- Metalik vs. Jay White
- AEW World Tag Team Championship: FTR (c) vs. Brian Cage & Big Bill
- AEW TBS Championship: Kris Statlander (c) vs. Mercedes Martinez
- AEW Real World Championship Match: CM Punk (c) vs. Ricky Starks
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AEW Collision 8/5/23
Live from the Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, South Carolina! Ian Riccaboni and Nigel McGuinness are on the call tonight and we’re starting with tag action!
Match #1. AEW World Tag Team Championship: FTR (c) vs. Brian Cage & Big Bill
Cash hugs his mom at ringside and then gets shoulder blocked by Cage. Dax tags himself in and looks for a body slam but settles for a quick roll up that gets two. Huge chop by Dax but Cage runs through both members of FTR. Double shoulder block by Cage and Bill. Body slam and a big elbow drop by Bill to Cash. Cash comes off the middle rope with a missile dropkick as both members of FTR double team Bill and Cage. Bill has had enough and chokeslams Cash on to Dax. Bill dumps Cash over the top on to Dax on the outside. Cage back suplexes Cash on the apron before rolling him back in. Fight spills to the outside now as Bill beats on Cash in front of his mom, only for Cash’s mom to slap Bill! Bill takes it out on Cash on the outside. Tag to Cage and a deadlift superplex from the outside-in by Cage. Bill back in quickly with a huge clothesline. Cash up quick with a big German suplex to Bill and a hot tag to Dax! Flying forearm takes down Bill. Double arm ringer to Cage but Cage responds with a superkick. Right hand by Dax! Doomsday Bulldog to Cage! One, two, no! Cage has Dax up in a fireman’s carry and catches Cash’s dive, Samoan drop and fall away slam combo. Chokeslam and Jackhammer combo by Bill and Cage for a pair of twos. Bill sends both men to the outside and a somersault senton to the outside by Cage follows! Big boot to Cash by Bill. Two count. Cash shoves Cage into Bill, who’s on the apron, and he turns around into the Big Rig and this one’s over!
Winners and STILL AEW World Tag Team Champions: FTR
Rating: ***1/2. Much shorter than what we’re used to from FTR lately (30+ mins), but this was still a blast. We know what we’re getting from FTR but Bill and Cage are awesome as a team and the crowd was getting into them towards the end .
FTR says they’re ready for the Young Bucks at Wembley. Rubber match eight years in the making. Top guys, out!
Match #2. AEW TBS Championship: Kris Statlander (c) vs. Mercedes Martinez
Rolling neck snap by Martinez early. Butterfly suplex by Martinez. Make that two. Third one is blocked but Martinez responds with a big elbow that drops Statlander in the corner. Statlander tries to fire back and does but misses a charge in the corner and eats the turnbuckle as we go to commercial. Back from break and Statlander responds with some clotheslines and a running knee in the corner that sends Martinez to the floor. Martinez swipes the leg out and Statlander hits the floor hard. Martinez tries to capitalize and can’t, allowing Statlander to hit a backbreaker on the floor. Powerslam in the ring by Statlander. Two count. Statlander goes up top but gets caught by Martinez with a Spider German suplex! Running knee to the face gets two. Fisherman’s Buster by Martinez is countered into a cradle for two. Fisherman’s Michinoku Driver by Statlander gets two. Statlander looks for a wheelbarrow but Martinez just slams her to the mat. Northern Lariat by Martinez but Statlander ducks and rolls her up from behind for the three!
Winner and STILL AEW TBS Champion: Kris Statlander
Rating: **1/2. The first half of this match was kind of just there, but the second half after the break was good stuff. Statlander needs to build up some wins and this was a good start.
Martinez attacks Statlander after the bell but Diamante makes the save and starts putting the boots to Statlander! Willow is here to make the save.
Toni Storm, with curlers in her hair and a nightgown on, asks Tony Schiavone if she’s not a star anymore!?
Match #3. Samoa Joe vs. Serpentico
Kokina Clutch.
Winner: Samoa Joe
Rating: NR
Joe grabs the mic and says The King has nobody to dance with at All In. Joe wants the “Real World’s Champ” because a roll up isn’t good enough to end that rivalry.
Tony Schiavone sits down with The Acclaimed. Bowens said he spoke to Daddy Ass, who wants to stay retired.
Match #4. AEW World Trios Championship: House of Black (c) vs. Action Andretti, Darius Martinez, & Lee Johnson
Drop step by Martinz and a dropkick. Shoulder block and a sunset flip by Martin, and a knee to the face. Bulldog over the middle rope by Martin. Crossbody off the top rope but King eats it and doesn’t budge. Black gets the tag and sidesteps a charging Andretti, causing him to dropkick Johnson. Andretti goes up and over but eats a knee to the face and a leg sweep. Matthews gets the tag and tosses Andretti on to the top rope, sternum-first. King lays in to Andretti on the outside, throwing him into the guardrail. and the steps before retuning him to the ring. Snap suplex by King to Andretti and a hard chop. Tag to Black and a huge running PK. Andretti tries to fight back and flips out of a back suplex, tagging Lee Johnson. Springboard cross body and a dropkick to King .Enziguiri to Matthews. Backflip into a reverse DDT by Johnson to Matthews and Black. Two count. Diving cutter to Matthews and Black. Johnson misses a dive and gets caught with a single leg dropkick. Three Headed Beast in the corner to Johnson. Assisted ripcord elbow by King gets a two, as Andretti hits a springboard 450 to the back! Asai moonsault to the floor by Andretti! Martin hits a frog splash to a prone King, who’s on his knees. One count. Martin sends Andretti in the air over his shoulders, only to eat a pair of knees from King and Matthews. Discus lariat by King and this one is over.
