Andrade El Idolo made his return to All Elite Wrestling tonight, taking down Buddy Matthews in a high-flying match in the process.
After being away from AEW programming since the fall due to a reported injury that he suffered at AEW All Out, the star made his highly anticipated return at AEW Collision. In a singles match against Matthews, Andrade walked out with a big win, forcing Matthews to tap out late due to a Figure-Eight lock.
For a recap of how the match ended, check out below courtesy of our live, play-by-play coverage:
Matthews and Andrade are evenly matched early on, and they go back and forth. Andrade hits a cartwheel moonsault off the apron. Matthews dumps Andrade over the barricade. Andrade sends Matthews into the timekeeper’s table with a hurricanrana, but El Idolo lands hard. Matthews shoves Andrade and sends him crashing into the barricade. Buddy hits a meteora. The medical team checks on both competitors. Matthews and Andrade keep battling during a commercial break. Buddy gains the upper hand. Andrade fires up and targets Buddy’s knee. Andrade hits a moonsault for a two count. Matthews spikes Andrade with a DDT. Buddy goes for a powerbomb, but his knee gives away. Andrade nails Matthews with a stiff strike. Matthews drops Andrade with a knee strike. Andrade locks in the Figure-Four and transitions to the Figure-Eight, forcing Matthews to tap out.
Winner: Andrade El Idolo
