Summer Blockbuster was a two-part

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produced by

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(AEW). It aired

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on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, at the Theater of the Clouds at Moda Center in

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. as a four-hour

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of back-to-back special episodes of AEW's weekly television programs, ''

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'' and ''

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''. Both aired on TBS and were

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in the United States. ''Dynamite'' aired in its normal 8:00 p.m.

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(ET) slot while ''Collision'', which normally airs on Saturdays on

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, aired immediately after ''Dynamite'' at 10:00 p.m. ET. There were 10 matches: four on ''Dynamite'' and six on ''Collision''. In the main event of Summer Blockbuster, which was ''Collision''s main event,

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(

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, and

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) defeated Daniel Garcia and Paragon (

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, and

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) in an eight-man tag team match. In the main event of ''Dynamite'', TayJay ( Tay Melo and

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) defeated Megan Bayne and

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in a

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. This was Melo's first AEW match since January 2023, after returning from maternity leave the prior week.

Production

Background

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'', also known as ''Wednesday Night Dynamite'', is the flagship weekly

television program of the American company

(AEW). ''

AEW Collision ''AEW Collision'', also known as ''Saturday Night Collision'' or simply ''Collision'', is an American professional wrestling television program produced by the American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW). It airs live every Saturday at 8 p.m. ...

'', also known as ''Saturday Night Collision'', is AEW's secondary program that premiered in June 2023. On April 15, 2025, AEW filed to trademark "Summer Blockbuster". On April 17, the company announced that Summer Blockbuster would be a

, airing

as a four-hour

of back-to-back special episodes of AEW's weekly television programs, ''Dynamite'' and ''Collision'', with both programs airing on TBS and

. ''Dynamite'' aired in its usual 8:00 p.m.

(ET) slot while ''Collision'', which normally airs on Saturdays on

, aired immediately after ''Dynamite'' at 10:00 p.m. ET. The event was scheduled for Wednesday, June 11, 2025, at the Theater of the Clouds at Moda Center in

Storylines

Summer Blockbuster featured

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that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Storylines were produced on AEW's weekly television programs, ''Dynamite'' and ''Collision''.

Results

References

External links

All Elite Wrestling Official website
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