‘AEW: Collision’ Review (Jan 31st 2026)
Welcome to this week’s review of AEW: Collision, which brings wrestling back to Saturday nights. We’ve got the commentary team of Tony Schiavone and Nigel McGuinness calling the action. Also, as usual, we’ll be abbreviating AEW’s huge match recaps where we can to save your eyes and your time! With that, let’s get into the review…
Match #1: Darby Allin def. Clark Connors
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Darby Allin skated to the ring but was immediately ambushed by Clark Connors, who dominated from the opening bell with punishing offense and relentless attacks around the ring and floor. Connors repeatedly targeted Allin’s back and neck, smashing him into guardrails, the apron, and steel steps, cutting off every comeback and showcasing brutal, innovative offense. Allin showed flashes of resilience with a Code Red and aerial counters, but Connors stayed in control, flattening him with shoulder blocks and spears, even kicking out Allin’s late momentum shifts. Allin finally created separation with a dropkick and a torpedo dive, briefly swinging the match, but Connors answered with another spear for a near-fall. After escaping a straight jacket choke, Allin landed a desperation Scorpion Death Drop. Connors countered a Coffin Drop by driving his knees into Allin’s back, but a missed corner charge proved costly, allowing Allin to trap him in the Scorpion Death Lock for the unlikely tap-out victory.
My Score: 3 out of 5
Match #2: The Rascalz (Dezmond Xavier & Zachary Wentz) def. Cru (Action Andretti & Lio Rush)
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Xavier and Rush opened with quick exchanges before the pace accelerated, leading to early tags and brief control from the Rascalz as Wentz scored a near-fall with a bronco buster. Cru answered with sharp blind tags and double-team offense, dropping Wentz and keeping momentum on their side. The action stayed frantic, with Wentz wiping out both opponents with a tornillo and the match breaking down into rapid-fire tags and counters. Momentum swung back and forth as both teams traded dives, near-falls, and slick tandem attacks. Cru nearly put it away with a springboard stunner and cutter combo, but Wentz repeatedly saved Xavier. In the closing stretch, the Rascalz regained control, isolating Andretti and unleashing their best offense. Xavier’s crescent kick set the stage for Wentz’s jumping knee, before the pair sealed their AEW debut with Hot Fire Flame to score the decisive pinfall victory.
My Score: 3.5 out of 5
Match #3: Timeless” Toni Storm & Orange Cassidy def. Lady Bird Monroe & Gino Medina
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Storm decided to spend her Saturday night tagging with “Citrus Boy,” so we were treated to this mixed tag match! Cassidy quickly went to the pockets and dropkicked Medina from the ring. Lady Bird Monroe came in to confront Cassidy and pushed him, so he unloaded on her with his trademark kicks. When he went to finish her off, Cassidy instead walked away so Storm could take Monroe off her feet with a big dropkick! Cassidy dove to the outside and took out Medina while Storm hit a running hip attack on Monroe in the corner. Medina got back in the ring, only to fall victim to Storm’s tornado DDT from the top rope! Cassidy hit a spinning DDT on Medina to send him into the corner, where Storm followed with another hip attack. She threw Medina into Cassidy for an Orange Punch that got the three-count!
My Score: Squash out of 5
Match #4: TNT Championship Match – Tommaso Ciampa def. Mark Briscoe
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Briscoe and Ciampa opened with a respectful handshake and a measured feeling-out process before escalating into stiff strikes and hard-hitting exchanges on the floor. Briscoe briefly took control with dives, chops, and Redneck Kung Fu, but Ciampa shifted momentum with a brutal Psycho Driver on the apron, allowing him to unleash his trademark vicious offense. The match swung repeatedly as Briscoe rallied with corner clotheslines, a cannonball, and a Froggy Bow, only for Ciampa to answer with a draping DDT and a crushing avalanche Air Raid Crash for a near-fall. Late chaos saw both men brawl through a ringside table and trade desperate counters as the time limit loomed. After surviving multiple big moves, Ciampa finally caught Briscoe with an exposed running knee to score the decisive pinfall in a punishing, evenly matched war.
My Score: 4 out of 5
Match #5: AEW International Championship Match – Kazuchika Okada def. Adam Priest
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Okada got the jump on Priest at the bell, but Priest escaped a bodyslam to run Okada’s leg into the mat. Priest took Okada around the ring with some chops until Okada was able to turn things around with a dropkick that sent Priest to the floor. Romero came off commentary to get a cheap shot on Priest, as Okada distracted the referee with an exaggerated knee issue. Okada methodically picked Priest apart until Okada missed a charge in the corner. Priest put Okada down with a neckbreaker and then a German suplex out of the corner. Priest went to the top, so Okada rolled away. Then Romero tried to distract Priest, who took him out instead. That gave Okada a chance to attack Priest on the floor. He whipped Priest into the guard rail, but when he tried to charge after him, Priest took him out at the knee. Priest threw Okada back in and went to the top, where he connected with an Alabama Jam for a two-count! Okada turned things around and went for a dropkick, but Priest had it scouted and brought Okada to the mat to lock on a figure four! Okada escaped to the ropes. Priest walked into a boot and then an Okada dropkick! Okada went for the Rainmaker, but Priest got out of it and nearly stole the match! Okada caught Priest in midair for a spinning slam. Okada picked him back up and nailed the Rainmaker for the successful title defense!
My Score: 3.5 out of 5
Match #6: AEW Women’s World Tag Team Championship – The Babes of Wrath (Harley Cameron & Willow Nightingale) def. Sisters of Sin (Skye Blue & Julia Hart)
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Sisters of Sin jumped the Babes of Wrath at the bell, taking the fight outside and using early double-teams to seize control. The champions answered back with quick tags and power offense, as Cameron wiped out both challengers with a crossbody and shoulder tackles to swing momentum in their favour. The challengers slowed things down by isolating Cameron, but a timely tag to Nightingale sparked a comeback, highlighted by a pounce and a powerbomb for a near-fall. Chaos followed with rapid tags, reversals, and near finishes on both sides, including Blue narrowly escaping Cameron’s finisher. In the closing moments, a blind tag proved decisive as Cameron hit a crucifix bomb and Babes of Wrath followed with their double-team Sole Food to retain the titles.
My Score: 3 out of 5
Final Verdict: 3.5/5
This week’s Collision delivered a solid, workmanlike episode that leaned heavily on in-ring quality rather than big angles or shocking developments. The opener between Darby Allin and Clark Connors set a physical tone, even if the finish felt a little abrupt after Connors’ dominance. The Rascalz’ debut was a genuine highlight, bringing energy and pace that the tag division badly needs, while the mixed tag was exactly what it needed to be – quick, silly, and gone before it outstayed its welcome. The real anchor of the show was the TNT Title clash, which felt like a proper Collision-style war: hard-hitting, gritty, and earned. Okada’s International Title defence was strong if slightly overbooked, and the women’s tag title match capped things off with a perfectly serviceable main-event feel. A consistently enjoyable episode that rewarded sticking with it.
