5 Ups & 4 Downs From AEW Collision (11 May - Results & Review)

by Jamie Kennedy

1. Swerve Gets Some Revenge

Swerve Strickland
AEW

Brian Cage will never win 'Promo Of The Year', but he did well with his speech justifying The Mogul Embassy's attack on old leader Swerve Strickland during Dynamite midweek. On Collision, Cage said that Swerve ditched the group until he suddenly needed them to even the odds against Christian Cage and pals.

That was logical, and so was Strickland rushing out to ambush Cage and The Gates Of Agony as revenge. The bloodlust of Swerve is something that's never gone away even mid-babyface turn, and that's worth mentioning; he might be baby rather than heel, but Strickland hasn't magically turned over a new leaf. He's still vicious.

Now, a match vs. Cage should keep the champ busy heading into his bout with Cage at DoN. Collision presumably won't be the last time anyone sees Swerve kick the ever living sh*t out of his old Embassy during the road to that pay-per-view. More cinder block action incoming.

For now, it was fab to see the champion in an intense angle on Saturday.

What did you think of this week's AEW Collision? For more wrestling, check out 10 Secret Wrestling Retcons You DEFINITELY Don't Remember and 10 Things That’d RUIN WWE’s 2024!

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Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.