Jim Cornette Reviews CM Punk & FTR vs. Samoa Joe, Jay White & Juice Robinson on AEW Collision

From Episode 487 of the Jim Cornette Experience
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[@YellowJeep]

It was refreshing to see actual wrestling on a wrestling show.

[@TheManInTheLongBlackCoat]

Jim, is that you?

[@petebagwell6666]

​@@TheManInTheLongBlackCoat nah its jon moxleys secret account

[@Michael-cz6ob]

A 6 man tag with no silly flips or dives ❤

[@davidstephan5116]

The whole show was great, unlike any other wrestling show on television in 2023

[@HCIbn]

@@davidstephan5116 Bloodline: Hold my beer.

[@dukiino739]

I think this proves AEW has the ability to produce a high quality wrestling product, if they could produce a month or so of shows up to this quality it would do wonders for the brand.

[@jamesreding6336]

Yes yes yes yes

[@joegreene7619]

Dynamite isn't going to improve at all. The only way AEW succeeds is if Collision puts on wrestling shows and catches on with the crowds that bailed on Dynamite early on.

[@tonyruby4467]

@@joegreene7619 the best scenario would be Collision doing good numbers, forcing the kids at Dynamite to step their game up. Jericho should be banned from all Collision tapings btw.

[@JonathanPer_JackHammerSalm]

If Tony has help with punk without interference of the elite I can see collision taking off

[@tripvic7629]

inconsistency is AEW

[@REVIVALFitness]

Joe is one of the most legit guys. Intimidating, great promo, badass moves. Why has he been nowhere near the main event scene? Comparing him to Dynamite's "headliners" is like a pitbull vs little rabbits.

[@stinkypinkeee5085]

I'll bet a rabbit kicks harder, and doesn't slap its thigh...

[@thamayor6324]

I swore he was gonna beat lesnar he was more believable then Roman

[@benphillips9973]

I was thinking the exact same thing! He's probably the next person after Brock Lesnar I can think of where everything about the guy looks and sounds legit

[@joegreene7619]

Joe's issue is he's been injured a lot the last few years and he's 44 years old. Limited appearances for special matches is about all he should do right now.

[@derekknott3596]

​@@thamayor6324 I loved that promo where Joe choked out Heyman in the coquina clutch.

[@christhornycroft3686]

As soon as I heard Kevin Kelly’s voice, knowing that Punk was going to help book the show, I knew we were in good hands. That other guy McGuinness was very good too. They make a really solid team. I hope JR’s health improves.

[@drobinson-uo7ic]

I was pleasantly surprised to hear both Kelly and Nigel announcing. They really help legitimize and ground the action.

[@detmorales9151]

Oh can't wait till Saturday 🔥

[@ThatGuyX2]

Not only is nigel my favorite wrestler but apart of my favorite announce team.

[@matthewl3002]

@@ThatGuyX2 his matches with Bryan are some for the ages.

[@JormunB]

When I heard their voices at the top of the program, I let out an audible sigh of relief!

[@DeathofaNINJA]

CM Punk’s wrestling was just spot on. We saw the best selling ever when Joe was choking him out, there was suspense that FTR might not get to him and the submission holds worked. God forbid if the EVPs ever figure out that submissions tell stories in the god damn ring.

[@wilcee238]

But, exploding superkicks though!

[@darthraider450]

@@wilcee238 and Moxley no selling the exploding superkick, not even a flinch or trying to sell the burn 😂

[@LiterallyRyanGosling_]

His facials alone during that convinced me that he was gonna tap to Joe

[@thesupervisor3270]

I literally thought CM Punk was gonna be choked out

[@callofdoody21]

heres a double super kick after no selling a double super kick and then just coz they can, throw in a tope suicida as the cherry on top

[@Yellowrose71]

Juice had to take the most beating. I love the way he sells, and hollers when he is hit. The match was good. The whole show kept my interest.

[@8thaccount535]

Right after Juice took the pin Punk was "talking crap" to him, but I imagine he was telling him that was great.

[@dannyquang7359]

@@8thaccount535 i saw a little bit of a smile from juice when punk was talking to him hes come a long way from CJ Parker in WWE

[@esho758]

Agree, I really enjoy juice Robinson’s wrestling style. It’s unique, unhinged, unpredictable …and an actual style not just the same old high flyer powerhouse big man bullshit.

