‘AEW: Collision’ Review (Sep 6th 2025)
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, so let’s get into our review!
Match #1: Jon Moxley def. Daniel Garcia
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Garcia outwrestled Moxley in the early going, including an STF in the middle of the ring, although Moxley changed the complexion of the match when he delivered a stiff kick to Garcia, which set off the younger opponent, as he unloaded on Moxley in the corner. However, that played perfectly into Moxley’s hands, as he fired back on Garcia with plenty of shots of his own, outpunching the smaller Garcia. As the “DANNY!” chants continued to ring out, Garcia battled through Moxley’s vicious offense to take back control by targeting Moxley’s left leg both in the ring and with an excellently executed figure four leglock on the ring post. With Garcia forced to break the hold, he fell to the ground, but Shafir walked over to offer a helping hand, which Garcia rejected. Referee Stephon Smith tried to get Shafir away from Garcia, and that slight distraction gave Moxley the opening to blast Garcia off the apron with a running dropkick. For the next few minutes, Moxley grinded Garcia down, as it looked like the former AEW World Champion had the former TNT Champion right where he wanted him. The two ended up jockeying back and forth on the apron, but Garcia showed no hesitation when he put Moxley down with a brutal piledriver. Somehow Moxley survived, although the damage was significant and Garcia knew it. Garcia followed up with a few facewash kicks in the corner, as momentum continued to build. Did Moxley make a mistake pushing Garcia into this level of aggression? A nearfall on an inside cradle saw Moxley kick out at the last possible moment, but Garcia didn’t wait to follow up with a superplex from the top turnbuckle. Mox kicked out again and Garcia immediately snatched him in Moxley’s own Bulldog Choke. He didn’t stay in it for long and rolled through to catch Garcia with a Paradigm Shift, but Garcia kicked out at two! Much like Garcia did seconds prior, Moxley sensed the immediacy of the situation and crushed Garcia with a knee to the face followed by a Bulldog Choke of his own. But Garcia fought through the pain to break the hold and transition to a Dragontamer before Moxley got out of it. With both men covered in sweat and exhausted, they traded words as they pulled themselves up by the ropes, but it was Garcia who was the aggressor, as Moxley asked for more! And the only thing that stopped Garcia was the referee, yet Garcia pushed through him and got back to Mox. A suplex attempt sent both men from the ring to the floor, as each hit the apron on the way down. As they fought their way back into the ring, Garcia rolled up Moxley for a two count, only for Moxley to reverse the momentum just long enough to hold Garcia down for the three!
My Score: 3.5 out of 5
Match #2: FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) def. “Dynamite Kid” Tommy Billington & Adam Priest
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For the second straight week, Adam Priest took on Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler in tag team action, but after coming up just short with JD Drake, Priest tried again with “Dynamite Kid” Tommy Billington following the challenge from FTR on AEW Dynamite. Dax and Cash trash-talked Priest from the jump, questioning if he knew whom he was in the ring against – the winningest team in AEW history. Priest showed no quit, as he continued to fight back, yet other than a brief appearance by Billington, FTR completely isolated Priest for an extended period. But Priest wouldn’t back down! He traded punches with Harwood and then sent Wheeler into one of the support beams. That opened the door for Billington to sky from the top rope with a huge crossbody to FTR on the floor, as Big Stoke looked on. Priest dove back outside to take out Wheeler while Billington captured Harwood in a crossface in the ring. Harwood managed to escape, so Billington immediately hoisted him up for a big suplex from the turnbuckles. Dynamite Kid tried the top rope again, but missed with a diving headbutt. Dax tried to set Billington up for Power and Glory, but Priest knocked Wheeler off the opposite turnbuckle. Instead, Billington and Priest hit double diving headbutts onto Harwood! We nearly had a major upset, but Cash pushed through Priest to break up the pin. There was nothing pretty about Dax’s punches and short-range clotheslines to put FTR back in control, as they hit stereo German suplexes for nearfalls. Another attempt at Power and Glory was successful, as Priest finally stayed down for the three count.
