AEW Collision: February 8, 2025

February 8, 2025 5:18 PM - Season 2, Episode 32

Houston gets the last Collision before Grand Slam Australia, so they get to see trios squared: three trios in a three-way match. Thunder Rosa fights the returning Penelope Ford, Mark Briscoe wants to humble Kyle Fletcher, Bryan Keith wants to collect a bounty on a returning Bandido, and Harley Cameron provides the halftime entertainment.

The announced card for Collision tonight:

The Undisputed Kingdom vs. Shane Taylor Promotions vs. Daniel Garcia, Daddy Magic, and Cool Hand Ang
Mark Briscoe vs. Kyle Fletcher
Harley Cameron in concert
Kazuchika Okada and Buddy Matthews go face-to-face
Dustin Rhodes in action
Bandido vs. Bryan Keith
Penelope Ford vs. Thunder Rosa
Mariah May’s "Glamorous Exhibition" match

posted by The Pluto Gangsta (2 comments total)

The trios^2 opener is a very indie-wrestling scramble. Each team had one big fella that the other two would feed dudes into. Obviously Shane Taylor was one of those fellas, but the TNT champ Daniel Garcia proves that he can actually judo throw a man the size of Taylor.
posted by The Pluto Gangsta at 5:40 PM on February 8

The nice thing about wrestler's gimmicks in 2025 is that the wrestler can live just enough of their gimmicks that the audience, instead of being fooled-vs.-not-fooled, can meet them halfway when given the invitation to do so. For example: Bryan Keith is a "bounty hunter" and Bandido is an outlaw in a mask and cowboy hat, so of course they're going to stand back-to-back in the center of the ring, walk five places to the corners, and run at each other with quick-draw kicks. And this Houston crown loves it.

Speaking of stuff Houston loves: lots and lots of luchadors! Rush and Dralistico and Mortus come out to squash some dudes, and get a faceful of Komander and Hologram (another big return!) Hologram's intro says he's been "upgraded", so I look forward to lasers shooting from his hand or something.
posted by The Pluto Gangsta at 6:08 PM on February 8