Tommaso Ciampa marked his arrival in AEW answering a TNT Championship open challenge laid down by Mark Briscoe during "AEW Dynamite." Briscoe defeated El Clon in his scheduled title defense, notching his third retention since defeating Kyle Fletcher at Full Gear. Briscoe connected with both the Froggy 'Bow for a near-fall and then the J-Driller, but El Clon bounced out of the driver and adjusted his neck before retaking the advantage. That prompted Ciampa's arrival to answer the challenge and confirm the match for Saturday's "AEW Collision," confirming his arrival in AEW following the expiry of his contract with WWE. Ciampa spent 10 years with WWE before announcing his imminent departure on January 21, reigning as NXT Champion and WWE Tag Team Champion on two occasions, as well as the NXT Tag Team Champion on one occasion.