The Acclaimed Reunite as Bowens Resists and Feud Flares

On the September 27 edition of AEW Collision, former tag champions The Acclaimed, Max Caster and Anthony Bowens, were reunited for one match but ended the night still divided after a contentious finish and sharp backstage remarks from Bowens. The pair defeated The Swirl, the team of Blake Christian and Lee Johnson, but the victory came only after Bowens attempted to walk out midmatch and was ordered back to ringside by AEW veteran Jerry Lynn.

The match unfolded as a contest between reluctant partners and opportunistic opponents. Christian and Johnson controlled much of the early action while Caster and Bowens appeared unwilling to cooperate. Frustrated by a lack of tags, Bowens moved toward the entrance in what appeared to be a deliberate exit. Lynn intervened, confronted Bowens and compelled him to return to the ring area. Caster remained mostly at ringside until Blake blindsided him, prompting Caster to engage. Caster did not tag in formally but struck the legal man, Johnson, with a Mollywop from outside the ring and then rolled Johnson up for the pin to secure the win. The two former partners continued to argue in the ring and declined to perform their customary scissor...