The live broadcast of “AEW Collision” from Daily’s Place in Jacksonville, Florida on April 27 just received a significant boost with the return of former International, Tag Team, and Trios Champion Rey Fenix to the company.
Fenix had been dealing with a series of nagging injuries, leading to a short reign as International Champion that ended in October when he lost to Orange Cassidy. After relinquishing the title, Fenix took a break to recover.
Now, after six months of rehabilitation, AEW has announced via social media that Fenix has been medically cleared to compete and will face The Beast Mortos on “Collision.”
Mortos will be making his debut on “Collision” during this match, having previously wrestled only one match for AEW under the name Black Taurus. Fenix and Mortos have a history of facing each other in promotions such as AAA, MLW, and Impact Wrestling (formerly known as TNA).
Their most recent encounter was at PWG’s TWENTY: Mystery Vortex event in July 2023, where Fenix emerged victorious.
Fenix has been preparing for his return to the ring, and it was recently announced that he and his brother, Penta El Zero Miedo, will be hosting an event at the venue that formerly hosted the Lucha Underground promotion in the 2010s.
Elsewhere on the show, Bullet Club Gold will defend the Unified World Trios Championship against Top Flight and Action Andretti, Women’s World Champion “Timeless” Toni Storm will face Anna Jay in a non-title match, and former “WWE NXT UK” Tag Team Champions Grizzled Young Veterans will make their AEW debut against The Acclaimed.
