‘AEW: Collision’ Review (Dec 7th 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: Continental Classic Gold League Match – Darby Allin def. Komander
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Darby Allin used a side headlock takeover right out of the gates, a great technician in his own right. Komander fired back with an arm drag takedown. Darby captured Komander’s wrist after Komander walked the ropes and cradled Komander for a near fall. Komander rallied back with a springboard moonsault to Darby on the arena floor. Komander blasted Darby with a thrust kick to the face. Komander jumped off the ring post with a forearm shot to Darby. Darby dodged a flip attack and rammed Komander into the steel post. Darby propped Komander in a chair at ringside. Darby charged from inside the ring to outside, flying at Komander in the chair, but Komander escaped at the last minute! Darby crashed and careened off the steel chair. Darby and Komander collided inside the ring, their heads butting each other. Darby drilled Komander with a Code Red, but Komander kicked out at the two-count! Komander nailed Darby with an avalanche Spanish Fly. Darby grabbed the bottom rope to break the ref’s count and save himself from being pinned. Komander was hung over the top rope and Darby splashed him with a coffin drop, then followed up with a con hiro through the ropes. Komander planted Darby with a poison rana. Komander monkey flipped Darby on the ring apron, and then hit Darby with a tope. Komander climbed to the top turnbuckle, walked the ropes and jumped. Darby moved but Komander landed on his feet. Darby tied up Komander, hooked Komander, and scored the pin in a modified Last Supper!
My Score: 3.5 out of 5
Match #2: NJPW Dynasty International Women’s Cup Qualifier Semifinal – Willow Nightingale def. Serena Deeb
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Willow plowed into the Professor with a shoulder tackle. Willow went for a sit down splash, but Deeb dodged it. Willow walloped Deeb with a fisherman buster. Deeb drilled Willow with a draping neck breaker. Willow scored with two consecutive lariats. Willow planted Deeb with a spinebuster for a near fall. Deeb stunned Willow with some chops. Deeb took down Willow with a running clothesline. Deeb hit a release German Suplex. Nightingale fought off the Deeb Tox with a big stampede power slam. Willow attempted the cannonball run in the corner, but Deeb moved out of the way. Deeb spiked Willow with the Deeb Tox but somehow Willow found the incredible determination to kick out! Willow sent Serena soaring with a pounce! Willow pinned Deeb after the Babe With The Powerbomb finisher!
My Score: 3 out of 5
Match #3: Continental Classic Blue League Match – Kyle Fletcher def. Kazuchika Okada
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Kyle hooked on a side headlock. Okada escaped and Fletcher taunted him. Okada cracked Kyle with some solid forearm shots. Okada kicked Fletcher in the face. Fletcher tumbled out of the ring. Okada spiked Fletcher with a DDT on the arena floor. Fletcher caught Okada with a draping DDT as Okada was making his return back inside the ring. Fletcher found his mark with a knee strike. Fletcher and Okada traded forearm strikes at the ten minute mark. Okada connected with a jumping back elbow and then a DDT for a near fall. Okada locked on a cobra clutch. Fletcher fired back with a half and half suplex, folding up Okada in half. Okada rallied back with a flatliner. Okada nailed Fletcher with a neck breaker and a scoop slam. Okada landed an elbow drop from the top rope. Okada dropkicked Fletcher. Fletcher rolled out of the ring to try to create some distance between himself and Okada. Fletcher escaped a tombstone piledriver attempt and sent Okada down hard with a half and half suplex on the arena floor. Fletcher power bombed Okada, but Okada kicked out at the two-count. Okada turned Fletcher around on his feet and smashed Fletcher with the Rainmaker lariat. Okada blasted Fletcher with a shotgun dropkick. As the ref was distracted, Fletcher kicked Okada between the legs! Fletcher spiked Okada with a brain buster and stole the pin over Okada!
My Score: 3 out of 5
Match #4: The Beast Mortos def. Aaron Solo
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The Beast bulldozed Solo with a shoulder tackle. The Beast Mortos planted Solo with a back breaker. The Beast Mortos took off Solo’s head with a discus lariat and pinned Solo!
My Score: 0 out of 5
Match #5: Mina Shirakawa def. Emi Sakura
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Sakura chopped away at Shirakawa. Mina rallied back, regaining momentum with swift round kicks. Emi chopped Mina in the face! Mina walloped Emi with a kick, knocking Emi down to the mat. Mina connected with a springboard kick. Emi regained momentum with a spinning neck breaker. Emi cracked Mina with a stalling back breaker. Mina clobbered Emi with a discus lariat and then a sling blade from the top rope for a near fall. Mina served up a spinning back fist and then finished off Emi with a sling blade from the top rope!
My Score: 3 out of 5
Match #6: Continental Classic Blue League Match – Daniel Garcia def. Mark Briscoe
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Both men went move for move in the early minutes, feeling one another out. Garcia started to get aggressive, so Briscoe served up some redneck Kungfu! Briscoe flew through the ropes with a tope con hiro, knocking Garcia off his feet. Garcia measured up Mark and blasted him with a John Woo style dropkick! Both men traded forearm strikes. Garcia took Mark off his feet with a clothesline. Briscoe came back with a Cactus elbow from the apron. Briscoe nailed Garcia with a running lariat. Briscoe caught Garcia with an exploder suplex and then a fisherman buster for a near fall! Briscoe drilled Garcia with a Death Valley Driver. Briscoe climbed up top, but he was cut off at the pass by Garcia. Garcia superplexed Briscoe and then spiked him with a piledriver, but Mark kicked out at the two-count! Briscoe knocked Garcia off the top turnbuckle and then landed the froggy bow. Garcia kicked out at the two-count! Garcia blistered Briscoe’s chest with chops. Briscoe picked up Garcia and planted him with the cutthroat driver, scoring the pin and his first three points of the tournament!
My Score: 4 out of 5
Final Verdict: 3.5/5
Another week of Continental Classic matches and another cracking episode of Collision. It wasn’t all about the tournament, we also got a great women’s NJPW Dynasty qualifier and a great match between Mina Shirakawa and Emi Sakura. The only letdown this week was the squash match – though who doesn’t like to see Aaron Solo get his arsed handed to him on a plate! Though everything on this show paled in comparison to the main event, which was easily one of the best C2 matches so far.
