AEW Collision (2023-) 
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AEW Collision: August 31, 2024 (& Rampage, August 30) Season 2, Episode 12
Collision tonight becomes The Conglomeration's night to shine, as this three-men-and-a-lady faction takes in an adjunct luchador member for a six-man tag, FTR takes out their agressions on the Undisputed Kingdom, and a women's four-way with Queen Aminata. [more inside]
AEW Collision: August 24, 2024 (& Rampage, August 23) Season 2, Episode 11
Oh the irony, one of the nights when I can catch Collision live it's actually pre-taped from AEW's visit to Cardiff! Oh well, the go-home show that's one sleep before All In: London 2024 features two separate trios matches, some classic little man vs. big man action, a mixed-tag teaser, plus AMC's Ben Mankiewicz lending his golden voice to the Toni Storm/Mariah May clash. [more inside]
AEW Collision: August 17, 2024 (& Rampage, August 16) Season 2, Episode 10
AEW says goodbye to Arlington, TX with Dustin Rhodes & Sammy Guevara going for gold, Britt Baker receiving payback, Hologram looking awesome, Mariah May and Jack Perry beating jobbers to death, and the tag team title contenders pushing to the limit. [more inside]
AEW Collision: August 10, 2024 (& Rampage, August 9) Season 2, Episode 9
Thunder Rosa and Deonna Purrazzo give the Texas crowd a bloody bullrope match. The Outrunners nearly steal the show from FTR. Rush turns on a friend, Swerve Strickland faces a surprising challenger. Christian Cage almost goes an entire show without being an asshole. [more inside]
AEW Collision: August 3, 2024 (& Rampage, August 2) Season 2, Episode 8
Whoops, between the Olympics, plus Summerslam on the same day plus Collision starting at 5PM Eastern this week for... reasons?... I missed this episode. Thunder Rosa continues to wreck faces, Kyle Fletcher proves his worth against big Brian Cage, Hologram impresses in a tag team with a lucha legend, and Darby Allin is somehow not dead. [more inside]
AEW Collision: July 27, 2024: Battle of the Belts XI (and Rampage, July 26) Season 2, Episode 7
An extra hour of wrestling is never not welcome, especially when it means we have three women's matches, two trios matches (including a title shot), and also the AEW debut of Mansoor and Mason, the "MxM Collection". [more inside]
AEW Collision: July 20, 2024 (and Rampage July 19) Season 2, Episode 6
Whoops, yours truly got wrapped up in watching TNA's Slammiversary on Saturday and missed Collision. Darby Allin fought a beast, Roddy Strong had a hard fight against Tomohiro Ishii, Deonna Purrazzo and Thunder Rosa get lumberjacked, Hologram made his debut, and the trios titles get a shake-up. [more inside]
AEW Collision: July 13, 2024 (and Rampage July 12) Season 2, Episode 5
This pre-taped episode wraps up AEW's current excursion into Calgary: Takeshita faces a local hero, Roddy Strong and Dalton Castle vie for a championship shot, the trios titles are marred by shenanigans, Top Flight continues their beef with Shane Taylor Promotions, and Malibu Stacy Skye Blue is wearing a new hat! [more inside]
AEW Collision: July 6, 2024 (and Rampage July 5) Season 2, Episode 4
MJF and Hangman both get Akuma-tized, Riho's makes her Collision debut(?!), Jack Perry sees a familiar face, and the finalists for the Owen Hart Cup are determined. [more inside]
AEW Collision: June 29, 2024 (& Rampage, June 28) Season 2, Episode 3
One more sleep before Forbidden Door, time to put AEW, NJPW and CMLL talent in a big blender and see what happens. (This episode was actually taped on Wednesday in Buffalo after Dynamite.) [more inside]
AEW Collision: June 22, 2024 (& Rampage, June 21) Season 2, Episode 2
First ever matches are the order of the day, as Okada defends his title against CMLL legend Último Guerrero, and Ospreay tries to fend off Brian Cage. Everywhere else is tag-teams galore. [more inside]
AEW Collision: June 15, 2024 (and Rampage, June 14) Season 2, Episode 1
Wow, the first episode of Collision seems so recent, yet at the same time so long ago. What began as roster split centered on which members could share a weekly show with CM Punk now stands on it's own, celebrating a full year with some Ring Of Honor visitors, a no-DQ women's match, a massive 4-on-4 main event, and Christian Cage being your daddy. [more inside]