[@Wrath79]

This was like watching actual wrestling and enjoyed the whole show ,I didn't see 18 dives and no stop gymnastics routines Bravo AEW , keep the Kids on Wednesday.

[@Topshelfmedia1]

Which made it stand out from dynamite in a good way. No knock on dynamite but this proved you don’t need a thousand dives to put on a great show.

[@detmorales9151]

CAN'T WAIT TILL SATURDAY 🔥🔥🔥

[@Kas58223]

I hope collision stays like this haven’t watch AEW in some time but having a no nonsense wrestling show still works

[@EliC09]

Wait until they start adding pockets to the Saturday show..

[@Kas58223]

@@EliC09 I certainly hope not cause he a major channel changer and I’ll have to go to listen to corny talking bout as I’ve done with Dynamite

[@radthepaisley]

Hearing Jim praise Juice and Jay White feels like a fever dream. Good on Last for letting him know how great they always have been over in Japan. Collision might be the new premier wrestling show if they can maintain this level consistently. Even Buddy vs Andrade was insane.

[@gothard5]

I got chills when Joe first got in the ring and faced off with Punk. That was incredible. I really wanna see Punk vs Joe now.

[@mr.whisper3338]

Don't forget to talk about Collision's ratings tomorrow when they come out. It's tracking over 800,000 right now, which would be huge for Saturday night.

[@Defeft]

That's fast nationals so it will likely be higher when the final rating comes out

[@silxix2599]

​@@Defeft hopefully. However the bigger rating the harder it may be to sustain that number. If they get 800 and go down to 600 it won't look as bad in people's eyes then going from 1000 to 600. I don't care, but you know the critic will be critics.

[@ec5018]

cause there were no sports

[@ThatGuyX2]

I can only hope the people that are tired of dynamite give this show a try and give them a good ratings pop.

[@MichaelSweeney92519]

​@@ec5018 Knew there would be someone trying to shit on it and make excuses for it's success.. There's one in every crowd.. Has nothing to do with no sports lol 😂 wrestling fans will watch wrestling over anything if they are real wrestling fans.. sports fans will watch sports..

[@trafficosrs]

This match gave me a view of what all the hype for Jay White was for

[@KyleS3m3noff]

He is a FANTASTIC heel when he gets going. He's the most frustrating, shortcut-taking, weaselly stalling chickenshit heel that will have you wanting to throw shit at the screen... until het gets in there and shows that he actually can hang with the best of them, he's just an asshole. He's a LOATHSOME heel without being over the top and theatrical about it. A rarity these days.

[@matthewl3002]

@@KyleS3m3noff I swear, the moment he gets the push towards the title, people will see his greatness.

[@robbiehammock2492]

he is the real deal. but if he isn't booked properly or have decent opponents it's all for naught

[@kjdee140]

It seems that whenever Punk is involved in any match, the quality is solid. He’s not just great in the ring or on the mic, he also has a great wrestling mind.

[@christian6455]

The show felt legit a good show. Most of the matches was at least 15 min or.more beside miro

[@mattstorrs757]

He got his best in ring psychology from Raven.

[@mrreddington777]

Agreed. It felt really good watching this and the commentary was fantastic. JR was the weak spot but for obvious reasons. Wardlow was also meh. I wanted Hobbs to wrestle.

[@labor1_]

Punk's mind for wrestling makes me legitimately excited for the Collision main event scene since he's apparently going to be contributing to the booking.

[@fff1455]

​@labor1018123 along with Danielson too.

[@trakficjam17]

AEW Collison was the fantastic. The new commentary has"major league" feel to the show. I hope they keep CM PUNK on Collison and wrestlers like MJF, Powerhouse Hobbs, Warlow, FTR, Ricky Starks, and Jay White(most likely) should feature them more. I'm interested to see where this go. Great Show😌

[@kjdee140]

I can see MJF appearing on both shows since he currently has the title.

[@danialhashmi6078]

Imma be honest with you, I couldnt hear the commentary at all lol

[@DjHandicap]

@@danialhashmi6078I have a sound bar and when I switch it to the Movie setting the commentary was the loudest sounds!

