Away from the in-ring action of AEW Collision, this week had some nice progression for various figures through backstage interviews and pre-taped promos.
CJ Perry continued on her (slightly slow) journey to finding some clients. Action Andretti paid the price at the hands of Miro for daring to show interest in working with CJ. There was another reminder that the very nice, very evil Danhausen is nearing a return to action. Dustin Rhodes got to cut a spirited, fired-up promo ahead of the Dynamite Dozen Battle Royale. Nick Wayne was afforded a short slice of time as he embraces his new heel persona. The Acclaimed let us know they've now had the AEW Trios Titles for 48 days, while Max Caster pines for MJF, and a title defence against some variation of Daddy Magic, Cool Hand Ang, Jake Hager, and Daniel Garcia looms large. And there was finally more from La Facción Ingobernable and a promise to return to the ring as "killers".
Some of these interviews and vignettes were obviously better than others, but it's just nice to see AEW keeping the wheels spinning in a forward direction for all of those talents.
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