‘AEW: Collision’ Review (Oct 11th 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: Josh Alexander def. Kota Ibushi
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A feeling-out process between the two resulted in a couple of stalemates until Ibushi leveled Alexander with a big kick. Alexander regrouped on the outside with Callis, who was surprisingly not in his typical spot on commentary. When Ibushi was tied up with referee Bryce Remsberg, Alexander attacked from behind to gain a brief advantage, although Ibushi once again stopped him with a big dropkick. Ibushi didn’t let Alexander rest, following him to the outside with a plancha before taking some time to slap hands with the crowd, who were so happy to see him. Ibushi punished Alexander with a pair of big kicks, but Alexander was ready and caught the third, sending it crashing into the ring post before dropping Ibushi on his head with a DDT. Back in the ring, Alexander stayed on the left leg, although he also made sure to send Ibushi back outside for some cheap shots from Callis. Ibushi finally fought back into the match with a powerslam. Instead of trying to make a cover, he jumped onto the second rope, where Alexander snatched him from behind, looking for an electric chair drop, only for Ibushi to drop out of it to hit a German suplex! Both men needed extra time to recover, although Ibushi was up first and hit a combination of kicks and strikes to lay out Alexander on the mat. As the crowd rose once again, Ibushi hit a standing moonsault to gain a two count. Alexander escaped further damage by picking Ibushi’s leg for an ankle lock, although it didn’t stay on long with Ibushi sending Alexander to the corner. He fought back with an elbow, followed by a spinning slam that Ibushi somehow kicked out from after an awkward landing. Ibushi avoided Alexander coming off the second rope and absolutely blasted him with a kick to the side of the face, followed by a half-and-half suplex. Ibushi sensed a chance to put away Alexander with running knees to his head, and to his credit, Alexander wouldn’t stay down for three. The two wound up on the apron, where Alexander caught a kick and turned it into a front slam on the apron with Ibushi landing in a sickening thud on the hardest part of the ring. As Ibushi sat on the apron to recover, Alexander jumped back in the ring to hit a low crossbody onto Ibushi’s back. Now it was Alexander who sensed victory with the sleeve off his elbow to hit a massive lariat! Ibushi kicked out! Callis was visibly upset. Alexander put Ibushi on the top turnbuckle and sat in front of him to set up a fireman’s carry. However, as Alexander stood up, Ibushi tried to escape, but he fell out of Alexander’s grasp to the floor. Alexander returned to the ring while Ibushi remained in pain, clutching his leg as the ringside medical doctor checked him. With Ibushi unable to continue, he was counted out, giving the victory to Alexander.
My Score: 3.5 out of 5
Match #2: Max Caster & Anthony Bowens def. Big Bill & Bryan Keith
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Once again, Caster and Bowens entered separately and then went back and forth deciding who would start the match. Caster initially ceded the ring to Bowens but then made a blind tag to enter the match. Caster encouraged the fans to chant for him, and they did! Bowens tried to quiet them down as Caster was having success against Keith, but when they didn’t quiet down, he tagged himself back in, taking a second to pose, which wasn’t appreciated by the Jacksonville faithful. Now it was Bowens’ turn to show what he could do against Keith, with an impressive combination of kicks and a float-over DDT, which he immediately went to celebrate, only for Caster to steal the crowd’s enthusiasm for his own chant to start back up. Bowens expressed his displeasure to Caster, not knowing Big Bill had just tagged in, so when Caster turned around and saw Bill, it was clearly too much man. He wanted no part of Bill and quickly made a tag to Caster. To the surprise of no one, Caster also had no interest in facing Bill, so he tagged back out to Bowens. Bowens hadn’t changed his opinion in the last 30 seconds, so he brought Caster back into the match with a tag disguised as a huge chop. Before Caster could tag back out, Bowens dropped away from the corner, leaving Caster wide open to get splashed by a charging Bill! Bill manhandled Caster for a few minutes until Caster poked him in the eye, which Bowens saw as an opportunity for an elevated Fame-asser on Bill! Caster and Bowens faced off in the ring, still unable to get on the same page. Bill and Keith came back to dispose of Bowens and double-teamed Caster by digging their fingers into his face in a disgusting manner. Bill and Keith picked apart Bowens for the next few minutes, as Caster seemed to be enjoying it and egged on his own chants until Bill had enough and took him out with a big boot. Bowens had a brief flurry, but Bill cut it off. Keith returned to the match and continued to wear down Bowens, as it was apparent he needed to make a tag. Bowens finally broke free and made the tag to Caster despite a moment of hesitation. Caster exploded out of the corner with a springboard kick to Keith and a big shot to Bill, sending both men down to the floor. He beat Keith around the ring until he missed a chop and connected with the steel post. Bill saw the opportunity to attack, but Caster was ready and moved out of the way, sending Bill headfirst into the post! Back in the ring, Caster hit Keith with a Death Valley Driver to get a nearfall. As Caster fired up the crowd, he ascended to the top rope, yet Bowens decided this was the time to tag back in, leading to another argument between the two. Keith nearly stole the match by rolling up Bowens for a two count before he was thrown from the ring. Caster and Bowens resumed jawing at each other until a shoving match broke out between the teammates. It stopped when Bowens gave Caster the heads up to duck away from a charging Bill, who Bowens then sent over the top rope. Caster turned right into a pump kick from Keith, who was then blasted with a Mollywhop from Bowens for the pin!
