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AEW Collision: December 2, 2023 (& Dec 1 Rampage)  Season 1, Ep 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]
posted by The Pluto Gangsta on Dec 4, 2023 - 0 comments

AEW Collision: November 25, 2023 (& Rampage)  Season 1, Ep 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]
posted by The Pluto Gangsta on Nov 25, 2023 - 7 comments

All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite: All Elite Wrestling: FULL GEAR 2023  Season 5, Ep 10000

The Young Bucks face their friend Kenny Omega, both women's titles are in contention, Sting has his last ever (?) match in Los Angeles, and AEW World Champ -- and relatively new babyface -- Maxwell Jacob Friedman must reclaim his stolen belt from Bullet Club Gold's sleazy leader Jay White. [more inside]
posted by The Pluto Gangsta on Nov 19, 2023 - 3 comments

AEW Collision: November 17, 2023 (& Rampage)  Season 1, Ep 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]
posted by The Pluto Gangsta on Nov 18, 2023 - 1 comment

AEW Collision: November 11, 2023  Season 1, Ep 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]
posted by The Pluto Gangsta on Nov 12, 2023 - 6 comments

AEW Collision: November 4, 2023  Season 1, Ep 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]
posted by The Pluto Gangsta on Nov 4, 2023 - 2 comments

AEW Collision: October 28, 2023  Season 1, Ep 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]
posted by The Pluto Gangsta on Oct 29, 2023 - 0 comments

AEW Collision: October 21, 2023 & Battle of the Belts VIII  Season 1, Ep 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]
posted by The Pluto Gangsta on Oct 21, 2023 - 8 comments

AEW Collision: October 14, 2023  Season 1, Ep 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]
posted by The Pluto Gangsta on Oct 14, 2023 - 0 comments

AEW Collision: October 7, 2023  Season 1, Ep 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]
posted by The Pluto Gangsta on Oct 8, 2023 - 1 comment

Special Event: All Elite Wrestling presents WrestleDream (2023)

Following the extremely successful All In at Wembley Stadium, AEW President Tony Khan announced WrestleDream, to be held on the anniversary of the death of Japanese wrestling legend Antonio Inoki, at Seattle's Climate Pledge Arena. Tonight the card is STACKED with title defenses, hometown heroes, and a dream-match main event several years in the making. [more inside]
posted by The Pluto Gangsta on Oct 1, 2023 - 5 comments

AEW Collision: September 30, 2023  Season 1, Ep 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]
posted by The Pluto Gangsta on Oct 1, 2023 - 0 comments

AEW Collision: September 23, 2023  Season 1, Ep 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]
posted by The Pluto Gangsta on Sep 24, 2023 - 1 comment

AEW Collision: September 16, 2023  Season 1, Ep 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]
posted by The Pluto Gangsta on Sep 16, 2023 - 4 comments

AEW Collision: September 9, 2023  Season 1, Ep 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]
posted by The Pluto Gangsta on Sep 9, 2023 - 8 comments

All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite: AEW All Out (2023)  Season 4, Ep 10000

Well folks, I said that this would be a big week for pro wrestling, and I was even more right than I realized. Tonight AEW will try to end the week on a high note in front of an arena full of Chicagoans who are primed to be very vocal. [more inside]
posted by The Pluto Gangsta on Sep 3, 2023 - 20 comments

AEW Collision: September 2, 2023  Season 1, Ep 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]
posted by The Pluto Gangsta on Sep 2, 2023 - 5 comments

Special Event: All Elite Wrestling presents ALL IN (2023)

Five years ago, Cody Rhodes made a bet with Dave Meltzer that an indie wrestling show could sell 10,000 tickets, and then he and the Young Bucks and Kenny Omega changed the business. This year, All Elite Wrestling shipped 81,000 tickets for a single night at Wembley Stadium, breaking the paid attendance world record for a pro-wrestling event to stage "The Biggest Event in Wrestling History". [more inside]
posted by The Pluto Gangsta on Aug 27, 2023 - 21 comments

AEW Collision: August 26, 2023: Fyter Fest 2023  Season 1, Ep 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]
posted by The Pluto Gangsta on Aug 26, 2023 - 4 comments

AEW Collision: August 19  Season 1, Ep 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]
posted by The Pluto Gangsta on Aug 19, 2023 - 4 comments

AEW Collision: August 12  Season 1, Ep 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]
posted by The Pluto Gangsta on Aug 13, 2023 - 1 comment

AEW Collision: August 5  Season 1, Ep 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]
posted by The Pluto Gangsta on Aug 5, 2023 - 8 comments

AEW Collision: July 29  Season 1, Ep 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]
posted by The Pluto Gangsta on Jul 29, 2023 - 11 comments

AEW Collision: July 22  Season 1, Ep 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]
posted by The Pluto Gangsta on Jul 23, 2023 - 0 comments

AEW Collision: July 15 (& Battle of the Belts VII)  Season 1, Ep 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]
posted by The Pluto Gangsta on Jul 15, 2023 - 6 comments

AEW Collision: July 8  Season 1, Ep 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]
posted by The Pluto Gangsta on Jul 10, 2023 - 0 comments

AEW Collision: July 1  Season 1, Ep 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]
posted by The Pluto Gangsta on Jul 2, 2023 - 0 comments

AEW Collision: June 24  Season 1, Ep 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]
posted by The Pluto Gangsta on Jun 24, 2023 - 5 comments

AEW Collision: June 17: PREMIERE  Season 1, Ep 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]
posted by The Pluto Gangsta on Jun 17, 2023 - 5 comments

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