Rate the Collision!: 9/9/2023

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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: 10


------ 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: 8.33 (9% DW)
9/9: TBD

[UN PLOMBIER NIGHTMARE #blm]

8, really good show but something has to be done about kevin kelly

i'm in the same boat as others who don't want to constantly go on about him but it is getting to be impossible not to. he is so f***ing bad and brings the show down

[asuka007]

8/10:

Good show. Nice to see Jade back, but I really hope they aren’t just going to
Put the TBS Title right back on her.

[Cyno]

I'll go with a 7. Normally would've gone with an 8, but good lord is Kevin Kelly bad. I miss the Riccabonezone.

[Doo Doo Dickhead]

I'm actually gonna go with an 8 even though Kelly is the shits. Seriously, this guy's gotta go.

[Denny Zen is Cooking™]

8. It was a great show, and I really love the general structure of the show, with all the promos, vignettes, and interwoven storylines. Just has a really cool, “old school” feel. And it’s such a breath of fresh air that CM Punk’s dumbass “real world title” storyline, which, regardless of the backstage stuff, was the worst thing in wrestling, is no longer dominating the show.

Kelly really is the drizzling shits, though. It’s a detriment to the overall presentation. Thank god Nigel is as good as he is to keep things from being completely derailed.

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Sept 9, 2023 21:02:01 GMT -5 UN PLOMBIER NIGHTMARE #blm said:

8, really good show but something has to be done about kevin kelly

i'm in the same boat as others who don't want to constantly go on about him but it is getting to be impossible not to. he is so f***ing bad and brings the show down

Me: "cmon chiral don't make every post about kevin kelly"
Kevin Kelly: "IT COULD BE RODDY-JOE VERSUS M GEE F!!!!!!"
Me:

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9 's outta 10

[bearned]

I give it a 9 for that insanely stupid bump from Darby where he got slammed into the top of turnbuckle and then nearly broke his neck on the way down AND for Joe doing the walkaway spot leading to Penta going through a table.

[YAKMAN is ICHIBAN]

I give it an I forgot it was on out of 10

Damn it

[Celgress]

8 out of 10, IMHO.

[Facetious]

Kevin Kelly is dogshit and I did my best to tune him out. BUT this is the first time I've watched a Collision on delay and didn't find myself fast forwarding. Honestly wild what happens when one dude isn't the focal point to a 2 hour show! The feel the show was going for finally had a chance to succeed and it most certainly did. It feels like AEW without that Dynamite erratic energy.

9/10

[King (Super) Dragunov]

Commentary once again just ruins this show.
I'm not the biggest Nigel fan on commentary, and he's just not strong enough to carry Kevin Kelly.
Let alone when the main event had JR join and take his patented grumpy shits all stuff.


The good:
Jade's return was cool.

I'm REALLY excited for Joe vs. Roddy.

The promo's and video packages were very good. Especially Roderick Strong's.
And hell even Dark Order got some love.

Juice Robinson needs a solo push NOW.

The Roddy vs. Darby match was excellent.
Crowd: "Adam left you!"
Roddy: "He's not a good friend!"

And I like we built on the AR Fox and Nick Wayne tension that SHOULD be there. And is.


The eh:
Claudio, god love him, he tried.

Andrade's "ope, I'm on camera now"

I'm not sure how I feel about CJ's thing yet. Is she insinuating going back to her Lana look?


The bad:
Kevin Robo-kelly. Dude's delivery is an alien trying to pass off as human.

The commentary in the main event especially. I almost tapped out on the show.
-Take a drink every time JR says "310"
-Take a drink when the commentary team talks over each other

"There are too many man crushes around here nowadays"
-Jim Ross

And apparently Penta's arm breaker is a submission now.

There was some good stuff, but damn does the commentary just ruin the show. It's atrocious.

I wanted to go 5, but there was some good stuff, so I guess 6.

I don't know if I can keep watching this even though I really want to b/c some of the acts I like are getting some airtime finally.

Let Ian call this from his house. He can have a pillow fort like Josh Mathews used to have.

[Bo Rida]

There's better vibes without Punk but there's still something about the show which just makes me pick out flaws and highlights things I don't like.

The first match had several moments where Mox seemed to be feeding a body part to Action but he didn't take them, it was kinda awkward. Most notably when he when put his head through the ropes by the turnbuckle and waited for a kick that never came.

Ftr make it sound like a face move to challenge young teams but to me they're just dodging higher level competition, face Best Friends you cowards!

But mostly the damn commentary dragged it down, Kelly not knowing who people are or what event matches took place at. JR's cranky shit going to outright falsehoods, you can win a match the outside!

The way Darby lost was fine in isolation, actually it was all done well, especially Christian's part, but it just reminded me he also lost to KoR. Poor guy. At least he beat Fish.

Talking of fish Lana's promo was surprisingly great. Which is why it's frustrating, there's a lot of good but it's often dragged down by something else.
I did like Dark Order posing with unsold Hangman figures.

6/10 I guess.

[humanoid33]

Stuff that I liked - Joe/Penta, Roddy/Darby, Lana’s promo, Danielson and Starks segment.

Stuff that I didn’t like - Jade still being involved with the TBS title, Ruby/Saraya keeping the outkast faction alive.

I’ll go with an 8/10.

[bob]

8 --- I can't go any higher with Kevin Kelly there being the worst announcer in wrestling

[HMARK Center]

Was gonna go 7, but the way the Joe/Penta match ended bumped it to an 8, it was the apotheosis of the Joe “nope” spot.

Very happy I’ll be in Queens for Eddie vs. Claudio.

Curious how a full Jade vs. Statlander match goes, give this one a little build going into Arthur Ashe or PPV.

I’m also not emotionally ready for Danielson to retire.

["Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik]

9 - super fun show. Felt like a strong Dynamite and didn't feel light on talent like the show has some weeks.

[4real]

10 for Big Cass v D Bry tease alone!

Na seriously il give it an 8 very enjoyable show. Was hype for the two title qualifiers and they were both decent. Jade’s return surprised me.

Also Mox helping Bryan from a beat down was interesting. Very face ish from him even if Fenix is after him so I guess he’s still a heel. The Righteous and Dark Order vignettes I also dug.

Lana promo not so much. Claudio is also trying his best to keep up with Eddie but I just don’t buy into him. The match and feud is killer don’t get me wrong but Claudio still lacks in these promos. The lack of Jay White was also a shame but understandable.

[The Ichi]

8. Show feels so refreshing without Punk. It feels like a proper extention to Dynamite now (whilst still having it's own identity). Although having not heard much Kevin Kelly, I was wondering if he was as bad as people claim, and he's not. He's so much worse.