AEW Collision 6/24/23 Results and Review

AEW comes through Canada this time for AEW Collision, and who knows what went down? Well I saw the results and am listening to Notorious B.I.G. and watching the show for review. I wish I could travel to see these shows, but oh well.

The opening showed us who would be on Sting and Darby Allin’s partner, and it was none other than NAITO! That should be great overall, sounds like a blast to me overall.

Hiroshi Tanahash defeated Swerve Strickland

A solid back and forth match, Strickland did not back down at all. Meanwhile Tanahashi got a lot of his moves in to make this one a great opener. Even though it was less than 11 minutes long, it had a good deal of back and forth action to make it a solid opening for the show. Tanahashi is always fun to watch and Swerve is rad at what he does. A good opener if I do say so myself.

Andrade El Idolo defeated Brody King by DQ

One hell of a match here folks, with a lot of brawling. The two were hitting hard, and Brody King was asserting his power a great deal of the match. Andrade was definitely present, but it was King that was impressive in this match, beating and wearing down Andrade for the most part. The match turned around and Andrade was ready to set the figure 8, but Buddy Matthews rand own and beat up El Idolo causing the DQ finish. A good match with a DQ finish, fun stuff overall if you ask me.

Willow Nightingale defeated Nyla Rose

A strong women’s match. It was incredible to see these women put on a showcase, with a lot of brawling, and some heavy handed moves. Willow hit a strong powerbomb after a pounce and pinned Nyla Rose. It was a good one if you ask me. I liked the pace, and the strong style overall, good stuff.

Powerhouse Hobbs defeated Jeremy Prophet

A quick match, and it was over. Nothing great here, just a burial, squash match.

Bullet Club (Jay white, Juice Robinson) and the Gunns (Austin and Colton Gunn) defeated CM Punk, FTR, and Ricky Starks

What a violent 20 some odd minutes of a tag match! Without using plunder of any kind, there was a lot of brawling, and a lot of big moves found on this night’s match. Great back and forth, great singles moments, but also tag team options that had both teams winning at various times during the matchup. Jay White hit the Bladerunner and boom, got the victory. This was a hard battle, and it was a great showing from both teams.

Overall thoughts

A great overall night of wrestling. Lots of wrestling, little to no talking, great stuff here. I loved it. The main event delivered, the opening match was great, the women’s match was good too, just overall solid wrestling, you can’t go wrong with Collision.

AEW Collision 6/17/23 Results and Review

The premiere edition of AEW Collision was in Chicago and there was a lot of hype for it. I’ll be talking about it and seeing what went down with the following results and review because why else would I be here? I have nothing else to do while I slave away for the wage so to speak. Anyways, here are my thoughts on AEW Collision from Chicago!

The theme song is good for what it is, but for a wrestling promotion? I don’t know. I love the song in its own, but meh, it just is lacking somehow. Oh well.

CM Punk came out first thing, and the crowd went nuts. They have waited 9 months or so, and CM Punk came out to a roar of a crowd. It was not dull in anyway shape or form, and I was all about it!

Punk talked big, and it was good as always because he is a gifted orator. He talked big, he talked strong, and it was fun to see.

Luchasaurus defeated Wardlow for the TNT Championship

A solid opening match with a lot of power moves. The flow was good here, with each man getting some nice momentum shifts. However, it was a little bit of cheating with Christian Cage getting in the way! The match ended with a camera being broken on the head of Wardlow, making Luchasauras the new TNT champion.

Andrade El Idolo defeated Buddy Matthews

Another great match, this time mixing modern technical wrestling with a little lucha libre for good measure. Matthews was he faster of the wo, and Andrade kept pushing through this one and eventually applied one heck of a submission, forcing Buddy to tap out completely. This was like a game of chess overall, with a lot of action back and forth, and it was incredible to see these guys get a little breathing room in terms of time.

Miro defeated Tony Nese

There was a lot of people in the crowd chanting for Miro, and he threw down with Tony Nese. Nese barely got any offense in, and it was a glorified squash. Nese did get a little bit in, so it wasn’t a burial, but in under 4 minutes this match was all Miro. Miro looked amazing  here, and he won with relative ease. Good quick match if you ask me.

Skye Blue and Willow Nightingale defeated The Outcasts (Ruby Soho and Toni Storm)

A solid outing from these fine wrestlers. Skye Blue is from Chicago and the crowd kept chanting for her. There was a lot of strong hits in this one, and it went back and forth, with no clear indicator of one team greater than the other in the preliminary moments. A fine back and forth if you ask me. This was one hell of a match folks, and so much fun. Skye Blue and Willow Nightingale would get the win, but not without some strong competition.

FTR and CM PUNK defeated Jay White, Juice Robinson, and Samoa Joe

Everything you could want in a six man tag was found here. No nonsense a lot of the time, with a great deal of back and forth, reversals, and some of the hardest chops you’re going to see anywhere. The match was good overall, and it featured all of the competitors in a shining light. The crowd was all over this one, and they were really excited to see what was going on throughout. I was cheering from my desk at work. The shatter machine and a GTS nailed the win for CM Punk and FTR, which was a great match to see folks, so much fun.

Overall Thoughts

FTR and CM Punk threw down a lot, and it was fun. There was a great deal of back and forth from all wrestlers in this showcase. 2 hours of pure wrestling fun, and it was very much like a ppv quality show if you ask me. I loved it.