‘AEW: Collision’ Review (Sep 27th 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: Death Riders (Jon Moxley, Daniel Garcia & Claudio Castagnoli) def. Daddy Magic, Kyle O’Reilly & Roderick Strong
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Kyle O’Reilly and Daniel Garcia started things off for their respective sides. O’Reilly was a step ahead of Garcia on almost every movement and quickly took control with a kick to the chest. Daddy Magic wanted the tag and got it, and Garcia responded by tagging out to Castagnoli. Magic came at Castagnoli with plenty of pent-up energy and anger, and Castagnoli used that against him to power Magic down. Moxley entered the match and initially took his time with Magic in the corner with some chops, but Magic fired back with a couple of his own until Moxley put him down yet again. Castagnoli came back in for a brief time until Garcia called for the tag on a clearly battered Daddy Magic. Magic found some new life when he realized he finally had Garcia and charged him into the corner to get a couple shots in before Garcia found some separation, allowing O’Reilly to get back in the match. Paragon went into some tandem offense with a flying O’Reilly knee across Garcia’s chest as Strong held him down in the ring. Magic got back in for another chance at Garcia, but Castagnoli grabbed his partner and brought him to the outside. However, Strong chased after them with a double boot through the ropes followed by O’Reilly hitting a knee to Moxley from the apron. Back in the ring, Magic mounted Garcia in the corner and delivered 10 punches with some help from the Huntington crowd in the counting process. O’Reilly hit a running kick to Garcia on the outside only to turn right into a running uppercut from Castagnoli. O’Reilly remained contained to the Death Riders’ corner for the next few minutes with no way of tagging out to Strong or Magic. Moxley even mocked them by reaching O’Reilly’s limp hand out only to pull it away. O’Reilly battled his way back to his corner, but Castagnoli wiped out Magic and O’Reilly was sent the wrong direction. O’Reilly answered everything Garcia threw at him with forearms, a guillotine, and a suplex. Finally, Strong tagged in and went on a tour of the outside, destroying every Death Rider in his path. He returned to the ring to drop Moxley with a clotheslines, a leg lariat, and a Fireman’s Carry Slam. Paragon teamed up to take out Castagnoli, but when O’Reilly launched himself over the top, he landed right on a Castagnoli uppercut. Strong and Moxley continued to fight it out in the ring, and a Sick Kick by Strong nearly won it! A slight distraction from Garcia took Strong’s eye off the ball for just long enough to get caught in a Castagnoli swing into a Moxley kick, but Strong kicked out at two. Moxley jumped on him with a choke, but O’Reilly broke it up with a knee and then fought off another swing attempt to DDT Castagnoli. Strong fought through Moxley and Garcia to make a tag to Daddy Magic, who finally got a clear ring to go one-on-one with Garcia. He unloaded with punches in the corner and went for a piledriver, but Garcia escaped and immediately tagged Moxley. Magic got tripped up by Moxley and turned back into a stomp from the former AEW World Champion. That was enough, but Garcia tagged back in and hit a stomp of his own to Daddy Magic for the three count and win for the Death Riders.
My Score: 3.5 out of 5
Match #2: Death Riders (Wheeler Yuta & Marina Shafir) def. Rosario Grillo and Rachel Ellering
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Yuta started things off with Grillo and completely decimated him, nearly ending the match with unrelenting downward elbow strikes before bringing Grillo to his corner to force a tag to Ellering. Shafir gave Ellering a few free shots, only to shake them off and yell at Ellering to “do better!” Shafir stopped toying with her food and threw Ellering around the ring before locking in Mother’s Milk for the victory.
My Score: N/A out of 5
Match #3: Max Caster & Anthony Bowens def. The Swirl (Blake Christian and Lee Johnson)
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Caster and Bowens couldn’t decide who would start the match, with each forcing their way in until Caster tripped Bowens from the outside. As they began to argue, Caster turned right into a Christian dive with no warning from Bowens. Christian taunted Bowens, who dove right back in the ring into a Johnson clothesline. Christian came back in for some quick, tandem offense, but Bowens was able to turn things around with a suplex only to find no Caster in the corner for a tag. Bowens sat up on the top rope, but then Caster was ready and tagged in to set up Scissor Me Timbers! Bowens refused, allowing Johnson to throw Caster into Bowens, knocking him to the floor. That allowed The Swirl to take control by keeping Bowens away from his corner. Bowens showed a brief sign of life, getting the crowd on his side to clap along with him, but he still couldn’t overcome the numbers game. After battling through both Christian and Johnson, Caster wouldn’t make the tag to Bowens, who seemed genuine in his enthusiasm to help his old/new/current partner. The frustration got to Bowens, so he left up the aisle, only to have AEW Coach Jerry Lynn send him back to the ring. Bowens made the tag to Caster but took his time to browbeat him before going to work on The Swirl. After Johnson broke up a pin attempt, he and Christian seemed to take back control with Caster laid out on the outside. Johnson hit a delayed vertical brainbuster aided by a Christian kick to the head of Bowens, but Caster got in the ring to break it up just at the nick of time. Now it was Bowens who was able to rally the crowd and fight back into the match, but Caster tagged in, and the miscommunication issues continued, nearly resulting in Johnson pinning Caster on multiple occasions. Finally, Caster pushed Johnson into the ropes where Bowens blasted him with a Mollywhop. That allowed Caster to roll up Johnson for the win! That was Caster’s first win of any kind in more than 10 months!
