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.

AEW Dynamite 6/7/2023 Results and Review

I thought for sure I didn’t have anything to review today, but then I remembered that I had to watch AEW Dynamite. Not that anyone is reading my writing, but I wanted to drop in and once again review what is going on with AEW Dynamite, and the latest and greatest from the company that puts on good wrestling, regardless of what an empty arena says.

Orange Cassidy defeated Swerve Strickland in the AEW International Title Match

Once again we open the show with Orange Cassidy, and this time he defends against Swerve Strickland, and his record is 14 and 0 for the year. He’s defended the title 23 times, and is still going. Everything you could want in a match was found in this back and forth limit pushing match. I was impressed with Swerve’s push forward, and Cassidy’s reversals. This was a great match, and perhaps the best one to see this week. The House Call was hit, but Swerve didn’t get the pinfall, as Cassidy kept pushing. Orange rolled over Swerve, pulled the tights, and got the win overall. A great opener, no doubt, had fun, great stuff here.

The lights went out, and when they came back on it was Sting and Darby Allin! They helped Orange fend off a beat down after the match.

Blackpool Combat Club defeated CHAOS

CHAOS started this match fast, bringing the fight right to Blackpool Combat Club. I was impressed witih how fast this one started, and we even got a nice superplex in the early goings of the match. There was a frenetic pace with this match, and the Best Friends were doing very well against the BCC. Nice back and forth throughout the match, but with CHAOS throwing down some offense. There was a lot of back and forth, good stuff, with pacing that never truly slowed down. I loved how it worked out. I loved it, great fun here. The BCC won this one, and dis so in dominant fashion towards the end.

MJF came out and talked a bit, and even talked with Adam Cole. I liked this, and we should see the next competitor for MJF to win over.

JungleHook defeated La Faccion Ingobernable in a Texas Tornado Match

This was a fight between two teams. I found it to be fun to watch. The Texas Tornado rules made for an interesting match, with both teams fighting to get control. One set of guys were outside of the ring while the other two were in the ring, and there was a lot of back and forth. It was a fight, a brawl at times, with little to no wrestling to speak of, and it was interesting to see. Nothing was wasted here, as they just brawled and really fought to make a hardcore match out of this one. There was a sick table spot, a DDT on a table, and just a great deal action. Jungle Boy got the win with a submission, and wow, what a match to see. Great action, fun stuff, just great in my book.

Konosuke Takeshita defeated Damon Ace

Less than 2 minutes overall. This was a squash of sorts, a burial even. Not much to see here, skip it, I didn’t really feel like saying much else.

Kris Statlander defeated Anna Jay AS in the AEW TBS Title match

Only one women’s match tonight? Fine with me. Statlander did not roll over through Anna Jay here. The competitor in Anna Jay pushed the limits overall. She had a lot of offense against Statlander, and looked good against the champ. Statlander did some fighting back too, but she was definitely not making quick work of Anna Jay. I was impressed with how much offense was given from Jay. A beautiful tombstone piledriver later, and Kris Statlander would win this one.

Jay White defeated Ricky Starks

This thing started on the ramp with a lot of brawling. The two just embroiled in rivalry, fought one another with punches flying right away. This was a slower moving match, which isn’t a bad thing, but I definitely noticed that the pace had slowed down. The match featured a good bit of brawling over technical wrestling. It was a match where both men got the upper hand here and there, driving some good moves and constant brawling. This was a hard hitting battle, and in the end Jay White was able to put away Ricky Starks.

Overall Thoughts

A good overall show, with just a little bit of a lull. It was a good night for those that are looking for quality wrestling. There was a lot of wrestling here, and some great moments. The main event delivered, but so did the majority of the matches, with the exception of one. I liked this night of wrestling and am impressed with how the AEW company keeps moving with quality shows.