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Morning Bell: FTR Even the Score, Rey Rescues Americano

By David LaGuerre
Sunday, October 25, 2026 | Morning edition

FTR evened the score, Jay White gave his alliance a name, and Rey Mysterio made sure his son did not leave Mexico City with AAA’s biggest championship. Saturday delivered seven matches on AEW Collision and three title defenses on the first Héroes Inmortales broadcast. Here is the complete match-and-storyline rundown, followed by the latest wrestling news and announced next steps.

AI-generated editorial illustration of a wrestling ring and a scoreboard reading FTR 1–1 MCMG, best of five.
FTR and Motor City Machine Guns are tied 1–1 in their best-of-five series. AI-generated editorial illustration created with Ideogram for Utica Phoenix; the ring and scoreboard are symbolic, not event photography.

AEW Collision results: All seven matches

  • FTR defeated Motor City Machine Guns. Their best-of-five series is tied 1-1.
  • Death Riders defeated Shane Taylor Promotions in an eight-person mixed tag match.
  • Josh Alexander defeated Blade Brown by referee stoppage.
  • Swerve Strickland defeated Myron Reed.
  • Mike Bailey and Andrade El Ídolo defeated Steve Allen and Robert Allen.
  • Wrathlander defeated Divine Dominion by disqualification.
  • Jay White defeated Kyle O’Reilly.

The October 24 episode came from LJVM Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Fightful’s completed show report confirms the seven-match rundown. The finishes, promos and fallout follow.

Opening promo: Meet The Last Outfit

Jay White introduced the combined Bang Bang Gang and The Dogs as The Last Outfit. He teased the Bullet Club name before choosing the new identity. White acknowledged his difficult history with David Finlay, but argued that joining forces made them stronger. He mocked Orange Cassidy, needled Marina Shafir about Roderick Strong and targeted Jon Moxley’s Continental Championship.

Backstage with Lexy Nair, Kyle O’Reilly treated White’s betrayal as personal business. He had lost respect for White and intended to deliver a response in the main event. Wrestling Inc.’s opening-segment coverage details both exchanges.

Analysis: A group name is useful only if the wrestlers give it an identity. White supplied one immediately: this alliance wants to take championships while turning its enemies against each other.

FTR vs. Motor City Machine Guns: A stolen fall levels the series

Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler needed this one. Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin repeatedly used their speed and double-team timing to threaten a 2-0 series lead. Even the Shatter Machine did not finish things: Sabin broke up FTR’s cover on Shelley.

With Sabin and Harwood fighting outside, Shelley tried a victory roll on Wheeler. Wheeler countered into a pin, grabbed the ropes and received help from Stokely, who held Shelley down outside the referee’s view. Wheeler pinned Shelley, bringing the series to 1-1. Match three was announced for Wednesday’s Fright Night Dynamite. TPWW’s full recap traces the closing sequence.

Analysis: The Guns have a legitimate complaint, but the scoreboard gives them no credit for it. That makes the third match more compelling than a simple clean reset would have been.

Blood & Guts build: Ospreay wants the ruthless Copeland

A package revisited Wednesday’s Don Callis Family attack and Steven Borden’s return. In footage recorded after Dynamite, Will Ospreay stood with Adam Copeland, Darby Allin, Borden and the Young Bucks. Ospreay said they would not surrender, then challenged Copeland to bring back his most vicious self. Copeland promised violence against the Family. STP also delivered an inset challenge to the competing factions before the Death Riders arrived in a pickup truck. PWTorch’s October 24 report covers these segments.

Death Riders vs. STP: Shafir gets the submission

Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, Daniel Garcia and Marina Shafir faced Shane Taylor, Carlie Bravo, Shawn Dean and Trish Adora. STP isolated Garcia before Castagnoli’s hot tag changed the match. The closing stretch had Garcia holding Bravo in the Dragon Tamer while Moxley added a stomp, but the decisive submission came elsewhere: Shafir trapped Adora in the Brutalizer and made her submit. Wrestling Inc.’s match account details that sequence.

