[7.0] "Fairly good Collision, nothing amazing but enjoyable for what it is. Very glad to see Shida back and think her match with Willow is being underrated. Main event was chaotic fun despite not necessarily liking everyone involved, but it came together well in the end."
[6.0] "It's a bad move, even though I'm not a big fan of Hikaru Shida, to bring her back on a pre-recorded show in 2026, knowing how many spoilers one could easily encounter and that AEW has the capability to do it live. The same goes for Hurt Syndicate, who only appear in a pre-recorded video. The opener is just there to fulfill. The match between Willow and Hikaru was alright, but I've already explained the problem. I did like seeing some MLP talent in those "fights in action" that TK loves to promote, anyway... Ciampa and Robinson also had a good match. Two women's matches were announced for Dynasty without any build-up. The main event was entertaining, although many people don't like large-scale matches. Perhaps if it weren't for those poor decisions, the show would have been rated higher."
[6.0] "Serviceable show. Nothing special, nothing too bad. One huge positive is that this show works far better on a Thursday, imo. This show won't blow you away but it's a perfectly watchable show."
[7.0] "This episode of Collision was great in terms of the matches, but... once again... the storylines leave a lot to be desired. Dynasty is just around the corner, and so far there hasn't been much build-up for this PPV, so I don't know, I liked the episode, but I'm not so keen on the narrative hitting a standstill. There were only a few teasers, and they weren't really that significant."
[3.0] "The vibes here are not as bad as the dynamite but the crowd was equally silent if not more. Otherwise it's more like your bog standart Collision, very little interesting things happening with some average to underwhelming matches in the midst of this terrible, rushed and messy Dynasty build. Overabundance of squash matches are such a terrible trope and some top angles are not hitting anywhere near as they should."
[4.0] "There's nothing in this which is outright awful, but I thought it was a real slog to get through. There's some Dynamite bleeding into this episode by way of Ospreay vs Moxley and Cope and Cage vs FTR, and that's a positive, but so much of this felt meaningless. The crowd were also still very subdued and that wasn't helped by the heatless matches. By the time the main event rolled around, I was mentally checked out and not in the mood to see a gigantic tornado tag. Probably the most entertaining part of the whole show was FTR deliberately burying a hot tag which is likely a little nod to them doing it to another team (probably by accident) in the past."
[5.0] "Nothing bad in this episode, but nothing memorable either. The matches lacked suspense and stakes, and the overall quality wasn't breathtaking. A good promo from Ospreay, the Hurt Business revenant vignette, and Shida's return provided some decent segments, but weren't enough to make the show truly high-quality. Match Quality: 2.25/5. Angles and Off-Match Segments: 1/3. Bonus/Penalty: None. Total: 5.25/10. Viewed on MyAEW."
[7.0] "A really solid episode of Collison. Started with another decent title defence from Mox against what is hopefully the start of a rejuvenated Bowens. The post match with Ospreay coming out and wanting to use the titles rules to get Mox 1v1 was pretty good who responded with a great backstage promo. Then we had a standard squash for the Divine Dominion not much else to say. We then got the return of The Hurt Syndicate who are looking for new members. We then got the return of Hikaru Shida answering Willows open challenge in a good match and teased an interesting heel turn for Shida post match. FTR then won a fun squash before CNC tried to kill them with Stoke making the save. Ciampa and Juice had a fun match despite Juice's shit booking made the result obvious. With then got a interesting promo from Zay explaining the Marq is injured and he is ready to go it alone. We then got a fun Physical tag match between Andrade and Davis against the Rascalz. With the post match with Reed saving Wentz and Xavier from Okada and RPGV. We then got the MOTN to close the show with a clusterfuck main event with some cool spots and Kevin Knight being the star of the show. Overall a solid episode with everything being fun but only the main event reaching about the good match level for me."
[6.0] "Solid but kinda heatless episode of Collision here. All the matches were good, but apart from Ospreay/ Mox this show was missable. I'm not going to say that I didn't enjoy it, but it is what is."
