AEW Collision: September 6, 2024: Collision + Rampage live!

September 7, 2024 4:41 PM - Season 2, Episode 13

Collision went topsy-turvy, airing on a Friday and rolling right into Rampage for a three-hour live block. Okada's opponents for his Continental Championship are chosen in combat, Grizzled Young Veterans in an actual match, plus an 8-man tag match where every single participant was a holder of a title. AEW got a lotta belts!

(Quotes taken from The Wrestling Observer)

Schiavone starts the show by announcing that after AEW has refused to sanction the Steel Cage match -- but not actually cancelled it -- making it a "Lights Out" Steel Cage match. Which is basically putting a hat on a hat, I had already taken it for granted that a cage match between bitter rivals with a grudge was going to be bloody.

Continental Contenders Challenge Match – Mark Briscoe defeated Lance Archer

"The winners of the three Continental Contenders Challenge matches tonight will challenge Kazuchika Okada for the Continental Championship tomorrow night at All Out. This was a bloody start to the show, with Briscoe eventually chopping Archer down to get into tomorrow’s Continental Title match. I’ve been hoping for a Briscoe/Okada singles match down the line, but I’ll take some interactions in a four-way."

Grizzled Young Veterans (James Drake & Zack Gibson) defeated Iron Savages (Bronson & Boulder) (w/ Jacked Jameson)

"The Veterans started by chopping down Boulder at the knee. Boulder took both men over with a double suplex, but Drake cut down the Transformer Slam with a chop block. They both sent Boulder to the floor and after surviving a Bronson flurry, they dropped Bronson across the ropes with a double Hotshot. The Vets hit a High-Low for the win. After the match, FTR came out. They brawled with the Vets, forcing them to bail out. Jacked Jameson raised FTR’s hands and ate a Shatter Machine for his troubles."

In the tag-team division, Iron Savages have become the best of the jobber squad. They come out every night and say the exact same thing every time, but it still clicks for me. Compare and contrast with FTR, who are some of the most technically proficient around but whose promos are infrequent and bland.

Continental Contenders Challenge Match – Orange Cassidy defeated Bryan Keith

"Another good match, with Cassidy joining Briscoe in the Continental Title match. This would have been a good spot to have Bryan Keith get an upset win to build up the budding feud between the Conglomeration and the Learning Tree. I didn’t think either man was winning the title tomorrow night, but a win for Keith in a spot like this would have been a marquee win for him at this point of his career."

The Outrunners (w/ Erica Leigh) defeated Davey Bang & August Matthews

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Continental Contenders Challenge Match – Konosuke Takeshita defeated The Beast Mortos

"An absolute slugfest, and one I would suggest you go out of your way to watch. Both of these men are fantastic talents on this roster that I would push harder as AEW homegrowns, for lack of a better term. Takeshita in particular is truly unbelievable, and he needs to start circling the top of these cards sooner than later."

AEW Women’s Champion Mariah May was backstage, cutting an extremely horny promo. She said that she hasn’t shaken any hands in the locker room, because she knows "the best way to get to know a woman is by making them scream at [her] feet."

Hikaru Shida defeated Deonna Purrazzo

"The two got in an early pinning predicament before Purrazzo sent Shida shoulder-first into the turnbuckle as we went to a commercial. After the break, Shida came back with a second rope dropkick. Shida got the counter punches in the corner before hitting a running knee for a nearfall. Purrazzo moved out of the way of a double stomp and hit a La Mistica, then got a nearfall off of a powerbomb. Purrazzo went for a running boot, but Shida caught her in a Stretch Muffler. The two traded boots before Shida hit a Falcon Arrow for a nearfall. Shida hit the Katana for the win. The announcers noted that Shida could be the first woman to win both the World and TBS Titles.

After the match, Mercedes Moné came out. She ran distraction as Kamille jumped Shida from behind. Moné went to attack Shida with the kendo stick, but Shida ducked and caused Kamille to get hit with the stick. It was the one thing they didn’t want to happen. Shida fought them both off and hit Moné with the Katana to stand tall before the PPV."

Shida looked very dominant and intimidating tonight, which is how I know that she ain't winning tomorrow vs. Mercedes. I want to believe that will be Jaime Hayter's role. My dream scenario is that Mercedes and Saraya restart the "former WWE women are angry" faction, causing Hayter to get one of her own. Factions are good world-building, and the women's division needs some of that.

All Star Match of Champions – AEW World Champion Bryan Danielson & AEW World Trios Champions Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta, & PAC defeated The Elite (TNT Champion Jack Perry, Continental Champion Kazuchika Okada, & AEW World Tag Team Champions The Young Bucks)

This excellent, if overly full, spotfest ran through the end of Collision and right into the beginning of Rampage.

The Outrunners were backstage celebrating their victory with Lexy Nair. They were excited about their win before Jon Moxley & Marina Shafir came down the stairs behind them and assaulted them, laying them out.

Queen Aminata defeated Missa Kate

Hologram & ROH World Tag Team Champions Dustin Rhodes & Sammy Guevara defeated The Dark Order (Evil Uno, Alex Reynolds, John Silver)

"Hologram and Evil Uno started, with Hologram evading him to start. Guevara allowed Hologram to use him as a base to launch into a tornado DDT. After a commercial, Rhodes got a hot tag and ran wild before the Dark Order shut them down. The Premier Athletes were watching backstage. They triple-teamed Hologram, but Hologram evaded the Ragnarok. Guevara and Hologram hit stereo dives off of the ring posts, and the técnicos got the win after a Hologram 450 splash."

House Of Black (Brody King & Buddy Matthews) defeated MxM Collection (Mansoor & Mason Madden)

"I was ready to bury MxM Collection under the earth with the goofy judges, but King killing them quickly spared my wrath. After that, this was a good tag match. Like I said earlier, AEW has a lot of talented pairings and can make as many as they need to with the roster that they have. It’s a matter of consistently showcasing them in higher-profile spots. Why can’t King and Matthews get a tag title eliminator on a Dynamite, or MxM get one on a Collision?"

There must have been some time left over, because Will Ospreay cut a backstage promo, telling PAC that he hasn't forgotten the thirty-minute time-limit draw the two had at Revolution Pro Wrestling five years ago.

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