Afterward, Moxley acknowledged that White had made an effective move on Wednesday. His warning was that the Death Riders had already been fighting a war for a long time, and now it was their turn to answer. Gerweck’s match and promo report records the result and response.

Josh Alexander wins, then the Family ambushes Copeland

Alexander overwhelmed Blade Brown, hit the C4 Spike and applied an ankle lock. The referee stopped the match. This was not a reported tap-out. Alexander praised the Callis Family’s success, discussed Mark Davis and Jake Doyle’s tag-title ambitions and challenged Darby Allin for the TNT Championship.

He also baited Copeland, who arrived and speared Rocky Romero and Trent Beretta. Davis and Doyle attacked Copeland from behind, and Alexander joined the beatdown. Allin versus Alexander was confirmed for Wednesday. PWTorch’s recap documents the finish and attack.

Swerve beats Myron Reed; Ciampa targets Andrade

With Prince Nana at ringside, Swerve Strickland attacked Myron Reed with the House Call before the opening bell. Reed chose to continue and rallied with aerial offense. Swerve eventually shut him down with a Vertebreaker, followed by the Swerve Stomp for the pin.

United Empire’s Mike Bailey and Andrade El Ídolo then defeated Steve Allen and Robert Allen in a short tag match. Bailey secured the pin with Time Adventure. Andrade’s attempt to take a ringside selfie became an opening for Tommaso Ciampa, who ambushed him. Bailey returned and chased Ciampa away.

The broadcast also replayed Ilja Dragunov’s successful AEW in-ring debut against Bailey from Wednesday. That was a recap package, not an additional Saturday match. Pro Wrestling Dot Net’s review covers these portions of the show.

Wrathlander vs. Divine Dominion: A DQ becomes a Blood & Guts challenge

Megan Bayne and Lena Kross isolated Harley Cameron before Kris Statlander’s comeback. Julia Hart and Skye Blue interfered with Statlander on the turnbuckle, producing a disqualification win for Wrathlander. Thekla joined the attack. Willow Nightingale arrived carrying a chain, but Triangle of Madness and Divine Dominion overwhelmed all three women. Pro Wrestling Dot Net’s review describes the interference.

Backstage, Willow said she had recruited the Brawling Birds, Jamie Hayter and Alex Windsor. Wrathlander questioned joining forces with their Full Gear title opponents, then accepted that the shared threat came first. The trio called for a five-on-five Blood & Guts match against Thekla, Hart, Blue, Bayne and Kross. WrestlePurists’ recap follows the challenge, while TPWW details the uneasy agreement.

Analysis: The interesting part is the uneasy partnership. Wrathlander still wants the Birds’ championships. Getting through a cage fight together will not automatically settle that rivalry.

Jay White vs. Kyle O’Reilly: The wrong punch ends a chaotic night

White repeatedly targeted O’Reilly’s left knee. O’Reilly answered with strikes and submissions, but White hit a Blade Runner on the floor and another inside for the pin.

The Last Outfit attacked Cassidy and Strong afterward and threatened a piledriver on the steps. The Death Riders intervened. Castagnoli threw Finlay onto his allies, White struck Castagnoli low, and Moxley delivered a Paradigm Shift to White. White then ducked Cassidy’s Orange Punch, which hit Moxley. White added a Blade Runner to Cassidy, leaving The Last Outfit standing tall. AEW’s official recap confirms the finish and closing brawl.

Analysis: Cassidy did not deliberately attack Moxley. That distinction matters, even if White hopes the Death Riders will care more about the punch than the explanation.

AEW’s announced next steps

  • October 28, Fright Night Dynamite: Darby Allin vs. Josh Alexander for the TNT Championship; Persephone vs. Queen Aminata for the TBS Championship; FTR vs. Motor City Machine Guns, series match three. The show is advertised for 8 p.m. Eastern on TBS and HBO Max from St. Louis.
  • November 4, Jacksonville: Women’s Blood & Guts: Willow, Wrathlander and the Brawling Birds vs. Triangle of Madness and Divine Dominion.

AEW confirmed those announcements.

The men’s November 4 match was established Wednesday: Ospreay, Copeland, Borden, Allin and the Young Bucks face Kazuchika Okada, Kyle Fletcher, Wardlow, Kevin Knight, Davis and Doyle. Wrestling Observer’s team announcement lists all 12 participants.

