Rate the Collision!: 9/2/2023

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SATURDAY NIGHT'S ALL RIGHT FOR FIGHTING... AND VOTING! Another new weekly Poll for AEW Fans as I hopefully can do this most every week, if not, we'll see if I can get some people to fill in some times, Saturday's a more busy day for me, usually, but either way, it's time to see how AEW's second Prime Time two hour show does... it's time to RATE THE COLLISION!


Last Weeks Most Voted Rating: 8

------ 2023



6/17: 7.91 (20% DW)

6/24: 7.92 (16% DW)

7/1: 7.36 (40% DW)

7/8: 8.43 (23% DW)

7/15: 8.55 (17% DW)

7/22: 6.69 (27% DW)

7/29: 8.59 (10% DW)

8/5: 7.72 (24% DW)

8/12: 8.00 (35% DW)

8/19: 6.16 (26% DW)

8/26: 7.20 (47% DW)

------ CM PUNK IS FIRED FROM AEW

9/2: TBD

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Well, that show had a very noted shift in energy lol

["Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik]

10 - that was a super fun show. Loved the energy.

[GOTHIC CHARISMA 🧊 🥶❄️FURY]

10 for me. Punk aside, that was one cathartic and fun ass episode of wrestling. Chicago crowd didn't hijack it and I was so sure they would, big respect to them.

Cash wheeler however is a gigantic moron

[jm]

The new era of Collision has begun!! And it looks good.

[sfvega]

It lost me in the 2nd half, but I liked the opening segment and loved the Cesaro promo. Probably the best Cesaro promo ever. Like a high 8. 8.64 add it to the poll.

[Doo Doo is Worse Than WCW 2000]

It felt like a weight had been lifted off everyone's shoulders. Fun show. 7.5, rounded up to 8.

[lionheart21]

That was a show that I feel we all needed, the talent included.

[Ishmeal Loves Kaseyhausen]

Just a fun show. Definitely delivered. A 9, bumped to a 10 for GPA getting murked by Hobbs.

[Denny Zen]

Honestly a 15/10 being there live.

It’s just so cathartic that the albatross of Punk is no longer around AEW’s neck.

And he’s even mostly lost the support of Chicago, if that tells you anything about how poorly this run has gone for his legacy.

[Rave]

What a difference kicking the albatross out makes. Only thing outright bad was the Rodman segment, and that was mainly for Jarrett and co. getting YET ANOTHER TITLE SHOT. So, 9.

[Gerard Gerard]

Props to Jarrett keeping that potential train wreck on the tracks.

Know the fervour isn’t quite what it once was, but still a little taken aback at the lack of Punk-flavoured backlash.

Killer show, lot of fun and still kept its feel despite losing Punk, who apparently was behind Collision’s distinctive feel versus Dynamite.

[Mid-Carder]

Two segments with women and a match that got decent time and decent slot. The rest was fun, too

[KME]

f*** it I'll go for the full 10, all the backstage promos were great once again, especially Claudio's, Danielson returning was awesome, the Bucks appearing on Collision was great and shows the potential for the future of the show with nobody 'banned' any longer, Rodman segment was enjoyable enough considering celebrity appearances can go awry, basically all the bits outside the ring landed for me.

In ring the opener was really fun, really enjoyed the women's match and the fact the TBS and World Championships are starting to intertwine, Aussie Open match was really good, main event was excellent.

Great show after a couple of meh weeks where Collision felt very skippable, whole atmosphere felt right for a go home show and the crowd was very good too, only a few really lost their minds right at the very end when the Bucks showed up, some very angry marks in that moment, I actually quite enjoyed that too though.

[Bo Rida]

Wow, surprised at all the 10 votes. Celebrity nonsense alone stops that.

That said there were some really good promos, I've said it before but the average quality has risen so much, I'd be fascinated to find out what's changed. I really liked the Aussie open match too.

I went 7/10, even that is a little generous.

[grunt]

I know everybody loved tonight's show now that Punk's gone, but... eh. Didn't care for it. Granted, it all felt very damage-controly, and last-minute PPV build, so I'll have to see how Collision evolves without Punk's "creative direction", but this week really felt like a Dynamite 2.0 which... eh.

[HMARK Center]

Sept 3, 2023 10:48:59 GMT -5 grunt said:

I know everybody loved tonight's show now that Punk's gone, but... eh. Didn't care for it. Granted, it all felt very damage-controly, and last-minute PPV build, so I'll have to see how Collision evolves without Punk's "creative direction", but this week really felt like a Dynamite 2.0 which... eh.

How’s that? Always felt like Collision opening with a promo, for example, is part of what makes it feel distinct from Dynamite, and they certainly did that, to cite just one thing.

[grunt]

I don't know, the vibe, the talent featured, the Rodman segment... it just felt off to me. Free from Punk's bitchiness, sure, but I feel you could have had the exact same show on a wednesday, and it wouldn't have felt out of place.

(remains to see how TK adjusts once the PPV is done, though)

[Celgress]

8 out of 10, IMHO.