My Score: 3 out of 5
Match #4: Dalton Castle & The Outrunners (Truth Magnum & Turbo Floyd) def. KM, Corey Sparks and Cowpoke Paul
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Complete with three new boys and quite the complex entrance with Turbo Floyd and Truth Magnum, Dalton Castle was back in the ring for the first time since July 2024. It didn’t take long for the Outrunners to dispatch of Sparks and Paul before tagging in Castle. He picked up and threw the much bigger KM, before Floyd and Magnum came together to hit the Double Elbow Drop. Castle picked KM back up for a Bangarang to complete a successful return with the victory!
My Score: N/A out of 5
Match #5: TNT Championship Open Challenge – Kyle Fletcher def. Komander
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Fletcher confidently toyed with Komander in the opening minutes, although that overconfidence nearly cost him, as Komander fought on the outside. Fletcher reversed a hurricanrana attempt into a pair of brutal powerbombs on the apron. The TNT Champion was in full control, as he took his time to slow down the pace against the quicker Komander. Komander started to mount a comeback, as Tony Schiavone came in with breaking news that Hologram was severely injured earlier in the night, so he will not be able to fight the winner of this match for the TNT Championship at Dynamite. Fletcher put an end to Komander’s comeback with a half and half suplex right on Komander’s head. They moved to the apron where Fletcher nearly hit tombstone, but Komander was able to get out of it, crack Fletcher with a kick to the face, and somehow send Fletcher to the ground with a hurricanrana. It took too long for Komander to capitalize, and he walked right into a Michinoku Driver, but Fletcher only managed a two count. He lined up Komander for the high velocity kick in the corner but missed and fell to the outside. Komander stayed on Fletcher with a picturesque springboard moonsault. Sensing all the momentum on his side, Komander sent Fletcher back in and ascended to the top rope. Fletcher was ready and rolled to the opposite side of the ring, although that didn’t stop Komander from running the ropes. Fletcher dove back in and Komander somehow changed directions to hit a destroyer! He followed with a 450 splash from the top, but Fletcher just barely managed to kick out in time. Komander tried to springboard off the ropes again, although Fletcher was once again ready with a pair of big boots. At this point, Fletcher had enough. He connected with the lawn dart on the third attempt. As Komander staggered up, Fletcher blasted him with a running kick in the corner and finished Komander off with a brainbuster in a tough, but impressive defense of the TNT Championship.
My Score: 4 out of 5
Match #6: Eddie Kingston and HOOK def. Big Bill and Bryan Keith
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Bill and Kingston resumed their hostilities from All Out as the bell rang with Kingston getting the better before they both went to the outside. HOOK had Keith in trouble in the corner while Bill sent Kingston into the steel steps. Back in the ring, HOOK walked into a huge boot from Bill as Keith took out Kingston with a cannonball from the apron. Hook was isolated by Bill and Bryan in the ring and Kingston kept trying to fight his way in, which he finally did by catching Bill on the top rope. Kingston hit machine gun chops in the corner and was finding a second wind until Bill cut him off. HOOK and Kingston recovered to hit a double suplex, but Bill kicked out on a pin attempt by both men. As Kingston dealt with Keith, Bill recovered enough to drop Eddie with a boot and clothesline, but it wasn’t enough to keep Kingston down for the count. Kingston fought back up and sent Bill to the outside with a dragon screw. Keith had no help in the ring, succumbing to a spinning back fist from Kingston and the REDRUM by HOOK to get the first win for this new partnership.
My Score: 3 out of 5
Match #7: Jamie Hayter def. Julia Hart
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Hayter outpowered Hart with ease, throwing her all over the ring, until Blue saved Hart from further punishment by pulling her from the ring. When Hayter chased them out, Blue hit her with a superkick behind the referee’s back. Hart nearly turned that into a victory, and while Hayter kicked out, the damage was done. The former TBS Champion was aware of the advantage she just earned and made sure to stay on Hayter. She hit her tightrope walk and strike and quickly followed with a clothesline to keep Hayter down. With Hayter tripped up on the outside, Blue tried to get another cheap shot, but Hayter turned that into a suplex on the floor. That set something off in her, as Hayter exploded back onto Hart with 10 shots to the turnbuckle followed by a belly-to-back suplex that earned a two count. Hayter continued to beat on Hart, although she nearly got caught with a crucifix pin. Hart trapped Hayter in a Tarantula, taking a page out of Theka’s playbook. When Hart tried to come back in the ring, Hayter was ready with a backbreaker and followed up with another! Hayter called for a clothesline, and Hart was ready for it. She took down Hayter and hit her picture perfect moonsault. Hart trapped Hayter in an octopus, but Hayter reversed it into a tombstone. Hart somehow kicked out, so Hayter followed with Hayterade for the win in the rubber match!
My Score: 3 out of 5
Final Verdict: 3.5/5
This week’s Collision was another solid show. It built on existing feuds, advanced narratives (especially Fletcher / Hologram / Clon and the Hayter / Triangle of Madness conflict), and delivered solid in-ring work. The show’s pacing issues and a couple of unnecessary squash matches prevent it from being amazing, but as a bridge show heading into Wrestledream, it accomplished its function and more!