In January 2026, Clark Connors and Gabe Kidd began feuding with
Darby Allin. The duo of Connors and Kidd would be known as "The Dogs" (a reference to their former NJPW stable, Bullet Club War Dogs). On the March 4 episode of
Dynamite, Connors and Kidd were joined by their former Bullet Club leader David Finlay in The Dogs. It was later announced that all three were now signed to AEW. At
Revolution on March 15, The Dogs were defeated by Allin,
Orange Cassidy, and
Roderick Strong in a
tornado trios match. On the April 8 tapings of
Collision, The Dogs defeated
Místico and
JetSpeed (
Kevin Knight and
"Speedball" Mike Bailey) to win the
AEW World Trios Championship, marking their first championship in AEW. AEW officially began recognizing this reign when the episode aired on
tape delay on April 11. They then lost the Trios Title to
The Conglomeration (Orange Cassidy, Roderick Strong, and
Kyle O'Reilly) at
Dynasty on April 12, ending their reign at 4 days, although AEW officially recognizes that their reign only lasted one day. During the match, Kidd suffered a
legitimate shoulder injury and was later rendered out indefinitely by AEW president
Tony Khan in the post-show media scrum. ==Championships and accomplishments==