‘AEW: Collision’ Review (Feb 28th 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, Nigel McGuiness and Excalibur 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: Death Riders (Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta, Daniel Garcia & PAC) def. Don Callis Family (Josh Alexander, Lance Archer, Rocky Romero & Trent Beretta)
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Romero and Garcia kicked things off in this chaotic eight-man tag, briefly delayed by Archer jawing with Marina Shafir. Garcia outpaced Romero early, and a PAC tag led to a standing moonsault for two. On commentary, Tony Schiavone confirmed Tony Khan had made MJF vs. Kevin Knight for the AEW World Title official for Dynamite in El Paso. Tags flew fast, reigniting last week’s tension between Castagnoli and Alexander. Castagnoli gained control with a gutwrench suplex, but interference allowed Archer and the Callis Family to isolate Yuta—whose bald head (and hat) drew heavy boos. Yuta bit Archer to escape a chokeslam and dove onto the Callis Family, but momentum swung repeatedly as both sides traded big sequences. PAC was isolated until finally tagging Castagnoli, who ran wild with uppercuts and a giant swing attempt. A frantic closing stretch saw Shafir briefly neutralise Archer, before the Death Riders overwhelmed him 4-on-1. Despite a near-fall off sliced bread from Romero, Yuta countered into the Busaiku Knee to secure the win for the Death Riders.
My Score: 3 out of 5
Match #2: Tommaso Ciampa def. Jay Lethal
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The duo opened cautiously, circling to a stalemate before tempers flared. Ciampa shoved Lethal, Lethal slapped him, and it was on. Chops flew until Ciampa gained the edge with a back elbow, big boot and side suplex. Outside interference soon shifted the momentum, as Blake Christian slid in with a German suplex while the referee was distracted. Lethal capitalised, controlling the pace and even launching Ciampa over the announce desk with a dive. Back inside, Ciampa battled back, cutting Lethal off up top and countering multiple attempts at the King’s Elbow and Lethal Injection into tight near-falls. The reversals came thick and fast, including a Lethal Combination and a brutal Project Ciampa that somehow didn’t finish it. With Lee Johnson and Blake Christian again trying to interfere, Ciampa wiped them both out, survived a flash roll-up, then connected with a short dropkick and a crushing bicycle knee to finally put Lethal away for the hard-fought win.
My Score: 3.5 out of 5
Match #3: Brawling Birds (Jamie Hayter & Alex Windsor) def. Gypsy Mac & Tyra Russamee
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Hayter quickly threw Mac to the mat and overpowered her with an exploder suplex. Hayter threw Mac to her corner so that she could tag Russamee. Hayter tagged Windsor, who came right in with clubbing blows to Russamee’s back. Windsor punished Russamee in the corner and then kicked her in the back to get a near-fall. Hayter made a blind tag so that the Birds could hit an assisted boot on a prone Russamee. Birds pounded away on Russamee as Windsor ran over Mac on the floor. Russamee ate chops from both Hayter and Windsor in the corner, which they followed with a double suplex. They sandwiched Russamee with lariats and finished her off with Two Birds, One Stone, securing another impressive victory!
My Score: SQUASH out of 5
Match #4: ProtOkada (Kyle Fletcher & Kazuchika Okada) def. Top Flight (Dante & Darius Martin)
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ProtOkada united for the first time as a tag team, with Don Callis on commentary, and Okada started against Darius in a respectful chain-wrestling exchange — respect that quickly proved false as Okada cheap-shotted him and tagged in Fletcher. A double big boot put Top Flight on the back foot, and a DDT from Okada spiked Dante on the floor as ProtOkada took firm control. Top Flight fired back with slick tandem offence, including a Spanish Fly from Darius and dives to the outside, while Dante and Darius combined for near-falls with Angel’s Wings. Okada repeatedly cut them off, breaking pins and dragging Dante to the floor to halt momentum. A frantic closing stretch saw Okada escape a Rainmaker attempt, land his signature dropkick, then connect with the Rainmaker proper — but instead of finishing it himself, he smugly tagged Fletcher. A brutal boot to Dante and a crushing brainbuster to Darius sealed the win, as ProtOkada made a dominant first impression.