Collision also revisited Full Gear’s women’s tag and trios-title programs. One important distinction: Hangman Page accepted the trios rematch against Swerve and The New Level for November 14 in Phoenix, but rejected Swerve’s proposed Texas Death stipulation. AEW’s October 21 recap preserves that difference. The stipulation should not be treated as agreed.

AI-generated painted portrait of Rey Mysterio in a blue-and-silver mask, with a stylized lucha libre ring.
Rey Mysterio’s intervention helped El Grande Americano retain the AAA Mega Championship. AI-generated conceptual portrait created with Ideogram for Utica Phoenix; not event photography or a depiction of the outfit worn that night.

AAA Héroes Inmortales: The complete Week 1 broadcast

This covers the October 24 broadcast that began at 10 p.m. Eastern, not every match advertised for the broader taping. Three matches aired, and all three championships stayed with their holders. WWE’s official Week 1 results identify Los Perros del Mal, La Catalina and El Grande Americano as the winners.

Los Perros del Mal retain the trios titles; Big Mami returns

Arrival footage in Mexico City showed La Catalina, Las Tóxicas, El Ojo’s Dorian Roldán, Dominik Mysterio and Omos, plus El Grande Americano. In the opener, La Parka, Mr. Iguana and Niño Hamburguesa challenged Daga, Angel and Berto for the AAA World Trios Championship.

The challengers attacked before the bell. Hamburguesa landed early offense, but Los Perros isolated Iguana and benefited from Karmen Petrovic’s interference. La Parka’s hot tag gave the challengers another opening. At the finish, a blind tag and Petrovic’s distraction put the champions in position: Daga’s low blow behind the referee’s back led to the decisive roll-up on La Parka. Los Perros retained. Solowrestling’s full report details the opening and finish.

The attack continued after the bell, with Petrovic targeting Hamburguesa. Big Mami returned, threw Petrovic into the ring and took over. Daga pulled Petrovic out before Mami could land a running hip attack, allowing the champions and their ally to retreat. PRWrestling’s post-match account covers the save.

La Catalina retains as Las Tóxicas’ plan falls apart

Backstage, Lady Maravilla urged Flammer and La Hiedra to stick together and follow their plan to take the championship. Their friction was already visible. They initially cooperated against La Catalina, with Maravilla assisting at ringside, but each challenger still wanted the winning fall. Cageside Seats’ recap follows the backstage setup and breakdown.

Catalina survived the two-on-one offense and hit a crossbody onto both opponents outside. Flammer and Hiedra began breaking up one another’s pins. Maravilla passed Hiedra the championship belt, but Catalina avoided the weapon shot, which nearly struck Flammer instead. Catalina sent Flammer into Hiedra, knocking Hiedra outside, then pinned Flammer with a running knee to retain the Reina de Reinas Championship. Las Tóxicas argued after the defeat. Wrestling Observer’s full recap describes the finish.

Mini Vikingo withdraws; Fenix promises another chance

In a backstage conversation with Rey Fenix, Mini Vikingo said he had hurt his elbow in NXT and that doctors told him he needed surgery. He worried about losing the championship opportunity he had earned. Fenix acknowledged that opportunity and promised to try to remain champion until Vikingo could return. No recovery timetable was announced. These are statements from the televised segment, not an independent medical assessment. POST Wrestling’s report covers the conversation.

El Grande Americano vs. Dominik Mysterio: Rey changes the outcome

Roldán hit Americano with a chair during the introductions, setting up an immediate 619 from Dominik for a near fall. Omos repeatedly interfered. Americano survived and blocked a frog splash with his knees. When Omos grabbed Pimpinela Escarlata after a ringside protest, Americano went outside to help.

Americano landed a flying headbutt, but Omos pulled the referee out before three and punched the champion. Rey Mysterio intervened, hit Omos with a ring-post 619 and used a chair against him. Dominik grabbed the chair, and Rey struck him too. Americano delivered another flying headbutt and pinned Dominik when the referee returned, retaining the Mega Championship.

