WWE Worlds Collide 2025 Results & Reactions

While this show would resemble traditional AAA fighting styles and match scripts, the WWE influence was deeper than the logos and contracted talent. Triple H and Shawn Michales both stood in the ring with AAA president Marisela Pena as national anthems for both Mexico and America played (WWE’s own Lillian Garcia sang the US National Anthem).

WWE made the terrific decision to utilize Corey Graves with lucha icon (and former NWO member/Wolfpack founder) Konan. The chemistry was terrific between the two, but it was just awesome to see Konan do a great job without ‘crashing out’ on commentary at any point in the evening.

Main Event: El Hijo del Vikingo(c) vs. Chad Gable—AAA Mega Championship

In one way, Chad Gable wants credit for his ‘journey through the Lucha black arts’, and then, in another way, he wants no credit for the luchador sweeping through the WWE and currently set to compete in tonight’s Money in the Bank. And, with all of that crazy WWE booking, it did not matter because they went out and tore the house down in every way.

The ‘Lucha rules’ were as confusing as they normally are as they crashed through tables and used real estate around the ring as a foreign object but, on the outside, were still held to the restrictions of a ’10-count’ count out by the referee. Still, it did not matter as the crowd and the commentators popped for every 10-point move and 5-star sequence from both competitors.

The story of the match was Vikingo hitting crazy spots on Gable, but none of it was enough to put him away for the 1-2-3. Gable was never in a serious position to upset, but he got over huge and earned the respect of every fan in the building. In the end, Vikingo hit his 630 senton following his “Poisonrana” moments prior.

Vikingo picked up the clean win, and the AAA locker room came out to hoist the (LISTED) 5’6” champion above their shoulders. While El Grande Americano still has a chance at glory with MITB, Gable was ‘given his flowers’ by commentary (Konan, specifically).

Latino World Order (Dragon Lee, Cruz Del Toro, & Lince Dorado) vs. Octagon Jr., Aero Start, & Mr. Iguana 

The powers that be decided to kick off this new era of AAA/WWE, a product based on a hybrid brand with a traditional six-man tag (though traditional Lucha rules were not followed fully—again, the hybrid of it all). This match set the tone, and American WWE fans got their first look at some of the characters that have been popping up on WWE TV over the summer—like Mr. Iguana and Aero Star—while easing their transitions into the homes of WWE fans by pitting them against in-house commodities like Dragon Lee and Lince Dorado.

In the end, it was Octagon Jr., one of the most over talents on the AAA roster, who got the match’s big push. After picking up the win for his team with the pinfall over Dorado, he was instantly made the focus post-match when “Dirty” Dominik Mysterio called out Octagon. The face origin story of Octagon Jr. is closely associated with his fandom for Rey Mysterio Jr.—Dom’s ‘deadbeat father’—and Dom made it a point to ‘burst his bubble’ in a bilingual promo.

The two scuffled, and Dom came out of it no worse for wear but quickly grabbed the mic and challenged Octagon Jr. to a match at Money in the Bank… for his own IC title. Dom put the belt on the line despite nobody asking, and Octagon Jr. will now get a prime-time showcase in front of an entirely new crowd, and one that is probably terrible at rolling their “R’s.”

Stephanie Vaquer & Lola Vice vs. Chik Tormenta & Dalys

Vaquer and Vice picked up the win in a solid match with a few hiccups away from epic, but Vaquer’s strong booking continued. The match script played out in a way that built to Vaquer’s eventual hot tag, and she picked up the win. With so much history in this match, like the fact that Dalys took Stephanie under her wing early in her career, it was a shame that it did not adequately explore the vast dynamics.

Vice was showcased well enough, and at least they put over the fact that she is more MMA than AAA, but if Stephanie Vaquer can move on to MITB and take home a briefcase, then the match will have done its job.

Legado del Fantasma vs. El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr., Pagano & Psycho Clown

LDF took the victory and is now positioned to challenge for the AAA six-man tag titles at TRIPLEMANIA. This match was very much about gauging Psycho Clown’s presentation in front of WWE suits (HHH and Shawn both wore suits, so that makes them suits). This was a story of Lucha purity versus the ‘American luchador’ culture in WWE, and, for now, LDF is able to hang with the best.