- Dalton Castle vs. Jay White
- Samoa Joe vs. ???
- Powerhouse Hobbs vs. ???
- Diamante vs. Willow Nightingale
- Christian Cage vs. Darby Allin
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AEW Collision 8/19/23
Pre-tape promos from Dalton Castle and Samoa Joe to start the show.
Live from the Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky! Kevin Kelly and Nigel McGuinness are on commentary tonight and we’re getting right to business.
Match #1. Samoa Joe vs. The Golden Vampire
The Golden Vampire is built like CM Punk, by the way. Vampire jumps Joe before the bell and dumps him outside, before throwing him into the post. Back in the ring, a rising knee strike in the corner and a somewhat awkward looking GTS. It IS CM Punk!
Winner: N/A
Rating: NR
“I accept, bitch!” – CM Punk.
Tony Khan makes it official, for the Real World Title, at All In.
Match #2. Dalton Castle w/ The Boys vs. Jay White w/ Bullet Club Gold
Pair of mat returns by Castle to start. Castle looks for another but White fights him off with elbows to the back of the head. Bang Bang Gang get involved on the outside and White takes advantage, ramming Castle back-first on the apron a few times before rolling him in the ring and getting a two count. Backbreaker by White gets two. White works over Castle’s back throughout PIP. T-bone suplex by Castle and both men are down. Spinning back elbow almost KO’d White, as Castle follows up with a charging knee in the corner and a lariat. White shrugs off a bulldog and Castle tosses him with another suplex. A third. Deadlift German by Castle gets a two count. Castle looks for the BangARang but White gets free and sends Castle to the floor. Hard chops by White on the floor, right in front of the commentary table. Rebound hurricanrana by Castle on the outside. Juice and The Gunns get involved but The Boys hit a pair of dives. Back inside the ring and White plants Castle with a high angle uranage for a two count. Sleeper suplex by White. Bladerunner finishes this one.
Winner: Jay White
Rating: **3/4.
Bullet Club Gold call out The Elite, and after talking about The Young Bucks… The Iron Savages are here to face off with The Gunns.
Match #2. Iron Savages & Jacked Jameson vs. The Gunn Club & Juice Robinson
Bear Bronson gets slapped in the face and then runs over Austin. Colten gets the hot tag and tosses Bronson to the floor. Commercial break as we come back with Juice putting the boots to Bronson. Bronson clears The Gunns from the apron and tags in Boulder, who clotheslines the entire world. Double End of Days by Boulder to The Gunns! Boulder catches a diving crossbody from Juice and slams him on top of both Gunns. Running splash to everyone by Boulder gets two. Jameson gets the tag and gets dumped to the outside. Gunns look for the 3:10 to Yuma but Boulder doesn’t move. Kick to the knee by Austin and Colten hits the FameAsser. Bronson drinks the Savage Sauce but eats a left from Juice. 3:10 to Yuma to Bronson before the headlock driver to Jameson finishes it.
Winners: The Gunn Club & Juice Robinson
Rating: **. A lot of the match happened during the Commercial break, but it was fine.
Video package from the House of Black is shown. Black and company are shown having a ceremony over Billy Gunn’s wrestling boots before throwing them in the trash.
Rush said he needs a faction of killers – real killers, and everyone needs to meet in Mexico. To Mexico we go, as Preston Vance is seen partying with Dralistico, but they’ve been abducted! To be continued.
Ricky Starks is here with Tony Schiavone. Starks is suspended for 28 days, but he’s already completed half of it. Starks is going to bring chaos, and it starts tonight. Big Bill is here, and apparently Ricky Starks has a manager’s license?
Match #3. Big Bill vs. Derek Neal
Left hand by Neal and Bill isn’t happy. Bill now slaps himself in the face a bunch and delivers a big boot to Neal. Chokeslam to Neal. Finito.
Winner: Big Bill
Rating: NR.
Video is shown of Sting and Darby showing up at AR Fox’s wrestling school. This Wednesday on Dynamite, it’s Swerve & Fox vs. Darby & Nick Wayne.
