‘AEW: Collision’ Review (Sep 13th 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: AEW Unified Championship Tournament Match – Konosuke Takeshita def. Anthony Bowens
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In the opening minutes, neither Takeshita nor Bowens was able to strike an advantage until the speed of Takeshita was put on full display with a leaping clothesline that looked like he jumped across the entire ring. On commentary, Don Callis tried to quiet any concerns of his having both Takeshita and Okada in the Family and their potential matchup in the 3-Way Match. Meanwhile, Bowens turned things around by hitting a floatover DDT followed by a neckbreaker for an early two-count. Bowens stayed on the attack in the corner with a targeted effort on Takeshita’s left leg only to inflict even more damage with a post-to-post whip sending Takeshita’s shoulder clanging off the metal before crashing to the floor. Giving his opponent no chance to recover, Bowens quickly scaled the ropes and delivered a huge crossbody to the floor. A determined Bowens stayed on the attack, and while he couldn’t keep Takeshita down, the damage started to add up. That was until Takeshita turned a reversal into a jaw-jacker to finally show some signs of life. Takeshita and Bowens began trading shots in the middle of the ring, but it was Bowens who impressively got the best of Takeshita with his Rock, Paper, Scissors, Shoot combo, yet Takeshita managed to kick out. Bowens went for a Fame-Asser, but Takeshita was ready for it and turned it into a poisonrana! Somehow Bowens fought through it to hit the jumping Fame-Asser on the second attempt! Because of the exhaustion, Bowens couldn’t get over for the pin in due time and Takeshita kicked out once again. Takeshita had Bowens set up for a superplex, yet Bowens showed off all of his skills by escaping to the mat, taking Takeshita off the ropes with a kick, and finishing it off with an innovative draping neckbreaker. And still Takeshita kicked out at two! Another exchange of strikes went in Takeshita’s favor this time, and he initially had the advantage with a big fallway slam. Bowens immediately bounced back with an urange slam only for Takeshita to turn the pin attempt into one of his own. Bowens escaped and knocked Takeshita out of the ring with The Mollywhop. After getting Takeshita back in the ring, Bowens was unable to capitalize on a second Mollywhop attempt, as Takeshita turned it into a Blue Thunder Bomb. A big knee to the jaw followed and sensing victory, Takeshita finished Bowens off with the Raging Fire.
My Score: 3 out of 5
Match #2: $500K 10-Woman Tag – Megan Bayne & Triangle of Madness (Thekla, Julia Hart and Skye Blue) def. Kris Statlander, Harley Cameron, Jamie Hayter, Tay Melo & Anna Jay
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With half a million dollars went up for grabs, we were graced by the presence of AEW Women’s World Champion “Timeless” Toni Storm, who joined Tony Schiavone and Nigel McGuinness on commentary. She closely inspected the money to confirm it was legal tender. As the two teams were about to face off, Wheeler Yuta appeared on the apron and once again shared some words with Statlander. It looked like Megan Bayne would start things off with Statlander, but Hayter tagged a very annoyed Statlander on the back. Hayter and Bayne both tried to use their power, but to no avail, so it was a trade of big boots that finally caused some damage. Cameron made the tag in to resume her rivalry with Bayne, as Storm offered up some comments about Harley and Jim Henson that only the AEW Women’s World Champion could conjure up. TayJay went to work on Ford with some fluid tandem offense, and while Melo rained down blows on Ford, the rest of her team came in with everyone pairing off in a corner for a 10-count (50-count?) of punches! Thekla and company turned the tables by getting their own shots in and the advantage began to swing in their favor. Melo was in trouble for some time until Statlander made the tag to briefly get her team back into the match only for Hart to chop block her knee. Statlander had a chance to tag back out, but her entire team was taken out by the opposite corner. Bayne and Ford smelled blood in the water, as they picked apart Statlander with a combo powerslam and moonsault, although she was able to kick out. Then it was time for Blue and Hart to get their tag team offense, or at least that was their plan until Statlander ran through them both with clotheslines. Hayter went right to work on Hart and Blue and quickly reversed a suplex into a double version of her own. With Hayter unaware that Bayne had tagged in, she swung Blue into a big spinebuster only to turn right into a Falcon Arrow from Bayne. Statlander made the save for Bayne, clearly willing to forgive the shot she got from Bayne just days ago on Dynamite. Ford and Bayne hit some more tandem offense, but were slowed by TayJay. Then, Hart and Blue took control back, albeit briefly, with stereo kicks, until Statlander and Cameron hit their pendulum facebreaker on Hart. All 10 women went at it, with the ring finally clearing for Hayter and Bayne. They traded big shots in the middle of the ring only to drop each other with a clothesline. Jay and Thekla tagged in, and Thekla used her signature spider pose to duck under a blow from Jay before cutting her in half with a spear and the win.
My Score: 3 out of 5
Match #3: Max Caster Open Challenge – Big Bill def. Max Caster
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There was no time for fanfare from Caster tonight, as he went right to the clock and it was time to find out Who Can Survive The Best Wrestler Alive™? With five minutes on the clock, it was time to find out who would step up to Max tonight. Big Bill made his way to the ring with Bryan Keith, and Caster didn’t look thrilled. With 3:07 left on the clock, Bill put Caster away with his patented sidewalk slam.
