[6.0] "It wasn't a bad show, but it could have been much better. Aside from the main event, none of the other matches were particularly attention-grabbing. Despite this, there weren't any bad matches. It was a watchable show, but I think they need to feature more significant matches on Collision, because this show seems disconnected from AEW."
"Overall, a decent episode that served as a placeholder, although little was progressed other than elevating appropriate names and talents in prominence to serve ongoing storylines. Copeland vs Moriarty was a good kick-off that certainly sold Moriarty as a top up-and-coming talent with plenty to support any upcoming Ring of Honor pushes, or potentially a future AEW debut as part of the more frequent performers. The only issue with this, and the Copeland Open in general, is that the conclusion is foregone no matter how many 2-counts the opponent may get, which takes the shine off of the work. The Copeland promo at the end was well cut. Shane Taylor's promotion of his guy and a the highlight reel was a nice touch. How The Righteous and Lance Archer aren't more used in AEW continues to be a bafflement, as all of them make amazing use of acting with their facial expressions, sounds and gimmicks in general. They're natural born heels and could serve as the catalyst for any random storylines to push a babyface at any time (maybe a thought for Darby post-Sting, given his short feud with Archer a few months ago). The match was a soft-ball for AEW, as the Mogul Embassy seems to serve as an afterthought for Swerve, which is a shame as the Gates of Agony are a fantastic tag team in their own right and Brian Cage is a throwback to the wrestlers of old, looking at the Ultimate Warrior and Macho Man in particular. The match came out of nowhere really, which makes me think that we have some more trios action coming up, if only to put the belts on a more established threesome. Rhodes vs Mack, on paper, shouldn't have been as fast paced and dynamic as it was - to see both men pull off some of the moves they did turned this from a match I thought would be a 'meat match' of chops and the occasional grapple was a great refresher. Mack is definitely a great performer, and here's hoping to see him pick up some wins to build his credibility, but Rhodes was on fire here. I guess they call him 'The Natural' for a reason. Moving on to Page vs Drake...This was an odd one. The Workhorsemen, the tag Drake is a a part of are just that - work horses of the craft. But Page has been on a roll since his feud with Swerve Strickland toward the end of last year - Whilst Drake is a safe pair of hands and sold well, putting him against the Hangman at this point in his career should either be as a semi-squash or as part of a tag team. Putting the two together has no stakes and doesn't really show off either the strengths of Page or Drake. It was FINE, but it was also a foregone conclusion that overstayed it's welcome by the bell. AEW debut for Deonna Purazzo against one of the most instinctually likeable performers on the roster in the form of Red Velvet. Given that Purazzo made her walk-on after Mariah's debut match and immediately seemed to square for Toni Storm's title made this another predictable finish. Unlike the previous match however, this match played well onto the performer's styles and allowed each of them to shine in their own spots. There was a little ring-rust for Purazzo, which is to be expected, but it was all passable for a debut and make Red Velvet take the loss without diminishing her stock. Nothing here shone, nor reinvented the genre, it could have benefited from perhaps a more related type match to show Purazzo's intention to challenge for gold more seriously - surely a Mariah match is in her near future before taking on the champ? Remember HOOK? AEW wants you to in the week before his match with Samoa Joe for the AEW Championship. Although totally earned, with HOOK being one of the most talented workers on the roster, maybe some more could have been done with this? A predictable squash, but perhaps Joe on commentary (we know he's pretty good on the role) would have made this feel more than an excuse to show the young man on TV doing his thing for a minute. I'm not going to lie: I've never been a big fan of FTR. I felt that last year, they were coasting on their legacy matches rather than bringing anything new in terms of gimmick or in-ring work. Don't get me wrong, they're solid in each of those ways, just nothing that makes me want to back them other than being told I should be. With the House of Black angle, we've seen some brilliant in-ring work, working a lot faster and with some great spots. Given Danny's recent heat regarding Brody King in the Continental Classic, this was a good fit, especially after FTR, Malakai and Buddy had a great showing last week - Although, personally, I'd have LOVED to see it mesh more with the BCC as the storyline seemed to hint him getting respect from Claudio and Danielson in the wake of the tournament. ALL THAT BEING SAID - this was the highlight of the night by far. All the performers hit their marks with a decent mix-up of tags (no-one really likes watching one guy get beat by 3 for 10 minutes with '20 near-tags') and styles. Brody continued to get barks from the crowd, with both Buddy and Malakai leaving people scratching their heads as to why we don't see more of them either in singles OR more tag action as their energy, sells and work seems effortlessly brutal. Dax and Harwood continue to show their 2024 rebirth, moving much faster and with a great deal more snap than previously seen on TV. Garcia...This man has seemingly stepped his game up so hard since the dissolution of the JAS, as well as his rapport with Daddy Magic makes him a joy to watch in the ring, and a treat to hear his biggest supporter at ringside - if I were Jake Hager and Cool Hand Ang, I'd be looking for new gimmicks as Anna Jay goes strength to strength in solo action and these two continue to bond. The match itself was a great back-and-forth affair before the House took a domineering role just in time for the babyface comeback. Honestly, it looked like it could go either way AND paved the way for future stories for all those involved, great work. 6.0 good wrestling, predictable endings"
[6.0] "Pretty forgettable and skippable show: Copeland vs. Moriarty was a fine opener. Mogul Embassy vs. Archer and The Righteous was okay but nothing worth watching. Not a huge fan of the BCG vs. Mogul Embassy match-up on paper but let's it how they make it work next week. Mack vs. Rhodes was alright for what it was but Christian Cage's interactiong with Dustin in the backstage was pretty cool. Page vs. JD Drake was good, nice hometown win for Hangman. Purazzo vs. Velvet was a good showcase match for both. Velvet impressed a little bit more than Purazzo who still showed some nice technical wrestling and a great counter game. Hook had an okay squash before his big match against Joe next week. House of Black vs. FTR and Garcia was the best match of the night by far, really good stuff. Hope they can keep this feud going because it has been great so far. Overall: boring and totally skippable outside of the main event. Collision is just a lot of filler these days and I miss when it started last year when the show actually felt important."
