a clothesline as he then soared with a dive on the egotistical Canadian. Evans wasn’t done yet as he hit a coast-to-coast flip kick on a prone Laredo Kid, followed by the OG Cutter on Fenix. Page recovered at the very last second to break up Evans’ count.

Fenix blasted Page with the tightrope kick as he connected with the Fenix Driver on Evans. One, two…. Evans somehow kicked out at two! Now with all four men inside the ring, the pace picked up once more. On the top rope, Laredo and Evans’ scuffle was broken up by Page, who threw Fenix onto the two. Avalanche Spanish Fly by Fenix on Laredo was soon followed by Page’s Ego’s Edge on Fenix. Evans dove onto Page to break up the pin. We got a crazy finish as Evans connected with an OG Cutter on Laredo, but got thrown out by Page. This allowed “All Ego” to finish Laredo off with the Twisting Grin for the three and a successful retention of the North American Championship.

Just a frenetic match from start to finish. An incredible showing from four standout talents and certainly in the conversation for match of the night so far.

AAA Mega Campeones: El Hijo del Vikingo (c) vs. Chad Gable

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Gable targeted Vikingo’s ankle early on, but could not get a clear upper hand. The two then got into a test of strength as thing started off slow between the two and a more technical battle was emphasized. Vikingo’s attempt at an armbar was countered beautifully into an ankle lock by Gable. The former Olympic wrestler then went on the offensive as he dropped Vikingo with a suplex.

Vikingo caught Gable in mid air but got reversed as an exchange of counters ended with a dropkick by the Mega Champion of AAA. Vikingo followed that up with a hurricanrana and a Meteora that sent Gable crashing to the floor below. Vikingo headed up top and took Gable down with a standing 630 splash onto the back.Gable got the knees up at the last second to block Vikingo’s shooting star press as he then tossed the champ onto the steel steps. Gable pulled out a table from underneath the ring. He grabbed Vikingo and looked for a German Suplex through the table, but Vikingo escaped. In the ring, Gable kept Vikingo grounded with punches to the face, followed by a monkey flip from the corner. Vikingo blocked an abdominal stretch, but he couldn’t block Gable’s German Suplex. Gable continued to work over Vikingo as his diving headbutt attempt was countered into a Codebreaker by the Mega Campeone. Vikingo kicked Gable across the back and headed up top with a double stomp onto Gable’s prone body. One, two… not yet!

On the apron, Vikingo kicked Gable as he then hit a springboard 450 splash from the middle rope, but that wasn’t enough. Gable caught Vikingo’s handspring and dropped him with the modified Gory Special for the near-fall. Gable missed on a moonsault attempt but a skirmish on the top rope led to an incredible avalanche sitdown powerbomb. One, two…. Vikingo kicked out at 2.99999999999!!!!!!!!

Vikingo stunned Gable with a dropkick as he then took off from the top rope with a Mexican Destroyer onto the apron! Somehow, Gable kicked out at two after that. Vikingo placed Gable on the table, but the challenger recovered to push him off. Gable instead placed Vikingo on the table and put him through it with a moonsault.

With both men down and out, they managed to enter the ring at the count of nine as they then mixed it up with clubbing blows. Gable avoided a kick from Vikingo as he then cinched in his ankle lock. Vikingo escaped a German Suplex attempt as he followed it with a Poisonrana and.a Meteora on a prone Gable in the corner. Vikingo then put an end to Gable’s Mega Campeone aspirations with the 630 Splash.

After the match, the AAA roster celebrated Vikingo’s victory to end the night.

A fantastic main event and it’s always nice to see Chad Gable get a main event spot, for sure. For his part, Vikingo was at his best as usual, and this was a great way to end a surprisingly good WWE/AAA co-branded night.

Overall, I enjoyed Worlds Collide and the show being matches with very little downtime made for an enjoyable and easy watch from start to finish.

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