Spring BreakThru was a two-part

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produced by

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(AEW). It took place on April 16 and 17, 2025, at the MGM Music Hall at Fenway in

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, encompassing the broadcasts of '' Wednesday Night Dynamite'' and a special Thursday airing of ''

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'', the latter being preempted from its usual Saturday night time slot to accommodate

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coverage of the

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. Both programs aired

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, with ''Dynamite'' on April 16 on TBS in the United States and ''Collision'' on April 17 on

, also in the United States, with both shows also

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on the

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. A total of 12 matches were held across both nights, with five on ''Dynamite'' and seven on ''Collision''. In the main event of ''Dynamite'',

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(

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, and

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) defeated the Death Riders (

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, and interim title holder

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) to win the

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, 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

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history, surpassing the former

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's ''

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'', which had 288 episodes.

Production

Background

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'', also referred to as ''Wednesday Night Dynamite'', is the flagship weekly

television program of the American company

(AEW). It has aired on

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on October 2, 2019, before moving to TNT's sister channel TBS on January 5, 2022. ''

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on their respective TV channels and the streaming service

. TNT, TBS, and Max are all owned and distributed by

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. On March 8, 2025, AEW filed to trademark "Spring BreakThru". On March 23, the company announced that Spring BreakThru would be a

that would take place at the MGM Music Hall at Fenway in

. 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

on their respective nights and channels, with ''Collision'' being preempted from its usual Saturday night time slot to avoid counterprogramming against Night 1 of

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and also to accommodate TNT's coverage of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The April 16 broadcast was the 289th episode of ''Dynamite'', making it the longest-running prime time weekly pro-wrestling program in

history, surpassing the former

's ''

'', which had a total of 288 episodes that aired on TNT from September 1995 to March 2001.

Storylines

Spring BreakThru 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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