My Score: 2.5 out of 5
Match #3: TayJay (Tay Melo and Anna Jay) def. Dream Girl Ellie & Carolina Cruz
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The cohesion of TayJay was on display from the opening bell, as they completely controlled Ellie and Cruz with tandem offense. Melo was especially vicious with her strikes and kicks, which elicited much appreciation from those in attendance, although not so much from Ellie or Cruz. TayJay took turns punishing Ellie in the corner before Jay dropped Ellie from a Gory Special position into Melo’s knee to put her out! You could have counted to 100, as TayJay picked up the impressive victory!
My Score: Squash out of 5
Match #4: Triangle of Madness (Thekla, Skye Blue and Julia Hart) def. Kris Statlander, “Timeless” Toni Storm & Harley Cameron
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Before the match began, Storm shook hands with Statlander and Cameron, showing unity tonight before no mercy in exactly seven days. And Storm convinced her teammates to let her start the match, immediately going to work on Thekla by tossing her from corner-to-corner across the ring before Thekla cut her off with an eye rake and a pair of kicks. Storm bounced right back with a Thesz Press and a backbreaker before tagging in Cameron. Cameron quickly wound up in the wrong corner, allowing Blue to tag in for the first time. Blue hesitated just long enough for Cameron to escape her grasp and make a tag to Statlander. Cameron and Statlander showed off some impressive tandem offense with Statlander launching Cameron in a tilt-a-whirl slam onto Blue for a two count. Statlander’s power was on display with a stalling suplex followed by a bodyslam. Statlander was briefly stunned when she went head-first into the turnbuckle, allowing Hart to tag in, but Statlander was ready with a huge powerslam. Statlander brought Hart to Storm for a tag, showing interesting synergy, as Storm hit a snap suplex for a two count. Cameron tagged back in with a big kick and tried to break down Hart with strikes until a distraction by Blue on the outside opened Cameron up for a knee by Thekla. Hart followed with a DDT, but Cameron escaped on the count of two. The Triangle of Madness ensnared Cameron, as she was confined to their corner for an extended period. Meanwhile, all three members swiftly made quick tags, ensuring the punishment continued without any chance of recovery. Finally, Cameron hit a desperation Sole Food on Blue to get enough separation to make a tag to Storm. A fired-up Storm unleashed on Blue with shotgun dropkicks and nearly won the match with a sitout powerbomb. She went for a Storm Zero, but Blue countered with a kick right to Storm’s jaw. Hart came back in to provide some backup, as the two just beat down Storm before she reversed a double suplex and made the tag to Statlander. Big Stat Daddy took turns hitting big shots on each member of Triangle of Madness in three different corners before dropping Hart with a neckbreaker combo and slamming Blue onto Hart for yet another two count. Cameron tagged in to aid Statlander in a tandem spinning slam, but Thekla was able to make the save in time. The match broke down with everyone getting involved, although we almost had a preview of WrestleDream when Statlander nearly kicked Storm when Hart ducked out of the way. Storm caught the kick, and Statlander was quick to apologize for the mistake. They put Blue down momentarily, only to resume their staredown, oblivious to what was happening around them. Hart and Blue took advantage by running them into each other and out of the ring. Meanwhile, Cameron rolled up Thekla for a near-fall, but the Toxic Spider quickly rebounded with a devastating spear to earn the victory for Triangle of Madness, as Storm was just a moment too late to make the save.