[8.0] "Really good episode of Collision with an expectedly great main event, a surprisingly good match between Hangman/JD Drake, and a couple of good storyline progressions (e.g., BCG vs Mogul Embassy, Copeland Challenge). Collision has developed its own post-Punk identity (and even differentiated itself from Dynamite) by doing two things: (1) main events are never rushed, and (2) they give tag-team/trios matches the spotlight. I should note that this show jumped from a "7/7.5" to an "8" because of the fantastic crowd in Norfolk. They really brought every match up a notch."
[8.0] "Good show from opening to main event with an incredible battle between FTR and Daniel Garcia and House of Black, with victory of Malakai, Buddy and Brody King . Adam Copeland vs Lee Moriarty was a solid opening, love the work than Copeland to do with young talents of AEW. After the match Copeland teasing a rematch with Christian but i hope than the match coming not soon , maybe for Revolution . Shocking trios match for the ROH World Trios Championship , i I had very few expectations and instead I saw a very entertaining match. Bishop Kaun uses pedigree as a finisher! Shock. Mogul's challenge at BCG for next Dynamite is interesting, the match between Hangman Page and JD Drake was beautiful . The debut of Deonna at Collision is sufficient match, good presentation of her style and her abilities. As a debut it's standard for those who don't know Deonna or didn't see her against Mercedes Martinez the first time she was in AEW"
[9.0] "Great live crowd kept this one fun. For matches like Mogul Embassy vs The Righteous and Archer, the hot crowd made up for the lack of star-power. They similarly elevated Red Velvet vs Purrazzo. Main Event was killer. The negative: Too many squash matches (Rhodes, Hook and Hangman)"
[6.0] "This was a good show. It could have been better, but probably not with the amount of people who are either injured or in Japan right now. We opened with Adam Copeland taking on Lee Moriarty in a good match. The Mogul Embassy then defended their ROH Six-Man Titles against the Righteous and Lance archer in another decent match. We then got a short match between Dustin Rhodes and Willie Mack that was fine, but nothing more. Adam Page then took on JD Drake in a surprisingly good match, followed but Deonna Purrazzo's in-ring debut against Red Velvet. We got a nothing match between Hook and Kevin Matthews, before we hit the Match of the Night in the form of the House of Black vs. FTR and Daniel Garcia."
[6.0] "2 weeks in 2024 already and AEW shows still don't click with me. When you thought Collision was going to be even bigger than Dynamite look where we are at now. It's decaying into being another Rampage. A totally skippable show besides the main event and perhaps Purazzo's debut. Purazzo vs Velvet okay, nothing special though. Luckily since we have a face vs face match it didn't need to include another post-match beatdown and Nightingale save. Main event was great, lots of chemistry between both trios and arguably better than the last week's bout. I am not sure if they made up all that Lance-Moguls coexisting story on Dynamite to lead up to this very ROH Trios Championship Match but I still find the pairings of Archer & Righteous odd meanwhile Mogul Embassy having actually a proper showcase. Yet, I still think they lack heat and if it was not for Swerve and Nana... Their reign might be coming to an end this Wednesday though. Dustin v Mack was completely random and pretty much turned out to be a set up to rub Dustin before his TNT title match. His backstage interaction with Christian was pleasant. Christian for once really didn't diss a dad but used him to diss Dustin, that's an improvement on his part. And, Lee Moriarty & JD Drake, despite lasting 10 mins against two of the most popular babyfaces, was there to just eat pins. Copeland tries to rub the new talent and Hangman gets a classic hometown victory that never gets old. But in all honesty, using (mainly) ROH talents, the exact same talents every week as a matter of fact, as jobbers on AEW programme already got old."
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