AEW Collision: June 8, 2024 (& Rampage June 7) Season 1, Episode 49
More challengers to Ospreay's International Championship settle affairs between themselves. Kris Statlander has her first match since her heel turn, and ROH's Lady Frost gets a shot against Toni Storm. Also "The Natural" Dustin Rhodes continues his farewell tour, and I can actually watch tonight live! [more inside]
AEW Collision: June 1, 2024 (& Rampage May 31) Season 1, Episode 48
This week's Collision mostly stayed away from the events of Double Or Nothing while slightly laying groundwork for the upcoming Forbidden Door. We got lots of strong acrobatic boys showing off (including a returning Lio Rush), plus a visit from one of NJPW's rising tag teams and AAA's luchadoras! [more inside]
AEW Collision: May 25, 2024 (& Rampage 5/23) Season 1, Episode 47
It's the final AEW "go-home show" before Double Or Nothing, and the spotlight on both Rampage and Collision is on TBS Champion Willow Nightingale. Lots of tag matches on these two nights, and oh yeah HIROSHI TANAHASHI IS HERE! [more inside]
AEW Collision: May 18, 2024 (& Rampage same day live) Season 1, Episode 46
With nine days to go before Double Or Nothing, AEW centers Chris Jericho's FTW Championship in a series of "contender series" matches. The "Team AEW" that's assembled against the Elite faces even more hired goons. Elsewhere, Will Ospreay's in action, Serena Deeb shows no fear in the lead-up to facing Toni Storm, and Orange Cassidy's character alignment slowly moves from "shenanigans babyface" to "fear my righteous fury!" [more inside]
AEW Collision: May 11, 2024 (& Rampage same day live) Season 1, Episode 45
Collision took another week off last week because of basketball, and comes back again for another three hour block. First we get Adam Copeland, Bryan Danielson, Will Ospreay and Thunder Rosa in action then a very Ring-Of-Honor-ish Rampage gets us Dalton Castle, Bryan Keith and Lady Frost too. [more inside]
AEW Collision: April 27, 2024 (& same day Rampage live) Season 1, Episode 44
The world of sports-induced rescheduling has gifted us three hours of live wrestling, including Swerve Strickland's first title defense, a trios title match, plus the return of several luchadors, the AEW debut of Grizzled Young Veterans plus a brawl in the parking lot. [more inside]
AEW Collision: April 20, 2024 (& same day Rampage live) Season 1, Episode 43
It's the go-home show for Dynasty tomorrow, but it's also 4/20, so AEW is going to get high with a little help from friends... by which I mean put on a shit-ton of tag-team matches and also invite over Rob Van Dam for a "High Flying Elmination Match". [more inside]
AEW Collision: April 13, 2024 (plus Battle of the Belts X, & Rampage April 12) Season 1, Episode 42
After getting some weird looks and hot takes from wrestling fandom after airing grievances on Dynamite this week, Collision pivots back towards new business. BOTBX raises the total to four hours of wrestling, including House of Black vs. three flippy boys, Lee Moriarty vs. Shibata, Toni Storm vs. a rising joshi star, and the Don Callis Family on a mission to break BCC members before the next pay-per-view. [more inside]
AEW Collision: April 6, 2024 (& Rampage April 5) Season 1, Episode 41
Collision gallantly delays it's Saturday night start time knowing that it's tough to compete with the first night of WrestleMania XL (the varying quality of the WM matches notwithstanding). As a study in contrasts, AEW offers House Of Black vs. an ad-hoc trio, the return of Yuka Sakazaki, Claudio in singles action, and main-event lucha libre. [more inside]
AEW Collision: March 30, 2024 (& Rampage March 29) Season 1, Episode 40
Collision skipped a week because of basketball and comes back with a hot Ontario crowd. Adam Copeland (the former Edge) defends his new title against a former Edge-head, Thunder Rosa meets a worthy opponent, and a big upset in the tag team tournament. [more inside]
AEW Collision: March 16, 2024 (& Rampage March 15) Season 1, Episode 39
Tonight on Collision: Bryan Danielson finds a Japanese legend he hasn't wrestled yet, Kyle O’Reilly returns to in-ring action, the entire Infantry gets television time, and apparently Mick Foley coached Adam Copeland on grievous bodily harm. [more inside]
AEW Collision: March 9, 2024 (& Rampage March 8) Season 1, Episode 38
