CLEVELAND, OH – JUNE15: Jon Moxley in the ring during AEW Collision on June 15, at the Covelli Centre in Youngstown, OH. (Photo by Frank Jansky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
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AEW follows up an emotional, entertaining and appropriate episode of Dynamite following the death of PAC. One of the standouts from AEW All Out — even in defeat — Jon Moxley leads the charge along with the singles debut for Kofi Kingston. Let’s talk wrestling.
AEW Collision Oct. 3 Key Facts
Detail
Info
Date
Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026
Start time
8 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. CT
How to watch
TNT and HBO Max
Venue
Truist Arena, Highland Heights, Kentucky
Main event
Jon Moxley vs. Jake Doyle, Continental Championship eliminator
Kofi’s match
vs. Lee Moriarty, first AEW singles match
Moxley’s belt isn’t on the line. If Doyle wins or reaches the 20-minute time limit, he earns a future shot at the Continental Championship. Kofi’s opponent, Lee Moriarty, is the reigning ROH Pure Champion, and Kofi arrives as one-third of the AEW World Trios Champions.
Moxley comes in off a loss. Will Ospreay beat him for the AEW World Championship in the All Out main event, a match that also saw PAC get involved late. Moxley still holds the Continental Championship, and he has paid tribute to PAC, his fellow Death Rider, more than once since Sunday.
Kofi enters with momentum. He, Austin Creed and Swerve Strickland retained the AEW World Trios Championship at All Out against Hangman Adam Page and Brodido. Moriarty brings a different test as the ROH Pure Champion.
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AEW Collision Oct. 3 Card
The announced card for Highland Heights.
Match
Stakes
Jon Moxley vs. Jake Doyle
Continental Championship eliminator
Kofi vs. Lee Moriarty
Non-title
Julia Hart vs. Queen Aminata
Singles match
Moxley delivered an all-time promo after All Out, which turned out to be the last time PAC was seen on screen. It’ll be interesting to see how he is booked on Saturday. It’ll also be interesting to see Kofi booked as a front liner and not necessarily a veteran there to put someone over.
I’d expect to see Kofi get tons of respect tonight.
Kofi and Xavier came to AEW from WWE and have teamed with Swerve Strickland. They have captured AEW’s Trios championship and have immediately jumped close to top tier in the promotion. They could become among the most successful of any of the performers who have made their way over from WWE.
While that pipeline can sometimes become a bit redundant, Kofi and Xavier might have the characters and in-ring goods to be more than a splash in AEW.
The audience may be there, too. Wednesday’s Dynamite tribute to PAC drew 899,000 cable viewers, AEW’s highest television number since October 2023.
This article was originally published on Forbes.com