‘AEW: Collision’ Review (Sept 21st 2024)
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: ROH World Tag Team Championship Bunkhouse Brawl – Dustin Rhodes & Sammy Guevara def. Undisputed Kingdom (Matt Taven & Mike Bennett)
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Sammy and Dustin brought the fight to Taven and Bennett, charging at the Undisputed Kingdom as they made their entrance! Dustin wrapped a leather belt around his feet and struck Bennett in the forehead. Sammy moonsaulted off the guardrail, wiping out Taven. Sammy battered Bennett and Taven with a kendo stick. Sammy tried for a tope suicida, but Bennett cracked him in the skull with a steel chair. Bennett had Sammy on his shoulders while Taven jumped out of the ring with a Doomsday Device delivery to the Spanish God. Dustin had a taser, but the Undisputed Kingdom countered with a double thrust kick. Dustin drilled Taven with a bulldog off the ramp, sending both men crashing through tables wrapped in barbed wire on the arena floor! Sammy sent Bennett through a table with a cutter off the apron. Guevara climbed to the top of the ladder. Taven shoved the ladder, sending Sammy plummeting from the top of the 12 foot ladder, smashing through a table on the arena floor. The Undisputed Kingdom double teamed a bloody Dustin, but Dustin fought back. Bennett nailed Dustin with a spine buster. Dustin was looking for a Cross Rhodes on Bennett, but Taven came to Bennett’s aid. Dustin power slammed Taven on top of a steel chair. Dustin followed up with a suplex to Taven on to a steel chair. Bennett decimated Dustin with a Death Valley Driver through steel chairs. Sammy jumped into the ring to break up the pin attempt on his partner. Sammy hit Taven with the GTH! Sammy connected with a thrust kick to Bennett. Dustin wrapped barbed wire around his cowboy boot. Dustin smashed Bennett with a kick to the jewels. Sammy splashed Bennett with a Swanton dive from the top of the ladder. Sammy covered Bennett and the champs retained their titles via pinfall!
My Score: 3.5 out of 5
Match #2: Hologram, & The Conglomeration (Kyle O’Reilly and Mark Briscoe) def. The Premier Athletes (Ariya Daivari, Josh Woods, and Tony Nese)
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Hologram and Kyle hit a double suplex on Daivari, showing great synergy. Hologram hit Nese with a shotgun dropkick. After distraction, Sterling kicked Kyle with his shoes. Nese nailed Hologram with a spin wheel kick to Hologram’s face. Briscoe tagged in and served up a spicy dish of redneck Kungfu to Woods and Daivari! Briscoe tossed Daivari with a suplex. Briscoe followed up with a Death Valley Bomb to Woods. Sterling tried to distract Briscoe, but Hologram flew out of the ring and wiped out Sterling with a tope. Mark spiked Woods with the Jay Driller and scored the pin!
My Score: 3 out of 5
Match #3: Mariah May def. Lady Frost
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Lady Frost cradled Mariah for a near fall after Mariah blew a kiss to Nigel. Mariah picked up Lady Frost and planted her with a Mariah-Go-Round. Mariah connected with a John Woo dropkick to Lady Frost. Lady Frost took down Mariah with some gymnastics offense. She followed up with a twisting tornillo from the top rope to the champion. Lady Frost hurled Mariah with a suplex but Mariah fired back with a headbutt and a knee strike. Mariah spiked Lady Frost with a Storm Zero and picked up the pin fall victory!