As AEW resets following Revolution, The Rainmaker has his first official match, Mark Briscoe gets a team together to face The House of Black, Will Ospreay makes an offer, and it's awards season for Toni Storm and Mariah May! [more inside]
AEW Collision: March 2, 2024 (& Rampage March 1) Season 1, Episode 37
Whoops, haha, the two week gap was definitely not that I forgot that Collision was only skipping one week due to sports instead of two weeks! It's the go-home show for Revolution, so tonight we get teased and teased. [more inside]
AEW Collision: February 10, 2024 (& Rampage, February 9) Season 1, Episode 35
Blackpool Combat Club continues to "welcome" visiting CMLL luchadors with morale-raising beatings. The top contenders for the TNT Championship have a meeting. The Women's champion and her #1 contender are both separate matches. And oh yeah, Orange Cassidy has to defend his International title from his own CHAOS teammate, "The Stone Pitbull" Tomohiro Ishii. [more inside]
AEW Collision: February 3, 2024 (& Rampage, February 2) Season 1, Episode 34
A newer, forbidden-er door may be opening as AEW welcomes luchadors under contract from CMLL to two different fights this weekend. FTR and Daniel Garcia try to extend their luck as a trio, Serena Deeb makes her return to the ring, and Eddie Kingston gives someone else a chance to compete for his Triple Crown. [more inside]
AEW Collision: January 27, 2024 (& Rampage, January 26) Season 1, Episode 33
AEW rides out the wave of big weekend news and a big PPV from the competition, but putting on some marquee shows of their own, as Bryan Danielson tangles with an AJPW all-star, Orange Cassidy perpetually defends the International title, Serena Deeb makes her return, and FTR+Daniel Garcia lock themselves in a cage with the House of Black. [more inside]
AEW Collision: January 20, 2024 (& Rampage, January 19) Season 1, Episode 32
Collision comes from St. Louis tonight, as three-fourths of the Blackpool Combat Club show up to tear strips of flesh off their foes, Matt Sydal pulls a double shift, Daniel Garcia continues to grow his legend, and THUNDER ROSA returns from the graveyards of Tijuana to have her first singles match since ::checks notes:: August 2022?? Holy cow. [more inside]
AEW Collision: January 13, 2024 (& Rampage, January 12): Battle of the Belts IX Season 1, Episode 31
Quick maths: Rampage + Collision + Battle of the Belts = Five title defenses over four hours of AEW across two evenings! Also, Adam Page and Adam Copeland separately seek to continue their conquering streaks, Deonna Purrazzo has her AEW match debut, and Dustin Rhodes puts on a clinic. [more inside]
AEW Collision: January 6, 2024 (& Rampage, January 5) Season 1, Episode 30
"Mad King" Eddie Kingston defends his Continental Crown for the first time against Trent Beretta, Sting's retirement tour continues, and hometown boys FTR defend their family against the vaguely-defined evil of the House Of Black. [more inside]
AEW Collision: December 30, 2023: AEW World's End (+ Rampage, December 29) Season 1, Episode 29
All Elite Wrestling's last show of 2023 had some last minute injury changes to the card, but still managed to find some high-melodrama closings to the chapters of certain stories. Watching it, perhaps we can divine what the next year will bring for he entire roster? [more inside]
AEW Collision: December 23, 2023 (& Rampage, December 22) Season 1, Episode 28
Say "thank you" to Santa if your holiday wishes included: (1) a nail-biter conclusion to the Continental Classic Blue League, (2) the company's four spoooOOOOOooookiest women in a tag match, or (3) a big hoss battle, because this week you got all three. PS if you watched this week's Rampage you also got a PPV-quality luchador title match! [more inside]
AEW Collision: December 16, 2023 (& Rampage, December 15) Season 1, Episode 27
As the Continental Classic nears completion, members of the Blackpool Combat Club seem to dominate as Eddie Kingston hangs on by a thread. Kris Statlander and Willow Nightingale attempt to settle scores in a streetfight, and Abadon is back so we get two women's matches on one show! [more inside]
AEW Collision: December 9, 2023 (& Rampage, December 8) Season 1, Episode 26
