- Adam Copeland vs. ???
- Deonna Purrazzo vs. Red Velvet
- Hangman Page vs. JD Drake
- Ring of Honor World Six-Man Championship: Mogul Embassy (c) vs. Lance Archer & The Righteous
- FTR & Daniel Garcia vs. House of Black
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AEW Collision 1/13/24
Live from the Chartway Arena in Norfolk, Virginia! Tony Schiavone, Kevin Kelly, and Nigel McGuinness are on commentary and… YOU THINK YOU KNOW ME!
Copeland says it’s time for the Cope-Open… who steps up this week?
Shane Taylor is here and introduces us to Shane Taylor Promotions. We get a video package of “Tiger Style” Lee Moriarty and Shane Taylor as they make their way to the ring, in a very nice touch.
Match #1: Adam Copeland vs. Lee Moriarty
Headlock takeover by Copeland and a side headlock. Hammer throw into the corner by Copeland but Moriarty comes off the middle rope with a shotgun dropkick to the arm, focusing on the left. Arm ringer by Moriarty and a hammerlock through the ropes. Big elbow by Shane Taylor on the outside as Moriarty distracts the referee. Moriarty controls the left arm throughout the PIP with an arm bar and a few arm ringers. Copeland fires back with a big boot and a half-and-half facebuster. Implant DDT is blocked but Copeland connects with the Edge-O-Cution. Copeland goes up top but Moriarty jumps to the top rope and brings Copeland to the mat with an arm drag. Two count. Moriarty traps Copeland in the Border City Stretch but Copeland inches his way to the ropes. Moriarty stomps the back and goes up top, but Copeland catches him and Moriarty is laying over the top rodge. Axe handles to the back by Copeland and an avalanche fall away slam! Copeland looks for the spear but Taylor distracts him and Moriarty is there with a running boot in the corner. Copeland rolls outside and ducks a clothesline by Taylor. Spear to Taylor! Lope suicida by Moriarty! Copeland gets rolled in and Moriarty gets caught coming off the top, and now both men slug it out in the middle of the ring. Ground and pound by Copeland, with vicious elbows to the back of Moriarty’s head. Referee checks on Moriarty, who wants to continue, but gets booted in the face. Reverse DDT on to the knee by Copeland. Crippler Crossface by Copeland (which is now called The Grindhouse, by the way) and Moriarty taps!
Winner: Adam Copeland
Rating: ***. Perfectly acceptable opener here, though knowing Moriarty, I was hoping for a bit more of this match. The match itself wasn’t bad, but it could have benefitted from another 5-7 minutes at least.
Just in case he forgot… Christian Cage? Copeland is still coming for your scrawny ass.
Lexi is with FTgaRcia. Nobody knows if they can all coexist, but Garcia needs to be here in order to grow.
Match #2. Ring of Honor World Six-Man Championship: Mogul Embassy (c) vs. Lance Archer & The Righteous
Gates of Agony take to Vincent early. Drop toe hold and a diving splash to Vincent. Dutch knees Kaun from the back and all six guys are in the ring but we’re going to a commercial break. Back from commercial and Dutch takes everyone out with a crossbody block. Archer gets the tag but Kaun kicks the knee and DDTs him. Uranage to Vincent and Kaun springboards off the back of Vincent to dropkick Dutch. Archer is here though and he chokeslams Kaun! Cage is in now but hits a big Death Valley Driver to Archer. Tieres into a russian leg sweep by Vincent. Pop-up Samoan by Toa. Bossman Slam by Dutch. Tope by Dutch takes out all of the Mogul Embassy! Archer looks for the Blackout on Kaun but Nana gets in the ring. Roberts grabs Nana and drops him with a right hand. Gutwrench powerbomb by Dutch and a flying headbutt off the middle rope by Vincent. Cage breaks up the pin. Vincent looks for a guillotine on Kaun but Toa is here with a POUNCE out of nowhere. Open the Gates by Gates of Agony but Archer breaks up the pin. Back suplex into a side slam by Kaun. Toa gets shoved off the apron awkwardly into Dutch on the outside. Pedigree by Kaun finishes this one.