Winners and STILL AEW World Trios Champions: House of Black
Rating: ***1/2. HOB are bulletproof in the ring, as Ian says. Such a great trios team to watch, and they complement each other so well. Andretti and co. were up for the challenge but… not yet.
Will Hobbs has no time for QT Marshall… but he will take the chain that he had for him.
Match #5. Jay White w/ The Bang Bang Gang vs. Metalik
The Gunn’s have joined commentary and here we go. White attacks Metalik in the corner and delivers some heavy chops. Tieres by Metalik and an enziguiri over the ropes. White stops the momentum with a kick to the stomach and a DDT for two. White tosses Metailk to the outside and Juice berates him. Tiltawhirl backbreaker by White gets two. Metalik goes up and over and counters with an inverted Slingblade. Rope walk hurricanrana by Metalik but White drops him throat-first on the top rope. White attempts a baseball slide but Metailk moves and it’s an Asai Moonsault to the floor. Back in the ring and White slips behind Metalik and connections with the sleeper suplex. Bladerunner and this is over.
Winner: Jay White
Rating: **1/4. Fun while it lasted but just a showcase for White, which is great.
Match #6. AEW Real World’s Championship: CM Punk (c) vs. Ricky Starks
Ricky Steamboat is the official on the outside. Jim Ross is back! Ross joins the commentary table and we are on our way. Hip toss by Punk and Starks retreats to the outside, in the face of Ricky Steamboat. “Let’s go Ricky/CM Punk” dueling chants as the crowd is on fire for this one. Shoulder blocks by Punk, who then taunts Starks. Arm drag by Starks sends Punk to the outside, as Starks now mocks Punk’s GTS motions. Starks threatens the RoShamBo as Punk threatens the GTS, but neither man are successful. Clothesline by Starks sends both men to the floor, right by the Dragon. Both men make their way back in the ring and Punk delivers some chops to Starks in the corner. Starks returns fire. Punk gets heated and lights Starks up in the corner, with the referee forcing the break. On the floor, Punk continues the barrage and delivers some ground and pound, forcing Steamboat to pull him off. Punk gets in his face but we reset. Back in the ring and Punk mounts Starks with punches in the corner, but Starks drops Punk over the top rope and Starks hits a baseball slide to the floor. Running back elbow by Starks inside the ring and a diving chop off the top rope a la Steamboat. Punk looks for a quick roll up but Starks uses the ropes, which Steamboat points out to the referee. Starks goes old school! Punk fights back with Starks delivers a huge lariat. Two count. Punk catches Starks on the top rope with a superplex! Two count. Single leg lariat by Punk and a swinging neck breaker as Punk builds momentum. Running knee in the corner and a bulldog out of the corner for Punk! Long two. Punk goes up top with a kind of crossbody and Starks rolls through for two. Punk looks for another knee in the corner but Starks catches it and delivers a big falling powerbomb. Two count! Starks maintains wrist control and tries to go old school again, but Punk looks for the GTS and Starks gets free, posting Punk. Starks looks for the spear in the corner and Punk moves as Starks eats the turnbuckle, face-first! Punk rolls him up for two. High kick by Punk gets another two. Piledriver by Punk is countered into an Alabama Slam! Two count. Starks looks for the RoShamBo again but Punk shoots him into the ropes and inadvertently taking the referee out. Starks stacks up Punk but the legs are on the ropes and Steamboat throws them off! Starks looks furious as Punk rolls him up from behind for the win!
Winner and STILL AEW “Real World Champion”: CM Punk
Rating: ****. Excellent wrestling match here in the main event that benefitted from a raucous crowd. Both guys got a chance to look good and you know Steamboat was going to get involved somehow, but it wasn’t over the top. Sometimes simple works, and that was the case here.
After the match, Punk and Steamboat embrace as Starks attacks Steamboat! Starks takes Steamboat’s belt off and starts whipping him! Starks lays into Steamboat before Punk makes the save with a chair.
Final Thoughts: Collision continues to be the wrestling show and it’s awesome. The separate rosters are working perfectly for AEW and this show was a heck of a lot of fun, top to bottom. We know what we’re getting now week over week, and it’s a healthy does of Bullet Club Gold, FTR, House of Black, and CM Punk. The good thing about that is, knowing suck, long term, meaningful stories are built around these guys. Excellent tag match with FTR this week, helping Bill and Brian Cage, same goes for the main event, elevating Ricky Starks. 8.5/10.