[@8thaccount535]

​@@danialhashmi6078Yeah the commentary definitely blended in with the crowd.

[@Kratosx23]

This was a great match. Pumped for this review. One of the most hilarious things to me is the people that are claiming that there was "no difference" between this show and the 25 car pile up that is Dynamite every week with everybody's severed limbs hanging off the windshield. This first Collision was like AEW produced an episode of Raw or SmackDown, more wrestling, less promos, but essentially a safe, predictable, solid wrestling show that didn't insult anybody's intelligence. Great! I refuse to believe this was booked by Tony, outside of maybe Wardlow losing to Lucha Sore Ass. LOL.

[@steves2241]

It was better than Dynamite, but I hate those 6 way tag matches. They should stop doing them, and stick to singles or tag team matches.

[@matthewjordan4648]

It was more Nitro than Raw. Prime Nitro

[@kjdee140]

Predictable is still better than random nonsense.

[@emanuelfer456]

I didnt have that much problem with Luchassaurus winning the title. He at least looks like a monster compared to the wednesday roster and having Christian celebrating instead of him can lead to something which makes sense.

[@tominoccic6415]

@@emanuelfer456 right, they’re creating a story out of that title change. I think this was the theme of this show: a lot of fresh starts and new beginnings.

[@MC-kk8xu]

This is the first AEW wrestling ive seen in ages but man Dax Harwood is impressive. He's so intense and everything he does looks like it hurts. Really underrated guy i think. Could easily work as a single too. Overall it was really refreshing to see a show with less flippy stuff.

[@662chillin]

It's also refreshing to see that he actually wants to stay in a tag team despite being good enough to be a singles star

[@MC-kk8xu]

@@662chillin I agree👍 We're very lucky to have performers like him

[@maxxdahl6062]

No fan of AEW at all, but this was actually a pretty darn good coherent wrestling show.

[@xxy8198]

“I learned that from you!” “Well you learn too good” 🤣🤣 just gold

[@brucemichaelgrossman4913]

Fun fact: Juice was Kevin Owens’ debut match in NXT. He broke KO’s nose with a palm strike.

[@slao05]

Yep, back when he was known as CJ Parker, working that heelish 'hippie/activist' gimmick. Liked him then, love him now as Juice Robinson.🖒

[@KevinKrayden]

​@slao05 oh wow, I remember him. Had no idea that was Juice 😆

[@SamsarasArt]

Wait that's the same guy!? Holy crap

[@slao05]

@Goodb0b Indeed, some of the best talents just know how to make something work.

[@ekmad]

That was CJ Parker? Wtf I didn't know at all

[@Natef321]

I was thrilled that Excalibur wasn't on commentary .

[@bootneyfarnsworth2844]

U mean to tell me that u don't like hearing him yell all of the time

[@bxdon122]

If Collison can stay serious and at least give me that 2000s Ruthless Aggression era feel I grew up with, they might bring me back.

[@joel_13_]

Problem is they lack the stars 😞 but I hope so

[@bxdon122]

@joelbritton7256 if ya don't got any, make em! It's the entertainment business, not the NBA.

[@joel_13_]

@@bxdon122 problem is AEW buries so many stars. I hope they use collision as a way of doing well by them

[@vsandhu84]

Ruthless Agression was Ass.

[@carlosr6462]

I quit watching wrestling because of the ruthless aggression era lol, but I get you.

[@MrMisanthrope84]

This is it. This is AEW. I would love to see Cornette on Collision one day.

[@markfroman738]

Yes!

[@parisbeech2180]

Hell yeah

[@tinmandlyte]

Just to finally have a show where I don't have to listen to sock face screaming the list of matches coming up on a different program is pure bliss. 1st Collision was a good show.

[@matthewhostetter8974]

This was a great match, Punk proved everyone wrong that he is old and can't go. FTR always looks great. This match also shows we need Punk vs Samoa Joe 4. Hell, this match even made me want to see more from Jay "Switch the Channel" White. Collision was everything I wanted from AEW. Solid matches, high-quality production, and a commentary team not screaming in your ears the whole time. I just felt bad for poor JR. Yes what makes Collision so great is the fact there is no Elite, JeriKaren, Moxley and Excalibur.

