 Will Ospreay def. Katsuyori Shibata Technically, the episode opened with the aftermath of Darby Allin vs. Mike Bailey in the main event of Dynamite, but from an in-ring standpoint, it was smart to start this show with some star power in Ospreay. Of course, the outcome was never in doubt because Shibata never wins anything of note on his own in AEW, but it was the well-wrestled bout you'd expect from them. I actually enjoyed the post-match promos from Ospreay and Samoa Joe more. Rush def. TJ Crawford If you've seen one Rush match in the last few weeks, you've practically seen them all since they've all followed the same formula with him quickly and decisively putting his enhancement opponent away. I appreciate him keeping these things short and sweet, if nothing else. As I've said before, it's clear he's headed for a championship shot of some kind, so hopefully we find out soon because I'm ready for what's next. AEW Women's World Tag Team Champions The Divine Dominion def. Elle Valentine and Kayla Lopez in an AEW Women's World Tag Team Championship 5-Minute Eliminator Match I've been digging this as a gimmick for Divine Dominion, who have been successfully portrayed as a dominant duo since capturing the tag titles. They can only face non-contracted talent for so long, though. It was also a strange call to have this immediately follow Rush's squash since it was exactly the same (albeit slightly longer). It felt like filler, which is not what this show needed in its third hour (if we're counting the two-hour Dynamite that preceded it). AEW World Tag Team Champions FTR def. AEW World Trios Champions The Conglomeration (Orange Cassidy and Roderick Strong) This was about as predictable as Allin vs. Bailey from Dynamite since we already know FTR is set to defend their AEW World Tag Team Championship against Adam Copeland and Christian Cage in an "I Quit" match at Double or Nothing. Despite that, this was an entertaining tag team match, and I'm glad Cassidy ate the pin since he was the one who beat Dax Harwood to earn this opportunity in the first place. Overall Show It wasn't exactly ideal for AEW to air a three-hour block of television before what is bound to be a five-plus-hour block of wrestling on Sunday for Double or Nothing. As expected, Collision was completely inconsequential, even with an AEW World Tag Team Championship defense in the main event. The stuff in the middle was especially forgettable. It was a fine show, but it featured nothing that's worth seeking out if you missed it.
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