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Welcome to this weeks episode of AEW Collision. We are one week away from Full Gear and storylines are starting to pick up. Let's see what's in store for this episode of Collision
MATCH ONE: DANIEL GARCIA VS ANDRADE EL IDOLO (W/ CJ PERRY)
So we have Andrades answer so it would seem. CJ Perrys music plays after Andrades and she accompanies him to the ring. Not sure Miro will be too pleased with this as he is shown watching on the monitor backstage.
Andrade flips out of an arm wringer, and Garcia does the same, giving us a stalemate. Garcia gets a headlock out of a grapple, tries to throw Andrade to the floor but Andrade is tranquilo, hanging onto the ropes. Shoulder tackle by Andrade to cut Garcia off from dancing. Low dropkick to the face by Andrade. Chops in the corner by Andrade but they fight out and trade blows in the middle of the ring. Leg sweep and a dropkick of his own by Garcia.
Clothesline by Andrade, and a step up rope assisted dropkick sends Garcia to the floor. Andrade heads up top looking for a moonsault but Garcia backs away. Garcia waits for Andrade in the middle of the ring. Up top, crossbody by Andrade for a 2 count. Sleeper applied by Garcia but Andrade gets out of it, only for Garcia to dragon screw his leg through the ropes, and then a running forearm to knock Andrade off the apron. Garcia gets in CJ Perry’s face and dances right in front of her. She did not look too impressed. Andrade thrown back in the ring but he fights back with forearms but Garcia replies with a German suplex.
Both men head to the floor and battle by the barricades, with Andrade being whipped hard into one set. Garcia sits Andrade on a chair, takes a run up and gets a running dropkick, knocking Andrade backwards over the chair. Back in the ring, Garcia wrings the leg and stomps on it. He twists the ankle and sets Andrade up on top of the buckles. Andrade tries to fight back, both men heading to the top now. Garcia knocked down but comes back with a running boot. Garcia is looking for a superplex now but Andrade headbutts him down, goes for a diving knee attack but Garcia dodges and gets an ankle lock in the Center of the ring. Eventually Andrade kicks his way out but Garcia tackles the leg again but this time Andrade gets a leg whip, and another. Flying forearm off the ropes. He kips up, and Garcia is down in the corner. Double knees but kick out at 2.
Garcia cuts off another top rope attack by taking out the leg. He gets his own double knee attack in the corner, followed by the Three Amigos but no, Andrade cuts him off on the second Amigo and hits his own. Brainbuster by Garcia followed by a Knee to the midsection and a scoop slam by Andrade and he hobbles over to the turnbuckle, climbing to the top and moonsault feint connects for 2. Both men battle on their knees now before firing each other up. Garcia starts to get the upper hand with a flurry of right hands. Back elbow by Andrade and the Figure Four locked in and transitions into the Figure 8. Garcia has no choice but to tap.
Your winner by submission: Andrade El Idolo
Two excellent wrestlers in this one showing what they can do. Garcia now lost two in a row so needs to build back his momentum because he is an absolute star. No question about how good Andrade is. Be interesting to see where this story goes with CJ Perry and Miro. Feud or tag? Im happy with either one. Guess time will tell where this one is heading.
MATCH TWO: NICK WAYNE (W/ LUCHASAURUS & CHRISTIAN CAGE) VS DALTON CASTLE (W/ THE BOYS)
Wayne backs into the ropes from the off. Castle ‘peacocks’ in the middle of the ring while Cage gives Wayne a pep talk. Pie face by Nick, who peacocks himself. Amateur wrestling roll on the mat with Castle in control, back elbow by Wayne to escape. Twisting back suplex by Dalton Castle, and a knee drop, followed by a gutwrench, nice combo. Front slam to Wayne, and more knees to the midsection. Nick gets a rope whiplash on Dalton, and a snapmare takeover. Back elbow by Castle and a clothesline to take Wayne down.