My Score: 2 out of 5
Match #4: Darby Allin def. Evil Uno
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Evil Uno slapped Darby to the mat. Uno battered Darby with chops and strikes in the corner. Reynolds distracted the ref while Evil Uno whipped Darby with Uno’s leather belt. Darby rocketed out of the ring with a fearless tope suicida. Evil Uno whipped Darby into the steel ring steps and followed up with a pounce, Darby’s back crashing against the guardrail. Darby had Uno in a bulldog choke, trying to make a statement to Moxley, but Uno reached out to turnbuckles. Evil Uno nailed Daby with a buckle bomb and then a flatliner for a near fall. Reynolds tried to help Evil Uno and Darby jumped at him with a tope suicida. Evil Uno tried for a cannonball, but Darby moved out of the way, dodging it. Darby connected with a Coffin Drop to Evil Uno on the floor! Darby hit another Coffin Drop, this time to Uno in the ring, and pinned Evil Uno.
My Score: 3 out of 5
Match #5: Serena Deeb def. Queen Aminata
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Deeb stomped on Queen Aminata’s hand. Deeb tried for a shoulder block, but Queen Aminata didn’t budge. Serena hooked Aminata’s legs and put her in a surfboard submission. Aminata got up, holding the small of her back. Deeb annihilated Aminata with a draping neck breaker over the ropes. Queen Aminata rallied back with a snap suplex and a swinging fishermen neck breaker for a near fall on the Professor. Queen Aminata hurled Deeb with a release German Suplex and then connected with a running kick for a (very) near fall! Deeb decked Queen Aminata with a vicious lariat. Queen Aminata bashed Deeb with the Brain Drain headbutt, knocking the Professor out of the ring. Deeb caught Aminata with a dragon screw leg whip through the ropes. Deeb followed up with the Deeb Tox and pinned Queen Aminata!
My Score: 3.5 out of 5
Match #6: The Beast Mortos, The Grizzled Young Veterans (James Drake & Zack Gibson), Rush, & Roderick Strong def. FTR (Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler), The Outrunners (Truth Magnum & Turbo Floyd), & Hook
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Things broke down quickly with all ten men brawling. Rush chopped at Dax. Rush punted Dax in the face with his boot. Dax got up and battered Rush with chops of his own. Gibson tagged in but Dax knocked down Gibson with a chop and a suplex. Hook tagged in and bludgeoned Gibson with knees and forearms. Drake got a tag and he and Gibson hit a double clothesline on Hook. Roddy entered the fray, wanting a piece of Hook. Roddy and Hook lit up one another with stiff chops. Hook hurled Roddy across the ring with a great suplex. Hook threw Gibson and then knocked Rush down. Hook hit the T-bone suplex on Roddy, cleaning house on the opposition. Turbo Floyd tagged in and took care of both members of the Grizzled Young Veterans with scoop body slams. The Beast Mortos and Rush jumped into the ring, but Turbo rammed them together headfirst. Truth and Turbo hip tossed Gibson and then hit their double elbow. The Outrunners used the Shatter Machine, but Drake was saved by his team. Magnum ate a throat shot from Gibson as the ref was distracted. Gibson choked Magnum across the ropes. Roddy tagged in and mauled Magnum with a back breaker. Rush tagged in and dropkicked Truth. The Grizzled Young Veterans double teamed Magnum. The Beast Mortos splashed Magnum from the top rope for a two-count! Dax tagged in and rocked Rush with German Suplexes. Roddy and Hook brawled up the ramp and backstage. Rush and Dax blistered one another’s chests with stiff chops. They staggered one another until Dax sent Rush down with a short arm lariat. The Beast Mortos flew out of the ring with a tornillo to the opposition. FTR went for the Shatter Machine on Rush, but the Beast Mortos broke it up. Rush smashed Dax with the Bull’s Horns and pinned Dax!
My Score: 3.5 out of 5
Final Verdict: 3.5/5
What a cracking episode of Collision this week! The opening match set the tone for this show, delivering some great tag action (Sammy Guevara and Dustin Rhodes actually make for one hell of a team!) and was followed by good match after good match… From the trios match to Darby and Evil Uno’s great one-on-one; by way of the fantastic women’s match between Queen Aminata and Serena Deeb and the crowd-pleasing 10-man main event match. And best of all? No squash matches!