[@TerminusAlpha]

Facts! And every match had great story-telling. Chalk and cheese to Wednesday’s hot garbage and got me back interested again in wrestling

[@DaggerPrince]

@@TerminusAlpha yeaa even the girls match was good. the whole show was amazing.

[@TerminusAlpha]

@@DaggerPrince yeah I thought so too! As simple as the girls heel team actually acted like heels and it still felt more competitive and not just stunts and tricks.

[@marvinleong5902]

All those people you mentioned were not at there to whisper into Tony ears about their booking and their friends' booking. Hence, Tony is focused on booking a good show

[@winnyoshmega4815]

juice killed it in this match, cm punk and juice have amazing chemistry, i could see a fantastic singles match between them

[@greggolinczak556]

Does Juice even have a single victory ? not a singles victory, a single win in AEW since his 1st ap ?

[@dewforpolitics]

AEW Collision made me fall back in love with wrestling again. They all stayed mainly in the ring and no one bled. Refreshing 😍 thank you CM Punk. Get well J.R.

[@williamthomas5215]

It’s so cool that CM Punk decided to get Gin and Juice in the main event with Joe on the first episode of Collision. It shows that he sees something in them just like Jim.

[@samcarter565]

He’s a big fan of Jay White and wants to work with him.

[@8thaccount535]

Buddy Mathews vs Andrade was really good. Ive never been a fan of Andrade, but that was a very good match, aside from House of Black blackout at the end.

[@MaggieKeizai]

Yeah, it was a goofy bit, and Andrade's timing on that lariat was 100% rotten.

[@8thaccount535]

@@MaggieKeizai I wish Buddy Matthews and Julia Hart were their own thing. The House of Black drags them down.

[@kingslayer2999]

You mean Buddy Murphy 😉

[@8thaccount535]

@@kingslayer2999 No, his name in AEW is Matthews, so that's what I will call him.

[@shonenhunter95]

With Jim Ross’s injury, and his tenacity in trying to provide and be a good commentator, it shows how professional Jim is. He’s 70+ years old, went through all that and still put in an effort to deliver. If this was Olivier or Excalibur they would not be seen for a week

[@jesselegault7654]

Collision was pretty good. If they keep delivering I solid show, I'll keep watching.

[@SpinosaurusTheProudSocialist]

A good match and a good ending to a solid show overall. If Collison is going to be the more traditional "old school wrestlin show" with Dynamite being a more modern wrestling show then I think this episode did a good job of establishing that. I look forward to next week's show.

[@keithyw]