Gutwrench suplex to Nick, but a rollup by Wayne gets 2. Huge German suplex from Castle, catching Wayne out of the corner. Luchasaurus tries to get involved by The Boys stop him, only for them to get chokeslammed on the outside. Quick rollup by Castle but kick out at 2. Wayne sends Castle into the ringpost. Waynes World out of the corner and that’s all over.
Your winner by pinfall: Nick Wayne
I just love Nick Wayne. Met him earlier this year at a Progress show and he is just as good as people say he is. Good showing here also from Dalton Castle. Good match even if quite short.
Hangman Adam Page is backstage, and he says it is a shame. Swerve could have taken his spot, but instead he made the biggest mistake of his life, when he opened the door and stepped into Page’s house. At Full Gear, Page will take him down to the depths of hell. It will be a Texas Deathmatch at Full Gear. Page offers advice for this coming week – make the most of the time you’ve got. At Full Gear, Page will leave him in fire for eternity. Page will piss on Swerve’s grave. Excellent from Page. Angry Adam Page is the best version. This match at Full Gear is going to be fire.
MATCH THREE: LFI (RUSH & DRALISTICO) VS THE WORKHORSEMEN (JD DRAKE & ANTHONY HENRY)
Henry and Dralistico begin, hurracanrana by Henry, then a headscissors by Dralistico. Kick to the midsection by Henry and he springboard sentons his way into the ring on top of Dralistico. Drake and Dralistico trade chops. Tag to Rush, who wants part of the chop battle. Damn, HARD chops from Rush. These hurt. Hurt so bad. Dropkick takes Drake down. Rush gets a big running clothesline, takes Henry off the apron, and tags Dralistico back in for a double team on Drake. Corner splashes and double dropkick from LFI.
Drake and Dralistico battle on the outside briefly before Drake sends him back inside. Henry on the outside takes Rush out by the announce table.
Rush kicks Drake hard in the corner and poses. Henry dives for an attack but Rush gets a spinning forearm shot. Powerslam on JD Drake to follow up. Tag to Dralistico, sequence of kicks to Drake, who is now slumped in the corner. Rush prepares for attack but Henry pulls him out of the ring. Double team by the WorkHorsemen with an assisted flatliner on Dralistico. Cannonball by Drake. Impressive! Drake up top, MOONSAULT but no, Dralistico avoids it. Rush tagged in, German suplex on Drake, Dralistico gets a Codebreaker on Drake, then Rush follows up with the Bull’s Horns in the corner and that’s all over. Pin and 1 2 3.
Your winners by pinfall: La Faccion Ingobernable
Solid showing from both teams. I really enjoy LFI and hope AEW use them correctly this time round. I have high hopes. The Workhorsemen did what they needed to do in this one. Solid match.
House of Black appear in a video package. HoB will obtain the tag titles, and make LFI chase them. Brody King says ‘the enemy of our enemy…is now also our enemy’. Big Bill, Ricky Starks the Kings of the Black Throne are coming for the AEW tag team championships at Full Gear. Julia Hart says Willow and Skye keep rejecting her gift. If Julia wins tonight, she wants Kris Statlander for the TBS championship again, also at Full Gear. I would happily have House of Black in control of all Titles. No bias I just love the House of Black.
Lexi Nair is with Kris Statlander & Willow Nightingale. Kris will defend the title at Full Gear in a 3-way. Willow vs Julia Hart tonight is to determine the first spot, and next week Red Velvet vs Skye Blue will determine the second. Is this it? Is this how Skye Blue joins the house of black and helps Julia Hart to win the TBS Title. I will keep dreaming and hoping.
MATCH FOUR: RODERICK STRONG (W/ THE KINGDOM) VS DARIUS MARTIN
Strong is on fire in this one. Arm drag to ground Martin. Forearm and a headlock takeover keeps Strong in control. Martin battles out and gets a crossbody off the top for 2. Half nelson back breaker by Roddy followed by chops in the corner. Pendulum backbreaker as Strong talks trash to Martin. Knee to the gut in the corner by Strong and the 10 count punches connect. Martin gets out of a fireman’s carry, but is met with a dropkick by Strong, which gets a 2.