"[7.0] A decent Collision with some mid to good matches but nothing above. I feel that there was more emphasis on backstage segments in this episode than previous episodes of Collisions in the past that did really push angles further which I enjoyed. I have said this in the past and I truly appreciate the staples for this show such as The Rasclaz, FTR, and The Dogs are predominantly featured in Collision. I dont need a brand split but talents that are dedicated to only certain shows I feel is a great move. Though I feel like AEW is on the cusp of being able to grow the mid to lower card angles here on Collision than they have in the past but I feel that the match producing for these mid tier matches dont have much the storytelling punch that they should. With how bad tge crowd was for Dynamite I was only assuming it would be worse here and that surely was the case, so heres hoping the next event the crowd arent sitting on their hands. All in all this was a decent episode of Collision."
[7.0] "A solid episode of Collision with some decent matches and segments. Jon Moxley vs Anthony Bowens: This match surprised me with how solid it was, expecting a quick match but ended up going 15 minutes, Bowens put in a somewhat solid effort, Moxley winning was obvious though but it was somewhat enjoyable to watch [***3/4]. Lena Kross & Megan Bayne vs Ava Lawless & Kristara: A simple squash match to get the women's tag champions on the show and the inevitable win [*]. Willow Nightingale vs Hikaru Shida: Shida returning and answering the open challenge was nice to see, they had a somewhat solid level match that got Nightingale the win and this re-established Nightingale as a singles competitor [***]. Cash Wheeler & Dax Harwood vs London Lightning & Mo Jabari: A squash match that was simple and basic [*]. Tommaso Ciampa vs Juice Robinson: I actually enjoyed this, Robinson had a surprising showing and had some offense in but Ciampa ultimately ended up winning [***1/2]. Andrade El Idolo & Mark Davis vs Dezmond Xavier & Zachary Wentz: A solid tag team match that The Rascalz put in a fight even in defeat, Andrade and Davis was quite a solid team [***1/4]. Kevin Knight, Mistico, Orange Cassidy & Roderick Strong vs Clark Connors, Claudio Castagnoli, David Finlay & Wheeler Yuta: A strong main event match that showcased these eight in a decent way, the action was strongly delivered and MOTN [****]"
[6.0] "Highlights: Mox continues to open the card as one of the best in the business, Megan Bayne on my tv, FTR & Cope & Cage build up to Dynasty continues, and Ciampa continues to be be booked against the perfect opponents, this time Juice. Thank God that Andrade won. I enjoy a good tornado match, and Mistico is phenomenal. Low point: Willow vs. Shida."
[8.0] "5 very solid matches, including a very fun main event. Shida return was a great surprise and she and Willow had a great match. Ciampa and Juice was the match of the night and it was great to see Juice get real shine. There were also some great developments. Ospreay getting a shot at the Continental title was a real surprise and I'm interested in what's going on with Hurt Syndicate and Isiah Kassidy. Easy two hour watch and I can't ask for more than that from Collision"
[8.0] "A little light but still pretty fun. I do like Collision just becoming the weekly Ciampa banger show, he's really impressed me since his debut. Great to see Shida back as well. While I do wish there was some more meat and star power on the show it's really hard for me to rate a show with 5 matches I really enjoyed lower."
[5.0] "For a taped Collision it was fine, nothing great and nothing worth rewatching or recommending ever. The dead crowd really really hurt my enjoyment of this episode because I felt as though there was no energy at all for most if not all of the nights matches. MOTN was definitely the main event."
[4.0] "The first quarter of this show was dominated by Mox and I'm sick of him taking up so much tv time. His character arc since all in has ultimately made no sense if you actually pay attention. He's beat people he shouldn't have and the same will happen to Ospreay. So much about his booking and match layout bothers me a lot. Usually it's the counterfeit Japanese spots and here it's an unnecessary crowd brawl with Bowens whose angle with hook is lifeless. Match went on forever and he still had to cut a promo afterwards. Please make it stop. Ospreay was good on the mic, it's a shame he's facing Mox. Good to see Shida but the match wasn't good and the finish was weird. FTR squash was fascinating but the post match lacked heat. Juice has so much personality and deserves better booking. He and Ciampa tried their best here. Final 2 matches looked like an ROH taping, it was jarring. Rascalz & DCF did a lot on the floor and Callis was my main source of entertainment. Post match lacked heat. Main event had its moments but I didn't care at this point. On a positive note, hurt syndicate is back and Zay (who cut a decent promo) might be a good addition. The women's division is handled in such a lazy fashion it's irritating. Do a storyline with details and get other women over for crying out loud. They sign all these guys and do so little to get them over. Everything else on this show was meh."
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