Winners and STILL Ring of Honor World Six-Man Champions: Mogul Embassy
Rating: **. This one just kind of felt all over the place, lots of waiting around and seemed just… convoluted. Ten out of nowhere Archer started yelling at Roberts? I can’t follow.
Nana grabs the mic and says you’re looking at the greatest six-man tag teams of all time, and challenges the Bang Bang Gang.
Match #3. Willie Mack vs. Dustin Rhodes
Arm drag by Mack and one by Dustin. Jumping leg lariat by Mack. Mack quickly looks for the Six Star Frog Splash but misses! Running Canadian Destroyer by Dustin! Snap powerslam by Dustin gets two. Mack backs him up to the corner and hits an enzigui. Mack charges but Dustin gets the boots up. Crossroads by Dustin and the Curtain Call finishes this one.
Winner: Dustin Rhodes
Rating: *3/4. Rhodes looked fine here but… I don’t know where this is all going.
Dustin helps Mack up after the match.
Hook has arrived to the building!
Bang Bang Gang accept the ROH Six-Man Championship match from Prince Nana. The Collision Cowboys have two words for them… Guns up!
Renee is in the back with Dustin Rhodes. Here’s Christian Cage, letting Dustin know that a friend of Adam Copeland’s, is no friend of Christian Cage. Dustin tells Christian to take the bass out of his voice, and Dustin wants the TNT Championship. Christian says that’s quite the “dream”… it’s just too bad his father won’t be there to see it. Dustin’s going to tap dance on that ass.
Match #4. Hangman Page vs. JD Drake w/ Anthony Henry
Drake muscles Hangman to the corner and Hangman fights his way out. Shoulder block by Drake. Roll over by Drake and a kip up by Hangman. Side headlock takeover by Hangman. Drake escapes and both guys trade some heavy leather in the corner, with Hangman backing Drake down. Moonsault off the top by Hangman and a running Shooting Star Press. Two count. Drake rolls to the outside and Hangman baseball slides out. Hangman dives but Henry pulls Drake out of the way and Drake pops him up into the ropes and catches him with a big club on the rebound. Back suplex inside the ring and a Vader Bomb out of the corner! Two count. Hangman rolls outside and Drake follows, backing him up into the guardrail and following with some heavy chops. Forearms in the corner and Hangman returns fire, setting Drake up on a chair in the corner. Drake reverses and distracts the referee, allowing Henry to fly in with a single leg dropkick in the corner out of nowhere! Hangman rolls in the ring and Drake misses an avalanche in the corner. Hangman rolls him up for two but Drake rolls back and connects with a Shining Wizard. Waist lock by Drake but Hangman fights out with elbows and sends Drake to the apron. Double jump clothesline by Hangman and a plancha to the floor. Hangman goes up top with a High Fly Flow that gets two. Hard chop by Drake. Hangman skins the cat and catches Drake with a short-arm clothesline. Death Valley Driver by Hangman! Two count. Hangman looks for the Deadeye but can’t get Drake up. Drake looks for a piledriver but Hangman counters with a back body drop. Hangman misses a clothesline and Drake catches him with a belly to belly off the ropes and a cannonball in the corner! Drake looks for the moonsault and misses! Hangman heads to the apron, moonsaults on to Henry, and then finishes this one with the Buckshot!
Winner: Hangman Page
Rating: ***1/2. Yeah, this rules on every level. The new-era Magnum TA-esque Hangman feels fresh and the crowd absolutely loves it. JD Drake is the man and can go with anyone, and that was evident here. WorkHorsemen vs. everybody.
