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

3. That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore

Roderick Strong is great. Mike Bennett and Matt Taven are great. The Iron Savages are a personal favourite of your writer's and have so much potential. That said, everything involving Strong and the Kingdom on this week's Collision just felt a little naff.

There's only so many times you can hear Roddy scream "Samoa", "Dasha", or "ass" before it becomes a little stale. And sadly, this whole schtick felt extremely stale on this latest Collision; not helped by the Iron Savages being put away in barely two minutes.

Whether it was the backstage interaction with Samoa Joe or the stuff with Boulder and Bronson, this is starting to feel somewhat played out for Strong and his buddies. Yes, the "Adam!" joke was funny the first few times around, but there needs to be something more by this point.

To borrow a line from The Smiths, that joke isn't funny anymore.

Having Adam Cole on the shelf clearly impacts whatever's going on with Strong, the Kingdom, and the wider story with MJF and Samoa Joe. And likewise, the ongoing Devil saga means that Roddy feels somewhat stuck in a holding pattern until that reveal is eventually made. Either way, AEW is at a very real risk of completely jumping the shark on what started as a funny 'bit'.