🥊 AEW: COLLISION DISCUSSION THREAD 07/22/23 🥊
SATURDAY NIGHT'S ALRIGHT FOR FIGHTING!!
Tonight AEW comes LIVE from Newark, New Jersey!
The card includes:
– A promo from CM Punk
– The AEW Trios Championships are on the line as 🏆House of Black (Malakai Black, Brody King, Buddy Matthews) takes on the Acclaimed (Max Caster, Anthony Bowens, Billy Gunn)
– Jay White & Juice Robinson vs. Action Andretti & Darius Martin
– Skye Blue vs. Taya Valkyrie
– We'll hear from FTR ahead of their title match with MJF & Adam Cole
– We'll learn more about Ricky Starks' big win last week
And much more!
Show starts at 8pm EST | 5pm PST | 7pm CST | 6pm MST | 9pm AST | 1am BST
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Aww man, Daddy Ass is assed out!
Curious to see where this goes. Seems rather sudden for a retirement.
I thought the same. I can't think of any set-up for this, either. Hard to predict where it's going if there isn't any set-up...
I remember a bunch of odd Acclaimed promos where Billy called for them and promised that they would be trios champs.
Good call. I forgot about those.
So like all four of these guys are heels now, right?
...Says the guy whose team finished dead last.
I like Andretti as a wrestler... And that's about it. He needs to find the rest of his thing and he could be great.
They let him cut some promos a few months ago and he showed some potential.
It's too bad Dark/Elevation isn't around anymore. Those shows were perfect for wrestlers like him.
Seems like ROH is filling that role now.
Yeah he's like the 123 Kid... Great fun in the ring and had a huge upset win. I don't think he NEEDS to improve but if he did have solid promo's he would be shot to the upper mid card immediately.
Psychedelic dinosaur! I love it.
I legit love the cold style openings with the old school promos so much. Also I can't get over how cool Billy Gunn is in 2023
"Also I can't get over how cool Billy Gunn is in 2023"
--@cupcakezealot, seconds before disaster.
Listen I might be a wee bit behind but I stand by my statement haha
On second thought, I can pinpoint the second where Max Castor realises he made a mistake.
I'm guessing Andre Dealio (or whatever his name is) makes an appearance during the House of Black match.
Omg this segment is full of hypocrites
Ian could have been Michael Cole's successor but I'm glad he's in AEW. He's just such a good commentator and even better human being who deserves so much.
Andrade's on screen. Hope Kevin Kelly has his babel fish on him.
Hahaha everyone shits on Jersey!
OK I was entertained, nice segment explaining why we get a match and showing character.
Nice surprise. AEW rarely does the promo-turned-main-event...I can only remember it happening one other time.
Starting with Pretty Ricky.
Really wish he could go by Stroke Daddy again
Why not both!
Those fireworks were so perfectly obnoxious. Wonder if Cody is jealous.
"The Stroke Daddy" "Pretty" Ricky Starks does have a pretty good ring to it lol.
And I was thinking the same about Cody lol
Ricky Stark done lost his dang mind.
I don't mind Comorotto. Especially in the jobber-on-TV role.
I like The Houses aggressive start. Isolate one and Brody pulverizes them on the outside.
Another Miro squash match? Why don't they have an angle for him?!
Agree!
It's harder to build someone up as a monster with competitive matches.
I have no idea. My hope is he's just in a holding pattern until the eventual Collision vs. Dynamite war-to-come kicks off. The modern day WCW vs. NWO that I'm half-hoping TK's setting up.
It'll be kind of tough to do an all out war angle and still keep Punk and The Elite apart.
True. If those fences can be mended, though, then I could see it happening.
"No scissoring in here tonight..."
I want a Gunn club shirt. I can't believe I'm saying this <3
NONE OF THEM CAN GET HIS NAME RIGHT!
Now that Pac is about to become remembered by gravity, Andrade will fill the role as The Man Announcers Forgot
Who, Ricky Shark? :)
I'm convinced Collision's bookers are so into old-school Memphis-style wrestling that they're telling their commentators to mispronounce the Mexican guys name on purpose. That's the only thing that makes sense to me at this point lol.
It's all a ruse to try and get Professor Mike Tenay out of retirement. ;)
I like it. Bring him back to call the Sting vs. Goldberg match at Wembley :p
Con man Ricky Starks haha
Love Jay's theme, really ties the sinister dick head vibes together
Bullet Club in general seem to have some great themes. My favourite might be ABC's in Impact.
If it's still Shot Em, it's the OG BC theme.
Just listened to it now. And yeah, that's the one. It's a great track.
Between Taya and Skye, I'm really not sure who's going to win this match. They're both getting a bit of a push.
Oooh. My looking forward tos... Skye Blue and Acclaimed V HoB. Should be good times.
Another "double clothesline" chant. The MJF/Cole act is super over.
Skye Blue has improved so much so quickly! It's a testament to both the AEW women's veterans but also the trainers!
She's been great lately. She just needs a bit of seasoning on the mic. If she gets that, then I think she's going to be a star.
It's amazing how much better Christian is yet it's Edge who gets most of the recognition. :((
(I'm not saying Edge isn't good either or that he doesn't deserve recognition; just that Christian has been criminally in the shadow of Edge for so long)
CM Punk's cutting a post-show promo on FITE. He's doing a great job of getting the crowd on his side.
Weird crowd throughout, I thought. Booing to the point he had to resort to insulting the local sports team™ during his baby face promo, but then cheering and chanting any mention of him the rest of the night.
That was a good speedy rookie slightly in over her head vs powerhouse vet match.
Every time Miro does his entrance with the roar I like to imagine the final fantasy ix battle theme beginning to play
Kuja and Garland would never have messed with Alexandria if Miro was the one protecting the castle.