AEW Collision 10/26/2024

AEW Collision 10/26/2024

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2024/10/aew-collision-10192024.html

We see clips of Moxley talking in the desert and Orange Cassidy shoving Daniel Garcia after Chuck Taylor got stretchered. OC and DG argue and OC says he's taking care of this. 

They say Chuck Taylor is still recovering in the hospital.

Jay White vs Shane Taylor

Here's a random one. Jay chops him and gets shoved. Jay side headlocks him then clips him. Jay dropkicks him in the knee and hits chops. Lee Moriarty distracts Jay then rips him. Shane hits a big punch on Jay. Shane chokes Jay on the ropes then stomps on him. Shane legdrops him on the apron and we go to PiP break.

Jay hits punches and boots. Jay tries to sunset flip him and Shane misses a legdrop. Jay hits chops and punches. Jay dragon screws him and hits a ddt for 2. Shane headbutts and uranages him. Jay flatliners him. Jay germans him and uranages him. Lee gets on the apron and Juice knocks him off. Shane hits a running knee on Jay. Jay blade runners Shane and wins.

Thoughts: I'm not a babyface Jay White fan. He hasn't been a face often and doesn't really work the style for it or know how to do it. Jay worked the knee some here but the finish had nothing to do with it and it wasn't anything special.

Jay gets on the mic after. He says Shane and Page hit harder than he does. Jay says he's always been ahead of Page and says he has more wins over him. Jay tells him not to miss if he takes a shot at him. He offers him a match at Full Gear.

Lexy interviews Ricochet. Ric says him and MVP have a history. He says he's out of this world. Lio rush comes in. He says not to act like he's the only one who has something to prove. He says he has a history with MVP too and got a card from him also. Lio says not to overlook him or else he won't get a title shot, just a ticket to the back of the line.

Lexy interviews Kyle Fletcher who looks like he has a big head with the new haircut. Kyle says he's here to talk about Wednesday. He says he called out Will on Wednesday and says it'll be the last you see of him if he does show up. He says if he doesn't, it will show he's a selfish coward. He says he wants to face someone new or up and coming on Dynamite so he can prove he's not the future, he's the now.

Penelope Ford vs Robyn Renegade

This is Ford's return after 740 days out due to injury. Ford chest clubs her in the corner and hits boots. Ford does a bad cartwheel into a forearm. Ford corner facekicks her then standing moonsaults her for 2. Ford hits boots to the face and takes a forearm and a facebuster.

Ford bridges out of a shot and hits a stunner off of it for 2. Ford chokes her on the ropes. Ford lariats her and hits mounted forearms. Ford pulls back on the arms. RR knees her then double stomps her over the back of the neck for 2.

Ford dropkicks RR against the ropes then hits a gutbuster. Ford indian deathlocks her and submits her.

Thoughts: It went a little longer than it needed to. It was a squash for most part. Ford had a couple of rough moments here.

Jamie Hayter gets on the tron after and challengers her on Dynamite. She asks if she will be there and says she will be.

Thoughts: They said Jamie and Ford used to be partners so this was kind of random. This wasn't exactly very face-like of Hayter either.

FTR and The Outrunners are interviewed. Truth says they have been doing nothing but lifting weights and eating steaks. Dax says you don't mess with The Outrunners and said that's where rush made his mistake. Dax says The Outrunner's road to the tag titles starts here. Dax says MxM Collection isn't just a bunch of pretty faces. They Runners say if you haven't seen The FTRunners, you haven't seen nothin' yet.

The Outrunners vs MxM Collecton

Mansoor side headlocks Truth. Truth just poses. Mansoor pose sand they shove each other. They do more posing. Truth flying shoulders Mansoor. Truth leapfrogs and runs into a shot from Madden. Johnny TV is watching this in the back.

Turbo gets in and is slammed. They test strength. Truth gets back in and dropkicks Madden. Madden is dropkicked out. Mansoor takes an atomic drop and is thrown out onto Madden, who catches him. The Runners then pose.