you definitely could sense a whole new vibe for this show and match. FTR looking at their watch along with Punk with Dax doing "It's clobbering time!" along with Punk, you could tell Dax was extra motivated. Joe was calm and collected and I think Jay White has a subtle role as a strategist. Juice Robinson has personality which works nicely as a foil to Jay White's kinda bland calmness. But the atmosphere for this match was pretty good if you look at the variables involved. I didn't think the crowd was going to be that into Punk and Joe confronting/teasing their moments. In retrospect, now that I see what they did here, especially with the entire show, um, i don't know, ACTUALLY BEING/FEELING LIKE A REAL WRESTLING SHOW, this match was smartly put together. First, it was a main event. You started with Punk, you ended with Punk. It positioned all those people as main eventers or near the main event for this show going forward. Having a 6 man actually made a lot of sense with Punk coming off of injury. He had two guys as his partners who are his legitimate friends and have his back but also can pick up the slack so that Punk can be shown, do a few key spots, do the teases against Joe and hide the fact that he would have ring rust. I honestly didn't care before I saw this match. I knew about Punk wanting to work with Jay White and Joe but at that point, I didn't see the potential. The presentation here makes me curious and got me invested in the people involved. Maybe it was the slowing down of the matches, having actual builds, the announcing, the production, the lead up, etc. Yeah Juice got pinned but he got pinned by Punk and made Punk look good in the process. He did his job perfectly. There was no stupid afterbirth of an angle. They let Punk/FTR's win breathe rather than having the losers make a stupid comeback. From a match psychological point of view, this thing built. FTR hit their finisher and let Punk (the star) hit his. Joe teased that he could possibly knock Punk out but FTR pulled in at the last second. They had drama with momentum shifts not with every move but in sections. This is what I want to see in wrestling. And Corny/Brian talked about the announcing. Kevin Kelly/Nigel aren't the most excited/funny/over-the-top announcers but the grounded the show. The most important thing that happened here was that you didn't have the announcers running over each other, especially Excalibur who seems like a rude person with no sense of self-awareness. Each announcer got to say their bit, there was knowledge given, they tried to tell the big picture story, they were reacting to the match and it just felt like Smackdown in the early 2000s except with different people. I did feel bad for Jim Ross. I know the blame was put on the fall but JR's voice has been rough for a while. I've listened to his podcast a few times and the big thing I noticed was how he smokes like a chimney. At his age, that can't be good. I think he did this show just as a fan more than anything. He probably wanted to be part of the atmosphere since it's a brand new show, a new start, he probably had an inkling of what to expect with the more overall professional presentation and he's a Punk/FTR fan. So I didn't mind him being there, even though we didn't get good ol' JR. I do agree with Corny in that Jim should be used as a special attraction announcer/analyst at this point. Obviously, JR is going to do what he wants to do at this stage but in terms of where he would be most effective, it's kinda like a Gordon Solie spot where you bring him in for the big matches/moments that matter. In the moments, where his voice wasn't as rough, I did hear some of that old JR and he still loves what he does and can be a good hype man. From an overall view, if AEW had started off like this, the WWE would have been much more worried. This show isn't completely different from old wrestling from the early 2000s, which isn't a bad thing but if that's what they're going to aim for, I don't have an issue. There was a definite plan it felt in place. Whatever chaos forms a typical Dynamite or Rampage show just wasn't here. I don't know who produced this or the agents for the matches, but whatever they did for this show, just keep it for now. I know I'll continue to watch this program if we see more of the general content presented the way it was here.

[@coldnightmare199]

Ain't no one reading all that

[@marktween7629]

I read everything you said and guess what, It was worth it. Just spot on!

[@LaughingStud]

​@@coldnightmare199 bruh your attention span = 💀

[@bash8387]

This was the first show let see where this is in a few months

[@DDRPriest]

My mother thought the Dynamite announce team looked like an SNL skit and the show made no sense at all. I had her watch Collision and she enjoyed every minute. AEW Collision, smark tested, mother approved.

[@illlogick7151]

God bless your mama! A real 1.

[@parisbeech2180]

Respect to your mom 👊

[@stevenman013]

This show was what I felt AEW promised back when Dynamite started and never actually delivered

[@parisbeech2180]

​@@chuckles9767facts

[@nocontextpoppapump]

Collision is the show that Dynamite should have been. Maybe AEW would be in a better spot right now if that happened?

[@jeritobabilla3843]

Joe had a good night Saturday, looked like a monster. Them chops were vicious and he just came off as bad ass and believable. Should’ve been booked like that from day one.

[@gatesofwrestling]

That chokehold spot made me go bananas. It was perfect

[@hamankarn91]

Cornette praising Jay White, damn it’s was a good show

[@williamfrazier3822]

"No furniture, No combative parkeuor, no aggressive tumbling......" 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Blastanker]

I’m excited for your thoughts on Andrade VS Buddy

[@steves2241]

Boring, neither one of them are going anywhere. I changed the channel until they were off my tv.

[@destino1439]

@@steves2241so then how would you know it was boring?

[@Cruising_On_Lake_Havasoma]

@@steves2241 No motherfucker that willingly goes on TV calling himself "Buddy" deserves to be pushed.

[@easypeasy5219]

​@@steves2241you must be a Flippy shit mark. There is always Wednesdays....

[@8thaccount535]

Really good match, aside from the House of Black stuff afterwards. Break Buddy and Julia Hart off by themselves.

[@MilMaska]

"Its like a wrestling match broke out on this program" - Jim Cornette

[@jamesreding6336]

Thay finally used the big guys and miro was great that night

[@Kancerru]

I wouldn't be surprised if CM Punk was booking Collision entirely tbh.

[@jamaalmoses8821]

Shout out to Hal Haney. His artwork was on CMFTR's ring jackets!

