‘AEW: Collision’ Review (Apr 25th 2026)
Welcome to this week’s review of AEW: Collision, which brings wrestling back to Saturday nights. As usual, we’ll be abbreviating AEW’s huge match recaps where we can to save your eyes and your time! With that, let’s get into the review…
Match #1: AEW World Trios Championship – The Conglomeration (Orange Cassidy, Roderick Strong & Kyle O’Reilly) def. Don Callis Family (Lance Archer, Hechicero & Andrade El Ídolo)
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The Conglomeration entered as tensions with FTR and Stokely spilled onto the ramp, with Strong and O’Reilly shoving FTR before heading to the ring for their title defence. O’Reilly and Hechicero opened with grappling exchanges before tags brought in Strong and Cassidy, the latter delivering his usual comedic offence before Archer tagged in and steamrolled Strong. Cassidy and Andrade then leaned into the comedy, with OC pulling Andrade’s pants down before the trio delivered a fun rapid-fire corner sequence punctuated by Cassidy’s single punch and a “Holy Sh*t!” chant. The Don Callis Family isolated Cassidy until he finally made the hot tag to O’Reilly, who ran wild. The challengers and champions traded momentum in a frantic six-man sprint, with Strong and O’Reilly combining well to neutralise Hechicero and Andrade, while Archer repeatedly changed the tide with his power. The closing stretch was chaotic, Archer dominating until Cassidy countered a chokeslam with an Orange Punch in midair. O’Reilly and Strong followed with a combination attack and Total Elimination on Archer, allowing Cassidy to score the pin and give The Conglomeration their first successful AEW World Trios Championship defence.
My Score: 3 out of 5
Match #2: Death Riders (Daniel Garcia, Claudio Castagnoli & Wheeler Yuta) and The Dogs (David Finlay & Clark Connors) def. Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) and The Rascalz (Zachary Wentz, Dezmond Xavier & Myron Reed)
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Moxley joined commentary for this chaotic 10-man tag, praising The Dogs as aligned with the Death Riders while tensions lingered over Ospreay. Once the bell rang, order quickly broke down into a wild brawl, with both teams trading rapid-fire multi-man offence. The Bucks and The Rascalz thrilled the Portland crowd with dives, superkicks and slick tandem attacks, while submissions and near-falls piled up in a frantic pace. The middle stretch saw momentum swing constantly, with Wentz and Reed shining for The Rascalz, Yuta hanging tough, and Garcia, Castagnoli and The Dogs using brute force to slow things down. The Bucks injected even more chaos with a series of inventive double-team spots, including a spectacular five-man superkick sequence. The closing stretch was pure mayhem, with bodies flying everywhere, huge dives to the floor and counters coming from every direction. Just when it looked like the Bucks and Rascalz might steal it, Yuta saved Finlay from disaster, allowing Connors to hit Fallout off the top on Wentz for the pinfall victory in a breathless, action-packed sprint.
My Score: 4 out of 5
Match #3: Kris Statlander def. B3CCA
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B3CCA attacked at the bell and got in a few shots, but Statlander quickly stopped that with a back elbow and a knee to the face. Statlander catapulted B3CCA into the middle turnbuckle and hit a running uppercut, but B3CCA stopped Stat with a high boot and went to the apron for a running knee and a thrust kick. B3CCA hit a dropkick from the top rope to Stat on the apron! Back in the ring, Statlander grabbed B3CCA for Staturday Night Fever, but B3CCA escaped with strikes until Statlander stopped her with one big strike. Statlander bounced off the ropes right into a Flatliner from B3CCA! B3CCA locked in a vice on Statlander’s head, but Statlander quickly slipped out and stood up to hit a Staturday Night Fever for the win!
My Score: 2.5 out of 5
Match #4: RUSH def. Adam Priest
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The crowd seemed firmly behind RUSH at the bell, as he kicked away a handshake offering from Priest. Priest tried to trade with RUSH and was standing his ground until RUSH put him on the ropes. Priest came back with a dropkick, which seemed to anger RUSH. He chopped Priest to size and stomped him in the corner. RUSH continued with headbutts and pulled up short running into the corner just to kick Priest anyway. RUSH posed to admire his work. Back from the break, Priest came off the top with a leg drop from the top rope for a near-fall! RUSH turned things around with a rebound German Suplex, followed by a knee to the face that put Priest on the floor. RUSH threw Priest into the barricade and slammed him off the commentary desk. He continued to use the barricades to punish RUSH before stomping him on the floor. RUSH threw Priest back in the ring and hammered him in the corner. RUSH charged up to hit Bull’s Horns and connected! RUSH pulled Priest out of the corner, wiped his hands and covered Priest for the pinfall victory!
