‘AEW: Collision’ Review (Nov 9th 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: The House of Black (Malakai Black, Brody King & Buddy Matthews) def. The Iron Savages (Jacked Jameson, Bulk Bronson, Beefcake Boulder)
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Beefcake got leveled by Brody. Brody splashed him. Malakai followed up with a front kick and Buddy hit Beefcake Boulder with a front kick. Jacked Jameson grabbed a tag, coming to the aid of his partner. Buddy, prolific with the knees, blasted away at Jameson. House of Black were picking apart the Iron Savages, piece by piece, man by man. House of Black nailed Jacked Jameson with the three-headed monster and Brody grabbed the decisive victory via pinfall.
My Score: 0 out of 5
Match #2: The Outrunners (Turbo Floyd & Truth Magnum) def. Top Flight (Darius & Dante Martin)
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Darius took down Truth with a shoulder tackle. After a leap frog, Truth returned the favor to Darius and wiped him out with a shoulder block. Dante and Turbo tagged in for their respective teams. Dante got a two-count after a sunset flip on Turbo. The Outrunners employed quick tags to overwhelm Darius with a flurry of offense. Top Flight regained some momentum, using tandem offense on Truth. Darius hit Truth with a tope suicida. Dante yelled at Darius and told him to be careful because he could have collided with Leila, who was standing nearby when Darius flew out of the ring for the tope. Turbo tagged in and body slammed both members of Top Flight. The Outrunners nailed Dante with their double bicep elbow drop. Truth clotheslined Darius over the top rope, both men falling to the arena floor. Dante hit Turbo with elbow strikes but Turbo fired back. The Outrunners drilled Dante with Total Recall and picked up the pin!
My Score: 3 out of 5
Match #3: Roderick Strong def. The Beast Mortos
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The Beast Mortos battered Roddy in the corner turnbuckles. Roddy rocked the Beast with a dropkick. The Beast blasted Roddy with a solid right hand strike and then a powerslam. Roddy kicked out at the one-count. Roderick took down The Beast Mortos with a fallaway slam, after clocking him with a jumping knee strike. The Beast knocked down Roddy with a headbutt. The Beast Mortos walloped Roddy with a crucifix slam. Roddy retaliated with a cross body, but The Beast hit him with a shoulder block. Roddy got a second wind and hit Beast with a lariat and a sick kick for a near fall. The Beast got a near fall on Roddy with a tilt-a-whirl back breaker. The Beast spiked Roddy with a power bomb back breaker followed up with a discus lariat, but Roddy found the strength to kick out at the two-count. Roddy caught The Beast Mortos with a jumping knee strike out of nowhere and got the pin!
My Score: 3 out of 5
Match #4: Kris Statlander def. Ashley Fox
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Statlander face planted Fox, showing off her strength. Statlander finished Fox off quickly with the Staturday Night Fever and pinned Fox.
My Score: 0 out of 5
Match #5: TNT Championship Match – Jack Perry def. Action Andretti
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Perry knocked down Andretti with a shoulder tackle and then hit Action from behind with a forearm shot. Jack dropped Andretti right on the edge of the ring. Jack Perry whipped Action into the steel ring steps. Action countered a suplex with a cradle for a near fall. Action connected with a handspring elbow, followed by a falcon arrow, but Perry kicked out at the two-count. Action drilled Jack with a Death Valley Driver on the apron. Action hit a 450 splash on Jack for a near fall! Action planted Perry with a Spanish Fly! Perry came back with a thrust kick and a running buckle bomb. Perry blasted Action with a brain buster, but Action kicked out. Action dodged a running knee and rolled up Jack. Jack barely got out in time. Action tried for a shooting star press, but Perry countered by raising his knees. Perry rocked Action with a running knee strike and pinned Action Andretti!
My Score: 3 out of 5
Match #6: Nick Wayne def. AR Fox
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AR Fox wasted no time and jumped over the top rope with a cross body block, wiping out Nick Wayne as Nick was making his entrance! AR Fox clobbered Nick with another tope over the top, getting good hang time! Nick Wayne fired back with a drop toehold, sending AR Fox into the steel ring steps. AR Fox was on the barricade trying to mount a comeback, but Wayne pulled Fox’s legs out from under him. AR Fox connected with a Swanton bomb for a near fall on Wayne. Nick Wayne retaliated with a dragon suplex. Fox stunned Wayne with a cutter and a power bomb out of nowhere. Fox went to the top rope again and went for a 450 splash, but Nick Wayne dodged it. Wayne walloped Fox with another dragon suplex. Wayne pinned Fox after a Code Red!
My Score: 3 out of 5
Match #7: AEW World Trios Championship Match – The Death Riders (Wheeler Yuta, PAC, & Claudio Castagnoli) def. The Conglomeration (Mark Briscoe, Kyle O’Reilly, & Tomohiro Ishii)
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Mark Briscoe punished Wheeler with redneck Kungfu. Ishii tagged in and knocked Wheeler down with one forearm shot. The Conglomeration utilized quick tags, taking the fight to young Wheeler Yuta. Claudio stomped a mudhole in Briscoe, isolating Mark in the Death Riders’ corner of the ring. Briscoe grabbed a steel chair, catapulted off it, and landed on the Death Riders on the arena floor. Ishii and Kyle double teamed Wheeler with kicks and chops. Pac grounded and pounded Kyle as the ref was distracted by Claudio. Pac hammered Kyle with forearms. The Death Riders went back to isolating their opponent, this time it was Kyle O’Reilly feeling their wrath. Pac spiked Kyle with a tombstone piledriver but Mark Briscoe broke up the pin attempt on his partner. Kyle went for an ankle lock on Wheeler, but Wheeler cradled Kyle for a near fall. Kyle made the tag to Ishii! The Stone Pitbull cleaned house on the Death Riders. Ishii planted Pac with a brain buster. Pac came back with a jaw breaker and tagged out to Claudio. Mark Briscoe fought off Claudio and Pac with redneck Kungfu. Briscoe blasted Claudio with a fisherman buster for a two-count. Ishii and Kyle double teamed Wheeler. Briscoe dropped a froggy bow but Pac broke up the pin attempt on Yuta. AEW World Champion Jon Moxley walked to the ring, accompanied by Marina Shafir. They were about to enter the ring when “Freshly Squeezed” Orange Cassidy walked down the aisle. Moxley stopped in his tracks, not expecting to see Orange. Wheeler was staring at Orange and Kyle rolled up Wheeler. Kyle applied an ankle lock on Wheeler. Ishii hit Pac with a lariat, sending Pac over the top rope. Briscoe kicked Claudio, keeping him from interfering. Marina Shafir smashed Kyle with a briefcase in the midsection. Yuta whacked Kyle with a running knee strike and stole the pin!
My Score: 3.5 out of 5
Final Verdict: 3/5
This week’s Collision was a bit of a comedown from recent weeks, mainly because the show opened with a dreaded squash match! And then we got a second one mid-way through the show! OK, so the matches were good and the main event furthered the great Mox/OC feud (though its more like Death Riders versus AEW), but overall – at least this week – I think the squash matches hurt this episode.
