5 Ups & 5 Downs For AEW Collision (Dec 2 - Results & Review)

2. Some Solid Backstage Progression

While one can question why Ethan Page has only been featured three times on AEW programming since his hometown battle with MJF on the third ever episode of Collision back in June - all three of those matches being losses, all three being doomed to AEW Rampage, and two of them being battle royals - it was at least great to see All Ego resurface on AEW TV here.

Page was featured in a backstage promo, bigging up his more recent ROH appearances and boldly throwing down the challenge to Kenny Omega for a match next week in Montreal. As always with the former North man, he brought his usual charisma to this challenge, and hopefully this is the start of more TV time for Page. Then again, this could just be a case of Tony Khan bringing the Canadian out for another Canada show, just to revert to type and banish Ethan to ROH once Montreal is out of the way...

Elsewhere, seeing Willie Mack on AEW TV was similarly a blast. Mack has long been one of the most underrated men in the game, and we now know he'll be going up against Wardlow next week. Then there was the interaction between Miro and CJ Perry, with the Bulgarian promising to stay away from Perry's new client, Andrade El Idolo; a promise that clearly won't last all that long.

Whereas the in-ring focus for AEW women's division was again incredibly frustrating on Collision, there was at least some promo time for "Timeless" Toni Storm and, later, Skye Blue. With these two gearing up to do battle over the AEW Women's Championship, Blue cut what could well be her best promo so far. As ever, of course, "Timeless" Toni was great at doing her "Timeless" Toni schtick - even if AEW needs to be extremely careful not to, like Roddy Strong, jump the shark with Storm's curent persona.

Shane Taylor was another to get some time in the spotlight, as he and Lee Moriarty confronted Keith Lee backstage. While some may quibble at AEW TV time being taken up by ROH content, the now-confirmed Taylor vs. Lee match at ROH Final Battle later this month is something that's been a long time - too long, to be honest - in the making.

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