Match #4. Diamante vs. Willow Nightingale
Diamante jumps on the back of Willow, but Willow runs her into the corner and beats her down before a vertical suplex in the middle of the ring. Drop toe hold by Diamante into the middle rope but Willow responds with a sidewalk slam. Clothesline by Willow sends Diamante crashing to the floor from the apron. Mercedes Martinez is here to show her support for Diamante, and Willow takes notice. Chop block by Diamante and a thrust kick to the back of the head. Left elbow by Diamante to a seated Willow and now some ground and pound. Diving neckbreaker by Diamante and a cover for two. Clotheslines by Willow adnd a running avalanche in the corner. Big boot by Willow and a spinebuster. Two count. Willow goes up top, but Diamante trips the legs out and Willow lands hard on the top rope. Running double knees in the corner by Diamante. Sliced Bread #2 by Diamante for a two count. Superkick by Willow but Diamante responds with a clothesline. Willow backs her up and comes off the top with a missile dropkick. Mercedes pulls Diamante out of the ring but Kris Statlander is here and suplexes Mercedes on the ramp. Diamante gets pounced on the outside as Willow rolls her back in the ring and finishes this one with the Babe with the Powerbomb.
Winner: Willow Nightingale
Rating: **1/2. Good win for Willow here as both of these women work really well together. Crowd wasn’t invested until after the break, but it picked up nicely towards the end.
Video package of The Young Bucks vs. FTR at All In is shown.
Match #5. Powerhouse Hobbs vs. Kevin Ku
KEVINXKU RULES. VIOLENCE IS FOREVER. Ku ducks a clothesline but gets batted out of mid-air. Avalanche in the corner Avalanche back suplex by Hobbs. Short-arm clothesline by Hobbs. Spinebuster finishes this one.
Winner: Powerhouse Hobbs
Rating: NR
Hobbs locks the camel clutch in after the bell, but Miro pops up on the big screen. Miro says redemption is coming for Hobbs at All Out, and it is going to piss on his cold dead body. Miro is Godless, but Hobbs isn’t, because Hobbs prays to him now.
Match #6. Christian Cage vs. Darby Allin
Head lock takeover by Darby who teases a dive to the outside, but Christian hides behind Luchasaurus. Arm ringer by Cage before throwing Darby hard to the mat. Christian in control now throughout the break, working on the arm of Darby. Christian drops Darby arm-first over the top rope before we go to PIP. Back from break with a single arm DDT by Christian. Two count. Springboard twisting tope by Darby gets a quick two. Backstabber over the top rope by Christian and Darby is in trouble. Christian chops Darby on the outside now, before rolling him back inside and then bailing to go get the TNT title, and taunt Darby with it. Hammerlock bodyslam by Christian. Hammerlock falling reverse DDT by Christian, who still isn’t looking for the cover here. Christian charges but gets caught with a quick, Darby responds with a running Code Red for two. Darby tries to gain some advantage but Christian pulls him by the belt throat-first across the middle turnbuckle. Darby now dumped to the floor. Coffin Splash by Darby on the rebound. Coffin Splash in the corner. Two. Shotgun dropkick by Darby and both men are down. Darby goes up top but instead dives on top of Luchasaurus on the outside, but Luchasaurus catches him and Christian clotheslines him. Darby fights back and sets Christian up, seated in a chair, SHOTGUN DROPKICK TO CHRISTIAN SEATED IN THE CHAIR! Darby landed so hard on the floor there. Darby sets Christian up on the apron and goes up top… COFFIN SPLASH BY DARBY BUT LUCHASAURUS PULLS CHRISTIAN OUT OF THE WAY! DARBY CRASHES ON THE APRON! Brutal. The referee looks to remove Luchasaurus but Christian cracks Darby in the head with the TNT title. One, two, no! Darby gets his foot on the ropes. Christian looks for the spear but Darby moves. Shotgun dropkick by Darby. Darby and Christian are fighting on the top rope as Christian comes off the top with a sunset flip powerbomb. Darby winds up rolling to his feet and Christian follows up with a huge spear! Two count! Big clothesline by Christian who looks for the Impaler, but Darby rolls through with a jackknife cover, clasps his hands, and gets the win!
Winner: Darby Allin
Rating: ****. Heck of a pro wrestling match here. Christian worked a slower pace the first half, and Darby fought from the bottom the entire way through. Darby is a madman and Christian is damn capable of having great matches, I don’t care how old he is. Great main event.
Tony Schiavone speaks to Darby Allin now, but Luchasaurus is back and chokeslams Darby. Luchasaurus now makes Tony Schiavone count the pinfall as Christian covers Darby.
Final Thoughts: The main event really saved the show, as it kind of felt like this show was put together at the eleventh-hour with no real direction. The Bullet Club Gold stuff still shines like it does each week, but the rest of the show just kind of existed. I’m glad AEW realized they have a PPV a week after All In, being All Out, and they’re adding to that show as well. 6.5/10.Â