Jawbreaker by Darius, and a Manhattan Drop, backing Roderick into the corner with chops of his own. Rebound pele kick out of the corner by Martin gets a 2 count. Goes for a springboard from the apron but Strong with a rising knee and a sick kick, followed by the End of Heartache, pin and 3 count and this one is over.
Your winner by pinfall: Roderick Strong
Roderick Strong is getting over so hard. Excellent work by him and the crowd are really starting to enjoy this character. I am one of those too. I find him really entertaining. And plus we are getting the kingdom on TV more and that is always a good thing.
Post match The Kingdom hits a low blow ‘Weiner Punch’ on Martin, followed by the assisted spike piledriver. Action Andretti runs down to make the save but about 5 minutes too late.
Tony Khan is standing backstage with Bryan Danielson. Khan announces that Bryan Danielson will be at All In at Wembley Stadium next year in the latter part of Danielson’s last year of full-time active competition. Lets hope he stays injury free so I can see him. Khan also announces the Continental Classic, beginning in just a few weeks. This sounds like AEW’s version of the G1 Climax. This should be good. Will Ospreay has to appear surely. It will culminate at World’s End on Dec 30th. The first participant will be Bryan Danielson! Danielson says this is the kind of tournament he’s wanted to do his entire career. Were certainly getting all of Danielson before he steps away from full time wrestling.
MATCH FIVE: WILLOW NIGHTINGALE VS JULIA HART
Stipulation for this one, the winner of this one will face Kris Statlander and the winner of Red Velvet/Skye Blue at Full Gear next week. Willow with a hair pull on Hart out of the corner. Brody king pulls Hart out of the ring as Willow attempts a cannonball, and Hart runs back in and attacks from behind. Shoulder block from Willow, stomps on the back of Hart, and a big body slam. Sliding crossbody gets a 2 count. Gory Special by Willow as we see Skye Blue watching backstage. Hart goes for a headscissors but Willow catches her into a sideslam. Julia scoots to the apron and pulls Willow to the floor.
Willow hits a suplex but Hart takes control, wrapping her legs around the back of Willow’s head in the ropes, choking her. Hart works over the wrist of Willow and slams it backwards repeatedly on the canvas. Knee drops to the outstretched arm. Hart stomps on the arm now, and then wraps it around the rope for leverage.
Hip attack in the corner by Willow, misses a boot, but kicks Hart away. Spinebuster off the ropes but kick out at 2. Doctor Bomb atttempt but Willow’s arm is finished so she can’t lift her. Hart with a springboard back elbow, and a sliding clothesline from behind. She’s looking for the Hartless but Willow back to her feet but Hart with clubbing blows to the back.
Pounce from Willow and They head to the outside and again Brody King steps in the way. Willow goes for the cannonball on the outside but Hart moves and Willow goes straight into the steel steps. Ouch
Back in the ring, Hart is up on the top rope Willow grabs her for a Full Nelson slam but again Hart kicks out at 2. Doctor Bomb but Hart sits out on it, gets a lariat from behind. MOONSAULT by Julia Hart for the pin and this one is all over.
Your winner by pinfall: Julia Hart
Julia hart is going to be a star. Her progression from a cheerleader to where she is now is incredible. Part one of my plan for her winning the TBS title with Skye Blue’s help is complete. Now just need Blue to beat Red Velvet and were nearly there. Great showing by both women in this one. Good match.
Lexi Nair is with Ricky Starks & Big Bill backstage. They don’t want to be bothered by any of these teams gunning for them. They say they are never going to wrestle them but Lexi tells them that Tony has signed for them to face all 3 teams at Full Gear. LFI vs FTR vs House of Black vs Starks & Big Bill. Starks is still confident about their chances, and they aim to be the longest reigning tag champs in company history. This match is going to be incredible. Any one of those could win this one. Full Gear is building nicely.
MATCH SIX: POWERHOUSE HOBBS (W/ DON CALLIS) VS RANDOM GUY
Paul Wight has joint commentary for this one. Big clothesline to start, with clubbing blows across the chest to follow. Spinebuster! Falling powerslam for the 3 count at 55 seconds. Hobbs had eye contact with Paul Wight for the majority of that.