My Score: 3.5 out of 5
Match #3: “Timeless” Toni Storm, Mina Shirakawa, Kris Statlander & Harley Cameron def. Megan Bayne & Triangle of Madness (Thekla, Julia Hart and Skye Blue)
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Just before the bell rang, Wheeler Yuta made yet another appearance to give Kris Statlander some words of advice before he left through the crowd. With Toni Storm watching Yuta’s exit, Thekla attacked her to begin the All Star 8-Woman Tag! Storm recovered enough to find some offense and tag in Mina Shirakawa. Shirakawa and Thekla went at it until they traded signature poses in an attempt to play mind games with one another. Julia Hart tagged in and Shirakawa immediately went to work on her, keeping the advantage for her team. Megan Bayne made a blind tag to Hart, leaving Shirakawa wide open for a second-rope diving clothesline from The Megasus! Shirakawa remained in the wrong corner for several minutes, suffering a lot of damage at the hands of Hart and Skye Blue. Yet the Philadelphia crowd willed Shirakawa back into the match with “MINA!” chants, as she hit a unique DDT/Figure Four combo on Hart and Blue. Storm tagged in and wanted to take on all of her opponents, which she did with success until she was pulled from the ring by Bayne. With Bayne and Storm fighting on the outside, the recently-formed team of Statlander and Harley Cameron showed off some tandem offense of their own at the expense of Blue, but Hart made the save on the pin attempt. Hart walked into a suplex from Storm, but Thekla immediately took out Storm with a spear only to be wiped out herself by a Shirakawa back-fist! Mina had no time to do anything else, as Bayne got back in and scooped her up for a Crucifix Drop. Statlander dropped Bayne with a clothesline, but Bayne shook it off and clotheslined Statlander over the top rope, leaving bodies all over the floor. That left us with Cameron and Blue fighting it out until both Statlander and Hart tagged back in with Hart quickly trapping Statlander in an Octopus. Outside the ring, Bayne and Cameron battled up the ramp while Statlander escaped the submission before dropping Hart right on her face. Statlander caught Hart in a seatbelt pin, much like we’ve seen from Yuta, to get the win for her team.
My Score: 3.5 out of 5
Match #4: Konosuke Takeshita def. Mark Briscoe
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Since the two were familiar with each other from previous contests, it wasn’t a total surprise to see neither Takeshita nor Mark Briscoe get an advantage in the early going, although that changed when things got outside the ropes. Briscoe went for the Bang Bang Elbow off the apron, but Takeshita was ready for it and took Briscoe out at the shin, sending Briscoe to the floor head first. Takeshita slowed the pace with a chinlock, yet Philadelphia rallied Briscoe back to his feet, as they had done throughout the match. Briscoe muscled Takeshita into a Fisherman’s Buster for a near fall. As Briscoe took a few too many moments to gather himself, Takeshita turned a clothesline attempt into a Blue Thunder Bomb. With Briscoe on the outside, Takeshita hit a ground-shaking tope con hilo right in front of the announce desk. After throwing Briscoe back in the ring, Takeshita ran into a big boot and was sent through the ropes. Briscoe ran down the apron and flew off for a blockbuster on the floor before celebrating with the fans, as he got a second wind. Briscoe hit a basement lariat for a two count although Takeshita was able to shake it off to get to his face only for both men to take each other out with dueling clotheslines. After finding their way back upright, both men traded huge shots back and forth until Briscoe put Takeshita down with a powerbomb. Sensing the end was near, Briscoe scaled the top rope for a Froggy Bow, only to land on Takeshita’s waiting knees. Takeshita chased Briscoe into the corner with a flying forearm, but Briscoe responded with a forearm of his own in the opposite corner! Takeshita came right back with a big boot, yet Briscoe found some fighting spirit to shake off the pain to hit a head-rocking clothesline. Briscoe went for the Jay Driller twice, but Takeshita was ready for it by dropping Briscoe on his neck not once, but twice with a high-angle, wheelbarrow German suplex, yet Briscoe kicked out again. The 2300 Arena was on fire for Briscoe, and with the two men fighting for position on the turnbuckles, Briscoe went for a bite, sending Takeshita to the mat. Callis came off commentary to distract the referee while MJF, who got married one day ago, decided to forego his honeymoon and show up to Philadelphia to shove Briscoe off the top rope! Takeshita took advantage of MJF’s interference with a big running knee and Raging Fire for the main event win, as MJF hid on the ground outside the ring!
My Score: 4 out of 5
Final Verdict: 4/5
This week’s Collision delivered one of the strongest Saturday night outings in recent weeks. The in-ring action was the standout, with a hot opener setting the tone and a thrilling main event that capped things off with real energy. Tag team action was sharp, while the women’s division had a spotlight 8-woman bout that added intrigue moving forward into All Out. While not flawless, the pacing and overall quality made for an engaging night, ultimately delivering a strong episode that, for me, hit the mark.
