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Spring BreakThru
Promotional poster featuring various AEW wrestlers
PromotionAll Elite Wrestling
DateApril 16 and 17, 2025
CityBoston, Massachusetts
VenueMGM Music Hall at Fenway
Attendance3,200[1]
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Spring BreakThru was a two-part professional wrestling television special produced by All Elite Wrestling (AEW). It took place on April 16 and 17, 2025, at the MGM Music Hall at Fenway in Boston, Massachusetts, encompassing the broadcasts of Wednesday Night Dynamite and a special Thursday airing of Collision, the latter being preempted from its usual Saturday night time slot to accommodate TNT coverage of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Both programs aired live, with Dynamite on April 16 on TBS in the United States and Collision on April 17 on TNT, also in the United States, with both shows also simulcast on the streaming service Max.

A total of 12 matches were held across both nights, with five on Dynamite and seven on Collision. In the main event of Dynamite, The Opps (Samoa Joe, Powerhouse Hobbs, and Katsuyori Shibata) defeated the Death Riders (Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta, and interim title holder Jon Moxley) to win the AEW World Trios Championship, while in the main event of Collision, Kris Statlander and Julia Hart defeated Mercedes Moné and Harley Cameron. The Dynamite broadcast was also notable as it was the 289th episode of the program, making it the longest-running prime time weekly pro-wrestling program in Turner Sports history, surpassing the former World Championship Wrestling's Monday Nitro, which had 288 episodes.

Production

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Background

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AEW Dynamite, also referred to as Wednesday Night Dynamite, is the flagship weekly professional wrestling television program of the American company All Elite Wrestling (AEW). It has aired on Ted Turner founded channels and networks since its inception, premiering on TNT on October 2, 2019,[2] before moving to TNT's sister channel TBS on January 5, 2022.[3] AEW Collision, also known as Saturday Night Collision, is AEW's secondary program that premiered in June 2023 on TNT. Since January 1, 2025, both programs have been simulcast on their respective TV channels and the streaming service Max. TNT, TBS, and Max are all owned and distributed by Warner Bros. Discovery.[4]

On March 8, 2025, AEW filed to trademark "Spring BreakThru".[5] On March 23, the company announced that Spring BreakThru would be a television special that would take place at the MGM Music Hall at Fenway in Boston, Massachusetts.[6] It was originally announced to only air as a special episode of Dynamite on April 16, but on March 28, it was announced that Spring BreakThru would be a two-part special that would also encompass a special episode of Collision on Thursday, April 17. Both programs aired live on their respective nights and channels, with Collision being preempted from its usual Saturday night time slot to avoid counterprogramming against Night 1 of WWE's WrestleMania 41 and also to accommodate TNT's coverage of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.[7] The April 16 broadcast was the 289th episode of Dynamite, making it the longest-running prime time weekly pro-wrestling program in Turner Sports history, surpassing the former World Championship Wrestling's Monday Nitro, which had a total of 288 episodes that aired on TNT from September 1995 to March 2001.[6]

Storylines

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Spring BreakThru featured professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines.[8] Storylines were produced on AEW's weekly television programs, Dynamite and Collision.

Results

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Night 1 - Dynamite (aired live April 16)
No.ResultsStipulationsTimes[10]
1Mercedes Moné defeated Athena by pinfallWomen's Owen Hart Cup Tournament Semifinal match[9]21:44
2"Hangman" Adam Page defeated Josh Alexander by pinfallMen's Owen Hart Cup Tournament Quarterfinal match[9]13:11
3The Hurt Syndicate (Bobby Lashley and Shelton Benjamin) (c) (with MVP) defeated Gates of Agony (Toa Liona and Bishop Kaun) by pinfallTag team match for the AEW World Tag Team Championship[9]8:26
4Will Ospreay defeated Konosuke Takeshita (with Don Callis) by pinfallMen's Owen Hart Cup Tournament Semifinal match[9]21:09
5The Opps (Samoa Joe, Powerhouse Hobbs, and Katsuyori Shibata) defeated Death Riders (Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta, and interim champion Jon Moxley) (c) by submissionTrios match for the AEW World Trios Championship[9]13:49
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
Night 2 - Collision (aired live April 17)
No.ResultsStipulationsTimes[12]
1Kevin Knight defeated Lance Archer by pinfallSingles match11:40
2The Don Callis Family (Konosuke Takeshita and Josh Alexander) defeated The Conglomeration (Tomohiro Ishii and Rocky Romero) by pinfallTag team match10:20
3Megan Bayne (with Penelope Ford) defeated Rebecca Scott and Ashley Vox by pinfall2-on-1 Handicap match1:20
4Adam Cole (c) defeated Claudio Castagnoli by pinfallSingles match for the AEW TNT Championship[11]15:15
5La Facción Ingobernable (Rush, Dralístico, and The Beast Mortos) defeated KM, Rosario Grillo, and LSG by pinfallTrios match1:50
6Nick Wayne defeated Komander (c) (with Alex Abrahantes) by pinfallSingles match for the ROH World Television Championship[11]10:55
7Kris Statlander and Julia Hart defeated Mercedes Moné and Harley Cameron by pinfallTag team match[11]11:05
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

References

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  1. ^ https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=419668
  2. ^ Maglio, Tony (October 3, 2019). "TNT's 'All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite' Debut Buries USA Network's 'NXT' in Ratings". The Wrap. The Wrap. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  3. ^ "AEW Dynamite moving to TBS on January 5, Rampage staying on TNT". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. September 23, 2021. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
  4. ^ Otterson, Joe (October 2, 2024). "AEW to Stream on Max Following New Multi-Year Rights Deal With Warner Bros. Discovery". Variety. Retrieved October 5, 2024.
  5. ^ Lambert, Jeremy (March 8, 2025). "AEW Files To Trademark 'AEW Spring Breakthru'". Fightful. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
  6. ^ a b Russell, Skylar (March 23, 2025). "AEW Dynamite Spring BreakThru Announced For April 16". Fightful. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
  7. ^ Renner, Ethan (March 28, 2025). "AEW Collision to air live on Thursday, April 17". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
  8. ^ Grabianowski, Ed (January 13, 2006). "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
  9. ^ a b c d e "Will Ospreay vs. Konosuke Takeshita, Athena vs. Mercedes Mone, More Set For AEW Dynamite: Spring Breakthru". Fightful. April 13, 2025. Retrieved April 13, 2025.
  10. ^ Barnett, Jake (April 16, 2025). "AEW Dynamite results (4/16): Barnett's live review of Athena vs. Mercedes Mone, Will Ospreay vs. Konosuke Takeshita, and Hangman Page vs. a wild card entrant in Owen Hart Cup tournament matches". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
  11. ^ a b c "Adam Cole Open Challenge, Mercedes Mone Teaming With Harley Cameron, More Set For Thursday's AEW Collision". Fightful. April 16, 2025. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
  12. ^ Powell, Jason (April 17, 2025). "AEW Collision results (4/17): Powell's review of TNT Champion Adam Cole's open challenge, Komander vs. Nick Wayne for the ROH TV Title, Mercedes Mone and Harley Cameron vs. Julia Hart and Kris Statlander". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved April 17, 2025.
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