The broadcast also revisited Catalina’s and Americano’s earlier title victories before their defenses. Pro Wrestling Dot Net’s complete review documents those packages and the main event.

Analysis: All three champions survived, but none of their stories ended. Big Mami gave Petrovic a new problem, Las Tóxicas left divided, and Dominik now has another reason to blame his father.

AAA’s next broadcast: Fenix issues an open challenge

October 31, Héroes Inmortales Week 2: Rey Fenix will defend the AAA World Cruiserweight Championship in an open challenge. No opponent was named. Fenix versus Mini Vikingo did not take place on Week 1. Fightful’s announcement report confirms the change. Other matches advertised for the taping should not be counted as Saturday’s aired results.

Around wrestling: Sunday’s news and results

Raw: Vaquer and Lynch get a contender’s match

Stephanie Vaquer said on Saturday that she was cleared and would see Becky Lynch on Monday. Adam Pearce subsequently made the October 26 match official, with the winner becoming number one contender for the WWE Women’s World Championship. Bayley versus Lyra Valkyria in a No Disqualification match is also announced for Raw. Fightful’s updated report includes WWE’s video and Pearce’s announcement. These are scheduled matches, not completed results.

Halloween Collision adds a STARDOM title defense

AEW announced that Triangle of Madness will defend the Artist of STARDOM Championship against Hazuki, Koguma and Fuwa-chan on the October 31 Fright Night Collision. That adds a title defense before the champions’ newly confirmed Blood & Guts assignment. Fightful reproduces AEW’s announcement.

CMLL’s Saturday results: Olympia beats Aminata

At Arena Coliseo on October 24, Olympia defeated Queen Aminata in a lightning match. The other reported results were:

  • Diamond and Oro Jr. defeated Troyano and Espartano.
  • Masha Slamovich and Alice Crowley defeated Hera and Reyna Isis.
  • Mei Seira defeated Candela in a lightning match.
  • Lluvia and Zeuxis defeated Dark Silueta and Valkyria in a two-out-of-three-falls match.
  • Neón defeated Fugaz in a lightning match.
  • Xelhua and Guerrero Maya Jr. won the three-way tag match over Zandokan Jr. and Barboza, and Black Tiger and Rugido.

Fightful’s complete results list supplies these outcomes. It does not provide detailed finishes or a segment-by-segment recap, so this is a results brief.

Sunday in Japan: Two NOAH titles change hands

At October 25’s Wrestle Odyssey II in Tokyo, Luis Mante defeated Naomichi Marufuji with a pop-up powerbomb to win the GHC National Championship. Fightful reports the title change.

Shuji Kondo also became GHC200 Champion by defeating HAYATA by count-out. That championship’s matches carry a 200-second limit, and this result did transfer the belt. Fightful’s report includes NOAH’s confirmation. These are verified Sunday results, not a complete recap of the Japan event.

Sherilyn Guerrero’s debut is announced

Reality of Wrestling announced Sherilyn Guerrero’s in-ring debut for November 14. Eddie Guerrero’s daughter challenged Mystii Marks after their confrontation at the Sherri Martel Classic. Fightful’s report embeds the promotion’s announcement.

Ric Flair shares a recovery message

After the reported fall that led to hospital treatment, Ric Flair thanked Tampa General Hospital staff and said he was concentrating on healing and recovery. He reassured supporters that he would be okay. Fightful reproduced Flair’s October 24 statement. No diagnosis or recovery timetable is being inferred from his photograph or social posts.

The final bell

Analysis: FTR and the Guns now have a series worth following one fall at a time. White has created a mess that a simple apology from Cassidy may not fix. AAA kept its champions in place while giving the next broadcasts clear conflicts to develop. The most promising follow-ups are the ones already on the calendar: Wednesday’s third tag match, Alexander’s TNT title challenge and Fenix’s open challenge on Halloween.

For the previous night’s full WWE coverage, read Saturday’s Morning Bell SmackDown recap. Which Saturday development deserves the strongest follow-up: The Last Outfit, the tag-team series, women’s Blood & Guts or Rey’s intervention in AAA?

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