2025-01-25 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]

We reviewed this edition of Collision on episode #145 of the Malapert Smark Podcast with Vlad "The Wrestling Expert." Link:

https://youtu.be/FLnbCkknc7g

➡️COMMENTS⬅️

⭐️Kayhan: This was one of the best Collisions in a long time, back at Daly's Place. The show opening sequence is pretty cool.

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STORYLINES:

(1) Joe’s Friends Have His Back Against the Patriarchy

Participants:
Nick Wayne, Joe, Christian, Kip, Hook, Shibata

Peripheral Participants:

Mama Wayne

Details:

-The Patriarchy & Joe cut separate promos for the show opening sequence.

-Samoa Joe defeats Nick Wayne. Joe's friends (Hook & Shibata) watched his back, preventing Patriarchy interference.

🌪️REVIEWS🌪️

Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 👊

➡️COMMENTS⬅️

⭐️Kayhan: Im sad that Christian’s stuff is falling flat lately. I’m a huge fan. This thing with Hook has been sad. 

(2) Okada Defeats Komander in Champion vs Champion Showdown

Participants:

Okada, Komander

Peripheral Participants:
Abrahantes

Details:

-Okada defeats Komander.

-Post match, Okada got a cheap shot in at Komander.

🌪️REVIEWS🌪️

Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 1/2 👍

➡️COMMENTS⬅️

⭐️Kayhan: Champion vs Champion! Nice! TK putting in work here. 

(3) Undisputed Kingdom Defeats 2point0 & Daniel Garcia

Participants:

Undisputed Kingdom, Daddy Magic, Angelo Parker, Daniel Garcia, STP

Details:

-Video Package shows events leading up to tonight's match between Undisputed Kingdom & 2point0

-Undisputed Kingdom defeat 2point0 & Daniel Garcia in Trios match. STP were in the front row talking smack after they were involved in last week's altercation.

🌪️REVIEWS🌪️

Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 👊

➡️COMMENTS⬅️

⭐️Kayhan: Nice 6man tag matchup on paper. I would have liked to see Shane Taylor’s guys get in there and fuck it up tho. Have it lead to a bigger feud of something. 

(4) Hobbs & Bill Have Epic Brawl

Participants:

-Big Bill, Powerhouse Hobbs

Details:

-Hobbs is waiting for Big Bill in the parking lot. Bill arrives and they brawl until security intervenes.
-Big Bill cuts in ring promo calling out Hobbs. Hobbs fights through security to get to Bill and the fight continues. They take a wicked high spot bump onto tables to end the segment.

🌪️REVIEWS🌪️

Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 👍👍

➡️COMMENTS⬅️

⭐️Kayhan: Big Bill with the backpack full of weapons was a nice touch. The high spot was nuts.

(5) Big Boom and Big Justice Boom With Adam Cole

Participants:
Big Boom, Big Justice, Undisputed Kingdom

Details:

-Big Boom & Big Justice meet Adam Cole and they both do the BOOM together.

🌪️REVIEWS🌪️

Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 1/2 👍

➡️COMMENTS⬅️

⭐️Kayhan: I usually am not into these

guys but this was kinda cool. lol. “I know what you do.”😆

(6) Max Castor Issues Open Challenge

Participants:
Max Castor

Details:

-Max Castor backstage promo.

🌪️REVIEWS🌪️

Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 👍

➡️COMMENTS⬅️

⭐️Kayhan: Im a fan of the new Max Castor. Completely enthralled. 

(7) Darius Heated That Dante Let Lio In Top Flight

Participants:
Top Flight

Details:

-Top Flight is interviewed backstage.

🌪️REVIEWS🌪️

Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 1/2 👍

➡️COMMENTS⬅️

⭐️Kayhan: Nice to see some fire from Darius

(8) Timeless Toni Storm Returns

Participants:
Mariah May, Toni Storm

Peripheral Participants:
Schiavone

Details:

-Toni Schiavone moderates meeting between Mariah & Toni Storm. Mariah verbally dresses down Storm and then beats her ass. Toni Storm proceeds to rise as "Timeless" Toni Storm, strip off her clothes and promises to rip Mariah's tits off.