We go to PiP break, full break and return. Truth is held in the air and takes a leg lariat from Madden. MxM misses a double elbow drop. Turbo gets tagged in and hits shots on the heels. Turbo slams Mansoor and swings him into Madden. Turbo tries to slam Madden twice but can't. Turbo back body drops Mansoor then flips out of a Madden suplex. Madden grabs The Runners by the throats but gets pushed off. The Runners then slam Madden together. Mansoor is slammed onto Madden. Truth is slammed onto Mansoor.

Madden is tripped onto Mansoor in the north/south position. The Runners then double elbow drop them. Mansoor superkicks Truth. Madden spinning spinebusters Turbo. Truth takes a powerbomb + neckbreaker combo for 2.

Mansoor gets crotched on the top rope. Madden is lriated out and The Runners hit a double team slam and get the win.

Thoughts: It wasn't as good as it should have been here. The Runners were just not at their best and had some issues maneuvering Madden around. It also went a little longer than it needed to and needed some more exciting moments.

We see a Nigel McGuinness sit down interview with Wheeler Yuta. Nigel asks Yuta why he did what he did. Nigel says Yuta could have given Bryan Danielson brain damage and mental trauma from choking Bryan with a plastic bag. Yuta said he thought Niger would understand and asks if he's mad he killed the Joker before he could.

Yuta said the BCC gave Bryan a warrior' death. He says The American Dragon name was long dead by the time they got to WrestleDream. He said they had to get him out of the way for the greater good. Nigel asks if Chuck Taylor was collateral damage. Yuta says he doesn't take joy in this but does it because he has to. He asks where he would be without Mox and Pac? He says he'd be sitting beside a corpse. Yuta says they do what they have to do for the greater good.

LFI and Jake Roberts do a promo. Jake says FTR means great and unbelievable wrestlers. He says they proved everything but not that they can stand in the ring with LFI. Jake says LFI are not just wrestlers but assassins. Jake says they will work over Dax's bad shoulder. Rush says they are LFI and will destroy FTR.

Lio Rush vs Ricochet

Lio hitt forearms and drops Ric. Lio then pounds on him in the corner. Lio handspring kicks Ric off the apron. Ric corkscrew facekicks him. Ric elbow drops him for 2. Ric euros Lio then throws him hard into the buckles.

Lio misses a corner charge and goes into the buckles. Ric 619's him. Ric pumping knees him and Lio is down and dazed. Ric offers to help him up. Lio armdrags him off of it then topes him into the rails outside.

We go to PiP break and return. They fight on the buckles.  Ric's neck is pulled down onto the buckles. Ric flying forearms him then Ric northern lights suplexes him. Ric then goes for a suplex and hits a running SSP for 2.  

Ric superkicks Lio. Lio lariats him. Lio goes for a seated springboard stunner but is caught in a blue thunder driver. Ric is nearly pushed into the ref and rolled up. Lio poisonrana's him. Lio then corkscrew kicks him for 2.

Ric baseball slides a chair into Lio's face then fosbury flops him. Ric sliding elbows him and wins.

Thoughts: It was a flippy match as you would expect but it was okay. They did their flying and fast paced offense but didn't overdo it. I would not have Ric be going even though with Lio for the amount of money he is making.

Lexy interviews Harley Camera. She is wearing facepaint and says Rosa isn't the only person who cam paint her face. She says she'd feel the wrath of her and asks how it feels. Thunder Rosa comes in, pretends to punch her and flinches. Rosa says she's not here to hurt her. she says she's one of the nastiest pussy cats she has seen in her life. Rosa talks in Spanish. She challenges her to a dia de los mueteres match.

Mortos, Strong and Taven are interviewed by Lexy. Roderick Strong says they know Mort wants to be with them. Taven gives Mort candy. Mike Bennett comes in wearing a Mort mask and motions to him to eat the candy. Strong says they are going trick or treating tonight and asks if Mort is with them. 

Anna Jay vs Viva Van

He's another random one. Anna backs her up into the corner. They trade waistlocks. Viva throws her down backwards and hits forearms. Viva poses and takes forearms. Anna hip attacks her then northern lights suplexes her for 2. Anna shoulders her over and spinning heel kicks her in the corner. Anna flipping neckbreakers her for 2.

Viva runs the ropes and spinning heel kicks her. Viva hits mounted shots then poses again. We go to PiP break then full break and return. They trade chops and forearms. Anna flying forearms her then basement dropkicks her. Anna iconoclasm's her for 2.

