AEW Collision: February 22, 2025

February 22, 2025 4:58 PM - Season 2, Episode 34

The sign on the door says "AEW", but tonight's Collision has visitors from Ring Of Honor, New Japan Pro Wrestling, and whatever planet Hologram is from. Two titles will be defended, and Harley Cameron will be live to commiserate about her loss in Australia.

The announced card for Collision:

AEW World Trios Championship Match: The Death Riders (c) vs. Daniel Garcia, Daddy Magic, and Cool Hand Ang
Ring of Honor World Championship Match: Chris Jericho (c) vs. Bandido
The Beast Mortos vs. Hologram
Julia Hart vs. Queen Aminata
NJPW Strong Open Weight Champion Gabe Kidd vs. The Butcher -- non-title match
Max Caster’s "Best Wrestler Alive" Open Challenge continues
Brian Cage and Lance Archer in action
We’ll hear from Harley Cameron

posted by The Pluto Gangsta (5 comments total)

Holy cow I did not predict "Mariah May becomes completely unglued and starts the show with more post-Grand-Slam toxic yuri" as the show opener.
posted by The Pluto Gangsta at 5:06 PM on February 22

Can we agree that Gabe Kidd and The Butcher together in the ring reminds of that scene from Looper where Joe first sees his future self and hates him?
posted by The Pluto Gangsta at 5:36 PM on February 22

The Hurt Business shows up at the end of Brian Cage and Lance Archer's squash match to ask: Who are these two guys to demand a championship match? And really, isn't that covertly a meta-commentary on the booking: Why have the Murder Machines been stuck in squash match jail these past few months?
posted by The Pluto Gangsta at 6:04 PM on February 22

The Julia Hart vs Queen Aminata match seemed a bit one-sided when the taller, stronger Aminata managed to suplex Julia three, maybe four, times. But Julia never was a power hitter, instead she let the opponent get a false sense of security and gets that magic octopus submission hold for the win. Her "legit" credit goes way up since, after Aminata submits, the camera reveals that Julia apparently has an actual bootprint across her face that bloodied the bridge of her nose.
posted by The Pluto Gangsta at 6:29 PM on February 22

So here's the thing about Chris Jericho: I can say he's been wrestling too long, that he draws other wrestlers into a mid-card vortex, that he's occupying a main event spot that should go to someone else. But I got to admit, his knowledge of how to manipulate a crowd and how to keep refreshing his moveset is actually impressive.

Like, most wrestlers will do different things when they switch from face to heel. Jericho will do it every time he changes nicknames. I've seen this guy for decades and I've never seen anyone do the "Hi! Spot" which is like some weird slingshot huracanrana where he stalls in midair just long enough to wave "Hi" like a cheesy dummy at a crowd that boos him?? Wild.
posted by The Pluto Gangsta at 7:37 PM on February 22