Summary

The AEW National Championship changed hands on the May 9 edition of AEW Collision: Fairway To Hell when Mark Davis defeated Jack Perry.

Perry came into the match making his fourth defense since winning the title at AEW Revolution. Davis, representing The Don Callis Family, left with the championship after outside interference swung the finish.

The title match had already been set earlier in the week when Jack Perry was announced to defend the AEW National Title against Mark Davis at Fairway To Hell.

Winner

Mark Davis won the AEW National Championship by pinning Jack Perry.

The finish came after Don Callis distracted the referee, which opened the door for Ricochet to get involved and strike Perry from behind with a golf club. Davis followed that up and scored the pinfall to end Perry's reign.

What Mark Davis' win means for the title picture

Mark Davis now has his first AEW National Championship, and the way he won ties the belt even more closely to The Don Callis Family going forward. That gives AEW an immediate next layer for the title scene, because Perry was not beaten clean and the interference leaves room for fallout if the company wants to revisit the matchup.

For Perry, the loss also stops his run after four successful defenses since Revolution. Even in a short result story, that matters, because AEW has now moved a secondary championship from one featured act to another in the middle of a larger group rivalry.

Sources

As reported by Fightful