My Score: 3 out of 5
Match #5: MxM TV’s Casting Call Trios Match – LFI (RUSH, Sammy Guevara & Dralístico) def. MxM TV (Mason Madden, Mansoor & Johnny TV)
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Dralístico and Johnny TV started for their respective teams, with Dralístico gaining enough of an advantage with his powerful kicks to send Johnny out and bring Mansoor into the match. Mansoor tried a kick of his own but was flipped head over heels onto the mat. Guevara came in and goaded Mansoor right into a dropkick. Madden had enough and charged across the ring to knock Dralístico and RUSH off the apron, but not before Guevara had tagged RUSH. Guevara stayed in the ring to celebrate, so Madden choked him and repeatedly slammed Guevara’s head into the mat before dropping him with a massive Choke Bomb. MxM TV came in to pose, unaware that RUSH had already made the tag. RUSH and Dralístico took advantage by attacking them from behind. Dralístico hit a very dangerous hurricanrana from the apron to the floor on Johnny TV, who landed neck first at the base of the guard rail. Ouch! Taya Valkyrie backed up her man with a running hurricanrana of her own from the apron to Dralístico on the floor as the referee checked on Johnny. Back in the ring, Madden knocked Guevara to the outside with a jumping side kick and went for another on RUSH, who ducked, leaving Madden crotched on the top rope. RUSH knocked him to the floor and turned his focus to Mansoor with chest-caving chops. A quick-release German suplex by RUSH set Mansoor up for a jumping double knee facebuster from Dralístico, as LFI were in total control. Mansoor messed with the bull, so he got the horns from RUSH with his patented shotgun dropkick in the corner. Guevara made a big production of tagging in, so he could crush Mansoor with a brutal swanton bomb to get the victory.
My Score: Squash out of 5
Match #6: Eddie Kingston def. The Beast Mortos
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Just like last week, Kingston had no interest in waiting for LFI to finish their celebrations, so he waved them from the ring so that he could get right to work with The Beast Mortos. Kingston and Mortos traded shoulder blocks to begin the match, although it was clear Kingston’s left shoulder was still bothering him from last week’s hard-hitting battle with Dralístico. Kingston hit a flying shoulder block from the second rope and tried to end it early with a Uraken, but Mortos saw it coming and bailed to the outside. When Mortos returned to the ring, he sent Kingston to the corner but walked into a Kingston boot. Kingston tried to take advantage by moving to the second rope until a jumping kick cut him off. Mortos punished Kingston in the corner, as Kingston crumbled to the mat. With Eddie’s head trapped between Mortos’ feet, he twisted Kingston’s neck at a painful angle. Mortos remained in control for the next several minutes, as he continued to target Kingston’s left shoulder. Kingston fought back up to his feet and then unleashed machine-gun chops all over Mortos in the corner. Mortos pushed right through them and stopped Kingston in his tracks with a well-placed chop across the upper chest. As Kingston was doubled over in pain, Mortos positioned himself for a big lariat that dropped Kingston in a heap, yet The King of the Bums somehow found a way to kick out. Kingston tried to shake out the cobwebs and feed off the crowd, which woke him up enough to avoid a running boot from Mortos in the corner, sending the Beast crashing to the floor. Kingston took an uncharacteristic risk with a dive through the ropes, and it paid off, as Mortos went crashing into the guardrail. Kingston brought him back in the ring for a reverse neckbreaker that was only good enough for a two count. Now, it was Kingston who lined up for a big lariat, so Mortos bit him! Kingston responded by biting Mortos at the same time! They released their jaws at the same time, allowing Mortos to get free for a spear, although it wasn’t enough to keep Kingston down for three. Mortos went to the top, but came up empty, as Kingston moved at the last moment. With Mortos in trouble, Kingston popped up and threw Mortos with an exploder suplex. As Mortos staggered to his feet, Kingston rocked him with a perfectly placed Uraken to remain undefeated since his return to action, as HOOK came out to celebrate with Kingston!
My Score: 3 out of 5
Match #7: Top Gods (Megan Bayne, Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) def. Willow Nightingale & JetSpeed (“Speedball” Mike Bailey & “The Jet” Kevin Knight)
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Willow fed off the crowd as they counted her nine clotheslines in the corner before putting Bayne down with a short-arm clothesline to make it an even 10. Nightingale followed with a running, low crossbody for a two count, and Bayne tagged out to Dax Harwood. According to the rules, Nightingale also had to tag out, so Kevin Knight made his first appearance of the match, a week after defeating Harwood in singles action. Harwood was both accurate and aggressive with his elbows and strikes, although Knight wouldn’t be deterred. He fought back with a pair of dropkicks to take Harwood down and another for Cash Wheeler, but he stopped when Bayne re-entered the ring. She pie-faced him and begged him to do something, but when she tried to hit him, he blocked it, leaving himself wide open for a blindside attack from the still-legal Harwood. Knight was sent to the corner and once again fought back, using his speed and elusiveness to hit a springboard dropkick. Speedball came running