2025-01-18 AEW Collision - REVIEW

2025 Malapert Smark Podcast Review System:

🤯 - Mind Completely Blown!!! [+10]

🔥 - This Was Fire!! [+5]

❤️ - Loved It! [+3]

👍👍 - REALLY Liked It! [+2]

👍 - Liked It [+1]

1/2 👍- Kinda Liked It [+0.5]

👊 - Indifferent [0]

👎 - Didn’t Like it [-1]

👎👎 - Hated It [-2]

🤮 - Made Me Sick [-5]

🙋‍♂️- Chris Jericho Bad [-10]

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STORYLINES:

(1) Hangman Page, Christopher Daniels

-Both Page & Daniels cur promos for the show opening sequence.

-Hangman Page defeats Daniels in violent bloody Texas Death Match. Post Match, Page returns to attack a beaten Daniels.

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Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 👍👍

➡️COMMENTS⬅️

⭐️Kayhan: This was a spectacle. Daniels has still got it. Big fan from the TNA days. I think this was worth it’s weight. Probably better than anything else they could have come up with. 

(2) Toni Storm, Tony Schiavone

-Tony Storm is interviewed in the ring by Schiavone about upcoming title match with Mariah May. Storm says May is killing it and will introduce herself to May this Wednesday.

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Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 1/2 👍

➡️COMMENTS⬅️

⭐️Kayhan: This has gotta be a swerve... Half thumbs up for Toni Time.

(3) Hurt Syndicate

-Pre Taped promo by Hurt Syndicate from after their win this past Wednesday is played. MVP talks taking tag titles from Private Party. Match set for this Wednesday.

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Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 👊

➡️COMMENTS⬅️

⭐️Kayhan: Nothing too exciting in this promo. Interesting to know Hurt Syndicate will be getting a title shot this Wednesday. I am guessing they will take those titles. 

(4) Undisputed Kingdom, STP, Daddy Magic, Daniel Garcia

-Undisputed Kingdom pick up Trios win over STP (Moriarty & Infantry). Shane Taylor tried to help his boys during the match but was unsuccessful.

-Post match, Shane Taylor took down all of Undisputed Kingdom and started jaw jacking with Daddy Magic on commentary. Daniel Garcia comes down to defend Daddy Magic, takes out the Infantry and Taylor before Garcia & Undisputed Kingdom beat up Shane Taylor... Kyle O'Reilly stares down Garcia's TNT Title.

-Backstage, Undisputed Kingdom challenge Daddy Magic & Garcia to Trios match. Magic & Garcia say they will call Angelo Parker to join them this Wednesday, accepting the challenge.

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Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 👎

➡️COMMENTS⬅️

⭐️Kayhan: Disappointing result. Ive been a proponent for STP on ROH. At least it wasnt Moriarty or Taylor that took the pin... This is a pretty strong matchup for the live audience but if Undisputed Kingdom didnt wanna put STP over, then I struggle to see the purpose of booking this match. They could have booked Undisputed Kingdom against someone else just to get a win, not a stable in the middle of a strong push... On the other hand, if you're an Undisputed Era fan, I suppose this was a nice dose of nostalgia finally seeing them back together... As for the afterbirth, double edged sword. Was bad ass of Taylor to go after all of Undisputed Kingdom by himself. But then he ended up getting his ass kicked.

(5) Will Ospreay

-Will Ospreay is interviewed backstage, still selling injuries from Don Callis Family attack this past Wednesday. He says this whole thing with Don Callis Family is bigger than him and Ospreay, and says it's time he chat with Omega this Wednesday...

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Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 👊

➡️COMMENTS⬅️

⭐️Kayhan: I don’t need to hear that they’re GOING to talk. Just go ahead and talk!

(6) Murder Machines, Top Flight

-Archer & Cage pick up tag team win over Top Flight.

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Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 👊

➡️COMMENTS⬅️

⭐️Kayhan: Slightly surprising. Kinda sad to see Top Flight doing a job. Cage, I see has some clout. Archer is piggy backing on him and it's kinda working. I guess they had to give Murder Machines a win over someone substantial eventually. Guess theyre serious about giving Don Callis family a push as heels.

(7) Top Flight, Action Andretti, Lio Rush.

-After Top Flight lose to Murder Machines, Action and Lio attack Top Flight and leave em layin.

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Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 1/2 👍

➡️COMMENTS⬅️

⭐️Kayhan: This was fine. At least it wasn’t outta no where. Didn’t really feel like it had an oomph to it. Maybe it’s Lio & Action trying to come out looking cool and slick but then they left out the intensity in the beat down. 

(8) Cope, Outrunners, FTR, Hobbs

-The babyface 6-Man team (Cope, Outrunners, FTR, Hobbs) cut promos in the show opening.

-Learning Tree are interviewed backstage. Jericho comments on teaming with Moxley after all their history against common enemies.

-Hobbs is shown attacked by Learning Tree backstage.

-Hobbs makes dramatic entrance in middle of main event and gets the pinfall for the baby face team in 12-Man Tag Team main event. Cope, Outrunners, FTR, Hobbs defeat Death Riders & Learning Tree. Jericho and Moxley worked as a team during the match, but still took the loss.

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Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 👍

➡️COMMENTS⬅️

⭐️Kayhan: I know this 12-man main event idea got some flack in the community for the booking but I actually enjoyed it. I don’t think the fans who paid for tickets got ripped off. this was a barn burner. and the spot with the kid chopping brian keith was really cool. that was some nice wholesome wrestling😄. Brian Keith even sold for the little kid. 

(9) Max Castor, Anthony Bowens, Daddy Ass

-Castor cuts in ring promo on Acclaimed recent drama, calls Bowens to the ring. Castor says its been a misunderstanding and the biggest issue is that Bowens wont accept that Castor is the best wrestler alive. Bowens says he's been mistaken defending Castor this whole time because he's nothing but an arrogant, cocky, edgelord POS. Castor has a certificate saying he's the best wrestler alive. Daddy Ass comes out to talk about their accomplishments. Castor says Daddy Ass was selfish and only attached himself to the Acclaimed for the fame. Castor tells Bowens he needs to choose between him and Daddy Ass. Bowens gives Castor the middle finger. Castor proceeds to break up the Acclaimed and blames Bowens, Daddy Ass and the fans, saying everyone sucks.

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Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - ❤️

➡️COMMENTS⬅️

⭐️Kayhan: Finally! Castor is hilarious, though!

(10) Swerve, Prince Nana

-Footage is shown of Swerve at golf event with celebrities.

-Swerve is interviewed backstage, saying he'll get his hands on Ricochet before their match on February 3.

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Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 1/2 👍

➡️COMMENTS⬅️

⭐️Kayhan: I’ll give this a half point for threatening violence and getting us ready for a little story between now and feb3. 

(11) Ishii, Okada

-Okada defeats Ishii to retain AEW Continental Title.

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Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 👍

➡️COMMENTS⬅️

⭐️Kayhan: The most legitimate championship in all of wrestling. Clean win!

(12) Gates of Agony

-Video package has Gates of Agony promo putting themselves over. They are to have a match this Wednesday on Dynamite.

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Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 👊

➡️COMMENTS⬅️

⭐️Kayhan: ROH guys on Collision here. I don’t see the point of this promo unless they’re willing to push them a bit on AEW TV…

(13) Dustin Rhodes

-Dustin Rhodes defeats local talent, Adam Priest, who has wrestled in AEW.

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Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 👎

➡️COMMENTS⬅️

⭐️Kayhan: Seemed like a waste of tv time...

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Other:
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(A) Video Package discusses Brody King and Matthews on their own now.