[@ThatGuyX2]

Was great to see actual wrestling. No run ins every match. No lazy booking. Actual competitive matches. A+ aew

[@TheodolosQ]

Fantastic first episode, but I don't have hope for Collision being good consistently. They already have pockets in the intro.

[@randomlynamed3353]

​@Parmesan Cheese Addict oh their Canadian tour is going to bomb. Not because of punk, collision, or aew, but whoever planned this. 4 shows in a week in the Toronto area, 2 in Saskatchewan (for those who don't know, would be like having two shows in Montana) and the one in Calgary is right in the middle of the Stampede week.

[@kjdee140]

That counts for almost every television show in existence. It’s almost inevitable unless you finish the apple while it’s still ripe.

[@storysnob1022]

I feel like Punk coming back in a Trios match was a statement in and of itself. And a badass one, at that.

[@jmannxiiiaaron]

I love Punk, but he definitely needs to improve physically (both physique and performance). I know there's a lot of ring rust contributing along with playing it safe because of the triceps injury, but he really is going to have to work hard to step it up along side these other great workers (especially FTR).

[@CHUCKECHEESERANCH]

Would TRT count against his being straight edge? Lol

[@jmannxiiiaaron]

@@CHUCKECHEESERANCH Technically no since TRT is hormone therapy, but even if it was, the whole drug-free thing is more speaking to recreational drugs/drug use. Otherwise, Advil, Tylenol, antibiotics, and even caffeine would be off limits (since caffeine is a drug). Honestly, I think any male over the age of 40 should automatically go on TRT if it's safe for them to. I've seen numerous people benefit from it in pretty much every aspect of their life.

[@SeigeOutdoors]

@@jmannxiiiaaron nah just go carnivore bro

[@ekmad]

@@jmannxiiiaaron Punk is famously so anti-drug that he won't even take basic painkillers like Tylenol. From the looks of him it seems he likely feels the same way about TRT which is a shame. Like you said, for a man his age, it's more a medical thing now but also it will allow him to carry more muscle and stay leaner. He never had a great body really but I agree, he needs to get on the gear.

[@peterzimmer9801]

That was such a good tag match! Felt very old school! CMFTR reminds me too much of the hart foundation with Bret, Neidhart, and Smith/Pillman. A great stable. Of course, Punk/Samoa Joe have a rivalry very reminiscent of Bret vs. Piper. But I kind of like the history between Punk/Samoa Joe more (no disrespect to Piper/Bret).

[@carlosr6462]

it's incredible how different the matches can feel when you have a good commentary team, Kevin Kelly and Nigel McGuinness exposed Excalibur and Schiavone.

[@joleree1]

Easily the best AEW Collision ever!

[@parisbeech2180]

How? It was the first episode 😂

[@Jerry4050]

Wow bravo for getting this out quickly as possible I was thinking I had to wait a week until this review came out

[@fitzgerald434]

Those chops by Samoa Joe were brutal. AEW did a great job at making Collision feel different. Great show! It will be interesting to see how they start using each show to build towards matches and feuds moving forward.

[@Topshelfmedia1]

I watched this match 3 times already. Dax and Jay white were laying those chops in. Hard chops bring a realism you can’t get from flips and dives.

[@carlosr6462]

and the chops exchange made sense, it was not phony like Moxley asking his opponent to hit him and then no sell it.

[@Colt2OO2]

If Tony is actually letting Punk write and/or book the show and continues to do so while actually learning from what Punk is doing, he can *really* make the company a viable competitor to WWE in terms of the overall quality of the product even though they are already second to them in terms of money and sheer size.

[@ads2686]

bryan danielson is also part of the booking team for collision, so with him & punk you know this is gonna be a real wrestling show.

[@Colt2OO2]

@@ads2686 Yeah as long as Tony's restricted himself to only making the final approval on booking decisions and maybe consulting them on any small changes he'd like to make, it's looking promising.

[@ads2686]

@@Colt2OO2 totally agree, the guys on collision are proper wrestlers who know the business, tony just needs to let them get on with it, just wish he would let the pros who work backstage at aew more control on dynamite instead of letting folks like the bucks do anything they want. Tony khan definitely needs to stop being a fanboy and be a boss and stop letting wrestlers who've never been good enough for wwe free reign. Also when someone like Jim Ross calls out the bucks tony shouldnt let a joke like brandon cutler (who only has a job at aew cos he is friends with the elite) talk shit about him.