Your winner by pinfall: Powerhouse Hobbs
Mega squash. Mega mega squash. Didn’t even get the name of the opponent in this one.
Don Callis on the mic, says the Callis family is the greatest family in wrestling, greater than the Briscoes, the Harts, the Von Erichs. In a few days, the family will be involved in the Like a Dragon Street Fight. Hobbs broke Jericho not too long ago so Jericho phoned the last friend he has in the world, Paul Wight. Callis says only a blithering idiot would face the Callis Family after everything they’ve done but it’s not too late for Paul Wight to back out of it. Callis thinks he sees a scared giant before him. Callis has buried 2 giants in his career, and he’ll happily do it again. He tells Hobbs to take Wight out but Wight gets to his feet, ready for him. The Callis Family back off for now.
MATCH SEVEN: STING, DARBY ALLIN & ADAM COPELAND VS LANCE ARCHER & THE RIGHTEOUS (VINCENT & DUTCH)
Copeland starts this one out with Dutch. Show of strength by Dutch, slamming Copeland to the mat. Dutch absorbs Copeland’s offense until he gets a flying clothesline to take him down. Tags to Darby and Vincent now. Side headlock takeover by Darby. Headbutt by Vincent, tag to Archer, who takes Darby up to the top rope, no Darby slaps his hand away. Tag to Sting! Sting and Archer go face to face. They have a woo-off.
Sting takes out Dutch and Vincent with a double clothesline, and clotheslines Archer to the floor. All six men are battling on the outside now. Darby throws Vincent into the barricade. Copeland whips Dutch into the ring apron. Sting with a steel chair to the back of Archer. Sting walks Archer around the ring, bashing him into barriers as he goes.
Sting and Vincent are in the ring now. Tag to Dutch, Archer whips him in for a clothesline train on Sting. Archer back in, stomps to Sting to knock him down in the corner. Tag to Vincent, Sting ducks a clothesline and hits a shoulder tackle to take down Vincent. Sting with the tag to Darby Allin, shotgun dropkick to the Righteous. Darby with a coffin splash in the corner to Vincent. Goes for a Code Red but Dutch clotheslines him right off, nice.
Darby and Dutch legal now, with a neck crank applied to Darby. Vincent in, knee to the face, clothesline from Dutch and a flatliner from Vincent gets 2. Snapmare from Vincent into a headlock to ground Allin. Running back elbow by Vincent as Darby starts to fight back. Archer in who just throws Darby with a wild suplex across the ring. Vincent in but Darby tries a rollup, which gets a 2. Archer takes out Sting on the outside, but Copeland sends Archer into the ringpost. Darby makes the tag to Copeland and hes hot. Diving double clothesline to the Righteous. Spear to Archer on the apron. Copeland with a suicide dive to take out all 3 on the outside. Copeland is on fire here.
Copeland and Vincent in the ring now, Copeland sets up for the spear Archer pulls the leg. Coffin drop onto Archer though. Boss Man Slam on Copeland by Dutch. Sting takes on both members of The Righteous. Scorpion Death Drop with an elbow drop assistance from Copeland on Dutch. Stinger Splash on Vincent, and a spear by Copeland. Pin and all over.
Your winners by pinfall: Sting, Darby Allin & Adam Copeland
What is the point in creating a new team last week only to have them lose in their first match. This trio has great potential but having them lose their first match to me seems a waste. But hey I don’t make the decisions I just write about them. Ok match. Result was expected. Still bored of Darby and still hopeful after full gear we get a break from him.
Post-match, the music of Christian Cage hits again, and here come Cage, Wayne & Luchasaurus to lock eyes with the winners. Cage holds his TNT title aloft as the broadcast ends.
Not a bad show overall. Felt this show was more for the build up to Full Gear. Tag title match set. Death match set. Momentum built for sting and his trio. And plans made for the TBS title match.
Thanks for joining me this week guys. See you next week for AEW Rampage.
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