Match #5. Deonna Purrazzo vs. Red Velvet
Both women attempt arm drags and Velvet misses a superkick. It’s a stalemate. Drop step by Velvet and a dropkick. One count. Knuckle lock by Velvet and an arm drag off the top but Purrazzo holds on and locks in the Fujiwara, but Velvet gets to the ropes. Baseball slide by Purrazzo. Velvet looks for a suplex but Purrazzo counters into the Koji Clutch. Velvet drags Purrazzo through the ropes arm-first, and now works over the shoulder. Japanese arm drag by Velvet. Snap mare and a chinlock by Velvet but Purrazzo chops her way out. Superkick by Velvet. Pump kick by Purrazzo. Running knee by Purrazzo and a Russian leg sweep. Purrazzo holds on and locks in the Fujiawara before transitioning into a far side armbar and Velvet is forced to tap!
Winner: Deonna Purrazzo
Rating: **. Strong win for The Virtuosa in her AEW debut.
SEND. HOOK.
Match #6. Hook vs. KM
German suplex by Hook. Northern Light’s suplex. On the ramp now, another Northern Light’s! RedRum and this one is over!
Winner: Hook
Rating: NR
Match #7. FTgaRcia vs. House of Black
Matt Menard joins us on commentary. Matthews and Dax to start. Cash in now with a double slingshot underneath the middle rope. One count. Garcia in with a back elbow to Matthews and Black tags himself in. Arm drag by Black and a head scissor takeover by Garcia. Garcia drops down to sit cross legged as Black threatens to dance, then flips off Garcia instead. FTgaRcia triple team all members of the House of Black and then sit cross legged in center ring. Cash grabs a headlock on Black but Matthews tags himself in and punts Cash in the back. Snap suplex by Matthews as Cash is in trouble in the corner as we go to commercial. Back from break and Cash chops down King with some clotheslines and dropkicks. Cash knocks Matthews and Black off the apron with a double dropkick. High/low by FTR gets a two on King. Hard chops to King who’s on his knees, but King fights back and plants Dax with the Low Down for two. Black in control of Dax as Garcia tries to make the tag but can’t. Snap suplex by Black, who controls Dax throughout the PIP. Matthews in with a back suplex to Dax as he and Black pop Dax up into a pair of double knees. Two count. Dax is up and hits a desperation DDT on Matthews and makes the tag to Garcia. Gacia dropkicks King of the apron and lights up both Black and Matthews. Ripcord knee to Matthews! King rolls back in and sends Garcia to the apron. Garcia drops the shoulder of King over the top and a dragon screw leg whip to Black. Cash with a suicide dive to all three HOB memebers! Brainbuster to Black gets two. King is in and picks up Garcia, but Gacia counters with a guillotine… only to get tossed by King. Triple team spike piledriver to King! Meteora by Black to Dax! Snap powerslam by Cash! Saito by Garcia! High kick by Black and everyone is down! Garcia has Black on his shoulders and Dax comes off the top with a bulldog! Two count. FTR looks for the Powerplex but Matthews throws Cash off. Garcia is up top on the far side but Black gets the knees up! Knee bar by Black as King has Garcia in a choke on the outside. Dax gets to the ropes. Cross body by King into Cash on the otuside. Black goes up top but Dax crotches him. Black still moonsaults to the floor on top of Garcia. Powerbomb by Matthews to Dax inside the ring. Two of them. Dax counters with a roll up for two. Back slide by Dax gets two. Piledriver by Dax! Two count! Garcia and Cash are MIA on the outside and all three members of the House of Black are in the ring now. Black Mass by Black and a curb stomp by Matthews finishes this one.
Winners: House of Black
Rating: ****1/4
House of Black attacks after the bell. King throws Menard in the ring and he eats a Black Mass. FTgaRcia are back in the ring with chairs to make the save. Triple-team Shatter Machine to King!
Final Thoughts: As with last week’s episode, the main event delivered but the rest of the show didn’t really have a thread, so it felt a little all over the place. House of Black and FTR are absolutely thriving on Collision, and the Cope-Open is so much fun, seeing young wrestlers in there with Copeland is a real treat. The rest of the show was fine, nothing was necessarily bad, I just think the whole show would benefit from less “on the fly” matchmaking. 7.75/10.