[@anderwood6005]

This was a great wrestling show. The announcers were amazing

[@ReesarteYT]

This is what I wanted modern wrestling to be. Why is this so hard?

[@WrestlingDude1998]

If Collision can keep up this quality it will be my new favourite wrestling show.

[@derickmandigo2356]

The biggest slap in the face to the "elite" that Punk and FTR could ever do would be to keep having matches of this caliber.

[@pizzatime3421]

God bless Jim Ross man hope he recovers fully and comes back to commentate again soon I’d love to hear him on this new show.

[@Thurmanatr16]

He smokes a pack a day and it shows anytime he’s on the mic.

[@pizzatime3421]

@@Thurmanatr16 has nothing to do with hoping he stays in good health

[@benespinosa6725]

This Match was awesome this was an amazing first episode of AEW Collison glad Kevin Kelly is on Commentary with Nigel McGuinness glad we're going back to a two-man Commentary team unlike Wednesday where we have multiple announcers.

[@kozmicflush980]

I think jim Ross was supposed to be there the whole night on commentary. Not sure if original plan was to be 3, or 2 and one of them you mentioned just filling in for jr

[@detmorales9151]

Can't wait till Saturday 🔥

[@benespinosa6725]

​@@detmorales9151 same

[@benespinosa6725]

​@Kozmic Flush great to see Nigel McGuinness on Commentary in AEW that was an awesome Hire by Tony Khan.

[@jamespacker9110]

The best part of this was the announcing. JR did a great job!

[@cwalser544]

It's funny that in WWE, CM Punk's pipe bomb promo would absolutely come to pass. "I can go back to ring of honor. Hi Colt Cabana, how are you doing." -Prophetic

[@Matt-cr4vv]

This show felt way different than dynamite has which gives me hope for it. If they continue the show like this episode and let it stand different than dynamite I will be a regular viewer. If it regresses back to that I’ll bounce. So fingers crossed.

[@LarsDePalma]

Tony Schivone actually was on Collision. He was in the ring with The Acclaimed. Personally I don't mind Tony because I remember him when I was a kid.

[@LarsDePalma]

@@chuckles9767 In ring promo announcer works. With Excalibur it's not just that he wears a mask but he wears the stupidest looking masks. He looks ridiculous.

[@8thaccount535]

Tony is pretty decent as the official interview guy, he just can't commentate anymore.

[@drobinson-uo7ic]

They really took the rest of AEW to school. Bigger stars, real chops instead of thigh slaps, storytelling. The story implications in this random match were more intriguing than anything in the BCC/Elite storyline.

[@starshipfame1]

The spot where Cash saved Dax first was kinda weird for me. Great match overall…Jay White gave CM Punk the meanest uranage. Lol

[@sowii]

They are brothers, its clearly intentional and fantastic

[@davidblank420]

It was a good show. I really like Willow and Sky Blue. Sky was actually impressive. I love seeing moves that have never been seen before.

[@marksplawn7791]

I liked the subtle things like punk chopping Joe and when it had no effect instead of going back with a chop he simply put him in a headlock. If you're in a real fight and something doesn't work, immediately go to something else you think will work

[@dashingdreww1185]

It was a great program !!! The pacing and presentation was awesome and for the first time in a long time it was not a chore to watch the whole thing. Great start !

[@ekmad]

I loved the build up to the first Samoa Joe/Punk face off. It actually got me super excited. Proof that *good* wrestling is still out there. I hope they run Punk/Joe at Wembley.

[@uts200]

Really hope Juice Robinson gets singles push at some point during his aew run

[@heavysounding]

THANK YOU. When he cut that promo on essentially all of NJPW's main event during that press conference, I was in love. Charisma comparable to Eli Drake - Dummy, yeah. "Yeah."

[@LMLR187]

I have a feeling the EVPs might've wanted to not have certain names and faces off of collision to spite the show not realizing the actual benefit it can create.

[@chrisblester37]

CM Punk is Back Baby Jr is a true legend. I hope we don't loss Jr and Gerry the king at the same time from announcing

[@chrisfranklin7811]

Great match. Good show overall and alot of positives going forward. Looking forward to the next one

[@justinbooth5482]

The AEW Collision announce team is better, than the Dynamite Announce team. They remind me of Jim Ross & Jerry Lawler.

