{{Short description|2025 All Elite Wrestling two-part television special}} {{split|Spring BreakThru (2025)|Spring BreakThru (2026)|date=May 2026}} {{Use American English|date=January 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox professional wrestling event |name = Spring BreakThru |image = AEW Spring BreakThru.jpg |caption = Promotional poster featuring various AEW wrestlers |promotion = All Elite Wrestling |liveevent = Y |date = April 16 and 17, 2025 |city = Boston, Massachusetts |venue = MGM Music Hall at Fenway |attendance = 3,200<ref>https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=419668</ref> |tagline = |event = ''AEW Dynamite'' special episodes |lastevent2 = Maximum Carnage |nextevent2 = Beach Break |event2 = ''AEW Collision'' special episodes |lastevent3 = Homecoming |nextevent3 = Beach Break |event3 = AEW special event |lastevent4 = Global Wars Australia |nextevent4 = Beach Break }} '''Spring BreakThru''' was a two-part professional wrestling television special produced by All Elite Wrestling (AEW). It took place on April 16 and 17, 2025, at the MGM Music Hall at Fenway in Boston, Massachusetts, encompassing the broadcasts of ''Wednesday Night Dynamite'' and a special Thursday airing of ''Collision'', the latter being preempted from its usual Saturday night time slot to accommodate TNT coverage of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Both programs aired live, with ''Dynamite'' on April 16 on TBS in the United States and ''Collision'' on April 17 on TNT, also in the United States, with both shows also simulcast on the streaming service Max.
A total of 12 matches were held across both nights, with five on ''Dynamite'' and seven on ''Collision''. In the main event of ''Dynamite'', The Opps (Samoa Joe, Powerhouse Hobbs, and Katsuyori Shibata) defeated the Death Riders (Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta, and interim title holder Jon Moxley) to win the AEW World Trios Championship, while in the main event of ''Collision'', Kris Statlander and Julia Hart defeated Mercedes Moné and Harley Cameron. The ''Dynamite'' broadcast was also notable for the AEW debut of former two-time Impact World Champion Josh Alexander, and the ''Dynamite'' broadcast was the 289th episode of the program, making it the longest-running prime time weekly pro-wrestling program in Turner Sports history, surpassing the former World Championship Wrestling's ''Monday Nitro'', which had 288 episodes.
==Production== ===Background=== ''AEW Dynamite'', also referred to as ''Wednesday Night Dynamite'', is the flagship weekly professional wrestling television program of the American company All Elite Wrestling (AEW). It has aired on Ted Turner founded channels and networks since its inception, premiering on TNT on October 2, 2019,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/all-elite-wrestling-dynamite-ratings-aew-nxt-wwe/|title=TNT's 'All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite' Debut Buries USA Network's 'NXT' in Ratings|first=Tony|last=Maglio|publisher=The Wrap|website=The Wrap|date=October 3, 2019|access-date=October 3, 2019}}</ref> before moving to TNT's sister channel TBS on January 5, 2022.<ref name=":16">{{Cite web |date=September 23, 2021 |title=AEW Dynamite moving to TBS on January 5, Rampage staying on TNT |url=https://www.f4wonline.com/aew-news/aew-dynamite-moving-tbs-january-5-rampage-staying-tnt-354311 |access-date=October 27, 2021 |website=Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online|language=en}}</ref> ''AEW Collision'', also known as ''Saturday Night Collision'', is AEW's secondary program that premiered in June 2023 on TNT. Since January 1, 2025, both programs have been simulcast on their respective TV channels and the streaming service Max. TNT, TBS, and Max are all owned and distributed by Warner Bros. Discovery.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Otterson |first=Joe |date=October 2, 2024 |title=AEW to Stream on Max Following New Multi-Year Rights Deal With Warner Bros. Discovery |url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/aew-stream-on-max-rights-deal-warner-bros-discovery-1236166277/ |access-date=October 5, 2024 |website=Variety|language=en-US}}</ref>
On March 8, 2025, AEW filed to trademark "Spring BreakThru".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/aew-files-trademark-aew-spring-breakthru|title=AEW Files To Trademark 'AEW Spring Breakthru'|date=March 8, 2025|last=Lambert|first=Jeremy|work=Fightful|access-date=March 8, 2025}}</ref> On March 23, the company announced that Spring BreakThru would be a television special that would take place at the MGM Music Hall at Fenway in Boston, Massachusetts.<ref name="Dynamite289">{{cite web|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/aew-dynamite-spring-break-thru-announced-april-16|title=AEW Dynamite Spring BreakThru Announced For April 16|date=March 23, 2025|last=Russell|first=Skylar|work=Fightful|access-date=March 23, 2025}}</ref> It was originally announced to only air as a special episode of ''Dynamite'' on April 16, but on March 28, it was announced that Spring BreakThru would be a two-part special that would also encompass a special episode of ''Collision'' on Thursday, April 17. Both programs aired live on their respective nights and channels, with ''Collision'' being preempted from its usual Saturday night time slot to avoid counterprogramming against Night 1 of WWE's WrestleMania 41 and also to accommodate TNT's coverage of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/news/aew/aew-collision-to-air-live-on-thursday-april-17/|title=AEW Collision to air live on Thursday, April 17|date=March 28, 2025|last=Renner|first=Ethan|work=Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online|access-date=March 28, 2025}}</ref> The April 16 broadcast was the 289th episode of ''Dynamite'', making it the longest-running prime time weekly pro-wrestling program in Turner Sports history, surpassing the former World Championship Wrestling's ''Monday Nitro'', which had a total of 288 episodes that aired on TNT from September 1995 to March 2001.<ref name="Dynamite289"/>
===Storylines=== Spring BreakThru featured professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/pro-wrestling.htm|title=How Pro Wrestling Works|last=Grabianowski|first=Ed|date=January 13, 2006|access-date=February 8, 2019|work=HowStuffWorks, Inc.|publisher=Discovery Communications|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131129050844/http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/pro-wrestling.htm|archive-date=November 29, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> Storylines were produced on AEW's weekly television programs, ''Dynamite'' and ''Collision''.
