‘AEW: Collision’ Review (Mar 28th 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: AEW Women’s World Tag Team Championship – Divine Dominion (Megan Bayne & Lena Kross) def. Babes of Wrath (Willow Nightingale & Harley Cameron)
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Babes of Wrath came out to a huge reaction, followed by the dominant champions Divine Dominion, with all four women brawling before the bell. Nightingale and Bayne opened with a power exchange, but early double-teams from the challengers gave them momentum—until Bayne and Kross took over, isolating Willow through the break. After the restart, Divine Dominion stayed in control, cutting the ring in half until Nightingale finally tagged in Cameron, who burst in with offence. Both teams traded control, with Cameron scoring a double DDT and Willow unloading with suplexes and a double dropkick. The Babes locked in stereo Boston Crabs, but Bayne reached the ropes. Moments later, Divine Dominion regrouped, dumped Willow outside, and wiped out Cameron with a big boot/suplex combo before finishing her with the Divine Intervention double chokeslam to retain the titles.
My Score: 3.5 out of 5
Match #2: Myron Reed def. Johnny TV
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This was Reed’s first ever singles match in AEW, and MxM TV gave him a rude welcome, as MxM pulled Reed to the outside and put the boots to him while the ref was distracted to start. Zachary Wentz and Dezmond Xavier chased off MxM, and this one got back between the ropes, where Reed and Johnny exchanged counters and strikes. Reed seized the advantage with a slingshot legdrop onto Johnny TV as he was draped over the ropes, followed by a thrust kick by Reed right to Johnny’s chin. Johnny reversed the momentum shortly thereafter and caught Reed in a massive Alabama Slam, but he took too long in taunting the crowd and allowed Reed to dodge a split-legged moonsault before hitting a cutter and a No Cap Splash springboard 450 for the win!
My Score: 2.5 out of 5
Match #3: Death Riders (Jon Moxley & Daniel Garcia) def. Private Party (Isiah Kassidy & Marq Quen)
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Garcia and Kassidy opened with some slick chain wrestling and counters before things turned heated, with Garcia slapping Kassidy and bringing Moxley into the match. Private Party used their speed and chemistry to briefly outmanoeuvre the Death Riders, but Mox and Garcia quickly regained control, isolating Quen through the break. Back from commercial, the double-teams continued until Quen created space, tagging Kassidy, who came in hot. Chaos followed, with Kassidy hitting a Destroyer on Garcia and even dropping Mox with a DDT, while Private Party nailed a double-team cutter and a 450 splash—only for Garcia to kick out. Momentum swung again when Claudio took out Quen on the outside, allowing Mox to sneak in with a cutter on Kassidy. Garcia capitalised with a piledriver and, after relentless strikes, locked in the DragonTamer. With Mox and Claudio blocking the save, Kassidy was forced to tap, giving the Death Riders the win.
My Score: 3 out of 5
Match #4: Mina Shirakawa and Brawling Birds (Jamie Hayter & Alex Windsor) def. Nixi XS, Aminah Belmont and Haven Harris
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Windsor started things off for her team against Nixi XS, beating her right back into her team’s corner, as Hayter and Shirakawa took out the other two opponents with massive big boots! Shirakawa and the Brawling Birds stacked up all three of their opponents in the corner and took turns taking them out, before the Birds set Belmont and Harris up for a double missile dropkick by Shirakawa. Hayter and Windsor then leveled Nixi XS with Two Birds With One Stone, allowing Shirakawa to lock in the figure-four leglock for the quick submission victory!
My Score: SQUASH out of 5
Match #5: Tommaso Ciampa def. Ace Austin
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Ciampa took early control with technical wrestling, but Austin repeatedly frustrated him, sending him to the outside multiple times. Once Ciampa finally caught him, the momentum shifted, as he draped Austin over the ropes and planted him with a DDT, then followed up with a brutal top-rope backbreaker heading into the break. After the restart, Austin rallied, landing a Russian leg sweep, a spinning kick, and an impressive gutwrench powerbomb for a near fall. Ciampa responded with Project Ciampa for two, but Austin fired back with a Heatseeker-style move on the outside and a dive over the top. Back in the ring, Ciampa struck with a knee and an Avalanche Air Raid Crash, but Austin kicked out. The two traded strikes until Ciampa reversed Austin’s charge into the corner and finished things with a running knee to secure the win.
My Score: 3.5 out of 5
Match #6: The Don Callis Family (Kyle Fletcher & Mark Davis) def. The Rascalz (Zachary Wentz & Dezmond Xavier)
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Wentz and Fletcher started fast, with Wentz using speed to gain early momentum before Davis was tagged in and quickly overpowered The Rascalz. Despite some slick double-team offence, Fletcher and Davis took control, throwing both men around and dominating heading into the break. After the restart, Wentz turned the tide with a blockbuster, allowing Xavier to come in firing with strikes and a cutter for a near fall. The Rascalz built momentum with quick tags and combo offence, but couldn’t put Fletcher away. Chaos broke out with all four men trading big moves, counters and near falls, bringing the crowd to its feet. Just as The Rascalz looked close, Davis regained control, wiping out Wentz and isolating Xavier. He then finished things with “Close Your Eyes and Count to Nothing” to secure the win for the Don Callis Family.
My Score: 3 out of 5
Match #7: AEW International Championship – Kazuchika Okada def. “The Jet” Kevin Knight
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Knight and Okada started cautiously, trading holds before Knight took early control, frustrating the champion and sending him outside. Okada turned things around with a DDT on the floor, but Knight fired back with shoulder tackles, a lariat and a UFO Splash for two, even wiping Okada out with a dive heading into the break. After the restart, Okada regained control with a neckbreaker and trademark elbow drop, but Knight stayed in it, countering a Rainmaker attempt into a pendulum DDT and following up with explosive offence, including a huge springboard forearm to the outside and a near-fall lariat in the ring. The pace stayed frantic, with both men trading counters and big moves, as Knight came close multiple times. However, after missing a risky UFO Splash, Okada capitalised, countering a series of pin attempts and stealing the win with a leveraged roll-up, grabbing the ropes to retain the AEW International Championship.
My Score: 4.5 out of 5
Final Verdict: 3.5/5
This week’s Collision was a tale of two halves: one stacked with genuinely great wrestling, the other padded with moments that felt like filler. The opener saw Divine Dominion overpower the Babes of Wrath in a hard-hitting tag that gave Willow Nightingale plenty to sink her teeth into before that brutal Divine Intervention finish. Elsewhere, Myron Reed’s debut was solid if unspectacular, while Death Riders vs. Private Party delivered a gritty, chaotic tag that leaned heavily on interference and submission drama. The six-woman squash did exactly what it needed to (and nothing more), but things picked back up with Ciampa vs. Ace Austin – a tight, physical contest – and the Don Callis Family vs. The Rascalz brought the energy. Then came the standout… Okada vs. Kevin Knight, a fast, counter-heavy main event with near-falls and a cheeky rope-assisted finish that protected Knight while keeping the belt on the Rainmaker. Not flawless, but when Collision hit, it REALLY hit.