My Score: 0 out of 5
Match #4: FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) def. “Dynamite Kid” Tommy Billington & Adam Priest
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For the second straight week, we were treated to Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler getting another strong challenge from “Dynamite Kid” Tommy Billington and Adam Priest. Billington started things off with Harwood, but one arm drag from Billington caused Harwood to tag out to Wheeler. Billington got the better of Wheeler for a quick exchange, so Cash decided to tag back in. Priest tagged in and found himself trapped in the corner by Harwood, who kept it basic and brutal with punches and chops. Priest escaped to the outside and Harwood made a mistake with a chop that only connected with the ring post. Cash smartly got within striking distance of his own corner and hit a belly-to-back suplex from the top rope on Billington to take total control. After taking quite a beating, Billington finally tagged Priest back in, and he went to work on both Harwood and Wheeler before getting low-bridged over the top, which sent him crashing to the floor. This time it was Priest getting picked apart by FTR, as they verbally berated him. Priest kept fighting back and nearly had a tag, but Harwood ran to the opposite apron to cut it off. Billington chopped Harwood from the top rope and Billington followed by clotheslining Harwood to the outside. Priest cut off Wheeler by running up the turnbuckles to hit one of the most innovative tornado DDTs you will see, with Wheeler going head first into the apron. Priest and Billington hit stereo diving headbutts from the top onto Harwood, but Wheeler got in to make the save. Billington locked Cash in a crossface while Priest subdued Wheeler in the ropes, although in the confusion, Wheeler was able to pull the bottom turnbuckle cover off. Harwood escaped the crossface while Wheeler sent Priest into an outside pillar with a slingshot. Back in the ring, Harwood made Billington go face-first into the exposed buckle before hitting an almost lazy powerbomb which Billington immediately turned into a pin attempt for a two! But ultimately, Billington walked into a Spike Piledriver from FTR, and they picked up the win.
My Score: 3.5 out of 5
Match #5: AEW Unified Championship Tournament Match – Kazuchika Okada def. Michael Oku
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It was time to see who would be joining Konosuke Takeshita in the finals of the AEW Unified Championship Tournament 3-Way Match at All Out. With the AEW Unified Championship on the line, Kazuchika Okada was set to face Michael Oku. Okada tried to get some separation on the outside early on, but Oku followed him with a flop dive to the outside. Oku got Okada back in the ring and looked to capitalize on his hot start, but Okada dropkicked him from the top rope all the way to the floor! On commentary, Don Callis called for the meat wagon. It was that ugly of a fall. The neck of Oku became the focus of Okada’s attack, and the effects were obvious. A big elbow from the top put Oku in a bad spot, yet he was able to block a Rainmaker attempt and fought his way back into the match. He even snuck in a standing moonsault for a two-count. Okada was reeling and Oku knew it, so he quickly locked in a half crab to cut the champion down to size. Okada was able to escape and hit his patented dropkick once again, catching Oku with it out of mid-air. Oku blocked another Rainmaker, but he couldn’t stop a Tombstone Piledriver after Okada blocked the roll-up attempt. The champion finally connected with the Rainmaker, and Okada retained the AEW Unified Championship to advance to the AEW Unified Championship Tournament 3-Way Match at All Out.
My Score: 3 out of 5
Match #6: The Death Riders (Jon Moxley & Daniel Garcia) def. Paragon (Kyle O’Reilly and Roderick Strong)
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Daniel Garcia made his first entrance as a member of the Death Riders alongside Jon Moxley and Marina Shafir. We saw a different look to Garcia’s ring gear, as he switched to black shorts, black kneepads, and short black wrestling boots. In fact, there were certainly some similarities to some of Moxley’s previous gear in what Garcia was wearing. Daddy Magic was on commentary, yet he couldn’t offer much insight on what had happened to Garcia. Garcia started things off and seemed to have a different level of focus. And his actions in the ring backed it up, as he had no issues taking it to O’Reilly and Strong. Moxley looked from the apron with approval, but it was Garcia who really had things in control for the Death Riders. At one point, Garcia went down on the outside, and Shafir showed a willingness to help Garcia off the ground, much like she did the last time Garcia faced Moxley. However, this time, Garcia seemed to appreciate the gesture, as the camaraderie was already apparent just days after Garcia officially joined the group. Moxley and Garcia continued to grind down O’Reilly in their corner until Strong finally made the tag and unloaded on both Garcia and Moxley. Strong isolated Moxley in the ring and hit a superplex, yet he didn’t have a chance to do anything else since Moxley rolled it into a guillotine. That brought O’Reilly and Garcia back into the ring and all four men took each other out. Moxley locked the Bulldog Choke on Strong while Garcia had a kneebar on O’Reilly, but it was O’Reilly who broke the choke, allowing Strong to roll up Mox for a two-count. O’Reilly hit a running knee to a seated Mox on the outside, but he was saved from further damage by Shafir. Back in the ring, O’Reilly trapped Garcia in an armbar until Moxley broke it up with a violent stomp. Garcia immediately locked in the Dragontamer and O’Reilly tapped out.
My Score: 3.5 out of 5
Final Verdict: 3.5/5
This week’s show delivered a strong and action-packed episode that effectively built momentum toward the upcoming All Out pay-per-view. The final show in AEW’s residency at the 2300 Arena featured a mix of high-stakes matches and pivotal storyline developments. Kazuchika Okada successfully defended his title against Michael Oku, while Konosuke Takeshita advanced by defeating Anthony Bowens, setting the stage for a thrilling triple-threat match at All Out. The women’s division shone in a high-energy 10-woman tag match with a $500,000 prize on the line, while the debut of Jon Moxley and Daniel Garcia as the “Death Riders” in a tag win over Paragon added a gritty, compelling edge end the show. Overall, this episode balanced exciting in-ring action with strong storytelling, making it a must-watch and a solid teaser for All Out.