The rivalry between Eddie Kingston, Ortiz, and The Grizzled Young Veterans has escalated to a breaking point, resulting in a chaotic stipulation match set for next week’s AEW Collision. On Saturday’s episode, The Rascalz made a successful debut against CRU but were quickly drawn into the conflict during a backstage segment. The animosity stems from a previous confrontation where the Veterans exploited a loophole in a “no-physicality” rule by recruiting Big Bill and Bryan Keith to attack Kingston and Ortiz on their behalf.
In response to the ambush, Kingston issued a violent challenge for the upcoming show in Las Vegas. “Grizzled Young Vets, I know you are not done with these boys either. I know there’s a history there,” Kingston said. “Bill, Keith, y’all wanna play in the parking lot? You wanna fight? You want to jump us? Saturday, Collision, eight-man tag-team war in the parking lot.” The match is currently the only bout confirmed for next week’s broadcast.