5 Ups & 3 Downs For AEW Collision (April 20 - Results & Review)

2. Spooky Nonsense Adds Nothing

Something something hell, something something heart, something something spooky sh*t.

To be absolutely clear, Malakai Black, Brody King, and Buddy Matthews are three exceptional talents who always have a chance to steal the show on whatever card they're on. Likewise, House of Black's Dynasty match against Adam Copeland, Eddie Kingston, and Mark Briscoe should be a cracker.

The problem is, some of the spooky, ominous shenanigans House of Black uses do zero to add interest to whatever they're involved in, and that was again the case when the three appeared on the video screen after Copeland, Kingston, and Briscoe had defeated Top Flight and Action Andretti.

The lights going out in the arena so frequently has long grown tired, and the same can be said for those spooky promos the group cuts; the sort of promos where a lot is said but most of it is droning gibberish about evil intentions and heinous acts.

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