🌪️REVIEWS🌪️

Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - ❤️

➡️COMMENTS⬅️

⭐️Kayhan: All right. I’ll give this 3 points. I think it had the potential for a 🔥 rating if it had been done differently. I don’t understand why Toni Storm would go through all that trouble to swerve Mariah just to get her ass kicked. If she used the ruse to get one over on Mariah or something… but otherwise, it was a great spectacle and the crowd popped huge. 

(9) Matthews & Brodie King Now Known As Hounds of Hell... Matthews Challenges Okada

Participants:
Hounds of Hell, Gates of Agony

Peripheral Participants:
Julia Hart

Details:

-Hounds of Hell defeat Gates of Agony in tag match.

-Backstage, Hounds of Hell are interviewed. Okada enters to disrespect them. Matthews challenges Okada, to which Okada refuses. Matthews calls Okada a bitch. Okada says hes no bitch.

🌪️REVIEWS🌪️

Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 👍👍

➡️COMMENTS⬅️

⭐️Kayhan: Sighhhh. Idk. I feel Gates of Agony should be pushed as scary guys for the ROH brand. I know Brodie and Matthews could use a big win but idk about Gates of Agony doing a job… The Okada segment was hilarious tho. All my 👍s are for that scene. Okada ain’t no bitch! I like that be put over his own insults. 

(10) Harley Thwarts the Vendetta, Costs Deonna Purazzo TBS Title Shot

Participants:
Harley, Taya, Deonna

Peripheral Participants:
Big Boom, Big Justice

Details:

-Backstage, the Vendetta interrupt Harley interview to disrespect Harley, Boom & Justice.

-Harley intervenes in TBS Championship qualifier 4-Way to prevent Taya from helping Deonna, giving Yuka Sakazaki the win. Serena Deeb & Queen Aminata were also in the match but fought off.

🌪️REVIEWS🌪️

Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 1/2 👍

➡️COMMENTS⬅️

⭐️Kayhan: You know, Harleys actually growing on me. This might be a case of hard work and dedication paying off🤷‍♂️. 

(11) Penelope Challenges Thunder Rosa

Participants:
Penelope, Rosa

Details:

-Backstage interview with Rosa & Penelope. No physicality agreed upon. Penelope challenges Rosa.

🌪️REVIEWS🌪️

Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 1/2 👍

➡️COMMENTS⬅️

⭐️Kayhan: Grading on a curve here. Not the most enthralling of exchanges but the match idea peaked my interest. I feel like Penelope deserves a little push. I like her work recently but she been taking nothing but Ls. I’m not sure if Thunder Rosa is where she’ll pick up a win, but I’d book her to win dirty. 

(12) Don Callis Family Meeting

Participants:
Don Callis Family

Details:

-Video package shows events between Omega, Ospreay & Don Callis family from this past Wednesday...

-Don Callis Family have off site meeting discussing problems with Omega & Ospreay.

🌪️REVIEWS🌪️

Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 1/2 👍

➡️COMMENTS⬅️

⭐️Kayhan: Nice looking setting. At least they had some Omega/Ospreay story in this episode. 

(13) Takeshita Retains International Title Against Shibata

Participants:
Takeshita, Shibata, Don Callis

Details:

-Don Callis joined commentary for the main event but also got involved in the match. Takeshita defeats Shibata to retain International Title.

🌪️REVIEWS🌪️

Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 👊

➡️COMMENTS⬅️

⭐️Kayhan: They just buried Shane Taylor to give Shibata a win on ROH just to have him lose the next night.😣

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Other:
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(A) Footage is shown of online exclusive, Rene interviews Death Riders.

➡️COMMENTS⬅️

⭐️Kayhan: Moxley interviewed by his wife. lol