08th Oct2024

‘AEW: Collision’ Review (Oct 5th 2024)

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to this week’s review of AEW’s, Collision, which brings wrestling back to Saturday nights! We’ve got the commentary team of Tony Schiavone and Nigel McGuinness calling the action, so let’s get into the review!

Match #1: Darby Allin def. Johnny TV

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Johnny posed in the middle of the match, taunting Darby. Darby grabbed a side headlock takeover, but Johnny came back with one of his own. Johnny TV poked Darby in the eyes and followed up with a sliding German Suplex. Darby rallied back with a superplex to Johnny TV. Johnny rolled out of the ring to collect his thoughts and his breath. Johnny smashed Darby with a Russian Leg Sweep off the apron to the arena floor. Johnny knocked Darby for a somersault backwards off the ring steps with a knee strike. Darby rallied back with a coffin drop from the top. Darby dodged a Starship Pain and hit a Code Red on Johnny TV for a near fall. Darby wasted no time with another coffin drop, driving Johnny TV to the mat and scoring the pin!

My Score: 2.5 out of 5

Match #2: The Outrunners (Truth Magnum & Turbo Floyd) def. The Grizzled Young Veterans (Zack Gibson & James Drake)

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Truth took down Drake with a deep arm drag. Turbo Floyd tagged in, and outmuscled Gibson, Drake and Gibson showed team synergy and hit Turbo with tandem offense. But the Outrunners cleaned house on the Grizzled Young Vets with double atomic drops. The Grizzled Young Veterans worked over Truth’s leg. Turbo grabbed a tag, and he scoop slammed Gibson and Drake over and over again. The Outrunners hit a double bicep drop on Drake. Drake blindsided Magnum with a kick to the head. Gibson hoisted Truth while Drake climbed up top. Turbo knocked Drake off the top rope and Truth cradled Gibson with a victory roll and picked up the upset victory!

My Score: 3 out of 5

Match #3: Willow Nightingale def. Trish Adora

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Willow connected with a shoulder tackle and then a splash to Trish for a near fall. Willow followed up with a snap suplex. Trish fried back with a snap suplex of her own, showing off tremendous power. Willow unleashed a pounce tackle on Trish, sending Trish halfway across the ring. Trish managed to hit Willow with a creative neck breaker. Willow clobbered Trish in the corner with clubbing shots and then a shotgun dropkick for a near fall. Trish Adora connected with a big running cross body press, looking very impressive. Trish planted Willow with a beautiful bridging German Suplex, but Willow kicked out at the two-count. Willow rallied back with the Babe With The Powerbomb and won via pinfall!

My Score: 2.5 out of 5

Match #4: Wheeler Yuta def. Beef

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Beef blasted Yuta in the corner. Jon Moxley, Marina Shafir, and Pac were watching the match from back in the arena. Yuta back dropped Beef. Yuta stomped a mudhole into Beef. Yuta battered Beef with hammer and anvil blows. Yuta applied the Cattle Mutilation, and the ref stopped the match.

My Score: 0 out of 5

Match #5: The Conglomeration (Orange Cassidy & Kyle O’Reilly) def. The Premier Athletes (Ariya Daivari & Tony Nese)

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Nese and Daivari ambushed the Conglomeration, trying to get a quick start on the match and their opposition. Orange took them down with a double hurracanrana. Kyle PK’ed Nese. Orange pulped Nese with a tope suicida. Orange nailed Nese with a stundog millionaire. Daivari wiped out Orange with a running lariat. Nese hit Kyle with a shoulder breaker. Orange drilled Nese with a DDT! Sterling jumped on the apron to distract the ref while Josh Woods pulled Orange to the arena floor. Luckily Rocky Romero was there to even up the odds and handle Woods. Sterling rocked Rocky with a low blow, and then Woods began to kick Rocky. ROH World Champion Mark Briscoe came out and brawled with Josh Woods. Briscoe served up Redneck Kungfu, taking Woods out of play. Orange decked Sterling and then connected with an Orange Punch on Nese. Orange hit the Beach Break on Nese and picked up the pinfall while Kyle had Daivari down in a guillotine choke!

My Score: 3 out of 5

Match #6: Hologram def. Komander, Action Andretti and Nick Wayne

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Action sat out with a senton on Komander. Action scoop slammed Komander. Nick Wayne jumped in with a kick to Andretti’s back. Wayne cracked Komander with a PK. Hologram rocketed out of the ring with a tope to Komander. Hologram followed up with a 450 splash to Nick Wayne for a near fall. Andretti took down Komander with a Spanish Fly! Hologram got spiked by a poison rana from Komander! Komander followed up with a splash after walking the ropes. Nick planted Komander with the Wayne’s World. Andretti took down Wayne with a suplex. Hologram hoisted up Andretti in an airplane spin, transitioning to a blue thunder bomb, and pinned Action Andretti!

My Score: 3.5 out of 5

Match #7: Kris Statlander def. Zoey Lynn

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Stat press slammed Zoey Lynn with ease! Statlander spiked Lynn with that Staturday Night Fever and pinned Lynn!

My Score: 0 out of 5

Match #8: Private Party (Marq Quen & Isiah Kassidy) def. Top Flight (Dante & Darius Martin) and House of Black (Malakai Black and Buddy Matthews)

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Private Party and Top Flight slugged it out while House of Black watched calmly from the apron. Buddy had a blind tag, and the House of Black slid under the ropes and battered Private Party with shots. House of Black power bombed Zay onto the ring apron. Back in the ring, Dante strung together a flurry of offense on House of Black and then frog splashed Marq Quen. Zay entered the ring to make the save. Zay hit Darius with a cutter from the top rope. Private Party planted Darius with the Silly String. House of Black smashed Darius with a double knee strike. Dante cracked Black with a jumping knee strike. Darius drilled Zay with a fisherman bomb. Andretti threw a bottle of water at Buddy Matthews. Dante flew out with a tope to the House of Black members. Isiah flipped over the top rope with a con hiro onto the pile outside the ring. Private Party served up Gin & Juice to Dante and picked up the victory.

My Score: 3 out of 5

Final Verdict: 3/5

A good but not great episode of Collision this week. A comedown from last week, obviously, but still there was a lot to enjoy here – in particular the surprise win for the Outrunners in their tag match; the fantastic 4-man fourway, which delivered high-flying fast-paced action; and then we got the main event, a three-way tag match that saw Private Party pick up the win and get the chance to take on the Young Bucks at AEW’s forthcoming Wrestledream pay-per-view. Overall this was a great build for said PPV, even if it was a little lacking in stellar action.

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