Some tournament hopes are dashed, because the Continental Classic is a points-based tournament... and the numbers don't lie. Also, Kenny Omega in singles action, Pirate Bryan Danielson wrestles twice this week, and some smark favorites (Abadon! Danhausen! Orange Cassidy!) show up to play. Rampage and Collision were both pre-taped in Canada last week, so if the crowd seemed extra behind certain talent, now you know why. [more inside]
AEW Collision: December 2, 2023 (& Dec 1 Rampage) Season 1, Episode 25
Bryan Danielson won't allow an orbital bone fracture and a Solid Snake eyepatch keep him from having his first match in AEW's Continental Classic. In fact, Collision has three CC matches, plus more enticements leading to the end-of-year PPVs. (This post going up late because I traveling until late Monday.) [more inside]
AEW Collision: November 25, 2023 (& Rampage) Season 1, Episode 24
Tony Khan has taken the ballsy move of keeping Collision on Saturday night and also moving Rampage back a day, creating a three-hour block to counter-program against WWE's Survivor Series. Tonight, the Continental Classic prelims continue, House of Black vs. luchadors, and Keith Lee vs. Lee Moriarty #LeeFight [more inside]
AEW Collision: November 17, 2023 (& Rampage) Season 1, Episode 23
Collision moved a day up to make room for the Full Gear PPV on Saturday, effectively forming a three-hour block with Rampage. It's the go-home show, what surprises are in store? [more inside]
AEW Collision: November 11, 2023 Season 1, Episode 22
A very fast moving episode of Collision fills in the blank undercard spaces for Full Gear, and also introducing Tony Khan's very own version of a G1-style tournament. [more inside]
AEW Collision: November 4, 2023 Season 1, Episode 21
The Acclaimed celebrate their 69th day as AEW champs (nice), while Darby Allin practices for his 2024 trek to Everest by attempting to climb "The Murderhawk" Lance Archer. [more inside]
AEW Collision: October 28, 2023 Season 1, Episode 20
Yours truly was out and about yesterday, so this week's Collision post will borrow some write-up from The Wrestling Observer. This episode, MJF fights Kenny Omega to break his record for longest World Championship reign, and it must be Halloween because Abadon's got a TV match for the women's championship! [more inside]
AEW Collision: October 21, 2023 & Battle of the Belts VIII Season 1, Episode 19
Eat a hearty dinner, because AEW goes long tonight. Emnating from Memphis this evening, Collision will be immediately followed by Battle of the Belts VIII, for a grand total of 8 announced matches including four title defenses. [more inside]
AEW Collision: October 14, 2023 Season 1, Episode 18
All the main feuds on Collision get rolled into a big spicy goulash this week, also three title defenses, the return of some faces that haven't gotten much TV time in a while, and CJ and Miro flirt in the weirdest way. (This post is going up late because of NY Comic Con, so some commentary borrowed from Wrestling Observer.) [more inside]
AEW Collision: October 7, 2023 Season 1, Episode 17
Things AEW is not afraid to do repeatedly: (1) Make tag-team wrestling important. (2) Give someone signed away from WWE some good runway time to build to their first official match. (3) Hurt Darby Allin very badly. [more inside]
AEW Collision: September 30, 2023 Season 1, Episode 16
The AEW roster settles into Seattle to get the PNW ready for WrestleDream, and that means: (1) an all-star 8-man tag match, (2) Jericho and Omega teaming up, and (3) several guest spots for local DEFY Wrestling talent. [more inside]
AEW Collision: September 23, 2023 Season 1, Episode 15
This week on Collision: the past and future of the FTW title meet as Hook and Rob Van Dam team up, Julia Hart makes the next moves in her mind game on the women's division, two title defenses, plus an honest-to-gosh Texas Death Match! [more inside]
AEW Collision: September 16, 2023 Season 1, Episode 14
Since Punk's exit, the roster boundaries between Dynamite and Collision have gone by the wayside, and tonight will feature yet another big Collision debut, as Matt and Jeff Hardy head to Saturdays to take on "The Righteous," Vincent and Dutch, also making their Collision debut. [more inside]
AEW Collision: September 9, 2023 Season 1, Episode 13
