Death Riders Set For Eight-Man Clash With Bang Bang Gang On Collision

AEW has added a stacked eight-man tag to Thursday’s episode of Collision, pitting the Death Riders against the Bang Bang Gang. Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, PAC, and Wheeler Yuta will represent the Death Riders faction against Austin Gunn, Colten Gunn, Ace Austin, and Juice Robinson, who make up the Bang Bang Gang, in a match set to air on TNT and HBO Max.

The booking brings together two of AEW’s most prominent stables at a time when both groups have been jockeying for position on the roster. The Death Riders, fronted by Moxley, have spent the better part of the last year positioning themselves as the promotion’s dominant heel faction, with Castagnoli and PAC serving as enforcers and Yuta rounding out the group as the resourceful fourth man. Their reputation for chaotic, hard-hitting brawls has made them a fixture in AEW’s biggest angles, and an eight-man tag gives all four members a chance to be featured without any single guy carrying the full weight of a segment.

On the other side, the Bang Bang Gang has quietly become one of the more entertaining trios-turned-larger factions in AEW, built around the chemistry of Austin Gunn, Colten Gunn, and their extended circle that includes Ace Austin and Juice Robinson. Robinson in particular has been a steady hand in tag situations for years, and pairing him with the younger Gunn brothers and Austin gives the babyface side a mix of experience and star potential heading into a high-profile matchup against one of the company’s top villainous units.

Eight-man tags on weekly television often serve a dual purpose: they deliver an action-packed segment for the live crowd and viewers at home, while also planting seeds for singles or tag programs down the road. With four competitors on each side, expect the match to be used to tease potential future pairings — whether that’s Moxley squaring off with one of the Gunns, or Castagnoli and PAC looking to make a statement against Robinson and Austin. It’s also a chance for AEW to keep both factions relevant amid a crowded roster, ensuring neither group disappears from television during a busy stretch of the calendar.

Collision has increasingly leaned on trios and multi-man tags to showcase depth across the roster, and this matchup fits that pattern. For fans of both stables, it’s a chance to see two factions with very different personalities — one built on menace and control, the other on scrappy chemistry — collide in a match that should carry real stakes for whatever comes next on Collision.

As always, the value of these larger tag matches lies not just in the immediate outcome but in what follows. Look for any post-match fallout or new challenges to set the tone for the next round of storylines involving both the Death Riders and the Bang Bang Gang.