‘AEW: Collision’ Review (Jul 27th 2024)
Welcome to this week’s review of AEW’s latest television show, 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: Orange Cassidy def. Johnny TV
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Orange dodged a series of round kicks from Johnny and then put Johnny’s own sunglasses on. Johnny TV was furious and went outside the ring to try to have Taya calm him down. Orange wasted no time with a tope suicida to Johnny TV outside. Johnny TV came back with a Russian Leg sweep on Orange. Orange rolled out of the way of a standing moonsault from Johnny. More frustrated now, Johnny wrenched on Orange’s arm, using the guardrail for leverage. Johnny jumped off the middle rope, using it as a springboard, and then connected with a kick to Orange’s head. Johnny followed up with a swinging neck breaker for a near fall. Cassidy cracked Johnny out of nowhere with a Stun dog millionaire and then a spinning DDT for a two-count on Johnny! Johnny TV countered with a swinging neck breaker. Orange dodged the Starship Pain. Johnny grabbed Orange and put him in another neck breaker and then crashed onto Orange with the Starship Pain, but Orange kicked out! Orange stunned Johnny with the Beach Break and then the Orange Punch and scored the pin!
My Score: 3 out of 5
Match #2: Blackpool Combat Club (Wheeler Yuta & Claudio Castagnoli) def. Top Flight (Dante & Darius Martin) and Lee Moriarty & Brian Cage
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Top Flight hit tandem offense on Claudio. The Infantry—Carlie Bravo and Shawn Dean—were watching this match closely backstage. “The Machine” Brian Cage tagged in and planted Dante with a full nelson slam. Claudio got the hot tag and cleaned house on Cage and Moriarty! Claudio jumped on Lee with a double foot stomp for a near fall! Claudio hurled Lee around the ring with the Giant Swing! Darius grabbed a blind tag from Claudio. Darius face planted Lee and went for the cover, but Wheeler jumped in to break up the pin. Cage and Claudio traded forearms in the center of the ring. Top Flight knocked both Cage and Claudio out of the ring with a double thrust kick. They followed up with tope suicidas to Claudio and Cage! Lee shot thru the ropes with a tope to Dante, but Darius was there with a PK to wipe out Lee. Lee Moriarty climbed to the top rope and nailed Darius with a double stomp, but Yuta grabbed a blind tag on Lee. Yuta wrapped up Darius in the seat belt and stole the pin out from the grasp of Lee Moriarty!
My Score: 3 out of 5
Match #3: Hologram def. The Beast Mortos
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The Beast Mortos power slammed Hologram. The Beast Mortos charged at Hologram with a big pounce! Hologram booted the Beast with a pump kick. Hologram drilled the Beast Mortos with a Canadian Destroyer on the apron! Hologram jumped off the top rope and flipped onto the Beast Mortos on the arena floor. Hologram rocketed out of the ring with a tope suicida! Back in the ring, Hologram spiked the Beast Mortos with a poison rana for a near fall! The Beast Mortos power bombed Hologram onto his knee and then clubbed Hologram with a lariat for a near fall! Mortos tried to slam Hologram off the top, but Hologram countered with a hurracanrana! Hologram finished the Beast Mortos with a crucifix bomb and scored the victory via pinfall!
My Score: 3.5 out of 5
Match #4: Thunder Rosa def. Maya World
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Thunder Rosa took down Maya with an arm drag. Thunder Rosa followed up with dropkicks to Maya World. Maya slapped Thunder Rosa in the face and taunted her. Thunder Rosa chopped back and then grounded and pounded Maya after a Thesz Press. Thunder Rosa double stomped Maya. Thunder Rosa applied a version of the camel clutch and forced Maya World to tap out!
My Score: 0 out of 5
Match #5: The Conglomeration (Tomohiro Ishii, Kyle O’Reilly & Mark Briscoe) def. Premier Athletes (Ariya Daivari, Josh Woods & Tony Nese)
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Ariya tripped up Kyle, pulled him out of the ring, and he and Josh double teamed Kyle. Mark Briscoe grabbed a steel chair and used it as a launching pad, flipping over the top rope and landing on the Premier Athletes, wiping them out. Briscoe used his redneck kung fu in the ring on Nese! Briscoe blasted Nese with a brain buster for a near fall! Mark went for the Jay Driller but Mark Sterling jumped on the apron, distracting him long enough for Nese to smash Mark with a jaw breaker. Woods hurled the three members of the Conglomeration across the ring, dishing out suplexes to them. Ishii bulldozed Woods with a lariat and then knocked Sterling off the apron with another lariat! Kyle grabbed an arm bar on Woods and made Woods tap out!
My Score: 3.5 out of 5
Match #6: Lance Archer def. “Unnamed Jobber”
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“The MurderHawk Monster” Lance Archer chased his opponent down the ramp! Archer choke slammed his opponent two times. After a brutal Black Out, he planted his opponent and pinned him in a quick tune-up match before his bout with Will Ospreay this Wednesday on Dynamite!
My Score: 0 out of 5
Match #7: FTR (Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) def. MxM Collection (Mansoor & Mason Madden)
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Mansoor knocked down Dax with a shoulder block. Cash tagged in and nailed Mansoor with a flying shoulder, slingshotting himself off the top rope. Mansoor tagged out to the massive Mason Madden. Madden battered Cash with body shots in the corner. Mansoor and Dax tagged in for their respective teams. FTR were looking for the Shatter Machine, but Madden grabbed Mansoor and pulled him out of the ring. Madden headbutted Cash. Mansoor cradled Cash for a near fall. Cash escaped and catapulted Mansoor into the turnbuckles. FTR finally put Mansoor in the Shatter Machine and pinned Mansoor after a miscalculation from Madden!
My Score: 3.5 out of 5
Match #8: PAC def. Lio Rush
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Pac rocked Rush with a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker. Lio retaliated with kicks to Pac’s midsection. “The Bastard” Pac fired back with a running elbow. Lio blocked a German Suplex by holding onto the ropes. Lio Rush rammed Pac into the steel ring post. Rush rocketed out of the ring with a tope suicida, hitting Pac like a torpedo! Rush nailed Pac with a Falcon Arrow for a near fall! Pac folded up Lio with a German Suplex out of nowhere. Lio staggered to stand but lured Pac in with a poison rana and then a cutter for a two-count! Lio tried for a frog splash, but Pac countered by lifting his knees into Lio’s ribs. Pac smashed Lio with a lariat and then forced Lio to tap once Pac applied the Brutalizer!
My Score: 3.5 out of 5
Final Verdict: 3.5/5
A definite improvement over recent weeks, this episode of Collision built and built from the very first match – the two squash matches aside – to a great main event! The Beast Mortos and Hologram had a great match – one that I’d like to see re-run in the near future (especially given how Mortos is picking up wins on ROH); The Conglomeration got a fantastic match out of the Premier Athletes – one of their best since coming back IMHO; whilst FTR and MxM really delivered – and that’s with me not like the MxM “male model” gimmick in the slightest! As for the main event, it was nice to see Pac give Lio Rush space to get in some great offence, making the match feel a lot more competitive than it could’ve been. A great show overall!