[@bubbathegreat78]

A great match that made sense throughout without going overboard on the theatrics. They hit all the right spots. Did all the right things. They told the stories of two potentially great feuds (FTR vs Jay & Juice; Punk vs Joe) that make me want to tune in to see more.

[@bighandsome9165]

I only watched highlights, but I was really impressed by the presentation of Collision.

[@Cc-gh2qk]

Solid match, overall great first episode of collision 💯

[@frankcoronabeats]

For Once a good wrestling show from AEW.

[@danhowie1699]

If this show keeps up the quality I've seen I'll tune in for the long haul

[@GG-mn9ls]

had no idea juice was so good until now. had only seen a couple njpw and aew matches. so good w jay white

[@detmorales9151]

What a Show Can't wait till Saturday 🔥🔥🔥

[@dieselkilgore]

"You learn too good." 🤣 sounds exactly like something my southern grandma would say to me. lol

[@kameronmartin6974]

I loveddddd Joe in this match he was incredible as was juice. Juice seemed to stand out the most but Joe was awesome

[@ELPIRATA14BERT]

I really thought Joe as going to get the win for his team .....goes to show you can still keep your audience in suspense

[@bryanmorrison2396]

Wat mean tag each other in same time like dax tagged both?

[@WadeWatkinsneeds350]

I loved the match but I felt like there were waaay too many commercials. It seemed like I watched 12 minutes of wrestling and 18 minutes of commercials.

[@lovelywaz]

They built up Joe's sleeper hold just enough, not too long and not too soon broken either. That's the key point in this review. If it was some Trampoline Humping Video Game Characters in the match, they would do about two dozens super kicks and within 10 secs, those who got super kicked would simply be running around and doing all the high flying over the top rope moves like they had their "shield" ability up like in a video game when super kicks fiesta was going on.

[@MrItzreal]

Collision was so REFRESHING! It was so good to watch a wrestling show.

[@indiesongwriter5474]

Phenomenal match, and I think that the commentating was so, so much better than Dynamite and it made a difference to how important the match felt. I am accustomed to tuning out the announcing instead of having it actually contribute and improve on the experience.

[@ericgilbert56]

It's going to be interesting to see the comparison in ratings between Collision and Dynamite.

[@Brando-Lee3725]

That was a great main event ! I really hope AEW does their best to keep things more like this flavor in the future . At least on Collision for Christ sake . They have talented wrestlers on the roster that CAN pull this off . But will they ? Make Saturday the go to show for that style of wrestling . Lord knows we dont see enough of it . Fans are starved for serious logical wrestling .

[@Apocalypse3434]

I've set Collision to my recorder. Can't wait to see more.

[@markula_4040]

No flips No dives No 5 stars -Dave Meltzer (probably)

[@wilcee238]

Watching this match after seeing the latest Petite vs BBC atrocity, i felt like Hank Hill eating a steak from the hippie local farmers instead of one from the Mega-Lo Mart. “If this is real wrestling; what the hell have we been watching?!”

[@Cruising_On_Lake_Havasoma]

I'd rather watch a couple petites take on some BBCs rather than a match with O'minor, Mox, and the Shitbag Twins. At least I know the finish won't disappoint. Does Dakota Skye still work?

[@wilcee238]

@The_Great_Hambino I don’t know, but Skye Blue is fine as hell

[@8thaccount535]

​@@Cruising_On_Lake_HavasomaShe died from an overdose.

[@RALF0691]

I don't keep up with pro wrestling these days so I was surprised they had commercial breaks during the main event. During the Monday Night War there were never commercial breaks during a main event.

[@train9703]

After listening to this I now have to watch this match.

[@sOUnerfan]

I can't recall them going to the floor once. I'd have to rewatch.

[@caesar3909]

Brian is right, it's still early days but Jim is also right in that AEW Collision felt like a major wrestling promotion. It felt like a true alternative to WWE & what AEW should have been from day 1. I'll be giving AEW a 2nd chance by watching Collision.

[@MrDesmondPot]

Surprised to hear this match was half hour long cos it flew by for me.