Anna ducks shots. Viva double upkicks her then urakens her. Anna backcrackers Viva for 2. Viva springboard crossbodies her for 2. Anna hits a gori bomb and wins.

Thoughts: This was your usual AEW match where the expected winner goes 50/50 with someone who no chance of winning and takes a while to pick up the win. It was long and nothing too special here. See you again in 2-3 months Viva.

Mariah May talks. She says no one would care if Anna Jay left the business tomorrow. She says it took her to do in 9 months what Anna hasn't done her entire career. May says anyone who never gives up was never good enough to get it done in the first place. She said she learned in Japan that there is not a single woman that can touch her. She says Anna didn't beat the champ but will face the champ. She says behind the glamour is a woman who will step on every dream she has had. She said if it's sink or swim, Anna will drown.

Buddy Matthews and Adam Cole talk. Cole says the old Adam Cole is dead. Buddy says he didn't call out Cole in disrespect. He says he respects the old Cole, not this one. Adam says Buddy will be his first victory. Buddy says he's a big fan of Adam and says Adam would put up a fight. Adam says he will come back as one of the best on the planet. Buddy says he doesn't think Cole has it in him.

Kyle O'Reilly and Tomohiro Ishii are interviewed. Kyle says it's laughable Jericho's crew thought they could run off Ishii. Kyle says Ishii's coming for Jericho. Kyle says the word of the day is honor. Ishii speaks in Japanese. Kyle says Jericho's crew has no honor. Kyle says he's never seen OC so mad in his life. Kyle is asked what he was doing with The Undisputed Kingdom. Kyle says he keeps his eye on everything but is good with The Conglomeration.

FTR vs LFI (Dralistico and Rush)

Dral backs up Dax and pats him on the cheek. Dral takes down Dax and walks on his back. Dax shoulders him over. Dral walks on his back again. Dax hits chops then legdrops him. Dral takes a gordbuster and tags out.

Cash and Rush trade shoulders. Rush piefaces him. Cash hits chops and forearms. Rush hits a nice spinning punch. Cash goes up and over and hits shots then Cash lariats him. FTR hit stereo germans. Dral is sent into the rails and Rush has his head banged off the apron.

Dax headbutts Rush down. Dax is sent into the post shoulder first. We go to PiP break and return. Dax germans Dral. Rush sends Dax into the rails. Rush kicks Dax in the face in the corner then poses. Dral springboards in and gets hit by Dax.

Cash is tagged in and beats up on both opponents. Cash backdrops Dral and neckbreakers Rush. Cash goes up and over then sunset flips Dral off of it. Dral jumps up and Cash powerslams him for 2. Dral does a springboard crucifix bomb on Cash.

Dax and Rush get in and stare down. They lariat battle. Dax lariats him down then Rush codebreakers the leg. Rush sentons him. Cash hits a double flying clothesline off the top. Dral flying headscissors Cash. Dral la mistica's Dax while Rush goes into the steps. Dax superplexes Dral.

Dax runs into Cash on accident, knocking him off the apron. Dral rolls up Dax for 2. Dral plancha's Cash outside.  Dral springboards and is caught with a slingshot sitout powerbomb by Dax. Rush crucifixes Dax by surprise for 2.

Rush and Dax trade chops and slaps. Mortos hits Dax from the outside and Rush cradles Dax for 2. Dral ends up taking a shatter machine and Dax pins him for the win.

LFI beat up FTR after. Rush corner dropkicks Cash. The Outrunners then come out to save FTR. They then shake hands and pose to close the show.

Thoughts: I didn't like LFI losing here. This was their first big tag with Jake and they lost. It just feels like more of the same for them. They let them get some of their heat back after but they could have used a win here. It was a good main event but they didn't go for a classic here and didn't have a ton of time. 

Overall thoughts: There were a lot of random matches as usual with this show. The main and the Ricochet match were the best things on here but nothing on this one was must see. I didn't like LFI losing in the main and The Runners vs MxM didn't deliver as I had hoped. I thought it was about average overall and would probably give it a 5 out of 10. I wouldn't recommend this one.