9 Ups & 3 Downs From AEW Collision (July 8)
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9. Pre-Titles Promos
As mentioned in last week's AEW Collision review, this show will forever get an Up whenever it utilises pre-titles promos.
Once again, AEW made use of this extremely simple but hugely effective concept. This time, we got to hear from Powerhouse Hobbs, Ricky Starks, Samoa Joe, and CM Punk before Collision fired up its title sequence. All four delivered short, snappy diatribes hyping their impending matches in the semi-finals of the Owen Hart Cup Tournament.
Continuing to feature such pre-titles promos makes AEW Collision stand out from other pro wrestling programming, while also serving to dish up a nice slice of nostalgia for those of us who were around to see such promos play a part in the likes of Saturday Night's Main Event back in the day.