My Score: 3 out of 5
Match #5: “Timeless” Toni Storm def. Zayda Steel
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For the first time in nearly two months, Storm was back in singles action on Collision! And in quite the strategic maneuver, Steel kissed Storm’s hand at the bell. Storm and Steel traded some chain wrestling and ended in a stalemate. Steel offered her hand to Storm, so Storm worked into a brief test of strength. Steel tried a pair of shoulder tackles to no avail, but when Storm tried one of her own, Steel followed her to the ropes with a hurricanrana. She snapmared Storm to the mat and connected with a basement dropkick. Steel covered Storm and got a two-count. Steel went for a bodyslam, but Storm reversed it into one of her own and followed with a snap suplex to get a near-fall. Storm hooked Steel for Storm Zero, but Steel escaped in between Storm’s legs and kicked her to the apron. Steel caught Storm on the way back in with a boot and immediately followed with a lungblower that sent Storm to the floor. Steel got a head of steam and took out Storm with a tope suicida. Steel threw Storm in and went to the top for a crossbody, which connected, but Storm kicked out at two. Storm broke free of an Unprettier attempt and nailed three German suplexes! With Steel down in the corner, Storm called for the hip attack and crushed Steel. Storm finished Steel off with the Storm Zero for the win!
My Score: SQUASH out of 5
Match #6: Thunder Rosa and Kris Statlander def. Sisters of Sin (Julia Hart & Skye Blue)
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Thunder Rosa and Julia Hart kicked things off fast, with Rosa nearly stealing it early via a diving clothesline. Hart regrouped, bringing Skye Blue in for double-team offence as the Sisters of Sin isolated Rosa before Kris Statlander tagged in and shifted momentum with power strikes and a fisherman’s driver. Statlander dominated stretches of the match, but Hart and Blue worked smart tandem offence, including a rope-walk arm wrench and stereo superkicks. A miscue saw Blue accidentally knee Hart, allowing Rosa back in to clean house with basement dropkicks and a Northern Lights suplex. Chaos followed, with frequent tags and near-falls as both teams traded big shots. The Sisters of Sin nearly had it after a double front suplex and more superkicks, but Rosa broke the count. In the closing stretch, Statlander landed Staturday Night Fever on Hart, and Rosa sealed it with the Tijuana Bomb for the decisive win.
My Score: 3 out of 5
Match #7: Andrade El Ídolo def. Tomohiro Ishii
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Andrade tried to slow Tomohiro Ishii with a headlock early, but Ishii quickly powered free and turned it into a strike exchange. Andrade taunted him from the ropes and cut him off with sharp kicks and a dropkick that sent Ishii to the floor. Ishii answered by yanking Andrade off the apron and chopping him senseless back inside, but Andrade regained control with eye rakes, a running kick and ringside theatrics — even pausing for a selfie mid-match. Ishii countered the Three Amigos with a suplex of his own, prompting Don Callis to leave commentary and rally Andrade at ringside. The pair traded lariats, suplexes and brutal forearms, with Ishii repeatedly surviving meteoras and a moonsault to Andrade’s growing disbelief. After escaping a brainbuster and absorbing yet another lariat, Andrade finally connected with The DM on the second attempt to put Ishii down in a hard-hitting main event.
My Score: 3.5 out of 5
Final Verdict: 3/5
This week’s Collision felt like a solid, workmanlike episode rather than a must-see one. Nothing truly stunk up the joint, but outside of the main event and Ciampa vs. Lethal, there wasn’t a whole lot that demanded your immediate attention either. The eight-man opener was chaotic in the way you’d expect, advancing faction tensions without quite reaching that next gear. ProtOkada made for an intriguing new pairing and looked dominant, while Toni Storm and the Brawling Birds continued to rack up decisive wins in efficient fashion. The women’s tag delivered some of the night’s best chemistry, and Andrade vs. Ishii brought the grit and stiffness you want in a Collision main event. In short, this was a steady, enjoyable two hours with strong in-ring action, logical booking, but lacking that one standout, “you have to see this” moment.
