AEW is airing a three hour block of programming tonight, with the first two hours allocated as the Dynamite portion of the show, and the final hour being called Collision. There will also probably be an overrun in there somewhere too, because there’s always room for more content. One of the big matches during this three hour block of programming is a title unification match between ROH Women’s Television Champion Red Velvet and interim champion Mercedes Mone. This is Velvet’s first match back since she went down with an injury this summer, which explains why there is also an interim champion.

On paper, Mercedes is the overwhelming favorite to win this match. She’s already walking around holding 13 different belts, including AEW’s TBS championship, so this is a way for The CEO to potentially add a 14th title to her collection (Sammy Guevara carried around two physical belts after unifying the TNT title a few years ago, so it’s not a lock that one of the ROH belts will vanish after tonight’s unification). There’s also the fact that Velvet hasn’t wrestled on Dynamite since early 2024, which tells you where she ranks in the AEW pecking order, despite being a ROH champion. Finally, tonight’s show takes place in Mone’s hometown, so there will be more fans cheering her on than usual.

One way Red might win is if AEW Women’s World Champion Kris Statlander makes an appearance to play mind games with Mercedes. Statlander and Mone are fighting over the world title at Full Gear, so this may be an opportunity for Kris to put some doubt in Mercedes’ head or stall her momentum going into their title bout. The AEW women’s tag team championship tournament continues tonight with the final two opening round matches. First up is Toni Storm & Mina Shirakawa vs. Riho and Alex Windsor. Toni and Mina are looking for vengeance after being forced to surrender at Blood & Guts, and that journey begins tonight in this battle of babyfaces.