If tonight's episode of Collision seems a bit heavy on the promos, it's because Tony has AEW Grand Slam in two weeks and is down one Zaslav-approved headliner. Not to worry, he's going to fill the gap with tournament semi-finals, title defenses and a quartet of luchadors! [more inside]
AEW Collision: September 2, 2023 Season 1, Episode 12
And so it has come to pass: Sightly more than two years after CM Punk became All Elite, Tony Khan announced his immediate termination, with cause, for starting a backstage fight with Jack Perry at ALL IN last week. Inexcusably, inarguably, in full view of security cameras, other talent, and Papa Tony himself. Expect crowd reactions like no other in Chicago for Collision tonight and All Out tomorrow! [more inside]
AEW Collision: August 26, 2023: Fyter Fest 2023 Season 1, Episode 11
Go-Home Show Week concludes, as AEW is one sleep away from "The Biggest Event of Wrestling History". We've already seen half of London's competitors on this week's Dynamite, so here comes Collision to introduce you to the other half (and a few people who, alas, won't be there.) [more inside]
AEW Collision: August 19 Season 1, Episode 10
Papa Tony is keeping cards close to his chest tonight, as only three matches are confirmed pre-show while the other segments are mostly "A Wrestler you like will... do something!" Let's all shiver with anticipation! (As a reminder, tonight's collision, like Dynamite and Rampage before it, are soliciting donations to the Maui Food Bank.) [more inside]
AEW Collision: August 12 Season 1, Episode 9
If you like tag team matches, you're going to like this episode. If you looooove tag matches, you're going to love this episode. Also, if your "Miro Alert" watch went off, this episode is the reason. (Late post b/c I was out yesterday, match results below the cut.) [more inside]
AEW Collision: August 5 Season 1, Episode 8
Just like Dynamite celebrated their 200th episode with great matches for all kinds of wrestling fans, Collision celebrate their 8th episode by... (checks notes)... putting three title matches head-to-head against SummerSlam? Are you serious? [more inside]
AEW Collision: July 29 Season 1, Episode 7
Several first-time (or at least, first in a long time) matches tonight: Andrade faces Buddy Matthews to reclaim his mask, Samoa Joe feasts upon another luchador, plus: can the unlikely friendship of MJF and Adam Cole claim the tag belts from FTR? [more inside]
AEW Collision: July 22 Season 1, Episode 6
Yours truly was exhausted yesterday after being live for Ring Of Honor: Death Before Dishonor (hey kids! You can spot me when Chuckie T throws Fenix into the crowd!) and so couldn't make this post pre-Collision, so let me excerpt our recaps from The Wrestling Observer! [more inside]
AEW Collision: July 15 (& Battle of the Belts VII) Season 1, Episode 5
Tonight's Collision gets SUPER-SIZED, as the normal 2-hour show gets an additional hour for the newest Battle of the Belts. And to make sure the time is well spent, every match tonight is either a tournament final or a championship match. [more inside]
AEW Collision: July 8 Season 1, Episode 4
Whoops, went to a party on Saturday and completely forgot to make a post for this "quite good, actually" episode of Collision! Powerhouse Hobbs has a new direction, Scorpio Sky makes his return after nearly a year's absence, and CM Punk faces Samoa Joe in singles competition for the first time since (checks notes) 2005?!? [more inside]
AEW Collision: July 1 Season 1, Episode 3
(This post going up after the show.)
MJF makes his Collision debut and gets a taste of All Ego. Bullet Club gets some brand new members, Kris Statlander defends her title, and some grizzled ROH veterans stare daggers at each other while the Owen Cup Quarterfinals yield results! [more inside]
AEW Collision: June 24 Season 1, Episode 2
The second episode of Collision is also the go-home show for Forbidden Door, as Chicago gets a preview of Tanahashi's greatness, the final participants are revealed, and Miro will actually say words! [more inside]
AEW Collision: June 17: PREMIERE Season 1, Episode 1
You know what this is. After going nearly a year without, Tony Khan is going to find out if CM Punk is still the same draw he was the last time he made his appearance at Chicago's United Center. Papa Tony has assembled a roster of talent who (hopefully) won't have an issue working with him, let's find out how good a show they can put on! [more inside]