Beach Break (2025)

Beach Break
Promotional poster featuring various AEW wrestlers
PromotionAll Elite Wrestling
DateMay 14, 2025
(aired May 14 and 17, 2025)
CityHoffman Estates, Illinois
VenueNow Arena
Attendance4,982[1]
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The 2025 Beach Break was a two-part professional wrestling television special produced by All Elite Wrestling (AEW). It was the fourth Beach Break event and took place on May 14, 2025, at the Now Arena in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. The two-part event was broadcast as special episodes of AEW's weekly television programs, Wednesday Night Dynamite and Saturday Night Collision. Dynamite aired live on TBS while Collision aired on tape delay on TNT on May 17, with both shows simulcast on Max in the United States. It featured appearances from 21-time world champion Ric Flair and the family of Steve McMichael.

Production

Background

Beach Break is a recurring professional wrestling television special produced by All Elite Wrestling (AEW) since 2021, airing as special episodes of AEW's weekly television programs.[2] It was originally a one-night special but expanded to two nights in 2022.[3][4] An event was not held in 2023 but returned in 2024.[5] On April 22, 2025, AEW announced that the fourth Beach Break would take place on May 14, 2025, emanating from the Now Arena in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. Due to the cancellation of Friday Night Rampage at the end of 2024, the first part of the 2025 Beach Break aired live as Wednesday Night Dynamite on TBS while the second part, which previously aired as Rampage, was scheduled to broadcast on tape delay as Saturday Night Collision on May 17 on TNT, with both shows simulcast on Max.[6][7]

Storylines

Beach Break 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

Night 1 - Dynamite (aired live May 14)
No.ResultsStipulationsTimes[11]
1"Hangman" Adam Page and Will Ospreay defeated The Don Callis Family (Konosuke Takeshita and Josh Alexander) (with Don Callis) by pinfallTag team match[9]18:33
2Ricochet defeated Zach Gowen by pinfallSingles match[10]8:19
3The Hurt Syndicate (Bobby Lashley and Shelton Benjamin) (c) (with MVP) defeated Top Flight (Dante Martin and Darius Martin) (with Leila Grey) by technical submissionAEW World Tag Team Championship Eliminator match[11]5:12
4Mina Shirakawa defeated "Timeless" Toni Storm (c) (with Luther), Skye Blue, and AZM by pinfallAEW Women's World Championship Four-way Eliminator match[12]
Since Shirakawa won, she earned an AEW Women's World Championship match at Double or Nothing against Storm		12:24
5Jon Moxley (c) (with Marina Shafir) defeated Samoa Joe by pinfallSteel Cage match for the AEW World Championship[13]15:21
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
Night 2 - Collision (taped May 14, airing May 17)
No.ResultsStipulationsTimes[15]
1Megan Bayne (with Penelope Ford) defeated Anna Jay (with Harley Cameron) by pinfallSingles match7:30
2Kyle Fletcher defeated AR Fox by pinfallSingles match[14]9:25
3Bandido, Brody King, and Tomohiro Ishii defeated The Don Callis Family (Lance Archer, Rocky Romero, and Trent Beretta) by pinfallTrios match6:55
4"Speedball" Mike Bailey defeated Blake Christian (with Lee Johnson) by pinfallSingles match[14]5:10
5The Learning Tree (Big Bill and Bryan Keith) defeated Gates of Agony (Bishop Kaun and Toa Liona) by pinfallChicago Street Fight[14]13:55
6The Sons of Texas (Dustin Rhodes and Sammy Guevara) defeated CRU (Action Andretti and Lio Rush) by pinfallTag team match to determine the #1 contenders for the AEW World Tag Team Championship at Double or Nothing[14]11:55
7Powerhouse Hobbs defeated Wheeler Yuta by pinfallSingles match11:45

References

  1. ^ https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=419670
  2. ^ DeFelice, Robert (November 8, 2020). "Tony Khan Likes AEW's 'Big Four' Pay-Per-View Schedule, Announces 'Beach Break' Special For January". Fightful. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  3. ^ Klyn, Parker (December 23, 2020). "AEW Dynamite live results: Holiday Bash". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  4. ^ Pritchard, Bill (January 5, 2022). "Tony Khan Confirms AEW Beach Break 2022 Will Take Place In Cleveland". Mandatory. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  5. ^ Harris, Jeffrey (June 26, 2024). "AEW Announces the Return of Beach Break for Next Week's Dynamite". 411Mania. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  6. ^ Palmer, Sam (April 22, 2025). "AEW Makes Special Announcement About Beach Break 2025". Wrestling Inc. Retrieved April 22, 2025.
  7. ^ "AEW Announces Live Event Schedule Updates". All Elite Wrestling. April 22, 2025. Retrieved April 22, 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. ^ Russell, Skylar (May 7, 2025). "Adam Page And Will Ospreay vs. Josh Alexander And Konosuke Takeshita Set For AEW Dynamite Beach Break". Fightful. Retrieved May 7, 2025.
  10. ^ Lambert, Jeremy (May 8, 2025). "Zach Gowen To Face Ricochet At AEW Dynamite Beach Break". Fightful. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
  11. ^ a b Barnett, Jake (May 14, 2025). "AEW Dynamite results (5/14): Barnett's live review of Jon Moxley vs. Samoa Joe in a cage match for the AEW World Championship, Will Ospreay and Hangman Page vs. Konosuke Takeshita and Josh Alexander". Pro Wrestling Dot Net.
  12. ^ Lambert, Jeremy (May 8, 2025). "Skye Blue To Return At AEW Dynamite Beach Break In Chicago". Fightful. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
  13. ^ Lambert, Jeremy (April 23, 2025). "Jon Moxley To Defend AEW World Title Against Samoa Joe At AEW Dynamite Beach Break". Fightful. Retrieved April 25, 2025.
  14. ^ a b c d Russell, Skylar (May 14, 2025). "AEW World Tag Team Titles Contenders Match, Chicago Street Fight, More Set For Saturday's AEW Collison". Fightful. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
  15. ^ Powell, Jason (May 17, 2025). "AEW Collision results (5/17): Powell's review of the tribute to Steve "Mongo" Michael, Cru vs. Dustin Rhodes and Sammy Guevara for a shot at the AEW Tag Titles, Anna Jay vs. Megan Bayne". Pro Wrestling Dot Net.
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