Mercedes Mone and Athena to Team Up on AEW Collision’s Forbidden Door Go-Home Show

AEW’s go-home edition of Collision ahead of Forbidden Door has taken shape, with several matches announced during Wednesday’s Dynamite.

Headlining the Saturday broadcast will be a tag match pairing Mercedes Mone and Athena against Maya World and Hyan. The bout carries extra weight given what’s on the line beyond the night itself — Mone is set to face World in the finals of the women’s Owen Hart Foundation tournament, meaning Saturday’s collision between the two serves as a heated preview ahead of their singles showdown at Forbidden Door on Sunday.

The combination of Mone and Athena is a notable one. Mone, the TBS Champion and one of AEW’s top stars, brings star power and championship credibility, while Athena — the long-reigning ROH Women’s World Champion — is one of the most dominant and menacing figures across AEW’s roster. Putting them on the same side against World and Hyan creates an intriguing dynamic, particularly given the pending tournament final between Mone and World.

Forbidden Door, AEW’s annual co-promotional supershow with NJPW, is one of the bigger events on the company’s calendar, and the go-home Collision will need to do the heavy lifting of building anticipation for a stacked card. With the Owen Hart women’s final set for the pay-per-view, Saturday’s tag match gives fans a reason to tune in while adding another layer of tension to Mone vs. World before they meet one-on-one.