My Score: 2 out of 5
Match #5: Triangle of Madness (Thekla & Skye Blue) def. Alex Windsor & Persephone
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Thekla teased starting with Windsor before tagging out to Blue, leading to a physical opening exchange and some fun double-team work from Windsor and Persephone, including a Jamie Hayter tribute spot. Momentum shifted when Thekla and Blue began isolating Windsor, using frequent tags and underhanded tactics to keep her cut off from her partner. The middle stretch saw Blue and Thekla control much of the action, but Windsor eventually fought free to bring in Persephone, who exploded into the match with big offence and had the crowd behind her. From there, the pace picked up with both teams trading near-falls, tandem spots and momentum swings, with Windsor and Persephone looking increasingly close to pulling off the win. The finish came after a hot closing stretch packed with counters and chaos. Persephone seemed poised to put Blue away, but Julia Hart interfered while the referee was distracted, spraying black mist into Persephone’s eyes. A blinded Persephone fell victim to Code Blue, giving Blue and Thekla a stolen pinfall victory.
My Score: 3.5 out of 5
Match #6: AEW National Championship – “Jungle” Jack Perry def. El Clon
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Perry started fast, but Clon quickly turned things violent, trapping him under the ring skirt and dishing out some brutal offence before Perry rallied with a ring-post counter and sitout powerbomb. Clon regained control with heavy strikes and a running lariat, looking increasingly dominant until Perry fired back with a desperation superplex to swing momentum. From there, the match became a hard-hitting back-and-forth battle, with chops, counters and near-falls coming in rapid succession. Perry landed a Sliced Bread and Canadian Destroyer, while Clon responded with punishing offence, including a nasty tilt-a-whirl backstabber and Hecho en Mexico that nearly ended the champion’s reign. The closing stretch was especially strong, with both men surviving huge shots before Perry countered a moonsault with raised knees, launched Clon with a release German suplex and finally connected with his running knee strike for the pinfall, retaining the AEW National Championship after a hard-fought defence.
My Score: 4 out of 5
Match #7: The Demand (Ricochet, Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona) def. Jericho and The Hurt Syndicate (Bobby Lashley & Shelton Benjamin)
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Chaos broke out almost immediately as all six men brawled, with Jericho diving onto The Demand and Lashley and Benjamin bringing their trademark power offence. After Ricochet’s team cut Jericho off, Lashley changed the momentum with a dominant hot tag, while Benjamin impressed with a string of German suplexes on seemingly everyone in sight. The middle stretch was packed with big multi-man sequences, momentum swings and signature offence, from Jericho’s Walls attempts and avalanche hurricanrana to Lashley spears and Benjamin’s super exploder. Ricochet and The Demand kept finding ways to stay in it, though, using numbers and timely interference to halt the veterans’ momentum. The closing stretch was frantic, with bodies flying everywhere and near-falls piling up. Jericho looked to have Ricochet beaten with the Walls of Jericho, but outside chaos opened the door for underhanded tactics. With the referee distracted, Ricochet landed a hidden low blow and followed with the Ricosault to steal the pinfall victory in classic opportunistic fashion.
My Score: 3.5 out of 5
Final Verdict: 3.5/5
This was a very solid episode of Collision that balanced frantic multi-man chaos, strong in-ring action and a few storyline developments without ever dragging. The opener was a fun Trios title defence, the 10-man tag was the standout car-crash spectacle you’d expect from that lineup, and Perry vs El Clon overdelivered as arguably the best straight wrestling match of the night. Even the weaker bouts served a purpose, while the women’s tag added intrigue through the Hart/Thekla alliance. The main event kept the energy high and sent the show out on a strong note. Not everything hit equally – there were a couple of squashier or less essential matches – but the hit rate was strong, the pacing was sharp, which meant this episode felt consistently entertaining from top to bottom.
