6 Ups & 2 Downs From AEW Collision (April 27 - Results & Review)

1. Some Pretty Weak ‘B’ Material

These forced three-hour blocks should be AEW's chance to grab people by the nuts early and never let go. Collision had some seriously cool matches, but the stuff being built for Rampage was annoying background noise and all rather weak. For example, did anybody need that promo between Katsuyori Shibata and Daniel Garcia?

To that point, does a Rampage tag pitting those guys vs. Shane Taylor Promotions even need any preamble before it happens? It isn't like people were clamouring for it in the first place, so the way AEW stuck a promo in for it on Collision was odd. In fact, the whole Collision-into-Rampage decision was backwards.

Rampage needed to go on first.

It's the lesser show. Going from amazing bouts like Swerve vs. Claudio to "Big Bill Will Be In Action" and that aforementioned STP tag feels back to front. Next time, management must switch things around and use Rampage as lead-in/a pre show for Collision.