‘AEW: Collision’ Review (Feb 7th 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 and Nigel McGuinness 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: Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson) def. GOA (Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona)

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The night kicked off with a high-stakes tag match between two teams already familiar with each other this month, though this marked their first traditional tag encounter. Liona and Kaun used their size and power early, isolating Matt with relentless double-teams and cutting off repeated attempts to tag Nick. The Bucks had brief flurries of offense, but GOA repeatedly halted their momentum with brute force, including apron attacks and a series of punishing double-team maneuvers that kept Matt grounded. The tide finally turned when Matt avoided Kaun and stunned Liona on the floor, allowing Nick to enter and ignite the comeback. Nick strung together crisp strikes, dives, and high-risk offense, leading to several close near-falls. The Bucks nearly had it won, but GOA’s power and athleticism — highlighted by Liona’s springboard moonsault — kept them in control deep into the match. After chaos broke out on the floor and a mistimed BTE Trigger nearly cost them everything, the Bucks regrouped. A second BTE Trigger connected, Liona was neutralized, and a perfectly timed tombstone/flip combination sealed the victory as Nick pinned Kaun for the hard-fought win.

My Score: 3.5 out of 5

Match #2: “The Jet” Kevin Knight def. Scorpio Sky

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Sky made his entrance alongside Christopher Daniels and the recovering Leila Grey, who soon headed to the back, while Knight was accompanied by fellow AEW World Trios Champion “Speedball” Mike Bailey. Sky and Knight opened with a lengthy feeling-out process, trading chain wrestling before Knight took control by targeting Sky’s injured elbow. Sky answered back with power and strikes, but Knight matched him step for step, countering a stomp and keeping pace in a brief standoff. The two exchanged chops until Sky gained the edge with corner uppercuts, only for Knight to turn the tide by crotching Sky on the top rope and blasting him with a flying clothesline on the ramp. Knight’s athleticism shone throughout, but Sky cut him off by getting his knees up on a UFO Splash and followed with a flurry of offense, including a Sky High powerbomb for a near fall. The match stayed tightly contested with multiple close calls, highlighted by Knight leaping over a lariat to land a picture-perfect clothesline. After a superplex left both men scrambling, Knight regained momentum, catching Sky with a leaping hurricanrana and a springboard lariat before sealing the win with a massive UFO Splash. Sky showed his respect afterward, remaining in the ring to shake Knight’s hand.

My Score: 3.5 out of 5

Match #3: Mina Shirakawa def. Viva Van

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Before the match began, we took a look back at Shirakawa and Van tagging together at NJPW Windy City Riot in April 2024. The two exchanged holds to open the match until Van escaped an armbar and did Shirakawa’s signature dance on the mat. Shirakawa tried to clothesline her, but Van moved and rolled her for a nearfall, only for Shirakawa to come back with a slingblade. Van escaped a guillotine and pounced Shirakawa to the mat. Shirakawa escaped a straight jacket to get back to her feet and reversed Van’s offense into a spinning back fist that connected! She picked Van up for a kick combination and then caught Van’s leg over the second rope to put her down. Shirakawa spun in with a tornillo splash that got a two-count. Shirakawa slammed Van’s knee to the ground and tried for a figure four, but Van kicked out of it. She stunned Shirakawa with a pair of strikes and nailed Shirakawa in the back of the head with an impressive flip kick. Shirakawa kicked out just in time. Van got sent to the corner but switched things around and put Shirakawa on the top turnbuckle. Shirakawa kicked Van away and nailed a top-rope slingblade. She followed up with a strike-kick combo, but Van stopped the backfist. Shirakawa landed the backfist on the second attempt to put Van down and locked in the figure four leglock to get the submission victory!

My Score: 2 out of 5

Match #4: Death Riders (Marina Shafir & Wheeler Yuta) def. SkyFlight (Zayda Steel & Dante Martin)

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Martin exploded out of the gate, sending Yuta to the floor and following with a dive. Back inside, Shafir took control of Steel, using her strength and aggression to dominate until Steel fought back with a choke and a quick roll-up. Shafir shut that down with a brutal takedown and a cheap shot on Martin, allowing Yuta to tag in and briefly isolate Steel before Martin re-entered with a flurry, capped by a springboard dropkick for a near fall. Momentum swung again when Shafir tripped Martin on the outside, setting up a sustained stretch of punishment from Yuta. Martin survived long enough to escape with a desperation flip, but Shafir cut off the tag attempt, and Yuta nearly put him away with a bridging German suplex. Yuta’s misstep to the floor finally opened the door for Steel, who came in hot with a neckbreaker and aerial offense. Chaos followed, but Shafir ultimately overpowered Steel, locking in Mother’s Milk while Yuta neutralized Martin. With no escape and no save possible, Steel was forced to submit, giving the Death Riders the victory.