== Results == {{Professional wrestling results table | times = <ref name="SpringBreakThru2025p1">{{cite web|last=Barnett|first=Jake|title=AEW Dynamite results (4/16): Barnett's live review of Athena vs. Mercedes Mone, Will Ospreay vs. Konosuke Takeshita, and Hangman Page vs. a wild card entrant in Owen Hart Cup tournament matches|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2025/04/16/aew-dynamite-results-4-16-barnetts-live-review-of-athena-vs-mercedes-mone-will-ospreay-vs-konosuke-takeshita-and-hangman-page-vs-a-wild-card-entrant-in-owen-hart-cup-tournament-matches/|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|date=April 16, 2025|access-date=April 16, 2025}}</ref> | caption = Night 1 - ''Dynamite'' (aired live April 16) | match1 = Mercedes Moné defeated Athena by pinfall | stip1 = Women's Owen Hart Cup Tournament Semifinal match<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=April 13, 2025|title=Will Ospreay vs. Konosuke Takeshita, Athena vs. Mercedes Mone, More Set For AEW Dynamite: Spring Breakthru|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/will-ospreay-vs-konosuke-takeshita-athena-vs-mercedes-mone-more-set-aew-dynamite-spring-breakthru|access-date=April 13, 2025|website=Fightful}}</ref> | time1 = 21:44 | match2 = "Hangman" Adam Page defeated Josh Alexander by pinfall | stip2 = Men's Owen Hart Cup Tournament Quarterfinal match<ref name=":0"/> | time2 = 13:11 | match3 = The Hurt Syndicate (Bobby Lashley and Shelton Benjamin) (c) (with MVP) defeated Gates of Agony (Toa Liona and Bishop Kaun) by pinfall | stip3 = Tag team match for the AEW World Tag Team Championship<ref name=":0"/> | time3 = 8:26 | match4 = Will Ospreay defeated Konosuke Takeshita (with Don Callis) by pinfall | stip4 = Men's Owen Hart Cup Tournament Semifinal match<ref name=":0"/> | time4 = 21:09 | match5 = The Opps (Samoa Joe, Powerhouse Hobbs, and Katsuyori Shibata) defeated Death Riders (Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta, and interim champion Jon Moxley) (c) by submission | stip5 = Trios match for the AEW World Trios Championship<ref name=":0"/> | time5 = 13:49 }} {{Professional wrestling results table | caption = Night 2 - ''Collision'' (aired live April 17) | results = | times = <ref name="SpringBreakThru2025p2">{{cite web|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2025/04/17/aew-collision-results-4-17-powells-review-of-tnt-champion-adam-coles-open-challenge-komander-vs-nick-wayne-for-the-roh-tv-title-mercedes-mone-and-harley-cameron-vs-julia-hart-and-kris/|title=AEW Collision results (4/17): Powell's review of TNT Champion Adam Cole's open challenge, Komander vs. Nick Wayne for the ROH TV Title, Mercedes Mone and Harley Cameron vs. Julia Hart and Kris Statlander|date=April 17, 2025|last=Powell|first=Jason|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|access-date=April 17, 2025}}</ref> | match1 = Kevin Knight defeated Lance Archer by pinfall | stip1 = Singles match | time1 = 11:40 | match2 = The Don Callis Family (Konosuke Takeshita and Josh Alexander) defeated The Conglomeration (Tomohiro Ishii and Rocky Romero) by pinfall | stip2 = Tag team match | time2 = 10:20 | match3 = Megan Bayne (with Penelope Ford) defeated Rebecca Scott and Ashley Vox by pinfall | stip3 = 2-on-1 Handicap match | time3 = 1:20 | match4 = Adam Cole (c) defeated Claudio Castagnoli by pinfall | stip4 = Singles match for the AEW TNT Championship<ref name=":1"/> | time4 = 15:15 | match5 = La Facción Ingobernable (Rush, Dralístico, and The Beast Mortos) defeated KM, Rosario Grillo, and LSG by pinfall | stip5 = Trios match | time5 = 1:50 | match6 = Nick Wayne defeated Komander (c) (with Alex Abrahantes) by pinfall | stip6 = Singles match for the ROH World Television Championship<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=April 16, 2025|title=Adam Cole Open Challenge, Mercedes Mone Teaming With Harley Cameron, More Set For Thursday's AEW Collision|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/adam-cope-open-challenge-mercedes-mone-teaming-harley-cameron-more-set-thursday-s-aew-collision|access-date=April 16, 2025|website=Fightful}}</ref> | time6 = 10:55 | match7 = Kris Statlander and Julia Hart defeated Mercedes Moné and Harley Cameron by pinfall | stip7 = Tag team match<ref name=":1"/> | time7 = 11:05 }}
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==External links== *[https://www.allelitewrestling.com/ All Elite Wrestling Official website]
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