in with a chop to Harwood in the corner, and Nightingale was right behind him with a clothesline! Knight finished off the triple team with a leaping clothesline as Nightingale cut off Bayne with a big side kick. JetSpeed dispatched Wheeler and went back to work with a pair of boots to Harwood, who was still in the corner. With Harwood down, Nightingale crushed him with a running cannonball, although Harwood was able to kick out just in time. After making the tag to get back in the match officially, Willow went for a dropkick from the second rope, but missed when Bayne pushed Harwood out of the way. Bayne took Nightingale to the outside and introduced her to the guardrail the hard way. The Top Gods completely swung the match in their favor between Bayne’s merciless beating and Penelope Ford’s constant interference, leaving Nightingale helpless to make a tag. A back body drop gave Willow the glimmer of hope she needed to make a tag, but on the other side of the ring, Wheeler tagged Bayne and sprinted across to take out JetSpeed, leaving Willow alone once again! As she struggled to get up in the corner, Wheeler charged, and she moved, finally giving her the path to tag Bailey as Bayne tagged Harwood. The crowd exploded when Speedball flew into the ring with a pair of pump kicks to each member of FTR. He avoided a Harwood clothesline by hopping over the top to the apron to moonsault Wheeler on the floor, but he moved, and Bayne got taken out instead, despite not being the intended target. Bailey returned to the apron and sent Harwood into the turnbuckle, but when Bailey leapt from the top, Harwood moved. Bailey recovered and grabbed Harwood for a sunset flip, which got a massive boost from a springboard forearm by Knight, but to his credit, Dax kicked out again! Bailey dropped Harwood with a devastating combination of kicks and followed with a running shooting star press, but a stubborn Dax refused to stay down for three. JetSpeed tried to finish Harwood, but got cut off when Wheeler tripped Knight and repeatedly sent him into the guardrail. Meanwhile, in the ring, Bayne stopped Bailey with an effortless fallaway slam only to dive onto Knight on the floor! Bayne just took out JetSpeed on her own. Harwood hit a brainbuster on Bailey, who somehow kicked out, but then found himself punching his way out of the wrong corner. He escaped long enough to hit machine-gun kicks on Wheeler and avoided further damage with a tornado DDT! As the crowd willed Bailey to the corner, he was cut off by Wheeler and dragged back to the opposite corner, so Bayne tagged back in and went for a stalling vertical suplex on Bailey, but he escaped only for Bayne to nearly take his head off with a powerful forearm! As if that wasn’t enough, Bayne followed with a release German suplex, dropping Bailey right on his head! Bailey finally escaped when he ducked Bayne’s attempt at a massive splash in the corner and made the tag to Willow. Nightingale was met by Harwood in the middle of the ring, and she wasted no time peppering him into the corner with chops and forearms as the Daily’s Place crowd erupted with every shot! That is, until Wheeler dragged her away by her hair, so she turned around and gave Wheeler the same chop and forearm treatment! She charged back into Dax at the opposite corner and followed with big clotheslines! Harwood reversed a whip out of the corner, but turned away as Willow turned the momentum into a cartwheel so that she could fire right back with a perfect enzuigiri! That caused Harwood to stumble right into a skywalking Knight dropkick, and right back into Willow for a spinebuster! She instructed Knight to take out Wheeler on the outside while she went for a pin on Dax, but he kicked out! Harwood and Nightingale traded suplex attempts until he shoved her away and right into Bayne’s head. Harwood rolled up a stunned Willow for a two-count, so Bayne tagged back in the match. She took her time picking up Nightingale, allowing Willow to break free and set up the Babe with the Powerbomb, but Ford got on the apron, so Nightingale pulled her in the ring and demolished Ford with a Pounce! Bayne tried to kick Nightingale, but she caught the leg and put Bayne in a single-leg crab while JetSpeed cut off FTR with the same move. Top Gods all made it to the ropes to break the holds, so JetSpeed hit stereo planchas and wiped out FTR on the outside! Back in the ring, Nightingale hammered Bayne with clotheslines in the corner, so Big Stoke got on the apron to distract the referee while Ford and Bayne double-teamed Willow with a Doomsday Device! Bayne pinned Nightingale to win the main event for the Top Gods!
My Score: 4 out of 5
Final Verdict: 3.5/5
This week’s Collision was a dramatic and unpredictable episode that balanced strong in-ring work with genuine tension. The night will be remembered most for the harrowing Kota Ibushi vs. Josh Alexander match, which ended suddenly after Ibushi’s frightening fall to the floor. What had been a brilliant, physical encounter turned unsettling fast. Ibushi just can’t catch a break it seems. The rest of the show managed to recover some energy: FTR and Megan Bayne’s trios win over Willow Nightingale and JetSpeed was lively, giving both divisions a welcome spark, while Eddie Kingston’s victory over The Beast Mortos brought intensity and grit to the middle of the card. Both the women’s tag and trios bouts delivered a fun, chaotic finish that kept the crowd engaged. The post-show chaos, including Mark Davis’s return and Kenny Omega’s emotional save, added a raw emotional layer – though the former was remarkably underwhelming.