AEW Collision Review - March 7, 2026

By Graham "GSM" Matthews

AEW World Tag Team Champions FTR def. The Rascalz (Zachary Wentz and Dezmond Xavier)

I assumed they'd wait until after Revolution to have The Rascalz get the shot they earned at the AEW World Tag Team Championship, but apparently not. This was another really enjoyable outing from them, despite it being obvious The Rascalz weren't taking the titles so close to Revolution. The Rascalz's strong showing here proved they should be back in championship contention before long.

Daniel Garcia def. Tommaso Ciampa

It felt like Ciampa would keep racking up wins until challenging for the AEW TNT Championship again, so him losing here (to Garcia of all people) was a surprise. Then again, it made sense afterward with Ciampa viciously attacking Mark Briscoe to turn heel. It was basically a carbon copy of when Ciampa betrayed Johnny Gargano almost a decade ago, but it was well done and I like the idea of him aligning with FTR.

Swerve Strickland def. Gravity

This was a logical match to do after Bandido (Gravity's brother) saved Brody King from Strickland on Wednesday's Dynamite. We barely see Gravity on AEW TV these days and I don't think he's even under contract to them, so it was smart to make this a glorified showcase for Strickland heading into his matchup with King at Revolution and to not have it last longer than it needed to.

AEW Women's World Champion Thekla Addressed Kris Statlander

As I've said before, Thekla has an excellent presence about her that immediately commands my attention any time she's on screen. Granted, I thought she was a little too over the top here, but it was a quality promo on the whole. It was established that her rematch with Statlander at Revolution will be contested under two-out-of-three falls, which is refreshing as I expected another hardcore match from them. 

Private Party def. The Swirl, The Outrunners, and La Faccion Ingobernable (Rush & Dralistico) in a $200,000 Four-Way Tag Team Match

Ah, the undercard teams of AEW's tag division. Hey, at least AEW is attempting to do something with their teams unlike WWE, as much as I despise the "money" matches. This was a fine four-way and Private Party was the right call as they haven't done anything since returning. They should be built back up for an eventual opportunity at the AEW World Tag Team Championship.

Lena Kross and Megan Bayne def. Timeless Love Bombs

Penelope Ford got hurt again when she and Bayne challenged for the AEW Women's World Tag Team Championship recently on Dynamite, but thankfully, Kross just joined them, so she's able to fill in for Ford for now. Them beating Timeless Love Bombs was a big credibility boost and gets them closer to challenging for the tag titles, likely at Revolution. The match was decent and Marina Shafir costing Storm the win led to Storm's promo later on.

The Dogs (David Finlay, Gabe Kidd and Clark Connors) def. Jaden Monroe, Cosmo Orion and GMO Kaminari

This existed to give The Dogs a quick win and it was successful in that respect as it was under two minutes long and The Dogs were dominant. By the way, I guess AEW can't use the War Dogs name, but calling them just The Dogs is dumb. It was announced that Finlay and Kidd will face Orange Cassidy and Darby Allin in tag team action on Wednesday's Dynamite.

"Timeless" Toni Storm Challenged Marina Shafir at Revolution

Storm could've cut this promo after losing earlier in the episode, but I understand they probably wanted to give it some time and allow the heels' win to sink in. She came on the stage here to challenge Shafir to a match at Revolution where it'd be just them. I don't know if there will be any other stipulation like No Disqualification or whatever, but that doesn't feel worthy of the pay-per-view card to me, even though they've been feuding for months.

NJPW World Television Champion Konosuke Takeshita def. CMLL World Heavyweight Champion Claudio Castagnoli (Non-Title)

This was a rematch from the Continental Classic a few months ago where they went to a time-limit draw. We know Takeshita is facing Jon Moxley for the AEW Continental Championship at Revolution, so there was no way he was losing here, but they had the well-wrestled main event they were capable of. Takeshita and Hechicero brawled with Castagnoli and Moxley to close the show.

Overall Show

More was stuffed into this show than your average edition of Collision, but it was a solid effort overall as the build to Revolution continues. They opened and closed the show on a high note and everything in the middle served a purpose. Tony Khan deserves credit for making Collision slightly more important this year. It's not must-see by any means, but the two hours are entertaining enough.

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