‘AEW: Collision’ Review (Nov 2nd 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: Day Of The Dead Match – Thunder Rosa def. Harley Cameron
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Rosa rocked Cameron with a dropkick through the ropes. Thunder Rosa whacked Cameron with a garbage can lid. Thunder Rosa walked the guardrail, but Harley Cameron yanked her down! Back in the ring Harley and Thunder Rosa traded running lariats. Thunder Rosa blasted Harley with a lung blower. Thunder Rosa set two steel chairs side by side. Harley smashed a pinata over Thunder Rosa’s head. Harley suplexed Thunder Rosa through a board that Thunder Rosa had set up on the two chairs. Thunder Rosa cracked a chair over Harley’s back. Thunder Rosa put a trash can over Cameron’s head and walloped Harley Cameron with kicks. Thunder Rosa used a table as a rampway, ran up it, and dropkicked Harley, who still had the trash can over her head! Thunder Rosa covered Cameron and scored the pin!
My Score: 3.5 out of 5
Match #2: Kyle Fletcher def. Komander
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Fletcher pump kicked Komander at the start of the match. Kyle hoisted up Komander and hurled him down with a body slam. Kyle tied up Komander in the turnbuckles in the Tree of Woe and kicked him repeatedly. Komander caught Kyle with a crucifix bomb for a near fall. Komander took down Fletcher with a Sliced Bread off the top rope! Fletcher fired back with a tope suicida. Fletcher punted Alex Abrahantes in the head! Komander flipped off the top rope with a beautiful moonsault onto Fletcher. Komander stunned Fletcher with a Spanish Fly for a near fall! Komander tried for another moonsault, but Fletcher countered with boots to Komander’s face. Fletcher planted Komander with an Aussie Bomb, but Komander kicked out at the two-count! Komander countered a Tiger Driver. Komander went for a poison rana and spiked Fletcher on the arena floor. Komander splashed Fletcher with a moonsault for a near fall! Komander charged at Fletcher, but Fletcher decked Komander with a lariat. Fletcher got his legs kicked out from under him and Komander drilled Fletcher with a top rope Code Red! Komander walked the top ropes and moonsaulted onto Fletcher on the arena floor. Komander walked the ropes again, but Kyle kicked them causing Komander to lose his balance! Fletcher planted Komander with a brainbuster on the top turnbuckle and pinned Komander!
My Score: 4 out of 5
Match #3: The Don Callis Family (Lance Archer & Brian Cage) def. Shaun Smith & Joe Keys
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Cage steamrolled Smith and Keys! He suplexed Keys and tagged in Archer. Lance Archer splashed Keys with a running elbow in the corner. Lance leveled Keys with a lariat. Lance blasted Smith with a Bossman Slam. Cage suplexed Smith from outside the ring and back into it. Archer choke slammed Keys. Cage and Archer hit their powerbomb-choke slam combo and Cage pinned Shaun Smith.
My Score: 0 out of 5
Match #4: PAC def. Action Andretti
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Pac applied a side headlock to Action. Action countered a reversal with a back elbow. Action dropkicked Pac! Action flipped over the top with a tope con hiro onto Pac. Action hit a flurry of offense followed by a falcon arrow on Pac for a near fall! Yuta distracted the ref while Marina whacked Action in the leg with the steel case. Pac superplexed Action Andretti! Pac locked on the Brutalizer in the center of the ring and Action Andretti tapped out! Pac wouldn’t break the hold!
My Score: 3 out of 5
Match #5: Lio Rush def. Ariya Daivari
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Daivari attacked Lio Rush with a hot start. Lio rolled up Ariya for a near fall. Lio connected with a flurry of offense including a falcon arrow, but Ariya kicked out at the two-count. Lio rocketed out of the ring with a tope to Woods. Lio followed up with a second tope, this time to Mark Sterling. Daivari drilled Lio Rush with a DDT in the ring. Lio fired back with a springboard into a cutter. Lio frog splashed Daivari and picked up the pinfall victory!
My Score: 2 out of 5
Match #6: Roderick Strong def. Shane Taylor
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Shane Taylor jabbed away at Roderick. MJF was watching on a monitor with a smug look. Roddy got a head of steam and kicked Taylor between the ropes. Taylor grabbed Roddy and rocked him with a shoulder breaker. Taylor knocked Roddy out of the ring with a headbutt. Roddy dodged a leg drop on the apron. Strong jumped off the apron with a flying forearm to Shane Taylor! Strong took down Taylor with a running lariat in the ring. Roddy hoisted up Shane and planted him with a right angle slam. Taylor choke slammed Roddy and followed that up with a splash for a near fall! Roddy rocked Taylor with a jumping knee strike and pinned Taylor!
My Score: 3 out of 5
Match #7: AEW Women’s World Championship Match – Mariah May def. Anna Jay
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Anna Jay nailed Mariah with a flipping neck breaker. Mariah chopped Anna Jay and then grounded and pounded the challenger. Mariah blasted Anna with a shotgun dropkick in the back. Anna flew out of the corner with a flying elbow shot and a dropkick of her own to the champion. Anna Jay caught Mariah with a backstabber for a near fall! Mariah dropkicked Anna off the top rope. Mariah followed up with a side suplex. Mariah headbutted Anna Jay. Anna locked on the Queen Slayer out of nowhere! Mariah escaped, rolled up Anna Jay and scored the victory!
My Score: 3 out of 5
Final Verdict: 3.5/5
And the improvements on Collision continue! This week’s episode opened ridiculously strong with two back-to-back fantastic opening matches… OK, so we got a squash match and a quasi-squash but the rest of the card flowed great – all the way to the main event where Anna Jay finally got her title shot. She didn’t get the win, but the match was a great way to end this episode of Collision. Bring it on again next week!