My Score: 2.5 out of 5

Match #5: Thekla def. Brittnie Brooks

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Thekla put Brooks down with two quick strikes at the bell and immediately followed with a spear to make very short work of Brooks for the victory. After the match, Blue and Hart came out to hold down Brooks, as Thekla whipped her, just as she did to Statlander earlier in the night.

My Score: SQUASH out of 5

Match #6: 8-Man Parking Lot Fight – Eddie Kingston, Ortiz & The Rascalz (Dezmond Xavier & Zachary Wentz) def. Grizzled Young Veterans (Zack Gibson & James Drake), Big Bill & Bryan Keith

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A horn blared in the parking lot as a white SUV rolled in, setting the stage for an immediate all-out brawl. Weapons flew as Kingston dumped a trash can full of hardware into the fight, smashing windows and mirrors as all eight men battled between the cars. Big Bill’s power quickly became a factor, while Ortiz and The Rascalz dished out punishment across hoods, windshields, and even the roof of a limo. Momentum shifted when Bill and GYV seized control, using bricks, hammers, and pipe wrenches to brutal effect, leaving Wentz bloodied and the opposition struggling to regroup. The chaos escalated inside the smoke-filled limo before Kingston stormed back in with a kendo stick, igniting another wild exchange that saw bodies launched through windshields and off vehicles. Interference followed as Isla Dawn attempted to tip the scales, only for Myron Reed to arrive and neutralize her. In the final stretch, Ortiz and Kingston regained control, delivering decisive blows across the cars. Kingston sealed the victory by DDT’ing Gibson onto a windshield and scoring the pin, as the battered victors stood tall after a relentless parking lot war.

My Score: 3 out of 5

Match #7: TNT Championship 3-Way Match – Tommaso Ciampa def. Roderick Strong and Claudio Castagnoli

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Before the main event, Lexy Nair caught up with Roderick Strong, who explained that answering Ciampa’s open challenge was about forcing change after recent frustrations. Mark Briscoe interrupted to praise Strong’s initiative and endorsed him as a future TNT Champion, politely asking for the first shot if Strong won the title. Strong thanked him… then clarified he’s not part of the Conglomeration. The triple threat opened at a furious pace, with all three men colliding before Castagnoli was briefly sent outside, leaving Strong and Ciampa to trade blistering chops. Castagnoli quickly reasserted himself, dishing out uppercuts and power moves, while Strong relied on precision strikes and timely counters to stay in the fight. Momentum shifted constantly as alliances formed and collapsed in seconds, with all three trading suplexes, DDTs, and apron punishment. Strong came closest to victory after landing a backbreaker and tiger driver, locking in the Strong Hold before Castagnoli broke it up. Ciampa nearly finished things with Willow’s Bell and Fairy Tale Ending, but Castagnoli kicked out. In the chaos that followed, Strong avoided the Neutralizer and scored a near-fall—only for Ciampa to sprint in and blast him with a bicycle knee. Ciampa covered Strong to retain the TNT Championship after a breathless main event.

My Score: 4 out of 5

Final Verdict: 3.5/5

This week’s Collision was a bit of a rollercoaster – solid where it mattered most, but padded with enough filler to stop it feeling like an all-timer. The Young Bucks vs GOA opener and the Kevin Knight/Scorpio Sky match both delivered strong, competitive wrestling, while the TNT Championship three-way absolutely carried main-event expectations with urgency, drama, and three guys wrestling like they had something to prove. On the flip side, the women’s undercard struggled for consistency: Mina Shirakawa vs Viva Van never quite clicked, and Thekla’s squash, while storyline-driven, was all angle. The parking lot fight was chaotic fun in the way only AEW can do, even if it leaned more spectacle than substance. Overall, a show buoyed by a hot start and an excellent finish, but with a noticeably uneven middle.