7 Ups & 3 Downs For AEW Collision (Oct 21 - Results & Review)

A stunning opener and House of Black return in a major way on AEW Collision.

by Andrew Pollard
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Another weekend, another AEW Collision in the books.

This week, we had a scorching opener between two of the best in-ring talents on the planet, House of Black returned to AEW programming in a major way, and Eddie Kingston delivered another magnificent promo as only Eddie Kingston can. It wasn't all smooth sailing for AEW's Saturday show, mind, and this latest Collision certainly threw up some questions - and not necessarily the good sort.

Also, as someone who will always give an Up for Collision utilising pre-titles promos as a way to set the table for what's to come, obviously your writer is fuming that this is a second straight week now that AEW has opted against doing this.

Still, there was plenty to enjoy about this week's AEW Collision, even if there were certain head-scratching issues with the episode. And no, absolute not was a predictable, bland, redundant Battle of the Belts VIII being sat through where it pertains to this Ups & Downs.

With all of that in mind, then, Saturday night's alright for fighting...

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Once described as the Swiss Army Knife of WhatCulture, Andrew can usually be found writing, editing, or presenting on a wide range of topics. As a lifelong wrestling fan, horror obsessive, and comic book nerd, he's been covering those topics professionally as far back as 2010. In addition to his current WhatCulture role of Senior Content Producer, Andrew previously spent nearly a decade as Online Editor and Lead Writer for the world's longest-running genre publication, Starburst Magazine, and his work has also been featured on BBC, TechRadar, Tom's Guide, WhatToWatch, Sportkskeeda, and various other outlets, in addition to being a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic. Between his main day job, his role as the lead panel host of Wales Comic Con, and his gig as a pre-match host for Wrexham AFC games, Andrew has also carried out a hugely varied amount of interviews, from the likes of Robert Englund, Kane Hodder, Adrienne Barbeau, Rob Zombie, Katharine Isabelle, Leigh Whannell, Bruce Campbell, and Tony Todd, to Kevin Smith, Ron Perlman, Elijah Wood, Giancarlo Esposito, Simon Pegg, Charlie Cox, the Russo Brothers, and Brian Blessed, to Kevin Conroy, Paul Dini, Tara Strong, Will Friedle, Burt Ward, Andrea Romano, Frank Miller, and Rob Liefeld, to Bret Hart, Sting, Mick Foley, Ricky Starks, Jamie Hayer, Britt Baker, Eric Bischoff, and William Regal, to Mickey Thomas, Joey Jones, Phil Parkinson, Brian Flynn, Denis Smith, Gary Bennett, Karl Connolly, and Bryan Robson - and that's just the tip of an ever-expanding iceberg. Where his beloved Wrexham AFC is concerned, Andrew is co-host of the Fearless in Devotion podcast, which won the Club Podcast of the Year gong at the 2024 FSA Awards.